Vatican Opens Scientific Study Of St Peter chair Age
Vatican scholars begin a detailed scientific examination of the famed St. Peter chair in the basilica to determine age wood type and dating. The commission stresses a purely scholarly purpose not to prove the chair’s link to Peter, while seeking preservation methods and historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican. City
UPI
Vatican
Rome
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
Peter
St. Peter
St. Sylvester I
Constantine
Giambattista de Rossi
Tragic New Year Fires and Frigid Weather Across Nation
Elston Palmer found dead in his mother Leona Palmer home after fumes from an unvented gas heater killed Leona and six year old Loretta. six others saved. Webster Massachusetts fire destroys three brick factories housing 600 workers, with more than 350 in a neighboring firm damaged, potential $10 million loss, under investigation. Colder than usual across the country with record lows in Cincinnati and the Twin Cities, a Portland duck hunter rescued while a companion perished. Mummers Parade in Philadelphia postponed. several fires injure firefighters in Georgia and Minnesota. water main breaks and winter conditions hinder response efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elston
Leona Palmer
Loretta
Webster
Mass
Associated Industries Realty Co
B-W Footwear Co
Rendy Shoe Corp
Worcester Paper Box Manufacturing
Sandler-Ette Footwear, Inc
Ronald Siff
B-W Footwear
Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Raymond Burd
Philadelphia
Cajd
Elkhart
Ind
Rochester
Minn
Nta
Cincinnati
Ohio
Innati
Ai Ware
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Apolis
Minnesota
Wis
Missing Girl Found Dead in California After Date
California case unfolds after a teen woman who vanished following a date with John Hornburg is found dead. Police probe kidnapping possibility as purse from the girl’s car is found and family friends cite no contact. The timeline places the date and companions at a Santa Monica encounter before returning to Hornburg’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
John Hornburg
Dorothy Blankfort
Hornburg
iMarina
Santa Monica Boulevard
San Diego Celebrates 200 Years As City In 1969
San Diego marks two centuries since its 1769 founding with a year long 1969 birthday celebration. Events include parades pageants fiestas open houses, a September International Air Show, and public dress parades at the Marine Corps Depot and Naval Training Center. Local and regional activities extend countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Wiese
San Diego
UPI
Mission San Diego de Alcala
San Diego Zoo
Seaworld
San Diego County
Heaven On Earth
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Naval Training Center
San Diego Bay
California
Gaspar de Portola
San Diego Presidio
Juan Rodriguez
San Miguel
Sebastian Vizcaino
San Diego de Alcala de Henares
Vizcaino
Holiday Tragedy Cited After Window Note Marks New Year
A mother, Margaret Masisengill, was found by her children from an upstairs window to mark the new year. In New York Times Square about 400,000 people greeted 1969 despite rain and flu. In Phoenixville Eisenhowers celebrated with Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower arriving from Florida. Two San Jose climbers tumbled down Devil's Slide at 3 am but were found unharmed in the surf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Masisengill
New York
Times Square
Phoenixville
David
Julie Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
West Palm Beach
Fla
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
San Jose Calif
Youth Prefer Rock and Pop Over Viennese Waltz Tradition
In Austria the younger generation favors rock and roll country and western blues over waltzes as Channel 3 opens a pop music era. A 16 to 25 age group shows 64 percent daily listening, while those over 65 remain mostly uninvolved. Discotheques rise as pop music expands beyond Vienna, with large crowds at outings like a Stadt Halle appearance by the Rolling Stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
UPI
Austria
Nashville
Motown
Tin Pan Alley
Channel 3
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Hungary
Poland
Stadt Halle
Channel 2
Rolling Stones
Johann Strauss
Franz Liszt
Tremor Shakes Arkansas and 22 States
State Police headquarters in Huntsville reported its radio console shook as a tremor hit Arkansas. The quake, felt from North Arkansas to North Little Rock, registered 5.5 on the Richter scale with no major damage or injuries in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Police
Huntsville
Arkansas
Little Rock
New Madrid
San Francisco
Joe Caldwell
Benton
Oscar Christian
Hot Springs
Ouachita Hospital
Batesville
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Jim Wooten
North Little Rock
Wooten
Marlin Hawkins
Conway
Robbie Forster
Jacksonville Is Largest U S City By Land Area
William S. Foster of American City magazine reports Jacksonville Florida is the nation’s largest city by land area at 752 square miles. Oklahoma City is second at 630. Honolulu third at 598. Nashville 532. Los Angeles 455. New York 315.
