Gemini 6 Astronauts Enter Critical Docking Test
Cape Kennedy Fla AP with Gemini 6 launching in less than three weeks astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford begin a crucial wet mock to rehearse simultaneous countdowns and docking with the Agena target satellite. They will simulate exact timing for the October 25 launch and run through all procedures.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Man’s
Schirra
Stafford
Chris Kraft
Atlas
Mission Control Center
Houston
Navy
Air Force
Thomas
Left
Area Men In Service Highlighted In World War II Era News
Over World: area service members listed include Pfc Horace W Hooper 18 from Lamesa who completed a four week wheeled vehicle maintenance course in Murna u Germany and serves near Frankfurt with the 31st Surgical Hospital. Ronald L Collins 21 of Idalou qualified as expert with the M 14 rifle at Fort Hood. Others include Sgt James T Purcell Camp Pendleton. Pvt 1 C Denia R Nixon Da Nang Viet Nam. Airman 3 C Mahurin Amarillo AFB. Lance C Knobel and Pvt J C Victor H Richardson Chu Lai Viet Nam. Aviation Electronics Technician 3 C Wayne C Minter Moffett Field. Nathan A Self assigned to duty.
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Horace W. Hooper
Ruben H. Hooper
Lamesa
U. S. Army School
Europe
Murnau
Germany
Hooper
Frankfurst
31St Surgical Hospital
Army
Epec
Ronald L. Collins
Ernest J. Collins
Idalou
Ft. Hood
Collins
2D Armored Division
Lubbock High School
Sadlin's Thriftway
Lubbock
Charlotte
Fort
C. Dennia R. Nixon
Joseph B. Nixon
26Th St
7Th Engineer Battalion
3Rd Marine Division
3Rd Marine Amphibious Force
da Nang
Viet Nam
C. Meredith N. Mahurin
E. C. Mahurin
O'Donnell
U. S. Air Force
Amarillo Afb
Mahurin
Air Force
Perrin Afb
O'Donnell High School
Judith
Dean Howell
Tatum, N. M
Laura Howell
O’donnell
Lance Cpl
Edward N. Knobel VII
59Th St
J.C. Victor H. Richardson
Buford W Richardson
Auburn
Chu Lai
7Th Marine Regiment
C. Wayne C. Minter
Ray M. Minter
33Rd St
U. S. Naval Air Station
Moffett Field
Calif
Minter
U. S. Seventh Fleet
City Advisory Groups Meet On Springer Report and Parking
Six of seven Lubbock Citizens Advisory Committee subcommittees will meet this week to study the Springer Report and city projects, including angle parking and off street parking. The seventh panel has proposed core area cleanup with a council vote due October 14. Subcommittees will discuss storm sewers drainage lakes traffic and downtown access while other groups target a cleanest town contest and urban renewal planning. Meetings are set at La Hacienda Farr's Town and Country and noon or 7 30 a m with chairs Farr Garrett Pharr Wilson and Rushing guiding members and special topics include sidewalk parkway planting and convention center space.
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Lubbock
Springer
Iwill
Farr
Don King
Evan Roberts
Ken Flagg
Dean Redus
Jeff Wheeler
Herbert B. Reaves
F. W. Mattox
Harold Harriger
la Hacienda
Paul Payne Jr
Otis Rogers
Wallace Hess
Walt Windsor
Gail Tyler
John Harkey
Robert Arnold
Virgil O. Murray
Farr’s Town and Country
Pat Garrett
Richard Cole
George Woods
James Whiteside
R. C. Goodwin
Jack Payne
Ed O'Connor
Troy Myers
Wayne Pharr
Paul Johnsson
Bill Smith
Jorge Moreno
Paul Phillips
Ernest Graves i
Bill Oglesby
Central
Greater Lubbock
Thursiday
George Wilson
Chas. A. Guy
George Gilkerson
Lee H. Coil
Gordon Thompson
Jackie Clark
Edward Gummeilt
Bill Parker
Littlefield Plans New Downtown Christmas Decorations
The Littlefield chamber of commerce votes to buy new decorations and refurbish fixtures for the downtown area at a cost of 2500. Lighted wreaths cathedral arches seven foot trees and herald angels are planned with merchants paying 1 per front foot. Co chairs are Jim Joyner and Amos Ward. Lions Club to donate magic show proceeds to the fund.
