Third Level Air Service Proposed for U S Airlines
Washington reports a major change on the horizon for air travel as proponents push a third level of scheduled airlines. The plan would create a new class alongside major trunk carriers and local service lines to address contraction in service. It targets communities with about five passengers per day to qualify for scheduled air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPD
America
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Congress
Hi - Plains Airways
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Dakotas
Aero Commander
Thomas J. Harris
Harris
Bethany
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
National
Air Taxi Conference
Red Bank
N. J
Mohawk
White River dam bids tabulated for four towns project
Crosbyton reports bids opened for six phases of the White River water project serving Crosbyton Ballis Post and Spur with a total estimated cost around 3.28 million dollars. Bids will be studied by Freese Nichols Endress and reviewed at a July 19 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosbyton
White River
South Plains
Robert Work
Freese, Nichols and Endress
Fort Worth
Water District
Ballis
Post
Spur
Water District Board
The
Water Board
Steve Luce Construction Co
Vernon
Talon Construction Co
Texarkana
Stacd Construction Co
Black, Stralls & Bryson
Odessa
Berkeley Pump Co
Berkeley
Calif
Birgitta Ahlberg Wins Medical Degree After Hard Trial
Birgitta Ahlberg, a Swedish medical student, earned her Doctor of Medicine degree in Stockholm after surviving severe injuries from a 1958 Greensboro plane propeller accident. A Carolina funds aided medical bills, treatment, and schooling, with a $9,000 special flight home. She plans psychiatry work and praises American generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Birgitta Ahlberg
North
South Carolina
Birgitta
Greensboro
N.C
Carolinas
Government shifts mousetrap buying to GSA
The Defense Supply Agency moved its entire rat and mouse trap purchasing to the General Services Administration after an interagency panel discussed consolidating procurement. GSA faces possible limits on trap types and weighs an all purpose model to cover both rats and mice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Supply Agency
Pentagon
General Services Administration
GSA
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Interagency
Survivors In Family Remain In Hospital
The six members of the John T. Edwards family from Lacombe Louisiana remained in hospital in Wichita Falls after a car truck collision Wednesday. John T. Edwards was killed. Dorothy Edwards 33 is in serious condition. Children Tommy 13 Nancy 9 Margie 4 are in serious condition with lacerations and head injuries. Janet 8 and Lynn 6 are in fair condition with multiple broken bones.
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Wichita Falls
UPD
John T. Edwards
Lacombe
Edwards
Dorothy Edwards
Tommy
Nancy
Margie
Janet
Lynn
Red China Official Arrives in Laos to Normalize Ties
In Vientiane a Chinese diplomat Liu Chun presented credentials as charge d'affaires to Acting Foreign Minister Khamsouk Keola. The arrival followed Laos regime's decision to recognize Peiping and came on the same plane that carried Acting Premier Souphanouvong from his rebel headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Peiping
Peiping Radio
Liu Chun
Khamsouk Keola
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
General Will Speak At Division Reunion
Maj. Gen. Selden Simpson, commanding general of the 36th Infantry Division, will keynote the 37th annual reunion of the 36th Division Association in Abilene on September 1. New officers will be elected. Lt. Col. John Gamer of Corsicana is the current head of the organization.
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Fort Polk
Selden Simpson
36Th Infantry Division
36Th Division Association
Abilene
John Gamer
Corsicana
Seven of Cary Jackson family die in head-on crash
Seven members of the Cary Jackson family were killed when their car ran without lights and crossed into a National Steel Co truck on U.S. Highway 290 near Waller Texas. Deborah Jackson 10 survived with serious injuries. 56 year old W. C. Hagerty the truck driver was uninjured.
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Waller
U.S. 290
Cary Jackson
Vera Catherine
Johnny
Larry
Nina
Sheila
Mary Elizabeth Jackson
Jackson
Deborah
Los Angeles
Harris County
Houston
Hagerty
National Steel Co
U.S. Highway 290
Larry Jackson
Ben Bella urges one party rule backed by army in Algeria
In Oran Ahmed Ben Bella proclaimed a plan for a single disciplined party under army protection to lead the revolution. He demanded minority calls yield to the majority and warned against a reversion to old party systems. Ben Khedda urged unity for a socialist state while seeking paths to revolution goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Ben Bella
Gran
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Islate
National Council
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Oran
Ben Khedda
Rabat
Morocco
Algiers
Swedish Art Glass Began In World War I
Orrefors Sweden a small community in southern forests has about 280 glassworkers from a population of 800. The first Swedish art glass was blown there during World War I and today its glassware and crystal are world famed.
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Orrefors
Sweden
Telstar relays first transatlantic call between U S and Britain
Telstar carried a 10 minute voice conversation between scientists in Britain and engineers in Andover Maine marking a historic transatlantic link. Officials said the test showed minor equipment glitches but no impact on the satellite’s orbit. British teams at Goonhilly Downs tracked the call and BBC later aired its own transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Telstar
United States
Britain
Andover
Maine
France
BBC
Earth
U.S
American Telephone & Telegraph
At&t
London
Post Office
Goonhilly Downs
Cornwall
Eugene J. McNeely
McNeely
Jacques Marette
Great Britain
British Post Office
Cape Canaveral
England
State Department
U.S. Information Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Thieves Grab $63,000 From Armored Truck at Plant
In Waltham Mass two guards from Armored Banking Service found their truck missing a canvas bag with about $63,000 while cashing checks at Baird Atomic Company. The theft involved a duplicate key and a punctured tire, with guards Barr and D Agnese discovering the loss after a routine stop. The case recalls past New England armor heists, including Brink's $1,219,000 robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham, Mass
UPI
James Barr
New England
Barr
Anthony D'Agnese
Baird Atomic Company
FBI
Armored Banking Service
Lynn
D'Agnese
Armored Car Service
DY Agnese
Chiarles Holliday
D’agnese
Red China Population Estimated at 711 Million
A private survey using official 1953 1967 population figures estimates Red China's current population at 711 321 965. The figures are based on official increases in population from June 1953 to December 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Red China
Armed Pair Robs Arkansas Bank at Atkins
Two gunmen robbed the Bank of Atkins in Atkins Arkansas forcing three employees into the safe and taking between 15 600 and 30 00 dollars. The cash was mostly taken from the vault while no one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Bank
Atkins
Nyep
Benceen
Waskin
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White River Water Project
Lazzybones
Portland
Ore
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Globe
Brink
Caracas
Venezuela
Zulia
Cattlhmen
Lake Maracaibo
Danvers
Mass
Dallas
Continental Airlines
EL Paso
Midland-Odessa
Albuquerque
Denver
Victoria Vaughan
Aghan Apmedaudes
Kentucky
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Wilderness Road
Thomas Walker
Daniel Boone
China
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