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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1966
Page
12
A British BOAC four engine jet burst into flame over Mt Fuji and crashed on the mountain slopes near Gotemba. All 124 aboard died including 75 Americans in a Thermo King Corp tour group. Winds and possible structural breakup cited. no collision suspected. Rescue teams recovered bodies as authorities investigated cause.
Howard Maxwall of Altoona Iowa and his wife were among 75 Therma King Corp tour members killed when a British Overseas Airlines jet crashed into Mt Fuji. Winds near the volcano weakened from 70 to over 80 mph as the plane descended after 2 p.m. A witness reported a wing broke before the craft plunged, leaving unmarked and unburned bodies. The Mt Fuji area lies about 55 miles west southwest of Tokyo. The disaster raises Japan’s recent crash toll to 421 across three major accidents in the past month.
A deadly snow and wind blizzard grips the north central United States, with winds over 100 mph, paralyzing communities from western South Dakota to northeastern Minnesota. At least three dead and 27 missing, most in North Dakota, as the storm slowly ebbs.
US and Vietnamese forces launch two major operations against Communist regulars near Hanoi and Quang Ngai with air power, claiming hundreds of enemy killed. Marines and airborne troops report heavy clashes as 215,000 U.S. troops are in action. Meanwhile a severe winter storm devastates North Dakota, closes schools and halts travel as 34 inch snow depths disrupt daily life.
An all male jury continued deliberations in the Mossler murder case as details from the scene remained scarce. The judge said the panel would work through the weekend if needed while Candace Messler and Melvin Lane Powers face first degree murder charges in the June 30 1964 slaying of the aged multimillionaire husband. The state alleges a romantic link and that Powers stabbed the uncle 39 times with Messler allegedly aiding.
Investigators begin piecing together events of a Canadian Pacific airliner crash at Tokyo International Airport. Sixty four of the 72 aboard died Friday night, with one listed as missing but presumed dead and 63 bodies recovered. The four engine DCB jet struck approach lights and a retaining wall at the runway head.
Senator J W Fulbright says the Senate Foreign Relations Committee likely will approve the 413 million dollar Korea Southeast Asia aid package on Monday with no policy riders. Fulbright notes the committee mood favors the administration's plan and sees no major changes.
Washington reports the State Department recognizes the National Liberation Committee regime that toppled Ghana's President Kwame Nkrumah. K Y Boa, chargé d'affaires at the Ghanaian Embassy, was summoned and given a note expressing hopes for continued friendly and mutually beneficial relations between the United States and Ghana.
Zsa Zsa Gabor, fresh from finalizing a Mexico divorce, and Texas oilman Joshua F Casden Jr obtained a Santa Monica marriage license and planned to wed Monday. Gabor, age 43, Casden 51, a spokesman said.
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