11 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1969
Page
1
Police spotted a man and woman near Security National Bank on Brownfield Road. They observed repeated exits from a parked car with large sacks. 44 geraniums uprooted from bank flower boxes were recovered as arrest followed on 29th Street.
In Austin the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee opens hearings on the tax structure amid debate over who pays. Leaders say House bills raise sales and cigarette taxes, with TRL studies arguing Texas remains competitive despite higher city taxes.
Report from Page 1 details Billy Martin's admission of striking a pitcher outside a restaurant. The incident adds to a turbulent season for the Twins and raises questions about clubhouse discipline and leadership.
The Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins completed a 21 day quarantine after lunar mission life returning to their Houston home where they were greeted by family after five weeks apart.
A devotional note from Mrs. B. L. Smith of Lubbock asks for meaningful daily living and sincere love for God and neighbors as part of a daily prayer.
Alfred W. Rohde filed a deed to create Moon Landing USA on the moon with a half acre lot price of 5 dollars. He names City of John F Kennedy as capital and plans a Nixon Peace Center and Johnson Space Center alongside three expressways including Interstate Highway Milky Way. The filing is symbolic. Rohde spent 5 dollars and seeks to preserve lunar history rather than profit.
Archaeologists in Istanbul plan a summer expedition after discovering wood fragments on Mount Ararat they date to about 4000 years old. The group SEARCH led by B E Crawford will remove ice and moraine to reach a possible Ark site beneath a glacier and lake at the mountain’s base.
Los Angeles police said they are hunting a second suspect in the Tate killings and the broader Bel Air murders. Detectives indicated the suspect may drive a red Ferrari once owned by Roman Polanski. A 19 year old caretaker William Garretson was being questioned with a lie detector test and could be released.
In Russellville Arkansas six children aged 1 to 10 died when a two bedroom frame house burned. Parents Charles Ray Ketcherside and his wife escaped unharmed and were hospitalized for shock. The fire was reported around 4 30 AM and investigators say the cause is undetermined as cleanup continued.
Four people died as a tornado carved a nine mile path through Hartwell Reading Carthage and Silverton near Cincinnati. The Red Cross reported 615 homes and businesses damaged or destroyed and about 1000 homeless with 235 injured. Governor Rhodes ordered 700 guards and federal disaster aid was sought.
A history of the Paint breed notes its ties to early American frontier life from Cortes era stock to its use by cowboys after Indian wars. The article highlights Paints’ role in settling the West, their portrayal in ballads, and a resurgence in popularity following a temporary eclipse.
North Vietnamese forces attacked two U S Marine bases along the DMZ using grenades mortars and dynamite bombs. Nineteen Leathernecks killed and 80 wounded in a single day the heaviest U S Marine toll in five months. One camp saw 11 dead and 60 wounded as Marines clung to positions until reinforcements arrived.
South Korea reports a soldier killed and two wounded in a DMZ clash with North Korea on Sunday. The Defense Ministry says no American troops were involved and North Korean casualties were not known.
Mostly fair conditions with light southerly winds. Highs near a low 70s. Tonight expects lows in the 50s with minimal precipitation chances.
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