Worst Air Disaster For Indiana
An Allegheny Airlines DC9 collided with a small plane, killing 83 people. Radar failed to show the smaller aircraft at Weir Cook Airport while the jetliner landed, and wreckage and bodies rained into a soybean field near a mobile home park observed by about 150 residents.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Allegheny Airlines
Weir Cook Municipal
Jack H. Frets
Indiana
Aneir
Weir Cook
Israeli raid across Gulf of Suez shocks Egypt
Israeli jets bombed Egyptian army vehicles at Ras Abu Dareg and Ras Za Afrana south of Port Suez. Cairo said one Israeli plane fell to anti aircraft fire. The 10 hour amphibious raid involved armored units and infantry, with high casualties reported by Egypt.
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Ras Abu Dareg
Ras Za’ Afrana
Egypt
Gulf of Suez
Israel
Gulf 39
Port Suez
Suez Canal
Cairo
Moshe Dayan
Gulf
Close Brushes With Tragedy Almost Daily
Washington report notes frequent near misses in commercial jet travel as collisions with small private planes account for over half of recent air crash fatalities. The piece hints at ongoing safety improvements and references continued coverage on Page 5.
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Washington
School Budget Faces Scrutiny At Vigo County Hearings
Vigo County Tax Adjustment Board cut library rates and eyed a larger cut for the Vigo County School Corporation budget. The school plan, up about 12 million from the current program, accounts for nearly half the proposed tax rate, with observers noting no state relief this year and rising salaries driving the hike.
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Riley
Seelyville
Prairie Creek-Vigo
Everett Acree
Taxpayers’ Association of
Vigo County
Israeli jets strike Egyptian vehicles at Ras Abu Dareg and Ras Za Afrana
Reports from Tel Aviv state Israeli aircraft attacked Egyptian army vehicles at Ras Abu Dareg and Ras Za Afrana, with the fighting areas across the Gulf of Suez same as the previous day. US and South Vietnamese officials meet, sparking talk of troop withdrawals and scaled operations. A Weir Cook radar miss leads to a DC9 crash killing 83. An Indianapolis auditor and a white sheriff win a nonpartisan mayoral primary. Alaska opens bids for Arctic oil leases worth about 1 billion. Dirksen is mourned with quiet farewell as Parliament debates presidential election changes. Navy critics block push for new aircraft carrier. Work begins Friday on WV coal mine where 78 miners died. Tel Aviv correspondent recalls a cotton truck turned fire at the front.
Terre Haute and Vicinity Weather Outlook
Mostly fair and unseasonably cool tonight and Thursday. Indiana expects sunny and warmer conditions with highs 72 to 78, lows 43 to 50, precipitation under 5 percent. Illinois remains mostly clear with a warming trend and day highs in the mid 70s.
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Vicenity
Indiana
Illinois
Radio station owner dies in Indiana jetliner crash
Jerry William Kulinski 30 of West Terre Haute co owner of WVTS and manager of Jocal Radio Station died in Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 crash near Indianapolis. He had traveled from Cincinnati after a day of purchasing records for his station. The tragedy was Indiana s worst air disaster to date.
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Washington
Allegheny
William E. Heckendorn
Pittsburgh
West Terre
Indiana
Kulinski
Weir Cook Municipal
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Donald K. Edwards
Kulsinski
Eighth Avenue Baptist Church
William Scoresby Sr. Arctic whaler and crow's nest inventor
The text notes William Scoresby Sr. a farmer's son who became the era's renowned Arctic whaler and is credited with inventing the crow's nest.
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William Scoresby Sr
President Gives Dirksen Eulogy in Capitol Funeral
President Nixon and Congress paid quiet tribute to Everett Dirksen as the Senate Republican leader was laid to rest in the Capitol rotunda. Dirksen of Illinois, 73, was honored with floral seals and a funeral service at the National Presbyterian Church, reflecting on his role as a statesman “common property of the 50 states.”
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Everett McKinley Dirksen
Congress
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Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Capitol
National Presbyterian Church
Pekin
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Dirken
House
Mike Mansfield
Whitcomb Holds Fire on Ivy Tech Trustees
Indiana Governor Whitcomb said he will not replace Ivy Tech trustees who opposed State School Superintendent Wells. He dismissed calls to remove Oliver Dalton Vandivier and Barnett, stating no plans to remove them and that Ivy Tech remains on course.
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Indianapolis
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Indiana Vocational Technical College
Richard D. Wells
Montague Oliver
Gary
Ivy Tech Board
Whitcomb
Oliver
Ivy Tech
Wells
W. M. Dalton
Warsaw
John Barnett
Wendell Vandivier
Dalton
Barnett
Vandivier
Indiana's Worst Disasters Chronology
A list of Indiana’s deadliest events including Palm Sunday tornadoes of 1965 with 140 deaths and the 1963 State Fairgrounds Coliseum fire with 74 fatalities. Other disasters cited include midcentury plane crashes, floods, train wrecks, and a nursing home fire, with death tolls ranging from 20 to 83.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Palm Sunday
Allegheny Airlines
Ohio River
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Gary
Northwest Airlines
Tell City
Upper Wabash Valley
City
Sullivan
Richmond
Central Indiana
McGraw’s Nursing Home
Fountaintown
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J. W. Kulinski
Jerry W. Kulinski
United Press International
Harry F. Rosenthal
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