Salvage Of Yacht Spurs Ownership Fight
PORT MANSFIELD Tex AP A dispute over ownership of the sunk 60,000 dollar Vida Lee yachts between shrimp boat captain Fred Crouch and the Park View US yacht titleholders escalates after 10 aboard the vessel reach Padre Island and Corpus Christi Naval Air Station for examination. The salvage claim centers on 66 percent ownership by Crouch under salvage laws while family members and physicians in Corpus Christi contest the title. The yacht, bound for a Padre Island fishing camp, sank after a dull thud and possible explosion, with survivors including Mrs Edwin E Conner and several relatives.
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Ednaisneras
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Canner
Mike Brown
Edwin Brown
Flousten
Clifford Crowell
Corpus Christi
C. D. Dixon
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Larry Belcher
Ingleside
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George Morrill
Smothers Brothers Set for CBS Debut as TV Comedy Hit
AP reports the Smothers Brothers, Tom and Dick, poised to become a major TV comedy act after their Las Vegas summer success. Tom plays a guitar wielding bewildered angel on probation while Dick is the straight man. CBS will launch their series on Sept 17.
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Smothers Brothers
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Nevada
Smathers Brothers
CBS
Thane
Nearly All Want Cool Autos Now
DETROIT AP Air conditioners continue to be one of the hottest selling items in the automotive field and all indications point to higher sales ahead. Two top men in automotive air conditioning say the trend will continue as consumer demand grows and manufacturers expand efficiency and cooling capacity.
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Roger M. Kyes
Motors
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Bataan
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Spike Jones
Smothers
Air Conditioning Shifts Car Buying Trends in 1960s
The interview notes rising auto air conditioning adoption from 1 in 50 new cars in 1955 to about 1 in 4 in 1966 and 30 percent of 1966 models. Predictions include 35 percent in 1967 and 4 million units in 1970 models. Elliott cites increased affluence, larger engines, and broader markets including trucks and aircraft.
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Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
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York
Ism
Maine
Fire damages hotel and buildings in Wichita Falls
A two alarm blaze in Wichita Falls raged for over three hours destroying a condemned hotel and a vacant warehouse. The fire covered a quarter block and damaged a paint store and a lounge, within a block slated for a department store construction. No injuries reported.
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Rene
Detained U S Servicemen in Vietnam Anomalies Noted
AP reports Defense Department lists 27 U S servicemen detained in Vietnam not officially declared prisoners of war, amid Missing Persons Act amendments and rising casualty counts. The department seeks to withhold next of kin details to protect prisoners. Total unaccounted for from Korea remains 389.
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