Plane crash in Calcutta kills six of 63 aboard
A Pan American Boeing 707 landed short of Calcutta’s runway amid monsoon rain, caught fire, and burned. Six of 63 aboard were killed, with 48 passengers and nine crew surviving. Notable passenger Rt. Rev. Gilbert Baker, Anglican bishop of Hong Kong, was unhurt. Survivors include 25 in satisfactory condition. others taken to medical facilities. The flight originated in Los Angeles with stops at Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Bangkok, and planned further legs to Karachi, Beirut, Istanbul, or London.
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Beirut
Istanbul
New
Titan 3 launches eight military comms satellites
A Titan 3 rocket from Cape Kennedy lifted at 10:04 a.m. EDT, placing eight jam resistant military communications spacecraft into an initial 100 mile high near circular orbit. The $8 million payload aims to provide near full-time satellite availability for rapid messages between the United States and Vietnam, ending a nearly year-long launch hiatus.
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Fla
United States
Vietnam
Defense Department
Pulitzer Prize winner endows Cornell chair in international relations
John S. Knight, Pulitzer editorial chairman of Knight Newspapers and Beacon Journal leader, endowed a chair in international relations at Cornell University. Knight, a Bluefield West Virginia native, also noted as an influential figure in journalism. Eugene G. Payne of Charlotte, North Carolina also won Pulitzers.
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N.Y
John S. Knight
Knight Newspapers
Akron, Ohio
Beacon Journal
Cornell University
Eugene G. Payne
Charlotte
N.C
Knight
Bluefield
W. Va
Outstanding seniors honored at assembly program
Barbara Donovan and Robert Weaver were named outstanding senior girl and boy for achievements in academics sports leadership and social activities. Fred Castaldo president of the Student Chamber presented the awards at a recent assembly program.
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Robert Weaver
Center
Fred Castaldo
New Ground Attack Threat Raises Saigon Civilians Fears
AP reports a renewed Viet Cong threat to launch 100 rockets nightly for 100 days with civilians urged to flee Saigon. Leaflets call residents to stay 500 yards from homes while clashes persist in northern areas and attacks on provincial capitals continue. US officials note doubts about a single spectacular bombardment, with rest periods and renewed attacks predicted. In air combat, 380 Americans were killed last week, the lowest in five weeks.
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Liberation Radio
U.S
Dak
North Pi
Vietnam
High Court Nearing Recess Death Row Awaiting Execution
Edward Boykin Jr. faces electrocution on June 28 at Kilby Penitentiary Mobile stores robberies in 1966 led to five death sentences. His Mobile attorney E Graham Gibbons seeks a stay from Alabama Supreme Court and possibly the U S Supreme Court. If denied, further appeal options hinge on the summer adjournment and a potential stay upon the high court's return in October.
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Abama
Kilby
Edward Boykin Jr
Boykin
Mobile
Ala
Supreme Court
E. Graham Gibbons
Sovkin
Gibbons
Alabama Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Albert ee reelected president of AFL-CIO United Federation
In New York AP reports Albert ee won a third two year term as president of the AFL-CIO United Federation, reaffirming the union’s stance on decentralization. Shanker, a moderates advocate, noted teachers were moving away from radical positions amid the victory.
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New York
Albertee
Afl-Cio United Federation of As
Shanker
Hunger protest returns to Capitol grounds march on Agriculture
About 350 protesters linked by pep talks marched to the Department of Agriculture to start a round the clock vigil against hunger in America. The Poor People’s Campaign sought to refocus its activity after more than a week of scattered demonstrations.
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Ing
Department of Agriculture
America
U.S
Columbia University
France
Charles de Gaulle
SDS
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Urge Rockefeller to appoint Black senator in memorial plea
A Harlem backed group of Negro citizens urged Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to appoint a Black U.S. senator to fill Kennedy's vacancy, calling it the finest living memorial to Robert F. Kennedy. The telegram was sent Wednesday as Rockefeller has not indicated a nominee.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
U.S
Robert F
Harlem
Kennedy
East Germany begins $1.25 visa fees for West Germans
BERLIN AP Communist East Germany started collecting a $1.25 visa fee today from West Germans traveling overland to West Berlin. The change, announced Tuesday, requires passports by July 15, replacing identity cards for travel into the communist enclave as the U S Britain and France denounce the travel restrictions.
