30 Die In Jet Crash In Montserrat Island
A Pan American Boeing 707 with 30 aboard crashed into a mountain on Montserrat in the British West Indies. Ground searchers found no survivors as wreckage burned. Pan American confirmed 21 passengers and 9 crew. Flight 292 was en route from Martinique to New York with planned stops at Antigua St Croix and San Juan.
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Martinique
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Chlorine Gas Barge Found Off LSU Campus
A sunken barge carrying 600 tons of chlorine was located in the Mississippi River near the Louisiana State University campus. Navy divers confirmed the vessel, part of the Betsy hurricane incident, and Army Engineers announced the discovery after a late night probe using a bottom profiler. Shipping reopened. removal plans await engineer action.
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Louisiana State University
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Army
White House
Mississippi
Thomas J. Bowen
Washington
Olin Firearms Shaping Interstate Shipments Under Law
Washington AP Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp Winchester plants at East Alton Illinois and New Haven Connecticut can ship firearms interstate after President Johnson signed a law. The Treasury Department may waive a ban on interstate shipments by felon firms. Olin was classified as a felon in a separate drug importation kickback case.
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Washington
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Winchester Firearms
East Alton
New Haven
Typhoon Trix Slams Central Honshu Amid Heavy Rains
Typhoon Trix, rated this year’s strongest storm, struck central Honshu with 111 mph winds and torrential rain. As the cyclone advanced toward Tokyo a light earthquake rattled central and northern Japan. No casualties or damage reported.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Uncontrolled Fires Rage Across Northern California
High winds and dry conditions fueled multiple wildfires in the Bay Area and central valleys. Two men were burned while fighting a Vacaville blaze that destroyed twenty homes and caused about 500000 dollars in damage. A separate fire threatened Middletown in Lake County and another shut a major interstate highway over the Sierra. Wind gusts of 40 to 100 mph toppled lines hampering comms and felling power. The Richmond plant suffered a blackout since midnight as smoke drifted over Solano and Yolo counties toward San Francisco.
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Richmond Independent
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Yolo
Fairfield
Vallejo
Escapee Holds Doctor's Wife In Bangor Area Abduction
Police hunt expands across Orrington and Bangor for Roger R. Haller and Lynn P. McGinn. Haller abducted Mrs McGinn at gunpoint after breaking into the Orrington home, holding her and their children Stace y and Pierce for hours before McGinn alerted authorities. An air search and roadblocks are active with 100 officers involved.
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Lynn P. McGinn
Orrington
Roger R. Haller
Bangor
Bangor State Hospital
Haller
John F. McGinn
J. Edward Marks
Water shutoff halts Litchfield. 14-inch main ruptures
A 14-inch main from Litchfield's pumping station ruptured, shutting off water for up to 12 hours. A 7,400 population city warned of possible outages. plants with 600 to 700 workers may close. St. Francis Hospital used stored water. the plant normally supplies up to a million gallons daily.
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Litchfield
St. Francis Hospital
Stock Prices Move Down Amid Market Caution
The market opened lower as trading slowed after noon. Analysts cited weekend caution, Pakistan India tensions, and Red China's ultimatum. Industries fell while rails and airlines edged lower, and the AP average slipped to 340.6 while the Dow stood at 927.40.
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New York City
Red
American Stock Exchange
Boy dragged a mile by school bus in Oregon City
Seven year old Clay Moncrief clung to a front tire as a bus with 38 children continued to a stop. His feet bled and boots burned after the rider was dragged for about a mile until his parents reached the scene. The driver said he did not hear the screams.
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Oregon City
Ore
Clay Moncrief
Cold Weather Sweeps Across North West and Plains
A fierce late September storm plunges through the northwest United States and into the plains. It drives winds up to 83 mph, drops temperatures into the teens and twenties, blankets Wyoming and Colorado with heavy snow, and strands about 4,500 travelers at Rawlins. Highways from Rawlins to Laramie close, while Gage Oklahoma records a dramatic fall from 103 to the 40s. The Weather Bureau calls it one of the worst September storms in history.
