Mormon Leader Joseph Fielding Smith JR Dies
President Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. of the Mormon Church died at his daughter’s home after a heart attack. Harold B. Lee, age 73, is seen as likely successor, with formal selection expected after the funeral. The church had recently reorganized to handle growth, now worldwide.
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Mormon
Joseph Fielding Smith Jr
Smith
Bruce R. McConkie
Harold B. Lee
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Council of the Twelve
Twelve
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Jesus Christ
David O. McKay
God
Mitchells Reunited in Washington After Resignation
In Washington AP Mitchell and wife Martha reconciled after a week of marital strain ending with John N. Mitchell resigning as Nixon campaign director to focus on family. Nixon accepted the resignation praising his work on the 1968 victory.
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Hijacker Shot On Jet to Hanoi Over Saigon
A Pan American jumbo jet carrying 153 aboard was hijacked to Hanoi by a young Vietnamese man. He was overpowered by the pilot and shot by an armed passenger after the aircraft landed at Saigon. He had been a University of Washington student on a U S government fishery science scholarship and held a South Vietnamese passport in the name Nguyen Thai Binh.
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Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
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Seattle
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Manila
Binh
Honolulu
Gene Vaughn
Scottsdale, Ariz
Vaughn
Democratic Republic of North Vietnam
Newport Jazz Festival Day Two in New York Clubs and Street Parade
Newport Jazz Festival's second day in New York featured four small groups at Carnegie Hall, a Harlem street fair procession, two evening big bands and a midnight swing dance. Basie led a 17‑piece band with Joe Williams reuniting for five numbers, and Benny Carter led a 19‑man Swing Era revival group. Philhar monic Hall hosted Bobby Rosengarden and Thad Jones‑Mel Lewis big bands, while the Southern University Marching Band performed at the street festival.
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Harlem
Joe Williams
Basie
Benny Carter
Harry Edison
Benny Morton
Dickie Wells
Tyree Glenn
Jimmy Nottingham
Budd Johnson
Milt Hinton
Jo Jones
Teddy Wilson
Maxine Sul
Ilivan
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Jones
Philharmonic Hall
Bobby Rosengarden
Billy Taylor
Thad Jones
Mel Lewis
Rosengarden
Dick Cavett
Gary McFarland
David Frost
Russia
Southern University Marching Band
Mary Lou Williams
Cecil Taylor
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Tracks Cleared Near Danville After Freight Derailment
Southern Railway crews cleared the main line between Danville and Lynchburg after a large 140 car freight derailed six miles north near White Oak Mountain in Pittsylvania County. About 40 cars overturned, 35 on each side remained upright off the tracks. no injuries reported. Repairs could take 24 to 48 hours. Southbound passengers were sent to Greensboro and northbound to Lynchburg. 135 other passengers evacuated via emergency chutes.
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