Asian Visit By LBJ Hinte City Improvement Plan Okayed
Mary Lou Cummings’s Christmas reunion with her soldier husband in Hawaii is ruined when his Vietnam leave is canceled. The in-laws in White Plains learned by Red Cross call that Spec. 4 James Cummings’ leave was canceled on the eve of departure. The Levy Tuchinsky Post 51 in Brooklyn arranged the trip and sought an explanation from Saigon via the Pentagon.
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Associated Preys
New York
Mary Lou Cummings
Hawaii
Red Cross
White Plains
N.Y
Vietnam
Honolulu
James Cummings
President On Secret Flight
President Johnson left Melbourne on a secret flight amid speculation it headed to Vietnam or Thailand to visit U S troops. Air Force One carried full fuel for a direct ~8 to 10 hour trip, while a memorial service honored Prime Minister Holt who died in a swimming accident.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Melbourne
Johnson
Loff
Vietnam
Thailand
Air Force 1
Holt
Kennedy
Washington
Mabel Brookes
Adam Malik
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Singapore
Lee
Kwan Yew
St. Paul's Cathedral
Prince Charles
Queen Elizabeth II
Tom W. Thomas
California Tunnel Collapse Traps 17 Workers
Rescuers pushed toward 17 men trapped by a Tehachapi Mountains tunnel collapse on the state water project. Gov. Reagan visited, promising full state support as rescuers reported the group in good spirits and receiving aid through an eight inch drain pipe. Some confusion on initial count and injuries noted. freed or time to be determined due to tough digging.
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Associated Press
Gorman
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Tehachapi Mountains
California
O'Donnell teamwork turns eyesore into plaza park
Lubbock report notes community effort converting an eyesore into a usable plaza park highlighting teamwork and local initiative across city districts. The item frames citizen action as a positive urban renewal case.
Bond Sales To Aid In Financing By Jerry McCarty
City council approves capital improvements totaling 7.72 million with 3.84 million in general obligation bonds planned for March. Also okays 136,266 for next year park projects and reviews a 163 page audit from Bolinger Segars. They reject abandoning funeral escort policy and call for study on financing 2.2 million for Lubbock Power and Light through 1970 71.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche - Journal
Bolinger, Segars and Co
Certified Public Accountants
Indiana Avenue
University Avenue
Prayer Request: Share Blessing With the Needy
A reader asks for daily blessings to be redirected to the blind, the poor, and the needy. The plea expresses devotion to Jesus and a desire to forgo personal gain for charitable distribution.
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Jesus
Doctor would try again Heart transplant pioneer vows next operation
Louis Washkansky died of pneumonia after the world’s first heart transplant. Prof. Christian Barnard said no evidence of heart rejection and that another transplant would be undertaken when the opportunity arises, possibly with Philip Blaiberg as the next patient.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkinsky
Christian N. Barnard
Washkansky
Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Philip Blaiberg
London
J. Ozinsky
Washtansky
Hutchinson Junior High Aids Goodfellows Fund
Hutchinson Junior High School creative writing class sold the Christmas edition of the Hutchinson Hi-Lights to raise money for the Goodfellows Christmas fund. The group hopes the collection will help some family enjoy a joyous holiday season. See GOODFELLOWS Page 14.
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Chief Goodfellow
Hutchinson Junior High School
Hutchinson Hi
Cold Front Brings Early Winter Weather To Texas Panhandle
Storms blitz the region as arctic air sweeps through the Panhandle and South Plains on the last autumn day. Tornado risk noted with a forecast of extreme cold and wind as the cold front arrives at 7 17 a m. Local reports emphasize a deadly clean sweep through Midlands towns.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Midlands
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Quake Kills 8-Year-Old in Chile Hit Areas
An earthquake in northern Chile killed an eight year old boy and injured 36 others. The tremor struck Wednesday night wrecking Tocopilla area with about eighty percent of buildings down. Police report widespread damage and a village nearly destroyed.
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Santiago
Chile
Quillahua
Tocopil
Severe weather roils Texas Panhandle to Missouri
Cold snap grips Texas and Arkansas with subfreezing lows Plotted for Lubbock and Panhandle while Texas tornadoes leave destruction in a half million dollar path at Potosi Missouri and injuries reported across several towns in several states The Weather Bureau warned of a very slim chance of a white Christmas as storms cut through the region.
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Texas South Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Panhandle
Hub City
Texas
Mississippi
Missouri
Potosi
Capilla
Fort ‘Smith
Edgemun
Arkansas
Percy
Chester
Jerseyville
Ilinois
Hermann
Virbunum
McBride
Willow Springs
Earthquake damages hit Antofagasta and Tocopilla
Pacific Ocean reports describe Tocopilla jail collapse but 40 prisoners remained nearby while arrangements were made to move them to Antofagasta. Government figures show 20 percent of Antofagasta buildings damaged and half of Tocopilla structures damaged.
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Pacific Ocean
Tocopilla
Antofagasta
Noted scientist warns smoking harms in poor ventilation
Dr. Philip H. Abelson of the Carnegie Institution argues in Science that cigarette smoke in poorly ventilated rooms endangers smokers and non-smokers by releasing carbon monoxide and other chemicals. He asserts air pollution levels can rise, challenging tobacco industry denials. See SMOKERS Page 14.
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Asociated Press
Washington
Philip H. Abelson
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Science Magazine
Abelson
Viet Cong Mine Attack Sinks No Casualties Off Saigon
Viet Cong terrorists struck under cover of darkness blowing a seven foot gash in the side of the American freighter Seatrain Texas. Water poured in as the ship anchored off Nha Be near Saigon. Navy spokesmen said there were no casualties and the Saigon channel remained open.
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Saigon
UPS
Seatrain Texas
Navy
Nha
Demilitarized
Tar
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S
Dong
Hoi
Four Russian intellectuals convicted of treason in Leningrad
Four Russian intellectuals were convicted in Leningrad of conspiring to overthrow the Soviet regime. They received prison terms up to 15 years after arms caches were found by secret police last March. One defendant, Professor Ogurtsov, was sentenced to 15 years, Eugen Vagin to 13 years, with two others getting 13 and eight years respectively. The trial concluded weeks ago in Leningrad, the USSR’s largest city after Moscow.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Leningrad
Treasson
Ogurttsov
Leningrad University
Eugen Vagin
Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
Soviet Union
Weather Map Page 16 Doubles as Local Forecast
The report gives the Lubbock area forecast for today and tonight with a high today around degrees and a low tonight near 20. It notes precipitation and temperature data across multiple stations including Albuquerque and Amarillo, with general timing and temperature highs and lows for the period.
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Lubbock and Vicinity
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