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Littlefield
Chambers of Commerce
Retail Council of
Chamber
Jim Joyner
Amos Ward
Littlefield Lions Club
Don Avery
Pope Paul IVs UN address entered in Congressional Record
The text of Pope Paul IVs address to the United Nations was placed in the Congressional Record on Tuesday at the request of Senator John O. Pastore. The move formalizes the Vatican pontiffs speech in the official record.
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Washington
Pope Paul Ivi
United Nations
Congressional Record
John O. Pastore
Canadians extended to October in U S pulpwood work
The Labor Department extends authorizations for 1,455 Canadian woodcutters to stay in the U S pulpwood industry through October. Visas under the Immigration Act were set to expire this month. Most workers are in Maine with others in New Hampshire Vermont and upper New York State.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Upper
New York State
Bonn Direct Distance Dialing Expands in West Germany
Automatic handling of long-distance calls rises to about 94 percent in West Germany, while the United States lags at around 46 percent.
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Bonn
West Germany
United States
Grand Jury Indicts 27 In Lubbock Case Load
A 99th District Court grand jury reconvened Monday morning and returned 27 indictments to Judge Howard C. Davison at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Indictments include murder with malice, assault with intent to murder, burglary, forged instruments, and thefts. Names include Bertha Skipworth, Julian Canero Alvarez, Richard Cuellar, Charley Oldham, Salome Horan Jr., and Mario Chappa among others.
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Joe Hitchcock
Avalanche-Journal
99Th District Court
Howard C. Davison
Alton R. Griffin
Griffin
Julian Canero Alvarez
N. Ave. R
North Lubbock
Alberto Palomo
Emory St
Richard Cuellar
Auburn St
Charley Oldham
Abernathy
Mike Barrington
Lubbock
Salome Horan Jr
John ‘Henry Evans
Herlinda Cantu
Mario Chappa
Thomas Quintero
Ave. D
Julio Hernandez
Hurlwood
Miguel Cerna Jr
James Lee Johnson
Lee Autrey Moore
E. A9nh- St
Nevada miner Nick Kranovich saved since 1941
Nick Kranovich, a longtime employee of the Nevada Mines Division of Kennecott Copper Corporation, has been squirreling away a little in savings every payday since 1941.
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Nick Kranovich
Nevada Mines Division
Kennecott Copper Corporation
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James T. Purcell
James E. Purcell
35Th St
Headquarters Regiment
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Purcell
Mary L. Haun
Cimmarron
N. M
Marines
Nathan A. Self
Fred G. Self
47Th &T
David Hester
Oscar Crain
Walter Allison
Bill Wright
Joe Bryant
Armored
Flood
Venita Bishop
31St St
Pvt
Doe Bob Weatherford
Ft. Leonardwood
Jimmy V. Weatherford
Joe Bob
Jimmy
Lackland
O. L. Slaton Junior High School
Three Way
Katherine Masten
Raymond Masten
Maple
Madalyn Galt
Tommy Galt
Gondland
Three Way High
Tulsa High School
Littlefield States
Bertha Skipworth
8Th St
Estel Ray
Skipworth
First Methodist Church
Louis
Vernon Wilson
Ave. E
Steve IF. Jones
Sanchez
Rubin
N. Avenue P
Jack C. Hays
David Earl Holder
Yucca St
Edgar. Tollver Jr
EF. Broadway
Melvin Davis
E. Main St
Wayne W. Wood
3Rd St
D. R. Waggoner
Weatherford
Travis William Baker
Lakeview
Jack Hays
Frank A. Guess
Sam Mitchell
J. William Davis
George Blackmon
Hill Baggett
Mitt Bullard
Edward Moseley
Kennecott
Mr. Kranovich
Uncle Sam
America
Frank R. Milliken
U.S. Industrial Payroll Savings Committee
U. S
Fah Hs Myth
Treasury Department
South Plaines
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