Tragedy as Convair 580 Crashes Near Bradford Airport
A United Airlines Convair 580 carrying 41 passengers and crew crashed three miles from Bradford McKean Airport in heavy snow. Twenty people were killed as the aircraft broke apart. nineteen bodies were moved to a temporary morgue. Rescue teams faced rugged terrain and subfreezing conditions to reach the wreckage and aid survivors. Pilot Capt. Gary Mull remained trapped in the wreckage. Federal investigators arrived to determine the cause of the Christmas Eve crash that interrupted holiday travel.
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Pueblo Crewmen Begin Two Weeks of Debriefing after Christmas
At Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego the USS Pueblo crew began two weeks of medical examinations and a Navy court of inquiry into their 11 months in North Korea. The debriefing includes psychiatrists and intelligence officers, with schedules set by physical condition. Families joined the crew for a Christmas dinner and exchanged gifts as hundreds of messages and telegrams arrived from well-wishers worldwide.
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Williamstown
Mass
Shepard
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Pueblo crew fears on return bridge escape
San Diego AP reports Pueblo crew members feared being shot while crossing the Bridge of No Return to freedom. Karnes and Schumacher describe harsh captivity, daily cigarettes, and hard food. many drank coffee once released. Chamber drive raises about 15000 for visiting families, with government funding covering flights. About 200 relatives flew in at U.S. expense. many more arrived at their own cost.
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Pantounjom
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Bridge of No Return
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Sea of Japan
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APY
California
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Beaten and Kicked Revealed by Pueblo Sailors
UPI reports from the USS Pueblo captives in North Korea described brutal beatings and threats. Mrs Irene M Roose says her son Alvin H Plucker endured severe abuse including prolonged sitting with legs straight, kneecap damage likely requiring surgery, and repeated firing of bullets while interrogated. Edward S Russell Jr’s father recalls a guard claiming President Johnson controls cars, illustrating the tense atmosphere among families awaiting word on captives.
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UPI
North Korea
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Trenton
Neb
Quartermaster
Alvin H. Plucker
Russell
Johnson
Fattest Man in Britain Slated for Guinness Listing
Arthur Armitage, 39, is expected to be named Britain’s fattest man in the Guinness Book of Records. Editors said they may wait until after Christmas to officially weigh him, noting his weight around 25 stone as the new edition nears release.
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Records
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Britain
Guinness
Treatment Worse as Time Passed on Pueblo Crew
Island Pond Vermont AP reports Bradley Crowe, a communications technician from the USS Pueblo, described harsh captivity after North Korea seized the ship. He said captors relaxed briefly until a promised US apology failed, then beatings resumed and mail was cut off. Crowe, now at San Diego Naval Hospital, plans no reenlistment and hopes to return home.
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Puebla
United States
Bradley Crowe
Island Pond
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East Charleston
Sandra McKee
Newport
Maddox Bicycles Backwards for Merriest Christmas
Governor Les Maddox spent Christmas riding a bicycle backwards at the Georgia governor’s mansion for a second year in a row. He joined his granddaughters Amara Densmore and Tanya as part of the holiday festivities after Christmas dinner.
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