De Gaulle Sees Red Launch City Construction At Record Pace
Avalanche-Journal reports Abboick's construction boom drives a record midyear total of 46 percent higher than 1964, with projects totaling 38 million started since January. Dormitories and apartments for Texas Tech students dominate the pace as education facilities push new shopping, office, and motel developments.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Abbock
Kimsey Miller
Laibbock
Texas ‘Tech
Tech
Inehute
Northast
Luhnek
Parkway Drive
Jan
Stuood Discount Center
Mit
Methiaiet Hhospital
Sith Street
Lion
Rangi
NEW Education
Trapped Obscene Call Suspect Held in Dallas
An obscenity call suspect was held by Dallas authorities after the atlas County sheriff's office used an electronic detective device from Pell Telephone Company. The device traced a line held open to harass a local housewife with nightly calls between midnight and 5 am. The investigation continues as pages reference further details on Page 10.
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Dallas
Ops
Southwestin Pell Telephone Company
Atlas County Sheriff's Office
Ealley
Paris Chief's Role Unique at Baikonur Space Launch
French President Charles de Gaulle observed the Soviet Cosmos satellite launch at Baikonur in Central Asia alongside Leonid Brezhnev Alexei Koin and Nikolai V. He. Reporters were barred from the site while Soviet officials emphasized military aspects including Marshal Malinovsky and Marshal Zakharov. De Gaulle did not press the launch button as observers noted the ceremony and a Franco Soviet space cooperation agreement was to be signed.
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Ass Ningrad
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Space Center
Central Asia
de Gaulle
Central Asian Space Center
Baikonur
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
de Stille
Alexei N. Koin
Nikolai V. He
Perot
Nosibirsk
Siberia
Mosscaw
Marshal Rodion
Kosysin
Leningrad
Baikom
France
Devlle
Malinovsky
Armed Frees
Krylov
Kasakhstin
de Gants
Bauneleing Sie
Hide Brewery
Teckel Trem
Iiesevel
Roger Vaurs
Foreign Ministry
Seo DE Gaulle
Mosquitoes Threat Looms Over Lubbock County
Lubbock County faces an air raid warning with a predicted mosquito invasion to reach full scale by next Thursday. Health officials mobilized 21 vehicles and eight workers for up to 15 hours daily, concentrating efforts on hatching sites such as lake beds and ditches. Spraying, using HDT and other chemicals, continues in rural areas while denser centers shift away from DDT to safer formulations. The campaign targets areas not yet treated, with the heaviest activity expected to begin this weekend.
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NMR
Lubbock
Lubock
Walter Breedlove
Department Sanitarian
Breedlove
Lube Hock
Randf
Health Department
Ett Ce
Fragmented 1940s Newspaper Snippet Covers Topics
A garbled page summary mentions a 80 year old resident of Tennessee, medical billing under Medicare, Viet Nam optimism among American officials, and a note on a paper commission secret birth control debate end. It lists sections like Editorials, Radio TV Schedules, Farm Ranch, and a comic.
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Ate and Nation
Destenesee
American Medical
Rome
Collins
Robbers Hit City Station for 357 In Stolen Cash
Michael David Weinack an 18 year old Navy veteran and new father was robbed at gunpoint by two men at Godwins No 1 service station in Lubbock Saturday morning. One robber brandished a pearl handled 22 caliber pistol during the holdup, the third such heist in recent months at the Southeast station. Weinack described the fast sequence and escape by the attackers who wore khaki shirts and dark slacks.
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Lubbock
Newre
Godwin
Ned
Miendant
Michael David Weinack
Auburn St
U.S. Navy
Armen
Weemack
Rey
Four Die In Texas Auto Crashes In Weekend
Four persons including two Texas Tech students and a Plainview man died in a string of Texas traffic accidents late Friday into Saturday. Thomas Krusy and Thomas Verner Moore, both students, perished when their car struck a tree near Boyd, 30 miles northwest of Fort Worth. A Plainview resident, Hale Man, died when his car overturned near his town. Two other passengers were injured. the driver and another occupant escaped with minor injuries.
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NAP Avalanche-journal
Start Our
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Dallas
Plainview
Dames
Thomas Krusy
Ai Sophomere Mrnjoring
Thomas Verner Moore
Tree
Boyd
Eart Worth
Hale
Edie Dean Savaze
St. Plainview
Tu Town
Department of Public
Prayer for Understanding and Tolerance
A brief prayer asking for self acceptance and understanding of others. It expresses a wish for peace, patience, and love toward neighbors, invoking guidance from a higher power to cultivate quitience and tolerance in daily life.
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Thor
1897 UFO sightings described across Texas towns
The Houston Daily Post recounts 1897 airship reports from Childress Langview Venus-sized craft moving west at dusk. Ministers judges physicians and farmers report sightings near Dallas Fort Worth and Aurora with others noting a fast, high flying object resembling a star or Venus before vanishing, sparking widespread intrigue and debate.
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Houston
Lawved
Chile
Avanta
Merkel
Aurora
Childress
Texas
Sind
Smith
Langview
Ahoun
New Fight Under Way Near Hue and Central Highlands
U S Marines began a search and destroy operation near Hue, fighting a suspected Communist battalion. A helicopter evacuating wounded Marines was shot down, killing the crew and four wounded. In separate jungle actions, U S infantry and paratroopers clashed with North Vietnamese regulars, with several enemy killed or captured as air and artillery strikes pounded tree lines and paddies. Additional losses included two U S helicopters shot down over North Vietnam and more casualties in the Central Highlands. The Huey helicopter incident left one gunner dead. the pilot and copilot escaped. Overall, Allied forces expanded operations and landed more troops to bolster roughly 280,000 Americans in Vietnam.
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Hue
Central Highlands
U.S
U.S. S
North Viet Nam
Highway One
TES
Seaon Lanh
United States
Viet Nam
US Wind Airborne Brigade
Fort Campbell
Weather Map Page Lithbnck and Vicinity Forecast
Fair to partly cloudy and warm with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs near the upper 80s to around 90, lows in the upper 60s, Southwest winds 12 to 20 mph. City and regional temperatures shown for nearby locations including Houston Oklahoma City and Beaver.
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Tatas Rowweil Beaver
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