British plane crash in Yugoslavia kills 95
A Britannia airliner carrying 117 British tourists crashed near Ljubljana Brnik Airport just after midnight. Ninety five died, 22 survived with two in serious condition. Rescue crews reported most survivors seated at the back. The disaster is Yugoslavia's worst air crash.
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Blue Chips Lead Rally as Dow Tops 793
Selected blue chips showed strength as trading broadened gains in early afternoon. The Dawn Jones industrial average rose 4.74 to 793.15 at noon with profit taking fading and a more rounded advance developing. Glamour stocks recovered from early losses with many up a point or more, while Treasury bonds surged and airlines weakened.
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Hambletonian Classic Horses Race Leads in Du Quoin Heat
Report from Du Quoin State Fair on the Hambletonian Classic for three year old trotters. The field of twelve competes as Pole's and Shatter Way trail Kerry Way who set a record pace early in the first heat.
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Thant Declines Second Term at United Nations
U Thant rejected a new five year term as UN secretary general amid concerns over the Vietnam War and China’s absence from the UN. He warned the world could be drawn toward a major war and said he would not seek reappointment.
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Hunters Target Shawnee Forest Deer Abundance Draws Thousands
The Shawnee National Forest sustains a thriving whitetail herd with about 60,000 deer in Illinois. Since 1957 hunters flock to the area, aided by a 1933 stock of deer and permit systems in Pope and surrounding counties. Deer hunts rely on shotgun or bow and arrow with tree-stand setups near deer runs. In eight seasons more than 12,000 deer have been harvested here, while archery seasons run October to December.
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De Gaulle Sees No Viet Peace Without US Withdrawal Timeline
French President Charles de Gaulle told 60,000 Cambodians that no peace talks for Vietnam will occur unless the United States agrees to a fixed timetable for withdrawing its forces. He warned negotiations would depend on American decisions to repatriate troops within a set period. The State Department reiterated U S aims to withdraw after peace is reached amid a cautious White House response.
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Bombers Hit Reds Routes in Vietnam Demilitarized Zone
AP reports U S B52 bombers from Guam struck infiltration routes in the Vietnam DMZ while other air forces bombed North Vietnam. A week of ground fighting lull continues in South Vietnam as casualty figures rise with more wounded. Curfew planned for American servicemen on election eve and day in Saigon and other cities.
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Hambletonian Heat Sets New 1 55 3/5 Mile Mark at Du Quoin
Stanley Dancer drives Noble Victory to a 1 55 3/5 trotting heat world record at the Du Quoin State Fair eclipsing Ayres 1 56 4/5. Noble Victory’s victory tops 160 years of trotting history as 17 000 fans watched. Kerry Way also sets a record for three year old fillies in two heats at the Hambletonian Classic. Norman Moody honored in Victory Lane for track prep improvements ahead of a large crowd across two days of racing.
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Don Hayes
Fairground
Steve Lawrence
Eydie Gorme
Weekend Weather Outlook and Fair Entertainment Schedule
Variable showers and thundershowers in the Friday forecast with mild temperature change. Highs 86 to 92, tonight’s low 66 to 72, Saturday partly cloudy and warm with showers. At the fair crowd reaches about 7 500 to 8 000 while Perry Como launches a new show Monday. Gov. Otto Kerner attended Wednesday events, and Kerry Way is bred by Gainesway Farm in Lexington.
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Don Hayes
Dayton braces as National Guard aids police after shooting
Ohio National Guard units were ordered into Dayton to quell gangs of rock throwing and window smashing directed at white people after a shooting of Olester Mitchell, 40, by five white men in a red Chevrolet. Police blocked a three mile West Third Street area and nearby sections. City officials called for guard help as looting and window damage were reported. Mitchell remained in critical condition.
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Davis Named Legion Chief
Handsome grey-thatched John E. Davis former North Dakota governor was unanimously elected national commander of the American Legion today. He succeeds L Eldon James of Hampton Va.
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