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New York
API
Chicago
Los Angeles
William S. Foster
Jacksonville
Florida
U.S
Foster
American City Magazine
Management Journal
Oklahoma City
Honolulu
Nashville
Texas Governor-Elect Calls For Education And Crime Fight
The speech outlines 1969 Texas goals with emphasis on broad educational opportunities from preschool to graduate levels, vocational training, and industrial growth. It pledges a robust crime-fighting program using 1.6 million dollars under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act and urges public faith, mutual respect, and civic responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Industrial Commission
Harlan D. Sawin Dies At Andrews
Walter Lee Sawin 79 died Wednesday night at Permian General Hospital after a short illness. He lived in Tulsa and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and moved to Andrews to live with his son Harlan D. Sawin two and a half months ago. Survivors include another son G. L. Sawin of Tulsa, brother Charles Sawin of Pueblo Colorado, ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at Kennard Funeral Home chapel Broken Arrow with burial Floral Haven Cemetery. Singleton Funeral Home arranged locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawin
Tulsa
Broken Arrow
Okla
G. L. Sawin
Charles Sawin
Pueblo
Colo
Kennard Funeral Home
Government building raid yields cache of arms
Police report a Wednesday raid at a government building led to the theft of a cache of arms. No injuries reported, investigators seek suspects and review security footage.
Births at Methodist and West Texas Hospitals in Lubbock area
Multiple birth notices record new arrivals including a son weighing 1 pounds 10 ounces at 3 44 pm at Methodist Hospital and other births at Methodist and West Texas Hospitals. Parents list occupations with City of Lubbock International Harvester Co Dorothy Mae Mattress Co Texas Meat Packers Craft Inc and farm laborer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BenjJamin
Valencia
Methodiat Hospital
Lubbock
Edward Dyer
Methodist Hospital
International Harvester Co
Tom Ashton
47Th St
B&€ Loans
Jamisy L Mahone
EL Sith St
Ao Son
Auf Chine
Dorothy Mae Mattress Co
Honoranty Manroane
38Th St
Texas Meat Packers
Alejandro Gonzales
Anton
Lauf Clinic
Ralph R. Robinson
West Texas Hospital
Craft Inc
City Woman's Mother Dies
Ranger Special Mrs Mamie Ruth Hamrick 62 former head of the Division of Humanities at Ranger Junior College died Wednesday in Houston where she had been a nursing home resident for about a year. She taught 20 years at the college after 17 years in public schools here. Survivors include a son Robert Lee Buddy Hamrick of Houston a daughter Mrs George Mary Rhodes of Lubbock a brother Finis Langston Jr. of Arizona and nine grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Avery Sullivan officiating burial Evergreen Cemetery Killingsworth Funeral Home directing.
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Ranger
Mamie Ruth Hamrick
Division of
Humanities
Ranger Junior College
Houston
Hamrick
The
Robert L Hamrick
Robert Lee
Buddy) Hamrick
George
Mary) Rhodes
Lubbock
Finis
Langston Jr
Arizona
First Baptist Church
Avery Sullivan
Evergreen Cemetery
Killingsworth
Former Lubbock Resident Dies in Seattle
Mancil G. McCoy, 47, a former Lubbock resident, died Wednesday night in Seattle Washington. He was born in Lubbock and graduated from Lubbock High School. Funeral arrangements are pending in Seattle. Survivors include three brothers W E McCoy Milas B McCoy and W E McCoy and three sisters Maxine Stramler Winnell Arnett and Wilma Young.
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Mancil G. McCoy
Lubbock
Seattle
Wash
McCoy
Lubbock High School
W. E. McCoy
40Th St
Milas B. McCoy
54Th St
Devine
Tex
Maxine Stramler
Knoxville Dr
Winnell Arnett
Fresno
Calif
Wilma Young
Birmingham
Ala
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St. Peter’s Chair
aAsan Elem One
V. O. Murray
Mark
Murray's
Terry Walkup
Lead, S.D
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Caliente
Mexico
del Mar Turf Club
United States
Holiday
Med
Gotham
New Mexico
David F. Cargo
Santa Fe
Cargo
Russell Wiggins
United Nations
Harlan D. Sawin
Andrews
Teri McKinley
Lubbock Area
Texas Cotton Gunners Association
Dallas
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