16 Oct 1966
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1966
Page
1
Soviet sources say a cosmonaut launch is planned for Thursday with several crew aboard. East European leaders will convene in Moscow to discuss stance toward Red China, possibly issuing a joint denunciation and widening the Red camp split.
A the Associated Press report says brutal winter weather swept the Midwest and Great Plains on Saturday with tornadoes in Belmond Iowa injuring about 150 and seven deaths in Colorado and Wyoming. Winds up to 60 mph and 18 inch snows caused widespread damage while Texas saw heavy rains flood streets and topple roofs. Mount Sterling Illinois reported about 20 injured and St. Charles Missouri saw over 20 injured as cold fronts moved southward with power and telephones out in thousands of homes. The storm shifted north toward Canada leaving the East warmer and West mild.
U S pilots flew a record 175 missions Friday against North Viet Nam but rain and clouds kept Saturday air strikes below that figure. Bombers hit targets in the Demilitarized Zone and North Viet Nam while Moscow reported North Vietnamese pilots training in the Soviet Union.
Four masked men seized gems valued around 100000 dollars during an early morning robbery at Tiffany & Co in Chicago. The recently opened store was targeted in a bold heist carried out Saturday.
President Johnson's Far East trip and the Manila Conference on Vietnam open a six month window viewed as a turning point. Officials expect a new peace bid, with Hanoi pressured to negotiate while continuing a limited aim strategy. Three possible Hanoi choices loom: move to peace talks, widen the war with Soviet and Chinese aid, or persist with the current effort.
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a four bedroom stucco house on Pine Lodge Road northwest of Roswell last night. Owned by Norman Smith the residence was a total loss and Clyde Allensworth’s furniture also burned as he moved in. Fire engines from Roswell and East Grand Plains fought the blaze from 7:45 p m to 10:10 p m, using 24 000 gallons of water. losses and cause were not yet estimated.
Sen Montoya announces five roadless areas on New Mexico national wildlife refuges selected by Interior for study under the Wilderness Act of 1964. Bitter Lake refuge in Chaves County involves 11,900 acres among the five sites being reviewed for possible inclusion. The act authorized review of roadless expanses to determine Wilderness Preservation System eligibility.
A British Council of Churches report titled Sex and Morality, prepared by a church committee, questions strict condemnations of premarital sex and endorses birth control advice for the unwed. It argues rules cannot cover all cases and cautions against overstating masturbation harms.
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