Soviets Launch Manned Soyuz-1 in Nighttime Orbit
The Soviet Union launched the third generation Soyuz-1 with cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov aboard marking the first manned Soviet flight in over two years. Tass reported a night launch from Baikonur, an 88.6 minute Earth orbit, and that Komarov feels well as Russia aims to close the space gap with the United States.
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Henry Shapiro Peer
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Tass
Vladimir Komarov
Union
Komarov
Baikonur
Russia
U.S
America
Cos
Monaut
Connally shifts to year to year budgeting after logjam
Texas Governor John Connally outlined a year to year budget plan amid a legislative logjam that stalled most of his sweeping 47 proposals. He announced a special session next year to tackle the tax bill and claimed annual sessions could save the state about 50 million dollars. Only three bills of the Connally program had passed to his desk as of Saturday.
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James T. Young Ustin
UPI
John Connally
Connally
Texas
Lubbock Area Rededication Scene Recalled
Local notes recount a rede for the Lubbock area with community events and officials listed. Standing details emphasize civic involvement and regional remembrance.
NASA official to attend tech symposium Friday
NASA's Paul Haney arrives Friday to participate in a technology computer symposium. The page note lists other arts and news items across sections and pages, including a sunken treasure dive and daylight saving time update.
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NASA
Paul Haney
Tornado Toll Rises Across Illinois and Michigan
Authorities continued to search for casualties after Friday’s tornadoes struck northern Illinois and Michigan. Deaths totaled 52 in Illinois with 798 hospitalizations and 1,500 plus injured in the Midwest, as presidents and governors pledged aid. Oak Lawn and Belvidere faced the most severe damage with multiple fatalities, while Michigan’s Grand Rapids area also reported deaths and injuries.
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Illinois
Mid-west
Ilinois
Michigan
Oak Lawn
Belvidere
Lake Zurich
Washington
Johnson
Office of Emergency Planning
Chicago-area
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Georgia
Otto Kerner
Illnois
Grand Rapids
Grandville
Wyoming
Grang
Rapids
Chicago Weather Bureau
Chicago
Iilinois
Senate
Connally defends 1963 and 1965 Texas tax bills
Gov. John Connally argues that the 1963 and 1965 tax bills were necessary to balance budgets and fund programs as Texas grew. He cites exemptions removed from garments and a 22 percent boost in the corporate franchise tax, with cigarette and inheritance taxes also adjusted, though later saying two-year budgeting was flawed.
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Lee Jones Astin
John Connally
Texas
Connally
Dienbiet Siuel Gatien
Surveyor 3 Finds Firm Moon Ground for Landing Site
NASA indicated Surveyor 3 revealed a stable Ocean of Storms area with no hazards for a future lunar landing. The robot’s beak-like shovel dug 4 to 4.5 inches into wet packed sand like soil, with no cave-in signs and temperatures around 200 F.
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Wasted Press International
Asadena
Calif
Ronald F. Scott
Scott
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Surveyor 3
Earth
Lunar
Moon
Scholastic League Finals Crown Spearman Meadow Eldorado
Spearman won Conference AA with 80 points ahead of Quanah and others as Meadow and Eldorado captured regional titles in literary events at Texas Tech. Dr. Holmes A Webb estimated about 5 000 attendees. The report notes multiple speech winners and ongoing federal crime proposals on desecration and flag burning.
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Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
Spearman
Meadow
Eldorado
Texas Tech
Holmes A. Webb
Quanah
June Washington
Porter
McCamey
Channing
Rochester
Glory
Judiciary Committee
Old Glory
Revere
Ference AA
Rankin
Emannadian
Iraan Wasluel Coller
MNYC
Webb
Lock your car message spreads at six hubs in Lubbock
A survey at six shopping centers in Lubbock found that many drivers neglect to lock their vehicles. Leaflets urging lock your car were placed on cars at Caprock, Monterey, Redbud, Briercroft, Town and Country, and Family Park centers. The reminder came from local insurance associations and the Lubbock Police Department to reduce thefts, noting six in ten stolen cars were unlocked last year.
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Joe Gordon
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Caprock
Monterey
Redbud
Briercroft
Town and Country
Lubbock Insurance See
Two Hereford Brothers Drown In Drainage Lake Incident
Brothers Jesse and David Gonzales ages 8 and 11 drowned Saturday while playing near their home in Hereford. Fire crews rescued them from a six foot deep hole in a drainage pool as an automobile collision injuried a rescuer and damaged the unit. Funeral services are set for Monday at the Central Church of Christ with Abel Ortiz officiating.
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Flereford
J. W. Dickerson
Jesse
David Gonzales
Julio Gonzales
Hereford
Deaf Smith County Hospital
Mary Cantu
Terry Hale
Hale
Central Church of Christ
Abel Ortiz
West Park Cemetery
Gililland
Mounting Casualties In Third Day Of Vietnam Fight Near Da Nang
A fierce battle between U S Marines and Communist forces near the Da Nang base enters its third day with rising casualties on both sides. Military spokesmen report at least 96 Communists killed since Friday as helicopters evacuate dead and wounded. Additional reinforcements flow to northern provinces and a special Army task force supports Marines facing multiple divisions.
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Internateaan
AIGON
U.S
da Nang
Special Army
Demilitarized Zone
I Corps
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Rexroat
Mackenzie State Park
Frankfurt
Germany
Zoologischer Garten
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USA
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Ave
Peer
Lubbock High School
Karen Jackson
Lil
William Jackson
Arede A
Lubbock, Area
Symphony
Page & Sec. A
Page & Bec
Konrad Adenauer
Bee
Arts Commission
Chiageney
Jeago
Jone
Stone Park
Belviture
General Revenue Fund
TECH
Irks Solons
Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Red China
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