Grim Alps air crash leaves 63 dead in Innsbruck
A British International Eagle turboprop crashed into Mt Gamslahner Spitz near Innsbruck amid fog. Eight crew and 75 passengers from Britain Austria and Canada perished or were missing as rescue teams sifted wreckage.
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Associated Press
Innsbruck
Austria
Mt. Gamslahner Spitz
Gamsfahner and
Glungezer Peaks
International Eagle
Alpine Rescue Service
Bootlegging Thriving in Dry Central City
In Central City Kentucky the local option keeps the area dry despite Prohibition repeal. The Chamber of Commerce president denounces bootlegging as thriving under the county’s dry regime, contrasting with alleged tax paying package stores.
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Central City
Kentucky
Chamber of Commerce
Wing Receives Promotion In Air Patrol
Richard Wine, a charter member of the Winchester Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, is promoted to first lieutenant. Wing Headquarters at Byrd Field, V. A. presented the certificate, with Commander Beatty officiating. Wine served in World War II and now teaches in the Aero-Space program for cadets.
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Richard Wine
Winchester
Civil Air Patrol
Byrd Field
U.S. Air Force
Beatty
Wine
CAP
Air Force
ASC Signup In Progress and Meeting Set in Frederick County
The 1964 Oral Program signup is underway in Frederick County as 40 local farmers have joined to divert about 500 acres from feed grain production. Through February 3,870 Virginia farmers signed up to redirect 43,000 acres to grasses and legumes with payments averaging 34 cents per acre plus a separate price support incentive. A countywide meeting is planned March 12 at 8 p.m. in the county courthouse to explain application details and how the plan affects individual farms.
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Frederick County
ASCS
Virginia
Frederickounty
Robert K. Stickley
ASC
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