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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1966
Page
6
Two American citizens aged 19 and 16 arrive in a distant land, marking their first glance at a new culture. The report notes their ages and origin as Avalanche-Journal staff detail their intended actions and initial impressions.
David Jack and Mary Ann Thompson, U S Army family, arrive from Germany to stay in Lubbock with grandmother after their mother’s death. Father Dave Thompson plans Fort Polk move. Children quickly adapt. David seeks fishing and hunting, Mary Ann hopes to help at home.
Investigators combed 40 derailed cars near Fabens after a Saturday wreck as looters swarmed the scene taking clothing, furniture, canned goods and even two new Oldsmobiles. Fire followed some cars, while police and sheriffs battled the chaos until six hours after the incident.
A narrator and her father discuss travel in Germany. The daughter notes flat scenery without mountains while her father criticizes American beer. Thompson explains German youths begin drinking early, and expresses relief at returning home together.
An explosion tore through a tenement in Saigon's Cholon Chinese quarter on Sunday, burying the building in ruins. Firemen recovered a body reportedly of a suspect.
A young cowboy grows up on a ranch near a canyon and dreams of the distant “House With The Golden Windows.” He crosses the divide to find the house’s owner correcting his memory, revealing the true glow comes from his own family home across the canyon.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kersh on the birth of a son at Methodist Hospital weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce. Mr. and Mrs. Rod Franklin celebrate a son at 2 Brownfield. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Lucas welcome a son at West Texas Hospital.
Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore won best comedian and comedienne at the 1965-66 Emmy Awards. The Dick Van Dyke Show also captured outstanding comedy series, beating Batman Bewitched Get Smart and Hogan's Heroes.
Pakistan International Airlines announces a new route from Karachi to Bachdad Kuwait and Doha in Qatar set to begin next November. The plan expands PIA services in the Persian Gulf region with multiple stops.
Harvard and Berkeley students weigh the draft proposal with mixed views. Some favor universal service including social work abroad while others attack inequities and question the plan’s sincerity. Proxmire opposes compulsory service. Savits urges national service for all young men and voluntary roles for women.
Fares on Australian steamers are dropping making voyages to Sydney more affordable for travelers and tourists.
Ripple the frog soars 19 feet 344 inches to break three records and win 1100 first prize for Leonard Hall and Bill Proctor of Lafayette. Laser places third at 17 feet 9% inches. Blast takes second for Homer Poston of Merced. About 25,000 attend, total event tally about 65,000.
The article profiles James E. Moody a former attorney general and governor of Texas detailing his 1926 primary win as Moody led with 406 732 votes and 49 9 of the total It notes his boundary suits with New Mexico and Oklahoma won before the U S Supreme Court cancellations of fraudulent highway contracts saving over 1 million and his push for highway modernization public education and state auditing He later practiced law in Austin and advised presidents and political campaigns including Eisenhower and Nixon campaigns while engaging in occasional endorsements
Waco resident Jim Bond, an Air Force veteran and ambulance driver, describes constant ribbing over sharing the James Bond name. He notes people question his identity and teachers crack jokes on roll call while dating and travel memories color his views of the famous spy. He jokes about a weekend in Bond’s life but prefers ordinary quiet.
C J Horton minister at Sixth Street Church of Christ in Friona urged Lubbock Christian College graduates to consider life’s full purpose during Bates commencement. He warned rebellion may come in many forms and stressed faithfulness as key to worth. The service featured LOC choirs and messages by Jim Massey and Percy Francis with commencement Friday at 5 pm led by George H L Mabon.
Two Spur youths from South Plains College reported seeing a disc shaped object about 100 yards up on Sunday night between Dickens and Crosbyton. They followed it several miles as it looped northwest then disappeared. The object appeared oblong with a fluctuating light, initially thought to be the moon but later dismissed.
Dr. Grover E. Murray Texas Tech president-elect spoke to 417 graduates at West Texas State University in Canyon. He highlighted creativity, described the creative person as non authoritarian, and urged graduates to pursue creativity beyond college as an enduring goal.
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