Piedmont Airlines Crash Atop Charleston Mountain Airport
A Piedmont Airlines flight carrying 37 aboard crashed in flames while attempting to land at Charleston’s fog shrouded mountain airport. Initial reports said 32 killed and five survivors in critical condition. The twin engine plane originated in Louisville with stops in Cincinnati and Charleston en route to Roanoke Richmond and Newport News before Norfolk. Fire crews doused the wreckage as air guardsmen aided. Six bodies and two injured were sent to Charles General Hospital with others to Charleston Memorial.
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Piedmont Airlines
Charleston Piedmont
William Hanson
Louisville
Cincinnati
Virginia
Roanoke
Richmond
Newport News
Norfolk
Air National Guardsman
Charles General Hospital
Charleston Memorial Hospital
F Ved Am
Mishap Series Claims 10 Across Nation
A string of Friday accidents, including a C119 Flying Boxcar crash near Wilmington Ohio, a train wreck near Middletown, and two bus incidents, left 10 dead and more than 1890 injured nationwide. Six Air Force reservists died on training flight from Clinton County AFB. The Cincinnati to Detroit train incident injured and unsettled more than 100 passengers.
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Clinton County Air Force Base
Wilmington
Ohio
Otis Afb Mass
Middletown
Baltimore & Ohio
Warren County
Byron Kennard
Cincinnati
Detroit
Middletown Hospital
4 H Club Members Ready For Official Start of Fair
Vigo County 4 H members prepare for the 39th Vigo County Fair at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds. Judging begins in women's exhibits today with entry deadlines and a 25 cent adult fare for bus service. The event features antique and craft displays, a Fantasy at Sea exhibit, and Sunday autos, horse shows, and free grandstand shows.
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Vigo County
Wabash Valley Fairgrounds
Janice Bradley
Home Exchange Club
7Th St
Wabash Ave
United States Auto Club
Martin
COPE Denies Endorsement Of Democratic Team
COPE Chairman Margaret Banker says a Tribune front page report about COPE backing Democratic candidates is in error. Vigo County Democratic leader Ralph Berry notes COPE aimed to aid voter registration without party bias and a COPE meeting is planned to decide the committee line.
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Tribune
Democrat Party
COPE
Committee On Political Education
Vigo-Clay-Sullivan Central Labor Council
Margaret Banker
Ralph Berry
Vigo County
Terre Haute Tribune
Democratic Central Committee
Roudebush Listed Fair After Crash in Georgia
Indiana Congressman Richard L. Roudebush and five others were injured when their private plane crashed during a landing attempt at Pine Mountain Georgia. All six remained in fair condition, with Roudebush suffering a fractured arm and dislocated hip.
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Pine Mountain
Indiana
Richard L. Roudebush
Georgia
Roudebush
Noblesville
Miami Beach
Fla
Marjorie
Kenneth Biddle
Sheridan
Ind
Velma Biddle
Mary Zellers
Yolando Bajo Darmanin
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Biddles
Biddle
Biddle Screw Products Co
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
Richard M. Nixon
First American dental school founded in Baltimore 1839
The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery opened in 1839 as the first dental school in the United States, marking a milestone in professional dental education.
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Dental
America
The
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Allies Report Killing 147 Foe and Capturing 165
Allied forces report killing 147 Viet Cong and capturing 165 suspects in large cordon and search operations across Saigon suburbs and northern provinces. The raids aimed to disrupt infiltrations for attacks on Saigon Hue Quang Tri and other cities, with a major tunnel complex yielding supplies and weapons.
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Saigon
U.S
Sai
Gon
Hue
Quang Tri
George S. Patton III
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
McGovern Enters Democratic Race Against Humphrey and McCarthy
Sen George McGovern of South Dakota declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, aligning with Robert Kennedy's goals of ending the Vietnam War and healing national divisions. He joins Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy in a three way race, pledging support to either rival if they secure the nomination and urging rapid end to the war.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Robert Kennedy
McGovern
Vietnam
Kennedy
MeZov
Ethel
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedys
Memorial clashes in Little Rock prompt Guard deployment
National Guardsmen and police patrolled Central Little Rock after Friday night shooting and rock throwing tied to a memorial service for Cecil Ingram. Gov. Rockefeller ordered 100 guardsmen and 300 on alert as 22 Negroes were arrested and one officer injured. two blocks expanded to a 100 block area with no looting reported.
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Little Rock
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
R. E. Brians
Rockefeller
Brians
Larry Turner
North Little Rock
Turner
Don Wood
Wood
Pulaski County
Cecil Ingram
Terre Haute Weather Forecast From The Page Two Map
Weather map notes show 6 am 72 and 9 am 132 pam 76 with river stage 6.5 ft. Terre Haute vicinity expects considerable cloudiness with showers or thundershowers today and cooler conditions Sunday. Highs 83 to 89, lows 62 to 68, with 40 to 50 percent today, 20 to 40 tonight, 10 Sunday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Chicago Prepares Security For Democratic Convention
Chicago officials and federal agencies plan extensive security for the Democratic National Convention opening August 26 at the International Amphitheatre. Measures include a half mile fence, manhole guards, credential checkpoints, and 5500 National Guard troops plus 12000 police on 12 hour shifts.
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Chicago
International Amphitheatre
Secret Service
FBI
Chicago Police
Illinois National Guard
Regular Army
Democratic National Committee
John B. Griswell
National
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Illinois
Cook County
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