Doing Big Job Against Red Guerrillas in Viet Nam
In Nha Trang and Minh Thanh a C-123 nicknamed The Provider ferries ammunition and reinforcements to besieged outposts. The 12 hour day includes a dangerous morning combat landing and an afternoon air drop over Ben Cat with four pallets delivered under enemy fire toward a network of canals and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Miller
Air Force
Viet Nam
Bob Greer
Royal Oak
Mich
Minh Thanh
Ben Cat
Delta
Minh ‘Thanh
Streight
Greer
Ben Cat l
U.S
Nha Trang
Surprise Show Bob Hope Brings Christmas Cheer to Bien Hoa
Bob Hope arrives in Bien Hoa Viet Nam with a 60 member troupe for a surprise Christmas tour show before about 1,200 U S troops at a mortar scarred air base near Saigon. The visit includes tight security and remarks about the base being a rest area and a joking salute to 21 guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bien Hoa
South Viet Nam
Bob Hope
U.S
Saigon
Thailand
Hope
Sniper Valley
U.S. Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Jill St. John
Janis Paige
Jerry Colonna
Congo
Lovington Kiwanis Home Lighting Contest Winners Named
Winners in three categories of the Lovington Kiwanis Club Home Lighting Contest were announced. In best overall, first went to William M. Zahn of 1520 W Polk Ave with Lois Skinner of 1008 W Ave N in second. Religious theme top prize went to Billy Hower ton of 1010 W Polk Ave, with J Fred Strickland of 1408 W Polk Ave second. General outside appearance first went to L B Bowman of 207 W Ave Q, second to Mrs Billy G Baker of 907 W Ave N.
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Lovington
Lovington Kiwanis Club
William M. Zahn
W. Polk Ave
Lois Skinner
W. Ave
Billy Howerton
J. Fred Strickland
Johnsons Open Presents as Calm Christmas Settles on LBJ Ranch
The Johnsons relax at the LBJ Ranch in Texas with a quiet Christmas Eve. President Johnson delays budget work to attend church in Fredericksburg and host family Christmas, while Lady Bird oversees holiday preparations. Luci Johnson's boyfriend Paul Betz, a Mount St. Mary’s premed student, is present.
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Johnson City
LBJ
Johnson
Lynda
Luci
White House
George FE
Reedy
Washington
Pedermales
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Fredericksburg
Johnsons
Lady Bird Johnson
Germany
Paul Betz
Betz
Mount St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg, Md
Three Hurt In City, County Accidents
Three persons sustained minor injuries Thursday afternoon in traffic collisions in the city and Lubbock County. John Wayne Ferguson, 19, Slaton, was hurt when his foreign-made auto overturned on a county unpaved road at 12 45 p m six point two miles east of here. Donna Hood, 17, 3509 41st St, injured in a collision shortly after 6 p m at 50th St and Ave Q. Cynthia Ann Flodid, 16, 2529 96th St, taken to a doctor's office after a mishap at 50th St and Elgin Ave about 4 30 p.m.
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Lubbock County
John Wayne Ferguson
Slaton
Here
Donna Hood
41St St
50Th St
Ave. Q
Cynthia Ann Flodid
96Th St
Elgin Ave
U.S. Protest Over Downed Private Plane In Nile Delta
U.S. Ambassador Lucius Battle lodged a diplomatic protest with the United Arab Republic after UAR fighters shot down a private American plane over the Nile delta last Saturday. Cairo rejected the protest, with Mahmoud Fawzi saying the fighters acted to protect national security.
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Cairo
U.S
Lucius Battle
United Arab Republic
Nile Delta
UAR
Battle
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Mahmoud Fawzi
Nasser
United States
Fawzi
U.A.R
AAUW tallies members and branches nationwide
The American Association of University Women founded in 1882 reports over 155000 members, more than 1500 branches across the 50 states, DC and Guam, and lists over 800 colleges whose women graduates qualify for membership.
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Washington
American Association of University Women
District of Columbia
Guam
AAUW
Stevenson defends Congo actions before United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson dismissed African charges as absurd and outrageous at the UN Security Council on the Congo crisis. He countered Belgian-U.S. military intervention claims and urged unity while calling accusations against the United States and Belgium "parrotlike" and unfounded. The council adjourned to reconvene Monday as tensions flared in the Congo dispute.
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United Nations, N.Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
UN Security Council
Congo
Platon
D. Morozov
Soviet Union
U.S
Council
Leopoldville
Charles- David Ganao
Brazzaville
United States
Belgium
Lovington Chamber Banquet Set for January 19
The Lovington Chamber of Commerce will host its annual banquet at 7 p.m. January 19 in the Lovington High School cafeteria. Guest speaker IR. L. McMillon of the Business Men's Assurance Co. of America is listed in Who's Who. Tickets go on sale after January 1 at the chamber office. admission is $3 per person.
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Lovington
Christmas Dinners In Store For Prisoners
Jailer Upton Nelson reports only 125 prisoners at Lubbock County Jail on Christmas Eve out of a 300 capacity, the lowest in years. City jail keeper David Aycock oversees about 40 inmates and will hand out Christmas dinners and gift bags from the Salvation Army, instead of toys, today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton Nelson
Lubbock County
David Aycock
City Jail
Aycock
Salvation Army
Santa Claus
Man Injured In Crash Remains in Serious Condition
Gerald Gregory, 32, of 506 49th St., remained in serious condition in the ICU at Methodist Hospital after a Wednesday afternoon open cockpit plane crash into a grain field near Lubbock. Claude Gray, 32, of 3212 29th St., was released from Mercy Hospital in Slaton earlier Thursday.
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Gerald Gregory
49Th St
Methodist Hospital
Gregory
Lubbock
Claude Gray
29Th St
Mercy Hospital
Slaton
Thursay
Canada establishes diplomatic ties with Malta Korea and Jordan
The Foreign Office in Ottawa announced that Canada has established diplomatic relations with Malta Korea and Jordan, expanding its international ties.
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Ottawa
Canada
Foreign Office
Malta
Korea
Jordan
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Bob Lionel
Salinas
Calif
Roy H. Reiman
Fairfield
Rome
Via Frattine
Merchants’ Association
Chef Boone
Plainsman
Johnsons Open Presents
First Family
Smallwood's
Ave. J
Playtex
Siltskin
Fortuna
Caprock Center
Adlai
Lovington CC
Caracas
Venezuela
L&h Drug Store
Prescription ‘Service
Tefton Electric
Edie
F.d.lc
Th. Seerick Manorial Hom
Utica
Texas
IBM
Draughon's College
Mit
Ronson
Writby's
Prak Y Kal
Casco
Western Union Postal
Suppe
L&h Drug
L&h Pharmacy
Tnm&c Package Express
Abilene
Amarillo Albuq
Post
Brownfield
Plainview
S. Angelo Littlefield
Muleshoe
Carlsbad
el Paso
Roswell Fe. Worth
W. Fells
Okla, City Vernon
Porter
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