Thor Zooms 1 500 Miles in First West Coast Shot
A supersonic bomber crashed near Tucumcari New Mexico during a test flight. Pilot Maj Richard D Smith 10 of Fort Worth was killed. Two crew members Lt Cal George A Gravel 47 and Capt Daniel Holland 38 were injured. The crash involved a Convair BSS bomber based at Carswell AFB Texas, part of a new bomber program with test flights between 400 and 500 miles per hour. Helicopter units aided the recovery and transport to Cannon AFB.
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Tuucumcari
N. M
Tucumcari
Imarreed
Cars-well Air Force Base
Mort Worth
Tex
Richard D Smith
Fort Worth
Tie
Cal
George A. Gravel
Carsac
Tusumeari
Convair
Air Force
San. Jackson
DeWash
Senate
Fort Worle
Kirtland
Albuquerque
New Mexico
West Coast first ballistic missile launch marks a milestone
A Strategic Air Command team fired a Thor ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lampoc for the first West Coast boost, followed hours later by a second launch from Cape Canaveral. The two 65 foot missiles, speed 10,500 mph, demonstrated Atlantic and Pacific role parity. The Lampoc test, delayed by equipment and rail traffic, was conducted by a long-time Douglas Aircraft crew and marked SAC operational training.
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Bennie Castillo
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc
U. S. Aty Force
Vandenberg
Cape
Veteral Douglas Aircraft Co
Sir Foros
Contrest
Ees
SAC
Salties
Southern Pacific
BAC
Hiesse
World record airlift feat by Douglas C183 Cargomaster
A Long Beach Douglas Cargomaster set a new world record by carrying 17,990 pounds to 10,000 feet, using 4,900 feet of runway. The craft, delivering the heaviest payload yet, exceeded prior marks and was certified by the National Aeronautics Association.
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Militery Air Transport Service
Dover
al Fores
Ue Séth
Douglas Long Beach
Air Force
John I. Thompson
Dulles
Tex
Hlstory
Atlantic Ocean
Ache
Cla
Long Beach
Use Nafional Aeronautics Assn
Smoggy Christmas Visions In Odd Editorial Tone
An unusual, stylized passage describes a dreamlike Christmas in smoggy California weather. The narrator WM speaks of seasonal time and the event, while an assistant and Orator WM weigh the era’s significance despite whimsical, reshaped figures like Santa Claus becoming “The Man in the Re Flanne] Suit.”
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Orator
Santa Claus
Ten Die in Colombian Department Store Fire
A department store blaze in Bhogata Colombia Tuesday killed at least ten people and injured about a hundred as shoppers crowded the building for Christmas. Fire fighters battled the five hour fire, most casualties were women or children from suffocation or trampling. Damage was about one million pesos.
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Bhogata
Colombia
R. Warly
Pilots to Strike Friday at American Airlines
Across the nation 1500 American Airlines pilots plan a 11:59 pm Friday strike after week long Chicago talks yielded no progress. ALPA president CG N Sayen said meetings continue but notice is given for public awareness.
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Chicago
Air Line Pilots Assn
American Airlines
ALPA
CG. N. Sayen
Three Day Blaze Threatens California Forest Settlements
Rising winds fanned a three day brush and timber fire in Cleveland National Forest raising fears of a rapid spread. New desert gusts of 45 mph pushed the fire toward Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties threatening Camp Pendleton and Lang Canyon as firefighters battled to hold back a 55,000 acre blaze with potential losses mounting.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Santana
Inaccessible
Aliyere
Canvern
Lake Elsinore
San Juan Capistrano
Orange County
San Mateo
San Diego County
Camp Pendleton
Menne Base
Ester
Long Beach State College to resign administrators
The paper notes non independent administrators at Long Beach State College face a resolution demanding resignations. It also reports Mao Zedong quitting as Red China's chief of state next month but remaining No 1 Communist.
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Long Beach State College
Zacnity
Mao Teo-tsing
Red China
Success Seen in Plans for Overseas Missile Bases
The article notes the Johnson administration pressing for missile bases abroad. It mentions bases overseas being established in Great Britain and negotiations ongoing to obtain bases in other countries, as part of a broader strategic effort.
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JU S
Great
Britain
Long Beach Council Extends Runway Amid Dooley Protest
Long Beach city council approves extending the runway and related taxiway work at the municipal airport. An opposition from Donley prompts a protest as bids are opened for inspections and construction, with estimated project cost around $108,000 and a 700-dollar monthly salary for the engineer.
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George Weeks
Volves
Muni
Rungeuy
Donley
Charles R. Donley
Sam
Vickers Folaron
Unyitem
John van Wortach
Long Beach
Tonue
Ithe
Ake
Tor
Long Geach
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