Thunderbirds jet crash near Floodada injures pilot
Maj Stanton R Musser ejected safely from an F 100 when the Thunderbirds jet burst into flames near Cedar Hill in Motley County. He was treated at Reese AFB Hospital and released. Witness Sid McFall reported a fall of debris and a small wreckage fragment found by Boy Scouts two miles from the crash site.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Cedar Hill
Floodada
Motley County
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Cogdell Brothers
Difficulties Possible For Nixon
Berlin reports say East Germany will bar West German delegates from traveling to West Berlin for the March 5 federal president election. The move rises tensions as President Nixon plans a February 27 visit to West Berlin, with Bonn and Western allies signaling firm but low key responses.
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Berlin
Communist Fast
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West Berlin
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Bonn
United States
Britain
France
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State Department
White House
Sec. of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
West Germany
New Era Looms with Talking Satellite Paesar 1
United Press International reports the Paesar 1 satellite blasting into orbit from Cape Kennedy signals a new era of battlefield communications. The $30 million, eight foot diameter craft will relay two way messages and alarms to field units, ships and air crews.
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United Press International
Cape Kennedy
Space Switchboard
Puffing Ape Kicks Habit at Dubuque Shelter
Carol the chimpanzee once prone to smoking at a small commercial zoo has nearly quit. Shelter director William Phend notes she now avoids cigars, allowed occasional pipe use, and has behaved well since arriving at the Dubuque animal shelter two years ago.
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Riles
William Phead
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Phead
Phe
New York Struck by Coastal Storm and Heavy Snow
A coastal storm sweeping from the South through the Mid Atlantic to New England paralyzed New York City with up to 14 inches of snow. Public schools closed, transit suspended, and airports including LaGuardia, Kennedy, Newark, and Boston Logan halted by poor visibility. Thousands stranded at Kennedy as crews battled 45 mph winds and nationwide efforts to warm and shelter travelers continued.
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Middle Atlantic
New England
New York City
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Erty Sanitation Department
LaGuardia
Kennedy
New Jersey
Newark
Boston
Logan Airport
Gabby Hayes dies at 85 famed for Western sidekick roles
Grizzled cowboy star Gabby Hayes died at St Joseph Hospital in Burbank at 4 00 am age 85. He appeared in Hopalong Cassidy and Roy Rogers films and was known for his distinctive beard and comic relief in dozens of Westerns. Hayes began in theater and vaudeville before film work. he quit shaving after 1939 and remained a popular figure whose fan mail spanned the globe.
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Gabby Reyes
St. Joseph Hospital
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Ureay
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Barb Steele
Hollywood
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Mars Bond
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Shaw Trial Moves Fast as Hypnotism Admitted
Perry Russo, 27, a former life insurance salesman and key prosecution witness, testified he heard Shaw, Lee Harvey Oswald, and David Ferrie plot to kill President Kennedy and has been hypnotized multiple times. Other witness Charles I. Spieseel of New York testified similarly. Prosecutor Alcock anticipates two to three days of Russo examination. defense says they will finish sooner. Shaw, 55, faces conspiracy charges tied to 1963 events between September and October.
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Charles I. Spieseel
New York
Asst. Dist
James Alcock
Russo
F. Irvin Dymond
Shaw
Art works by Hensley and Queen opening at Baker Collector Gallery
A Baker Collector Gallery opens with works by Jackson Hensley and John Queen featured in a debut show. The article notes the exhibition as a prominent arts event with critical attention in page three.
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Jackson Hensley
John Queen
Baker
Riots in Indea Spur Autonomy Demands Reported
A dispatch notes riots in Indea tied to a special election and autonomy demands. Casualties reported with at least one dead as clashes erupt amid political tension. The item cites ongoing coverage across sections including editorials comics and classifieds.
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Indea
Prayer for World Peace and Strong Faith
A Spur reader asks for inner world peace to begin within. The plea seeks strength through prayer and Bible study to build steadfast faith.
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Heavenly Father
Von Braun predicts Americans reach the moon this year
Wernher von Braun told a New York medical convention that 1969 will be a year of achievement for NASA and that Americans will land on the moon. He cited hardware and trained crews and urged decisions on lunar exploration, space stations, and an unmanned mission to outer planets.
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Associated Press
New York
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Outer Planets
Medical Society of the
State of New York
Formosa Gap
Beboi
Crocodile Perey Improves After Heart Operation
At Patenton Zoo in England veterinarians report Perey the crocodile is progressing satisfactorily after a heart surgery. Officials say it may be the first such operation on a crocodile and noted the reptile had stopped eating prior to the procedure.
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Patenton
England
UPI
Perey
Patenton Zoo
Petersburg Began as Dugout in Early Settlement Era
Oldtimer Carl McDaniel recounts how Zack and Mausie Peters founded a town on the South Plains. The settlement grew after they moved from Okebhora, honoring the Peters family. The early land faced buffalo, dust, and harsh winters as settlers carved a pioneer community near Hale County, Texas.
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Tanner
Laerne Avitanche-Journal
Zack and
Mausie
Prairie Crass Sea
Zack
Maurete Petirs
Okbehora
Prosperitus
Petersbore
Peterses
Carl McDaniel
Petersburg
South Plains
Dorthedear
Hisvnes
Weennessee
Texas
Hale Coutts
Wreck near Happy Tulia youth dies in one car crash
A Tulia youth died from injuries after a one car crash on a Sunday near Swisher Memorial Hospital. The incident, under investigation, involved local officials and a sheriff.
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Tulda
Tulia South
Swisher Memorial Hospital
Pfaroa
Jack
Bend
Tuvestiatinis
Saad Alt
Peay Saas
Peo
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Vole
Sheri Joop Seaton
Adirpan
He Hick Sohal Sarvgkors
Tain Altman
Joba Og
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