Giant Plane in Plans for AF Under New Commander
Gen. John P. McConnell will become Air Force chief of staff as Gen. LeMay retires on Feb 1. The service plans a giant C5A cargo plane to carry 600 troops or 250 tons, with development costing about 750 million dollars and production of 58 units at roughly 1 billion more. First flight aimed for fiscal 1968. aircraft would be subsonic with wide range and short runway requirements.
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John P. McConnell
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
McConnell
McNamara
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
fragmentary quote about surviving a perilous situation
A partial excerpt reflects a speaker doubting escape from danger and counting a slim chance of survival. The tone hints at a tense moment and personal reflection.
Quake Rattles California Severe Tremor Reported
A major quake centered on Baja California shook San Diego and California coastal areas. Dr Charles Richter logged a 6.7 magnitude at 12:55 pm and noted widespread minor damage from San Diego to Los Angeles with motion felt in Palm Springs and Tijuana.
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el Centro
Palm Springs
San Francisco
Mexico
Baja California Peninsula
Three Children and an Adult Die in Virginia Road Crashes
A Virginia highway toll rises to 1 021 after crashes on U S highways near Alexandria and Clarksville. Nine year old Claude Lar ry Jones of Clarksville died after being struck near the town on U S 58. Karen Frances Combs of Manassas was killed stepping from behind a parked truck onto Virginia 82 in Lebanon Russell County.
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Virginia
Alexandria
Clarksville
Claude Larry Jones
U.S. 58
Mecklenburg County
Lebanon
Karen Frances Combs
Manassas
Virginia 82
Russell County
Swedish Eating Champ Retains Title After Two Hour Feat
In Stockholm two rivals paused a Nordic Christmas feast to decide Sweden’s eating champion. Defending champ Sten-Ake Cederhoek 52, 233 pounds faced challenger Ake Eriksson 33, 229 pounds in a two hour battle of gluttons. The final margin came down to a pastry with jam, yielding Cederhoek 8 pounds 15 ounces to Eriksson 8 pounds 14 1/2 ounces.
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Sweden
Sten-Ake Cederhoek
Ake Eriks‘son
Eriksson
Cederoek
Cederhoek
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