110 Die as Eastern Jetliner Crashes Near JFK
A Boeing 727 from New Orleans crashed while attempting to land in an electrical storm near Kennedy Airport. Officials say 110 aboard died, 14 survived, with 108 bodies found at the crash site and survivors hospitalized. Eyewitness reports and investigations consider lightning and weather factors. Notable aboard included Episcopal bishop Iveson B. Noland, Nets player Wendell Ladner, and prominent New Orleans figures.
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New York
New Orleans
Kennedy International Airport
Eastern Airlines
United States
United Airlines
Abraham D. Beame
National Transportation Safety Board
George van Epps
John Kleven
Queens
van Epps
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Isabel Burgess
NTSB
Rockaway Boulevard
Louisiana
Iveson B. Noland
Nets
Wendell Ladner
Aaron Ladner
Necaise Crossing
Miss
Edgar G. Bright
Europe
Kennedy
Theodore Drapanas
Tulane Medical School
Ronald Derudder
Texaco, Inc
Peter Walmsley
Kalvar Corp
Saul Horowitz Jr
Scarsdale
N.Y
Tina
Jacobi Hospital
Egon Luftaas
Mary Mooney
Robert Hoesler
Manhattan
Jamaica Hospital
York Ae
Tema
Rom
Klamath Palle Ore
Ely
Nev
Phoenix
Ariz
Anderson Says Underworld Figure Knows Of Castro Assassination
Columnist Jack Anderson reports that CIA kill plots against Fidel Castro involved cash payments and high powered gear. John Rosselli says five attempts occurred and Castro fell ill after a poisoning attempt, though illness cause unclear. Rosselli says he was recruited in 1960 by Rob ert Maheu and connected to O Connell in New York City. He describes forming an assassination squad and initial poison plots. A separate local note covers hotdog stall operators at W First and Bridge Sts selling regional dogs with specialty sauces.
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Washington
John Rosselli
CIA
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Jack Anderson
Rosselli
Ili
Castro
AM America
Anderson
Senate’ Intelligence Committee
William K. Harvey
Central Intelligence Agency
Los Angeles
Robert Maheu
Bil
Pact Demands of Oswego Teachers Spark District Rebuttal
Oswego City School District and Oswego Classroom Teachers Association entered contract talks with a mediator from the Public Employer Relations Board after the June 30 contract expiry. The district disputes a June 16 article and argues the negotiation should occur at the bargaining table rather than in the press, listing alleged elements of the teachers' economic proposals and added benefits.
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Oswego City
Oswego Classroom Teachers Association
Teachers Association
Public Employer Relations Board
Mozambique swears in first African president Machel
Samora Machel was sworn in as Mozambique's first president in Lourenco Marques after the end of colonial rule. The crowd welcomed him despite rain as Frelimo troops fired shots in celebration and Machel addressed the nation promising to destroy imperialism and rebuild the economy.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Samora Machel
East Africa
People’s Republic
Mozabique
Machel
Frelimo
Uese
Ortugal
Samora
Josina
Tent City on Guam Is Being Pulled Down
The Guam Tent City shelter for Vietnamese refugees is being dismantled after a tropical downpour. Last 3,800 residents moved to permanent buildings as 15,000+ refugees remain on the island. Seabees fold 50,000 cots and 3,200 tents while Army troops pack to return to Hawaii.
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Agaia
Guam
Pacific Island
Tent City
Seabees
Navy
Hawaii
Navy Exchange
U.S
Asan Point
Andersen Air Force Base
Far West hit by wind snow and rain amid heat elsewhere
Temperatures spiked east of the Rockies while the Far West faced high winds 60 to 80 mph with gusts to 120 mph and desert dust. Snow covered higher Sierras and parts of Nevada while showers moved along the Pacific coast and intermountain region. Thunderstorms drenched the eastern half with heavy rains and flooding. A Boeing 727 crash near Chena Oregon area killed 110 aboard. weather cited as a factor. Fourteen hospitalized after the crash. evacuations in several states report rising heat and storms.
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Associated Press
Far West
Plains
Atlantic
Nevada
Utah
Caifornia
Sierras
Pacific Coast
Intermountain
Rockies
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W. Seventh St
Marc Grindle
Weinerworld
Grindle
P.J. Grekaliski
Two-Cart Company
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Late Wire News
Republic of Mozambique
Teantey
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Medien
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