Pilotless jet crashes into hangar at Miramar kills 11
A pilotless F8 Crusader jet struck the Miramar Naval Air Station repair hangar at Miramar, San Diego. Eleven sailors died and 14 were injured as the jet, traveling at about 225 mph, crashed through the hangar doors and exploded, causing substantial damage. Navy Lt. Cyrus M. Riddell ejected safely before impact.
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3.C
Gary R. Miller
Richard Haight
Miramar Base
Grounding F111A Fleet After Ninthteen Crash at Nellis Base
The Air Force grounded its F111A fleet after the fifteenth crash since testing began in 1967. The latest tragedy at Nellis Air Force Base occurred 25 minutes after takeoff on a bombing run, killing Lt. Col. Thomas J. Mack and Maj. James I. Anthony, both with surviving spouses and children.
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James I, Anthony
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Fast for Peace funds aid Vietnamese war victims at Quang Ngai
Harvard and Radcliffe students raised about 3500 for South Vietnamese civilians through the Fast for Peace effort. The American Friends Service Committee will send the money to Quang Ngai, where a rehabilitation center aids amputees, trains workers to make artificial limbs, and runs a daycare for about 80 war widows' children.
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Bethlehem Christmas under Israeli watch for threats of violence
Bethlehem braces for Christmas 1969 under Israeli police and army patrols. Closed circuit TV monitors crowds while roadblocks and mine detectors guard entry by permit. Arab traders report fear yet the town remains festive with preparations at the Church of the Nativity and an outdoor TV screen in Manger Square.
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Israel raids Jordan for third day as W.V. limits loom
Israeli warplanes raided Jordan for the third straight day and waged a 75 minute artillery duel with Lebanon. Israeli commandos shelled the Egyptian naval base at Safaga and claimed to have crossed the Red Sea, while Cairo denied damage. Washington reportedly planned arms limits as U S mediation stalled. Jordan reported damage to two civilian cars from a raid south of the Sea of Galilee. Lebanon reported clashes near Beirut with one civilian killed and eight wounded.
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Pub visits boost community life says Rev. Hill
In LUTTON England the Rev David Hill urges readers to choose the pub over television to stay engaged with the community. He argues that at the pub a person actively participates in local life rather than remaining isolated at home.
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Perot charity flight to Hanoi for POWs lands Bangkok
In Bangkok a chartered Boeing 707 named Peace on Earth arrived with Christmas dinners, medical supplies, and letters for American prisoners of war in North Vietnam. H Ross Perot, organizer, remained hopeful Hanoi would permit delivery, or plan to route gifts by mail via Moscow or postal channels if grounded.
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B52 Bombers Strike Infiltration Trails Near Saigon
Eight B52 bombers pounded infiltration routes toward Saigon before the Viet Cong truce. They dropped 800 tons on targets north and northwest of Saigon as VC said they would pause attacks at 1 a.m. Saigon time. On the ground, South Vietnamese rangers pressed a major clash along the Cambodian border, with 51 Viet Cong killed and seven American wounded or killed in separate skirmishes.
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Chicago Blacks Settle In Israel as Immigrants
Twenty eight Chicago blacks, 13 adults and 15 children, settled in a Negev Desert development south of Tel Aviv after flying from Liberia arriving at Lydda Airport. They claimed right to settle under Israel’s law of return, seeking freedom they say Liberia could not provide.
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