Rockets Hit Secure City as Saigon Area Attacks Escalate
Communist rockets struck Vung Tau, killing five Americans and wounding 19 as the resort town near Saigon faced the first major attack since a lull in fighting. U.S. and Vietnamese casualties included civilians and soldiers, with renewed concern over bombing pauses in North Vietnam. The report also notes Soviet troop arrangements in Czechoslovakia and an obituary for Soviet economist Ivan Sivolap.
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Saigon
UPI
Vung Tau
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Quang Ngai City
Tay Ninh City
Moscow
Ivan K. Sivolap
Sivolap
Gosplan
Communist Party
Leonid T. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Third German Officer Dies In West German deaths
Bonn AP report notes Lt Col Johannes Grimm became the third top Bundeswehr officer to die of a gunshot wound in 10 days. Officials ruled self-inflicted, with no suspected malfeasance and no immediate terrorism link. Grimm had served since 1963 and leaves a wife and daughter. Earlier deaths included Maj Gen Horst Wentland and Rear Adm. Hermann Luedke.
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Germany
Friday
Bundeswehr
Defense Ministry
Johannes ( “Sim
Grimm
Horst Wentland
West German
Security Service
Munich
Hermann Luedke
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eifel Mountains
Federal Attorney General’s Office
Upland and Staple Cotton Quotas Put to Producer Vote
The Agricultural Department set December 26 mail referendums to decide if 1969 federal marketing quotas remain for upland and extra long staple cotton. A two thirds vote is needed to enact quota restrictions. State yield projections for 1969 and 1968 list Texas at 421 pounds per acre versus 400 last year, with a national average of 545 pounds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
Lennon and Ono Charged With Marijuana Possession in London
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested in Marylebone on marijuana possession and obstructing police during a raid led by drug-sniffing dogs. Both were freed on $480 bail each and scheduled to appear in magistrate court.
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London
UPI
John Lennon
Lennon
Yoko Ono
Scotland Yard
Marylebone
Brownfield
Postit
the People
Maddox To Talk For Wallace In Texas Rally
Gov. Lester Maddox of Georgia will speak in Midland and Andrews High School stadium at 2 30 p m in a Texas stop supporting George Wallace candidacy. The rally is billed as Maddox’s only Texas appearance with West Texas and eastern New Mexico backers attending.
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Andrews
George Wallace
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Texas
Maddox
Midland
West Texas
New Mexico
Andrews High School
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Morning Edition Subscriptions Rates
Subscription page lists morning and Sunday delivery options for Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Various plans show monthly, six month, and yearly terms with morning, evening, and Sunday deliveries and different prices. The notice includes postage details and mailing information for the newspaper in Lubbock Texas.
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Lubbock-Avalanche
Lubbock Avalanche
Lubbock
Texas
San St
Sun
Bea
WHS Wb AG
Lliq S
Pentagon orders strengthening of F111 wing pivot area
The Pentagon will require all F111 series aircraft to undergo a modification to reinforce the wing carry through structure around which the swing wings pivot. 98 existing aircraft will be updated and future models too, with no stated cost, duration, or restart date for normal flight.
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Washington
Pentagon
Thailand
Australia
Air Force
Southeast Asia
Ninth Air Force
San Diego
Rosen volunteers as unit fund drive chair in Commerce 121
Allan L. Rosen of 3710 68th Street serves as a section chairman for the United Fund in the Commerce 121 division. Now in his fifth year as a campaign volunteer, he also owns Recordland, U.S.A. Inc.
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Allan L. Rosen
68Th Street
United Fund
Commerc 121
Recordland, U.S.A. Inc
Reading-Study Institute offers help for Lubbock students
The Reading-Study Skills Institute invites students seeking better grades reading faster and improving concentration to call for an appointment. Located at 3102 50th St SW in the Monterey Professional Building the program targets low grade level readers and those needing restored confidence with individualized training.
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Reading-Study Skills Institute, Inc
Lubbock Area
50Th St
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