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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1966

Page

7

Red Chinese Claim U S Intruders Shot MIG

The report says a dogfight began when MIGs attacked an RBG6 recon plane with Phantoms. Maj Wilbur R Dudley of Alamogordo NM is credited with the MIG kill. Maj Gen Gilbert L Meyers questions if the U S panel were outside North Viet Nam due to an RBS 36 involvement.

Ality New Mexican Air Force Wilbur R. Dudley Alamogordo N.M Gilbert L. Meyers U.S. Tih North Viet Nam

Johnson Defends Vietnam Policy and Wartime Legacies

President Johnson recalled past votes on wartime drafts and urged moving forward to defend liberty. He cited Alvin York and noted Congress achievements in Medicare and civil rights while acknowledging election-year politics. Separate dispatches discuss suspected air clashes, MIGs, and U S options across the Yalu and Chinese borders amid Vietnam tensions.

House Franklin Roosevelt Hubert H. Humphrey Johnson Alvin York York Gop Viet Nam Senate Congress Pentagon U.S Citles Soviet Union China Uss.s.r Yalu River ULS Washington

Auto Sales Show Mixed May Auto Market Trends

Auto stocks slid on the New York Exchange before late May sales reports from GM Chrysler and AMC. GM gains led to high year to date sales while Chrysler and Ford posted modest declines amid a broader auto market easing and renewed safety scrutiny surrounding the Corvair.

New York Chrysler AMC Ford Chrysler Corp Lord Division Abraham A. Pibicoff D-Conn Senate U.S Chevrolet Corvair Ralph Nader

Man in Jail after Traffic Stop Fights Police

Lubbock officers faced a hostile crowd as a man, his wife, and two teens resisted arrest after a traffic stop. Patrolman J J Seal wrestled the suspect to the ground, the man fled, and both officers sustained minor injuries. The suspect faces multiple charges including aggravated assault. the case moves to county court at law.

Lubbock City J. J. Seal Seal 19Th St Ave. A Ave. F Maurice Crampler Crampler

Nebraska pageant winner vows wedding before pageant

Miss Zielinski represents their school and Nebraska in a national pageant and plans an August wedding to Rolland Kethn a Creighton University student. She says the contest must come after her students and fiancé and acknowledges the upcoming pageant will be hard to miss.

Miss Zielinski Creighton University Rolland Kethn Ubn

Grenade Attack Injures Soldier Near Saigon Market

A home made grenade thrown by a terrorist near Saigon's central market injures one American and five Vietnamese. the attacker fled. The American is only lightly wounded and none of the Vietnamese victims was seriously hurt. The blast occurred about 6:50 a.m. as pedestrians crowded the area.

Rusk China Makwan Yunnan U.S NCNA Defense Ministry Sec Dean Rusky Saigon

Births Log Shows Dozens of New Arrivals in Local Homes

A regional birth bulletin lists numerous families on Lubbock area by address naming newborns including boys and girls with weights from 4 to 9 pounds and hospital times on Thursday. Fathers’ occupations span farmer, factory worker, sales, and engineering with clinics and Methodist and Lauf hospitals cited.

Jack Lewis Douglas Rt. 2 Hale Center West Texas Hospital Aj Stock Farmer Eldon Ray Stockman F. 48Th St Hancock Manufacturing Co Talmadge Arnold Stephenson Cod 42Nd St Charles Force Methodist Hospital Floyd West and Co Anselmo Duran Colgate Lil P Lubbock Manufacturing Co Roland Stirman 46Th St Dale Carmezie Assn Gerald Iwan Ruggles West ‘Texas Hospital A. W. Blake Records Larry Walker Waco Borden Co Larry Saville Elgin Levelland Pan American Petroleum Corp Neal Hawley Methodist Blue-Morrow Co Arkansas Tennessee Pine Bluff Ark Jackson Tenn Colorado Chicago Denver Loop Lover Union Station

Winter storms sweep regions with floods and power cuts

Across Chicago and Illinois suburbs flood waters forced evacuations as the Chicago River rose near a flood stage. In Texas a major disaster area was declared after late April floods with 19 counties listed and a $500000 emergency fund approved.

