Space Signals From Distant Planets Stokes Sagan Debate
Space experts discuss the likelihood of intelligent life beyond Earth and how aliens might message us using simple universal codes. Dr. Carl Sagan notes humans are early in tech. Everett Hafner notes 100 billion stars in the Milky Way. The article ends by promising continuation on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Blakeslef
New York
Carl Sagan
Harvard University
Tobriand Island
Pacific
Earth
American Association For the Advancements of Science
der. Everett
University of Rochester
Milky Way
Sun
Lubbock Building Boom Amid Slow Permit Year
Despite 1511 permits in 1967 the total value reached 30.4 million with non residential work at 15.3 million. The year followed a record 1966 and major projects at Tech and downtown continued into 1968, with over 900 workers on the nine largest projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Neelley
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Tech
Texas Tech
New Year Celebrations Across the Nation Amid Holiday Travel
Holiday travelers crowded airports and depots as New Year festivities continue. Traffic deaths fell from Christmas weekend with 85 fatalities since the holiday began. Night life planned high prices, with some clubs charging up to 85 dollars per couple. Closing laws were lifted in several states for New Year events, including Washington and Colorado, enabling late liquor sales and private club arrangements. Fireworks, Times Square gatherings, and extended bar hours marked the midnight celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche-Journal News
New York
Washington
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Denver
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Georgia
Pike’s Peak
Honolulu
Times Square
Central Park
Voter Signup Prompts Texas Record Vote in 1968
Officials predict a record four million Texans will qualify to vote in Texas in 1968. The item notes a projected city sales tax start in 1968 and mentions prewar records on concessions to Hitler and Mussolini to keep peace. It also teases sections on a Vietnamese woman and a comic dictionary.
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Texas
Hitler
Mussolini
Prayer blessing from Jack Hardin of Littlefield
A brief blessing from Jack Hardin of Littlefield asks for God the Father Christ the Lord and Savior and the Holy Spirit to grant good will and peace beyond understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Jack Hardin
Littlefield
Executives foresee inflation higher taxes and sales in 1968
A Nation’s Business survey of 328 executives predicts an expensive economy in 1968 with more inflation, taxes, higher interest rates, and increased sales and profits. Eighty percent foresee a tax surcharge, while most expect better early in the year and a steel inventory buildup as a hedge against a possible summer strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iy Joseph DB
Cone Washington
Nation's Business Reports
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Alexander B. Trowbridge
Matesrials. Co
New Year’s Resolutions In Lubbock Seen In Census Of Habits
In Lubbock residents discuss New Year customs with a mix of resolutions and superstitions. Some plan one resolution on January 1 while others prefer no resolutions at all. Black eyed peas and cabbage with a silver coin are mentioned as luck bringers for the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miler Woodlock
Gary
Evelyn
E. L. Sutton
E. Newcomb
Five Skiers Hurt After Chair Lift Fall in Windham
Windham windham Ski Area spokesman said several riders were dumped from a chair lift at a Catskill Mountain ski center on Saturday. Five taken to hospital. two may have leg fractures but no serious injuries reported.
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Windham, N.Y
Cap
Catskill Mountain
Windham
Johnson May Seek To Muffle Texas Feud in 1968 Race
President Johnson faces a turbulent Texas political scene as Gordon McLendon signals a 1968 Democratic bid and Senator Ralph Yarborough weighs a gubernatorial run. The 1964 Yarborough McLendon battle reshaped state politics with backing from the White House and Connally allies amid party tensions.
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Garth Jones Austin
Texas
Johnson
Gordon McLendon
Dallas
Len Ralph
Yarborough
D-Tex
Congress
McLendon-Yarborough
Senate
Democrats
McLendon
George Bush
Houston
John Consnally
Connally
Joe. .Kilgore
Lloyd Bentsen
White House
All Okay Quints Born In Australia
Australia's first quintuplets three girls and two boys were born at Brisbane's Women's Hospital. Mother Patricia Braham, 36, of Peterfield New South Wales, and the babies are in satisfactory condition per Dr. Drake. Pediatrician Dr. Grantley Stable noted guarded optimism for survival. The couple already has four other children.
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Brisbane
Australia
Women's Hospital
Patricia
Braham
Penterfield
New South Wales
R. Drake
Grantley Stable
Cold Front Brings Arctic Air to Texas Tonight
A new cold front sweeps through Texas as Lubbock expects temperatures in the teens on New Year’s Eve. Light snow may fall with strong northerly winds. Rain extends across North and East Texas while snow follows the front into the Panhandle and South Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lubbock
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rockies
Great Lakes
Pecos River
Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Wichita Falls
Midland
South
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Taxpayers Face Higher Burden in 1968 With Social Security Rise
The 1968 tax changes include a higher Social Security earnings cap raising potential taxes for high earners up to 52.80 more, while the 0.55 per 500 real estate stamp tax is repealed. The proposed individual and corporate income surcharge remains under consideration by the House Ways and Means Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph RK. Coyne
Washington
U.S
Congress
President Johnson
House Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Cambodia allows limited hot pursuit into its territory
Cambodian Chief of State Norodom Sihanouk confirmed an approach allowing American forces to pursue Communist troops into Cambodia if North Vietnamese or Viet Cong forces violate Cambodia's neutrality. Sihanouk said he would not permit Cambodian troops to engage or allow South Vietnamese forces to pursue Reds inside Cambodian borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche-Journal News Services
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom
Sihanouk
Peking
Hanoi
Camboa
Saigon
Creighton’ W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
UPI
U. S
Prince Sihanouk
Washington Post
Can
Floods Drive 50,000 From Bahia Homes In Brazil
Bahia floods inundate 30 communities including Belmonte and Itabuna with water covering main streets. Up to 200 killed, per state governor spokesperson, as rains eased Saturday but danger of worsening persisted.
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Rio DE. Janeiro
Hom
Bahia
Saturd
Vianna Filho
Lubbock Area Faces Cold, Winds Shifted Skies
The Lubbock region endures cold conditions with temperatures in the upper teens and brisk winds of 15 to 25 miles per hour today. A chilly, overcast day is expected across the vicinity with limited visibility.
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Lubbock
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Lubbock. Area
Lubbock Power & Light
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Page &, Sec. F
Europe
REDS
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OW. News
FE Radio
Plains Farm
Comic Dictionary
Aner
Wain Miller
Quints
Chase
Rai
Precinita
Abiens
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