Three Pan American crew killed in East German crash
A Pan American cargo jet en route to West Berlin crashed in East Germany near Dallgow killing all three crew members. The plane carried 7.1 tons of mail. Investigators led by East German aviation chief Paul Wilpert took charge as weather limited radar contact and reports varied on the exact crash site.
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Berlin
West Berlin
ADN
Ussr
Frankfurt
East Berlin
Pan American
Dallgow
Paul Wilpert
Air Safety Center
East Germany
Tegel Field
Tegel
Pan Am
Tempelhof
New York Cracks Down on Topless Waitresses
Police arrest two topless waitresses Ruby Diamond 28 and Florence Mayer 27 on indecent exposure charges after a Crystal Room debut. Club manager Chester Von Savage 51 faces charges for permitting indecent exposure as authorities schedule hearings and liquor license review.
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NEW York
Manhattan
Ruby Diamond
Florence R. Mayer
Crystal Room
Chester von Savage
Miss Diamond
New York City
Mary Rooney
Criminal Court
Julius Archibald
State Liquor Authority
Red Leader Dies in Moscow Aged 64
Nikolai G. Ignatov, 64, a top Soviet Communist Party figure under Khrushchev, died Monday in Moscow. Former Presidium member, he later held only ceremonial posts after Khrushchev fell from power.
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Moscow
Nikolai G. Ignatov
Soviet
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Presidium
Inatov
Khrushchev
RIT Chosen for First Technical School for Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology plans to open by 1969 the first national technical institute for the deaf on a 20 acre area near Henrietta. The project includes 8 to 12 million dollars in new buildings and a 600 plus student body with tuition and facilities funded by the federal government.
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Rochester
N.Y
Rochester Institute of Technology
RIT
National Technical Institute For the Deaf
Arthur L. Stein
Henrietta
Johnson
Congress
Stein
U.S
Hugh Carey
Brooklyn
Strike Grounds Air Canada Flights From New York to Montreal and Toronto
A strike by the International Association of Machinists grounded Air Canada flights between New York Montreal and Toronto. Over 5,000 machinists walked out Monday, canceling more than eight Montreal to Kennedy departures within minutes of the walkout at 4 p.m.
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New York
Air Canada
Montreal
Toronto
International Association of Machinists
Canada
Kennedy Airport
Thief Offered Self Defense Lessons by Boxer
In Cincinnati a bantamweight boxer Carmine Iacobucci who has fought 90 pro bouts offers a thief lessons in self defense after the thief stole boxing gloves and a punching bag from his car trunk. Iacobucci, 39, reported the theft on Monday.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Carmine Iacobucci
Iacobucci
DROWNS IN DITCH NEAR JAMESTOWN FALCONER NY
A 23 month old boy, David Apthorpe, drowned Monday in a water filled three foot deep construction ditch beside his home in Falconer near Jamestown. His body was found by his mother MrsPatrick W Apthorpe and pronounced dead at WCA Hospital Jamestown. The family lived at 320 Elmwood Avenue.
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Falconer
N.Y
Jamestown
David Apthorpe
Patrick W. Apthorpe
David
WCA Hospital
E. Elmwood Ave
Brezhnev backs world Communist meeting against Peking
In Sofia Brezhnev endorsed a world Communist conference aimed at expelling China from the Red fold. He attacked U.S. Viet Nam policy and renewed Soviet aid pledges to Vietnamese Communists while signaling caution about forcing parties to choose sides.
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Sofia Bulgaria
Leonid I. Brezhnev
China
Brezhnev
Communist Party Congress
U.S
Viet Nam
Peking
Pbrezhnev
Todor Zhivkov
North Viet Nam
North Korea
Romania
State and defense present sum up in Sheppard murder retrial
In Cleveland the state argued Sam Sheppard’s inconsistent statements about his first wife Marilyn’s 12 year old murder show guilt. The defense contended the statements are rehearsed or false, noting no murder weapon was produced. Judge Talty denied motions for directed verdict and to strike testimony.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Leo M. Spellacy
Russell A. Sherman
F. Lee Bailey
Common Pleas
Francis J. Talty
Marilyn
Sam Sheppard
Spellacy
Sherman
Talty
Bailey
Ohio State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Two Men Killed by Gangland Bullets in Boston
Two men, Arthur C. Bratsos and Thomas de Prisco Jr., were found shot in the back seat of Bratsos 1964 Cadillac sedan on a South Boston street. Detective Walsh said both were shot in the head and were among ongoing gangland killings in Greater Boston. The bodies were found by a truck driver near 27 A Street before 7:30 a.m.
