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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
9
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Air Force Capt. Robert M. Silva and Lt. Terry R. Jorris showcased a new device called a stradimeter at Wright-Patterson and the Pentagon. The five pound instrument is a small telescope like device for spacecraft portholes that helps astronauts gauge altitude by viewing Earth's curvature and matching it to a chart, potentially replacing traditional altimeters in space. They claim it can function even if power and computers fail, using three prisms a light and a stopwatch to time celestial and Earth observations to estimate orbit.
In Braintree Massachusetts five months of stamp collecting by St Thomas Moore Mothers Club yielded 660 stamps books. On Friday they gifted Sisters of Nazareth Convent a station wagon. None of the nuns can drive. The sister superior said the Kentucky mother house will assign a nun to driving lessons.
About 410 seniors attended Monterey High School's Senior Day from 3 to 10 p.m. with swimming at K N Clapp pool before rain forced indoor activities at 5 p.m. Betty Jane Brown and Kim Forrester named Beauty and the Beast. Early Plainsman annual arrivals held a signing party in the cafeteria while one gymnasium hosted dancing and the other housed volleyball and games.
Construction starts immediately on 5.2 miles of deer proof fencing near Nacogdoches as part of State Parks and Wildlife Department experiments. Two 153 acre plots will be fenced to test the importance of hardwoods to wildlife.
A refrigerated trailer at Lubbock Packing Co. was entered Friday morning. 125 pounds of beef worth $39.15 vanished. Detergent was poured in a car gasoline tank at a residence. Two youths reportedly stole about $10 from Harvard Street Service Station. A stock trailer valued at $1,200 was taken overnight from 3805 Ave. A. Eleven walnut trees were moved from a private woodland in southern Maryland. Police obtained suspects’ names.
Carrizo Springs Texas residents face long trips to San Antonio or Laredo for dental care. With no resident dentist for years the 6000 population must wait weeks for appointments. Dr Jose Saporta recently opened a local practice and welcomes a coworker.
Los Angeles AP report says Barry Goldwater and ten aides were trapped for 12 minutes in a CBS elevator in Hollywood. A photographer urged the ascent as a trap door opened and Goldwater teased about a stop-Goldwater moment before reaching KNX for a live interview.
The Federal Reserve Board reported April factory and mine output rose to the highest level in almost a year driven by autos furniture and consumer goods. The index rose from 128.2 to 129.2 signaling continued expansion into May with production 29.2 percent above the 1957-59 average and records for overall output and auto production were noted.
U S ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E Stevenson arrived in Stockholm Sweden on Friday for a brief diplomatic visit.
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