Christmas 1966 World Scene From Berlin To Vietnam
The year’s Christmas spilled into battles and relief as a U S cargo plane crashed into Da Nang homes killing 60 civilians. Pope Paul VI urged goodwill and visited flood sites in Italy while Berlin commuters faced blocked holiday visits by East Germans.
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Vietnam
Mexico
Merrie Fngland
Berlin
Jerusalem
Johnson
San Antonio
Tex
Lbj Ranch
Paul
Florence
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Bonn
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
West Germany
Soviet Union
Europe
South Vietnam
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Fope
New York
Saigon
Billy Graham
Luna 13 Soft Lands on Moon in Soviet Space Milestone
The Soviet Union quietly soft landed Luna 13 in the Ocean of Storms at 1 01 p m EST after about 80 hours in flight. The craft reported normal systems and began a program of scientific observations while visual data hinted at close up lunar photography.
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Soviet Union
United States
Moon
Earth
Book Haggling Continues Over Kennedy Book Publication
Negotiations enter a third day as Mrs. Kennedy sues to block publication of The Death of a President. The dispute centers on the 300,490 word manuscript by William Manchester. Harper & Row proposes removing or revising disputed passages before a Tuesday court hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
John Baker
New York
John F. Kennedy
William Manchester
Kennedy
Harper & Row
Manchester
Winter storm strands thousands across South and East
A major snowstorm blanketed the South and East aiming for a white Christmas. Roanoke saw eight inches. Kentucky and Virginia faced impassable roads with thousands stranded. In Tennessee and the Carolinas one to six inches fell, with deaths and long highways closed.
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New England
Virginia
Roanoke
Piedmont Airlines
Kentucky
Richmond
Berea
Richmonds
Tennessee
Mississippi River
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Highway Patrol
Greyhound
Pelham
N.C
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Surviving Flight: 109 Escape Plane Crash in Mexico
A Christmas Eve Aero waves DC8 crash landed on Lake Texcoco near Mexico City. All 109 aboard survived, with six Americans hospitalized for serious injuries and 32 released after minor treatment. The jet originated from New York and was en route to Mexico City. altimeter and radar issues were noted. Passengers described a sudden, jarring descent as the plane hit and broke apart on the lakebed.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dallas
Tex
Texas
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Mississippi
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Stanley Winters
Irwin Parmer
Parmers
Parmer
New York Area
Lake Texcoco
Diane Solomon
Brooklyn
N.Y
Bishop duplex fire claims life of Arthur Asbury
A Christmas Eve blaze in Bishop Virginia destroyed a two family dwelling. Arthur Asbury died in the fire while the other half of the duplex occupants escaped. The origin is undetermined and the fire threatened nearby homes and the Bishop Post Office before firefighters arrived. Firemen still sifted ashes later Saturday night.
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Radio Street
Bishop
Tazewell County
Bishop Post Office
Tazewell
Viet Truce Shaken by Christmas Eve Outbreaks
A fragile two day Viet Cong cease fire saw sporadic clashes across areas near Da Nang and Tuy Hoa. A Flying Tiger cargo plane crash near Da Nang killed 6% of civilians as crews were unaccounted. Marines reported light casualties but returned fire as mortars and rifles fired about 1000 rounds.
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U.S
Saigon
da Nang
Four Engine Flying Tiger Plane Crashes Near Da Nang
A Flying Tiger Line CL44 cargo plane crashed into a Vietnamese village near Da Nang Air Base on Christmas Eve, killing 125 civilians and injuring 42. The crew of four was unaccounted for hours after impact as Marines and rescuers searched the wreckage and assisted villagers in the heavy rain. The crash path cut a 200 foot swath through Binh Thai village as authorities investigated the cause.
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Sparta
N.J
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Redwood City
Calif
Lloyd Moore
Turlock
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Santa Monica
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Air Force
Gas Strike Nears Resolution in West Virginia Arbitration
Charleston AP reports the United Fuel Gas Co. strike in the Columbia system nears final settlement after nine weeks with a three year wage package and an arbitration on 12 discharged or suspended workers. Gov. Smith backs Martyn Lugar of West Virginia University for arbiter as talks proceed.
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Columbia Gas System
Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
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Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Martyn Lugar
West Virginia University Law School
West Virginia
Columbia
Columbia Gas of
Kentucky
Kentucky Gas Transmission Corp
Atlantic
OCAW
Lugar
Morgantown
Contributions Boost Rokefield Tree Fund to 6706
Saturday's donations added 25 dollars to the Rokefield Community Christmas Tree fund bringing the total to 6,706.18 dollars. The drive surpassed its 6,000 dollar goal with gifts from Ruth and Bob Little Carolyn Bailey Bobby and Dottie Jean Jackson totaling to raise the grand total.
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Rokefield Community
Ruth
Bob Little
Carolyn Bailey
Bobby and
Dottie Jean Jackson
Prokofiev Named Soviet Minister of Education
MOSCOW AP Mikhail A Prokofiev aged 56 a chemist and longtime educator was named Soviet minister of education on Saturday.
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Mikhail A. Prokofiev
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