Jet crash near Falls City leaves 42 dead
A Bray International jet crashed late Saturday night into a soy bean field near Falls City Nebraska. The flight, originating in Shreveport Louisiana and scheduled from Kansas City to Omaha and then Minneapolis, was interrupted by advancing thunderstorms. Witnesses reported a fireball in the sky just before impact.
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Bray International
Falls City
Neb
Shreveport
Kansas City
Omaha
Minneapolis
Arca
Crash probe focuses on cockpit voice recorder clues
Investigators in Falls City Nebraska seek data from cockpit voice recorders after a BAC One-Eleven jet crash that killed 42 aboard Braniff International Air lines. Witnesses recall a fireball, debris, and the world seemingly alight as the plane plummeted into a soybean field.
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Chl Bakee
Wes
Falls City
Neb
Behawang
CAB
Jngins
British Aircraft Corp
Braniff International Air
Seria Catia
BAC
Donald G. Pauly
James A. Wilkes
Seven U S Planes Shot Down In Viet War Weathered Losses Reported
In a dated dispatch from Saigon and relayed by AP, the U S military announced that seven U S planes were shot down in North Vietnam during a single day. Ground fire and missiles reportedly damaged several aircraft including F105 Thunderchiefs, with two F105Fs lost. Rescue helicopters evacuated survivors as Air Force, Navy, and allied units weathered heavy losses amid the ongoing air war.
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Saigon
South Viet
Jesus
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Hoover Rupert
Ann Arbor
Air Force
First Methodist
Pechnhelas Saee
Horth
Onyet
Hanoi
Anch
Stock Market Dips as Rally Fades Across Firms
NEW YORK AP The stock market moved lower early as last week's rally faded with losses around half a point for Montgomery Ward United Aircraft American Smelting Eastman Kodak Atchison and Johns Manville Eastern Air Lines fell more than a point Republic Steel and Bethlehem Steel rose modestly Douglas Aircraft gained small ground American Telephone edged up slightly.
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New York
Montgomery Ward
United Aircraft
American Smelting
Eastman Kodak
Atchison
Johns Manville
Eastern Air Lines
Republic Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Local Obituaries From Williamsport and Nearby Areas
Obituaries note the deaths of James Lester Straitiff 73 of 31 West Frederick Street Williamsport with funeral at Leaf Funeral Home Williamsport and burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Other notices include Mary Stull and Mrs Abbie Treccia Miller both noted as deceased with services in Harrisburg and Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church respectively. The fragment also mentions infant Serilyn Joy Powell Powell of St James Village and related family details.
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Jerilyn Joy Powell
Serilyn Joy Powell
Rollin Q
Jacqueline Jennings Powell
St. James Village
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Church of the Holy Trinity
Cheryl Kay Powell
Darryl B. Powell
Alice
United Brethren Church
Pleasant Valley
Tony B. Jer. Sheliche
Rose Hill
Minnich Fun
Oral
Smithsburg
Mrs Nettie Grimes 99 Dies in Williamsport
Mrs Nettie Grimes 99 long time Williamsport resident dies after short illness at 18 Vermont Street Williamsport. She was widow of Samuel Hamilton Grimes daughter of Dorothea Hartman and Jonathan Howser. Survived by daughters Dorathea Snyder Annie Grimes Ida Grimes, and Neal S Myers of Williamsport son J B H Grimes, 15 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and several great great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at home with Reverends Sinn and Hud dle. burial Riverview Cemetery. Leaf Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Nellie Lee Bowser Grimes
Washington County
Vermont St
Williamsport
Samuel Hamilton Grimes
Dorothea Judith Hartman
Jonathan Howser
Grimes
Zion Lutheran Church of
Ruth Rebecca Lodge No. 5
Dorathea J. Snyder
Annie L. Grimes
Ida K. Grimes
Neal S. Myers
J.B.H. Grimes
Thomas F. Sinn
William C. Huddle
Riverview Cemetery
Williamsort
Leaf Funeral Home
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U.S
Viet
Rally
James L. Straitiff
Mrs
Abbie Miller
James Lester Straitiff
West Frederick Street
Samuel
Ella Bowers
Straitiff
Ella Mae Brown
Samuel David Straitiff
Gordon C. Clews
Greenlawn Ceetery
Mary Stull
Harrisburg State Hospital
Harrisburg
W.M. Carper
Hagerstorm
Lilly Dresher
Abbie Treccia Miller
Rt. 5
Daniel] J
Virginia Brown Himes
J. Omar Miller
Paul Gouker
Verdeen Clopper
Earl Hepperle Jr
Edna Spigh
Rene
Nettie Grimes
Alan
Motorola
Washington St
Grand Union
Ty TH
U.S.D.A
Chuck
Mrs. Giles
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