Keaton Dies of Lung Cancer at 70 in Hollywood
Deadpan comedian Buster Keaton, icon of silent film and later television, died at his home at age 70 after a three month battle with lung cancer. He leaves wife Eleanor and two sons from Natalia Talmadge, Robert and James, who changed their name at a 1931 divorce.
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Harry Langdon
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Blizzard policy anger sparks lighthearted critique
Washington UPI notes the Great Blizzard of 1966 spared many government workers who stayed home as essential staff were notified by superiors. The piece highlights commuting chaos during the New York transit strike and quips about 5000 waiting for essential status calls while one Census Bureau employee feared a bad phone line.
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UPI
New York
Charlie
Census Bureau
Hospital site in danger in Tempe Papago Park pullback
The Bureau of Land Management seeks to reclaim a 98 acre tract at Tempe Papago Park for park recreation. Maricopa County plans to appeal to BLM in Washington and the Interior Department. The 1963 land transfer required hospital construction within two years, now disputed amid a second site tied up in state court.
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Tempe Papago Park
L. Alton Riggs
Washington
Interior Department
Airline official to speak at Scottsdale meeting
Bonanza Airlines Vice-President R A Rogers will speak at the Scottsdale Multiple Listing Service business meeting on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at Papago Lanes. He will discuss moving Bonanza headquarters from Las Vegas to Phoenix and notes his long service since 1958 with various civic groups.
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Mental Health
Pigeons forced to walk in 55 mph winds in Texas
In Monahans Texas a flock of pigeons was blown backward by 55 mile per hour winds and forced to drop to the ground and walk as dust storms hit much of west Texas. William R. Leslie of KVKM reported the sighting and noted the birds resumed flight later if possible.
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Kiwanis Parada Breakfast In Scottsdale Weekend
Kiwanis Club of Paradise Valley serves Western breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Scottsdale Road and 7th Avenue intersection. Proceeds fund a new handicapped friendly playground in Scottsdale. tickets are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12 at Main Street ticket booth or the intersection.
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Scottsdale
Parada del Sol
Main Street
Russians Aim for Moon Soft Landing With Luna 9
Moscow reports Luna 9 on course for a soft lunar touch down in a bid to beat the United States in the first soft landing. The fifth effort in nine months aims to deploy an instrument package possibly including a television camera.
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UPI
United States
U N Security Council hears U S peace bid on Viet Nam
The United States asked the U N Security Council to discuss Viet Nam peace one day after resuming air attacks on North Viet Nam. Neutral nations doubt bold results and question timing while Hanoi and the Viet Cong face potential invitations to plead their case.
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Professor Loses Tax Case Over European Trip as Expense
UPI reports Judge Richard H. Levet ruled professor Ephraim Cross cannot deduct a 1954 vacation trip to southern Europe as a business expense. The IRS prevailed in denying a $519.62 tax refund claim.
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UPI
Internal Revenue Service
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Europe
Richard H. Levet
Ephraim Cross
New York City
Sikes backs Chinese troops in South Viet Nam war
Rep. Robert L. F. Sikes proposes Nationalist Chinese troops fight beside U S forces in South Vietnam. He argues the conflict is a definite Chinese cause and should be shared by Beijing’s government.
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Washington
UPI
Robert L. F. Sikes
D-Fla
Viet Nam
Sikes
Garrett named partner at Dean Witter Scottsdale office
Robert L. Garrett was named to a general partnership at Dean Witter & Co. He has led the Scottsdale office since 1964 after serving as Phoenix manager and previously worked as a trust investment officer for Valley National Bank. Garrett, Gettysburg College alumnus, served as a Marine officer in World War II and the Korean War. He and his wife Susan live with their three children in Phoenix.
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Robert L. Garrett
Scottsdale
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Phoenix
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Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
U.S. Marine Corps
Okinawa
Susan
Calle del Medico
Morse gains support for Vietnam peace move in Senate
Senator Morse 65 from Oregon broadens backers after President Johnson sends Southeast Asia issue to the United Nations. He has introduced a formal 1964 mandate rescission to end Johnsons authority to take all necessary measures. Morse opposes the executive war and seeks legal grounding with more colleagues backing his stance.
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