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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1966
Page
5
A high resolution Lunar Orbiter image captured on August 23 from 745 miles above the moon shows Earth visible in the distance. The photograph highlights the Earth as a distant blue marble over the lunar surface.
Atty Gen Waggoner Carr accuses GOP pressure on candidates to back Sen John Tower in a Texas swing through the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Tower in Houston touts an all-Asian peace conference while opposing Johnsons investment tax credit repeal. Both candidates to appear at the Texas Farmers Union Convention in Mineral Wells.
Esther Peterson, Johnson administration consumer affairs aide, meets Mrs. Webba and other Arizona Housewives Voice for Lower Prices leaders at the Arizona Consumers Council inaugural session. She praises the group and urges letters to congressmen supporting packaging and truth in advertising bills while a rival group withdraws from a bread boycott.
More than 70 Plainview residents will donate blood today to help Britt Aven six and Melvin Aven two boys with hemophilia. Donors meet at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, Heart Methodist Church, to repay the Amoni G. Carter Blood Bank in Fort Worth, with all blood types accepted for the two children needing lifesaving transfusions.
A cold front sweeping across Texas produced 75 mph winds and heavy rains, with West Texas hardest hit by downed trees and power outages. One death was reported near Austin as the weather shifted toward clearing skies inland, with lingering showers in parts of the Northeast.
Permian General Hospital's board approved an eight percent raise for registered and licensed vocational nurses. The plan excludes the director of nursing and anesthetists, adds 10 sick days, and doubles holidays to six annually. The action follows a nurses petition from September seeking Oct 1 pay relief.
The Izvestia newspaper in Moscow warned that world press links President Johnson’s Manila trip with plans to escalate the Vietnam War. It cited Johnson’s Manila conference invite and the decision to base B52 bombers at Thai airfields as connected steps. The note followed news of Johnson attending the October summit in the Philippines.
The Texas State Historical Association announced a $100 writing prize in honor of late inspector Dro VP Beagles Carroll of the University of Texas. The first award will be given at the March VW-18 meeting to the author of the best article in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly. It will be presented annually for five years.
Tyler authorities report a dump truck struck the second unit of a Belt freight train on Loop 323 near Tyler injuring Philip Matlock of Gladewater who died when a utility pole fell onto the cab after the collision.
An advertisement from the J. C. Rigby tooth factory in a London paper claims bargains on one million teeth as the firm reports it is being forced out of business by stiff competition.
Francisco Cuevas Garcia, 17, rode unpressurized jet wheel well from Bogota to Mexico City then to Queretaro, enduring extreme cold and high speed. Doctors say he remained conscious. Avianca says no charges. He admits fear and noise but says he would not do it again.
Ely Nevada. County Clerk Boyd Smith had his car hit six times in five years while parked near his home. After moving it to a church lot, no incidents for four years. He then returned it to his house and it was struck by a truck the same day.
The Civil Service Commission announced it will accept applications for postmaster positions in Beaumont and Longview Texas. Applications must be received or postmarked by October 25. Beaumont salary is 12427 dollars annually and Longview salary is 310202 dollars. SAN SALVADOR LATIN AMERICANS tax cuts.
Readable fragments show a local notice about Sutphens Pit Bak 8 9 at 4322 South with a barge-like reference. The item hints at a public or community alert or registration connected to the site and a nearby address.
Chemists introduce FixODENT elastic membrane that bonds dentures to gums mimicking natural tissue. It absorbs bite shock, protects gums, and allows eating tough foods while aiding clearer speech. A precision pencil-point dispenser minimizes ooze and may last all day. Available at drug counters as advised by dentists.
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