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East Germany
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Convict Seeks Escapee Paul Mikulus in Montreal
Police set road blocks in Montreal to recapture Paul Mikulus a 26 year old convict who escaped after dragging the guard during a transfer from St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary to a hospital. Mikulus serving 18 years for armed robbery disappeared with aid from a red masked gunman.
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Montreal
Paul Mikulus
Mikulus
St. Vincent de Paul
Massing for Attack Rumors Reach Amman and Beirut
Reports from Amman and Beirut claim Israeli forces are massing for a major new attack on Jordan. No confirmation or comment was provided by Israel.
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Amman
Beirut
Jordan
Israel
Burns Seeks Demo Chairmanship in New York
John J. Burns announced plans to seek re election as Democratic state chairman arguing that nominating Rep Joseph Y Resnick for U S Senator would disrupt party unity He took leadership after William McKeon resigned in June 1965 and will submit his name at the state committee reorganization meeting at month end.
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New York
John J. Burns
Joseph Y. Resnick
U.S
Burns
William McKeon
State Committee
License Revoked for WNBC-TV Antismoking Shortfall
The Federal Communications Commission has been asked to revoke the license of WNBC TV New York flagship NBC station for failing to broadcast enough antismoking messages. The move prompts scrutiny of the network's public health broadcasting obligations and FCC standards.
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Fecial Communications Commission
Wnbc-Tv
NBC Television Network
Johnson Pledges Effort To End A-Arms Race
President Johnson, in a surprise United Nations stop, praised the nuclear nonproliferation treaty approved 95 to 4 with 21 abstentions and vowed vigorous U S efforts to de escalate the arms race. He urged swift signature and ratification while pledging peaceful nuclear cooperation and negotiations to curb arsenals. France signaled nonadherence but would honor the pact in practice. Security around Johnson was tight following Kennedy’s assassination.
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N.Y
Johnson
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Assembly
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U.N
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France
Red China
Armand
SDS aims to spread revolution to America's working class
SDS leaders plan off campus outreach to blue collar neighborhoods and big city factories as part of a strategy to ally students with workers. The plan targets white working class communities across the South and North, aiming to build a broad socialist movement and confront white America.
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Students For
Onesis
France
Carl Davidson
SDS
Davidson
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Oklahoma City
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Omaha
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Dallas
Los Angeles
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Stockton
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Richmond
Sacramento
New York Voters Reject About a Quarter of Budgets
Voters across New York state approved budgets ranging from 1 million to 20 million with about one in four rejected. Large districts like Levittown passed 20.5 million while Wappinger Central saw a 15.1 million budget fail. Nyack defeated a 5 million plan amid busing disputes. Local issues and rising education costs shaped outcomes.
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New York State
Levittown
Long Island
Wappinger Central
Poughkeepsie
Sloane
Erie County
DePew
Ingly
Nyack
Valley Cottage
North Viet Nam edging toward secret peace talks in Paris
In Paris North Vietnam shows signs of moving toward confidential discussions with the United States on Vietnam peace. Ambassador Xuan Thuy weighs a Harriman proposal to curb public statements after each meeting and limit spokesmen to general descriptions. Talks, halted briefly, resume next Wednesday as Thuy signals cautious openness.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Xuan Thuy
U.S. A
Harriman
Thuy
South Vietnam
Sheep Heart Transplant Attempt Fails in Texas
At St. Luke's Hospital in Houston surgeons attempted to use a 125-pound sheep heart to support a dying 47-year-old man while awaiting a donor. The heart could not reverse his terminal condition and the patient died at 1:02 a.m. The case marked the second known animal heart transplant in history and followed a chimps heart trial at Ole Miss earlier.
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Houston, Tex
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
St. Luke's
Newell France
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Philip Blaiberg
South Africa
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town
Blaiberg
Nazl Careiological Institute
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Hungary
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