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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1966
Page
2
Washington AP reports General Bernard A. Schriever retires after shaping Air Force focus on missiles over bombers. A special review and a flyby of 19 aircraft were planned in his honor.
The article traces General Bernard Schriever's career from a colonel to a four star general. It notes his leadership of a major missile and space research program begun in the 1950s and his push for the Air Force to lead the United States into space after the Soviet Sputnik. It also mentions his family and education at Stanford.
In Bournemouth England a department store cancels its annual 5600 Santa parade citing rising costs and a new tax plan. Harry Ashley longtime department Santa laments the loss and fears disappointed children. The piece references broader subscription and mailing rates and notes John Schriever’s Texas air force engineering background.
San Francisco nurses vote to accept a pay hike after a day-long walkout that halted hospital wards. The package includes a 15 percent rise from 465 to 565 dollars for city nurses, with private hospitals offered similar increases and a state of emergency proclamation enabling funding.
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