Arctic storm disrupts Texas panhandle travel and sparks Gemini ground story
Bitter winter storm dump three to four inches across Panhandle and South Plains towns glazing roads. New Mexico sees heavier snowfall and road closures. Two deaths reported in each state, plus 43 city wrecks in Lubbock. Air Force cancels earth photo attempt of Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous. spaceflight era scenes unfold with pilots chatting in flight.
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Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
South Plains
Pator New Mexico
U. S. Hwy
Moriarty
Albuquerque
Air Force
N.M
United States
P. W. Walker
Littlefield
U.S. 84
Lamb County
Vaughn Jordan
Hobbs
Lovington
Lubbock
New Mexico
Great Plains
Colorado
Kansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Lubbock Municipal
Goodfellows Pleas Point Up Need For More Funds
A Lub bock Avalanche Journal appeal urges holiday aid for needy children within city limits. Contributions from individuals and groups are listed, totaling 63 154. Is with previous 32 861.95, and the appeal notes Chief Goodfellow day and the final publication for listing donors.
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Goodfellow
Avalanche
Lubbock
Caprock Chapter
The
National Secretaries Associat
Chartes
Signer
Eunice M. Chase
W. D. Hord
Robert A. Layne
Tom Brown
Anoay Shee
Leon BR
Winnie Johnston
Pei Beltt
Goodfellows
WIFE OF Supreme Court justice files for divorce
The wife of a Supreme Court justice has filed for divorce in a move that could affect families in higher legal circles. Details remain sketchy as the case proceeds, with observers watching how the separation may impact court dynamics and public perceptions.
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Supreme Court
Sub for Connally Mahon Delivers Homespun Talk in Lamesa
Rep. George Mahon of Lubbock substituted for Gov. John Connally at the Lamesa Chamber of Commerce banquet drawing a standing ovation. More than 500 attendees braved bad weather as Mahon spoke on national problems after greeting an applauding crowd and joking about the speaking assignment.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Amesa
John Connally
George Mahon
Lubbock
Lamesa Chamber of Commerce
Mahon
Lamesa
Ray Renner
Gov. Connally
Rendezvous in Space Artist’s View of Visit in Space
An illustrated feature presents how Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 conducted a historic space first. The drawing explains the orbital rendezvous and highlights the feats achieved by the U S space program.
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U. 8
Maugham Dies at 91 Quietly in France
United Press International reports the death of W Somerset Maugham at his Riviera villa near St. Jean Cap Ferrat. He suffered a stroke and had been in a coma for five days. His daughter Lady Elizabeth Hope survives.
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United Press International
ICE
France
W. Somerset Maugham
Alan Searle
Mauyzham
Riviera
Here
Villa
Mauresque
St. Jan Cap Ferrat
Searle
England
Canterbury
Maugham
Lady Elizabeth Hope
See Maugham
U S Jets Step Up Strike On Hanoi Haiphong Complex
U S warplanes bombed the steam run generating plant at Uong Bi near Haiphong as part of intensified action against North Vietnam. B52s raided east of Saigon, Viet Cong attacked a Saigon intelligence billet wounding four U S servicemen, and Hanoi protested to the three nation control commission. Washington officials saw no immediate shift in policy despite the raid.
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Associated Press
Qaigon
U. S
Viet Nam
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
Saigon
U.S. Army
Uong Bi
Haiphong
Ho Chi Minh
Red
Control Commission
Inteetetpal
Radio Hanoi
Johnson
Washington
State
Defense Department
United States
Battles in Vietnam See Da Nang Valley Hurt Marines
Americans killed in combat last week raise total past 1,500 with the Ia Drang Valley fighting near Da Nang described as stiff and fading as Marine battalions clash with a Viet Cong regiment in a valley south of Da Nang.
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Ia Drang
U.S
da Nang
NASA cancels Advanced Orbiting Solar Observatory program
NASA announced budgetary considerations forced cancellation of the AOSO project. The agency had planned 39 million dollars for AOSO through the 1966 fiscal year ending next June 30, and some of the 24.9 million appropriated this year would be recoverable. No exact recovery amount was provided.
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Washington
UPS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
AOSO
NATO Gets Warning of Chinese Nuclear Build Up
The United States warned NATO ministers that China aims to stockpile medium and intercontinental nuclear missiles within a decade. Defense Secretary McNamara said China could have a small nuclear stockpile by 1968 and several dozen missile complexes by 1976, with submarines capable of firing ballistic missiles.
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ARIS
United States
Red China
Europe
America
China
U. S. Defense Sec
Robert S. McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
McNamara
Defense and Finance
College crackdown urged on draft age in Texas
Texas Selective Service considers raising the draft age from 25 to 35. About 3,000 men in the 26 to 35 bracket could be eligible, though many qualify for exemptions. Col Morris Schwartz urged college registrars to report students dropping to part time or leaving school to protect dedicated students.
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USTIN
Texas
State
Selective Service
Col. Morris S. Schwartz
State Selective Service
Schwartz
America Takes Space Lead With Gemini 6 and 7 Close Pass
United States astronauts Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 achieved a dramatic nose to nose approach, 185 miles above Earth, separated by minutes as Walter Schirra, Thomas Stafford, Frank Borman, and James Lovell carried out a historic rendezvous. Mission Control erupted in cheers as the nation asserted space dominance amid Cold War tension.
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Donald Thompson Ouston
U. S
America
James A. Lovell Jr
Frank Borman
Gemini 6
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Atlantic
Gemini 7
Schirra
Stafford
Lovell
Frank
Wally
Earth
United Presse International
Aston -- America
Soviet Union
United States
Walter M. Schirra
Thomas Stafford
James Lovell
Space
Mission Control Center
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Lubbock Forecast: Clouds Light Snow and Milder Temperatures
The Lubbock area is mostly cloudy with light snow or freezing drizzle this morning. Temperatures will rise this afternoon into the mid thirties while tonight remains near freezing.
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Lubbock
Ab. Ane
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