Plane crash near Geneva kills Indian scientist Dr Homi J Bhabha
Plane 101 from Bombay to Geneva plunges 700 feet below the 15771 foot summit after vanish from radar. 106 passengers and 11 crew aboard, including Indian physicist Dr. Homi J Bhabha and several American and Belgian employees. Debris scatters on snowy slopes near Vallot refuge. no survivors. Pilot Raymond Tillman first spotted wreckage. Incident ranks among history's deadliest single aviation disasters.
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Bombay
Geneva
Homi J. Bhabha
India
Air India
Kanchenjunga
Federal Air Office
Raymond Tillman
Vallot Mountain
White Mountain
Haitian Crash Claims 30 In Haiti DC3 Disaster
In Haiti a DC3 airliner crashed with 30 dead including four United Nations personnel. The victims include Canadian priest Pete Allard Frenchman Roger Polgard and Swiss Eric Simonet and Raymonde Favit, all attached to the U.N. mission. Air India reported one hostess Doris Tudy escaped in Beirut, where she left before the flight continued.
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Port -Au- Prince
Haiti
Air India
Doris Tudy
Beirut
U S Jets Strike Viet Cong Camp After Lunar New Year Truce Ends
U S Air Force Supersabre aircraft hit a Viet Cong troop camp near Can Tho in the Mekong Delta 25 minutes after the three day Lunar New Year truce expired. A forward controller estimated about 190 enemy dead, with 35 buildings destroyed and ammunition dumps hit. The raid left flames and smoke rising from the site.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Can Tho
Mekong
Northeast hit by Sunday punch storm pounds coast
A massive winter storm moved into the Atlantic after drenching the Northeast with knee deep snow and fierce winds. Cold broke over the nation from the Great Lakes to the South as temperatures plunged and snow fell from the Plains to the Rockies, with heavy snowfall across West Virginia to Maine and power outages and transportation disruptions reported.
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Atlantic
Great Lakes
Kentucky
North Dakota
Minnesota
Bemidji
Thief River Falls
Minn
Florida
Great Plains
Rockies
Oklahoma
Texas
New England
West Virginia
Maine
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
N.Y
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Sandy Hook
New York City
Soviet Autopsy Seen With American Witnesses
In Moscow an American doctor and diplomat were invited to witness the Soviet autopsy on Newcomb Mott a 27 year old New England book salesman who reportedly committed suicide on a train bound for a labor camp. UPI reports the event as possibly the first time American officials attended a Soviet autopsy. The ceremony details remained undisclosed and the mission signaled a Kremlin move to address U.S. demands for a full investigation.
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Moscow
UPI
Newcomb Mott
New England
U.S
Air Force
James W. Bizzell
William Shinn
Foreign Ministry
Mott
Sheffield
Mass
Clear And Cold In Beckley With Minor River Readings
Beckley and vicinity expect sun and very cold conditions this afternoon with a high near 22. Tonight will be clear with a low around zero. Tuesday brings cloudy skies and a high in the upper 20s. Airport reports show 18 degrees in the last 24 hours at 12:01 a.m. and 9 degrees at 9 a.m. Greenbrier River calm and clear. Lake level normal. Hinton gauge at 1.8 feet. Extremes today include 69 at Islamorada and Bemidji at 44. Five day outlook calls for West Virginia temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Islamorado
Key West Naval Air Station
Miami International
Florida
Bemidji
Mini
West Virginia
Thirteen Rescued From Battered Tanker Near New York
Coast Guard crews plucked 13 sailors from a British tanker after a gale whipped outside New York harbor. The Chelwood Beacon's hull showed damage and salvage operations were prepared with caution as additional crew were evacuated by pilot boat earlier.
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New York
UPI
Coast Guard
New York Harbor
Captain’s Nest
Farmer Held In Negro's Slaying
A white farmer J T Reaves 46 surrendered after being charged with murder in the roadside shooting of David Colson 32 a truck driver and father of a 6 year old. The incident occurred near Antioch Baptist Church where mourners sang at the funeral. Colson died from a head wound and the motive centered on an argument at the church parking lot.
