Jet Plunges Into Busy Food Store In Tucson Tragedy
An Air Force phantom jet on a training flight crashed after takeoff from Davis Monthan Air Force Base, plunging into a crowded Tucson supermarket and nearby homes. Eight people died, many were injured, and several remained missing as crews battled the fuel-fed blaze. The two crewmen ejected and survived. cause under investigation.
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William P. Coleman
Tucson
UPI
Air Force
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Gary L. Hughes
Mt. Shasta
Calif
Jack R. Hamilton
FAO
Nellis
Dallas
Lubbock Skyline Faces Major Additions Before Year End
Lubbock's skyline gains new height with the 15 story First National Bank Pioneer Natural Gas building and the 12 story Tech Business Administration tower topping out. The two large projects push toward an $80 million completion while 1967 permits total about $28.9 million, with more work planned into 1968.
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Lubbock
First National Bank-Pioneer Natural Gas
Business Administration
Tech
Bank-Gas Company
Broadway
Motor Bank
Manhattan Construction Co
Houston
Robbies
University
10Th’ St
Liberty
New Business Administration
Jimmy Burns
39Th St
First National Bank
Pioneer
Tornadoes Hit Huntsville Kill, Homes Destroyed
Tornadoes slashed Huntsville Alabama killing and maiming residents and smashing homes. Red Cross estimated 300 homeless and insurance reports 20 homes flattened with 60 majorly damaged. Other towns across Alabama suffered damage as storms moved through the Southwest and New Mexico Snow threatened the region with up to 10 inches.
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Avalanche-Journal Wire Services
Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
Redstone Arsenal
Red Cross
The
Insurance Information Institute
Big Shoals
Talucah
Lacey’s Springs
Coatopa
Farley
Gurley
Empire
Mountain Gap
A New Look Working Mothers Series Begins
A city newspaper launches The Working Mother series exploring why mothers work, comparing them to nonworking mothers, and presenting men’s views on working wives. The feature starts today in The A-J on Page 2, Sec. B.
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U.S
Six more bodies recovered after Ohio River bridge collapse
Divers and barges continued operations at the Ohio River site recovering six more bodies. The ongoing rescue effort follows the collapse, with authorities coordinating searches and accounting for missing persons as the scene remains active.
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Ohio River
Christmas spirit fuels Goodfellow gift drive appeal
Eight year old Jami Stephens writes to Dear Chief Goodfellow offering a dollar saved from a pulled tooth to aid the program and buy presents for children. The note underscores the season’s generosity that powers the Goodfellow effort.
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Chief Goodfellow
Jami Stephens
50th Street rules eased by planning commission
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a new land use guide line for 50th Street while leaving room for future changes. They agreed that heavier commercial uses should be avoided, adopting a rule that no lower than C-2A districts be added west of Avenue L, with a C-4 hotel option at 50th Street and University Avenue. The project includes a 240-foot setback from University Avenue to allow potential widening into an expressway and calls for parking three square feet per square foot of ground area.
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Planning Commission
Avenue L
50Th St
University (College
Avenue
Arnold Maeker
David Casey
University Avenue
Bob Burr
Young Father Charged In Baylor Coed Death Slaying
Waco police charged 25 year old Jackie W Grider with serious assault and murder in the death of Jill Brown a 19 year old Baylor University student found beaten and undressed beside a Lake Waco brush thicket. Grider an Army veteran and father of a nine month old said he forced Brown to drive to the lake and attacked her with a sharp object after she threatened to report him.
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The
Associated Press
Waco
Jill Brown
Baylor University
Brown’s
Jackie W. Grider
Grider
Tremor Rattles Whole San Francisco Bay Area
A California earthquake along the San Andreas fault shook streets from north of San Francisco to Monterey on Monday. The tremor caused widespread alarm but limited damage with swaying buildings, rattled ornaments, cracked windows, and groceries toppled from shelves.
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San Francisco
California
Monterey
Condition Deteriorating In Patient Behind First Heart Transplant
Doctors in Cape Town report Louis Washkansky, the first human heart transplant patient, deteriorating as double pneumonia develops. Dr. Christian Barnard warns of possible heart rejection and notes lung changes previously thought to be infection have worsened.
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Associated Press
Cape (Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Christian Barnard
Washkansky
Barnard
Dee
Prayer for readiness to answer God's call
A reflective prayer asking forgiveness for faults in striving and seeking to prepare oneself to serve God now or in the life to come, presented as a personal devotional note.
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Heavenly Father
Mansker enters race for Place 3 District 76 seat
Robert T. Mansker a part time management instructor at Texas Tech announces Democratic bid for state representative Place 3 District 76 covering Lubbock Hockley and Terry counties He would resign teaching next month if elected Mansker UT Austin FT West Texas graduate Lions Club member Baptist Church attendee lives at 1710 Ninth Street First announced candidate for District 76. incumbents Delwin Jones Elmer Tarbox expected to seek re election John Kendrick Brownfield may run in merged district.
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Robert T. Mansker
Texas Tech
Place
Lubbock
Hockley
Terry
Mansker
University of Texas
West Texas State University
Uoward
Tech
Clouds Forecast For Area Today
The South Plains area enjoys bright sun as a new snow storm heads east from the Sierra Nevada. The system could bring up to 10 inches of snow and spread toward Mexico, but the Lubbock area is forecast to escape heavy weather and avoid a repeat of last week.
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Panhandle
Lubbock
Plains
Sierra Nevadas
Mexico
Lubbock Weatehr Bu
South Plains
Weather summary for Lubbock area with increasing cloudiness
The report notes rising cloudiness and windy conditions with a cooler night ahead. It mentions humidity around 60 percent and variable temperatures, including a nighttime low near the mid 30s and daytime highs around the upper 40s to 60s, with regional southwest weather outlook.
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