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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1966
Page
9
The East German Reds stage a propaganda film titled Sons of the Golden Bear portraying American Indians to whip up anti American sentiment. The production uses the Redskins likeness without permission from the Native group.
The article discusses Enoch Powell’s claim of a Labor plan to send a token British force to Viet Nam to repay U.S. support for pound stability, Heath denying it as a personal statement, and Wilson clarifying no troops would be sent while nonmilitary aid to refugees is considered. It also mentions polls and the broader political tension in Britain.
Doctors promote Pro-Anal Rectal Treatment as an infection fighting remedy for anorectal diseases including hemorrhoids. The product, offered over twenty-five years, is now OTC in single dose disposables and backed by clinical trials and medical journal publications. Refund offered by The R-P Company, Tulsa Oklahoma.
Rep. Frank Bow cites a postcard urging farmers to rent their cotton and grain to the government with a April 1 1966 signup deadline. He warns the appeal could backfire among urban voters who may view tax dollars funding farm programs to go fishing.
FBI arrests target Pitts 22 Laurel furniture worker Cecil Sessum 30 Ellisville sales man William Smith Laurel Masonite worker Bowers 41 owner of an amusement company in Laurel as white residents of Hattiesburg react. Mayors Grady and Bucklew offer cautious comments amid ongoing tensions in Piney Woods county.
At White Sands Missile Range New Mexico two USAF planes conducted a high altitude test catching a 180 pound payload. An FAC Phantom TI jet fired a Genie rocket to 150000 feet and the payload descended by parachute to 5000 feet where cables caught it. Test for Kirtland and Wirtland AFBs aims to use aircraft as a first stage and eliminate a launch pad. Development continues after the first full success.
A bandit wearing a tin hat and pastel raincoat robbed Colonial Savings and Loan Association in Houston, stealing 4097. He threatened customers and staff but spared a pregnant woman who could not stretch out. The male suspect, about Oscar age, wore a helmet and coat, then escaped. the firm had suffered a prior $5,000 armed robbery in February.
Pexas Tech physical education professor and former Easter football coach Morley Jennings will be honored Friday at the Phi Epsilon Kappa Founders Day banquet in La Havenda Restaurant. Jennings plans to retire this year and the 1966 Tech yearbook La Ventana is dedicated to him. Guest speaker will be Dr. Lloyd O. Russell of Baylor University, who played football under Jennings at Baylor.
Boston press strikes enter a second day with no settlement in sight as federal and state mediators meet ten non striking unions to ease roadblocks. Officials warn the walkout costs the city over 1 million dollars daily and could hit Easter shopping. Printers and mailers began walking out March 6 seeking a two year contract with a 12 dollar weekly raise and six dollar annual increases.
The article discusses the Bible view of human depravity and the need for spiritual rebirth. It argues that intellect alone cannot solve sin and that liberation comes only through faith in Jesus Christ shed blood. It contrasts self effort with God’s remedy and previews a follow-up piece on modern religion.
Lovington Tech Sebel student Bill Bence captured first place and the overall science division honor at the Southeastern Regional Science Fair held at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. Durward Dente Jeo earned a special naval cruise award, and Jeonald Juckingham received a $100 NAIM scholarship. Winners advance to the state competition at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.
Police in Guayaquil used force for the third straight day to break up anti government demonstrations. Army troops patrolled with police to restore order in the port city where industry has slowed as civic groups push for tariff concessions. At least three killed and many injured in clashes between troops and students across Ecuador. An unrelated note mentions an alligator spending winter in mud.
A West Berlin spokesman says East Germany spent about 300 million East German marks equivalent to roughly 75 million dollars at official rates to build and maintain the Berlin wall begun in August 1961.
The New China News Agency reported a trade protocol between Communist China and Mongolia signed Monday in Peking. In Hong Kong, plans were announced to develop farmland to boost agriculture.
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