U S Drivers See Safer New Year Holiday Traffic Toll
United Press International reports 168 traffic deaths during the 30 hour New Year holiday from 6 p m Tuesday to midnight, the lowest since 1957 and well below 1963. Fires planes and other accidents added 70 fatalities for a total of 238 with California 3, Ohio 12, Pennsylvania 10, Missouri 10.
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National Safety Council
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Israel Claims Mirage Jets Turned Back After Dam Attack
Israel reports six Mirage jets were repelled after an attack on Ziglab Dam in the northern Jordan Valley. Jordan and Egypt reported exchanges of fire with no casualties. Lebanon’s premier voices fortified defense after a Beirut airport raid, noting possible Arab aid if Israel strikes again.
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Jordan Valley
Menshia
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Tinsah
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Yafi
Israel
Convict Sends Christmas Card to Oklahoma D A
Oklahoma City District Attorney Curtis P. Harris disclosed a Christmas card from Burl Stotts, a convict at Leavenworth, signed with longing to be free. The note arrived as Stotts serves years in state prison after convictions Harris secured. Astronauts Invited to Bayreuth Wagner Festival opening on July 3 1969.
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Curtis P. Harris
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Harris
Burl Stotts
State Penitentiary
Bayreuth
Germany
Werhner von Braun
TB and Public Health Unit Expands Water and Disease Checks
The unit uses water and milk tests, a portable pollution checker, and a five gas sampler to monitor airborne contamination while seeking authority to control data. It runs birth and death statistics and operates a TB program that provides pills to prevent infection. A complete patient history system and migrant health projects support school screenings and care.
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Vital Statistics Department
David Cowgill
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
New Mexico Line
Panhandle
South Plains
New Aide Promoted as DA Adds Three to Staff
The district attorney's office promotes one aide and adds three assistants to its staff. New hires include A. Millsap and Robert B. Wilson, both with law degrees, and Blair Cherry Jr from the University of Houston. Tom Richards, 28, becomes assistant district attorney after Army service in Germany and Puerto Rico. The promotions follow Purdom's departure and prior staffing changes in the district attorney's office.
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Baylor and Wilson
Blair Cherry Jr
University of Houston
Baylor
Tom Richards
Polly
Drive
Germany
Puerto Rico
Molly
Lubbock St
Robert B. Wilson
Seca High Setigner
Deck Bryant
E &T
Bern
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Ater
Lubbock
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Bryant
Stepping Stone Halfway House planned renovations progress
Gladden outlines a full swing craft workshop project to remodel a halfway house. Residents stay six months to 22 months and learn habits for future vocations. He plans separate houses for retarded and mentally ill residents but funding and state rules slow progress.
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Gladden
Death By Munitions Bombs Shocks Ottawa
An army munitions expert disarmed three live bombs in downtown Ottawa on New Year’s Eve, avoiding any explosions. The case includes a death in the capital with signs of strangulation and autopsy ordered. Police note a rare window of danger and link events to similar incidents in Montreal as they search for a suspect.
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Alice An
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