New Orleans Plane Crash Kills 16 Tenn. Sportsmen
A chartered Ilyushin 18 carrying 97 pilgrims and seven crew crashed near New Orleans in fog, killing 16 Tenn. sportsmen and injuring others. Survivors described a violent descent, wing failure, and a fire after impact. A temporary morgue was set up while aviation officials investigated.
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New Orleans
Avion Corporation
West Tennessee Sportsmen's Association
Egypitan
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Aswan
Aswan High Dam
Cairo
Youssef Gali
Mecca
Islam
General Says He Sent Planes to Aid Pueblo
General McKee testified that he ordered Air Force planes to help the USS Pueblo off North Korea but was blocked by higher authorities. He said South Korea’s air forces could have reached faster, yet no alert was requested, and planes were stood down as darkness approached after refueling. Rep Hall praised the effort but lamented the late arrival.
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Pueblo
Mart Otis Pike
D-N.y
McKee
MfcKee
South Kohad Besh
U.S
T Ieei
Pacific
Navy
Subcommittee
Banner
Air Force
House
Dack
North Korea
South Korea
Rep
Durward G. Hall
R-Mo
One-Cent Gas Tax Hike Won In Senate Vote
Sacramento UPI reports the California Senate approved an emergency aid package for flood damage totaling 80.4 million. A temporary one-cent gas tax hike was approved 27 to 1 to raise about 50 million for road repairs from April to September, with Assembly action requested for final concurrence.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
California
Assembly
John Gchimit
Tastin
Pauline Davis
Portola
Wade
Prairie spring snowstorm pummels Iowa Minnesota towns
A spring snowstorm blankets parts of Iowa and Minnesota with up to 16 inches in Marshall and Worthington and seven inches in Windom. Wet snow collapses power lines near Sioux City. schools close, travel warns, and Windom reports 35 stranded travelers. Strong winds create zero visibility in southwest Minnesota and flood risk grows along the Mississippi watershed.
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Midwest
Minnesota
Marshall
Worthington
Sioux City
Iowa
Ares
Windom
Mississippi River
Blast to Require Evacuation Near Las Vegas Mountains
The Atomic Energy Commission says it will require evacuation of several homes about 30 miles west of Las Vegas in the mountains during an underground nuclear test Friday due to the risk of snow avalanches.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
ICC Ride Backs Vast Rail Merge
ICC Ride backs a proposed merger of Jersey and Western Maryland with conditions. Approval hinges on operating deals with Central Railroad of New Jersey Southern Railway and Louisville & Nashville. Provisions cover divestiture, coal transport, Maine nondiscrimination, and service continuity if Boston & Maine or Reading fail.
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ICC
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
The
Southern Railway
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Bolsseree
Justice Department
Mississippi
Australia’s Gorton Defends Conduct Over Minelli Scandal
Prime Minister Gorton faces questions sparked by a gossip sheet claiming Judy Garland’s daughter Liza Minelli wrote a piece for Private Eye alleging incidents in Sydney Bali and Canberra. Opposition member James urged a Privileges Committee probe. Whitlam pressed for full denial and possible CIA involvement.
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Gorton
Misa Minelli
Judy Garland
Albert James
Miss Minelli
Private Eye
James
Sydney
Bali
Indonesia
Canberra
Frank Browne
CIA
Parliamentary Privileges Committee
Labor
Edward G. Whitlam
Central Intelligence Agency
Laird Defends ABM As Deterrent In Senate Hearing
Secretary Laird argued the ABM system deters nuclear attack and strengthens defense by blocking Soviet advances, while senators pressed for more than Pentagon certification and warned of deployment timing. He called the program a building block for peace and a path to mutual arms control.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
GOP
Laird
Congress
Pentagon
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
ABM
Soviet Union
John Stennis
D-Miss
FBI Agent Disarms Hijacker on Delta Flight 918
A hijacker seized control of Delta Air Lines Flight 918 near Dallas as it approached New Orleans refueling. Reid, an assistant special agent in charge, confronted the gunman and, after a brief struggle, subdued him and warned of a non fatal shot. The hijacker claimed intent to hijack to Havana.
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A. R. Tennyson
Memphis
Paul Stoutig
New Orleans Aviation Board
Rightmyer
New Orleans
Cuba
Reid
Oklahoma City
Reed
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Oakland
Bangkok
Stuart Phillips
Board of Education
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Liza Minelli
Whitlam
United States
Canada
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Labor Party
Lionel Murphy
FBI
Yaid Dickey
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London
Reginald Bouchey
Jessie Watkins
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Homemakers
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Park Free
Victoria
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