Pan American jet crashes on Montserrat killing 30
A Pan American Airways Boeing 707 crushed into Chance's Mountain near Plymouth Montserrat in thick weather while en route to New York. All 30 aboard died. Among the dead were Rochester Institute of Technology seniors Janice Christman and Carol Roadhouse. The flight carried 21 passengers and nine crew.
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Plymouth
Montserrat
Pan American Airways
Antigua
Rochester (Ap
Rochester Institute of Technology
Caribbean
Janice Christman
St. Johnsville
Montgomery County
Carol Roadhouse
Bergen
Genesee County
Christman
Martinique
U S Airstrikes Suspected in Viet Nam Demilitarized Zone
Reports say American planes bombed the Ben Hai River bridge area in the DMZ killing 37 including policemen and dependents, with 30 wounded. North Vietnamese casualties cited. U S and three nation commission probe ongoing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
North
U.S
Ben Hai
Highway 1
da Nang
Ben Hai River
Wagner Enters Strike Over New York Newspaper Shutdown
Mayor Robert F Wagner intervened in a newspaper blackout as the AFL CIO American Newspaper Guild strikes the New York Times over automation and job security. Seven New York dailies suspend publication, 17,000 editors and reporters idled, leaving only the New York Post publishing citywide.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Maine
Wagner
AFL Cio American Newspaper Guild
New York Times
The
Times
Publishers Association of New York
New York Post
Publishers Association
Guild
Thomas J. Murphy
Morning Times
Herald Tribune
Daily News
Afternoon Journal-American
World-Telegram and Sun
Long Island Star-Journal
Long Island Press
the Times
Venezuelan Students Begin Scotia Friendship Exchange
About 100 Venezuelan high school pupils left Caracas for Scotia New York for a week as part of Operation Friendship No. 4 sponsored by Rotary International. After Scotia they will visit New York City for two days and Washington to see the Organization of American States before meeting President Johnson at the White House.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Scotia
N. Y
Rotary International
Glenville High School
New York City
Winthrop Rockefeller
Washington
Organization of American States
Johnson
White House
Abductor Seized After 22Hour Orrington Kidnap
A decorated Korean War veteran Roger R. Haller captured by state troopers after abducting Lynne P. McGinn in Orrington Maine. McGinn released unharmed near Belgrade Lakes after about 22 hours in a station wagon. Haller questioned and taken to Augusta. County prosecutor plans kidnapping charge. Government resources including a National Guard helicopter aided the manhunt. McGinn, 29, is widow of Dr. John F. McGinn. her father Edward A. Pierce was a founder of Merrill Lynch.
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Orrington
Maine
Roger R. Haller
Bangor
Tal Hospital
Belgrade Lakes
Lynne P. McGinn
Patterson
N. J
Augusta
John H. Reed
National Guard
Foley
Haller
Bastille
McGinn
Edward A. Pierce
New York
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Allen A. Pierce
New Greek Premier Takes Oath
Stephanos Stephanopoulos, age 66, was sworn in as Greece's premier with an 18 member coalition. A parliamentary confidence vote looms as he seeks support to stabilize the government after a two month crisis. He follows Elias Tsirimakos and challenges the legacy of former Premier George Papandreou.
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Athens
Greece
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Constantine
Stephanopoulos
George Papandreou
Elias Tsirimakos
McGivern Nominated by Liberals for State Court of Appeals
New York City Supreme Court Justice Owen McGivern won Liberal Party endorsement for the State Court of Appeals a key statewide race. His nomination follows a Liberal state committee meeting at the Hotel Astor and aligns with Democratic support to face Republican former senator Kenneth B. Keating. Marin R. Dye retires January 1. Lindsay appears in both Liberal and GOP lines in city races.
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New York
Liberal Party
Supreme Court
Owen McGivern
New York City
State Court of Appeals
Law Committee
Hotel Astor
McGivern
Democratic State Committee
U. S
Kenneth B. Keating
Marvin R. Dye
Rochester
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Keating
Typhoon Trix Slams Japan Causes Wide Flight Disruptions
Typhoon Trix struck northern Japan with winds over 100 mph driving thousands from homes in central regions. The storm, Japan's season’s worst, caused floods and landslides washing away hundreds of houses. 18 buried in Fukui with three confirmed dead and many missing.
