22 Jan 1966
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1966
Page
1
A tall unidentified man robbed the Bank of Dallas on a Friday afternoon taking an estimated 11 000 to 15 000 from teller Mozelle Hamel 43. The assailant knocked at the drive in cage and demanded cash while Hamel filled a sack, then fled on foot, with police suspecting a nearby car.
Newcomb el Mott, 27, of Sheffield Massachusetts, jailed for illegally crossing the USSR border, killed himself aboard a train en route to a labor camp near Murmansk. Embassy says body taken to Kirov morgue. parole due next June 4.
Long distance telephone service from Lubbock was interrupted for about 25 minutes Friday night due to equipment failure at the central office. Officials said the delay was not caused by severe weather and may have been due to a heavy call load from the Hub City. The trouble began about 9 45 p.m.
A roundup from Lubbock and surrounding counties shows heavy snow and dangerous ice leading to widespread postponements of planned weekend activities across the area. Quarantine restricts cattle shipments in five counties. The Trinity River Authority approves a 45.5 million dam project. Alternate Viet Nam peace plans considered. A new satellite weather system aims to enhance global forecasts. A West German scientist faces blackmail in a spy ring case, then assists authorities.
Dr John L Bamba in the Philadelphia County Dental Society Bulletin argues dentists should use polysyllabic language to gain patient respect and encourage treatment, advising against plain terms like filling and gum trouble and urging terms such as periodontal disease and extracting an incisor.
The Fort Ord commanding general upholds a three year prison term for Pvt. James M. Taylor 22 of Portland Oregon a former ministerial student who refused to disassemble and reassemble his rifle saying he would have helped the Viet Nam effort.
Ice and hazardous driving conditions caused a Friday crash surge in Lubbock and the South Plains. Wayland Vancleeve, a Texas Tech freshman, remained in critical condition after a sled being pulled by a car broke free and threw him into a post. a bus overturned injuring seven others. Police listed 60 wrecks since Thursday midnight.
Arctic air sent Panhandle and South Plains to near zero temperatures after heavy snows paralyzed West Texas. The storm closed hundreds of schools and disrupted air and road travel across the region.
Viet Cong bomb outside an American enlisted men's billet in Saigon killed one U S soldier and wounded two. Viet Cong snipers killed two Marines and at least 15 truce violations were reported across South Vietnam during the cease fire. An estimated 25 pound blast damaged nearby homes. the bomber escaped.
Spain declares Gibraltar a NATO issue and bars overflight by NATO planes from its soil citing security risks. London views the move as unlikely to push Britain toward talks as the Rock dispute continues.
Anonymous asks for divine aid to free all peoples and nations from evil influence. The brief appeal frames a spiritual plea to God for salvation and national liberation.
Hazardous driving continues this morning with clearing skies and a rise to 25 to 30 degrees this afternoon. Low around 10 to 15 degrees Sunday morning. Light north winds around 2 am. Humidity currently 08 percent, midnight humidity 77 percent. Precipitation: traces to minor amounts reported in several western locations.
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