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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1950
Page
4
Polls show most voters favor increased defense funding amid national security concerns. The survey details broad support across regions, with respondents citing stronger military readiness and deterrence as key reasons for backing higher expenditures.
Fragmented OCR reads like a garbled transcript with tangled names and terms. It mentions Sahel and Mebane Vong alongside scattered references to events, dates, and places, but lacks coherent facts to form a clear story or outcome.
A reported strange object appeared near the city horizon causing observers to note erratic movement and brief visibility before vanishing from view. No official confirmation or explanation was provided.
Pfc. Tommy Porter of Lamesa drowned in an accident at Lake Wichita while attempting to free a trapped object. Porter and another airman from Sheppard Air Force Base were involved in the incident. rescuers Leon Cage and B G Watson assisted in the search and recovery.
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