Air Force strikes hit North Vietnamese depots and camps
Air Force planes bombed supply depots near the zone north of Vietnam and set afire two storage areas and a trans shipment point about 30 miles southeast of Dong Hoi. They also attacked a military camp 25 miles northeast of Thanh Hoa and reported destroying three antiaircraft sites and leaving the area in flames.
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North Viet Nam
Thanh Hoa
Oriskany
Ninh Binh
U.S. Command
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Lubbock Population Rises to 163000 in City Directory
The 1966 Lubbock city directory shows the population at 163000, up 7800 from February 1965, with the metropolitan area at 195000. The guide, published by Hudspeth Directory Co. for the city chamber of commerce, weighs 7 pounds and costs 65 dollars.
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Ronald Butler
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce
Hudspeth Directory Co
Dallas
Town in Iowa hardest hit by October storm
A massive storm system swept through the midwest and Rocky Mountains with 80 mph winds spawning tornadoes, hail and two-foot snow. At least 14 dead, many injured, hundreds of hunters stranded as Belmond suffered major destruction after a high school parade.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Belmond
Middle West
Rocky Mountain States
Rockies
Towa
Missouri
Camdenton
Pe Highway
California
Wyoming
Snowy Range
Laramde
Colorado
Ares
Laramie
Lander
Wyo
Denver
Cheyenne
Leadville
Arab Terrorists Wound Israelis Inside Border
Report outlines an attack four miles inside the border that wounded three Israelis. The page also notes South Vietnam's inflation easing into a mild recession with importer concerns, and Allied Viet successes aided by limited Viet Cong offensives. Additionally, a comic about dieting and a TV radio schedule are listed in other sections.
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Viet
Senate Okays Tax Recall Bill Amid Inflation Clash
The Senate passed a bill to suspend two major tax incentives for business investment to curb inflation. It adds amendments including a 200000 federal employee cut and a merger of the National and American football leagues. The measure retroactively targets the 7 percent investment credit and preferred depreciation, with a higher $25 000 equipment cap.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Senate House
Carlisle Area Seeks Incorporation Westshire Village Bid
A petition to form a new town west of Lubbock called Westshire Village was filed with County Judge Rod Shaw. City of Lubbock opposes the move, fearing disruption to orderly development. Attorneys for both sides expect a potential court fight and a ruling on whether an election can be called.
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Avalanche-Journal
Carlisle
Lubbock
Rod Shaw
Bill Gillespie
Fred Senter
Bill Russell
Senter
Gillespie
Aldermaw
Westshire Village
No Benefits Bills Likely Stalled in Congress
Senate leaders and the Finance Committee chairman agreed Friday night to postpone any action to raise Social Security benefits until next year. House Ways and Means is weighing a year end move, while Mansfield and Dirksen signal scant urgency for new benefit legislation before adjournment.
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United Press International
Washington Senate
Finance Committee
House
Ways & Means Committee
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Congress
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Soa
Russell Bo Lone
Four Brushy Canyon Fires Threaten Homes and Rocket Facility
Four separate brush fires raged across Southern California causing evacuations and damage. Flames from the largest blaze scorched about 1,100 acres near Rocketdyne and came within 20 yards of a liquid oxygen plant while winds to 75 mph hampered firefighting. The Santa Susana blaze caused no injuries, but another fire near San Fernando Valley destroyed four homes and damaged areas in Orange County and Granada Hills.
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United Ee Internationals
Susana
Calif. H
California
North American Aviation
Rocketdyne Division
Santa Sarsana
San Fernando Valley
Santa Ana Canyon
City of
Orange
Orange County
Granada Hills
Sheppard's Second Murder Trial Set In Same Cleveland Court
Samuel Ho Sheppard's second murder trial will be held in the same Cleveland courtroom where he was convicted, despite a Supreme Court ruling. Judge Francis de Paris refused to grant a venue change, citing no current proof of an unfair venue, while delaying the start from October 18 to October 7 due to a scheduling conflict for defense counsel F. Lee Bailey.
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Clevedt
Samuel Ho Sheppard
Sheppard
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Francis de ‘Paris
Palin
Gramt
F. Lee Bailey
Marilyn
Chilly Spell Briefly Blasts Through Texas Panhandle
A cold front swept through Texas delivering frosty Panhandle warnings with sub freezing forecasts for dawn. Lubbock may fall to 35 to 40 degrees as Amarillo reached 52 and winds gusted up to 60 mph.
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Great Plains
Texas
Panhandle
U.S. Weather Bureau
South Plains
Lubbock
Amarillo
Jones Stadium
Amanita
Dathart
Gulf of Mexico
Smalthvule
Austin
Weather forecast for Lubbock area today
The Weather section notes bright and cool conditions with a high near 65 to 70 degrees. Tonight will be a touch warmer than recent nights, and Sunday is expected to bring warmer temperatures. Light to moderate northerly winds are forecast throughout the period.
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Lubbock
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Wayne Chaffin
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Kenneth
Paula Davis
29Th St
Pauline Warner
Iowa
By Dave Knapp
Lubbock, Area
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Shaw
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