Cold wave warnings and snow hit multiple states
United Press International reports cold wave warnings for Missouri Arkansas Kentucky Tennessee Illinois Indiana and Ohio as snow falls in Atlanta and heavy snow forecasts hit northeastern Ohio. Record lows include 22 below in Aberdeen South Carolina and 11 below in Minneapolis St Paul. Ice jam fear along Utah’s San Juan River prompts potential dynamite action by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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United Press International
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Atlanta
New York
Michigan
Montana
Wisconsin
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New England
Minneapolis-St. Paul
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Alaska
Aberdeen
S.C
Washington
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Florida
California
Sacramento
San Joaquin Valley
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Utah
San Juan River
High School Theft Leads to Juvenile Turnover
Police report a 17 year old student admitted stealing a finder scope from Lompoc High School and pawning it. The instrument, valued at 20 dollars, has been recovered. The youth was turned over to juvenile authorities after questioning. X ray units will be at Veterans Memorial building on Monday with free checks for those 15 and older. A separate contract awards Dow Corning $67200 to supply an ablative coating for launch equipment.
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Lompoc High School
Vandenberg
Dow Corning Corporation of
Midland
Midh
Dow Corning
Medal awarded to Vandenberg captain
Captain Joseph A. Kralovec received the Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service in Thailand where he led the Management Engineering Team at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base from August 1967 to August 1968. The award, presented by Colonel B. G. Parks, highlights his role supporting the 56th Special Operations Wing and Task Force Alpha.
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Joseph A. Kralovec
Air Force Contract Management Division
AFCMD
Vandenberg Afb
Air Force Commendation Medal
Thailand
B. G. Parks
Kralovec
Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base
Boonville, Mo
Sue Schwartz
Clay City, Ill
Jay
Vandenberg
Obituary for Samuel R. Savidge Infant
Funeral arrangements are pending for Samuel Ross Savidge nine month old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Savidge who died last night in Lompoc District Hospital He is survived by his parents a sister Jodi Lane Savidge and the family home at 917 E Bush Ave Lompoc Contributions may be made to the Lompoc Valley Association for Retarded Children.
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Samuel Ross Savidge
Joe Savidge
Lompoc District Hospital
Jodi Lane Savidge
E. Bush Ave
Lompoc
Lompoc Valley
South last to be hit by flu bug
The Deep South faced a severe Hong Kong flu outbreak as the nation’s worst epidemic in a decade. Alabama reported about 8,401 cases this week with expectations of reaching 10,000. the NCDC in Atlanta tallied 1,608 deaths this month and noted Hong Kong flu in all 50 states. Tennessee reported 4,412 cases for the week ending Dec 21, with estimates near 66,000 total cases.
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Atlanta
UPI
Deep South
Alabama
National Communicable Diseases Center
NCDC
Hong Kong
Sea World Aquarium
San Diego
Calif
Aquarium
Cecil B. Tucker
Tennessee Department of Public Health
Missile-Dodging Navigator Amasses Medals at Alconbury
Capt Robert C Rankin a US Air Force navigator at Alconbury near Huntingdon earned 19 medals for combat bravery. He received the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, and 14 Air Medals for 114 missions in Southeast Asia aboard an unarmed Phantom. Rankin recalls dodging missiles in daytime flights and nighttime missions, with 10 encounters with MIGs. He notes the threat and jokes about his medal tally as colleagues rib him. Maj Clyde East holds the all time Air Medal record with 43 wins.
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Alconbury
England
NEA
Robert C. Rankin
U.S. Air Force
Ran
Huntingdon
Rankin
Southeast Asia
10Th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Honey
Ranin
Maj
Clyde B. East
Majast
10Th Technical Reconnaissance Wing
East
Winston Anderson
North
South
Vietnam
Laos
Major Moyer Receives Two Oak Leaf Clusters for Valor
Major James K. Moyer, assistant to the commander at Detachment 1 AF CMD, received the First and Second Oak Leaf Clusters to the Distinguished Flying Cross. The citations praise his actions as a C-123 pilot in Vietnam, delivering cargo under heavy fire at Bu Dop Camp on Dec 4, 1967, and at Khe Sanh Airfield on Feb 13, 1968, saving aircraft and crew amid hostile conditions.
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James K. Moyer
Air Force Contract Management Division
AFCMD
Vandenberg Afb
Calif
Republic of Vietnam
B. G. Parks
Ma. Moyer
Bu Dop
Moyer
Khe Sanh
United States Air Force
Pueblo crew receives Purple Hearts at Balboa Naval Hospital
Navy ceremony in San Diego honors Commander Lloyd Bucher and 10 Pueblo sailors wounded in North Korean attack. One crewman died and Duane Hodges’ Purple Heart will be awarded to his family later. Official criteria and potential eligibility for other prisoners remain under discussion. Debriefings continue. no court date set.
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Raymond C
San Diego
Calif
UPI
Navy
Lloyd Bucher
Uss Pueblo
Bucher
Balboa Naval Hospital
Horace D. Warden
Navy Medical Corps
Warden
Duane Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Hodges
Pueblo
North Korea
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Bernard E. Dulac
W. North Ave
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Susan Godden
Larry Duane Eastman
Fourth St
Eastman
Third St
Samuel R. Savidge
By Tom A. Cullen
K'N
Goshen
Ind
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Major
Oak Leafs
Naval Hospital
Initat
Lam
Christ Cam
Calvary
Vandenberg Village
Legion
POST
Lompoc Area
Elmer Brown
Richard A. Harmon
Harley A Craig
Joseph Rocha
Ella L. Forney
William Proud
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
United States
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