Nine Reservists Die in Navy P-2 Neptune Crash Near Washington
A Navy SP2E Neptune patrol plane crashed in light rain near Upper Marlboro Maryland killing nine reservists from the Washington Baltimore area. The four officers and five enlisted men were from Andrews AFB and had taken off minutes earlier. Investigators search wreckage while witnesses recall the huge fire and damage. The crew included Cmdr Charles Lurcott pilot and Lt. Cmdr Frank Warner co pilot with others listed by home addresses.
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Upper Marlboro
Here
Washington
Baltimore
Andrews Air Force Base
Karen Knick
Navy
Jack McDowell
McDowell
Andrews Afb
Baker
Senate
Vice Riches
Edward Bennett Williams
Baker J
Las Vegas
Miami
U. S.dist
Oliver Gasch
Williams
U. S
Gasch
Pickens
S.C
Lyndon B. Johnson
Move to Rich Powell of Chairmanship
Liberal Democrats moved to strip Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of the Education and Labor chairmanship to avert House action. Rep. Morris Udall planned to shift Powell to Rep. Carl Perkins, while others sought study by the Judiciary Committee. Powell dismissed the turmoil with a simple remark as supporters sought Johnson intervention. Then a separate Tel Aviv report described a border tank battle with Syria claiming two Israeli tanks destroyed.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Frank Thompson Jr
de N.J
Democrat Study Group
House
Powell
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Rules Committee
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Committee On Committees
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Judiciary Committee
Dee
Baby
Johnson
Henry W. Rucker
New York
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Aid Losses in Vietnam Reach At Least 22.7 Million
AID estimated that 1966 losses from stolen or diverted American economic aid commodities in Vietnam ranged from 22.7 to 27.3 million dollars. The expected loss rate of 5 to 6 percent was deemed not highly unusual given wartime complexities. AP reported profiting and graft costs previously, prompting Measures by Saigon and Washington officials.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Agency For International Development
Vietnam
U.S
Donald G. MacDonald
Associated Press
Fred S. Hoffman
Hugh A. Mullie
Gan
Washington
MacDonald
Curtain rises as 90th Congress opens amid Powell clash
The 90th Congress opens with party caucuses today to unite Democrats and Republicans on Powell’s disputed seat. Senate liberals push to ease filibuster rules while Vietnam war costs loom and social security and debt ceiling legislation are signals for urgent action.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Congress
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services Committee
Abso
U S Marines Say More Troops to Vietnam Will Deploy
Gen Wallace M Greene Jr told reporters more American forces will be sent to Vietnam though he did not specify numbers or timing. He noted the Marine contingent can move within an hour of notification and that no permanent base is planned in Vietnam. He discussed MIG bases and air campaigns with caution on political impact.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Wallace M. Greene Jr
William C. Westmoreland
United States
Greene
The
Mee
North Vietnam
Gas Tank Explosion Shakes Santos Port Area
An early dawn blast at a gas storage tank in Santos Brazil injures hundreds and leaves dozens homeless. Initial tallies vary with reports of 300 or 150 injured and no fatalities. Fires continue around the site as windows shatter miles away.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Santos
Frederick County Supervisors Reappointed After District Redraw
Four members of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors were sworn in to represent new districts until December 31, 1967. G Grover Teets of Stonewall District died January 1 and his seat remains vacant. Newly seated members are Hurl Himelright Back Creek Gainesboro Paul Luttrell Shawnee Donald Baughtman Opequon Byron Brumback chairman. district changes completed December 1, 1966. The county's 1966 redistricting marks the first full rearrangement since 1870.
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Frederick County
Circuit Court
George B. Whitacre
Board of Supervisors
Back Creek
Hurl Himelright
Gainesboro
Paul Luttrell
Shawnee
Donald Baughtman
Opequon
Byron O. Brum
Back
Stonewall
Teets
General Assembly
Purge Opposition Chaos Signals Possible Civil War in China
AP reports widespread turmoil as Mao purge sparks strikes and street fighting in Shanghai and Nanking. Anti-M Mao forces reportedly seize parts of Nanking while Red Guards and workers paralyze Shanghai. discussions warn of a looming civil conflict within China.
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Tokyo
Mao Tsetung
China
Shanghai
Nanking
Tao Chu
King
Red Guards
Mao
Defense
Lin Piao
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
All China Federation of Trade Ons
Liu
Labor Federation
Apperae
Ttus
Red Guard
Red Workers Corps
Peking People’s Daily
Tragedy Discovered By Chance In Hoover Reservoir Scene
A motorist's remark about a broken guard rail near Hoover Reservoir sparked a missing persons probe that revealed a car, Mary Rutherford and eight children had perished. Sheriff's Corporal Al Williams connected the dots after learning the area had not been checked, leading to a grim discovery.
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Columbus
Ohio
al Williams
Charles Rutheford
Williams
Rutherford
Mary
Hoover Reservoir
Franklin County
Seven Aboard Dragon Plane Are Killed in Vietnam
In Saigon reports say a U.S. AC-47 Dragon plane was shot down by Communist ground fire with all seven crewmen dead. The Jamaica Bay dredge sank near My Tho, with two U.S. civilians killed and one missing. The Haulstrum tanker was hit, its captain wounded, and two Vietnamese minesweepers engaged near the Long Tau River. Casualties among civilians and combatants mounted as Viet Cong actions intensified in the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Quang Ngai City
Jamaica Bay
My Tho
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Ers
London
Longau River
Dry high pressure brings clearing skies to Virginia
Richmond AP reports a dry dome of high pressure moving across the mid-Atlantic will clear Virginia skies and push temperatures lower over the next few days.
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Richmond
Weather Bureau
mid-Atlantic States
Virginia
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Croton Drive
Alexandria
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Hyattsville
Saylor L. Levitz
Memphis Lane
Bowie
William Caspari III
Atwick Road
James F. Vitak
Cedonia Ave
Andrew J. Todd
Kearnerysville
Frederick F. Vreeeland Jr
Sweetbriar Parkway
Ver Sprig
A. Wertz
Sudzale Road
Pikesville
Guy W. Fether
Saltville
Howard Clear Maloyed
Maryland
Rich Powell
Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Red
Inad
Cultural Revolution Committee
Liu Chihe Chien
Army
Wang Jens Chung
Communist South Central Bureau
Chang Ping-hua
Chen Pota
Chiang Ching
Kang Sheng
Doug's
Esso
STORK
Sears Roebuck & Co
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Ping
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Dragon Plane
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