11 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1972
Page
1
Fragmented remarks recall Apollo 11 mission moments from Eugene Bay and Henry Cernan with pilots like Armstrong and Collins. The article notes Cernan and Lovell comments on lunar loneliness and the iconic giant leap while contrasting real presence with TV viewings.
Apollo astronauts Schmitt and Cernan detect a bright flash near Grimaldi as they assess a planned descent into Tauris-Littrow. The Saturn V stage crash causes a moon quake, seismometers register the shock, and the crew continues with the mission amid high drama and scientific note.
A Luftwaffe veteran, 45, native of West Germany, piloted a mercy flight and perished after his Beechcraft went down about 180 miles west of his course near Great Bear Lake. Five passengers were killed. Hartwell, the pilot, suffered multiple injuries but survived. Weathered, he faced frostbite avoidance and reported no exposure dangers.
Partial OCR shows a local notice fragment mentioning a street area in Lubbock Texas 79408 and a person named Aliee with incomplete context. The legible bits imply an administrative or property related record but lack essential details to determine action or deadline.
A fragmentary prayer asking for forgiveness and strength in Jesus' name, expressing reliance on Heavenly Father for courage and guidance. The text reads as a personal appeal, with a devotional tone and incomplete phrasing.
PARIS AP reports Kissinger and Thieu faced a marathon bargaining session as experts from the United States and North Vietnam reviewed technical details of a possible peace accord. Haig moved between Hanoi and Washington amid secret talks with Thieu, and a long blackout on talks persisted with no official explanation.
Mollie West, famed Midland prairie belle, rejected a suitor who bought a gold ring to send as a token. She slapped him and tossed the ring into the night, claiming she already had a diamond and that the ring likely sank in a well near Quien Sahe Ratich as a party continued. The tale unfolds with local frontier flavor and lingering romance amid a turn‑of‑the‑century setting.
By Carl Levescore Washington insiders report Texan Robert Strausa was elected to lead the Democratic National Committee. The move aims to erase the McGovern image and shift from the party's traditional wing while keeping the reform thrust of delegate selection.
The convention saw support coalescing around Strauss with strong backing from McGovern liberals and party regulars. Opponents included George Mitchell of Maine and Charles Manatt of California, while reform leaders led by Donald Peterson cautioned Strauss could reverse party reform.
A severe ice storm swept into North Texas and the Panhandle with freezing drizzle and heavy ice accumulations. Lubbock logged a record low maximum of 30 degrees as temps plummeted elsewhere from McAllen to Brownsville, while Dallas and Austin faced stalled traffic, power outages, and widespread travel restrictions as the storm intensified overnight.
The itemized page notes report long-time prisoners of war frustrated by peace, gossip columnist Louela Parsons’s file and a rapid gunfight incident in northeast Dallas. It also references Soviet China border clashes, the Cuban airlift starting, and ongoing US bombing as North Vietnamese actions decline. Various sections cover editorials, family news, radio TV programs, sports, and a pessimistic dictionary entry.
Tass reports that peravure dropped to Saturday in the Siberian Norilsk but the situation continued virtually unaffected overall. Distances and factors remained protected as heats work continued. excavations and locomotives heated while movie houses and theaters stayed open.
Fragmentary text shows disjointed terms on snow flurries cold weather and scattered names and places. The readable content is insufficient to determine a coherent event, person, or location for a proper summary.
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