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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1965
Page
5
The Gemini 6 launch faced a scrub after a plug dropped from the Titan 2 engine area causing an automatic shutdown. Astronauts Schirra and Stafford remained strapped in as ground crews assessed the vehicle and prepared for reflight, with praise from Kraft and Lee for the astronauts.
Salinas California April report says Robert Nolan Coldge twenty kidnapped the Wendell Dusharme family from Castroville driving them along the coast for a 280 mile ride. He claimed funds were for an electric guitar to join a rock band though police noted the tale aimed to intimidate. Coldge was captured at a high school dance and charged with kidnapping assault with a deadly weapon car theft and armed robbery for stealing twenty five dollars.
TOPEKA AP reports a garbled item from Kansas high schools asking how many hand claps or jumps a cheerleader makes per game. The readable fragment mentions a cheerleader clapping nine thousand six hundred seventy two times and jumping off the floor zero times with scattered notes about fundraising and reading scores.
In D Zone near Saigon Bravo Company 1st Battalion 502nd Regiment 10th Airborne Division uses hatchets in hand to hand jungle fighting. Sgt. Frederick Lopez from Santa Barbara fired on intruders as grenades wounded four Americans. One Viet Cong fighter was killed, and a sniper attack followed as medevacs arrived. Hatchets, bought for $1, are preferred over bayonets for their compact reach and ease in dense brush.
Notices announce births to several families in Lubbock area with details on the newborns’ weights and times. Fathers’ occupations include city electric department manager, Preston Milk Ware, barber, and U S Air Force member.
Radio Hanoi broadcast quotes Hanoi army and Viet Cong officials marking the first anniversary of the army’s founding and the fifth of the Viet Cong front. They insist on continued vigilance, expansion of production and fighting, and demand U.S. withdrawal from Indochina. Chinese commentary claims Beijing is prepared to defend against U.S. aggression and reiterates readiness for war if needed.
U S and South Vietnamese forces conduct operations in a blood stained valley between Da Nang and Chu Lai aiming to preempt a Viet Cong attack. Marine Maj Gen Lewis Walt says major fighting has not started, while official body counts show 122 Viet Cong killed and hundreds possibly dead according to prisoners.
Jane's notes the Soviet merchant fleet has grown to 1700 ships in ten years and a large navy with hundreds of submarines and escorts. It contrasts US capacity of over 2600 vessels including carriers with Russian aircraft carriers totaling sixteen.
A carrier launch caused a Phantom to accelerate to 180 knots as its center line drop tank ruptured. About 600 gallons of JP5 spilled on the deck, igniting with afterburners and creating a 30 foot diameter orange flame column. Crews leaped into pits as fire raged for about ninety seconds before foam control.
A Greyhound scenic cruise bus overturned on rain slick U S Highway 90 near Pensacola Florida killing the driver and three passengers. Of 19 other passengers aboard 11 were injured, five critically. Witnesses described a chaotic scene with several victims ejected or trapped and responders arriving quickly.
Houston reports Gemini 7 crews Frank Borman and James Lovell surpass 190 hours in space. Ground control marks the moment at 12:25 am CST as Lovell jokes about remaining in underwear. They aim for a 14 day mission with the team confident of extending past Soviet flights.
President Johnson expressed disappointment that Gemini 6 did not go off as planned but commended astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. Thomas P. Stafford and space agency colleagues for courage in facing danger. He noted the world watched as the misfire occurred on a Cape Kennedy pad and said the effort showed human resilience in space exploration. Johnson, resting at the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City, planned to return to Washington as foreign leaders prepared to visit. He hosted guests including Arthur Keim and his wife and visited by Mrs. Johnson and Lynda Bird Johnson during a quiet day at the ranch.
Charles B. Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged a strings attached policy for surplus U S farm commodities sent to starving nations. He predicted stockpiles would return to normal next year and warned against government efforts to push prices downward while noting higher net farm incomes from rising government spending.
A Japanese organization presents a three foot high Goddess of Peace statue to Hawaii. The statue, consecrated aboard the Pearl Harbor memorial, aims to replace the motto Remember Pearl Harbor with a peace slogan. Yoshitaka Ito leads the peace mission citing fears of nuclear disaster.
W. F. Spiegel, 69, treasurer of the Texas Department of the American Legion since 1929, died Sunday of a heart attack. Spiegel, a retired banker, had recently entered hospital for a checkup. Funeral services are tentatively set for Tuesday afternoon in Port Arthur.
Texans wake to unseasonable warmth Sunday then brace for a cool front. A five day outlook through Dec 18 predicts below normal temperatures across the state with rain possible late in the week. Lubbock reports upper 60s and 30s overnight as other Texas cities log a range of readings from the 50s to 70s.
Hollywood awards went to John Wayne and Dorothy Malone for cooperation toward film stars. Vince Edwards and Ann Margret were named most cooperative by the Hollywood Women's Press Club. Lorne Greene and Donna Reed presented the awards to Malone and Michael Wayne during the luncheon.
A game warden along the beach found a bottle with a six language note signed Michael Lamb. The message urged readers to spend their vacation in sunny South Africa, a curious plea from a stranger.
U S Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield D Montana arrives in Tokyo on a global fact finding trip. He is set to meet Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and Foreign Minister Takeo Shiina before returning home December 15.
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