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Boston
Edward Walsh
Arthur C. Bratsos
Medford
Thomas de Prisco Jr
Bratsos
Flint Elects Its First Negro Mayor Floyd J. McCree
Floyd J. McCree, a soft spoken foundry foreman, is elected mayor of Flint Michigan, becoming the first Black leader of the southeast Michigan city. He will begin a fifth term as 3rd Ward commissioner.
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Flint, Mich
Flint Mich
Floyd J. McCree
Michigan
Johnson to enter Bethesda Hospital for dual operation
President Johnson prepared for abdominal and throat surgery after meeting doctors and staff. He will enter Bethesda Naval Hospital after mid afternoon for a minor operation expected to take under an hour, with Vice President Humphrey acting in his absence.
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Washington
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Texas
Gemini 12 Crew Welcomed Aboard USS Wasp
Surprises greet James A. Lovell Jr upon return as Gemini 12 command pilot. An 11-year-old son’s poster reading Welcome back to earth, Dad decorates the shipboard party with Lovell family photos and a Wasp drawing.
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Wasp
James A. Lovell Jr
James
Navy
Lovell
Earth
Dad
Garden City Post Worker Dies In Truck Crash
Gordon Barlow a 36 year old postal employee and Garden City resident was killed when his car crashed into the rear of a tractor truck at 140 this morning. Police say emergency crews freed the car from under the trailer.
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Garden City, N. Y
Gordon Barlow
Garden City
Pentagon Nixes Chef's Christmas Meal Plan for Troops
Wayland Michigan chef Robert Doublestein 43 proposed bringing top chefs to Viet Nam to cook Christmas dinner for troops. Defense Department said the trip would be against policy and dangerous due to increased troop strength and logistics. Doublestein, father of three, commuted to Grand Rapids and recalled tough holiday morale for service members. Rep. Gerald Ford had expressed support for the idea.
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Wayland
Mich
Viet Nam
Robert Doublestein
Doublestein
Defense Department
Michigan
Grand Rapids
B52s Hit Cong Stronghold as Reds Lose Three Helicopters
U S aircraft bomb the Viet Cong stronghold in Tay Ninh while three U S Army helicopters are shot down. In South Vietnam 223 helicopters have been lost, and ground clashes near Saigon continue amid a major American buildup of about 30,000 troops.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tay Ninh
U.S
North Viet Nam
Guam
Republic Steel Increases Dividend Amid Steel War News
Republic Steel Corp the third largest U S steel producer raises its common stock dividend by 12 percent to 62 4 cents per share from 50 cents. Bethlehem Steel announces 30 cents year end dividend while U S Steel had lifted its dividend to 60 cents from 50 cents on Sept. 30.
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New York
Republic Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic
Bethlehem
Roof collapses at Leicester school injuring children
A storm caused a roof to fall in at a secondary school in Leicester, injuring children as 11 ambulances ferried them to hospitals. A day nursery and several other buildings were damaged in the whirlwind that followed the thunderstorm. the school serves about 655 pupils in this wool and shoe manufacturing center 100 miles north of London.
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Leicester
England
Secoretary
London
Convicted Navy Captain Plans Retirement After Court-Martial
Capt Archie Kuntze, found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and charges tied to a relationship with Jamie Suen, plans to retire before year end after surgery. The board cleared 15 other charges, including misusing a government vehicle and importing cloth for personal use. Suen, 26, vanished.
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Treasure Island
Calif
Archie Kuntze
Navy
Viet Nam
Saigon
Army
Kuntze
Jamie Suen
Gemini 12 ends space era with pinpoint Atlantic splashdown
NASA reports Gemini 12 astronauts James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin landing in the Sargasso Sea at 2 20 p.m. after four record breaking days in orbit. They completed the longest space walk and several key firsts despite thruster and power issues along the way.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Atlantic
Sargasso Sea
America
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
Edwin E
Buzz) Aldrin Jr
Lovell
Aldrin
Wasp
Mission Control Center
Mission Control
Houston
Tex
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Detroit
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Raymond J. Gallagher
Lafayette
Ind
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Sargent Shriver
Gallagher
Strike Grounds Air Canada
McRee
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Gemini
Naval Hospital
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Jay Lovell
James A. Lovell
Pentagon
Viet
Gerald R. Ford
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Reds
U. S
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Republic Steel
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AP Aerospace
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