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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
8
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley announced he will run for a fourth term after accepting Democratic state backing. His likely challenger is John J. Waner, a wealthy Chicago industrialist who won the GOP endorsement, as Daley cited family matters and his tenure amid civil rights tensions.
The 1966 Statistical Abstract of the United States from the Commerce Department Census Bureau reports 3.6 million more women and girls than men and boys in the United States.
Reports from Amman and Cairo say a string of blasts hit Jordan on Tuesday and Wednesday. A Jordanian border guard was killed in a border incident. Officials accuse Syria of staging the attacks, while the MENA agency notes three explosions near key locations with no casualty details.
In Wolverhampton England police captured a suspect after forcing a dozen letter writers to spell the word surprising with a double p. The suspect’s letters consistently used the same misspelling, leading to an arrest in the case of a series of obscene correspondence.
Hollywood reports that former stripper Miss Beverly Hills has joined Glenn Ford and Anice Dickinson in the new horse opera Pistolero. The addition expands the marquee for the production with a celebrity lineup for the western musical.
Five escape attempts on Thursday push Britain's total jailbreaks to 698 for the year with 127 still at large. Authorities scrutinize prisons, officers, and governors as Dartmoor and other sites face intensified manhunts and public attention.
An advertisement promotes the January issue highlighting 41 articles and features. It invites readers to get a copy to read about reclaiming daily happiness and managing hidden fears and frustrations.
Twelve couples from the Lubbock West Texas area will take a four day trip to New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl starting Saturday as winners in a Farr's Super Market department heads contest. Seventy two people will participate with winners and a guest to attend New Year's Eve festivities and the Alabama Nebraska Sugar Bowl game.
London reports a surge of prison escapes prompts a betting scheme by Ron Davis. Odds are 5 to 2 against one escapeer, 5 to 1 against two, 10 to 1 for three, 20 to 1 for four, and 33 to 1 for five. Wagers gain double if a bettor names both number of escapees and the prison.
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