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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1966

Page

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Easter Observances Across World Amid War and Peace

Buddhists urge by ouster protests and Christians mark Easter with dawn bells in Rome and Jerusalem. Pope Paul VI leads Easter vigil in St. Peter's as millions attend services while parades and peace marches unfold in London and around Europe.

Rome Jerusalem Christ Jesus Ted Bety Cen Mose Alexei Moscow Paul VI St. Peter's Basilica Christendom Mackenzie Park Pauline Warner

Wet Pre-Easter Hoodlums Harass Mexico City Streets

Hundreds of youths were arrested in Mexico City on Saturday before Easter for throwing water at pedestrians and drivers on main streets. Police were overwhelmed by complaints. arrestees were fined and released after admonition.

Mexico City

Auto safety disclosures' impact on car buyers questioned

Senate hearings on auto safety spur growing mail to lawmakers and talk of tougher federal rules. Dealers report mixed sales with some areas steady or up while others fall due to local economies. Customers increasingly question safety practices as optimism about impact remains uncertain.

Washington Senate Senate Commerce Committee House Johnson UPI Milwaukee Area

Easter egg hunt and church services dominate Lubbock pages

In Lubbock area news, churches schedule cantatas and musical services tonight. A Mackenzie State Park event Saturday offers 1,100 Easter eggs in five minutes for children aged five.

Lubbock Mackenzie State Park Bee. A

Snyder Theater Blaze Ravages Palace Theater in Snyder

Fire destroyed the Palace Theater in Snyder with flames spreading to nearby buildings on State Highway 360. Smoke blackened blocks as debris blocked roads and detours continued. damage estimated in the thousands with wiring blamed for the blaze.

Arataarbeten Snyder Palace Theater Butch Martin Alfred Kohl Po Galer Wall Palke Kohl Lee Kobi Tut-2-Teen Joe Sentell Insurances Agency Heo Bnyder

Satellite outage clouds Orbiting Astronomical Observatory debut

Cape Kennedy AP reports two perplexing malfunctions hit America new star gazer satellite on its first weekend. A faulty battery and a defective command clock threaten to delay the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory's planned life search for celestial secrets as officials work to fix the issues.

Cape Kennedy America Det IR Wets Orbiting Astronomical Observatory

Preacher to the Cowboys and His Rural Mission

Roger Bennett Sherman known as Preacher to the Cowboys helped ranchers and homesteaders from Sumner to Seminole by branding, building, repairing windmills, and sharing faith. Born Oct. 8, 1842 near Lubbock, he spent boyhood on a ranch learning cowboy skills later applied to aid others. His daughter Mrs. Joe Harter and wife Mother Bess stood by him until retirement in 1962.

Tanner Laine Avalanche-Journal Sumner B. Sherman Joe Harter B. Curry Mother Bess Sheran Southwest Roger Bennett Sherman Lubbock

Easter events span towns across the area

Plainview hosts Easter songs at college as Sunshine strikes the Caprock escarpment near Snyder a soloist sings at the high school stadium Eastern sunrise service in a public school lot at Wilson and a Catholic priest in Spur offers consoling words to a family of a Vietnam casualty Brighteyed children in Dimmitt rush about as Page 6 AREA EVENTS previews the day

Plainview Post Caprock Snyder Ehoir Wileson Spur Viet Nam Dimmitt

Britain Allowed to Use Force to Maintain Rhodesia Oil Blockade

United Nations Security Council approves British resolution authorizing force to stop oil shipments to Rhodesia via Mozambique port Beira. The vote split along African bloc lines with Mali, Uganda and Nigeria supporting, others abstaining or opposing. The measure flags oil supplies to Rhodesia as a threat and calls on Portugal to divert ships en route to Beira.

Security Council Britain Mozambique Rhodesia Mali Soviet Union Bulgaria France Urivaayan Uganda Nigeria Counen Portugal Beira Bera

Texas March Rains Fall Below Normal

March rainfall in Texas fell below normal across the state for the first time since July. East and South Texas dried boggy fields and pastures while the High Plains endured the ninth straight month of below normal moisture. Cattle feeding declined sharply as sheep country reports indicate a strong lamb crop and goat shearing nears completion.

Austin Texas Livestock Reporting Service High Plains

Buddhist Leaders Press for Civilian Rule in Vietnam

Vietnamese Buddhist leaders unity call for quick coup replacement with civilian rule and an elected congress, forming the Viet Nam Buddhist Forces to coordinate actions. Rioting halted as moderates cooperate, while a large R52 bombing raid targets a Viet Cong center northwest of Saigon.

Nguyen Cao Ky Saigon Ngo Dinh Diem Nguyen Khanh Dalat Navy Marine da Nang 1St Corps

City Officer Injured in Route 66 Crash

St y eorld Lubbock police report an officer in fair condition after a motorcycle car collision at 66th Street and Avenue DP. A suspect fled the scene. vehicle described as white 1964 Cadillac. Beckham, visiting friends, sustained multiple abrasions and possible internal injuries. Dallas woman Dorothy L. Ford, 40, killed in a separate car truck crash downtown, with husband and two grandchildren injured. East German border guard fled to West Berlin amid ongoing border tensions.

St-yeorld Lubbock Methodist Hospital 66Th St Ave DP Peckham 69Th St Beekhaas Beckham Aeport Dallas Dorothy IL. Ford AMAN

Weather Map Page 10 Lubbock and Vicinity Update

Partly cloudy and warmer with windy conditions. Today highs in the mid 80s and tonight's low around 30. Winds mainly from the south and southwest at 15 to 25 mph, gusts up to 55 mph. Abrupt garbled text follows with weather map data and stray characters.

Lubbock Ody M & Si i Mirwaur Maximen Tay

Prayer request for courage and service

A brief prayer asks for courage to face the true self and strength to serve a worthwhile purpose through Jesus Christ. Anonymous author signs the request, closing with Amen.

Jesus

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