Jetliner crashes on Mt. Fuji involving Iowa couple
DES MOINES, IOWA. An Iowa couple, Howard Maxwell and his wife of Altoona, were aboard the BOAC jet that crashed in Japan, killing all 124 on board. Thermo-King outlets in Des Moines and Minneapolis confirm the Maxwells were on a Far East sales trip. The couple left two daughters in Altoona.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
BOAC
Japan
Thermo - King Sales & Service Co
Howard Maxwell
Maxwell
Altoona
Tokyo
Haneda
Tokyo Bay
Blizzard Tolls Toll Across Midwest Into Great Lakes
United Press International reports a severe March storm sweeping from Montana to Minnesota and Wisconsin with winds up to 60 mph and heavy snow. North Dakota declares a state of emergency as air bases aid, while Minnesota records four deaths and Interstate 94 suspends travel. Ice-rescues occur on Lake St. Clair near Mount Clemens, Michigan. International Falls and Hibbing report record snow depths. warnings extend over Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan.
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Great Lakes
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Charles Tighe
U.S
Minot
Grand Forks
Air Force
Lake St. Clair
Mount Clemens
Mich
Duluth
Bismarck
N.C
International Falls
Minn
Aberdeen
N.D
Hibbing
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Upper Michigan
124 Die As BOAC Jet Crashes Into Mt Fuji in Japan
A BOAC Boeing 707 carrying 124 passengers and crew plummeted into Mt Fuji after disintegrating in heavy smoke. 89 of the victims were American. Japanese authorities and witnesses described the crash, with fires burning for hours and bodies recovered by nightfall. The flight had been from Tokyo to Hong Kong and carried many Thermo-King group travelers from across the United States.
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MT. Fuji
Japan
UPI
British Overseas Airways Corp
Air Force
USS. Marines
Paris
Atlanta
British Overseas Airways
BOAC
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Thermo- King Refrigerator Corp
Minneapolis
Ralph Porter
Thermo-King
The
United States
Russell Warns Against Allowing Viet Cong in South Vietnam
Senator Richard Russell, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, warned that letting the Viet Cong participate in postwar South Vietnam would be a mockery of U.S. policy and provoke public outrage over blood and treasure spent in Vietnam. He urged adherence to negotiations and support for Johnson while demanding honorable talks.
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Atlanta
UPI
U.S
South Viet Nam
Sen
Richard Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam
Russell
Georgia Democrat
Johnson
Thermo King dealers perished in Mt Fuji crash
Seventy five Thermo King refrigeration dealers and wives were killed when a jet liner crashed near Tokyo. The group, high achievers from a San Francisco convention, had been traveling to Hong Kong after a Seattle stop and Osaka visit, with plans to return to Tokyo and Honolulu before wrapping up in Seattle.
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Minneapolis
Thermo King
Myron B. Green
San Francisco
Orient
Seattle
Tokyo
Osaka
Hong Kong
Honolulu
McNamara Under Fire Over Censorship Press Talk
Washington lawmakers criticize Defense Secretary McNamara for censoring closed hearings while talking to reporters. Mahon says Pentagon was asked to fill in deleted security passages. Laird cited disclosures of troop disposition. Morse condemns the release as devious and dishonest, claiming secrecy was breached.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Pentagon
McNamara
Defense
George H. Mahon
Dtex
House Appropriations Committee
Mahon
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Defense Subcommittee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Morse
Flu virus found by Iowa doctors
A virus strain linked to California flu outbreaks was isolated in Iowa City from a University of Iowa student. Dr. Ralph Herren of the Iowa health department warned the discovery could foreshadow a late winter flu pattern but likely not a major epidemic this season. Samples from two Iowa areas with unusual flu like cases are still being tested. The note about the horse as humanitys fastest transport appears as stray text.
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Des Moines
UPI
California
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Ralph Herren
Iowa Health Department
Heeren
Mississippi Tornado Toll Rises to Sixty One
Rescue teams toiled Friday house to house in Mississippi and Alabama after storms left 61 dead and about 600 injured. Debris-draped counties in central Mississippi bore most losses with 60 fatalities and 500+ injuries, while Alabama reported one death and many homeless from flash floods. Officials warned full damage would take days to tally as relief efforts continued.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Alabama
Ges
Carroll Gartin
Rusk Gains Prestige From Johnsons New Foreign Policy Order
President Johnson issued a directive to modernize and streamline foreign affairs, giving Secretary of State Dean Rusk overall control of multi department policy. The move marks Rusk’s rise amid past criticism and signals White House backing amid a broader power shift in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Congress
Johnson
Secretary of
White House
Texas
Rusk
Georgia
State Department
Viet Cong trapped as U.S. and South Vietnamese close in
U.S. and Vietnamese forces report trapping a Viet Cong regiment in a valley near Quang Ngai as heavy ground fighting continues. Air raids on Soviet built missile sites outside Hanoi meet MIG resistance while 12 American planes are reportedly downed by SAM missiles. Strategic air and ground actions unfold across central and northern Vietnam with multiple engagements and pursuit of fleeing MIGs toward Hanoi.
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Saigon
UPI
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
Ameri
Cans
Lang Bun
Blizzard Warning Covers Iowa With Heavy Snow Likely
A blizzard warning spans the state as northeast and extreme eastern areas face heavy blowing snow. Strong northwesterly winds of 30 to 35 mph shift west to east this afternoon and evening. Snow accumulations reach about four inches by evening, with continued cold and diminishing winds in the east tonight. A mainly sunny, warmer west and fair Sunday follow. Highs in the 20s, tonight low 15 to 20.
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United Press International
Iowa
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