Tropical Storm Alma Heads Toward Atlantic Coast
Tropical storm Alma, which killed at least 14 and caused millions in damage in Florida and Cuba, moved toward the Atlantic from Georgia with 40 to 60 mph winds. It was forecast to reach the sea near Charleston and then northeast toward the open water as it regains strength.
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Alma
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Cuba
Georgia
Atlantic Ocean
Charleston
S.C
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Orida Panhandle
Apalachicola
Fla
Cedar Key
XB70 crash under Air Force probe details dramatic tapes
Air Force investigators studied radio tapes from Edwards AFB about the fatal collision of the XB70 Valkyrie and an F104 Starfighter. Test pilot Joe Walker and Maj. Carl Cross died when the six engine bomber and the chase plane plunged into the Mojave Desert near Barstow. The tapes capture cockpit warnings and the moment of spin as the left capsule ejected, leaving the pilots unable to escape. Bodies were found near Ft. Irwin, California, after a formation flight intended for in-flight photography.
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Calif
UPI
Air Force Investigation Board
Joe Walker
Walker
Air Force
Carl Cross
Mojave Desert
Barstow
Joe Cotton
Earth
Cross
U. S. Army
Ft. Irwin
Edwards
General Electric
County GOP election set for June 21
Lawrence County Republicans will elect a party chairman and other officers June 21 at a Lakewood Beach picnic. Richard N. McKee retiring chairman said 202 committee members meet at 6 p.m. in the park pavilion. Arnold Satz is tipped for chairman after leaders pledged support. previous candidates Gordon C. Post Jr. and Joseph W. Pearson narrowed out. McKee will not seek reelection after two years in office.
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Lawrence County
Lakewood Beach
Richard N. McKee
Park Pavilion
Arnold Satz
Castleton
Satz
Gordon C. Post Jr
Joseph W. Pearson
McKee
Topeka Tornado Leaves City in Desolate Aftermath
Rescue workers scoured Topeka Kansas after a Wednesday night tornado struck the city. Officials estimate 15 dead and 20 to 30 missing with about 100 million dollars in damage. Federal aid was promised, Washburn University suffered major losses, and Burnett's Mound legend was crushed.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Charles Wright
Johnson
Wright
Washburn University
Washburn
A.J. Engelbert
Burnett’s Mound
Kansas Prairie
Hue crisis eases as Buddhist leaders seek restraint
Combat police moved into Hue where militants blocked convoys. Thich Tam Chau met with Ky ally Lodge amid calls for Ky’s resignation. Quang and hunger strikes continued. Vien Hoa Dao pledged support to end the crisis.
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UPS
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Chau
Lodge
Chau See Ky
Thich Tri Quang
Johnson
UPI
Robert Ibrahim
Trisuang
Quang
Vien Hoa Dac
Quant
U. S
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Vien Hoa Dao
Napalm Order By Captain Saves Some Troops In Vietnam
Captain Bill Carpenter of Monroe New York ordered air strikes on his own position to halt a North Vietnamese assault near the Laotian border. His calm directive led to napalm bombing that wounded no U S casualties while inflicting heavy enemy losses during a bamboo thicket battle involving the 101st Airborne.
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Leon Daniel Tou Morong
Viet Nam
UPI
Bill Carpenter
Carpenter
Monroe
N.Y
West Point
Lonesome End
U.S
Eight U S paratroopers rescued as firefight rages in Kontum
Helicopters braved sheets of fire to lift eight wounded men from two trapped American paratroop companies near Kontum in a four day battle. The 101st Airborne’s Company C led by Capt Bill Carpenter linked with Capt Walter R Brown’s Company A to survive massive assaults. Rescue columns traversed bamboo thickets while the battle, near Saigon, saw at least 451 Communist troops killed and a wider toll approaching 594.
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UPI
Company C
101St Airborne Division
Bill Carpenter
Lonesome End
West Point
Walter R. Brown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Kontum Plains
Crac
U. S. Army
Kontum
Red
Today's Weather Western Pennsylvania Cooler Showers Thundershowers Then Clearing
Western Pennsylvania experiences a cooler day with showers and a few thundershowers followed by clearing in the afternoon. Highs range from 58 to 65 in the north and 65 to 73 in the south, with a night low of 45 to 55 and mostly sunny conditions Saturday in northern areas.
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U S Slightly Ahead of Russia in Space Race
UPI report quotes Dr Edward Welsh saying the United States leads in launches and moon imagery while Russia tops in payload weight and rocket power. He urges focus on advancing space efforts beyond who leads at the moment.
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U.S
Joseph L. Myler
Washington
UPI
United States
Russia
Johnson
Edward C. Welsh
Welsh
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
America
Earth
Moon
Planets
Free surplus food distribution planned for one month
County commissioners announce a month long trial of surplus food distribution at two centralized points New Castle and Ellwood City. Chairman George Bolinger says adjusted schedules may occur if town residents face travel hardships and that cooperation is needed to find suitable sites.
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New Castle Area School Board
Union High School
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical Joint School Board
New Castle
Ellwood City
George Bolinger
American Legion
S. Beaver St
New Castle Area
Mothers threaten picket over soot at plant in Shenango Township
Moth ers protest outside an industrial plant in Shenango Township over a chronic soot problem prompting threats to picket. Officials say cleanup steps are being considered.
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Shenango Township
King orders marchers to expand effort
SARDIS Mississippi UPI reports the Meredith freedom marchers plan to spend evenings roaming rural areas to boost voter registration among Negroes. The 300 protesters will camp in fields along the highway and fan out to nearby hamlets toward Jackson, with afternoon talks and possible fringe courthouse marches led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy while King is away on a civil rights mission.
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Miss
UPI
Meredith ‘Freedom
Ku Klux Klan
Mississippi
Jackson
Memphis
Tenn
Martin Luther King
James Meredith
King
Chicago
Ralph Abernathy
Death Notice for Angelo A. Apicelli
Angelo A. Apicelli age 85 of 311% Rr. E Lutton St died Friday June 10 1966 at his residence. He was a resident of the city and is survived by family members. Funeral arrangements pending at local funeral home.
Slain man's death not premeditated, investigators say
Police believe Thomas Pagley was not killed with premeditation. Pagley was found on Wednesday, stabbed 21 times and bludgeoned 30 times with a hammer in his third floor apartment kitchen. Detectives explored bloodied clothing left at the scene and searched nearby creeks and a burned laundry building for evidence.
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S. Mill St
Johnson Bronze Co
John Mastrangelo
Mastrangelo
Mer
Albert Swiger
Neshannock Creek
Lawrence Laundry Co
Rochester
New Castle
George Kennedy
Frank Lesh
Washington, Pa
Swiger
Detroit
Lesh
Pennsylvania
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Laurel High School
Harlansburg Rd
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Oscar Riley
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Enos
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