New York Airliner Crash in Dense Fog Kills 25
In heavy fog near Idlewild Airport a Varig Airlines DC7B and an Eastern jet collided. Flight 512 crash deaths total 25 with 87 aboard on the other flight. three crew members among the dead. Investigators point to radar outages and pilot relies on visual cues. Crew members and flight attendants aided survivors as wreckage was located amid thick fog.
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Six Plane Crashes Hit Week Killing 181 People
New York reports a Friday night crash of an Eastern Airlines DC7B at Idlewild, the sixth major crash in a week. The week’s toll includes Varig Airlines 707 in Peru with 97 dead and a Sao Paulo collision killing 27. Authorities inspect wreckage amid fog, flames, and scattered bodies as investigators move to determine the causes.
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Survivors Describe Final Moments of Idlewild Air Crash
Survivors recount split seconds of fire and disintegration after the Este Air Lines four engine DC-8 plummeted at Idlewild Airport. Of 51 aboard, 25 perished. stewardesses and passengers describe orange flames, smoke, and a frantic attempt to escape in fog.
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Pendleton Marines Prepare Voyage From Cuba Base
U S marines from Camp Pendleton California aboard eight troop ships ahead of a two week voyage through the Panama Canal to return home by Christmas. The 2nd Battalion 1st Marines led the movement with units aboard the Bexar and Okinagan. Marines from Camp Lejeune remained to defend the base in southeast Cuba as others sail.
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Wirtz Criticizes Lockheed Over Union Shop Vote
Wirtz attacks Lockheed for resisting a union shop proposal tied to right to work efforts. The earlier presidential committee urged a vote on union membership, but Lockheed declined. Three other major space firms followed the recommendation, yet their workers did not push the union shop to a two thirds majority.
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Kennedy Orders Probe on Strike, Curbs Actions
President Kennedy set up a Board of Inquiry under the raft-Harley Law to decide whether to order employees back to work for 80 days. The committee must report by Monday and met Friday in a closed session to prepare its findings. Lockheed remains the prime contractor on the Polaris submarine missiles and other projects.
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Deadly Gas Panic Hits City 103 Felled
A cracked chlorine tank car spilled gas near Messena New York as emergency crews evacuated residents to a downtown hall. 58 people found shelter in hotels and motels while firefighters and police ferried gasping victims to waiting ambulances.
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