Tragic Czech Airliner Crash at Gander Kills 34
A Ilyushin 18 with 69 aboard crashed after taking off from Gander Newfoundland en route to Cuba, killing 34 and injuring 35 including Czechs Poles and Cubans. Survivors suffer severe burns and some are to be moved to Halifax for treatment as helicopters remove bodies and injured. Captain Bacovsky led the crew. the jetliner sank in mud near the runway as responders raced to the scene.
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Gander, Nfld
Gander
Cuba
Prague
Czech
Gander International Airport
Halifax
Bacovsky
Eastern Provincial Airways
Newfoundland Mines and Resources Department
Gladstone Lester
Paul Hewitt Dies Rites Incomplete
Funeral services for J. Paul Hewitt 54 of 3414 Loop Road are incomplete but will be held at St. Paul’s Methodist Church with Rev. Fred Flurry officiating. Burial is in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mulhearn's Funeral Home of Monroe directs. Hewitt, a Monroe music entrepreneur and World War I veteran, held many civic roles and local honors. Survivors include wife Gladys, daughter Al Sullivan, two sons Frank and Jimmy, mother F. S. Hewitt, four brothers and one grandson.
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J. Paul Hewitt
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Fred
Hewitt
National Association of Music Merchants, Inc
Tthe State Commission of Culture and the Performing Arts
L. B. Faulk
American Legion
Western Star Lodge
F.&a.m
Interlochen Scholarship Fund
Louisiana
Monroe Civic Music Association
U. S&s
Shreveport
American Music Conference
Southern Music Research Association
Gladys B. Hewitt
Monroe
al Sullivan
Athens
Frank Hewitt
Jimmy Hewitt
F. S. Hewitt
Collegedale
Tenn
L. M. Hewitt
Atlanta, Ga
L. B. Hewitt
Huntsville
Ala
F. Herbert Hewitt
Robert S. Hewitt
Covington
Heavy Fighting Rages Across Vietnam Amid Elections
AP reports the heaviest ground fighting in two months as 212 Communists and 61 Americans die. Air strikes hit Haiphong as a jet is shot down. Marines endure 54 dead and 84 wounded while Con Thien and Black Virgin Mountain see fierce clashes.
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Con Thien
Que Son
Black Virgin Mountain
South Vietnam
Saigon
Haiphong
17Th Parallel
Mekong
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
da Nang
Auto Contract Talks Continue
DETROIT AP negotiators for Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers returned to the bargaining table amid a grim mood as they sought a settlement before a Wednesday strike deadline with no overnight developments to spark optimism.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Brown Begins Mississippi State Doctoral Work
Stephen W. Brown of Cad do Parish starts work on Sept. 13 toward a doctorate at Mississippi State University Starkville. A nine year Cad do Parish teacher and son of Mr and Mrs F L Brown of West Monroe he will study psychology and guidance under a university scholarship. Brown is a 1960 Ouachita Parish High School graduate and the first West Monroe High School class valedictorian with a B S from Northeast Louisiana State College and an M S from LSU.
