Yorktown to Play Japanese Carrier in Pearl Harbor Film
The Yorktown will portray a Japanese carrier in a private profit film about Pearl Harbor. Navy cooperation sparked outrage over using a historic ship and crew in a 20th Century Fox Zanuck production. Critics blame officials for breaking policy and courting tasteless theater profits.
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Darryl Zanuck
20Th Century Fox
Lewis
Johnson
Zanuck
U.S Navy
Pentagon
Yorktown
Pearl Harbor
Defense Department
20Th Cen
Pension rules spark debate on Fortas and court service
The letter dissects pension eligibility for Supreme Court retirees, noting 16 years after 70 or 15 years after 63 are required. It also salutes hobbyist gas humor and downtown Amarillo chatter while contrasting attendance figures for rival teams Memphis and Houston.
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Fortas
Supreme Court
Amarillo
Wranglers
Memphis
Houston
Corman Agencies Signal Final Push Into Maskelyme Crater
Fragmentary dialogue shows near term push toward Maskelyme crater with exclamations about being close and the momentous nature of the event. Names like Corman agencies appear in the rough transcript. The tone suggests a high tension moment in a spacefront exploration.
Moon Probe A Success Sparks Close Lunar Approach
Space Center Houston reports Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan returning safely to their command ship after two flights within 9.4 miles of the moon. They guided the lunar lander through precise firings to rendezvous in orbit, marking a historic near-moon landing.
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Space Center
Houston
Man
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
John W. Young
Young
Snoopy
Charlie Brown
Cernan
John
Stafford
Moon
Scheme Attracts 25 in Area
Two German nationals were charged in Los Angeles with mail fraud over a free vacation promotion tied to the Deluxe Vacationer Co. ads in TV Guide. The scheme drew about 57,000 participants nationwide, with at least 25 from the Amarillo area who paid a $25 registration fee and hoped for refunds upon departure to Acapulco or Hawaii.
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Los Angeles
United States
Amarillo
Deluxe Vacationer Co
TV Guide
Acapulco
Hawaii
U.S. Atty
Edward J. Wallin
Hans George Rust
Roland Graber
Man in Moon Identified
New York Times education editor Fred Hechinger became the unseen TV guest on an educational talk show when his image briefly appeared during an Apollo 10 telecast. AT&T traced the fault to a bad switch and confirmed Hechinger as the mystery "man in the moon."
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New York
UPI
New York Times
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Fred Hechinger
the Times
Hechinger
National Education Network
NET
Man In the Moon
At&t
Dozens of Women Overcome by Fumes at Texas Instruments Plant
In Sherman Texas at least 50 women fell ill after fumes at the Texas Instruments plant. Ambulances rushed to the scene and hospitals reported 27 and 15 to 20 patients. Police said most victims were assembly line workers and some were conscious on arrival. Officials sought information as TI officials in Dallas could not comment.
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Sherman, Tex
Texas Instruments
Texas
Son and Jones Hospital
Texas Department of Public Safety
Grayson County Sheriff's Department
Sherman Police
Sherman
Dallas
Polk Mall Plan Dies Grieving Store Owners Note
Amarillo city officials and store owners faced a lengthy council session as the Polk Street value redevelopment plan was rejected. John Wright of the DAU stated there was no alternative plan after two hours of speeches and debate before the vote.
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Polk Mall
John Wright
DAU
Wright
L. Ray
Dolly Fashions Inc expands production of winter jackets
Hereford region reports Dolly Fashions Inc switching to ski wear production under a $800,000 contract with a nationwide distributor. Herschel Black, plant manager, says 20,000 jackets will be produced by October 1 with raw materials supplied by the distributor and assembled locally. The move boosts local employment as the Hereford labor force sews patterns into finished garments.
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Herschel Black
Thursay
Dolly Fashions
Hereford
Black
Dolly
Yorktown Use Comes Under Fire
Rep. Sam M. Gibbons challenged Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird over the Navy allowing the aircraft carrier Yorktown to portray a Japanese warship in the Darryl Zanuck produced film Tora Tora Tora. He cited a $46,000 daily operating cost and noted filming near San Diego and transit to Hawaii for scenes.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Yorktown
Darryl Zanuck
Pearl Harbor
Sam M. Gibbons
D-Fla
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
20Th Century Fox
Chicago
Gibbons
San Diego
Hawaii
Weather forecast for Amarillo days in 1969
The forecast for Amarillo predicts cloudy skies today and tonight with a 26 percent chance of rain. A high in the upper 70s is expected, with easterly winds around 10 mph.
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Amarillo
Iun
Ground Breaking At Airport Today in Amarillo
Amarillo holds a ground breaking ceremony for a 4 million air terminal with an 88000 grant from the Department of Transportation to expand apron concrete. The event at 11 am includes city and federal officials, airline reps, and lessees, followed by a luncheon at Tascosa Country Club.
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Amarillo
SAC
U.S
Bob Price
Department of Transportation
Tascosa Country Club
Aviation Committee
The
Newman
FAA
Amarillo Air Terminal
Department of Defense
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Rep. Price
Monte Rosewald
Airport Board
Selden Simpson
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