Wreckage sighted as Pan Am jet with 30 aboard vanishes
A Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 on Flight 292 from Martinique to New York with stops at Antigua Montserrat and San Juan disappeared over the Caribbean. A CAB spokesman said wreckage was found on Montserrat but no survivors were confirmed. The last radio contact was near Antigua at 6 25 a m EST.
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Miami
U.S
Caribbean
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Lfe
British West Indies
Pan American World Airways
Martinique
New York
Antigua
Montserrat
Dennis Gibbs
Coast Guard
Air Force
Chain of Islands
Atlantic Oceans
Coast Guard Search and Rescue
Pan American
Fort de France
Kennedy Airport
St.Croix
San Juan
Council backs move of Civil War exhibits to New Market site
The Richmond Civil War center exhibits are approved for transfer to the Virginia Military Institute for display at a memorial building on the New Market battlefield. The council supports VM I and will mail copies of the resolution to Gov Harrision and other officials.
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Richmond
New Market Battlefield
Virginia Military Institute
New Market
V.M.I
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Albertis Harrieson
Virginia Civil War Centennial Commission
Sus
William M. Battaile
Trash dumped along Merriman's Lane leads to arrest
A resident collecting roadside trash along Merriman's Lane alerted a Frederick County deputy sheriff who found a sales ticket with a name in the pile. The man was identified and required to transfer the dumped material to the county dump. A pigeon with leg bands was found in Bennie F. Didawick's yard. Apple Blossom HQ seeks copies of The Star issues for late November 1964 and asks callers to left notes at a local number.
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Merriman’s Lane
Frederick County
Bennie F. Didawick
Fairfax Lane
Bridge Bombed in Demilitarized Zone in Vietnam
A flight of planes bombed the Ben Hai River bridge on Highway 1 at the north end of the DMZ. U S officials believe the attackers were American and say the strike may violate DMZ rules. Vietnamese sources report three dead on the north end and the bridge destroyed. Observers question who conducted the attack.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Ben Hai River
Highway 1
Woman Abducted By Mental Escapee
Police and volunteers search Maine after Lynne P. McGinn 29, wife of Dr John F. McGinn, is abducted at gunpoint from her Orrington home by Roger R. Haller 31 of Bangor, who had escaped from a state hospital. Children Stacy 4 and Pierce 1 unharmed.
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Orrington
Maine
Lynne P. McGinn
McGinn
Roger R. Haller
Bangor
Haller
Bangor State Hospital
Beautification Bill Clears Senate by 63 to 14 Vote
The highway beautification bill backed by Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson passed the Senate 63 to 14 as lawmakers consider a House version. The measure would ban most billboards on interstate and primary roads, require junkyard screening, and provide 120 million dollars yearly for scenic enhancements. The Senate bill also would remove signs from the 225 000 mile primary system.
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Washington
Lyndon B
Johnson
Senate
House Public Roads Subcommittee
House Public Works Committee
Jennings Randolph
D-W
House
Thant Proposes Binding UN Cease Fire Plan
U N Secretary General Thant urges a binding United Nations cease fire between India and Pakistan. He recommends Chapter 7 action if breached and a peace talks arrangement in a neutral country with a small committee support and possible use of the secretary general in negotiations.
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U.N. Security Council
India
Pakistan
U.N
Thant
Llenation Council
Bahadur Lal Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
United Nations
Indian Soviet Leaders Meet On Ultimatum
Indian Ambassador T N Kaul met Premier Ko Yugin and Foreign Minister Gromyko in Moscow to discuss the Chinese ultimatum to India. The talks focused on U Thant’s ceasefire efforts in the Pakistan dispute and potential implications for regional tensions.
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Moscow
T.N. Kaul
India
Alexei Koygin
Iygin
Kaul
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
U.N
U Thant
Pakistan
25000 Acres Ablaze in California
Uncontrolled fires spread across Northern California as winds rise. Two firefighters were burned and towns faced threat while a major highway closed. Evacuations affected about 20 homes with estimated damage around 500000 dollars. Fire Chief Warren Hughes warned of explosive conditions in Vacaville. An attempted coup in Iraq was crushed while Aref attended the Casablanca Arab summit.
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High Sierra
Vacaville
San Francisco
Sacramento
Lake County
Warren Hughes
Hughes
Missing Chlorine Barge Located Near LSU Campus
A sunken barge carrying 6 tons of lethal chlorine was found in the Mississippi River near Louisiana State University. Navy divers confirmed the vessel, ending a large search after Hurricane Betsy. Army Engineers, under White House orders, reported the discovery at 11 45 pm and reopened Mississippi traffic. Authorities planned a mid morning briefing with Gov. McKeithen on salvage. Betsy aftermath continues with dozens dead, thousands homeless, and extensive flood clean up in New Orleans and surrounding areas.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Louisian State University
Navy
Army
White House
Mississippi
Thomas J. Bowen
John J. McKeithen
Betsy
Louisiana
Weather Front Drives Hot Humid Virginia Showers
A frontal system lies east west across southern Virginia bringing unsettled hot humid weather with showers. The staple heat and humidity persist across the region through the period. The forecast calls for scattered showers and lingering high humidity in central and eastern areas.
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Richmond
Virginia
U S and Soviet Spacemen Embrace at Athens Meeting
In Athens at the International Astronautical Congress, U S astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr met Russian cosmonaut Pavel Belyayev. They exchanged flight pins and shared casual talk after a plenary session, their first face to face since the eight day space flight. Alexei Leonov did not attend.
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Athens
Greece
U.S
Gemeini Twins
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Cosmos Naut
Pavel Belyayev
Alexei Leonov
Cooper
Conrad
Belyayev
National Space and Aeronautics Administration
Fewer Draftees Needed Civilians to Fill Noncombat Jobs
The McNamara plan envisions hiring 60 000 civilians in 1966 to take over admin clerical transport and similar duties now done by military personnel. The move aims to release about 75 000 officers and enlisted men, reduce draft inductions by about 75 000 over 18 months, and cut long term costs by avoiding repeated training and benefits. A manpower board will monitor initial phase and broader expansion.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
Bee
Viet Nam
India Proposes Joint Border Investigation with China
In Parliament Prime Minister Shastri urged a joint inquiry into the Himalayan border dispute with Red China to locate the exact Indian border posts and avoid giving China any pretext for aggression. China warned of grave consequences if India does not withdraw within three days from the Tibet Sikkim area.
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New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
China
Shastri
Red China
Red Chinese
Tibet-Sikkim
Peking
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastr
State Department
Washington
United States
Miller's Hardware Sells Electric Fireplace Logs
Miller's Hardware advertises electric fireplace logs with prices starting at 7.95. The listing highlights affordable heating options for homes and fireside ambiance.
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Miller’s Hardware
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Napa
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California
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Casablanca
New Orleans
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Shenandoah College
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