Pilot Dies in 2 Plane Collision Near Chatsworth
A 42-year-old pilot died when two light planes collided over the Santa Susana pass. Jack Bader of Van Nuys perished when a Cessna 140 crashed into a 500-foot slope. A Beech Musketeer, piloted by Don Liorrente and carrying Richard Thurmer, made a crash landing at Van Nuys Airport, suffering injuries.
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Chatsworth
UPI
Santa Susana Pass
Here
Jack Bader
van Nuys
Don Liorrente
la Canada
Richard Thurmer
Los An,geles
Kennedy Boy Breaks Leg Skiing At Sun Valley
Sun Valley Idaho reports Kennedy, a Triyear-old, broke his leg while skiing on Baldy Mountain. A state official vetoed a $25,000 budget request for an electric chair, noting it would rarely be used and comparing modern to ancient methods.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
UPI
Trenton
UPU
Institut
Joseph Kennedy
Robert
McCorkle
Joseph
Dan Hoi
New Jersey
Mcorkle
O'Brien Battles Vietnamese Shore Batteries Off Tonkin
Long Beach based destroyer O'Brien fought 15 minutes of gunfire with North Vietnamese shore batteries in the Gulf of Tonkin. The ship sustained hits on the port side and casualties were transferred to the carrier Bennington. Aboard the Long Beach destroyer Maddox, nearby ships observed the engagement as Skyhawks from Kitty Hawk were called to strike positions.
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O'Brien
Gulf of Tonkin
Maddox
Bendicert
Kington
U.S
Cmdr
Ast Radig TV and Religion 55 listed in shipping index
A fragmented OCR entry lists Ast Radig TV and Religion 55 under shipping with references to Vital Statistics and page notes A-12 and B-4. The readable items suggest a classified or catalog notation rather than a full news item. Entities include Ast Radig TV, Religion 55, Vital Statistics, A-12, B-4.
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Pearson
Radig-Tv
AIT Shipping
Act Vital Statistics
Bomb package wounds two in British Columbia case
A guard at British Columbia Penitentiary remains in fair condition after a Christmas parcel exploded at a Surrey home. The guard's 10-year-old son Norman Newton, 10, is listed in critical condition as the parcel was unwrapped by Frank Newton, 42, who lost both hands in the blast while watching his child.
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New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
Newton
Surrey
Norman
Book Firm Jackie Talk Revisions in Kennedy Book
NEW YORK AP Representatives of Mrs. John F Kennedy and Harper Row met again to discuss revisions in The Death of a President amid reports a settlement was near. Negotiators seek an out of court agreement to publish William Manchester's 300000 word manuscript after removing or revising personal passages. A source said good progress is being made and a settlement may be close. A publisher spokesman noted a revised manuscript had been sent to Simon H Rifkind.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Harper & Row
Wiliam Manchester
Simon H. Rifkind
Kennedy
Cowles Com
Allied Trio Killed No Retaliation
Saigon reports a 48 hour Christmas truce failed to end Viet Cong fire killing a soldier and two civilians with three more wounded in northern provinces. Incidents near Di An Long An and a helicopter at Saigon area interrupted by sporadic shots as Cardinal Spellman prepared for a Christmas service.
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di An
Saigon
UPI
United States
U.S
Long An
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Tan Son Nhuti
Long Binh
Detective nabbed two 13 year olds for toy truck theft
Police Detective Sgt Ralph Thompson confronted two 13 year old boys who stole a toy truck after he spotted the theft outside a local department store. He set his Christmas fruit cake on a counter and seized the youths. The incident ended with the arrest of the two juvenile suspects.
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Oroville 4
Ralph Thompson
Thompson
U S Tells Formosa Dont Pirate Book
The State Department received assurances from Nationalist China over unauthorized publication of The Death of a President about John F Kennedy. A court settlement between Kennedy's widow and Look magazine led to a plan to serialize the book while removing privacy concerns.
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Washington
State Department
China
John F. Ken ‘Nedy
Im & Compromse
Kennedy
Look Magazine
Airport Urges Talks On Copyright Amid Rift With China
San Francisco port officials urge renewed negotiations after a dispute over a copyright treaty with the Nationalist government. The incident follows a crackdown on piracy and hooseling, with proposed jail sentences and fines. Authorities say no convictions yet in port-bound production.
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U.S
Bnt
United States
Na Hassy
China
San Francisco UM
Renoris
Hooseling
William Piracy
San Francisco
Interna
Manchester
Cardinal Spellman Arrives for Viet Christmas Services
Cardinal Spellman, at 77, arrives in Saigon for his 25th consecutive Christmas visit with U S troops. He wore battle fatigues and a red cap with a white cross, landing early at Tan Son Nhut. Two name tags read Cardinal Spellman on his green fatigues as he prepares for services.
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Saigon
VPS
Francis Cardinal Spellman
U.S
Vietnam
New York
Spellman
Tan Son Nut
Cardinal Spellman
5000 Enter Jordan for Christmas Rites
More than 5000 Christian residents of Israel crossed Mandelbaum Gate into Jordan for Christmas reunions, the largest crossing since 1948. Visitors will return to Israel Sunday. smaller groups will cross for Greek Orthodox and Armenian celebrations later in January. Relatives welcomed them with greetings as border officials screened participants.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Mandelbaum
Jordan
No Man's Land
Allan Wasallan
Berlin Christmas hopes dimmed by East German refusal
West Berlin Mayor Albertz said Christmas would be humane for many families only if East Germany granted passes, but authorities refused to issue travel permits. The plan for relatives to visit over the holidays collapsed, widening the city’s divide as weather and fog add a grim backdrop to a season of separation. In other news, a Long Beach liquor store robbery left a clerk wounded, and a gunman fled as police investigated.
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Berlin
Heinrich Albertz
Red Wall
Albertz
Orange County
Weather Bureau
Santa Claus
Southland
Long Beach
U.S
James Deiskill
Magnolia Ave
Haney's
Willow SP
Pacific Hospital
John Cowan
Land
White Christmas Hangs In Snowbound Midwest and South
United Press reports heavy snow across the middle South into the Ohio Valley as the first winter storm of the season blankets Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri and Tennessee. Snowdrifts reach several feet, roads ice covered, power outages and school closings noted while travelers face hazardous conditions. Temperatures plunge behind the storm, with arctic air loosening into the region and forecast to bring freezing weather to the Deep South and Southeast.
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Harrison
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Arkansas
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Forsyth
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Alma
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