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Pacific
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Oklahoma
Butte
Mont
Casper
Wyo
Spokane
Wash
Denver
Colo
Weather Bureau
Rawlins
Gage
Okla
NLRB Orders Ward to Bargain With Local Unions
The National Labor Relations Board directed Montgomery Ward to recognize the AFL-CIO Retail Clerks Association as exclusive bargaining agent for workers in 39 cities. The ruling, following two years of investigations, holds Ward responsible for unfair labor practices tied to a national agreement from August 1963 and requires back pay to affected employees. The order covers 14 states including Illinois towns LaGrange Carlinville and Mount Vernon.
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Chicago
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Carlinville
Mount Vernon
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Welding Rod Cause of Titan Silo Blast
The Air Force reports a civilian welder’s electric rod touching an oil line caused a Titan missile silo fire in Searcy Arkansas. Fifty three workers died last month with the welder among the victims. Secretary Zuckert released an investigation summary. The incident occurred on the second of seven underground levels.
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Washington
Air Force
Searcy
Ark
Eugene M. Zuckert
Boy, 3, Drowns Near Bloomington Creek
The body of Bobby Frank , 3, was recovered today from a creek near his Bloomington home. A playmate said the boy fell into the water Thursday.
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Bloomington
Bobby Frank
Kennedy widow and child to keep Secret Service protection
The White House reports Mrs. John F. Kennedy and her child will receive Secret Service protection for two more years. President John signed the bill on Thursday extending protection terms and ensuring ongoing security for the family.
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John F. Kennedy
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John
Planes Hit Demilitarized Zone Bridge in Viet Nam
A flight bombed the Ben Hai River bridge in the demilitarized zone near Highway 1. U S officials say the planes were likely American and that the attack may violate the Geneva cease fire rules. The North end of the bridge was hit and three Vietnamese were killed. An IC C inquiry began immediately with observers from India Canada and Poland assisting.
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Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Ben Hai River
Highway 1
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Wholesale Rates Probed in Illinois Power Case
The Federal Power Commission began an inquiry into whether Illinois Power Co. charges to seven wholesale customers in Decatur and several others are lawful. The probe covers Fithian Ladd Ogden Oglesby Sawyerville Cedar Point Light and Water and Central Illinois Electric and Gas in Rockford plus 13 rural coops. The FPC demands a cost report for each customer within 45 days using 1964 as a test year, while Illinois Power questions FPC jurisdiction.
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Federal Power Commission
Illinois Power Co
Decatur
Illinois
FPC
Fithian
Ladd
Ogden
Oglesby
Sawyerville
Cedar Point Light and Water Co
Central Illinois Electric and Gas Co
Rockford
Illinois Power
Illinois Rural Electric Cooperatives
Commission
Allen van Wyck
Demonstrators March in St Louis City Hall Protest
About 200 civil rights demonstrators blocked traffic in a peaceful march at City Hall and the Police Department in St Louis. They demanded a meeting with Mayor A J Cervantes over alleged police brutality after the fatal shooting of two Black youths. Ivory Perry was arrested for lying down in front of a car.
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A. J. Cervantes
Ivory Perry
Shastri Replies To Ultimatum On Himalayan Border
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri pledged India will defend territorial integrity but avoid giving Communist China any pretext for aggression. He proposed a joint investigation to locate border posts and resolve the dispute as China rejects neutral observers. Washington monitors the India China border situation amid tensions over India and Pakistan.
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Lal Bahardur Shastri
India
China
Shastri
Red China
Pakistan
Kashmir
New Delhi
Peking
State Department
Washington
United States
November draft call includes first Marine draftees in 13 years
The Defense Department announced a November draft of 36,450 with 4,050 for the Marine Corps, the first Navy draft in nine years, and 28,400 for the Army. The push follows the President's move to bolster active forces for Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Defense Department
Marine Corps
Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Thant proposes binding UN cease fire order for India Pakistan
UN Secretary General U Thant outlines a five point plan to end the India Pakistan conflict. He urges a binding Security Council order backed by penalties, a pledge to withdraw troops, and talks in a friendly third country with UN committee help. He warns that continued fighting endangers world peace and could trigger Chapter 7 measures.
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U Thant
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Israel
Thant
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India
Bahadur Lal Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Increasing clouds bring scattered showers this night
Weather forecast notes showers and thunderstorms possible tonight with increasing cloudiness. Saturday will be mostly cloudy and cooler with a low around 55 to 65 and a high near 70 to 75.
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