Gemini 7 8awaits second day in orbit as Borman Lovell press on
Frank Borman and James Lovell Jr. of Gemini 7 rest in their capsule after a successful liftoff from Cape Kennedy. They entered a seventh orbit around Earth while handling a minor power indicator issue and a stray object near the window. The mission aims for a million miles in space with further formation flights planned.
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Pree Ouston
Gemini 7
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Borman
Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Mission Control
Enpineers
Howly
Bormann
Titan
Seeme
Florida
Mission Control Center
Gemini
Center
Car Hits Tree in Lubbock Shocks City Injures Eighteen
A rash of Saturday traffic accidents in Lubbock left eighteen hurt, including two pedestrians. A compact car crashed into a tree at 24th Street and College Avenue, with three riders admitted to Methodist Hospital ICU in serious to critical condition.
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Lubbock
24Th St
College Ave
D. O. Delgado
Gloria Jayne
Lynda Way
46Th St
Jimmy Roy Williams
32Nd St
Gene Troy Williams
Petersburg
Methodist Hospital
Delgado
Methodist
Burgtor
24Th Street
Martin Francis
Burgtorf
Monterey High School
Texas Tech
Loop 289
Quaker Avenue
Orland
Tex) Holster
Funds For Goodfellows Seek More Help For Christmas
The Goodfellows in Lubbock urge donations to fund Christmas aid for over 8,000 local underprivileged children. Chief Goodfellow warns that many more gifts of candy nuts fruit and toys are needed to ensure no child is forgotten. Contributions of any size are welcome via The Avalanche-Journal in Lubbock.
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Goodfellow
Labbock
Goodfellows Cotter
Goodfellow Goodwill Organization
Good- Goodfellows Jfellow
The
Goodfellows
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Mahon warns of bombing if Red Chinese enter Vietnam
Rep George Ho Mahon of Lubbock warned at a West Texas New Mexico Civil Defense Conference that Chinese troop movement into Vietnam would be a fearful mistake prompting US retaliation. He cited defense spending and a shifting budget toward a potential sixty billion dollar level in the coming year.
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George Ho Mahon
Lubbock
Viet
United States
Mahon
Congress
Mahon warns on Viet Nam costs and Chinese threat
Congressman Mahon frames a broad defense issue, citing Viet Nam costs around 9 billion dollars with over 5 billion in anticipated budget supplements. He warns a China attack is more probable than a Soviet nuclear strike, while civil defense funding remains uncertain as Congress withholds funds.
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Viet Nam
Mahon
United States
Soviet Union
China
Near Ideal Weather Boosts Cotton Outlook on South Plains
The November weather strengthens the South Plains cotton forecast with an estimated 2,275,000 bales for the Vic County area, up 55,000 from prior. Value projected at $340 million, with peak harvest expected late this week as damp, misty conditions slowed progress and 25 percent of crop was harvested by midweek.
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Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Vic County
Bill Palmer
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Lubbock
Lamesa
Brownfield
Greeting card offer from Circulation Dept
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal promotes 365 days of reading pleasure with a gift greeting card. Readers are invited to call the Circulation Department PO3 1343 for details.
Missing on Boat Port Arthur
A 36 foot sailboat with eleven persons aboard was overdue since dark Saturday night prompting search by Coast Guard and volunteers on Sabine Lake.
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Port Arthur
Coast Guard
Sabine Lake
Plane Mishap Fatal To Six
A collision of two airliners at 10 000 feet above a New York suburb left six dead and hundreds injured. The Eastern Air Lines Constellation and the Trans World jetliner crashed near Hunt Mountain after a wing was sheared, with one jetliner landing at Kennedy Airport.
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Kennedy Airport
Batay Night
Thomas H. Carroll
Nomealk
Conn
CAP
David Oestreicher
Salem
N.Y
UPI
New York City
Eastern Air Lines
Constellation
Trans World Airlines
Ahive
Hunt Mountain
Danbury
Carmel
Mt. Wilca
Thomas Carrol
New York
TWA Constellation
United Airlines
Carrol
George van Epps
Civil Aeronautics Board
van Epps
Alfred Freisner
South
Death Knell for Paratroopers Wives Amid Harassment
In Columbus Georgia near Fort Benning and the 1st Cavalry, nearly 3,000 homes fear doorbell or telephone alerts of bad news about sons and husbands in Viet Nam. Widows report anonymous calls and accusations of hypocrisy as they grieve.
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Associated Press
Olumbus
Columbus
Viet Nam
Lorene B. Palmer
Ft. Benning
1St Cavalry
Daisy Tucker
Sam
Velvet Dressed Santa Highlights Lubbock Home Contest Yard
The 19th annual Lubbock Avalanche Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest draws 82 entries as residents of 57 homes showcase illuminated displays. Santa Claus figures greet visitors in the Jacksons yard at 518 7th St as entrants race to complete decorations before judging opens Saturday night.
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Santa Claus
Lubbock
Stoney Jackson
7Th St
Jacksons
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal From & A
Yule Trail
Weather Page Snapshot for Lubbock Area
Fair and mild today with a light wind. Highs near 75 and overnight low around 38 to 36 degrees. Winds from the west to southwest up to 30 mph. Forecast shows varied hourly readings across the region with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s daytime and low 30s to mid 30s overnight.
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Lubbock
HK Sam al Msadn
Matt
Masi
Saatman
Lorrey
Raven
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