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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1966
Page
5
In Hoboken the Phoebe Snow, rail’s crack train since 1949, made its final run to Chicago as Erie-Lackawanna canceled the service amid rising costs and fewer riders. The seven-car train carried 124 passengers on its last trip, ending a 60 year association with the line.
Kirkwood Jr. confirms proceeding with plan to develop an artificial island about 100 miles off the coast of Cortes Bank for a gambling casino and ship refueling depot despite a Coast Guard board inquiry suggestion. The proposal envisions turning the isle into a new gaming destination.
Viet Nam stowaways aboard the Jaliscolteen ship Jalisco were found after the Nov. 15 sinking near Hong Kong. Coast Guard investigates the incident as more details emerge about arrival from Saigon and prior attempts to avoid danger. Kirkwood negotiates disposal costs with Los Angeles officials as plans for an island waste site include an airport, weather station, and projects for fishermen.
Barbados declares independence at midnight becoming the Western Hemisphere’s smallest nation with 166 sq miles. About 400 guests attend as U S Justice Earl Warren heads a delegation while the British flag is replaced by a royal blue and gold banner marking the new era. The island joins Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana as independent Commonwealth members under Prime Minister Errol Barrow.
Dr. Boris Podolsky, 70, a physics professor at Xavier University, died Monday. He served 25 years in the University of Cincinnati physics department before moving to Xavier in 1961.
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