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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1961

Page

2

Atlas Missile System Ready Warns of Nuclear Strike

The article describes Atlas missiles poised at underground sites with launch crews trained for a full cycle from fuel to firing. It notes control centers, safety interlocks, and the command signals needed to enable a launch, highlighting ground and air force bases involved and the scale of hardened shelters.

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Science shrinks piles without surgery new healing claim

A new healing substance Bio-Dyne, from a world famous research institution, is said to shrink hemorrhoids without surgery. Sufferers report long standing cases improved using Preparation H suppositories or ointment, without narcotics or anesthetics.

Kennedy wishes brother Bobby in White House for help

President Kennedy expresses to intimates that having Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in the White House would speed things along. He says bureaucrats slow orders and he misses the back and forth between him and his brother as Gen Maxwell D. Taylor joins as military adviser, shifting consultations.

Jack Bell Washington Kennedy Brother Bobby White House Robert F. Kennedy Bobby Maxwell D. Taylor Taylor

Wind Forces Site Change for Project Banshee

Project Banshee launch gear moves from Hobbs to Artesia after ill wind patterns delay tests at Hobbs Air Base. Balloons reach high altitudes and detonate charges at White Sands proving grounds near Alamogordo to study upper atmospheric shocks. Five air weather unit members of nearly 100 are reassigned as project shifts to Artesia with Project RETA collaboration.

Hobbs Project Banshee Artesia Hobbs Air Base White Sands Proving Grounds Alamogordo Air Weather Support

West Texas High School Press Assn Workshop Opens

Texas Tech hosts the fourth annual West Texas High School Press Assn workshop with 157 preregistered students from Texas New Mexico and Louisiana. The four day event covers newspaper yearbook writing editing and photography under Tech Journalism Dept leadership.

West Texas High School Press Assn Texas Tech Today Tech Journalism Department The Associaton W. E. Garets Texas New Mexico Louisiana

Startups and Launch Sites Reported With No Effect

Fragmentary text notes that unit start operation had no effect at several launch sites. Details unreadable but indicates issues at multiple locations during a broader activity. Further specifics are not available in the readable OCR excerpt.

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Beer nutrition and psoriasis treatment insights

A Q and A notes beer calories at about 160 per 12 ounce can and that beer provides energy but little protein or vitamins. It is low in sodium and not a concern for most low salt diets. It also reports a psoriasis treatment using corticosteroid injections into lesion borders by a New Jersey doctor with 19 cases showing 13 complete successes.

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