Eighty Four Die As Braniff Electra Crashes in Texas
A Braniff International Electra Flight 352 exploded and crashed near Dawson Texas killing eighty four people. Debris littered an empty Lonnie Wells farm area two miles east of town. FBI agents and National Guard assisted as survivors were none and bodies were taken to a local high school gym. The crash happened after takeoff from Houston at 4 11 p m amid thunderstorms with lightning.
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Dawson, Tex
Braniff International
Lonnie Wells
Texas
Dawson
FBI
National Guard
Flight 352
Braniff
Houston
Jo Carol Brand
Taylor
N.D
Suzanne Renz
South Orange
N.J
Kansas City Couple Hurt In Ottawa Area Car Crash
An elderly Kansas City couple, Llewellyn M. Bowles, 81, and his wife, 68, were seriously injured when their car left the highway south of the Fifteenth Street exit near Ottawa. Mrs Bowles, who was driving, said she may have fallen asleep. They were taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital and later to Bethany Hospital in Kansas City, with Bowles in intensive care in serious condition and his wife in fair condition. A camper towed behind the vehicle detached and the car caused few damages while the occupants were ejected.
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Kansas City
Kan
Ottawa
Llewellyn M. Bowles
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Bethany Hospital
Bowles
Fifteenth Street
Opening Night Chaos Marks Miss Ottawa Pageant
Several hundred attended the Miss Ottawa Pageant opening night but never saw the show. Contestants prepared in basement dressing rooms with mishaps from missing shoes to vaseline spills, as Debbie Bryant and Tom Seaton riffed on stage. Busied by last minute crises, the contestants endured nerves and playful pre-show chaos before the talent and evening gown portions.
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Rosie Lister
Ottawa
Debbie Bryant
America
Tom Seaton
Vinessa Howard
Kandee Kae Klein
Kansas
Nixon Urges Quiet Start To Peace Talks
Nixon urged calm during peace talks as he campaigned in Indiana for the GOP primary. He warned against grandstanding by candidates and urged the President to be given a chance to end the war. He also cautioned that enemies would wait for the next candidate and hinted at McCarthy and Kennedy without naming them.
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Associated Press
The
United
Sta
Manol
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Indiana
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
US First Will Seek Slowdown in Talks With North Vietnam
Washington officials anticipate the initial U S move in Paris peace talks with North Vietnam will seek a cutback in Communist military actions in Southeast Asia to clear the way for a total halt to bombing in the North. Talks open May 10 in Paris after a five week diplomatic sparring period. North Vietnam demands unconditional U S cessation of bombing and other acts of war, with other issues to be discussed later.
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Washington
U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
North
Hanoi
Vientiane
Laos
United States
Johnson
Panhandle
Saigon
Eisenhower stable after heart attack at 77
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's condition remains stable five days after a mild heart attack near his Palm Desert home. At March Air Force Base Hospital, a spokesman said there was no change in his recuperative state for 24 hours as two daily reports were cut to one. Eisenhower, 77, is expected to be hospitalized for weeks before transfer to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington.
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March Air Force Base
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
March Air Force Base Hospital
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D.C
Weather snapshot forecasting warm Friday with cool today
The forecast reports a Friday high of 75 and today’s low of 43, with a prior year high of 60 and low of 40. It notes record highs of 92 in 1952 and a record low of 21 in 1907, plus hourly readings ending at 8 a.m. and a barometer at 29.97.
Wed On Pad At Cape Kennedy Spaceport Wedding
Marguerite Milligan and Al Riley were married Friday on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy where Explorer 1 and Alan Shepard blasts began. The ceremony occurred to the tune of Here Comes the Bride as the couple walked from the blockhouse to the Redstone pad.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Marguerite Milligan
al Riley
Redstone
Alan B. Shepard
Elevator outage at Salem hotel during water works convention
Delegates at the Pacific Northwest American Water Works Association convention in Salem, Oregon, reported no complaints when a water powered elevator went out of order at the hotel. The incident occurred amid the gathering of water utility professionals.
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Salem, Ore
Pacific Northwest American Water Works Association
Salem
Garnett To Lose Its City Manager
Garnett city manager Bill Tschudy has resigned to become city manager of Parsons. He has served since January 1966 and will leave Garnett effective June 1. Salary shifts from 11000 to 13000 dollars. Garnett will interview applicants for a replacement.
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Garnett
Bill Tschudy
Parsons
Tschudy
Barnett
Lawrence
Howard Reuben
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KCK
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Marais Des Cygnes
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Logan Street
Forest Park
Seventh
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Logan
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa University
White Glove
Russell Crites
Crites
Debbie
Viets
Ike
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