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Tokyo
Japan
Toyo
Fukui
Fires Rage Across Northern California Destroying Homes
Fires across 19 counties burned about 190000 acres in 36 hours with 30 major blazes. At least one person died and 250 farm buildings were destroyed as 5000 firefighters battled fast moving flames. The largest fire in Colusa County reached 70000 acres but was contained with only property losses.
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San Francisco
California
Colusa County
Caracas Riot Kills Officer
In Caracas a police inspector named Alfonzo Guevara was machine-gunned to death during a chaotic night. Five bombs exploded as youths marked their youth organization’s 18th anniversary, with about 50 arrests as police dispersed small demonstrator groups including two in a seized car.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Alfonzo Guevara
B52 Bombers Strike Viet Cong in An Xuyen Province
U S Air Force B 52 bombers intensified raids in An Xuyen Province in the Mekong delta, about 185 miles southwest of Saigon. Authorities gave few details beyond confirming the strike and noting prior Mekong delta raids followed earlier northern sorties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
An Xuyen
Viet Nam
U. S
Strategic Air Command
Mekong Delta
Vinh Binh
Senate bill gives Secret Service arrest powers
The Senate passed a bill granting Secret Service agents authority to arrest without a warrant, aligning their powers with the FBI and U S marshals. The measure follows requests during the Warren Commission investigation into President Kennedy's assassination.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
White House
Secret Service
FBI
U. S. Marshals
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Shastri Defies Call To Dismantle Posts
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri refused to dismantle Indian posts along the Sikkim Tibet frontier and urged a joint border inquiry with China. Sikkim’s ruler supported resistance to any aggression, while tensions with Pakistan continued as Indian Kashmir battles persisted.
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New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Peking
China
Pakistan
Shastri
Sikkim
Tibet
Indian Kashmir
Sinkiang
Rajashthan
Red China
Draft Peak Since Korean War Forces Major November Call
Washington AP reports the military draft reached its highest level since Korea as 36 450 men are requested for Army Navy and Marines in November. The Marine Corps for first time in 13 years seeks draftees aligning with Southeast Asia buildup.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Marines
Johnson
Southeast Asia
U.S
Air Force
Armed Services
Viet Nam
House approves 46.88 billion defense appropriation
The House cleared a compromise defense bill worth 46.88 billion dollars with a new 1.7 billion added at President Johnson’s request for Vietnam fighting. Republicans Laird and Lipscomb denounced the measure as paying for the war on the installment plan and said 1966 budget lacked Viet Nam funds to stay under 100 billion while supporting Great Society programs.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Viet Nam
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Glenard P.lipscomb
California
Laird
Appropriations Committee
Embracement In Athens Astros Unsnub Soviets
In Athens at the International Astronautical Congress a four‑way handshake calmed a cold war tension after a Soviet snub rumor. Gemini 5 veterans L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr shared a toast with cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov during a three hour banquet.
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Athens
Greece
America
Soviet Union
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Pavel Belyayev
Alexei Lenov
Cooper
Belyayev
Conrad
Leonov
Congress
Propane Tank Explodes At Duchess County Gas Works
Three large propane tanks at a gas works near Irondale, Duchess County, exploded causing fires to spread to two adjacent tanks. No injuries were reported as firefighters cleared the area and let the fires burn out. Each tank held about 45,000 gallons of liquid gas.
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Millerton
Irondale
Duchess County
Jones hedges featured in local sports coverage
The paper notes Jones holding a defensive edge in a Scholastic grid match opener. Details appear in the sports section on page 11, with follow ups expected in page 17.
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Jones Hedges
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Dennis Gibbs
Carol M. Roadhouse
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Middletown
Lake County
Woman's Page
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B. K. Nehru
Dean Rusk
Michael Stewart
Britain
T. N. Kaul
Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.N. Security Council
U Thant
Rawalpindi
Mohammed Ayub Kahn
Thant
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Lucy
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