Irish Viscount Plunges To Sea With 61 Aboard
An Irish airliner with 61 aboard plunged into the Irish Sea off Wales during a spin from Cork to London. Navy ships and radar aircraft pressed a nightlong search in fading light for survivors amid rain and wreckage reports. Mayday signals were received but their source remained unclear.
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Fishguard
Wales
Irish Sea
Cork
London
Strumble Head
South Wales
Atlantic
Coast Guard
No Changes For Strategy In Viet War
Gen. Leonard F. Chapman Jr. affirms U S strategy should persevere in Vietnam despite Tet offensives. He notes the offensive caused shock but predicts a favorable net effect due to communist abuses. He refuses to forecast future strategy decisions or comment on Kennedy or McCarthy's potential impact.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
United States
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
Chapman
Marine Corps
Johnson
Train Car Collisions Mark Day of Accidents in Lock Haven
Two separate crashes involved Penn Central freight trains on Saturday near Lock Haven. Robert Donovan, a 54 year old engineer with 25 years accident free, operated the 52 car train from Renovo to Williamsport, colliding with a car at Water Street. driver John Hannon, 44, was critically injured and his wife Caroline 44 was killed. On the return run the train struck another car at Hanna Street, injuring five youths but none seriously.
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Lock Haven
Penn Central
Robert Donovan
Lockport
Renovo
Williamsport
Water Street
John Hannon
Caroline
Donovan
Hanna Street
Army Doctor Removes Live Grenade in Vietnam
Maj. Kenneth A. Cass removed a live grenade embedded in the leg of Pfc. Warren D. Hillman during a Sunday operation in Da Nang. Capt. Fred J. Puckett assisted as an ordnance expert, marking the fourth such wartime removal by U.S. Army medics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DA Nang
Vietnam
U.S
Kenneth A. Cass
Waterbury
Maple Festival Draws City Dwellers to Meyersdale
Five hundred twenty five visitors from Baltimore Washington gathered in Meyersdale for the first maple excursion arriving by a ten coach B and O train. They toured Keims Camp West Salisbury observed maple production and enjoyed pancakes with pure Somerset County syrup.
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Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Somerset County
Meyersdale
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Monument Square
Keim
West Salisbury
Norman F. Walker
James A. Bochy
Robert Antram
Kei
James Bochy
Tittle
Somerset Couty
Somerset
B52s Bomb Khe Sanh Area as Marines Endure Siege
U S Air Force B52 bombers conducted continuous strikes around Khe Sanh after a weekend barrage by North Vietnamese gunners. A Marine helicopter was shot down during a strafing run and four crewmen were rescued. Intelligence cites 16,000 enemy troops in two divisions, with no stated pullout.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
U.S
Camp Carroll
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Pa Parliamentarian Emily Wilcox Dies at 97
Emily Wilcox former women’s page editor of the Scranton Times and noted Pennsylvania parliamentarian died Saturday at a nursing home in Langhorne. She worked at the Times from 1919 to 1949 and will be buried at Foxy Four Cemetery on Wednesday.
Tentative Copper Company settlements await workers votes
Ten tative agreements for the last two of four major copper firms were announced as a broad strike persisted. Anaconda and American Smelting & Refining narrowed local issues at several mines and plants in 14 states while about 25 000 workers prepared to vote on the deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Gilbride
Washington
Anaconda Co
American Smelting & Refining Co
Kennecott Copper Corp
Anaconda
Kennecott
Johnson
White House
Phelps Dodge Corp
American Smelting
Arizona
Montana
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Nevada
New Jersey
Maryland
Texas
Idaho
Nebraska
California
Colorado
Indiana
Panamanian President Impeached and Suspended by Assembly
The National Assembly impeached President Marco A. Robles on grounds of illegal political activity and suspended him. First vice president Max Delvalle was sworn in as president as National Guard troops patrolled the area amid protests. Robles plans to seek Supreme Court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
National Assembly
Marco A. Robles
Max Delvalle
National Guard
Robles
Delvalle
Supreme Court
Assembly
National Union
U.S
Canal Zone
John F. Kennedy
Passenger Train Jumps Rails Near Brundidge
Eleven cars of Seaboard Coast Line’s South Wind derailed on Alabama 93 near Brundidge early Sunday. Thirty five people were injured with six still in hospitals in Ozark and Troy. seven coaches three Pullman cars and a diner left the tracks in a narrow cut, nine cars resting opposite a cemetery.
