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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1966
Page
5
KOKOMO Ind AP limited production of a vital defense alloy resumed at Union Carbide Corp Stel lite division as 600 workers returned to jobs. Officials said full production was hoped after the Christmas holidays despite ongoing strike actions and difficulty contacting about 1,200 striking workers.
U S Marines searched through thatched homes in Binh Thai near Da Nang on Christmas Day for more victims of a Flying Tiger cargo plane crash. At least 91 villagers died with more than 40 injured. four crew members also perished. Investigators said the plane likely approached too low during a ground controlled landing.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower spent Christmas at Walter Reed Army Hospital after gallbladder surgery on December 12. Aides barred newsmen from visiting him and hospital officials gave no details on his activities. A public bulletin called his progress excellent and noted he would stay a few more days for medication adjustments and observation. A spokesman said he would remain through Christmas Day and night but could not say when he would be discharged.
A 15 day government strike at Chilean hospitals clinics and cemeteries ended as 50 000 workers began to return to work after a government pledge to study wage demands. Nurses and other staff had walked off when a 20 percent raise was denied.
Air Force teams at Tan Son Nhut in Saigon delivered 56 cases of holiday refreshments and supplies donated by officers noncommissioned officers and airmen to Green Beret camps in South Vietnam on Christmas Eve.
The American Legion pledged financial backing to President Ferdinand E Marcos for a drive to establish memorials in Bataan and Corregidor. Legion representative Robert Philips gave the assurance during a recent visit to the president.
Washington reporters say investigators have gathered damaging evidence against Rep. Adams Powell but no charges likely. The House subcommittee may conclude hearings after questioning Powell’s estranged wife Yvette over her $20,578 salary and residence in Puerto Rico. Powell, vacationing in the Bahamas, declined to testify while noting broader staff practices.
Pan American College will construct a 17 foot radio telescope with $1,500 NSF funding secured by Dr. Fred Ellis. Marshall Powell Louis deVries and Pan Am students assist in planning and construction. Project aims for use next spring. Also notes opossum young size from Britannica.
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