Driver Takes 19 with Him In Baker Bus Crash
Twenty people burned to death Thursday when a Las Vegas bound Greyhound bus collided head on with a car on Interstate 15 three miles east of Baker California. The car driver, Michael Barry, may have caused a death by own action by driving on the wrong side at about 70 mph. Bus driver Kenneth L Burkhardt suffered a broken leg but survived.
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Las Vegas
Greyhound
Jim Perkins
California Highway Patrol
Michael Barry
Los Angeles
Here
Baker Grade
Halloran
Kenneth L. Burkhardt
CHP
Mojave Desert
Senators clash as Kennedy and Fulbright press for Vietnam debate
Senators Kennedy and Fulbright ignite a new Vietnam conflict in Washington urging Congress to bar major troop rises without accountability. They question the Gulf Tonkin mandate and demand consultation while officials discuss possible larger force commitments and peace talks.
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Robert F. Kennedy
J. W. Fulbright
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Vietnam
Congress
U.S
Fulbright
Johnson
Kennedy
New York Democrat
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
John T. McAlister Jr
Princeton University
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Gulf of Tonkin
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Two State Area
Cloudy and mild with scattered showers likely tonight and Saturday. Highs in mid 50s to low 60s, lows around 40 to 47. River at 4.0 feet. no precipitation yesterday, cooler Sunday with more showers possible late weekend. Winds 15 to 25 mph.
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Terre Haute
Sixteen Miners Dead in Calumet Salt Mine Fire
In Calumet Louisiana sixteen of twenty one salt miners trapped more than two days beneath earth 1200 feet after a fire were found dead. Rescue teams reported screams and moans from spectators as bodies lay on the mine floor. A second search is ongoing for the remaining five miners.
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Cargill
Gulf of Mexico
Tannamaker
Judge H Ralph Johnston Seeks Re election
Vigo Circuit Court Judge H Ralph Johnston, a lifelong Vigo County resident, announced Friday his bid for re election. Known for juvenile justice reforms in 1964 and for establishing the Juvenile Center, the Loft youth center, and the Juvenile Jury, he has earned multiple local and state honors and serves on juvenile procedure committees.
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Circuit Court
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Terre Haute Exchange Club
Vigo County Youth Council
Terre Haute
Junior Chamber of Commerce
HELP
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Notre Dame Club
Ber
Big Brother- Sister
Vigo County
Judicial Conference of
Indiana
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International
The Nile river, measured at 4 145 miles, is described as the longest river in the world according to United Press International.
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United Press International
Conservation Plan Sent to Congress
President Johnson urged Congress to back a 1.2 billion conservation program to protect water and air, restore land, increase parks, curb oil pollution, and expand outdoor recreation. The plan targets oil spill cleanup costs, strip mining control, and stronger pollution measures, with Udall calling it the most comprehensive conservation message.
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Johnson
Congress
America
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Udair
Fighting near DMZ leaves 138 Communist dead
A U S Marines and South Vietnamese force battled 500 enemy troops for seven hours near Dong Ha, aided by air strikes. Allied forces reported 138 enemy dead and 15 Marine fatalities with 124 wounded. Separately at Khe Sanh Rangers killed 27 and a fleeing NVA officer shot himself. Further shelling continued on the besieged base.
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U.S
Dong Ha
Dmz
Cua Viet
Khe Sanh
Robert Ohman
Marine Fortress
Ohman
Kidnapped Coed Unharmed After Four Hour Ride
A blonde coed abducted at gunpoint from her boyfriend’s car in Oklahoma ran barefoot into a police station after a four hour ride in wet conditions. Linda Kay Pearce, 20, said the kidnapper was a “mixed up character” who attempted to assault her but did not succeed. A suspect was detained pending a medical exam. she was not seriously hurt beyond mud and leg cuts.
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Okla
UPI
Haif
Linda Kay Pearce
Enid
Miss Pearce
Hutchinson
Kan
Garfield County
Pete Horrall
Earl Wayne Pearce
United Press International
Archbishop Cooke Named New York Archbishop by Pope
Pope Paul VI appointed Terence James Cooke 47 year old New Yorker to succeed the late Francis Cardinal Spellman as Roman Catholic archbishop of New York. Cooke, Spellman’s former auxiliary, was born March 1 1921 and ordained December 1 1945.
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Pittsburgh
John Joseph Wright
Detroit
John Francis Dearden
John Maguire
Paul
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New York City
New York Seminary
Chicago University
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
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Cargill, Inc
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