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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1966
Page
14
Twenty year old Air Force airman Neel at Da Nang control tower coordinates supersonic fighters and cargo planes on the single 10,000 foot runway. He describes frequent emergencies, a high pace, and the edge of nerves in a war zone.
Neel recalls a near miss on a runway when a damaged F8 Crusader and an out of fuel F4 Phantom almost collided at five feet. Controllers rely on eye ear signals and light rock signals from pilots, with five hour shifts and a coffee fueled routine. Neel’s career shift follows a six week stint at Keesler AFB as he enters the air controller field after a college lapse.
A Charleston byline surveys West Virginia for nature oriented escapes. Readers are invited to camp beside mountain streams, canoe whitewater like the Cheat and South Branch of the Potomac, visit Smoke Hole Cavern and Seneca Caverns, climb Seneca Rocks, and fish in the New River near Hinton. State parks and forests offer varied camping, with pricing from two dollars per night, water and restrooms, showers at select sites, grills, and on site boat rentals.
Hollywood UPI Dean Martin leaves NBC Thursday nights for a 12 week summer hiatus. Dan Rowan and Dick Martin take over as hosts with a resident variety company featuring Lainie Kazan Dom De Luise Frankie Randall Lisa D Oreo and Judi Rolin. Guests include Tom Smothers Barbara McNair Jackie Vernon Pat Harrington and Phyllis Diller.
Pvt. Adam R. Weber a 22 year old former Roman Catholic seminarian from New Orleans was sentenced to one year in prison by an eight man court martial for disobeying an officer's order to accept an M14 rifle Weber testified he felt it was his duty to himself and humanity and that he was right to refuse Captain Cary's orders
Lt Cmdr Paul H Running of Pasadena California received the Navy commendation medal for outstanding service in Viet Nam. He helped create a program to surgically remove birth defects from Vietnamese children, coordinating transport for operations in Saigon with Army and Air Force support.
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