Sister To Visit Monument To Brother In Switzerland
Louise Hines, 56, travels to Curio Switzerland next spring to visit a monument honoring her brother, Army Air Forces Lt. Charles R. Callaway, who died in a World War II bomber crash over Italy. The Switz town’s mayor helped erect the monument, and Mrs. Hines will meet the mayor’s widow during the visit.
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Texas City
Tex
Louise Hines
Curio
Switzerland
Callaway
Mrs. Hines
Texas City Sun
Pat Martinez
Curto
Swissair Transport Co
Charles R. Callaway
Mahcontone
Iearns
America
Wright Brothers
Army Air Corps
Detroit police, Mexican officials crack Mexican heroin ring
Detroit police and Mexican authorities cooperated to disrupt the Mexican Connection, an 8 percent heroin supplier to Detroit and 10 percent of Mexico's production. Police reported arrests in Reynosa and Durango, with key figures including Raymundo Chavez. Del Toro pledged ongoing joint investigations and combatting narcotics, while Mayor Young lauded the force's risks and praised an undercover officer called Tommy.
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Detroit
Mexico
Michigan
Philip G. Tannian
Salvador del Toro
Coleman Young
Young
Reynosa
McAllen
Tex
Saginaw
Raymundo Chavez
Francis Hernandez
Chavez
Lansing
Durango
William Dwyer
Monterrey
del Toro
Tannian
de Toro
Tommy
Open minded Archbishop Bernardin eyed for red hat role
Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, seen as the likely next cardinal, leads the National Conference of Catholic Bishops with a progressive, open approach. Father Kennedy lauds his inclusive style, willingness to discuss issues, and commitment to people while navigating controversial stances on Viet Nam, racism, economics, and women’s ordination.
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New York
Joseph L. Bernardin
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Cincinnati
Washington, DC
Eugene C. Kennedy
Chicago
Father Kennedy
U.S
Vietnam
Israel
Beaumont Strike Nears Settlement After Mediation
Federal mediators have recommended a contract to Beaumont area carpenters and contractors ending a seven month strike that involved 17 unions and halted about a billion dollars in construction. The deputy director of FMCS sent the proposal to the Sabine Area Construction Committee with a call for ratification next Monday by local Beaumont Port Arthur and Orange carpenters.
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Beaumont
Texap
Beaumont-area
Donald F. Dougherty
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Carpenters
Sabine Area
Lo-Vaca Deals Need Approval
AUSTIN TEX AP LeVaca Gathering Co may sell surplus natural gas to out of state buyers if every deal gets Texas Railroad Commission approval. The commission granted the request after Lo-Vaca sought permission to offer short term interruptible sales when gas is not needed by Texas users such as Austin, San Antonio, and the Lower Colorado River Authority under long term contracts. The firm cited mild weather and lower industrial demand creating surpluses.
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Austin, Tex
la Vaca
Plane Crash Claims Pair From Duval County Ranch
Bodies of James Dick and Charlene Dick, a Hearne Texas couple, were recovered from a small private airplane found by deer hunters on a Duval County ranch near San Diego. The missing craft was en route from Alice to Hearne and had been overdue since Aug 9. FAA records cite foggy conditions the morning of the crash.
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San Diego
Tex
Duval County
Here
James Dick
Charlene
Alice
Hearne
Federal Aviation Authority
Picnic Climax Ends Wave Subscription Sales Contest
Wave carriers celebrated with a picnic lunch at the Wave office on Saturday to close the sales contest running Sept 20 to Oct 31. Joseph Weber, son of Walter Edwin Weber and Mrs. Weber of Port Lavaca, won a 10 speed bicycle. Tim Rosamond, son of Mrs. Kathleen Geffert, took second with a three speed bike. Martin Islas, son of Mr. Islas, won a banana bike for third.
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Wave
Tom Snyder
Joseph Weber
Tim
Rosamond
Center
Martin Islas
Wave Office
Walter Edwin Weber
Port Lavaca
Tim Rosamond
Kathleen Geffert
Jessee Islas
Lawman's Death Ruled Accident in Victor
Beaumont justice of the peace ruled Victor Police Chief Walter Billingsley’s death an accident after he was shot in the chest at his home. The incident occurred last Wednesday in Victor, Texas.
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Beaumont
Tex
Victor
Walter Billingsley
Billingsley
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American Cancer Society
First National Bank
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FDIC
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