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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1966

Page

5

Jets Hit North Vietnam in Heaviest War Blow Yet

U S jets launched hundreds of sorties in a record air raid on North Vietnam hitting a SAM site and vast fuel reserves. Four U S planes were shot down and three pilots missing with one rescued, as Australia pledges to triple forces to 4 500 troops. In the Di unique battle near Saigon Marines and Vietnamese troops wiped out about half of a North Vietnamese regiment in three days.

Saigon UPS U.S North Viet Nam United States Australia Viet Nam Manila U.S. 7Th Fleet John J. Hyland Free World U.S. Air Force Navy Air Force North Petroleum Complex Key Son la Dien Bien Phu Quang Neai City

U S Consults Allies Over De Gaulle NATO Plans

The United States discusses French President de Gaulle's aims to reshape NATO with alliance partners. Johnson sends a preliminary reply after de Gaulle's letter requesting renegotiation of the France basing accord. officials say the issue affects the alliance as a whole and warrants careful, united handling.

Washington United States Atlantic Aliance Chave de Gaulle NATO White House Bill D. Moyers Johnson de Gaulle U.S France Johinson Paris Robert J. McCloskeys State Department Messmen McCloskey Ted Gate

Earthquake Toll Reported Across Turkish Provinces

Turkish authorities report a massive quake near Ankara and a second tremor in Ergerum Province killing at least 13 and injuring many. Destruction includes 240 homes across Him Kolhisar Basir and Masia villages with communications cut by heavy snow.

Kaifeng Funen Siu Peking Yellow River Turkes Bed Crina Ergerum Him Kolhisar Basir Masia Ankara

Judy Faces Critical Surgery For Congenital Heart Issue

Judy Funsch a 28 pound infant with a lifelong heart condition faces October surgery to remove an obstructed segment or replace it with synthetic material. Doctors warned survival risks. parents debate timing as they plan to stay near University Hospital. The family has two other children and the father works as a machine operator.

Judy University Hospital Mrs. Funsch Funsch Mrs. Funse

Wedding Fire Alters Royal Plans for Beatrex Marriage

The chief hostess Gerda Mus remains at a hotel opposite the palace as Princess Beatrex prepares to wed Claus von Armeberg of West Germany at the church on Thursday. On Saturday the hostess plans to fly home.

Fire Gerda Mus Beatrex Claus von Armeberg West Germany

Birth announcements from multiple families in a local notice

Several births are reported with weights and times at area hospitals. Names include Weldon Sessums Peters burg Richard Pierce Brady Thacker Swann Little and others, with fathers listed as bookkeeper farm laborer or naval personnel.

Brady Thacker Methodist Navy Aviation Kingssy Mary

Three Houston Men Sentenced In Cigarette Tax Fraud

In Austin a Travis County jury sentenced three Houston men Johnny RB Vitello Jr Casimiro Reyes and Warren J Fusilier to three years in prison after convicting them in a multi million dollar counterfeit cigarette tax stamp case. Other defendant Mair J Schepps received seven years last October. The men were indicted together on printing counterfeit stamps and placing them on cigarette packages.

Government Targets Antibiotic Lozenges Safety Certification

Government measures halt unsafe lozenges and require batch certification for safety and efficacy. Before 1962 batch checks covered five antibiotics penicillin streptomycin chlortetracycline chloramphenicol and bacitracin, ensuring product safety and performance.

Goddard FDA

Seven Dead In California Island Crash

Coast Guard reports two light planes carrying hunters to Santa Cruz Island crashed in thick fog Tuesday off Santa Barbara, killing at least seven. One wreckage with six aboard found on the island while a second plane with a single occupant crashed nearby. a third plane landed safely. The seeking party’s identity includes Las Vegas residents and hotel workers.

Santa Barbara Calif Santa Cruz Island Coast Guard Las Vegas Nev Dan Roscoe Sands Hotel Claude Casey McCarran Airport Lynn Scott Tropicana Hotel Dr. Russell Roy Whitaker Frank Kovak Dunes Hotel Merle Richards FAA Sante Paula Walley Bassett R. L. Wallace Santa Paula Bassett Wallace

Bandit Robs Lubbock Stores In String Of Thefts

A bandit held up a 7 11 store top floor safe taking less than 50 dollars. The same man is suspected in two prior robberies at Williams Grocery and Preston Milk Store as police work multiple leads with no arrests yet.

Boyd Carl Webber Luger Webber John Arnold Williams Grocery Dartmouth St Preston Milk 47Th St Ave. H Arnold R. D. Williams Lubbock International Brownfield Highway Ellis Drive-in 4415

GOP Opposes LBJ Tax Power in Senate Panel

The Republican Policy Committee unanimously rejected any emergency grant of taxing power to President Johnson. Everett Dirksen labeled the plan unsettlling and potentially disastrous for business and consumers, questioning constitutionality and noting unidentified visitors suggested Johnson might seek such authority without specifying a amount.

Washington Senate Republican Policy Committee Johnson Everett M Dirksen Ulingis GOP Dirksen Johnsson

Prouty amendment hurdles in Senate House talks

The Prouty amendment faces a conference hurdle after not being included in the House tax bill. It gained 19 Democrats and 26 Republicans backing, a setback for the Johnson administration. Kennedy brothers supported the measure, while 31 Democrats and 9 Republicans opposed. Some opponents face re election bids. Gore's rival plan to replace revenue with a two year suspension of the investment credit failed 74 to 10.

Senate House House Kennedy Brothers Robert F. Kennedy DNY Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Robert Kennedy Treasury Social Security Trust Fund Long Clinton Anderson D-Nm Albert Gore Dtenn Gore

Gessner Walks Free After Bombing Trial Remarks

John Gessner walks out of a Florida penitentiary with U S marshal Robert Lisenbee claiming bias in justice. He criticizes right wing conservatives and calls Jefferson a model for free speech while vowing to attend college and defend free expression.

Gessner San Francisco DuBois Club Russia John Birchers Thomas Jefferson Jefferson Mother Everted

House committee OKs daylight time bill for nationwide uniformity

The House Commerce Committee approved a bill requiring all states to observe daylight saving time next year unless their legislatures disapprove. It sets daylight time from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October, with automatic adoption beginning in 1967, stronger than the Senate plan which preserves local option.

Washington UPI House Commerce Senate

Methodist minister on 1000 mile circuit rider horseback trek

Rev Dan Wesley Tohline rides from Vidalia across the Natchez Bridge toward Baltimore on a 1000 mile path for American Methodism centennial observance. He travels about 40 miles daily with two horses and aims to meet in Baltimore April 21, distributing Bibles to children along the way.

Vidalia Baltimore Dan Wesley Tobline Mississippi River Natchez Maryland Tohline

Weather Report Contrasts Warmth Across Texas Regions

Widespread thaw and potential flooding follow warmer weather on main highways as Texas sees sparse rainfall. Jacksonville Florida lags Rapid City South Dakota with a two degree chill as forecasts call for continued warming into the week with showers along the coast and cooler spots in South Texas.

Jacksonville Fla Rapid City S. C Texas College Station Dallas Lufkin Waco Fort Worth Laredo San Antonio North Central Northwest South Texas Presidio Fulo

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