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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
1
A fragmented page from a 1960s newspaper lists sections and headlines. It notes housing policy changes tied to a rights bill and mentions potential cotton exports to Indonesia. Other items include a GSA post office project in Lubbock and various national and world briefs.
An overview of desalination approaches from nature and man. Osmosis drives fresh water across membranes from sea to fresh water, creating high pressure. boiling was once used, but newer methods seek lower costs. Practical limitations and the potential for expanding water supply in arid regions are discussed.
A year after approving no downtown meters until June 2 1966 the policy continues with little chance of immediate rein-stallment. The issue likely returns to the City Council agenda on July 1. City traffic coordinator Bi McDaniel said drivers and merchants have adapted to the meter system which has attracted interest from other cities.
The House Judiciary Committee backed a civil rights bill, exempting most privately owned housing from Johnson's ban on discrimination. It would allow up to two sales or rentals per year by homeowners and two four family homes lived in by the owner. A fair housing board would investigate complaints, while agents could be shielded when acting for exempted sellers. The move drew praise and criticism as Senate opposition remained.
Philippine Airlines announced that a plane carrying 28 people is missing. Officials said an earlier report of crash landing on a Pacific island was incorrect.
Leon T Robinson Jr., 11, son of Leon T Robinson of HOENTIX, Arizona, secretly boarded a Pan American jet in Toyo and then another airliner to Phoenix after leaving Tachikawa near Tokyo. He told officers he aimed for Mexico, was intercepted in Phoenix, and placed in Maricopa County Detention Home as authorities decide return to Japan or relocate to California with an aunt.
NASA prepares to launch the Lunar Explorer satellite aboard a Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy. The 206 pound craft aims for an 800 to 4000 mile lunar orbit with a 10 hour period to study the moon's possible magnetic field and solar radiation effects. Weather threats may delay the countdown and push the launch to a later day.
NASA scientist Dr. Norman F. Ness says the moon sits in Earth's magnetic tail about eight days each month, creating a natural cocoon for lunar explorers. The Lunar Explorer mission seeks continuous data for six months, with a 90 percent chance to place the satellite in lunar orbit, rivaling the Soviet Luna 10's earlier efforts.
Defense Secretary McNamara warned Hanoi and Haiphong of a price for aggression while stressing the door to peace talks remains open. U.S. jets hit oil depots near the cities, destroying about 60 percent of North Viet Nam oil storage, drawing mixed reactions in Congress and international denouncements.
North Vietnamese authorities driving captured U S Air Force Captain Murphy Neal Jones through Hanoi in an open car lit by searchlights drew angry crowds. Tass quoted Jones asking his captors to end the criminal action while remarks described him as a fierce Tulane competitor and a former offensive end.
The American Medical Association urged doctors to bill all Medicare patients directly, shifting payment collection to elderly patients. It criticized a new government rule as limiting fees for hospital-based specialists under Medicare and voiced disturbance at the timing ahead of Social Security funded care for the aged.
Partly cloudy today and Friday with a few showers Friday afternoon and evening. High near 90, low in the upper 60s. Light to moderate southerly winds. Humidity and temperatures listed. no significant severe weather. Southwest Weather reports high and low temperatures for 24 hours ending midnight with city listings.
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