Casualty Toll Increases as Vietnam War Expands
US enters its second decade in Vietnam with ongoing airstrikes in Laos and rising casualties. Cambodian troops and volunteers clash with Khmer Rouge forces near Kirtram as a South Vietnamese tank unit faces misdirected fighting. First US combat death dated Dec 22, 1961, framing a long conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
United States
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Kirtram Mountain
Neo Dinh Diem
America
Court Action Fails To Stay Auto Insurance Rate Hike
AFL-CIO leader Hank Brown filed a class action in Judge James Meyers court to block Texas auto insurance rate increases. The suit argued state laws permit monopolies, but the court could not halt the 14 percent hike set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Brown expects a court ruling after the board is served and 20 days pass for a response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crlted Press International
Austin
Texas
Hank) Brown
Afl-Cio
State Insurance Board
James Meyers
126Th District Court
Brown
Meyers
Robert Clines
Insurance Board
Dallas
Houston
Wednesay
Clines
Solons Top Barricade Head Home
The 91st Congress neared adjournment as the House passed a continuing resolution funding the Transportation Department through March 30 and SST subsidies for three months. Senate adjournment followed a last minuted compromise allowing a separate SST vote next year. See COMPROMISE Page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Transportation Department
Senater
Nixon Approves Merger of Northwest and Northeast Airlines
The president signs off on a profitable Northwest Airlines merger with money-losing Northeast Airlines. The move consolidates routes and balances scales for future operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NIXON
Northwest Airlines
Northeast Airlines
Page Hi
Sec. B
New Year Prayer Encourages Peace and Charity
A reader shares a seasonal prayer thanking God for Christmas and urging resolve in the new year to seek peace and love for all mankind, asking for guidance in Thy ways throughout the year.
Resolutions Enter New Year In Local View
In Lubbock residents share mixed views on New Year resolutions with many dismissing them as jokes. Mrs. C E Furgerson says she does not keep resolutions and most people treat them lightly. Ben P White adds they start strong then break them soon after. See RESOLUTIONS Page 8
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben P. White
Z1st
Church Rites Set As City Welcomes New Year
Holiday mood grips Lubbock as New Year celebrations begin. Churches announce open services while Masses occur at Christ the King St Elizabeths and St Patricks. Officials predict near standstill in business with some grocery stores open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbook
National Weather Service
Christ the King Catholic Church
54Th St
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Main St
St. Patrick's Church
Cherry St
Lubbock
Retail Merchants Association
Plane Fire Before Boarding At National Airport
A fire swept a United Airlines 737 at Washington National Airport when an oxygen bottle exploded ten minutes before 38 passengers were to board. The blaze started near the forward door and burned along the cabin while flight engineer William A. Clark escaped unharmed. Damage estimated at $1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United Air Lines
National Airport
William A.clark
Ex-City Man Recalls Good Old Days on South Plains
J C Richards now living in Glenwood New Mexico recalls his early arrival on the South Plains in an immigrant railcar and the farm years before moving westward. He calls Lubbock home and preserves memories in a free museum of old place life. He recalls Louies Cafe butter money and county tax days at the depot along with stock windmills, jingle bells, and the old Nicolett Hotel meals for 75 cents a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
New Mexico
Avalanche- Journal
J.C. Richards
Glenwood
N.M
Gila
Lubbock
Richards
Louie
Nicolett
Fatal car truck crash near Kingsville claims four
Four men died and one was seriously injured in a flaming collision 40 miles south of Kingsville. Identified victims include Larry M. Oliver 21 of Elizabethton Tenn a sailor at Kingsville Naval Air Station Salvador G Villareal and Romero Jackson 21 of La Blanca Tex who rode in the truck which burned after impact Henry Gilbert Garcia Jr of San Benito and Raymond Smith Wilkinson 41 rode in the car and were taken to a Kingsville hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Here
Larry M. Oliver
Elizabethton
Tenn
Kingsville Naval Air Station
Salvador G. Villareal
Romero Jackson
la Blanca
Tex
Henry Gilbert Garcia
Garcia
Raymond Smith
Wilkinson Tit
Yearend Toll Climbs To 30 In Route 87 Crash
A car pickup crash on U S 87 between the Tohoka Traffic Circle and Loop 289 fatally injured two Lubbock residents and injured two others, bringing the year’s toll to 30. E L McGowan 67 died on arrival at Methodist Hospital. her sister Fred Dozier 68 died later. Ricki Gale Allen 16 and Estelle Allen 41 were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Morgan
Avalanche-Journal
U.S. 87
Tohoka
Loop
Lubbock
E. L. McGowan
79Th St
Methodist Hospital
Fred Dozier
Rt. 6
Care Uni
Ricki Gale Allen
Estelle Allen
Main St
McGowan
South Plains
See Sisters
Not provided sufficient readable headline details
The text describes a fatal traffic crash scene with a pickup overturning and trapping two women, long roadway closure, and rising 1970 traffic fatalities in Lubbock and South Plains, alongside a weather section noting strong winds and cold front forecasts for the region.
State MustVenture Mustang Island Deal Faces Lawsuit
A Texas plan to buy 3802 acres of Mustang Island for a state park hinges on a pending lawsuit. A $2.1 million federal check arrived in Austin as Mrs. Sam E. Wilson Jr. plans to finalize the deed with Gordon Reid present. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will deposit the second half after a 3 percent gains tax deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Corpus Christi
Mustang Island
Washington
Gordon Reid
Sam E. Wilson Jr
Reid
Sam E. Wilson
Weather Map Page Forecast For Lubbock Area
Twenty percent chance of rain today with a high in the mid sixties and southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Tonight low in the upper twenties. Saturday highs in the forties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
Sulelus EU
Also Mentioned on This Page
Keith Lincoln
Allan Lincoln
66Th St
Lubbock and
Pauline Warmer
United Preas International
Solons
Lubbock, Area
Lynn County Hospital
Nation
Sec. C
China
Comic Dictionary
Chatterbox
Gary Shultz
C. E. Furgerson
46Th St
Pineoon Station
Larry Cheek
Atlantic Coast
Middle Atlantic States
Central
Appalachian
South Carolina
Atlantic
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Kaliantan
Lauren Rants
Mustang Island Purchase
The
Associated Press
A.m
Wey
Wee City
Abilene
nLom
Amar’ Albuduerque
Denver
Okla
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!