Tragic 50 Foot Sandpile Buries Ten Year Old Girl
Police and firefighters search a 50 foot high sandpile for Mary Ellen McMahan who slid from the top and was buried. Rescue workers locate her body at the base as officers and neighbors look on. Mary Ellen's mother, Mrs John P McMahan, is restrained by Officer Robert Scobie in the scene photographed by AP.
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Mary Ellen McMahan
Boston
Robert Scobie
John P. McMahan
Mary Ellen
Donna Keplinski
Ammunition Barges Load As New Jersey Prepares Off Vietnam
Norfolk AP reports Ammunition barges cluster around the battleship New Jersey as it readies for offshore artillery service in Vietnam. About 2,500 tons of gunpowder will be loaded by Wednesday then the ship will steam 50 miles off the Virginia coast to calibrate nine 16 inch rifles before sailing 29 knots toward the West Coast en route to Vietnam.
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Norfolk
New Jersey
Virginia
West Coast
Vietnam
Murder Trial Enters Second Day in Halterman Case
Bath County Circuit Court heard opening statements as the murder trial of Forest L. Halterman continued. Prosecutor Richard Ferris, an Ovington mechanic, testified Ferris joined Halterman on a mountaintop the night of Sept 5 1965 to remove Diane Wickersham from wreckage.
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Warm Springs
Forest L. Halterman
Bath County
Diane Wickersham
Commonweath
Erwin
Solomon
Richard Ferris
Ovington
Ferris
Halterman
Agencies Report No Travel Slump In Election Year
New York AP report notes travel demand remains strong three months after Johnson proposals. Travel executives cite robust bookings, with American visitors sought abroad while restrictions may affect overseas campaigns. Airlines Braniff Pan American and Trans World report mixed results amid France strike suspensions. Alger Hiss says he seeks evidence to prove he did not sell secrets.
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New York
Johnson
Western Hemisphere
United States
Trans World Airlines
Hawaii
California
Virgin Islands
Canada
South America
Braniff International Airways
Pan American
France
London
Alger Hiss
State Department
U.S
Church Grants Sanctuary To Military Fugitives In Boston
Two men claiming military status seek asylum at Arlington Street Church in Boston. Talman and Chase say they will resist arrest if law enforcement arrives, while officials note sanctuary has no legal force but may carry moral weight.
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Church
Boston
Arlington Street
Victor G. Jokel
Unitarian-Universalist
Public Garden
Ira Arlock
New England Resistance
Robert Talmanson
WilliamChase
Dennis
Cape Cod
Talmanson
U.S. Supreme Court
Chase
Vietnam
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Paul Feeney
Massachusetts Selective Service System
U.S
John F Kennedy Jr Recuperating After Pony Fall
Seven year old John F Kennedy Jr son of the late President is recuperating at a weekend retreat near Morristown after fracturing his left wrist in a pony fall. A hospital spokesman said he was brought to the emergency room Friday evening by his mother.
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Morristown
N.J
John F. Kennedy Jr
Here
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Young John
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Ciivic
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Mustang
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United Time Only
B.F. Goodrich Store
Loudoun St
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B.E Goodrich
Josephine Arria
American International Travel Service
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Hiss
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