79 Killed In Mexican Plane Crash
A Boeing 727 bound for Monterrey from Mexico City crashed on a mountain near the Sierra Madre leaving 79 dead, including Rafael Osuna and Carlos Madrazo. Rescue teams battled bad weather as crews planned an uphill response with helicopters and manpower.
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Monterrey
Mexico
U.S. Coast Guard
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
Tex
Sierra Madres
Mexico City
Rafael Osuna
Australia
Carlos Madrazo
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Destroyer Evans Blamed For Collision With Carrier
US Navy officers cite standard duty on destroyers to avoid crossing the bow of a carrier during station changes. They reference the Melbourne Evans collision in the South China Sea, noting evans sank and 74 sailors were lost, with survivors recounting quick, chaotic destruction and acts of heroism aboard the Kearsarge.
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Evans
U.S. Navy
Melbourne
Australian Navy Department
Prang
U.S
Ead
Navy Department
Cmdr
McLemore
Naval
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Subic Bay
Philippines
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Mark
Gee
Port Angeles
Wash
Charles M. Frey
San Mateo
Calif
Chile asks Rockefeller to abandon visit plans
Chile bans Governor Rockefeller from visiting after two days of clashes between police and students. A Foreign Ministry communique says the visit is suspended and will be discussed with Nixon administration officials in Washington. Rockefeller’s Latin America tour continues with Brazil and Uruguay on the upcoming schedule.
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Santiago
Chile
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Eduardo
Rel
Rockefeller
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Gabriel Valdes
Washington
Valdes
Latin America
Peru
Venezuela
New York
San Clemente
Callif
Midway Island
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Brazil
Uruguay
Montevideo
Paraguay
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NEVA
Cape Cod
Bermudas
Nassaus
Jamaicas
Parsons
Louse
Korell
Miss Caldwell
Lady Westover
Forever Young
Dacron
Bankamericaro
Mexicana de Aviacion
Hammond
Jo-Day Gistout Ou
Keres
Frederteh
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