Missing Pin Sought Key to Point Pleasant Bridge Disaster
News from Charleston reports lawmakers and investigators focus on a missing pin from the Ohio side eye bar system as a possible cause of the Silver Bridge collapse. Thayer leads federal probes narrowing causes to pin and eye bar fatigue or failure, with hours-long tests and six-month timelines.
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Point Pleasant Bridge
Ty Fanny Seiler
Charleston
Corps of Engineers
Albert Ing
Mittee
Thayer
Brereton Joves
Mason County
Joves
Ship
Jones
Coast Guard
Adm
L. M. Thayer
State Road Commission
Aly ‘eski-Masters
Hardshave
United Press Hilemain
Ohio
Ohio River
Charles
Bofern
Nin
Avitt
U. S
Thay
Rights Bill Faces House Test Today
A sweeping rights bill faces a crucial House vote as supporters seek passage amid clashes over race and civil rights. The measure would outlaw discrimination in housing and commerce and impose penalties for racial violence while expanding federal oversight.
King Assassin May Have Escaped South Of Border
Memphis report says the assassin in the King slaying may have fled to Mexico. FBI officials describe a wide search with border crossovers and a composite sketch, while authorities deny any secret holding pattern and seek the possible perpetrator quickly.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Isparch
Mexico
Salter
Moulay Tat
FBI
Tran
Clark
Memphis
Lange
Landlnry
Rumsey
Washington
King
Miniskirts Face End as Fashion Turns From Hemlines
A columnist laments the decline of miniskirts and the rise of knee and eyelash emphasis. He notes designers dropping hemlines, references false eyelashes, and predicts further fashion shifts that unsettle his nerves and sense of decorum.
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Byingk West Washington
Tayy
Ong
Itaty
Quotes From United Press International Memo Memphis and World News
Mrs Corella King wife of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr speaks to marchers in Memphis urging continuing spirit of his message. President Johnson discusses early talks with Hanoi on peace and bombing cessation. North Vietnam insists talks begin after a declared halt to bombing. British singer Mark Wynter recalls fear aboard a near crash in a Boeing 707 while traveling in transit.
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United Press International
Memphis
Toon
Corella King
Jenior Martin Luther King Jr
Menphis
Martin Luther King
Tokyo
Hanoi
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
London
Mark Wynter
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UPI
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W. VA
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ODD, #1
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