Motorola Aero Space Division lands $3.6 million Air Force fuze contract
The Air Force awards Motorola Aero Space Division a $3.6 million contract for electronic bomb fuzes to be produced at the Scottsdale plant. Work begins late summer at Wright Patterson AFB setting no definite employment figures. The deal extends a prior $2 million contract and follows a separate Navy $1.5 million Sidewinder guidance systems award last month.
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Motorola
Aerospace
Air Force
Washington
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Aeronautical Systems
Wright-Pat
Terson Afb
Dayton
Calivary
Molizala
Scottsdale
Navy
Indonesian army destroys temple base of Communist faction
Indonesian troops raided the Central Java base of a Communist underground force led by a faith healer. The temple and base were burned. 80 followers were killed and 1,500 captured as the raid halted a planned September 90 movement. Sukarno faces possible treason action while Suharto seeks a compromise.
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Jakarta
UPI
Central Java
Antara
Sukarno
Sura
Suharto
Congress
Sutjipto
Johnson says nation works for peace in Vietnam
President Johnson told Congress the United States remains untiring in seeking a peaceful settlement of the Vietnam war through the United Nations and other channels. He contrasted peace efforts with criticism that the administration is not negotiating, noting two bombing suspensions failed to open negotiations and signaling a reply to Senator Kennedy on further peace steps. Variable clouds and gusty winds forecast with little temperature change. highs near 78, lows around 42.
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Washington
United Nations
Johnson
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
U.S
Arthur J.) Goldberg
Stat General Assembly
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Phoenix Joyrider Shot After Plane Breakout Crash
A Phoenix man, 20 year old Hail Thomas Hansen, was shot and killed by police at Sky Harbor Airport as he attempted to steal a plane from Saguaro Aviation and take off. After ramming a police car and trying to depart, officers fired four shots, hitting Hansen in the back and ending the aircraft's flight as it crashed through a chainlink fence with severe damage.
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Sky Harbor Airport
Phoenix
UPI
Sky Harbor
Thomas Hansen
Saguaro Aviation
Hansen
Advisors in Last Meet at Scottsdale School District
The final session of a series of public meetings with the citizens advisory committees for the Scottsdale School District is set for 7 30 tonight in the Acottsdale High School auditorium. Committee members will brief visitors on findings and then open the floor to questions and suggestions. The main contingent meets tonight at the district education center 3811 North 44th Street in open session.
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Citizens Advisory
Scottsdale
Acottsdale High School
District Education Center
N. 44Th St
Turbulent Midair Collision Kills 25 In Ohio
A Trans World Airlines jet en route from New York to Chicago collided midair with a small Beechcraft over west-central Ohio killing all 25 aboard the DC 0 and the private plane. Dayton radar tracked two blips on collision course before they vanished. Fire officials reported explosions and a ground crash near Urbana. Six people on the Beechcraft believed to be from Michigan perished.
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Urbana, Ohio
UPI
Trans World Airlines
New York
Chicago
Ohio
Urbana
William Schetter
Fire Department
Pittsburgh
Allentown-Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Here
Dayton
Joseph Blosner
Olio Highway Patrol
Columbus
Air Control Center
Dayton Center
TWA
Michigan
Two Crashes Mark Sunday Air Disasters Near Kenton Ohio
Lake Central Convair 50 miles south of Kenton crashes with loss of life and reports of an explosion before impact. A TWA Flight 553 from LaGuardia to Dayton crashes near Ohio Route 560 in Champaign County after losing contact with Columbus tower. Crew listed as Captain Karl Kohlsaar First Officer Donald Binder two flight attendants Lynda Wilds and C Andrews based in Chicago.
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Kenton
Ohio
Lake Central Airlines
Karl Kohlsaar
Donald Binder
Lynda Wilds
C. Andrews
Chicago
TWA
Columbus
Champaign County
Lake Central
U S Uses Thai Bases for Bombing North Vietnam
The United States and Thailand announced at a late night news conference that American planes based in Thailand are bombing North Vietnam. Officials said bases will be opened to newsmen for inspection Friday, with emphasis on Thai participation in the Vietnam War effort.
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Bangkok
UPI
United States
Thailand
North Vietnam
John FR
O'Brian
Somporng Sutarkhul
Thant Khoman
U.S
Vietnam
Tt Sa
Samprong
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
America
Onorth Vietnam
Graham Martin
Yanks suffer heavy casualties in Vietnam week
Saigon reports U S forces endured their heaviest losses of the war with 1,617 killed, wounded or missing the week prior. Communists also suffered heavy tolls as allied operations intensified near the DMZ and along the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Cedar Falls
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Junction City
Thiaa
Olay
Ia Drang Valley Campaig
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Alatoon
4Th Infantry
Saigan
Explosion and fire hit Picatinny Arsenal killing four
An explosion and fire at Picatinny Arsenal in Dover New Jersey killed at least four people and injured two others. The incident occurred about 40 miles west of New York City and is the top breaking news item from the Dover area.
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New Jersey Arsenal
Dover
N.J
Picatinny Arsenal
New York City
House OKs Arizona Project Bill Without Federal Aid
The House passed with little debate a bill to let Arizona construct the Central Arizona Project without federal aid. It now returns to the Senate for concurrence on amendments added by House members.
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Phoenix
House
Arizona
Senate
Group sells fake Japanese watches to small businessmen
Phoenix police report a gang operating from cars selling imported Japanese electric watches with misspelled brand names to pay lot operators. The watches carry price tags of 125 dollars or more but are worth about 2 dollars and 60 cents.
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Phoenix
Weather turns mild across Great Plains as Arctic pockets shift
A sudden warmup broke a siege of sub freezing cold across the Great Plains and Midwest. Temperatures jumped from near zero to the fifties in many areas while Arctic air lingered over New England and the Appalachians. Dust storms raked the Pacific Northwest and floods displaced thousands in West Virginia and Kentucky with damage mounting.
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United Press International
Great Plaina
Midwest
Amarillo
Tex
Great Plains
Arctic
I Montana
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Pacific Northwest
West
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Central Intelligence Agency
Larry Rubin
Philadelphia
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