Yank pilot saves 37 as doomed plane sinks into trees
Capt Richard A Nagel Jr. of Kenmore New York piloting a C123 Provider ferried soldiers from Dau Tieng airstrip when hit by ground fire. With a smoke filled cockpit and burning cabin he nosed the aircraft down into tree tops to avoid a worse crash. Seven and thirty seven aboard escaped injury including a soldier with internal injuries.
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Richard A. Nagel Jr
Kenmore
N.Y
of Conto
Pers Sons
Dau Tieng
U.S
Nagel
Houck
State OKs Harbor Job for Avalon
The state approves a $750000 loan for Avalon Harbor’s first phase, funding a breakwater at Cabrillo Point to shield the easterly harbor area. The plan is a joint state Avalon venture with Moody and Nichol engineers, and will be repaid from harbor revenues. The second phase, a western breakwater and interior improvements, is set for 1867 68 budgeting.
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Sacramento
Avalon Harbor
California
Cabrillo Point
California Harbors and Watercraft
Moffatt and Nichol
Long Beach
Patchwork Crisis On Board A Turbulent Flight Runway Crash
A chaotic in flight emergency ends with a forced landing near a runway after gear failure and a fire scare. Passengers scramble for exits as crew battle flames and confusion, while pilots attempt to stabilize the craft. Authorities review the incident and the flight was diverted.
Reagan Names Interim State Finance Chief Candidate Ties
Reagan considers James Dwight as interim state finance chief while Caspar Weinberger and others discuss the budget with Finance Department officials. Aide notes no decision yet, with Weinberger likely remaining in private practice after the election.
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Dwight
Reagan
Finance Department
Tattanlin
Sacramento
P-Gov
Ronald Reagan
Nance
James Dwight
Beane
Sunkist Corp
Caspar Weinberger
lFpancisen
Philp. M. Battaglia
Joan
Guv Brown
Agriculture Department
Weinberger
Capitol
Snance
Liberian Freighter Aground Off Sarnia Ontario
A 464-foot Liberian freighter named Tonic Sky ran aground in the St Clair River off Sarnia while downbound with grain. Coast Guard: no danger and no injuries reported as 33 salt water freighters faced the Seaway closing for winter.
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Sarnia
Tonic Sky
St. Clair River
Coast Guard
St. Lawrence Seaway
Leper Colony Priest Dies in Korea at 71
Rev. Joseph A. Sweeney 71, rector of the leper service at Anyang in Korea, died 1954 after a gastric ulcer. Known as the lepers' father, he led the leper colony in South China and hailed from New Britain Connecticut. He had served Maryknoll and was connected with the leper colony near Seoul.
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Seoul
Korea
Joseph A. Sweeney
Anyang
Chla
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