Hero Pilot Praised After Midair Collision Over New York Border
Captain Charles J. White of Eastern Air Lines saved 50 of 54 aboard his constellation after a collision with a TWA 707 at 10000 feet above North Salem New York near the Connecticut border. The crash killed two aboard and two later. White did not survive. CAB investigators praised White and the TWA captain for skill under extreme danger.
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Connecticut
Charles J
Chuck) White
Boston
Hunt Mountain
North Salem
N.Y
New York-Connecticut
Tors
Rye
TWA
Thomas H. Carroll
San Francisco
Local Man Charged in Fatal Laughlin Airman Shooting
A 30 year old ranch worker Paul Riley Jr is charged with murder in the death of Laughlin Air Force Base Airman Robert G Robinson of the 3646th Air Base Group. His brother Robert C Riley 26 faces aggravated assault charges. both held in Val Verde County jail with bonds set. The incident occurred Sunday at Gunner and Pierce Streets at 12 05 a m. Robinson died at 2 20 a m at the base hospital.
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Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
Robert G. Robinson
Safe
Gunner
Pierce Streets
Paul Riley Jr
Robert C. Riley
Riley
Sergio Gonzalez
Val Verde
Robinson
Sam Perez
Herman Richter
Shafer
R. Z. Andrade
Robert
Community efforts and local notices of December events
Firemen repair toys for needy children at Central Fire Station. American GI Forum holds regular meeting at 8 PM in the Forum Building with refreshments. Travis Elementary PTA meets at 7 30 PM in San Felipe High auditorium with cheerleaders and a Christmas play by SFHS Student Council. San Felipe Quarterback Club plans football banquet at 8 PM Forum Building. South Texas Race Association outlines 1966 spring meet dates at La Bahia Downs with a Texas Futurity purse around 75000. Eva Malinda Rodriguez born November 25 at 8 pounds. grandparents listed. Post Office hours shift to 6 PM from December 15 through 22, then 5 PM on Dec 23. Boy Scout recognition dinner tickets available December 10 at 7 PM Catalina banquet room. speaker Congressman C C Fisher.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Travis Elementary School
San Felipe High School
SFHS
South Texas Race Association
la Bahia Downs
Goliad
Texas
Catalina
C. C. Fisher
Chamber of Commerce
Papal Bull to Relax Friday Meat Abstinence Rules
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will issue a papal bull allowing Catholics to eat meat on Fridays. The decree, reportedly to be issued at a public Ecumenical Council session, marks a change in Friday abstinence practice.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Ecumenical Council
UPI
Wilson orders Rhodesia pact for use later
Prime Minister Harold Wilson ordered British officials to draft a peace plan for use if the Rhodesian rebellion collapses under mounting economic sanctions. OAU warned Britain to quell secession by December 15, while Britain defends sanctions over military action.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Britain
Ian Smith
Wilson
Upa
Africa
OAU
Rhodesia
Lovell Enjoys Longjohn Ride In Space
Gemini 7 astronauts Lovell and Borman plan to shed their spacesuits and ride in Longjohn underwear as they orbit in the capsule. Ground crews advance preparations for Gemini 6 and a potential early rendezvous with Gemini 7, with 30 orbits cleared and a 13 December liftoff target.
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Lovell
Frank Borman
Gemini Control
Cape Kennedy
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Borman
Chris Kraft
Kraft
Gemini
Mission Control
Houston
Owever
Eugene Cernan
Houston Center
Southeast Texas Hit By Third Recent Major Blackout
A 40 minute power failure affected at least six southeast Texas counties including Montgomery Grimes Walker San Jacinto and Trinity and part of Liberty. Gulf States Utility officials confirmed the outage originated near Beaumont and restoration followed by 11 35 a m. Local station KMCO reported lights dimmed about 10 55 a m before total cutoff.
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Conroe
A.m
Montgomery
Grimes
Walker
San Jacinto
Trinity
Liberty County
Jim Turner
Gulf States Utilities
Beaumont
el Paso
Council approves decree guiding church in space age
Vatican reports the Ecumenical Council approved a 26 000 word decree on the churchs stance toward birth control nuclear warfare labor strikes and scientific progress completing the last of 16 decrees in a four year session A ballot on abortion limits drew 483 votes against a statement condemning modern warfare Nuclear stockpiling and the arms race.
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Vatican City
UPI
Ecumenical Council
Francie Snellman
Texas counterfeiters’ $1 million plot nets jail arrest
UPI says Secret Service raided a Houston apartment recovering about $1 million in counterfeit $20 bills, the largest Texas haul. Arrested: 33 year old Boyd Ray Collins, a former printer, held on $10,000 bond after admitting to offset printing of phony notes. resemblance to Florida bills unclear.
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Houston
UPI
Secre Service
Texas
United States
Boyd Ray Collins
Schroeder
Collins
U.S
Ralph Fowler
John Killan
Secret Service
Kiljan
Florida
De Gaulle Defeated In First Ballot Runoff Question Looms
Paris reports De Gaulle failed to reach 50 percent on the first ballot amid a close race with leftist Francois Mitterand who finished second. Jean Lecannet trailed, with three others far behind as turnout neared 28.4 million. De Gaulle remains secluded awaiting decision on Dec. 19 run‑off.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Francois Mitterand
Radical Party
Gplinr
DeGaulle
Jean Lecannet
Warcome YT Arennet Eere
Mitter
Lecannet
Weather forecast for Del Rio and vicinity
Fair through Tuesday with mild days and cool nights. Lows around 40 to 42 and highs near 74 to 76 Tuesday. Winds variable at 5 to 15 mph. Maximum temperature Sunday about 73 and minimum around 2.
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