Apollo 9 crew trains hard for tough spaceflight week
Cape Kennedy Apollo 9 astronauts McDivitt Scott and Schweickart skip rest on eve of Friday launch as engineers ready Mars probes and a weather satellite. Officials report smooth progress for a busy week in the space program with tests on lunar module rendezvous and Spider spacecraft operations.
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Avalanche-Journal
Cape Kennedy
America
Mars
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
McDivitt
Many Cities Hit in Heavy Viet Nam Attacks
Civilian toll climbs as enemy rockets mortars and ground assaults strike more than 125 cities towns and bases across South Vietnam. U S and South Vietnamese casualties exceed 1000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed. civilians number 57 dead and about 200 wounded.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Song Be
Phuoc Long
Raymond Suarez
Minneapolis
Dorothy
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Pearl Harbor tactician Genda to be honored by Navy
Gen Minoru Genda who planned the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack will visit the United States as a distinguished visitor guest at the U S Naval Academy on March 3. He will participate in a Q A session and eight lecture series during a 21 day tour including talks at Naval War College University of Michigan Air Force Academy Kansas State University and Duke University.
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Associated Press
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Pearl Harbor
U.S. Naval Academy
Genda
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Navy
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Japan
House of Councillors
Academy
Far East
Naval War College
Newport
R.I
University of Michigan
Air Force Academy
Kansas State University
Duke University
South Plains student displays insect collection
A South Plains College student exhibits a large insect collection numbering between 500 and 600 specimens. The display appears on Page 7, Sec. A of the edition.
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South Plains College
New Rice University President Draws Student Faculty Fire
A new Rice University president faces opposition from students and faculty groups amid campus tensions. The article outlines the dispute, key figures, and potential implications for university governance and policy changes.
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Rice University
Nixon weighs response to renewed shelling of Saigon
President Nixon signaled that renewed heavy shelling of South Vietnamese cities could force a U S countermove but cautioned he is not seeking an excuse for action. White House aides say any decision would hinge on whether attacks align with Johnson’s Oct 31 halt on North Vietnam bombing as Nixon reviews the situation during a five nation European tour.
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U.S. Command
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Chicago
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Vietnam
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Brussels
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South Vietnam
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Saigon
South
Two Societies Emergent From Civil Disorder Study
A preview of Urban America and Urban Coalition findings says the nation polarizes into two separate, unequal societies black and white. The report, aided by President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders members, notes some social gains but greater violence and continued racial tensions.
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New York
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
New York Times
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Ilinois
Urban America
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Urban Coalition
Washington, DC
Phe
Commission
John V. Lindsay
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
David Ginsburg
Washington
Prayer Note From A Reader
A reader offers a morning prayer seeking courage and stronger faith in troubled times. The plea is directed to God and Jesus, asking for endurance and guidance.
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Jesus
Eisenhower Undergoes Successful Emergency Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, age 7%, rushed to Walter Reed after an intestinal obstruction, undergoing a two hour and twenty minute operation. Doctors called the procedure successful, though no full condition report was released. The hospital has housed him since May.
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Frank Carey Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Frederick J. Hughes Jr
Front Fails Rain Test Across South Plains
A Pacific front moved across the South Plains bringing mild weather with few showers and fog. Lubbock area expected to see continuation of mild winter conditions with highs upper 50s and overnight lows in the upper 40s. General Eisenhower underwent surgery for intestinal obstruction late evening, found due to two adhesive bands from prior operation in 1956.
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Lubbock
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Eisenhower
Western Cattlemen and the Brand as Identity
The piece recalls cattle brands as a rancher’s coat of arms with names like Four Sixes Spur Pitchfork Muleshoe and XIT. It notes branding’s historical role in marking ownership and deterring rustlers, mentions a harsh tale of a rustler punished by branding, and credits Hernando Cortes with introducing branding.
Nixon Begins European Tour In Brussels Welcome
President Nixon arrived in Brussels amid a mixed reception as antiwar demonstrators clashed with supporters. He met King Baudouin and pledged to consult with Europe’s allies to pursue peace and order, starting a five capital European mission. Demonstrators were removed and crowds cheered along the route to the palace as Nixon began his trip.
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Nixon
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Brussels
Europe
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U.S
Comiurvess
Amertca
Belgium
Baudouin
Washington
Bonn and Berlin face move to elect president amid detente talks
West Germany and East Bloc representatives held a second meeting as Bonn pressed for concessions to move West Berlin’s election site to ease tensions. Ulbricht offered to relax access to East Berlin for West Berlin residents and urged a lasting settlement as Nixon prepared to travel to Europe.
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Kiesinger
Sith Brandt
New York
Bonn
Ister
Nixons
Am Tgrussels
Nixon Oil
Berlin
Othe
Bederup Assem
Reupinye
Hlegnarich Lutake
West Germany
White
West Berlin
Peters Ot
Missing Air Force trainer triggers Alamogordo search
An aerial search began Sunday for a USAF T-38 trainer missing on a cross country flight from Holloman AFB near Alamogordo to Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque. On board were two Reese AFB airmen Capt Dennis R Bartfervo and Lt Poonoda A Thiboutet.
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Albuquerque
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Lubbock
Reese Public Information Office
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