Navy base canoe tragedy near Quantico claims nine lives
Searchers recovered one body of nine enlisted men missing after their training canoe capsized in the Potomac River near Quantico Virginia. The 25 foot canvas craft overturned around 4 30 p m in 35 degree water as they paddled from Virginia toward the base amid an all night hunt by Coast Guard Navy and Marine crews aided by helicopters and boats.
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1.C. L. E. Richardson
Virginia
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Senate probes U S troop levels in Korea and home
Senate investigators study U S ground forces both in Korea and the United States to assess reserve strength as Vietnam troop buildup prompts calls to mobilize National Guard and Reserve units. Aides focus on Korea where about 50 000 troops are stationed and on U S home strength.
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Hungarian Dancer Ivan Nagy Defects to United States
New York AP reports Hungarian ballet dancer Ivan Nagy has defected to the United States. Walter Terry of the Saturday Review notes Nagy, 24, said he left not for politics but for better career opportunities in America after visiting Washington, D.C., at the invitation of Frederic Franklin of the National Ballet.
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Ivan Nagy
United States
Saturday Review
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Washington, D.C
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National Ballet
Bank property rejected by Carbondale committee
The Carbondale Public Buildings Committee advised the city council not to buy the First National Bank property at North Washington and East Main for 275000. They noted the building would need up to 150000 in renovations to serve as a city hall, making the deal unjustified amid other land offers for a possible city government complex.
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Coast Guardsman Studies Ice At Muskegon Breakwater Light
Coast Guardsman Tim Morrison of St. Louis studies the mass of ice and snow on the navigational light at the far end of Muskegon breakwater. The light is out and must be repaired to restore warning to mariners.
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Muskegon
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Salt mine rescue ends? oxygen found as hopes rise
Rescue experts descend 1200 feet into the Calumet salt mine area where 21 miners have been trapped over 30 hours. They report oxygen present and a diesel motor heard, offering cautious optimism amid signs of carbon monoxide and ongoing entrapment.
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F. Clayton Tonnamaker
Cargill, Inc
Tonnamaker
William L. Meadows
Sturgis
Pueblo ship seizure dominates Panmunjom talks brief session
At Panmunjom Korea the Mixed Military Armistice Commission held an open session as U S Rear Adm John W Smith and North Korean Maj Gen Pak Chung Kook traded charges over the Pueblo incident. Ten closed meetings aimed at freeing the vessel and crew of 82 with one sailor dead. The Communists accused the U N command of armistice violations.
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