Crash in Vietnam Kills 125 Civilians Near Da Nang
A four engine Flying Tiger Line cargo plane crashed in a rainstorm near Da Nang Air Base on Christmas Eve killing 125 Vietnamese civilians and wounding 42. The CL44 aircraft from Tachikawa Tokyo carried four crew and struck a thatch village, with Marines and rescue teams aiding survivors and search efforts.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
da Nang Air Base
U.S
Tachikawa
Tokyo
U. S
U.S. 1St Marine Division
U.S. Army c
Flying Tiger Line
Frank Hawkins
Sparta
N.J
Michael Jackson
Redwood City
Calif
Lloyd Moore
Turlock
Binh Thai
U.S. Marine
Air Force
Holiday Traffic Toll Rises on Christmas Eve
The nation's Christmas weekend toll reached 184 deaths by Sunday evening, with the three day period ending Monday. The Associated Press notes the rate trails last year’s later tally and compares with earlier three day periods and four day Thanksgiving totals. Karen Weaver, 19, Morgantown, was killed in a two car crash Friday night north of town.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Karen Weaver
Morgantown
Indiana Traffic Deaths Rise in Weekend Toll
The Associated Press reports Indiana road fatalities over the weekend raise numbers with 1 523 deaths by December 24 last year and 1 449 the prior year. Victims include Murray Watkins 17 Walkerton Paul Riley 17 Tell City George Anderson 58 South Bend Orville Burrough 44 Muncie Maude Starr not counted initially and Elsa Merkner 37 Gary in related crashes.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Murray L. Watkins
Walkerton
Koontz Lake
Paul E. Riley
Rt. 1
Tell City
Ind. 66
South Bend
George Anderson
Orville Burrough
Muncie
Streight
Maude Starr
Anderson
Elsa Merkner
Gary
Expect 30 to Die in State Crashes
A forecast of thirty fatalities in traffic crashes during the 78 hour Christmas holiday period appeared conservative as five deaths occurred in the first 18 hours of the weekend. Three teenagers were among the dead.
Cardinal Spellman Leads Midnight Mass at Cam Ranh Bay
Cardinal Francis Spellman celebrated Christmas Midnight Mass for 5 000 U S and allied troops at Cam Ranh Bay marking the first service there and noting this may be his final year of such journeys due to age. He praised the workers and expressed gratitude for serving in Vietnam.
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South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Navy
Death notices from Terre Haute and surrounding areas
Multiple funeral services announced for Doris Roetker and others, with arrangements at Callahan, Russell, Ball Porter, and First Funeral Homes. Veterans include James Riggs and Willie Sexton. many survivors listed with relatives in Indiana and Illinois. services set across Clinton, Shelburn, Hutsonville, Phoenix, and Casey. Burial details and church affiliations noted.
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James
Frank) Riggs
Terre Haute
Callahan
James West
Kennedy Book Dispute Edges Toward Resolution
Negotiations stretch into the weekend with a Monday forecast for settlement. Look magazine will serialize the book in four parts starting January 10, deleting about 1,600 words while preserving other passages. Cowles Communications, Look’s publisher, was a defendant along with Harper & Row and Manchester in the suit.
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Cowles Communications
Harper & Row
Manchester
Look
Mrs. Kennedy
Double Service for Tiltonson Couple Killed in Wreck
Double funeral services for Donald G. and Ann Tiltonson, students at Indiana University, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Otterbein EUB Church south of Bowling Green. Burial follows at Fairview Cemetery. The couple died in an automobile crash near LaSalle Illinois en route to Fulton to spend Christmas with Tillotson's parents.
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Shelburn
Ind
Claude J. Wiles
St. Anthony Hospital
Vera
Harold
James
Claude
Michael
Terre Haute
Darlene Wiles
Fay Kruppen
Danville
Ill
Annabelle Fuller
Little Rock
Ark
Mary Southwood
Ruby Brown
Vera Taylor
Daisy Heramb
Helen Wiles
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Basil Hayes
Hull
McHugh
Linton
Hyman Fell
Linton Iron and Metal Company
Sophie
Laurie Beth Magid
Dennis Magid
New York
N. Y
Sam
Milton
Highland Park
Rebecca Cuizen
Chicago
Anderson-Poindexter
Bartholomew Funeral Home
Valparaiso
Carl Richter
Grandview Cemetery
Bowling Green
Donald G
Ann Tillotson
LaSalle
Otterbein Eub Church
Fred Bolinger
Fairview
Fulton
Tillotson
Indiana University
John
Brazil
Ruth Woolard
Joanne
Susanne
Kenyon
Jay
Rentschler
Center Point
Negotiations Continue Over Kennedy Book Settlement
Negotiators held a third day of talks to settle Mrs. John F. Kennedy's suit blocking publication of The Death of a President. The dispute centers on Manchester's 300,000 word manuscript and passages deemed too personal. A Tuesday hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court looms.
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Jerry Buck
NEW York
John F. Kennedy
William Manchester
Kennedy
Harper & Row
Manchester
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James (Frank) Riggs
Margaret Alice Walker
Booker Watts
Indianapolis
Russell Funeral Home
Byron Brown
Stewart Lawn Cemetery
Delia Hinghouse
Oak Street
Union Hospital
Ball-Porter Funeral Home
William Moody
Crown Hill Cemetery
George E. Aleshire
Washington Ave
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Montrose
Mae
Ivan
Don
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Greenup
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14Th St
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Lloyd V. Chaninels
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Gillis Memory Chapel
Miss Mae Oma Sutton
Mae Oma Sutton
No. 17Th St
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Columbus
Ohio
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Detroit
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CBS
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Rosemarie and
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Merom
Sharon Ribin
Crawfordsville
Alexander Chapel
Evansville
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Livonia
Mich
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Lewis
Joseph
California
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Thomas Funeral Home
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Ball-Porter
S. Barton Ave
Meadows Manor
Rosemary Conaway
Wallie Mayrose
First Eub
14Th and
Chestnut Sts
Burkhardt
Chapter 43
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Avenue Social Committee
Fidelity Temple
Pythian Sisters
Philip Stone
Order of Eastern Star
Willie Sexton
Clinton
S. 10Th St
Richard Goins
Roselawn Memorial Park
Gerald L. Gray
Hutsonville, Ill
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L. Gray
Hutsonville
Pulliam Funeral Home
Roy Norvell
Hutsonville Cemetery
Vira Graves
Clinton, Ind
First Funeral Home
Hells Prairie Cemetery
Rollie V. Strole
Phoenix, Ariz
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Olin
Kenneth
Robert
Paul
Phoenix
Beulah Malson
Miller Funeral Home
Earl F. Fleisher
Mary E. Strole
Methodist Hospital
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Franklin
Mabel Stoner
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Tom Larrison
the Cross Funeral
John Chironna Jr
Virgil Francis Thomas
S. 9Th St
Eleanor
Delores Enyart
Ora
Chauncey Roaih
Spenser
DeBaun Funeral Home
Ellsworth Bond
Oaktown
Good Samaritan
Domenick Procarione
Julia
Rosemary Miethe
Ladoga
Charles
Oakland
Minnie Negherbon
Castro Valley
Karanovich
Jerome Bennett
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Martha Ellen Rogers
Casey
S. Central St
Norma Washburn
Farrell
Dick Brandenburg
Sue
Alva Turner
Ethel Watters
Lindsay- Brayfield Funeral Home
Fred Carlen
Casey Washington St
Frank Miklozek
Chuck Strausburg
Ball— Porter Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Terre Haute First National Bank
Leonard B. Marshall
National Since Bank
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