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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1969
Page
21
Gary O Connor, 24, constructs a 3500 square foot house on a 411 acre Red River bottomland bluff near Olds. He makes 4100 adobe bricks from site soil and cement, forming 12 by 4 by 18 inch units at 15 cents each. Walls are 12 inches thick, serving as exterior and interior, skipping sheetrock and taping.
Jim C Langdon Jr head of the Texas Railroad Commission told Senators it would be nearly impossible to sustain a workable standby domestic oil industry. He warned a shut-in would cripple the logistics and skilled personnel and shrink producible crude reserves critical to future supply.
At Jones Academy gymnasium in Hartshorne Oklahoma about 30 young Indians meet each Friday night to learn traditional archery. Leon Maggard president of the Little Dixie Bowmen Club says there is value in heritage and notes the youths show natural archery ability.
Pentagon figures show 265,174 Americans killed or wounded in Vietnam exceeds World War I combat casualties. Vietnam battle deaths reach 35,791 with 229,383 wounded. WWI totals 53,402 battle deaths, 63,114 noncombat deaths, 204,002 wounded. In the week ended March 29 US battle deaths in Vietnam reach 33,641, surpassing Korea.
The Defense Ministry announced plans to construct 12 new U boats boosting the West German submarine fleet to more than double its current size. The 450 ton vessels will join the existing 11 coastal defense subs.
Hanoi radio quotes Lt. Cmdr. John S. McCains saying he received very good medical treatment after being captured in Hanoi. The message cites his son Adm. John S. McCain Jr. and aligns with the Geneva humanitarian standards appeal. He notes past bombing, injuries, and surgery enabling him to walk.
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