Erosion Threatens Agrigento In Sicily Landslide
Large portion of Agrigento, Sicily slides as soil erosion causes crack opening and building collapses. More than five thousand residents evacuate to coastal plains amid panicked scenes. Italian President Saragat pledges aid with emergency food and housing. eight hospitalized for mental shock after construction site collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ky Yee Tress International Grigento
Sicily
Agriegento
Giuseppe Saragat
Talian
Speck Believed To Have Heart Attack Before Confrontation
Chicago doctors said Richard Speck may have suffered a heart attack before facing survivor Corazon Amarao in the jail hospital. Dr. William Norcross ordered complete rest and no interviews for 48 hours as Speck could not be moved. The survivor reportedly identified Speck, but confirmation remained unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene
Richard Speck
William N. Norcross
Speck
Miss Amarao
Norcross
Miss Amuran
Chicago Tribune
Guardsmen Called In As Cleveland Riots Escalate
Governor Rhodes declared a state of emergency in Cleveland after a second night of rioting in the Hough area. National Guard units were deployed to patrol streets as gunfire wounded two and a 36 year old man, Percy Giles, was killed. Over 100 arrested as looting and fires broke out. police reported snipers and Molotov cocktails, with Guardsmen aiding the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U James A. Rhodes
Cleveland
Hough
Rhodes
Columbus
Mount Sinai Hospital
Percy Giles
Cleveland Heights
Finals in Lubbock junior invitational play today
The finals of the Lubbock country club junior invitational golf tournament unfold today with the event expected to attract local youth players and spectators to the course. Spur's Swenson Park will feature a program of old time religion tunes echoing July 28 to August 7. Julius Klein's testimony appears to support Senator Podd regarding his Germany trip, as discussed in Section A. The space program budget for the year totals $1.2 billion per the conference committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Country Club
Spur
Swenson Park
Lubbock Sees Glowing Report On Lake Meredith Water
A Lubbock group toured Sanford Dam and Lake Meredith as C Q Crane of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority projected water reaching Lubbock by New Year’s Day with firm deliveries by January 1 1968. The trip drew about 75 business leaders amid reports the aqueduct would be 15 miles from completion by late July and weather conditions could affect flows. The dam’s lake level was then at a historic low with zero flow recorded in the Canadian River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Mereditis
Lubbock
Sanford
Lake Meredith
Borger Country Club
C. QO
Spike) Crane
Canadian River
Crane
Borger Chamber of Commerce
Sinatra Marries Mia Farrow in Las Vegas Ceremony
Fifty year old Frank Sinatra and twenty one year old Mia Farrow wed Tuesday night at the Sands Hotel home of Jack Entratter. The couple planned a London honeymoon but briefly stopped in Palm Springs before continuing toward Van Nuys. Entratter gave the bride in marriage, with William Goetz as best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Scott
Vegas
Nev
UPI
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Jack Entratter
Sands Hotel
Entratter
Sinatra
New York
Miss Farrow
van Nuys
Calif
Mia
Mrs
London
New York City
Palm Springs
Tanarisk Country Club
William Goetz
William Lee Sinatra
Bride
Las Vegas
New Yorker Helped After Banana Peel Fall
Wall Molorni, 41, slipped on a banana peel in a New York subway. Two men moved to aid him but one fled with his wristwatch while another tried to steal his wallet. Passersby scared off the second thief and Molorni was hospitalized for injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Fctlow
Wall Molorni
Subway
Molorni
Two U S Planes Downed In North Viet Nam Air War
Reports from Saigon say a U S raider was shot down by Communist MiGs over North Vietnam on Tuesday. Two other American planes fell to ground fire, with all three pilots listed as missing in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Ress International
Saigon
U.S
North Viet Nam
North
Prayer and Raids Amid Vietnam War Report
Anonymous prayer requests unite families as Tuesday raids prompt Communist claims of 10 American planes shot down and several airmen captured. U.S. strikes target oil depots near Hanoi and a railway bridge while heavy ground fire is reported and a Viet Nam page notes Saigon troop actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neuyeh Khe
Hanoi
Viet Tri
Co Trai
Saigon
U.S. Army
Gemini 10 astronauts face fumes during spacewalk
The Gemini 10 crew John W. Young and Michael Collins were exposed to acrid lithium hydroxide fumes during an open hatch spacewalk. They sealed back into the capsule as ground control battled the irritation while planning today’s activities including a potential spacewalk toward the Agena target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ouston
John W. Young
Michael Collins
Collins
Young
eWe
Texas Heat Reaches High Marks Across Cities
The July sun blasted Texas towns with 100 degree highs as Lubbock Presidio Wichita Falls and San Angelo posted triple digits. Perryton reported tw o tornadoes near Booker amid light showers and forecasts warned of more heat and storms across northern Panhandle regions. Moscow reports 57 dead in Mongolia floods with widespread damage from the Tola River flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lubbock
Presidio
Oklahoma City
Wichita Falls
Childress
Mineral ‘Wells
Waco
San Angelo
Lufkin
Junction
Laredo
Galveston
Perryton
Panhandle
Booker
Moscow
UPI
Moscow Radio
Clan Bator
Mongolia
Tola
Defense Bill Okay Seen Advances Toward Lopsided Approval
The House moved toward rapid approval of a record 58.6 billion defense bill aimed to signal resolve to Hanoi over the Vietnam War. Chairman George Mahon said the measure, costliest since World War II, would fund 120 months of military activities and could prompt a further 100 billion emergency request if the war drag continues. Republicans urged caution on total costs and estimates. Separately, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a 10 million appropriation for the 1968 HemisFair in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Hanoi
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
George Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Mahon
Johnson
Glennard Lipscomb
Rcalif
GOP
Critle Ten
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Letous
House Foreign Affairs Committee
San Antonio
Weather: Sunny Hot Day in Lubbock Vicinity
The forecast for Lubbock and vicinity calls for sunny and hot conditions today with a high near 100. Tonight the weather should turn fair with a cooler low, winds southerly at 10 to 20 miles per hour diminishing later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Agrigento
UPT
Jase
Lubbock, Area
Julius Klein
Sen. Podd
Germany
Conference Committee
Warsaw
HIGIE
The
Hague
KFYO
Lubbock Group
Trouble Hough
Frank
William CC. Schneider
NO_RELIET
Bill Okay
Clotted Press International
Hundt
Might City
Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Ola City
Dallas
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!