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Mississippi State University
Starksville
Miss
Stephen W. Brown
Brown
Caddo Parish
F. L. Brown
Orange St
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish High School
West Monroe High School
Northeast Louisiana State College
Louisiana State University
South Vietnam Election Officials Say Vote Free
South Vietnam reported fair balloting after a presidential contest in which Thieu Ky led with about 35 percent of 4.75 million votes. Dzu and other defeated candidates charged fraud, but U.S. observers and allies dismissed the claims. Voter turnout included a 60-member Senate race and a 137-seat House, with officials aiming to certify results within 30 days. At least 38 killed and 135 kidnapped amid election weekend violence.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Dzu
Thieu
Johnson
United States
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Honolulu
Joseph Barr
Pittsburgh
Richard M. Scrammon
Government Affairs Institute of
Washington, D.C
Phan Khae Suu
Tran van Huong
Senate
House of Representatives
Kyu
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Monroe Ouachita School Attendance Sets Record on First Day
Registration in Monroe city and Ouachita Parish schools rose above last year with a 4.09 percent day one gain. Van D Odom tallies 10 327 students, 406 more than 1966. Berg Jones Elementary opens and Wossman High begins full high school program as early reports indicate higher enrollments in five of eleven schools.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
van D Odom
Milton C. Hall
Odom
Barkhall Faulk
Berg Jones
Carroll Junior
Carroll High School
Carver
Clara Hall
Clark
Georgia Tucker
Lexington
Lida Benton
Lincoln
Minnie Ruffin
Neville High School
Lee Junior High
Sallie Humble
Sherrouse
Jefferson Junior High
Wossman High School
Wossman
Jack Hayes
Highland
Kiroli
Lenwis
Mitchell
Pinecrest
Ransom
Riser Junior High
A. L .Smith
Sterlington
Woodlawn
Swartz
Dixie
Filhiol
West Monroe
Idaho Crews Close In On Trapper Peak Fire
Fire crews reached within three miles of surrounding the Trapper Peak blaze in north Idaho as the Sundance Mountain fire broke through lines. Campgrounds and roads were closed in Montana and Canada while conditions improved in Washington and Oregon.
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North
Idaho
Trapper Peak
Sundance Mountain
Northwest
Montana
Canada
Washington
Oregon
U.S. Forest Service
Sundance
Forest Service
Bonners Ferry
Guns Open Fire Across Jordan River Front
Israeli and Jordanian spokesmen reported artillery mortar and tank fire near the Damiya Bridge, with two wounded claimed by each side. Israeli forces denied returning fire early today as cease fire monitors reported the truce along the Suez Canal holding after the latest clashes.
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Associated Press
Israel
Jordan
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Egypt
Damiya Bridge
Jericho
Amman
U.N
Port Suez
Port Taufiq
Tel Aviv
Port Said
Mediterranean
Canal
Alexandria
Thundershowers Predicted Here
Monroe area forecasts mostly cloudy today and tonight with showers and scattered thunder showers. Easterly winds 8 to 16 mph. Highs 76 to 82, lows 66 to 70. Yesterday’s high 78, low 69. No rainfall in last 24 hours.
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Monroe
Faa
Selman Field
Chuckle Overeating Warns of Shortened Lifespan
A light caption urges readers about the health risks of overeating. The note suggests a simple warning word to broadcast widely.
Floods Struck South Texas and Kansas in Heavy Rain
United Press International reports South Texas received up to nine inches of rain with thunderstorms and a tornado near Georgetown causing no damage. Corpus Christi recorded 8.78 inches of rain while Gypsum Creek overflowed in Kansas. strong winds toppled six cotton trailers at Hutto.
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United Press International
Texas
Centr Kansas
Gypsum
Salina
Corpus Christi
Tex
Four Die as Britain Braces for Severe Gales
Gales toppled boats offshore and gusts up to 80 mph battered Britain. Two construction workers died when a building collapsed in Ossett Yorkshire, and a tree struck a car in Kirkby-la-Thorpe Lincolnshire, killing a man and a woman.
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London
Britain
Ossett
Yorkshire
Kirkby- La-Thorppe
Lincolnshire
England
British educator attacks U S space drive as extravagant
Lord Bowden of Manchester University's Institute of Technology calls the U S space program the most extravagant and dangerous outdoor relief in peacetime. NASA official Dr. John Findlay counters that the mission yields valuable knowledge and costs about one percent of the national income.
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Leeds
England
U.S
Rome
Lord Bowden
Manchester University
Institute of Technology
British Association
Bowden
John Findlay
Lunar and Planetary Mission Board
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Findlay
Monroe Camden River Stages Location Flood Present Change
River stage data shows location Camden Monroe with flood present and stage changes noted. Values include Stage 40 at 15.9 and 26 at 3.8 with .7 fall in measurement.
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