26 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1966
Page
1
Negotiators for Santa Anita Race Track and the Building Services Union remain deadlocked with no last minute resumption after a long night. A state mediation service arranged a final meeting as talks collapsed, leaving the opening uncertain. Friday details in Sports Section.
A Hanoi radio broadcast reports four American women visiting North Vietnam were deeply shocked by the impact of American bombing raids. The group arrived December 20 and toured locations claimed by Communists to have been hit earlier this month.
The 1985 Christmas traffic death toll neared 400, about 20 percent behind last year’s pace. National Safety Council warned even a small shortfall would miss its predicted minimum, with estimates between fall and 756 fatalities for the holiday period. Gunfight With a Twist: Corpus Christi store shootout injures three officers. mistaken identity led to friendly fire. Justifiable deaths: ACLU argues strong language may be socially necessary and defends colorful remarks in a brief to the Court of Appeals.
Actress Jayne Mansfield celebrates Christmas at home with her one year old son Zoltan Hargitay after his hospital release following a jungle lion mauling. Cardinal James Francis McIntyre attends 8 am Mass at St Vincent’s Hospital while recovering from eye surgery. The hospital spokesman says the cardinal is not yet well enough to celebrate Mass himself.
A Covina man, Russell B. Gordon, 45 Rinhurst Avenue, died from injuries after a dawn crash on Walnut Grove Avenue in Covina. Police say fog reduced visibility as he struck a utility pole near Weston Valley Boulevard about 2 a.m. Sunday.
Tokyo dispatch reports posters in Beijing call for public denouncement of Lin Biao Lin Sheo chi as mass Red Guard rally prepares to topple Mao and purge rivals Liu Shao chi Teng Hsiao ping and Lin Piao cited as central figures in the power struggle in China with accusations of pro Soviet and capitalist leanings and opposition to Mao’s thought.
Local Pasadena area section lists telephones and classified notices with events, society items, sports, and vital statistics. Readers can locate East Valley contact numbers and Los Angeles listings GB1-487L for reference.
U S Marines comb wrecked Binh Thai village near Da Nang after a Flying Tiger CL44 cargo plane crashed during landing in rain. At least 91 villagers killed and many injured. Four crew members also perished. Investigators say the cause is unclear and a rebuilding/compensation plan is planned for families.
Staff Sgt. Bill Harmon, stuck in Cam La Vietnam on Christmas Day, sent a message to his wife and two children via the Kinston Free Press. The paper arranged roses and gifts with an $8 money order, delivering personal reminders of home to Mrs. Harmon and her children in Trenton.
U S air power hit Viet Cong base camps near Saigon as the Christmas truce collapsed. American troops move back into jungle fighting positions after incidents during the cease fire, with Viet Cong troop movements and supply shifts reported across the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands.
The Independent and the Star-News publish a special souvenir edition detailing Pasadena's Tournament of Roses day events. It features prizewinning images, Rose Parade and football game coverage, a color Rose Queen photo, and a four-section Southern California feature on business and science. Prices are 35 cents per copy, three for $1, with mail delivery across the United States or Canada.
The New York Times reports two U S bombing raids on North Vietnamese targets likely destroyed civilian areas in Hanoi. Assistant Managing Editor Harrison Salisbury cites on the spot inspections showing substantial civilian casualties, despite U S assurances.
Newsweek reports President Johnson unhappy with parts of William Manchester's The Death of a President. Johnson allegedly disputes accounts of events surrounding Kennedy's assassination and recalls differing details, including Air Force One and Air Force Two arrangements.
UPI reports a private four prop Lodestar plane vanished over the Baja California peninsula five days earlier. Eight Dakin family members, two pilots, and two copilots were aboard, with search teams resuming efforts as weather and communications hindered earlier efforts.
Assistant William Manchester was in critical condition after falling ill with high fever and possible pneumonia. He was taken to Middlesex Memorial Hospital in Middletown around 1 am, as a spokesman and Newsweek report cited.
London police recaptured two of thirteen British prisoners who fled jails before Christmas. Donald Connachie, 28, escaped from Wormwood Scrubs and was arrested near his home in Falknord, Statfordshire. William Branick, 38, captured near West Bromwich after leaving Winston Green Prison, while 11 others remain at large.
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