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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1966

Page

3

Rescue Efforts Continue For 7-Year-Old In Mile-Deep Mine

In Calumet Michigan rescuers descend a sunken ore shaft about a mile deep to search a flooded section for Ruth Ann Miller missing since berry picking. Officials say there is little hope she survived and teams work around the clock amid rock falls and rising water.

Calumet, Mich UPI Calumet and Hecla Copper Company Ralph Sanford Ruth Ann Miller Berry Gary Coast Guard Ruth Ann a_ big Hecla Houghton County Mich

Viscount Weymouth secretly wed in antihoneymoon

Viscount Weymouth heir to the Marquis of Bath 34 leaves on an antihoneymoon to France after an unofficial union with a 17 year old Ceylonese model. Father declines to comment while lions roam the estate for tourists.

London UPI Viscount Weymouth Marquis of Bath France

Abilene Opposes Brazos River Texas Water Plan

Abilene officials resist the Brazos River segment of Texas Water Plan at a hearing. The City Council protested population projections used by the Texas Water Development Board, noting city figures differ from other state and federal projections. The UT Bureau of Business Research projects Abilene reaching about 234,900 residents by 2020.

Abilene Brazos River Texas Water Plan Texas Water Development Board University of Texas Bureau of Business Research Abiene Lubbock San Angelo Brownwood Waco Council Water Board Texas West Texas

Saigon Hotel Rates Jump 40 Percent in August

Saigon hotel owners announce a 40 percent price increase starting August 1. Daily rates will range from 15 to 25 dollars for a single room, pushing Saigon hotels toward the top end of global prices.

Saigon South Viet Nam

Texas High Court Opens Door for County Boundary Variations

The Texas Supreme Court says counties may bypass strict population justifications when drawing commissioners precincts, arguing that county legislative functions are limited and rural areas could lose voice if districts are purely population based. The ruling cites roads and taxable values as factors and notes the potential for future Supreme Court guidance on one man, one vote.

Austin Texas Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court County Commissioners Court Federal Congress Commissioners Court U.s.senate U.S. Senate Earl Warren Warren Univerisity of Texas Institute of Public High Midland District Court Texas

Prisoners Foiled in Escape Attempt at Cranston Prison

Two inmates at the adult correctional institution in Cranston armed with a kitchen knife and a soap gun overpowered two guards Sunday morning and tried to climb the wall. They, Robert W. Gorman 28 of Kings Park New York and Edward T. Roche 30 of Houston, are bank robbery convicts awaiting sentencing. two other guards subdued them after a brief struggle.

Cranston, R. I Robert W. Gorman Kings Park N.Y Edward T. Roche Houston

Wendy Marcus to wed Henry Raymont in New York ceremony

Dallas couple Mr and Mrs Stanley Marcus announce engagement of their daughter Wendy Marcus to Henry Raymont of New York. Wendy, a Harvard Law School graduate, lives in New York City. Raymont, a reporter for the New York Times, is son of Mr and Mrs David Rabinowitz of Buenos Aires. vows set for September 11 in a family ceremony in New York.

Dallas UPI Stanley Marcus Wendy Wendy Marcus New York City Harvard Law School Raymont The New York Times David D. Rabinowitz Buenos Aires New York

U S and Japanese Envoys to Discuss Viet Nam Views

Informed sources say Japanese and U.S. diplomats will meet in Manila on August 12 to exchange views on the military and political situation in Viet Nam. Attendees include embassy officials from the United States and Southeast Asia with two Foreign Ministry officials joining.

Tokyo Southeast Asia United States Manila Viet Nam South Viet Nam Laos Cambodia Thailand Foreign Ministry

Job Corps enters crucial period amid push for reorganization

The Job Corps faces a pivotal year as congressional and administrative factions consider removing it from the Office of Economic Opportunity and dispersing it to other agencies. About 30,000 youths are enrolled across 85 conservation camps 17 urban centers and one Washington project with costs around 9,945 dollars per trainee aiming to drop to 7,765 by 1967.

Congressional Quarterly Washington Congress Administration Office of Economic Opportunity Washington, D.C Harvard Job Corps R. Sargent Shriver Jr St. Petersburg New Bedford Mass Johnson Rodman Men’s Shriver

Excursion Boat Bridlington Queen Sinks in Bay Rescue

The excursion boat Bridlington Queen struck an object and began to sink in Bridlington Bay off the Yorkshire coast. Royal Air Force helicopters and other vessels evacuated about 150 passengers without injuries as crowds watched. The crew stayed aboard and kept the vessel afloat with pumps.

Bridlington

No-Roach coating stops bugs at target area

Johnston's No-Roach offers a colorless odorless spray that you brush only where needed to deter insects for months. Available at Furr's Safeway Piggly Wiggly United Buddy's Brook's A.G. Super-Save Village and all gro cery stores distributed by Behren's A.G. Kimbell Waples Platter.

Furr's Safeway Piggly Wiggly United Buddy's Brook’s A.G Super-Save Village Behren’s Kimbell Waples Platter Johnston Furr’s Super Save Village Behren's

Johnston's No Roach promotes a brushing pest killer

An old advertisement touts Johnston's No Roach as a simple monthly brush application that kills cockroaches ants and other crawling insects. It claims odorless colorless liquid forms an invisible death path and continues killing for months without repeated sprays or powders.

Johnston

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