Mystery Loss of Supersonic Tanker Fila over Indochina
A Tail Fils unit 1500 mph swing-wing fighters based in Ta Khli Thailand lost contact after a March mission over Laos and North Vietnam. Meanwhile US forces conducted heavy raids around Hue A Shau Valley, Khe Sanh, and Route 1 with B 52 and B 52 sorties totaling dozens of targets, casualties reported on both sides.
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Memphis sanitation strike spurs march and city clashes
A seven week strike by Memphis garbage collectors prompts a planned march backed by Rev. Ralph Abernathy. Police fortified downtown streets as unions press for higher pay union recognition and dues checkoff while Mayor Henry Loeb resists.
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Small Plane and Airliner Collision Near Lambert St. Louis Airport
Eyewitnesses describe a midair crash as two planes converged on approach. The small plane reportedly broke apart while the larger aircraft maneuvered to avoid disaster. A former Navy pilot and a Hazelwood service center manager offered blunt judgments on the pilots and the incident.
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Ron Smith
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Cooler air arrives after hot spell with weekend relief
Weather forecast calls for cloudy skies and cooler temperatures Friday ending a two day heat surge that sent highs into the 80s. Forecasters expect the cooling trend to continue through the weekend. Long Beach recorded a 3 degree high with night and morning low clouds and fog that caused Los Angeles International and Long Beach airports to close briefly around midnight to 7 a.m.
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Students storm U S Army hospital near Tokyo
About 400 Zengakuren students armed with sticks and rocks stormed the new U S Army hospital for Vietnam casualties at Oji near Tokyo. Police were forced back as over 100 students were arrested and four students and three policemen were treated for injuries. The $3 million hospital opened March 18 and will take patients next month.
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Street sweeper stolen. council buys replacement in L A
Los Angeles officials announce a new street sweeper purchase worth 13000 dollars after the prior orange machine weighing 19000 pounds was stolen on December 5. Police report the missing vehicle could not be located.
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Hughes Bid for Gaming OK Delayed in Las Vegas
Las Vegas action on Howard Hughes applications to operate two more casinos was postponed for a month by the Gaming Control Board. Hughes, who bought the Stardust Hotel and the Silver Slipper for 36 million dollars, now seeks licenses for both properties. The three member board set April 24 for a decision as Hughes becomes the leading gambling figure in southern Nevada with six resorts on the Strip.
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UPI
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Gaming Control Board
Star
Las Vegas Strip
Nevada
New Law Blocks Cuts in Vets Pay
Washington UPI reports President Johnson signed legislation blocking a pension cut for 1.1 million veterans and raising benefits slightly to offset higher Social Security. The measure aims to prevent reduced pensions and is projected to cost 13.7 billion dollars in the first full year.
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UPI
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Abrams Returns to Vietnam amid war uncertainty
Gen. Creighton W. Abrams left Washington for Vietnam amid questions about U.S. troop plans and his own future. He refused to speculate on Westmoreland’s succession or any imminent manpower changes, noting the White House would speak for itself.
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Vietnam
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William €. Westmoreland
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Johnson
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U S Leaders Offer Sympathy for Yuri Gagarin
President Johnson and a wide U S space team expressed deep sympathy to the family of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Vice President Humphrey and former astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter joined NASA in conveying sorrow over the tragedy.
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Vladimir Seregin
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John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
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National Aeronautics and Space Council
Space pioneer Gagarin dies in trainer plane crash
Soviet space figure Yuri Gagarin dies with co pilot in a two seat MIGI5 trainer near Zvezdny Gorodok. Friends say he stayed aboard to keep the plane from crashing and his death prompts a state funeral plan and a government inquiry. In Cleveland a mother shoots her three children and herself, leaving a grieving father.
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Sally Wertenberger
Debbie
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Orlo H. Wertenberger
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