Five Die as Sebring 12 Hours Turns Fatal
In Sebring Florida a 12 hour enduro killed four spectators and a driver when a Porsche slammed into a warehouse area and a car struck a utility pole and burst into flames. Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby won in a Ford roadster as Dan Gurney’s engine failed near the finish.
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United Press International
Ebring
Fla
Sebring
Ken Miles
Lloyd Ruby
Bob McLean
McClean
Don Weater
Willis Biden‘Hield
Lakehound
Space Ride Emergency Described by Gemini 8 crew
UPI report recalls the Gemini 8 crisis as Neil Armstrong and David Scott describe fearing breakup from an Agena link during a violent tumble 185 miles above Earth. They emphasize no sustained gray-out and note reluctance to abandon the mission despite an emergency landing near Okinawa after 42 minutes aloft.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Pace Center
Houston
UPI
U.S
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Cub
Armstrong
Seoty
Wi Oheaurs
Okinawa
Pacific Ocean
Triumph
Scott
America
Social Security offices set late hours for Medicare signup
The 712 Social Security offices will stay open late for the first three days of next week and until midnight March 1 to accept applications for Medicare coverage for those aged 65 and over. Commissioner Robert Ball announced offices will be open 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and until midnight Thursday for the enrollment deadline.
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Wighington
Robert M. Ball
Social Security
Lubbock
Ave. H
Brownfield
Littlefield
Levelland
John G. Hutton
Ball
Monterey's Paper Tops Texas High School Newspapers
The Monterey Hutch School Mirror won the 1965 66 state top high school newspaper honor awarded by the Interscholastic League Press Conference. Mrs Margaret Caskey of Fort Worth was named Texas Finest Journalism Teacher. Plaques went to Mirror advisor Mrs Betty Stanley and Caskey at the ILPC dinner in Austin.
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Austin
APH
the Mirror
Lubbock
Monterey Hutch School
Texas
Margaret Caskey
Fort Worth
Paschal High School
Betty Stanley
Caskey
ILPC
Stanley
Mary Anne Hamilton
Hich
Max R. Haddick
Haddick
Mirror
Stamey
Texas Tech
Paschall Pantherette
Caskesy
Market Briefs and Notices Across The Ledger
The page items list market briefs and notices across sections including tax outlooks, rodeo updates, rocket launches, and international policy notes. It notes upcoming broadcasts, zoo events, China policy shifts, and a humorous comic dictionary, reflecting a broad early edition snapshot.
China protests attacks on Jakarta consulate staff
The Indonesian ambassador to Communist China was summoned to the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Peking and handed a note protesting attacks on members of the consulate general's staff in Jakarta.
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China
Tokyo
UPI
Peking
Jakarta
27 Year Span Brings First Haircuts and Family Ties
In Lubbock on March 26, 1959 a family tale centers on three generations getting their first or last haircuts from barber Jesse PRG in a single day. The piece links Danny Williams Sr., his son and grandson to the barber’s shop and notes elder Williams’s struggle with leukemia.
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Barber
Jesse Prg
Jos
Sprape Das
Lubbock
Leonard Willams
T Lubbock
Jesse Hill
Vna
Father and son share a haircut ritual at Williams home
A 35-year-old father trims an unidentified man's hair and plans a boyish cut for his son. The same day the father carves a new hairstyle, the boy receives his first haircut. The scene shifts to Saturday’s haircut as Danny Jr. observes adults’ memories and thoughts, calmly amid the moment.
Injection dissolves tumors in mice in hours
Researchers injected two cancer ridden mice with an unknown substance and the tumors dissolved within hours. The material is extremely potent and sometimes dissolves tumors in 15 minutes. Trials on gravely ill humans show tolerance but no results are released until published. Doctors Burton and Friedman from St. Vincent's Hospital refine the material.
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Associated Press
Hoenlx
Ariz
Lawrence Burton
Frank Friedman
New York City
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mystery substance shrinks tumors in mice study
Anonymous tests in a cancer study show a mystery substance rapidly killing tumors in mice. Researchers demonstrated injections that caused tumors to disappear within hours, though tumors later reappeared in some cases. The finding was discussed at the American Cancer Society science writers seminar.
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American Cancer Society
Bank robber surrenders after dramatic cat and mouse chase
John P. Garrett, 23, a former airman facing robbery charges in four counties, surrendered to a Texas Ranger in Lubbock after eluding officers for three nights. He admitted to past holdups in Lubbock, and remains jailed on bonds totaling 75,000. FBI eyes a second suspect described as 6 feet tall, 140 pounds, 26 to 27, jeans and a dark plaid shirt, associated with a bank car theft.
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Dave Knapp
Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Uondi Oak
Garrett
Air Force
Fort Worth
Lubbock
James Garrett
Madison, Tenn
Travis Shelton
Texas
Jim Paulk
Lubbock County
Justice of the Peace F. Or
Baslor
FBI
Avalanche-Jourrutl
Peaceniks Clash With Hecklers Across U.S. in Demonstrations
Thousands of peace protesters marched through dozens of cities from New England to California opposing U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Spectators hurled eggs and cans, with fights and arrests reported in New York, Detroit, Chicago, Hartford, and Boston as police kept order during the second International Day of Protest.
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Cies
New England
California
America
New York
Boston
Oklahoma City
Denver
Detroit
Kennedy Square
Chicago
State Street
Hartford
Conn
Federal Building
Madison
Wis
Washington
Nazi Party
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Batman
Communist Chinese leader Liu Shao Chi visits Rawalpindi for talks
In Rawalpindi Pakistan, Liu Shao Chi arrived with a bright welcome to begin six days of talks with President Ayub Khan. The two leaders immediately started discussions on bilateral issues and regional concerns.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
UPC
Ment
Liu Shao Chi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Liu
Ayub Khan
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OU. News
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ABC
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