Author Steinbeck Dies At 66
Noted American novelist John Steinbeck dies at 66 after health problems dating from 1967 including a July heart attack. Born 1902 in Salinas he wrote Grapes of Wrath Of Mice and Men East of Eden Cannery Row and Pipe Dream with screen credits on Life boat and Viva Zapata.
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Apollo 8 to Moon After Perfect Start and Eve Orbit
Apollo 8 readies for a six day mission with a 69 to 196 mile initial lunar orbit. Borman Lovell and Anders will perform 10 two hour orbits behind the moon before a 24 500 mile per hour Earth re entry. VIPs news crews and families watched from Cape Kennedy as the space age trio begins a historic flight toward the moon.
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Arizona drum major dies in Texas car crash
Larry Wayne Edwards 20 chief drum major for the University of Arizona band was killed in a single vehicle crash on U S Highway 84 six miles north of Snyder Texas while en route to Breckenridge. His brother Donald Clyde Edwards 22 was treated and released. Edwards was a UA sophomore and former national baton twirling champion.
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U S Steel Announces Major Price Increase
Pittsburgh AP U S Steel Corp plans a 4 percent price rise on basic steel early next month. Semifinished carbon steel up 5 per ton and semifinished alloy steel up 7 per ton, with pilings also raised by 7 per ton, marking the largest adjustment in the series.
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Air West Plans Temporary Lease of Tri Jets
Air West says it will temporarily lease three tri-jets to cut costs as revenues lag. President G Robert Henry notes the airline will operate only DC9 series jets and F27 turboprops through much of 1969, with tri-jets leased from early next year as traffic grows.
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Burr and aides face noncriminal accusations by grand jury
The grand jury charged Burr and two deputies with willful or corrupt misconduct in office over year-old events beyond the statute of limitations. Indictments are not possible. the only penalty is possible dismissal. Burr, in his 10th year as sheriff, will begin a new four year term Jan 1 and may be removed. deputies contesting the accusations said they paid for their jobs.
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Bishop James A. Pike Marries Diane Kennedy in San Jose
Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike wed Diane Kennedy, 31, who helped him on his book The Other Side about communicating with his deceased son. It was his third marriage after two prior divorces and an annulment.
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Winter Arrives Here On Heels Of Snow
A northern state snowstorm causes travel advisories and a Greyhound bus overturn near Yarnell injuring 11. The storm, centered in the Southern Rockies, moves northeast toward Southern California and beyond. Many Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan schools close as snow reaches Los Angeles. Butte Montana records 22 below zero. Miami tops 78.
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