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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1969
Page
4
In Vietnam a young volunteer, not yet twenty, dies as nine trucks rush into Ben Het. Bullets, dust, and metal flash as defenders rush to aid the wounded. A medic and drivers search pockets for clues while a drab procession ends with the casualty removed.
Astronauts briefed that Astromonk Benny the Thai monkey aboard Biosatellite 3 remains relaxed and in good condition during a month long orbital test midway through the Apollo 11 countdown. After a 92 minute earth loop, Benny’s breathing rose briefly but he maintained activity including eating and sleeping as the capsule completes initial flight phase.
A primate aboard the extended spaceflight reports stable brain heart and muscle data as Mission Control tracks Benny the monkey’s progress toward a July 28 return. Apollo 11 crews prepare for moon splashdown and lunar module checks continue.
Israeli commandos blew up a high tension power line 90 miles inside Egypt while Arab terrorists hit Tel Aviv injuring 11 as fighting along the Suez Canal entered its eighth day. The tit for tat strikes followed artillery and mortar duels across the waterway. Authorities in Tel Aviv claimed Israeli safety in the raid with no detail on infiltration. Cairo offered no immediate confirmation.
In Gilmanton Ironworks New Hampshire a Baptist minister Rev Sherman Stevens and his wife Mildred lost four daughters in an early morning fire that destroyed their rambling two story home and barn. The minister and eight other children escaped, and a 13th child was away at camp. The father said he was awakened by a muffled explosion and the family fled to the attic and down a back stairway to safety.
The piece notes proposed reforms could cut federal revenue by raising the individual exemption to 1000 while debating a 25 percent capital gains tax and freeing bonds from tax exemption. It cites Sen. Mansfield and Sen. Long over depletion allowances and hints House support may shift to a Mills led compromise after Senate battles.
ISLAMORADA Fla AP Bob Klein a 44 year old professional diving guide spends 40 to 50 days on charters guiding divers to coral heads fern patches and sunken ships He runs the Plus Ultra III from Pelican Cove charging 10 per person for four hours and 15 for a full day His home on Gumbo Limbo Road showcases seabed artifacts including a 500 year old Aztec statuette and pewter plates He supplements income by selling coins artifacts and shells.
Seven people died and four were injured after landslides triggered by heavy rains hit Kyushu over the weekend. Ten homes were destroyed and more than 500 flooded as train service and air travel were disrupted.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Mrs. Julian Gomes of 1802 wn Bt and a six month old infant at a hospital. Details are incomplete but indicate a medical or hospital notice involving an infant and household addresses.
Harold Gene Martin an 18 year old Navajo from near Albuquerque was stranded in South Texas for three weeks after a Dallas bus ticket mix up. He ended up in San Juan on the Mexican border before Border Patrol clarified his status. Salvation Army helped locate his mother and arrange funds, but a free return trip home was ultimately provided by the bus company.
London reports two British scientists warn that Britain is sinking and tilting toward the North Sea and Holland, after the London Bridge collapse.
The article chronicles George Benson and partners founding a Ford auto venture in 1921, the V8 Ranch name chosen in 1937, and Benson’s rise in banking leadership with Citizens National Bank and Muleshoe State Bank. It notes the cottonwoods that whispered to him and the goldfish in the nearby stream.
Fort Worth officials order intensified spraying after laboratory tests show local mosquitoes carry encephalitis. Dr W V Bradshaw, director of the Fort Worth health department, ordered round the clock spraying following tests on specimens collected June 9 across six Fort Worth area locations.
Paul Stewart, who runs a shoeshine shop near the University of Tennessee, says he was going broke watching bare feet pass by. He bought a scrub brush, a wash basin and towels and hung a new sign offering feet washed and toe nails polished for 1.50.
President and Mrs. Nixon host a church group gathering on the White House north lawn after services. Chief Justice and Mrs. Warren Burger and Rabbi Louis Finkelstein join them in the ceremony.
Former Congo premier Moise Tshombe died at 49 in Algeria after a period in solitary confinement and alleged heart attack. Extradition to Kinshasa had been sought as authorities cited his deathbed to pursue the death sentence. Tshombe rose to power in 1960 declaring Katanga independent and later led Congo forces against rebels before his 1965 ouster.
The Panaemanian cargo ship Defiance, loaded with copper ore and cattle, sank 270 miles south of Lima in rough seas. Two crewmen were killed and 14 remained missing, while nine were rescued, per Lima port authority officials.
The Avalanche Journal lists daily pollen counts at four bites with readings: 50th and Utica 2 803 particles per cubic centimeter, 23nd and Ave X 2 168, 6th and Ave K 2 442, Zenith 4918-? 2 916 particles. Main allergens and percentages by minutes are incomplete.
Rabbi Louis Finkelstein conducted a landmark interfaith worship at the White House with President Nixon and guests present. The doxology sung by Christ Lutheran Church choir startled him as it praised the Trinity. The service was the seventh in a White House series inviting religious leaders, with Nixon and family among about 300 attendees.
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