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Camden
Ala
UPI
Groes
Wilcox County
P. C. Negroes
J. T. Reaves
Reaves
David Colson
Jenkins
Antioch Baptist Church
Colson
Flexible Budget Sent To Congress By President Johnson
President Johnson sent Congress a record 112.8 billion dollar budget for the 1967 fiscal year and warned it could rise due to Viet Nam and global turmoil. He stressed flexibility amid uncertain Southeast Asian events and signaled possible tax actions to curb inflation while maintaining domestic Great Society programs.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
United
Plan to Fund Harpers Ferry Park Expansion
Washington reports President aims to approve 650000 dollars in the 1966 67 federal budget to continue developing the Harpers National Historical Park in West Virginia. Funds would be allocated 50000 dollars for roads and trails with restoration of Civil War ruins noted as a goal.
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Washington
UPI
Presiwant
Harpers National Historical Park
West Virginia
Baker Pleads Innocent in Federal Case
Robert G. Baker pleaded innocent to a nine count federal indictment charging grand larceny tax evasion fraud and related offenses. Former Senate aide and protege of President J Seliece, Baker faced arraignment before Chief Judge Matthew as motions due by June 27. If convicted on all counts he could face up to 48 years in prison and fines totaling 47,000.
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Washington
UPI
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Senate
J Seliiece
U.S. District Court
Matthew
Ntagent
Baker
Edward
State Demo Chairman Gets Airlines Post
Indiana report states James Sprouse, state Democratic chairman, elected assistant secretary of Lake Central Airlines by the board. He will keep Charleston office and work in conjunction with his law practice. Sprouse is a World War II veteran who served with the Central Intelligence Agency for five years.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
James Sprouse
Lake Central Airlines
Sprouse
Charleston
Central Intelligence Agency
New Paris Hemlines Rise Four Inches Above Knee
Paris fashion week opens with Jacques leading a parade of resort and town dresses four inches above the knee. Designers Lutece Yorn Launay Feraud De Rauch and Scherrer show later as shorter hemlines spark talk of futurism.
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Paris
API
Jacques
Lutece
Yorn
Launay
Feraud
de Rauch
Scherrer
Esterel
Dim Hopes Rise for Constitutional Convention Vote
Skepticism grows about passage of a constitutional convention as lawmakers warn that time would favor voters approval only if the 19th century constitution is retained. Pauley and Seibert note waning support since 1965 discussions, with less backing shown in halls and chamber.
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Pauley
Seibert
High Court To Hear Voting Rights Case
The Supreme Court agreed to review a 1965 Voting Rights Act provision affecting the right to vote for Spanish speaking Puerto Ricans in New York City. The court aims to hear arguments promptly with related matters also scheduled for consideration.
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High Court
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
New York City
Gree Poe
Pat Iest
Iss
State Senate Poised to Vote on Eight Bills in Charleston
In Charleston, the State Senate prepared to vote on eight bills while the House of Delegates met at 2 p.m. The pivotal measures include authorizing Gov. Smith to sell the third $20 million tranche of the $200 million Better Roads Amendment, already passed by the House, and a bill to legalize metal-spiked snow tires. The session also eyed a broader general wage law, with overtime at one and a half rates, and other statewide proposals under debate.
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Charleston
UPI
State Senate
House of Delegates
Snow- Sane
House
Senate
Hulett C. Smith
Bill to exempt first ten cents of sales tax proposed
Charleston confusion over tax bills as lawmakers introduce an administration anti gambling measure and a plan to exempt the first ten cents of the consumer sales tax. Del. Robert Hay chairs the anti gambling bill with support from Del. Jesse Barker for the tax change. details show a stepped rate for small purchases and device procurement rules. Mullins and Holliday are named in related measures.
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Charleston
UPI
House of Delegates
Senate
Del
Robert Hay
D-Fayette
Jesse S. Barker
Okanawha
Holliday
Three Die On West Virginia Roads In Weekend Crashes
United Press International reports three fatalities in West Virginia traffic accidents over the weekend. Gary Watson, 24, of Elizabeth, died Saturday when a tire blew while his car was being pushed, causing a loss of control in Wirt County. Robert W. Hammonds, 31, of Hampshire County, died Friday night in a U S 50 collision. Louise Lamb, 17, of Logan County, died Friday from injuries suffered in a January 17 W Va 10 crash.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Gary Watson
Elizabeth
Wirt County
Robert W. Hammonds
Hampshire County
U. S. 50
Logan County
Louise Lamb
W.va
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Gulf
Tonkin
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Hanoi
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