Thanksgiving Across Texas And Beyond In Varied Settings
Thanksgiving menus featured turkey across diverse locations from a shipboard quarantine to Alcatraz Island and a Vietnam battlefield. Apollo 12 crewmates, a San Francisco Bay quarantine, Indian feast on Alcatraz, and hospital fasts framed a holiday of meals, aid efforts, and mixed emotions amid war and isolation.
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Alcatraz Jeland
San Francisco
Vietnam
Pleiku
America
Turkey
Rain Snow and Tornadoes Hit Texas coast to Panhandle
A cold front swept across Texas bringing intermittent rain and snow with tornadoes and thunderstorms in the Corpus Christi area. The Panhandle and South Plains saw lighter moisture, while West Texas endured heavy snow and icy driving conditions. Snow extended east from El Paso across the Edwards Plateau to Big Bend, with Marfa reporting dense blowing snow and reduced visibility. The Weather Bureau warned of more freezing weather as the system moved south and winds remained strong offshore.
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Texas
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
West Texas
el Paso
Westpen-Migst
Eowards
Big Bend
Forthern
Weather Bureau
Intt
Corpus Christi ‘Sea Front
Ie Aps
Thanksgiving Quiet In Labback As Downtown Lights Glow
Thanksgiving Day passed quietly in Labback and normal activity resumes for workers and students. Downtown lights are on with Yuletide bunting. schools reopen Monday while colleges get a long weekend for term work and finals. County offices stay closed today per Judge Rod Shaw.
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Lubbock
South Pihains
Area College College
Rod Shaw
Mysterious prehistoric man item on Page 1
A brief note on a mysterious prehistoric man is mentioned on Page 1 with references to Lubbock reporting. The page also notes B Milverton portraying Mrs Santa Claus to aid needy children and various internal page references.
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Lubbock
Today’s Prayer Reflection on Tribulation and Patience
A brief prayer invoking perseverance through tribulations and patience, asking for strength through Jesus. The text emphasizes enduring trial as a path to spiritual growth and the empowerment of the soul.
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Jesus
Disabled Veteran Recovers Faith as Donations Pile Up
Alvin Williams a Vietnam veteran with three Purple Hearts and a missing right arm faced joblessness for a year. A national outpouring of support followed a news item about his struggles, with offers of work and financial help from individuals and a car dealer, totaling around $400. His Thanksgiving plan shifted to hope as donations arrived from across the country.
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Detroit
Alvin Wiliams
Vietnam
Alvin
Ffs
Williams
Acman
Hopelald
United Press International
Telegram
Carimnegton
Eailed
Samuel Brisage
Keensburg
Pal
Willams & Total
Astronauts Photos of Moon Rocks and Earth Eclipsed
NASA researchers at the Manned Spacecraft Center study Apollo 12 moon rocks and release color film of Earth eclipsing the Sun. Astronauts Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, and Richard Gordon dine aboard the USS Hornet and head toward quarantine after Thanksgiving, with Hawaii and onward travel planned. The footage shows the Ocean of Storms, deep shadows, and Surveyor 3 debris as a lunar backdrop.
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Surveyor
U.S
Houston
Manned Spacecraft I Center
Ormin
Colo
BA Telace
DY Apolig
Guy
Charles Conraddy
Alan L. Bean
Richard F. ‘Gordon Jr
Hornet
Hawaii
Mountock Laboratory
Younger Drifters Seen On Skid Row Thanksgiving Line
Los Angeles report on Union Rescue Mission where 1700 homeless men receive food beds and medicine for Thanksgiving. The mission notes a drop in average age from over 60 to 38 as drug abuse and family breakdown push men toward despair and earlier life exhaustion.
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Los Angeles
Union
Dudley L. Girdd
Noeke Ab
Revo Pon
Army Dogs Suffer Unknown Disease in Vietnam
Army veterinarians report a mysterious illness in dogs sent from Vietnam to the United States. Described as an idiopathic hemorrhagic syndrome, it injures eyes and mucous membranes and can be fatal even in nonexposed dogs. Maj. Barry A. Stumbo notes 48 per 1000 animals affected with repeat episodes among survivors.
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Hany
United States
Caver
Atria
Jolie Sea
California Leads in Holiday Traffic Fatalities Toll
National Safety Council officials project the holiday weekend total will approach last year’s record. California posted the highest traffic death toll among states with several multiple fatality crashes. Georgia Texas Missouri and Virginia reported deaths in various accidents as the holiday toll rose toward 70 to 800 potential fatalities.
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National Safety Council
California
Georgia
Texas
Tinilas Charle
Pierson Non Ofatis Actu
Dolar
Gum Springs
National Water Council
Five Plane Crashes in Texas Reported Within 24 Hours
An Atlantic series of plane crashes in Texas within 24 hours left ten dead. Among the victims were five members of a Denton family tied to Lubbock. Authorities identified Roderick Senter and Fred Senter among the deceased. The crashes occurred near Betlevue in Clay County and near Wichita Falls, with wreckage spread over rural terrain.
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Texas
Denton
Lubbock
Atty
iPred Senter Jr
Senter
Desten
Betlevue
Clay County
Teraary
Wichita Falls
Department of Public Safety
Jofferals
Roderick Senter
Fred Serohubbock
AGS
Rede
Ted
Cope
U S reports higher losses in week of Viet Nam fighting
United Press dispatches from Saigon describe American casualties rising to 130 killed and 653 wounded as Communist forces press in the Central Highlands and areas near the Demilitarized Zone. Light American fatalities were reported at an outpost siege near Burange as shelling from Cambodia continued through Thanksgiving.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Jungins
Demilitarized Zone
Ati
Cambodia
Burange
UPI
Nat Gmsan
Prang
Finn
Stolen bell from Episcopal Church of St Milena reported
A church bell and its fittings were taken from the Episcopal Church of St Milena. Police are investigating the theft and urge anyone with information to come forward. No injuries reported. Local residents express concern over the loss of the church bell.
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New York
Episcopal Church of St . Milena
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Comic Dictionary
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Dink
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Saido
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Fort Worth
R 86Th Veterinary’ Hospital
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