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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1961
Page
3
Funeral services Wednesday marked the end for Sgt Bodie a brave black cocker spaniel and mascot of the 1st Airborne division who completed 16 parachute jumps from a C 82 transport plane. He saved jumpers by guiding a patrol and wore a 16 foot parachute before retiring in 1937 due to age. He died in his sleep Monday in Jackson Mississippi.
Singer and dancer Bobby Van and his wife Diane have adopted a boy from Smonfield, who has lived with them since he was five days old, marking a formal update to a long term foster situation in Los Angeles.
Austin announces that San Antonio area fire insurance cost discounts of 15 percent will remain in effect for one more year. William A. Morrison releases the statewide fire record credit list effective April 1, detailing credits and debits for numerous Texas cities and suburbs based on loss history.
The US Air Force abandons recovery of the Discoverer space capsule after a malfunction blocks retrieval. The heaviest in the Monstop series remains in orbit, with parachute snag plans abandoned near Hawaii and an expected six month orbital duration. A Discoverer MRT launched recently without recovery effort, while a monkey may be sent aloft in a future mission.
Frankfurt dispatch reports West Germany produced 197,367 autos in January, the highest on record. Output rose 5.4 percent from December 1960 and 24.3 percent from January 1960. Exports climbed 17 percent versus December and 30 percent versus January 1960.
A Tuesday night shooting at a residence in Amarillo leaves a man dead and another wounded. Police report unclear names and ages due to garbled text but indicate a domestic context and multiple individuals involved. Further details pending official records.
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