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Brundidge
Ala
Seaboard Coast Line
Ozark and Troy
Alabama 93
Herbert Sann Dies After Short Illness
Herbert E. Sann known as Herb to many, died after a sudden illness. He led the local unemployment office since the 1950s, starting with W P A time records and rising to manager as the office grew to 15 staff in a West Main Street building.
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Herbert E. Sann
Herb
W.P.A
Public Employment Service
West Main Street
Two Big Indoor Shows Set For Somerset Co Maple Festival
The 21st annual Somerset County Maple Festival in Meyersdale features two indoor events. A maple musicale Saturday March 30 at 3 p.m. at Meyersdale area high school auditorium includes Al Homburg and new acts the Shank barthers and the Paddytowners. Miss Linda Underdonk and the Maple Queen's court perform as part of the festival's varied program. On Sunday March 31 at 1 30 p.m. the talent show crowns the 1968 Maple Queen Miss Sally Miller with six princesses and multiple talent numbers.
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Somerset County
Meyersdale
Meyersdale Area High School
al Homburg
Homburg
West Virginia University
Cumberland
National Music Maga
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Canada
Shank Barthers
Bob and
Bill
Keyser
W. Va
Tri-State
West Virginia
Linda Underdonk
Dixon Dance Studio
Dixettes
Atlantic City
Winchester
Montreal
Commonwealth
Sally Miller
Friedens
Deborah Ann Farber
Meyersdale Area
UN Security Council Condemns Israel Raids in Jordan
The UN Security Council voted unanimously to condemn Israel’s raids into Jordan last Thursday. The resolution warns against military reprisals and allows sanctions if violence continues, noting Arab terrorist activity while avoiding specific attribution.
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Max Harrelson
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Jordan
U.N
India
Pakistan
Senegal
United States
Israelis and Jordanians clash across Jordan River frontier
Israeli and Jordanian forces exchanged artillery and small arms fire along the Jordan River near the Beisan Valley for about two hours. No Israeli casualties were reported. Earlier, a farmer was wounded by a mine near Modelet and settlements in the Beisan Valley went on high alert.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan River
East Bank
Jordanian Bank
Beisan
Sea of Galilee
Kibbutz
Mezeor
Modelet
Kfar Ruppin
Ma’oz Hayim
Korean Espionage Ring Smashed in Seoul Area
National police announced the disruption of an espionage ring that supplied intelligence to North Korea for four years. Twelve alleged agents were arrested, including five women, after a tip from villagers in a Seoul suburb.
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Seoul
Warmer Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Sunny and warmer conditions expected in western Pennsylvania on Monday with mild highs in the 40s to 50s. Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday following a fair, not quite as cold Monday night. Highs Monday reach into the 40s and 50s.
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Pennsylvania
Water Dam Break Floods Lee Killings and Damage
A man-made dam burst near Lee Massachusetts creating Lake Lee. Eddie Gage is killed when his home is swept away and about 25 others are evacuated as floodwaters damaged Clark Aiken Co machinery plant with an estimated loss of eight million dollars. Route 20 and the Housatonic River saw the torrent, Civil Defense mobilized and rescue units assisted residents in a 6 000 population community near the New York border.
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Lee
Mass
Eddie Gage
Clark- Aiken Co
James C. Hart
Lake Lee
East Lee Brooke
Housatonic River
Billy Demps
East Lee Steak House
Route 20
Massachusetts Turnpike
State Civil Defense Agency
New York State
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Aer Lingus
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Dminn
Maple
BY David R. Hay
Queen Sally
William Stader
Jan Gleysteen
Scottdale
David Weimer
Hans Stumpf
Maple Manor
Maple Festival, Inc
Meyers Avenue
Beseiged Khe Sanh
George Esper
By Robert Berellez
Herbert Sann
Somerset Co
Paddytowners
Louisville
UN Security Council
Syria
Israel-Jordan
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