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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1967
Page
6
Air Force doctors begin autopsy on charred Mercury crew at Cape Kennedy. Officials say tissue tests may identify cause of fire and asphyxiation while plans for memorial rites and future lunar program implications unfold.
Personal income in Texas neared 2 billion dollars as retail sales climbed 7 percent in 1966, matching the national rate. Texarkana and Sherman led regional growth at 12 and 10 percent, while McAllen and Brownsville showed 1 and 8 percent gains. Total employment rose about 4 percent and average income per worker increased similarly.
A Washington jury weighing the fate of former Senate aide Bobby Baker deliberated two hours without reaching a verdict. The case, heard before Judge Oliver Gasch, involved alleged tax avoidance, theft, and conspiracy to defraud the government.
Plainview resident since 1958 Mrs Maude S Thomas died Saturday at Medical Arts Hospital Funeral at 2 p m Monday in Date Street Baptist Church Reverend Merle Johns and Reverend C H Hamilton to officiate Burial at Odd Fellow Cemetery under Funeral Home direction Survivors include three sons Bradford Plainview Johnny and James Lib Kan five daughters Dorchardt Hale Center Lula Jones Pan tandie Hattie Borden Gladys Eat hah four brothers Frank Corsicana Walter Frankie Rainey and others
At 1 pm visitors at the Plantarium will view The Winter Sky with Jupiter as the primary celestial feature. The Planetarium sits behind the West Texas Museum on the Tech campus with admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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The Apollo 1 tragedy raises questions about returning to flight, potential scrub of the mission, and whether NASA should shift to Apollo 2. Critics call for a Senate inquiry while lawmakers press for safety reviews and oversight, noting the oxygen fire risk and the need for a rapid redesign if pursued.
Lubbock high school students placed in five events at the Tail City Invitational held Saturday, with Ann Hearn winning first in girls informative speaking. Monterey High’s Tommy Holland took third in boys informative speaking and Jerry Jones was third in boys conversation, while Coronado High’s Pam Cox earned third in a speaking event.
In Houston at Space Center families of Apollo crew Ed White Jr Steve Chaffee Roger Chaffee Scott Grissom and Virgil Grissom confront death and the sudden loss altering lives forever. Wives and kin speak to the impact on daily memories and future hopes.
Families of the dead astronauts cope with shock as leaders from around the world send condolences and Houston declares mourning. NASA officials report the victims were at home when notified, and close friends recall private Sundays and family life amid the Space Race fallout.
U S forces push operations in South Vietnam as Maj. James A. Hargrove Jr. and Lt. Lawrence C. campaign against North Vietnam. Gunners claim six percent of enemy forces killed, with air strikes destroying sampans and bunkers near Saigon and around militia posts.
News notes report 84 Wooten in good condition at St Marys Hospital after Thursday burns from draining gasoline at Col Hor s Knco Station. H C Whittaker treated at Meteie Hospital in 1967 winter care. Ann Exerine injured in traffic crash, undergoing surgery at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Civil jury action set with 72nd District Court panel and judge Vic tor H Lindsey presiding. Orin Crow injured in traffic mishap at 50th St and A Teteamy.
Snowstorm batters the Midwest and Northeast leaving two feet of snow in Michigan and Chicago areas. Emergency missions flown by helicopters and airlifted supplies as stranded motorists and residents face blocked streets and looting incidents. Authorities struggle to restore traffic and services while communities brace for ongoing cold and shortages.
SLATON Special Services will be at 2 pm today at First Baptist Church for Donald W Polk 53 longtime Slaton resident who died Friday in Temple Santa Fe Memorial Hospital Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery Williams directing Polk born Anson worked for Santa Fe Railroad He is survived by wife and family in Slaton including mother sisters and grandchildren
UT Regents discuss operating the medical school amid funding gaps with Health Service grants in question. The board praises outgoing members and notes a $200 million federal grant for campus projects while outlining potential actions if facilities are not opened.
Police received two tips about a youth with a missing thumb in a case where a girl was forced into a car at knife point in a north Lubbock alley. Investigators traced the suspect to his workplace and home, then to an automobile matching a victim’s description. The girl, who had just had a birthday, said she was abducted near 6 p.m. Thursday after a trip to the grocery store, tied at the city sewer plant, then assaulted before being released. An arrest complaint was filed early Saturday by Assistant District Attorney Iceberg and Detective Cecil Brown, with a warrant sought from the Justice of the Peace.
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