Lunik soft landing boosts space race lead
A Soviet Luna 9 capsule achieved history's first soft lunar landing after 9945-30 p m Moscow time. British Jodrell Bank observers reported returned photos as officials hailed the milestone. Soviet and American leaders weighed in, noting Russia gains in the race to the moon while planning for future manned explorations.
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Medlock May Enter Simpson Expected To Run For Mayor
Rolan Simpson is expected to announce today that he will run for mayor of Lubbock completing his council term in April. Councilman W. E. Medlock also studies a bid with two years left in his term while delaying any decision until near the March 5 filing deadline for the April 5 election.
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Heavy Losses Reported In Hanoi Advances
Allied efforts in Vietnam claim North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong units suffered their worst blow yet as raids, missile site construction, and road repairs proceed. U S fighters push raids below the 71st parallel while ships and river actions target Haiphong and Hanoi area paths.
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City School Board awards contracts for high school
CaS Timmet yO CaS Timmet yO CITY SCHOOL board awards contracts totaling 762600 for construction of a new high school. The brief item notes the approval of funds and the project scope as part of district expansion.
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Residents ProtestClinic Zoning Rejected By Zoning Board
Dozen zoning approvals were granted by the City Planning and Zoning Commission but a plan for a south Lubbock medical clinic was denied after more than three dozen area residents protested. County Judge Rod Shaw appeared as a private citizen with a written protest signed by 129 people representing over 75 homes. The protest targeted changing R-11 to R-3 zoning on land between Sandu and Lard Streets east of Callee, as part of a larger debate over Methodist Hospital area development. The commission postponed three requests and considered a stay on the development while seeking a compromise on use permits.
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NO KING KONGS Unusual pet not unusual in Lubbock
An unusual scene near Lubbock involved a supposed giant creature but ended as a harmless iguana escapee from Roland Ponce’s collection. Police spent about $700 on the incident, and Ponce runs Petland and Permian Biological Supply Land Service offering gorillas and other pets. A separate Nevada underground nuclear test was conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission, the fourth this year.
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Ground Ice Strands Circus Elephants Car Crash
Two young women injured near Harrisburg Illinois when a truck carrying circus elephants slid on an icy bridge and struck their car. The widespread winter chill and brutal cold fronts sweep the central states from Canada to the Gulf, with forecasts of subzero temperatures and heavy snow in multiple regions.
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Storms reopen highways as snowbound North East clears
The weekend storm finally loosens grip from highways across Upstate New York and along the Atlantic coast to Washington. In Oswego the snowfall reaches extreme levels while motorists head south from Northern homes toward Florida, seeking safer routes as rescue and relief efforts continue. The piece cites Rev. C Melvin Ratheal from Lubbock Minnesota and notes a religious reflection alongside travel disruption details.
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USO marks 25 years aiding servicemen across wars
The USO, 25 years old, runs 129 domestic and 40 foreign centers including four in Vietnam. Walter F. Hoving of Tiffany’s credits the USO with keeping morale high as entertainers like Bob Hope and Eddie Fisher visit, providing meals, dances, and letters for service members. The organization began with YMCA YWCA Salvation Army National Catholic Community Service and the National Jewish Welfare Board.
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Luna 9 landing boosts US flag in race to moon
United Press International reports Luna 9's successful lunar landing, signaling ground truth that the Moon can be landed on and survived. US experts note Luna 9 weight gaps and surface strength questions, with implications for future manned Apollo missions and possible Russian lead in lunar exploration. Two children died in a Laredo house fire, another fatality noted.
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Weather Map Page 3 A Lubbock Area Forecast
Fair and slightly warmer today and tonight. High this afternoon in the upper 50s. Low tonight near 40s. Light southerly winds. Mostly clear tonight with possible fog. Humidity rising after midnight to around 36 percent. Forecast for next day shows moderate warming and clearer skies.
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