Nose Cone Airliner Clipped Wires Lands Safely
A Trans-World Airlines Convair 880 bound from San Francisco to Dayton via Chicago landed safely in Indianapolis after clipping radar nose cone on power lines near Elk Grove Village. All 29 passengers and seven crew unharmed. A 15 foot section of cable tangled in tail. two lines broken among six wire strands. Captain Meredith Ham executed a controlled approach amid light rain with fire and medical crews on scene. Federal investigators noted it appeared the aircraft struck wires after initial lightning report.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Trans-World Airlines
Chicago
San Francisco
Dayton
Ohio
Commonwealth Edison Co
Elk Grove Village
Meredith Ham
Indiana
Cook Weir
Louis Atwell
O’hare International’ Airport
O'Hare Tower
Federal Aviation Agency
Penn Central Now World's Biggest RR
Rep Kenneth J Gray announces he will not seek re election citing campaign burden and his World War II colitis. The Penn Central, formed by merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central, begins operations as the world s largest privately owned railroad with 40629 miles of track and 429 mergers.
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New York Central
Huey Finley
Pennsylvania Locomotive
Leroy, Hogue
Union Station
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Penn Central
Washington
Kenneth J. Gray
D-Ill
Gray
Illinois
Air Ser
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Co
Federal Court
PRR
Body Of Child Found In Slough Near West Alton
A two year old girl's body was found today in a weighted suitcase cast into a slough near West Alton, Missouri. Police and investigators are handling the case as a death investigation.
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Slough
West Alton
North Korea Hints Pueblo Talks As U S May Boost Korea Force
President Johnson may reassess Vietnam troop commitments and seek more funds to bolster U S forces in the Korean area as Senate Majority Leader Mansfield discusses a possible increase in U S military power. North Korea hinted at direct talks on the Pueblo case, noting a precedent at Panmunjom, while Washington kept quiet on any new meetings. The Viet Cong raids and Pueblo crisis loom over potential U S moves and diplomacy.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
South Vietnam
Pueblo
Navy
Pyongyang
North Korea
Kim Kwang. Hyup
Central Committee
North Korean Workers (Communist) Party
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
Korea
Kim
United Nations
State Department
aeThe ‘Department
Viet Cong
Nixon Announces Candidacy for Republican Nomination
Richard M. Nixon issued an open letter to New Hampshire voters announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. He framed the race as beyond party differences, emphasizing peace and freedom at home and abroad and arguing America needs new leadership for the coming era.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Nixon
United States
America
Washington
Says-Cook Tried To Hire Assassin Continues
In Chicago AP report, Earle Cook, charged with placing a bomb on a Chicago San Diego flight to kill his wife, allegedly sought three years to have her killed. George C. Cliff of Hot Springs testified Cook offered $1,250 to hire a killer and discussed hiring a killer, but Cliff notified an FBI agent and no attack occurred.
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Chicago
Earle Cook
Arkansas
U.S. District ‘Court
George C. Cliff
Hot Springs
Ark
Cook
Jeanne Cook
Cliff
San Diego
FBI
Antitrust ruling clubs Tucson papers in 1940 agreement
U S District Judge James Walsh ruled the 1940 operating pact between Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Daily Citizen violated Sherman and Clayton acts. He ordered Tucson Daily Citizen owner William Small Jr. to divest from the Star and modify the agreement, finding price fixing profit pooling and market allocation.
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Tucson, Ariz
Tucson
U.S. Dist
James Walsh
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Daily Citizen
Walsh
William Small Jr
Tucson Newspapers Inc
Ministers' Ads Fight Prejudice in Memphis
The Memphis Ministers Association plans weekend newspaper ads titled An Appeal to Conscience urging residents to purge prejudice. Led by Rev. Nicholas L. Vieron, the group designates February 11 as race relations Sunday and arranges sermons and a pulpit exchange between white and Negro churches. Association president Dr. James A. Wax says it is the first public appeal by the group since its early 1900s formation.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Ministers Association
Nicholas L. Vieron
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Memphis
James A. Wax
Temple Israel
Ministers Association
Shoot To Kill Order Praised By East St. Louis Chief
Police Commissioner Russell Beebe says his shoot to kill order in fire bombing incidents has overwhelming support. He issued the order after a jewelry store bombing attempt where a suspect was killed, citing at least 140 favorable calls from residents and neighboring cities.
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East ST. Louis
Russell Beebe
Beebe
St. Louis
Beeber
Insecurity in Vietnam McNamara Report Summary
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told Congress that growing Viet Cong attacks have slowed pacification in rural Vietnam and increased insecurity in cities, saying gains have become losses. He warned progress is uneven, called for South Vietnamese crackdowns on corruption, and urged expanded South Vietnamese youth and force deployments to match U.S. efforts.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Congress
South Vietnam
Saigon
United States
Senate Armed’Services Committee
Defense “Appropriations Subcommittee
Johnson
Vietnam
Pentagon
Tornado Watch In Illinois And Missouri Areas
The Weather Bureau issued a tornado watch for most of southeastern Missouri and extreme southern Illinois from 1 p m to 7 p m Thursday. A few severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds are forecast, with the greatest risk along a line 50 miles southwest of Fort Smith Arkansas to 40 miles southeast of Paducah Kentucky.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Illinois
Fort Smith
Arl
Paducah
U S Infantry and Tanks Strike Saigon Front
U S armed forces launched major infantry and armor offensives in Saigon and nearby cities against a wide Viet Cong push. Westmoreland called the drive a go for broke plan as firefights persisted in the capital and surrounding areas.
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Saigon
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Five Oceans
Tan Son’ Nhut
1St Cavalry Division
Quang Tri City
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Hue
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Dalat
Westmoreland
Hanoi
Vietnam
Sai
Mt Vernon Marine Wounded in Vietnam Action
Private First Class John W. Minor, Mt Vernon son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Minor Route 7 Mt Vernon, was wounded January 25 in Vietnam near Quang Tri. He sustained injuries to the right lower leg from hostile rifle fire while on patrol. His condition and prognosis were reported as good and he is receiving treatment at the Third Medical Battalion.
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Gon
National Liberation Front
Saigon
Viet Cong
U.S
South Vietnam
An Quang
Associated Press
Eddie Adams
Frederick C. Weyand
Tan Son Nhut
Keith Ware
Hue
Quang Tri
Dalat
Kone Thuot
Central Highlands
Ben Tre
Binh Long
Mekong
Weyand
Hanoi
Raymond Minor
Mt. ‘Vernon
Pfe
Minor
Leonard F. Chapman
Marine Corps
Federal minimum wage rises today in historic expansion
The federal minimum wage increases to $1.60 for 33 million workers and $1.15 for 8.5 million others. About 7.3 million workers will see pay hikes totaling roughly $2.3 billion annually, with mixed effects on employers in hotels, hospitals, and restaurants.
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Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
America
Congress
Johnson Appears at National Prayer Breakfasts
President Johnson, at the national prayer breakfasts, said the nation fights now as 25 years ago to prevent totalitarian coercion over souls. He spoke of humility and duty, noting Mrs Johnson could not attend due to Texas responsibilities.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Government
Shorham Hotel
Congressional Wives
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N.Y
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