Boeing 747 jumbo jet rolls out amid jet age promise
Everett witnesses rollout of the first Boeing 747, a 360 to 490 passenger jumbo slated for a December first flight and Pan Am plans to carry initial customers within a year. Officials touted safety, comfort and international trade benefits as orders for 158 aircraft total about 3.16 billion dollars in value.
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Pan American World Airways
Wilt Chamberlain
C.R. Smith
Commerce
American Airlines
United States
Douglas Invited to Bid for 'Hot Fighter'
Eight aerospace firms including McDonnell Douglas Northrop North American Rockwell Lockheed Boeing General Dynamics Fairchild Hiller and Grumman received Air Force invitations to submit FX fighter design proposals for a 1700 mph high performance jet. The program, funded with 30 million for phase one, aims to develop an air superiority aircraft to replace Vietnam era supersonic jets by the early 1970s. The design highlights noted include dual two bogey landing gear and a ten door cabin enabling rapid 90 second egress after crash landings.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
Aerospace
Air Force
McDonnell Douglas Corp
St. Louis
Northrop Corp
Hawthorne
North American Rockwell Corp
Inglewood
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank
Boeing Co
Seattle, Wash
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Fairchild Hiller Corp
Farmingdale
N.Y
Grumman Co
Bethpage
Long Island
Congress
Lincoln High teacher Sal Castro boycott case stalls
Los Angeles UPI reports the Los Angeles Board of Education held a two hour meeting on Salvadore Castro’s possible reinstatement after his indictment for involvement in a student walkout at Lincoln High and five other East LA schools. The board did not decide, instead requesting Rev. James E. Jones to propose a citizen panel structure for the issue. Castro remains reassigned to a non teaching role pending action.
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UPI
Salvadore
Sal) Castro
City Board of Education
Lincoln High School
Castro
James E. Jones
Jones
AEC probes quakes after underground tests near Las Vegas
The Atomic Energy Commission said it is investigating unexpected tremors recorded after recent underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site. It noted aftershocks within 30 miles of explosions and said it expects a study on wider ranges, with results due by October, while maintaining no public hazard. The piece also reports the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversing part of a conviction of Minutemen associate Robert DePugh and ordering a new trial.
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Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Nevada
AEC
Tions
Howard Hughes
Th Aec
San Andreas
California
ST. Louis
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert Bolivar DePugh
Minutemen
DePugh
Walter P. Peyson
de Pugh
UCB Savings Plans Offer Varied Rates and Terms
United California Bank outlines seven savings options including five year Growth and Income Bonds, Deferred Income Bonds, Six month and Sixty day Certificates, and Passbook Savings. Each plan shows fixed interest, redemption rules, minimums, and quarterly compounding with FDIC backing. Talk to a banker to choose the best plan.
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United California Bank
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