Eight Die as Cog Train Falls Into Gorge on Mt Washington
Eight killed and more than 70 injured when a cog railway excursion car derailed and plunged into a gorge on Mt. Washington New Hampshire. Governor King ordered a full scale investigation by the Public Utilities Commission as rescuers retrieved victims from the trackside gorge.
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Mt, Washington,n.h
Mt. Washington
John W. King
State Public Utilities Commission
Mountai
Presidential Range
White Mountains
UN Convenes On Mid East Crisis Without Hope Of Settlement
The U N General Assembly reconvenes its emergency meeting on the Middle East as Cairo and Jerusalem spokesmen signal no move toward compromise. Israel rejects outside peace plans and insists withdrawal be tied to regional negotiations amid a stalled cease fire.
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UNITED NATIONS _ 4.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Cairo
Abba Eban
Israel
Soviet Union
Security Council
Kurt Waldheim
Middle East
Yugoslavia
Tito
Eban
Bloodmobile aims for 175 pints at parish house visit
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will operate at the Episcopal Parish House from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a goal of 175 pints, while the local drive lags by over 100 pints and 20 pints of A negative are sought between 10 and 11 a.m. for open heart surgery in Washington DC. Edwin Cleveland, SPCA agent, rescued a monkey at 208 W Boscawen St after it fell from a window ledge. The animal, now at the SPCA shelter, is friendly and owner unknown.
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Red Cross
Episcopal Parish
Arthur Jolliffee
Washington, D.C
Edwin Cleveland
SPCA
W. Boscawen St
Mr. Cleveland
Bloody Weekend on Virginia Highways Leaves Many Dead
A grim weekend on Virginia roads ends with 19 deaths since Friday evening. Victims include Larry Owen Mustar and Verna Mills in Crandon, Harding Roney near Stony Creek, Melinda Morris near Quinque, John Ha bina near Midway Island, Robert Wright in Roanoke County, and Donald Hibbard near Arlington. Also New York based Israel Bond chair Louis Boyar announces a $500 million drive to meet demand after the June war.
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Crandon
Larry Owen Mustar
Bland
Verna Mills
Coeburn
Bland County
Stony Creek
Harding Roney
Sussex County
Melinda Morris
Ruckersville
Quinque
Greene
Stafford
John Alfred Habina
Midway Island
Stafford County
Roanoke County
Robert Dail Wright
Salem
Arlington
Donald Francis Hibbard
Lanham, Md
Ridge Road
New York
Louis H. Boyar
Israel Bond Organization
GM Price Increase Smaller Than Chrysler
General Motors announced a 3.6 percent price rise for 1968 cars, averaging $110 above 1967 prices, the smaller increase compared to Chrysler. Ford and American Motors had not listed new prices. Chrysler previously led with a $133 hike averaging 4.6 percent.
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Detroit
General Motors
Auto Company
Chrysler
Ford
American Motors
United Auto Workers
Riot at Turkish Soccer Match Kills Dozens
In Kayseri, Turkey, a minor league game between Sivas and Kayseri sparked a deadly riot. At least 41 fans died in a crushing stampede and ensuing fighting, with 65 injured and reports of knives and pistols. Officials warned of suspending league games to prevent further violence.
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Kayseri
Turkey
Sivas
Cevdet Sunay
Here
Detroit Union Votes To End Teacher Strike
Detroit teachers vote 3 371 to 420 to accept a tentative contract ending a strike. The plan adds 850 dollars yearly for two years and a 39 week school year to replace 40 weeks, with the board seeking funding sources.
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Detroit
Union Grylls
Norman Drachler
Detroit Federation of Teachers
DFT
Detroit Board of Education
Mary Ellen Riordan
Detroit School Board
Episcopalians Study Denominations Merger
A governing congress of Episcopalians began a broad reform program and urged union with nine other denominations. Archbishop John E. Hines called it the right direction and pressed a $3 million annual push to aid the Negro poor as 10,000 members gathered in Seattle for the triennial convention.
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Seattle
Congress of
Episcopalian Today
John E. Hines
The
Times
Seattle Coliseum
Writer Says LBJ Scuttled Vietnam Peace Talks
American journalist Harry S. Ashmore recounts a Hanoi meeting with Ho Chi Minh and says President Johnson rejected a conciliatory approach and a proposed de escalation formula. Ashmore argues Johnson’s uncompromising letter killed any chance for pre negotiations bombing halt.
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LBJ
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hanoi
Vietnam
Johnson
Harry S. Ashmore
Arkansas Gazette
William C. Baggs
Miami
Fla
News
Ashmore
Baggs
Ho Chi Minh
Iome
William P. Bundy
U.S
State Department
Bundy
Navy Air Strikes Near Haiphong and Hanoi Escalate Vietnam War
U S Air Force F4 Phantoms hit the Thai Khe bridge near China as Navy jets strike inside Haiphong. Bombs target rail yards and warehouses to disrupt North Vietnamese supply routes. Weather allows 109 missions. one plane reported lost. Ground action in the South sees a major U S infantry airlift into Ho Bo Woods near Saigon. A bombing at Nha Trang injures 29 Americans and another Vietnamese civilian.
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Saigon
Red
China
Thai Khe
Hanoi
Chinma
Navy
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Skyhawk
Air Force
Marine
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnams
Ho Bo
U.S
North Vietnam
Associated Press
al Chang
Ho ‘Bo Woods
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Nha Trang
Weather in Virginia Sees Clear Sunny Conditions
A dry air mass northwest of Virginia brings clear skies and sunshine across the state today. A correction note follows about an ad misprint for Hunt's Catsup and Austin's effortless Dish Detergent in the Thursday Star.
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Richmond
Virginia
Hunt
Austin
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5Th Marines
Peter Grylls
Newsmen
Episcopalians Study Denominations
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Arena
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Handley School
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Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
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