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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1967

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Red China Strife Spreads As U S Base Attacked Near Pleiku

U S Air Base Camp Holloway near Pleiku faced a two hour mortar and small arms assault by Communist forces before dawn. No casualties reported. B52s conducted night raids north of Saigon targeting Viet Cong positions. Marine patrols pressed Deckhouse V in the Mekong delta amid limited contact.

U.S South Vietnam Pleiku Saigon Camp Holloway Hanoi North Vietnam Dien Bien Phu

Fishermen Rescued From Storm to Be Sent Home

Forty eight Red Chinese fishermen were rescued from a storm and will be sent home by the United States. The item appears in the reference to Page 12 and Section A. It notes the rescue and planned repatriation by U.S. authorities.

U.S

Rainmaker plans pushed to lift U S water from clouds

Interior Secretary Udall unveiled a proposal calling for a major federal effort to increase rainfall by 10 to 20 percent through weather modification. The plan estimates potential gains of up to about a trillion gallons annually and notes current water shortages, especially in the West.

Ashington Sec. of the Interior Stewart L. Udall Udall Howver Congress Kenneth Holum Secrretary Reclamation Bureau Office of Atmospheric Water Resources United States

Today's Prayer and Reader Note on Submitting Prayers

A prayer giving thanks for infinite love and seeking forgiveness for sins. The note invites readers to submit favorite prayers, limited to 60 words, for possible sharing.

Comics Comers Dollies Fade From U S Calendars

Peanuts calendars dominate Lubbock store sales as family friendly depictions replace risqué cartoons. The article notes calendars have transformed into a major commercial product since ancient times, with calendars shaping daily plans. CALENDARS Page 10.

Many Exceptions In City Test Of Voluntary Sunday Closing

In Lubbock a voluntary Blue Law test shows mixed results as major chains mostly close Sundays while Safeway Buddy s Village stay open. Merchants group leader Bill Campbell regrets incomplete compliance and vows to push the effort. Safeway manager Coy Rogers cites lack of authorization from Oklahoma City and calls Sunday business about average.

Mike Read Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Farr’s Piggly Wiggly United Supermarkets Safeway Buddy’s Village Globe Gibson and Farr’s Clark's Bill Campbell Group of Merchants Coy Rogers Oklahoma City C. L. Godwin the Piggly Lee Blue Law

Famed French designer Jacques Heim dies in Paris

Paris reports the death of Jacques Heim a renowned fashion designer aged 67 at his Neuilly apartment. The cause of death was not disclosed and Heimat had led a top fashion house in the city for nearly four decades.

Paris UPI Jacques Heim Heim Neuilly

Siamese Twin Sisters Margaret and Mary Gibb Die at 54

United Press International reports Margaret and Mary Gibb the oldest Siamese twins in the United States died in Holyoke Hospital at age 54 from cancer spread from Margaret to Mary. Born in Holyoke they shared a body base and circulatory system and lived publicly from adolescence through show business tours with Vaudeville Loews Keith Ringling Brothers and Cole Brothers before retiring in 1941 to run a Holyoke gift shop.

United Press International Olyoke Mass Margaret Mary Gibb United States Holyoke Hospital Mary John Gibb Holyoke Gibb Loew's Kieth Europe Paris Brussels Geneva Ringling Brothers Cole Brothers

Quake Shakes Coastal Areas Near Los Angeles

An earthquake rattled coastal areas southwest of Los Angeles at 12 48 p m PST Sunday the 13th. The tremor followed another light quake earlier in the day, marking a 13 hour period of seismic activity.

Pasadena Calif Upi Los Angeles

Shanghai Violence Sparked by Red Guard Clash and Labor Walkout

Thousands of anti Mao Red Guard workers reportedly walked off jobs and paralyzed transport communications and production in Shanghai, amid clashes and rising chaos across China. The People’s Daily urged loyalists to act while warning of plots to cut water and power and halt industry.

Associated Press Red Guard Shanghai China Shanshai North China Peking People’s Daily Peking Nanking Liu Shao- Chi Tao Chu Mao Mao Tsetung Lin Piao Chiang Ching Chen Po-Ta People’s Daily Red Workers Corps Mao-Lin Piao Teng Hsiao-Ping Our Brothers of the Red Workers Corps Chairman Mao

Baker Trial Set Today

Robert G. Baker charged with tax evasion larceny fraud and conspiracy faces a trial that could last six weeks to three months. If convicted he could receive up to 49 years in prison and 47000 in fines. Baker, 37, denies all charges and resides in a $125000 home near Johnson.

Baker

Stern Rejects RFK Appeal on JFK Book Serialization

West German magazine Stern refused Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's last minute request to delete passages from William Manchester's JFK assassination book serialization. Editor Henri Nannen said the pieces depict political, not private, content and Stern will publish two versions next Tuesday with Look magazine material and the original text. Publication abroad is planned for January 15 after Stern paid $7,250 for the serialization rights.

Hamburg UPI Stern Sunday Robert F. Kennedy D-Ny William Manchester John F. Kennedy Henri Nannen Stern Nannen Kennedy Dallas Look Magazine United States Look Saturday

Mayday Hoax Suspected In Lake Michigan Vessel Call

Michigan state police investigated a mayday distress report from an unidentified vessel in Lake Michigan on Sunday. A three hour Coast Guard search with Cleve land units found no trace of a craft in distress and was halted due to lack of corroboration.

Grand Haven Mich UPT Michigan Lake Michigan Coast Guard Cleveland

Weather Map Page 12 A Southwest Weather Summary

Precipitation, high and low temperatures for 24 hours ending at midnight. Readouts include Abilene, El Paso, Albuquerque, Houston, Amarillo, Dallas, Roswell, Denver, Fort Worth, and other Southwest cities with listed highs and lows.

Abilene el Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Dallas Roswell Denver Falls

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