Crash blocks Midland Regional runways after cargo plane crash
A Beechcraft 18 cargo plane piloted by Jack Harvey of Ardmore collased on landing at Midland Regional Airport, blocking both major runways for about an hour. Harvey, sole occupant, escaped uninjured as the craft skidded belly-first, sparking but not catching fire. FAA investigators traveled to Midland to determine cause. Four major flights were delayed.
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Midland Regional
Jack Harvey
Ardmore
Okla
Billy Hill
Hill
Airport Aviation
Wilson Banks
Federal Aviation Administration
Lubbock
Midland
Harvey
ABC Airlines
Dallas
Mexican boom brings riches
Wealthy Mexican tourists enriched by oil profits are flocking to San Antonio to buy condos, luxury cars, clothing, and jewelry. Dealers report cash payments in large bills for high ticket items, with shoppers from Mexico City and Monterrey driving or flying in on weekends and holidays. The city draws over 500,000 Mexican visitors yearly and benefits from roughly 750 million dollars in trade, including 350 million in exports and 400 million in tourism.
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San Antonio
Tom Wallendorf
Wallendorf
Mexico
Los Angeles
U.S
Morrison Woods
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Condello
North Star Mall
Candello
Mexico City
Monterrey
Pearl Harbor attack still echoes in memorials and scars
Forty years after the December 7 1941 assault on Oahu the Pearl Harbor episode remains etched in memory and on sites like the Arizona hull the Hickam Field scars and the Schofield Barracks library. The surprise strike by 353 Japanese planes killed 2341 Americans wounded 1143 and left 68 civilians dead. The Arizona remains a tomb for 1177 sailors while a gleaming white memorial now marks the sunken battleship. Japanese losses included 29 planes and 64 men. The attack helped spur US mobilization in World War II and continues to fuel debate over Roosevelt s awareness of the raid.
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Pearl Harbor
Arizona
U.S. Pacific Air Force Command
Hickam Field
Schofield Barracks
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Oahu
Army Air Force
Navy
Hawaii
Japan
United States
Europe
Pacific
Roosevelt
Japanese Surprise Hits Home Pearl Harbor Reflections
Odessans remember December 7, 1941 as Pearl Harbor impacted daily life with radio reports and stunned reactions. A church visit, a music session, and a flood of telephone calls framed a day of national shock and personal memory.
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Helen
Snowstorm paralyzes Northeast forces school closings
A surprise blizzard dumped up to two feet of snow across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, paralyzing travel and forcing school closures as winds created deep drifts. Eight people died in the storm while thousands were stranded, with Logan Airport in Boston among affected locations.
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New England
Oregon
California
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Boston
George Porter
Miramar
Fla
Logan Airport
Beverly
Texas Lists Highlight Lone Star Trivia And Texans
A Texas Monthly Press book titled The Book of Texas Lists compiles trivia about the state. It notes Oscar Pierce inspired the Academy Award name, reader-contributed lists, notable Texans, and Texas places, with prizes for the best entries.
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Texas
Austin
Oscar Pierce
Lone Star State
Pierce
Hollywood
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Oscar
Book of Texas
Texas Monthly Press
New York
Anne Dingus
Texas Monthly
Ms. Dingus
Pampa
Rice
Patrick Redman
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Business Review
Goren
Abby
Robert Halpern
Helen McClendon
Elaine Stamper
Pearl
Gilbert Johnson
Art Berggren
B.V. Shirley
The
Associated Press
Randolph Polk
Fort Worth
Polk
White House
la Porte
Ross Sterling
Galveston Bay
Charles Turner II
Charles Stenger
Longview
J.M. Braffett
San Marcos
A. Ruff
Bellaire
Pecos
George Bush
Houston Chronicle
Maxine Mesinger
John Connally
Denton Cooley
Richard
Haynes
Red Adair
Robert Strauss
William Barret Travis
the Alamo
Bonnie Parker
Clyde Barrow
Buddy Holly
Texas Longhorn
Freddie Steinmark
Janis Joplin
Dimmit
Phillip Dimmitt
Motley
J.W. Mottley
Collingsworth
James
Texas Southern
Grambling
Astrodome
Billy Graham
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