Rickenbacker Announces Retirement From Eastern Air Lines
Capt Edward V Rickanbacker 73 retires as chair man director and general manager of Eastern Air Lines to crusade for the American way of life. Arktic arctic air mass spreads across the nation bringing sub zero temperatures in the Midwest and freezing conditions from the Rockies to the Dakotas with snow in Texas and icy streets in the Panhandle.
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Edward V
Eddie) Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
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Waco
Red River Valley
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Oklahoma
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Wisconsin
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Iowa
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International Falls
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Chicago
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Jacksonville Hotel Fire Claims 21 Lives and 66 Injured
A blaze at the Hotel Roosevelt in downtown Jacksonville during Gator Bowl weekend killed 21 and injured 66. Most deaths occurred above the eighth floor as smoke filled the 12 story, 300 room hotel with nearly 500 guests.
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Jacksonville
Fla
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Adams Street
Main Street
Donna Axum
el Dorado
Ark
Lucile Previtt
Miss Axum
James Jackson Swick
Copeland Sausage Co
Lorena Baker
Rena) Swick
Swicks
Alachua
Wade Hildinger
Buffalo
N.Y
National Gypsum Co
Haydon Burns
William H. Johnson
Meyer
Johnson
Johnson Erhard meet yields agreed steps on East West tensions
President Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard concluded a two day talks in Texas with a public communique urging continued East West dialogue and a peaceful, stable outcome. They agreed to seek new avenues for settlement while avoiding a divided Germany. Erhard praised the progress and both men attended a Lutheran service and a Texas style barbecue before departure.
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Associated Press
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Germany
Forhard
Austin
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Bonn
Soviet Union
Karl- Gunther von Hase
Berlin
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
U.S
United States
France
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Fredericksburg
Stonewall High School
van Cliburn
Texas
Weekend Deaths Raise State Road Toll to 781 for Year
A Great Northern passenger train collided with a car near Melrose killing three of four children from the Twin Cities. The weekend toll raised the annual state death total to 781, 90 higher than last year’s figure. Other Minnesotans died in Kansas and at Alexandria and Kilkenny as scattered crashes and a crossing danger pattern persisted.
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Twin Cities
Melrose
Kansas
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New Brighton
Mary
Cheryl
Kathleen
University Hospitals
Minneapolis
Gary
Melrose Community Hospital
William Wieehmann
Vincent James Schwartz
Rosemary Pistilli
Hibbing
Mina
U.S
Lakonia Sinks in Tow Efforts off Gibraltar
LISBORN Portugal AP The burned-out Lakonia cruise liner sank in 13200 feet of Atlantic water Sunday while being towed toward Gibraltar Capt Trygve Gaasoe of the Norwegian tug Herkules led salvage efforts six men from one Portuguese tug joined to seal starboard portholes then were withdrawn as the list grew The vessel sank about 260 miles southwest of Gibraltar and Gaasoe cited burnt-out conditions and stress on the weakened hull.
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Lisborn
Portugal
Lakonia
Gibraltar
Trygve Gaasoe
Herkules
Gaasoe
Atty General Evan Hultman Announces Gubernatorial Candidacy
Des Moines attorney general Evan Hultman officially confirms months of speculation by announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor.
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Des Moines
Evan Hultman
Mill City Man Shot in Domestic Night Incident
Minneapolis AP report states Robert A. Johnson 21 was critically injured after a 410 shotgun blast during a domestic dispute. Officers say Johnson pointed a pistol at his former wife Elisha Whittington and was shot by her husband Leon.
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Minneapolis
Robert A. Johnson
Johnson
Elisha Whittington
Leon
Shaping Up Performance At Naples Coast Deck
Comedian Bob Hope and actress Tuesday Weld perform on deck of the U S ship during a Naples appearance. The act blends humor and spectacle as the duo entertain aboard the vessel setting a lively shore-side program.
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Naples
Bob Hope
Tuesday Weld
Deck of the
U.S
Senate Concedes Fast Vote On Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate agreed to vote by late afternoon on final passage of the 3 billion dollar foreign aid bill after hours of wrangling over recess. Majority Leader Mansfield limited debate to four hours while Republicans protested delaying action until the next session.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Mansfield
Congress
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Johnson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hruska
Gordon Allott
R-Cole
Jack Miller
Brown
John O. Pastore
D-R.il
Foreign
House
John F. Kennedy
Adoption of Hundredweight in Grain Trading Urged
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged state Farm Bureaus to sponsor legislation adopting the hundredweight as the standard for grain trading, replacing the bushel. The move targets uniform weights across crops while acknowledging existing state laws. The Agriculture Department considered such a shift but rejected it earlier due to legal inconsistencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Agriculture Department
Farm Bureau Convention
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