Collision Leaves 1 Dead After Twin Airliner Crash
Two airliners collided near North Salem New York with 11 aboard one plane. One jet from Pan American or Eastern crashed on Hunt Mountain. 10 survived, 1 killed. The other plane a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 nosed toward Kennedy with wing damage. Passengers report terrifying moments as the craft crashed and flames rose. Local witnesses describe a dramatic, near level approach before impact and a mass of debris and fire.
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North Salem
Boad
Ai Lines
Westchester
Trane World Airlines
Kennedy Airport
Wareren Wilkinson
Harrison
W. J
Eastern
Boston
Newark
Hunt Mountain
Wilkinson
American Can Co
Mary Teuber
Luthyvale
Calif
Arthur Ackerman
Ackerman
Acerman
Gemini 7 Pilots Seek 14 Day Space Record
Gemini 7 astronauts Borman and Lovell launched from Cape Kennedy at 1 30 p m est aboard a Titan 2. They faced a lingering fuel cell power issue and were ordered to reduce electrical use while engineers on the ground assess options. The mission aims for a 14 day duration as they fly in formation with a spent rocket stage and monitor propulsion pressures and oxygen supply.
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Tryank Borman
James Lovell Jr
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Florida
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Borman
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Lovell
Walter M. Sehrrratt
Thomas P. Stafford
Frank Borman
Jim
Susan Bugbee
Tucson
Ariz
Central Control
Bormans
Houston
Tex
Michael Collins
Two Die After Dixon Area Car Crash Near Grand Detour Bridge
Two men from Dixon died from injuries after a Saturday automobile accident on Route 2 near the Grand Detour Bridge north of Dixon. Leslie J. McPail, 47, and David C. Denny, 25, were killed.
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Dixan
Grand Detour Bridge
Dixon
Leslie J. McPail
David C. Denny
Rembrandt Portraits Sold at Frankfurt Auction House
In Frankfurt Germany two oil on wood head portraits by Rembrandts dated 1696 sold at the Frankfurt Art and Auction House for 85000 dollars to an unidentified private bidder. One subject faces right the other left.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Rembrandts
Frankfurt Art and Auction House
Land Given for Franklin County Industrial Park
Inside The Southern Illinois the story highlights land allocation for a new Franklin County industrial park. Also noted are junior college boundary studies, a Carbondale man linked to General Patton, a Hunt Ball in pictures, plus discussions on reapportionment and prep basketball highlights across pages 11 12 21 31. National dog trials and a Saigon bombing report appear on other pages.
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Franklin County
Carbondale
Gen. Patton
Plane collision near Danbury injures three Tau Kappa Delta pledges
Bert Pietrowski and Jeff Stein of Fairleigh Dickinson College and George Rhoads of Cranford describe entering a dive after a Western Airlines plane sideswiped theirs. The trio, part of a fraternity initiation, were seated with limited instruction and attempted escape as the plane struck a hill near Mount Kisco.
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N.Y
Bert Pietrowski
Wastern Airlines
Danbury
Jeff
Pistrowski
Jerf Stein
Tau Kappa Delta
Fairleigh Dickinson College
Boston
Pietrowski
Yoose
George Rhoads
Cranford
Piotromski
Rhoads
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350000 Soldiers Major Conflict Seen in Viet Nam
An informed source indicates the war could expand into a major conflict with 350 000 to 400 000 American troops opposed by a growing North Vietnamese force. Present strength about 170 000, with over 200 000 expected soon, as Hanoi supports Viet Cong with regular troops and possible Laos or Cambodia spillover.
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United States
Deaders
Robert S. McNamara
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North
Hanoi
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
North Viet Nam
Breathitt urges six state regional development plan
Kentucky Governor Edward Breathitt proposes a regional development program linking Kentucky with Indiana Illinois Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Kentucky counties along the Ohio and Mississippi river basins. He invites neighboring governors to meet possibly next month to discuss a plan using the five year 3.25 billion Federal Economic Development Act to boost business activity and growth.
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Frankfort
Edward T. Breathitt
Kentucky
Breathitt
Sam
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois region
Mid mood fair and mild through Monday. Warm today, cooler tonight. Highs mostly in the 50s, lows upper 20s to upper 30s. Winds turn northwest at 12 to 25 mph. Includes weather details and map notes for today.
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Frederick
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Ward
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