Northlake Stone Park South Side Lockport Tll Civil Defense Fox River Ottawa Ill Texas Johnson John Connally Red Cross Dallas Connally Rio Grande Valley Bowie Camp Cass Collin Fannin Freestone Gregg Harrison Henderson Lamar Marion Morris Navarro Tains Red River Rusk Shelby Titus Upshur Tyler Little Rock Ark Fort Worth Austin Waco Alice Lufkin Longview Beaumont Big Bend Presidio Wichita Falls Dalhart

Weather expert NAMIAS on spring timing and planetary waves

NAMIAS notes that planetary waves influence weather and recent warm spells were brief. He says months ago predicting a late spring was impossible, but the Canadian cold air mass and other conditions signaled what was coming and the Weather Bureau anticipated a delayed season.

Namias Weather Bureau

Search to Resume for Missing Boater at Lake Meredith

Amarillo two day effort resumes for Marvin Shapley 45 of Grover who fell from his boat during Sunday night high winds. Shapley, married to Mrs. Howard Hunt’s niece, is the missing boater amid hampered search due to stubborn winds.

Amarillo Marvin Shapley Grover Lake Meredith Shapley Howard Hunt 25Th St. Ea

Fowler Denounces Protests Over Viet Nam War

The speaker blasts antiwar demonstrations as empowering the enemy while praising American troops. He warns freedom of speech must be exercised with taste and responsibility, and argues unity is needed to support the 14,000,000 South Vietnamese citizens rebuilding under oppressive rule.

Ion United States North Viet Nam Fowler Kennedy Hut Fowler Fulbright Morse Bobby Kennedy En Fowler

Importation Of Water For West Texas Termed Vital

Texas congressmen debated the viability of importing water to West Texas. G H Nelson of Lubbock testified the state plan limits East Texas surplus for West Texas irrigation. Moores argued for external sources. Rogers urged state responsibility. Health of High Plains agriculture hinges on new water supply.

West Texas Texas Texas Water Plan Walter Rogers Pampa Moore Panhandle Rogers of Texas Gov. Connally Richard White el Paso East Texas Missouri Mississippi Lake Michigan Nelson Ralph M. Parsons Co Los Angeles Parsons Northwest Colorado High Plains Columbia iTexas Texas Water Development Board

Congress to reclaim foreign commitments from executive branch

Fowler states Congress must reassert control over U S foreign commitments to inform the public and end politics with servicemen lives. He warns that Vietnam involvement will expand and many more American homes will be affected. The discussion highlights accountability and military duties in Viet Nam.

Congress

Oklahoma To Get Water In Texas

A three judge federal court ruled unanimously that Texas cannot bar a North Texas couple from selling water under their land to a town in Oklahoma. The injunction blocks enforcement of the Texas law banning such sales without legislative authorization.

Austin North Texas Oklahoma Circuit Homer Thornberry Texas C. F. Mock Mack Vernon Wilbarger County Red River Altus Oklo Heatly A. Drian Spears D. W. Suttle el Paso

Campfire Girls Council Fire Draws Lubbock Crowd

Approximately 1,999 people attended the Lubbock Council of Campfire Girls event at Lubbock Christian College Fieldhouse. About 1,640 Campfire girls were present and 277 received service awards as Owen Hamilton chaired and Mayor Rogers presided. Mrs. James Spear lit the council fire.

Lubbock Council of Campfire Girls Council Lubbock Christian College Owen Hamilton WW. P Dub Rogers James Spear

Medicine company SAIGON Vietnam played three years order study

Unclear text describes SAIGON Vietnam and a three year period related to a study or order. No explicit events, people, or organizations clearly identified beyond the entities SAIGON and Vietnam.

Saigon Vietnam

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Wilson Meyers Red Peking Kwangsi Kwangtun Red Chinese Liuchou Peninsula Hanoi Gulf of Tonkin Chinese People’s Liberation Army Kunming Yunnan Province U.S. Wth Air Force Flying Tigers Claire L. Chennault Yalu Hich Red Airfield TEWC Texas Federation of Women's Club Kobo Palace Philip A. Carpenter Burkburnett Henry F. Sharper San Antonio R. F. Seay Andrews A. C. Hughes Commerce Bill W. Davis O'Donnell Arlan L. Fenner San Angelo Sec. B Pedro G. Tello E. 48Th St Lauf Clinic Plains Seed Arthur Cisneros E. 36Th St Tannie Roy Mitchell A. J. Stevens Co Charles Tarenz Pedro Padilla Johnson and Johnson Valentino Rodriguez Morton Laul Manuel Lopez Grinnell Saul Clinic Young Texaco Eliseo Cartel Brownfield Lauf Ohio George Burse Lorenzo Laut South Plains Northwestern Railroad Wrigley Building Michigan Avenue Blue Island Lere Crestwood Crestwood Gardens Clubwomen TFWC Wick Fowler
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