Missile site becomes Jackson Heights High School in Kansas
Holton Kansas residents witnessed the dedication of Jackson Heights High School housed on a former Atlas missile launch complex. Gov. Robert Docking noted the site once held a 120 ton door and a missile that could travel thousands of miles, now repurposed as classrooms. The $22 million complex, part of Unified School District No. 35, was acquired for one dollar as consolidation moved forward.
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My Lai murders blasted by Life magazine
The Life magazine excerpt reports Sgt. Bernhardt, 23, from Hempstead, N.Y., claiming the My Lai killings were point-blank murder. He refused to take part, saying the order was unlawful, while other soldiers described the events and legal actions unfolded.
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Prayer Prose Prayer Thanks Families Friends Ministers
A reader offers a brief invocation praising God for family friends ministers and doctors. The prayer asks for deeper capacity to praise and glorify the name of Jesus in Jesus name Amen.
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Yule Lighting Contest Entries Open Today at 8 A.M.
Entries for the annual Yule Lighting Contest in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal open promptly at 8 a.m. daily and run through Friday and next week. Participants must provide name, address, and phone number. first 20 entrants receive bonuses funded from $595 in cash prizes. Entries may be submitted by mail or in person at the contest desk on the second floor of the Avalanche-Journal building. judging begins after entry close and prizes awarded by division based on time of entry and location within city limits.
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Crucial Nod For Youths Set Tonight
The Associated Press reports the Selective Service lottery assigns draft risk by birth date. About 290,000 draftable men are expected to volunteer next year, with 360,000 to take their chances, as 386 possible birth dates are drawn in the process. The first capsule draw targets men classified 1A, signaling likely draft calls after 1970.
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Goodfellows Help Drive Aids Lubbock Children This Year
The 35th annual Goodfellows drive begins Sunday to provide Christmas aid to thousands of Lubbock children. A coupon runs daily in The Avalanche Journal through December 14 asking readers to submit details of children under 14 who need help.
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Highway Fatalities Reach Record Pace Slowdowns
The nation faces a high toll on highways as Thanksgiving travel continues. National Safety Council reports 640 highway deaths in a 102 hour period ending Sunday, with total fatalities at 777 including 11 aviation deaths and 64 in miscellaneous accidents. California led states with 56 highway deaths, followed by Texas with 40 and Georgia with 35. Texas total rose to 75 with 14 homicides.
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Hockley Man Fatally Hurt in Thanksgiving Crash
LEVELLAND Special A 12-year old man died at Methodist Hospital after a 2:55 PM pedestrian collision. J Conatser of Levelland identified as victim. Driver Willie Martinez 25 of Levelland. This marked the 112th traffic death on the South Plains this year. Police said Conatser was crossing a northeast Levelland street when struck. Body taken to Smith Funeral Home for services pending. Additional items note a UT Austin student charged with murder in Houston, and a 14-year-old boy’s fatal fall while deer hunting with his father.
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FOR OLD TIME KID GAMES
A columnist recollects classic Westerns and kids play, contrasting past depictions with modern sensitivities. The piece humorously notes a Texas Ranger asking about washing a horse at a gas station and ending with a credit payment, ending by referencing See CURRENT Page 6.
Besieged Post Stands Fast As Four Choppers Downed
Chinese text appears to describe a U S backed siege near Bu Prang with a provisional force of more than 5 000 Communist troops around a Green Beret camp 112 miles northeast of Saigon near the Cambodian border A dawn barrage of 77 shells struck the outpost in two hours with no reported casualties Two American helicopters were shot down in an eight hour battle near Saigon with five crewmen killed and four downed choppers evacuated after the clash
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Apollo 12 rocks deepen lunar mystery and pose new questions
Early Apollo 12 data suggest the Moon is more complex than thought with rocks from Ocean of Storms differing from Sea of Tranquility. Seismic and magnetic readings imply unfamiliar lunar substructure and diverse maria formation, prompting calls for more data before origin theories settle.
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Lubbock and Vicinity Fair Through Tonight
Fair weather continues in the Lubbock area through tonight with a warming trend. Highs reach the upper 60s, tonight's low around 30s, winds shifting to the west at 8 to 18 mph. Outlook for Tuesday calls for fair and mild conditions stateside with continued light to moderate winds.
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