15 Nov 1966
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1966
Page
1
A scrambled clipping notes astronauts planned to splash down today as Las Vegas suffers a power failure. It mentions hopes for a cure, ailing infant, and medical figures like Ra Dera rene Untetin gressitat, with fragmented references to hospitals, researchers, and events.
Astronauts Gemini 32 drifted in a four day, 1.6 million mile voyage with few tasks as pressure changes briefly triggered fuel cell alerts. Edwin Buzz Aldrin stood in the open hatch for an hour filming a sunrise while Mission Control played The Sound of Music to lift spirits.
Fragments from a 1641N era newspaper describe efforts toward a liquor ballot facing failed divs and political clashes. The text references names like Clevehand, Wallatas, and Pose, and notes editorial pages and market reports across sections.
A widespread blackout affected casinos in Las Vegas and surrounding areas as a nuclear test site near Nevada lost power for about eight minutes. The outage disrupted telephone lines, damaged power infrastructure, and delayed a news edition as crews worked to restore service and assess damage.
President Johnson arrives at the White House after a Texas trip and will undergo throat polyps removal and gall bladder surgery. He expects a brief anesthesia period and a short hospital stay with Vice President Humphrey ready to handle duties. Johnson plans to return to Texas for Christmas and work on the next federal budget and the State of the Union message for January.
Fragmentary report from an OCRed text noting a man named Trenan or Charles Hubertoo claiming freedom and alleged charges involving a spouse and a governorate. Details are garbled with multiple misspellings and unclear affiliations.
A five minute hearing ordered the release of Chestert Traydar amid a Mexican death case. Foreman said the state will pursue the man who is sought, involving Taylor in a divorce and prior marriage to Liliana Belardi Tashaff who died after an overdose. Lagarde, missing since Oct 12, was found near a lake ten miles from Mexico City. his daughter Christine, six, is reported to be in a safe place.
Communist forces shot down two U S Marine helicopters near Da Nang on Monday. Three Marines were killed and one wounded in the second crash and a first helicopter went down about 8 20 am with one American injured. Ground fighting was reported in the crash vicinity as Navy destroyers John R. Craig and Hamner dodged shore batteries off North Vietnam.
Fragmentary report describes air and ground actions near Lubbock Pevider and Vietnamese patrols. Mentions American planes, artillery exchanges, explosions, and alleged Viet Cong casualties with limited readable details. The piece cites a page reference for more information.
Dallas Fort Worth coverage notes Texas leaders discuss a city sales tax proposal. Connally expresses skepticism about recommending the plan while the Texas Municipal League pushes for local option authority. Mayors and league committees back a tax up to a percent of sales with voter approval, aiming to aid city finances amid state concerns.
Washington officials announced a new bonus savings bond with about 5 percent yield to be offered to payroll savers buying Series EO bonds. The unnamed certificate aims to curb inflation by reducing consumer purchasing power while keeping S&Ls from losing ground in a rate war with banks and markets.
Robert Bolivar DePugh founder of the Minutemen and two aides were convicted in Kansas City of conspiring to violate the Federal Firearms Act. DePugh Peyson and Houghton faced separate counts for possessing unregistered automatic weapons and silencers and for not paying transfer fees.
Partly cloudy with little temperature change today and tonight into Wednesday. High near the mid 70s. Low around 40. Light to occasionally moderate southerly winds.
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