Tornadoes Rip Deep South 57 Dead in Mississippi
Rescue workers comb rural east of Jackson as Mississippi toll rises to 57 with 411 injured. One Alabama death reported. Jackson districts including Candlestick Park hit hard. power outages and debris turn shopping center into ruin. Joe Bullock, Mississippi congress candidate, killed near Forkville in Scott County.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Mississippi
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Alabama
Larry Parks
Wqft-Fm
Forest
Scott County
Woodville Heights Baptist Church
Joe Bullock
Congress
Bullock
Agriculture and Industrial Board
Bob Fasano
Ala
Bama
Air Force Reserve
Mobile Red Cross
Mobile
Candlestick Park
Highway Patrol
Hinds County
Fulbright Debate Over Vietnam Costs Reaches Senate
Washington AP reports the Viet Nam debate narrows to money as the Fulbright Committee considers funding for expanding world commitments. The administration and critics clash over affordability and scope ahead of Senate action on Viet Nam troop costs.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Senate
Viet Nam
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laos
Thailand
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
J.W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Red China
United States
Arlington Hillside Burials For Two Astronauts
Buglers sounded taps as Eleifor M. Lee Jr. and Charles A. Bassett II were buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Lee, 38, a civilian, and Bassett, 34, an Air Force major, died in a jet crash near St. Louis while training for an upcoming May space flight. Their graves lie 15 feet apart on a wooded hillside as dignitaries and families attended separate services. The ceremony marked a somber close to a national space effort paused by tragedy.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Eleifor M. Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett II
Lee
Basesett
Air Force
St. Louis
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bassett
Weather County Forecast Wind Warning
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with occasional snow flurries as northwest winds diminish. Saturday will be generally fair and not so cold with a high near 40. Low tonight around 15. Temperatures Thursday 66, today 21 with a year ago high 31 and low 20. Record highs 83 in 1910 and record low 1 in 1960. Hourly temps end at 8 am today.
Man Burned At Dump In Ottawa Incident
An Ottawan, William J. Mason aged 30 of 1131 N Cedar, burned 15 to 20 percent of his body by a pressurized can explosion at the city dump. Dr. Chester Stehelow reported non life threatening burns. Mason to remain in Ransom Memorial Hospital for several days. Mason said a ball of fire struck him. fellow workers extinguished the blaze. Anderson of Bennett Creamery said workers’ compensation would cover the accident.
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N. Cedar
Chester Stehelow
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Strehlow
Mason
Robert B. Anderson
Bennett Creamery
Anderson
Bennett
Bank Bids Monday on Ottawa Fifth and Main Bank Building
Bids for construction of the Peoples National Bank building at Fifth and Main in Ottawa will be opened Monday at 2 p.m in the City Commission room of Ottawa City Hall. The project must be completed within 270 calendar days from signing. Prime bids cover all construction including site work plumbing HVAC and electrical. separate bids to be taken for bank equipment.
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Ottawa
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Bank
Canada Jetliner Crashes in Tokyo Fog
A Canadian Pacific DC8 jet, landing in fog at Tokyo International Airport, struck approach lights and hit a retaining wall. Police count 56 dead of 71 aboard, six missing and presumed dead, nine survivors. among the dead were Jesse Zousmer, an ABC vice president, and his wife. The $6 million plane was en route from Hong Kong to Vancouver and South America, with 62 passengers and nine crew.
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Tokyo
Canadian Pacific
Tokyo International
Jesse Zousmer
American Broadcasting Co
Hong Kong
Vancouver
South America
Topekan Killed Near Colony in Route 57 Crash
One Topeka man was killed and two teen boys were injured when a car left K-57 near Colony, struck a concrete bridge, and plunged into a stream. Billy Edward Sill, 21, died of injuries, Raymond Theodore Glant, 19, and Wayne Gerald Owensby, 17, were listed in fair condition at Allen County hospital. Coroner said Sill died from crash injuries, not drowning. Driver may have fallen asleep just before impact.
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Topeka
Colony
Billy Edward Sill
Rayemond Theodore Glant
Wayne Gerald Owensby
Allen Counery Hospital
Sill
Galena
Garnett Grand Jury to be sworn in Monday
A grand jury will be sworn in Monday morning by District Court Judge Floyd Coffman in Garnett to probe tax dollar use. The 24 talesmen include Garnett residents and others from nearby towns. The panel, first of its kind in Anderson County, will hear citizens with allegations, while proceedings remain closed and indictments, if any, go to district court.
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Garnett
Floyd Coffman
Andereson
Co. D. Logan
Leonard McCalla Jr
Dean Kittle
Gene Benjamin
Myrle Lingo
Claron Cole
Clarence L. Johnson
Hazel K. Adams
Gereald Hodgson
Lone Elm
Martin M. Rockers
Greeley
Herman Mader
Richmond
Walter J. Stotler
Colony
Verl Brubaker
Westphalia
Larry Peine
Marion King
Frank Ware
Arthur Hosier
Thomas Weingartner
Hollie McGhee
Lyle Spillman
L. M. McCollum
Dean Spillman
Kincaid
Coffman
Ottawa Herald All-Area basketball squad named
The Ottawa Herald features its annual All-Area basketball squad on page 4 selected by sports editor Terry Ostmeyer. Page 3 offers a photo illustration and details what has happened to a Welda woman as a result.
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Ottawa Herald
Terry Ostmeyer
Welda
Vietnam's people split views on war and government
AP reports contrasting Vietnamese opinions on the war, Ky's government, and U.S. involvement. Some welcome U.S. aid as a last chance to avoid Communism, others fear corruption and lack of real political choice. The majority in rural areas remain unaware of broader political shifts, while cities grapple with economic change and rapid inflation.
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Senate
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Preemier Ky
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