Navy Blue Angels pilot dies in desert crash near El Centro
Lt. Bill Worley, 29, of Nashville Tennessee, a Vietnam veteran with seven Air Medals, died when his F11 Grumman Tiger jet crashed in the desert 18 miles from a naval air facility during winter training. In the prior February, two Blue Angels died in separate crashes in the same area, Lt. Gallagher and Capt. Thomson.
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EL Centro
Calif
Navy
Blue Angels
Bill Worley
Nashville
Tenn
Desert
Naval Air Facility
Frank Gallagher
Flushing, N.Y
Marine
Ronald Thomson
Beeville, Tex
Plan for minischools in poverty blocks announced
New York city officials unveil a national style early childhood program for ages 2 to 4 to be piloted next fall in two rehabilitated blocks. Mrs Shelley Yumans, director of Title II projects, says early start yields better school performance and notes qualified teachers will staff the classrooms with aides.
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New York
Shelley Yumans
Yumans
Pajama-clad gunman robs Washington Hospital Center
A masked gunman in a robe and pajamas attempted a robbery at Washington Hospital Center's insurance office. He bound four women, fled when one screamed, leaving a wide open safe containing several thousand dollars. Police said he was last seen escaping in a coat and hat.
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Washington (Ap
Washington Hospital
Washington Hospital Center
Claire Frazier
Relatives contest will leaving large dog bequest
Four first cousins sue to overturn the 51 thousand dollar estate left by Miss June Kieselhorst of Greendale to a 10 year old dog named Last Minute II and then to the Humane Society of Missouri. They argue she was of unsound mind and unable to understand her affairs. The dog is cared for by the Humane Society of Missouri. Plaintiffs are John Kieselhorst Sidney B Kieselhorst Earl Kieselhorst and Mrs Minerva K Schiermeter.
Philadelphia Drops Race For Fun City Title
Philadelphia's new city representative S. Harry Galland ends the city's bid to be Fun City U S A, preferring to emphasize a good family city image with art museums and education centers rather than a swinging reputation.
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New York
John Lindsay
Philadelphia
Abe Rosen
Rosen
S. Harry Galland
Trade and Convention Bureau
Galland
Draft Board Member Retires He Is 85 In Kansas
Elmer S Mullen of Atwood Kansas forced to retire at 85 after 12 years on his local draft board. Kansas has 25 board members affected by a 75 year retirement rule. others include Percy R Pulline Howard Long Frank Hadley. 277 board members exist in the state with 37 over 70.
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Mullen
Kansas
Percy R. Pulleine
Marysville
Howard Long
Overbrook
Frank Hadley
Independence
Draft Board
John P. Woodwin
Abilene
Wayne Vinson
Gar
Goodwin
Wild Weather Grips Europe From Ireland to Syria
Storms and gales sweep Scotland England Northern Ireland and the Mediterranean. Sicily endures earthquakes and snow while Glasgow sees collapsed buildings and heavy casualties. Snowbound roads flood parts of England Wales and Turkey amid widespread outages and closures.
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London
Ireland
Europe
Syria
Sicily
Glasgow
Scotland
England
Northern Ireland
Swiss Alps
Mediterra
Gibellina
Salemi
Pogegioreale
Salaparata
Hebrides
Clyde River
Wales
Norwich
Britain Finalizes Budget Cuts Amid Defense and Tax Shifts
The British Cabinet completes the final touches to a sweeping economic retrenchment plan. It contemplates cancelling a US $1 billion F111 bomber order, with possible delays and defense budget swaps. Cabinet also plans earlier withdrawals from Malaysia Singapore Bahrain and Sharjah. Prime Minister Harold Wilson leads a program to devalue the pound, affecting education roads and social services.
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London
Denis Healey
Malaysia
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Bahrain
Sharjeah
Persian Gulf
Lee Kuan Yee
Harold Wilson
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Britain
Middle East
Rhine Army
West Geremany
Cyprus
Hong Kong
West Germany
Wilson
State Health Service
Saigon police break up electrical workers strike
National police disrupted a meeting of striking electrical workers in Saigon and arrested about 30. The action aimed to avert a total blackout in the city as power cuts hit 40 percent and a sympathy dock workers strike closed the port. American troops shiftloads essential military cargo as plants struggle without skilled staff.
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Saigon
National Police
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
van van Cua
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