Hope Device Holds Clue, 42 Die In Plane Crash
Investigators said one of two flight recorders burned beyond use in the Braniff crash that killed 42 near Falls City Nebraska. A second recorder may still yield useful data on the plane's position and movements. Civil Aeronautics Board spokesman Ed Slattery noted heat destroyed the primary device.
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Falls City
Neb
Braniff International Airways
Here
Ed Slattery
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Slattery
Antone Schawang
Shawang
Schawang
BAC
Hulman Field ADC Facility Ready for Use
Air Force officials announce the Hulman Field Air Defense Command facility will be officially turned over to the ADC midweek. The two year, 2 million dollar project provides crew quarters, baths, maintenance hangars and runway improvements. The unit will grow from 75 enlisted to about 130 140, with Maj. Robert T. Smith commanding and Lt. Robert J. Wimbiscus as executive officer.
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Air Force
Hulman Field
Air Defense Command
ADC
Colorado Springs
Robert T. Smith
Robert J. Wimbiscus
Thomas A. Tibbitt
Cynthia Hofmann II Wins Beef Grand Championship
Eleven year old Cynthia Hofmann of Pimento won the 4 H Beef Grand Championship with her middleweight Angus steer Bumper at the county fair. She also claimed the heavy weight Hereford class with Checkers, as over 40 steers were shown. The grand champion was chosen by Steve Reedy.
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Cynthia Hofmann, II
Cynthia Hofmann
Pimento
Angus
Pimneto
Cynthia
Robert Hofmann
Steve Reedy
Doyce Stephens
Stephens
Indiana State University
Bart Smith
Barbara Stephens
Ray Graham
Gregory Bussing
John Leeth
Patrick Pounds
Candidates Advised By Postal Chief
Washington Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien urges Democratic congressional candidates to back the Viet Nam policy in fall campaigns. He says Americans largely oppose retreat from South Vietnam and is optimistic about Democratic prospects in the 1966 off-year. O'Brien notes margins favor the party, but midterm losses are historically likely.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Lawrence F. O’brien
South Viet Nam
Associated Press
O’brien
John F. Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
O O’brien
Post Office Department
House
Senate
Lawrence O’brien
Nugents Honeymoon Quiet, Secret Service Leads Parade
Patrick and Luci Nugent honeymooned at Capri Conti on Nassau as six other couples traveled incognito aboard a Pan American jet from New York. They were escorted by Secret Service, stayed at a waterfront villa, and were largely unrecognized by other passengers and staff.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Patrick
Luci Johnson Nugent
Mrs. Frisbee
New York
Kennedy Airport
Luci Johnson
Secret Service
Pat
Luci
Kennedy
Pan American
Capri- Conti . Com
Rebekah Harkness-Kean
Cong May Pick Plateau For Major Battleground
In Pleiku central Vietnam the Communists eye a major clash as rains and mist slow U S troops. The 1st Cavalry with 470 helicopters could not fly due to zero visibility while reinforcements trudged through rain drenched jungle to reach a surrounded platoon. North Vietnamese forces exploited the weather, with intelligence noting ongoing actions on the plateau near Cambodia since July 24.
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Pleiku
South Viet Nam
1St Cavalry
Cambodia
U. S
Seven U S planes shot down over North Vietnam
Seven U S planes were shot down during 107 missions as U S spokesmen described heavy damage to supply routes from Red China and to the Viet Cong. Senior officers said persistent rain and jungle reduced American effectiveness, with units cut off twice by bad weather and two notable actions by the 25th Division and the 1st Cavalry (Airmobile).
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Saigon
U. S
North Viet Nam
Red China
25Th Division
1St Cavalry
Tomorrow at the Fair Promises Diverse Events
Tomorrow at the Vigo County Fair features 4-H and Open Sheep, Poultry, and Beef shows, dairy displays, and two music programs. The Tribune-Star Tournament of Music, Children’s Western Horse Show, Barber Shop Quartet, Gospel Sing, and the Second Annual Vigo County Fair Beauty Pageant headline a full schedule from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm.
Bayh to Speak During Indiana Water Tour in Terre Haute
Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana will address guests at the Terre Haute House as part of a four day state water development fact finding tour. The trip, tied to the Public Works Committee, aims to assess new Indiana projects and monitor progress on existing ones with officials Ken Grant William Andrews and Blucher Poole aboard.
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Terre Haute
Terre Haute House
Indiana
Bayh
Senate Public Works Committee
Public Works Committee
Ken Grant
Soil Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
William Andrews
Department of Natural Resources of
Blucher Poole
Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board
Tour schedule maps early state lands and reservoirs
The text lists a two day tour plan with stops at Brookville Reservoir Hartsville Clifty Creek Elk Creek Lost River West Baden French Lick and nearby towns plus a dinner at Knights of Columbus Hall Jasper Breakfast at Loogootee and a tour of Ragglesville Lake. It contrasts historic state counts with current totals and mentions page continuation.
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Apolis
Brookville
Clifty Creek
Hartsville
White Cottage
Scottsburg
Elk Creek
Salem
Congress Warns on Air Strike Settlement Bill
Washington AP Congress resumes hearings urging labor and management to settle the airline dispute or face legislation. Chairman Harley Staggers warned once enacted the bill will be hard to repeal and will set a lasting precedent. He noted the Senate passed measure could force airline mechanics back to work for up to 180 days.
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Washington
Congress
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
International Association of Machinists
P. L. Siemiller
Staggers
Commerce Committee
House
Senate
Weather overview Terre Haute area and Illinois Indiana
Partly cloudy with showers or thundershowers likely today and tonight. Cooler tonight. High today in mid 80s, low tonight 57 to 64. High Tuesday mostly in the 70s. Generally fair and cool Tuesday night and Wednesday. Also notes on Illinois and street temperatures and a discussion on transportation labor tensions and bus strike impacts.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
South Portion
Illinois
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Martin
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Nugent
Capricorn
New Providence Island
Lyford Cay
Gerard Nugent
U. S. Marine Corps
Hill 65
St. Nugent
Peter Arnett
Barber Shop Quartet
Gospel Sing
Sen. Bayh
Accmpany Bayh
United Press International
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America
American Legion Hall
Loogooo Tee
Ragglesville Lake
Labor
Siemiller
Western Greyhound
U. S. Weather Bureau
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