Mission Most Successful Apollo On Beam For Home
North Vietnamese artillery zeroed in on Khe Sanh as fog hampered action. One U.S. soldier was killed and three wounded after mortars hit posts nine miles northeast of Khe Sanh near Laos. Americal units found a cache of 135 mortar rounds along Route 9 while reports said large numbers of weapons may be deployed in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khe Sanh
U.S
Laos
Big Rock Candy Mountain
U.S. Americal Division
Route 9
Paithoust Garance
Earthquake Hits Italian Town Killing and Injuring Dozens
A strong quake struck Gry Tuscania in central Italy Saturday night causing at least fourteen deaths and more than a hundred injuries. The ancient Etruscan town faced widespread damage as rescue teams searched for survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gry
Tuscania
Italy
Ion
Quake Hits Near Adak Injures Dozens Prompting Evacuations
Rescue workers feared rising casualties after a quake near Adak. The tremor measured six on the Mercalli scale and damaged or destroyed 60 percent of area buildings. Residents in northern Rome fled as aftershocks followed hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Quake Tops Town as Rescue Teams Face Collapsed Hospital
After a severe quake, rescue workers report numerous bodies among rubble. An entire family of five perished in a single home collapse while town residents recount a municipal hospital crash and a priest recalling a blast like explosion as walls and ceilings fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Pasquale Livsi
Apollo Crew Rock Hounds Study Trip Featured
A quirky feature profiles astronauts as moon rock collectors and their playful take on space jargon. Readers glimpse the Apollo era mindset through a Texas Tech studentish crowd reenacting space chatter and gravity talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Burton
Avalanchesaurusi
Texas Tech
Casia
Alternatives Eyed New Tax Proposal Reached By Smith
Gov Preston Smith said he will recommend a new tax plan to replace his spend now pay later approach rejected by the legislature. Two elements will echo the earlier tax avoiding message from January 21. Smith added they are working on a plan to cover his recommended budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Austin
Preston ‘Smith
Smith
Lane
Haying and Grazing Rights Offered in Eight Texas Counties
Washington bureau reports eight Texas counties have been offered haying and grazing privileges on cropland removed from production under the Cropland Adjustment Program. Most counties except Crosby were granted the privileges due to drought conditions. The piece notes changes in funding for state colleges and proposed bond-backed financing of medical and dental schools, with projections of reduced costs in higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lipscomb
Cottie
New Tate Colleges
Medical
House ‘Anpropertione
Retired Major Promises Rain For Aspermont Area
A fragmentary local item reports a retired major claiming to guarantee rain for the Aspermont area, backed by a group of ranchers and farmers. The readable text is garbled with uncertain details and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspermont
Anmpeta Aspermont
Apollo 14 Returns From Moon Mission With Rock Samples
Apollo 14 crew Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa sped from the Moon toward Earth with 108 pounds of lunar samples. The Kitty Hawk command ship fired a 24 day coast toward a South Pacific splashdown Tuesday as the crew eased into the homeward path after a strenuous day of tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan B. Shepard
Edward D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
NASA
Associated Press
Houston
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Kitty Hawk
Earth
South Pacific
Shepard
Moon
Moon Landing Ends With Record Walks and Docking Drama
Shepard and Mitchell completed nine hours on the lunar surface across two walks setting a space record while Antares docked on first try before self destruction near the Apollo 14 site. Roosa remarked goodbye as Antares launched skyward at 4 116 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antares
Lunar
Moon
Earth
Sayonara
Goodby
Roosa
Shepard
Shepard l
Pressure alleged in 1969 veterans land deal involving Gov Smith
Former Texas land commissioner Jerry Sadler accuses Governor Preston Smith of pressuring his office to approve a $170000 veterans land program loan for a 1969 deal. The Post reports 17 veterans and associates bought 255 acres with loans approved by Sadler despite prior statements against such block financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Prem Houston
Texas
Jerry Sadler
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Houstory Bowlmaids 17
Delwin Jones
Texas Veterans’ Land Program
Post
Sadler
Veterans Land Board
Sadier
Land Office
Study Muddies Water Debate Over Runway Problems
ThelWEATHER VAUGHN HENDRIE reports a continuing dispute over moisture beneath the east-west runway at Lubbock Regional Airport. The nearly year-old runway remains under study to locate the moisture source as officials weigh differing viewpoints amid ongoing weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Apollo
Adak
Et Art Architecture
Ico. Ie
Oie
Apollo Crew
Rock Hounds
Fenghts Abernathy
Crater
Mitchell
Edi ‘Tion
Austin
Post Recreier
Art Wiese
Gov. Smith
The
Leo
S Thelweather
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!