16 Nov 1966
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1966
Page
1
The Gemini 12 mission concludes after 59 orbits and a 2 hour 9 minute spacewalk by Edwin Aldrin and James Lovell. The crew splashed down near the carrier Wasp, marking the program's triumphant end as NASA eyes Apollo ahead.
Elated officials hailed Gemini 12 as proof the United States can reach the moon. NASA’s Gilruth said Kennedy’s 1961 pledge to lunar flight spurred advances in space maneuvering, docking, and long-duration endurance, while noting the program’s hard lessons and risks.
President Johnson entered Bethesda Naval Hospital Tuesday for a possible second operation within 14 months. White House doctors planned to assess his health and determine next steps as hospital staff provided medical updates.
A dispute over state budget recommendations stalls as Gov Preston Smith and House Speaker Ben Barnes clash over the 60th Legislature funding plan. Smith says earlier reports are false and the board may not meet before January 1. budget draft may reach printers by Christmas.
Texas Governor John Connally told farmers and ranchers at the Texas Farm Bureau convention to form marketing associations and integrated farming systems to gain leverage. He cited rising land costs, lack of price control, and increasing urbanization as reasons for change, noting farm income may fall up to one percent in 1967.
James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin are photographed aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp following a successful target hit. The mission sequence and dates align with ongoing naval aviation drills. Both men are high profile figures in the space program and trained for carrier operations.
Mary Lavchuck, 100, traveled from Poughkeepsie to Manhattan to visit her late grandmother’s former area. She carried only a purse, railroad ticket, and $20. After reporting a stolen purse at police headquarters, she was sent to welfare care. She later aided by a granddaughter, Rose Dribnak, who took her home. She offered garlic and vodka home remedy tips to officers.
US officials privately suspected complicity between the Soviet Union and its satellite in an espionage case. Czech police detained Kazan Komarek, 42, president of a Cambridge travel agency, on charges tied to aiding a foreign intelligence service and treason. The incident prompted concern over East–West relations and involved authorities in Prague, Moscow, and Washington as diplomats sought details.
General Dynamics said the Air Force F-111 fighter bomber flew supersonic for 15 minutes at less than 1000 feet over mountainous terrain in southern Nevada and California, establishing a new record for the longest low level flight.
United Press International reports New York City waitresses Jess Qiiire Ruby Diamond and Florence Meyer work with covered bosoms amid patrol pressure. Chester von Savage faces public nuisance charges. hearings set for November 20 before Judge Walter H. Gladwin.
Seymour Dietchman, Pentagon guerrilla warfare research director, says winning in Vietnam could require 0.5 to 2 million U S troops, possibly five years or more. he notes longer wars risk higher American deaths and weighs whether victory is worth the price. He warns troop limits could rise to 235,000 to 350,000 in recent months and calls the commitment potentially virtually open-ended.
Weather map page reports fair conditions for Lubbock and vicinity with highs near 79 and lows around 41. Winds southerly to southwesterly light to moderate. Date shows sunrise at 7:20 a.m. and sunset at 5:44 p.m. Humidity ranges from 62 to 82 percent. Precipitation figures and city list included.
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