18 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1965
Page
1
Rep. Bill J. Parsley of Lubbock announced Friday he will resign from the Legislature effective December 31 to become vice president for development at Texas Tech. His move shifts a key seat as the university expands its research and outreach programs.
Gemini 7 marks 14th day of endurance flight as Frank Borman and James Lovell prepare for a safe return. Ground control reports strong health data and expects splashdown in about 37 minutes after retrorocket firing at 7:28 CST.
A single gunman robbed Beneficial Finance Co and Safeway Store No 530 in Lubbock within three hours, stealing about $1300. Descriptions were similar, suggesting the same suspect. no injuries occurred. The robber fled in a dirty white Chevrolet after the first theft and then on foot near Safeway.
Tabulation by Chief Goodfellow shows nearly 11 000 requests for Christmas aid from Lubbock residents. The annual drive enters its busiest week as the group endeavors to ensure aid reaches all underprivileged children within city limits.
Dozens of letters arrive at the Lubbock area post office with Christmas wishes as holiday season begins. The notice appears on Page 1, Sec. B of the A-J.
An AP color wirephoto shows Gemini 7 as viewed from Gemini 6 on Thursday during the historic rendezvous between astronauts Wally Schirra Tom Stafford and Frank Borman James Lovell. The Gemini 7 capsule drifts above Earth with its adapter section jettisoned before reentry scheduled today.
President Johnson has received a conditional peace proposal from Ho Chi Minh through intermediaries. U.S. officials say the terms require a cease fire before talks and acceptance of Communist settlement terms, which they deem unacceptable as stated. State Department and Secretary Rusk seek clarification while remaining skeptical of Hanoi’s push.
Hazardous driving conditions persist as dense fog and drizzle blanket the South Plains. Freeze warning Saturday night could worsen slick roads from recent accidents. Snow flurries push into the Panhandle with temperatures rising to 50 then falling to 28 Sunday. residents brace for changing weather.
In Newark New Jersey Mayor Hugh J Addonizio raced in his limousine to pursue a gang that robbed the Robert Treat Savings and Loan. Police, alerted by the mayor, halted the suspects after a short pursuit. The bandits fled in a wrecked getaway car leaving an $8,700 haul and a wounded police officer.
UPI reports giant B52s from Guam carried out strikes on Laos targets tied to Communist infiltration routes and way stations used by North Vietnamese units aiding Viet Cong. The raids, part of a broader U.S. Laos corridor campaign conducted with Souvanna Phouma’s neutralist government, followed earlier secret attacks and target midstream supply lines.
Dallas sources report the Republican leaders intend to nominate actress Greer Garson for Congress perhaps to face Rep. Earle Cabell. Garson wife of oilman Buddy Fogelson is a Republican active in Dallas politics and has agreed to consider the bid while she is in Hollywood.
In Ann Arbor Michigan a court challenge is expected against Selective Service reclassifying antiwar students. At least 10 University of Michigan sit-in participants moved from 2-S to 1-A, angering protesters including a U S senator the university president a veterans group and several law professors. Lt Gen Lewis Hershey defends offering service instead of punishment.
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