Post Office to Put God on Apollo 8 Stamp
Virginia Brigendine confirms NASA era plan to include Genesis phrase on the Apollo 8 commemorative stamp. The decision, attributed to Postmaster General Blount, prompts Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s anticipated reaction and public debate over church and state.
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Post Office Department
Madalyn Murray O’hair
Austin
Virginia Brigendine
Division of Philately
Brigendine
Blount
Night Riders Help Stranded Couple in Snow
George Estlack of Clarendon reports in the Donley County Leader how a four-man Amarillo group stopped after a tire blowout on a snowy road between Canyon and Goodnight. They changed the tire, refused pay, and vanished.
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George Estlack
Donley
Clarendon
Estlack
Lubbock
Canyon
Goodnight
George
Apollo 9 lands safely aboard USS Guadalcanal ending risky flight
Apollo 9 astronauts James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart return to Earth in a calm Atlantic splashdown aboard the carrier Guadalcanal. President Nixon calls the mission a triumph marking a major step toward a lunar landing as Houston officials hail a flawless flight and a precise recovery. The capsule endured intense heat while reentering and the crew reported relief and pride at the successful conclusion.
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Schweickart
Scott
M.divitt
Guadalcanal
Jack Carlton
Atlantic
Puerto Rico
Uss Guadalcanal
America
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David A. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Houston Space Center
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spaceflight Center
Nixon
McDivitt
Gadalcanal
United States
Estate Bequest to Cal Farley Boys Ranch Reported
Jasper P Baldwin of San Francisco died February 14 1968 and left the largest share of a 6.2 million California estate to Cal Farley s Boys Ranch in Santa Clara County. The bequest includes 30 000 shares of Businessmen s Assurance stock and a residue valued at 3 567 936 91. Virgil Patterson notes gifts from many donors fund daily needs.
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Cal Farley
Jasper P. Baldwin
San Francisco
California
Virgil Patterson
Boys Ranch
Baldwin
Vivian Howel Baldwin
Santa Clara
Calif
Businessmen’s Assurance Corp
Texas Tech School of Medicine Bill Clears House
The Texas House approved the medical school bill by 122 to 13 and sent it to the Senate. Support from the Panhandle-Plains delegation was unanimous while Plainview and Amarillo lawmakers sought but failed to secure amendments. The measure omits specifics on use of facilities in Amarillo Midland Odessa or Lubbock.
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Austin
Texas Tech School of Medicine
Texas House of Representatives
Senate
Panhandle-Plains
Plainsview
Amarillo
Midland-Odessa
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Tech Med
Vote Ends Stalemate in Senate Nuclear Arms Treaty
Washington United Press International reports that after an eight month stalemate the Senate approves the proposed treaty to halt the spread of nuclear weapons amid last minute reservations defeated.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Decision On ABM Deployment Due Today
President Nixon and Defense Secretary Laird weigh deployment or scrapping of the Sentinel ABM system amid opposition. Laird urged deployment, citing a modified system, as Nixon scheduled a noon EST news conference to announce his decision. Senate approval of the arms treaty adds pressure against ABM deployment while urging diplomacy.
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Washington
UPT
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
South Vietnam
Johnson
Sentinel
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Armed Services Committee
White House
Congress
Senate
United States
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Potter County Spelling Bee crowns Michael Handren champion
In a tense nine round race observers called the event the strongest yet. Michael Handren, an eighth grade student at Alamo Catholic High School, spelled to first place after both female competitors fell in the 30th round. Handren is a Globe News carrier boy and the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Handren of 2804 Sequoia.
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Potter County
Michael Handren
Alamo Catholic High School
Wolflin School
Mike
Globe News
Robert Handren
Sequoia
St. Laurence
New Drink Bill Would Skirt Vote
Reps Cletus Davis and Dick Mc Kissack introduced a bill to let the legislature authorize liquor by the drink without a statewide vote. They claim the measure could be passed without constitutional change. Bills proposing voter changes to allow mixed drinks after local option elections are pending in both houses and have committee approval for floor debate.
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Austin
Cletus Davis
Houston
Dick McKissack
Dallas
Texas
Panamanian firm used to smuggle heroin via fake food business
Federal authorities said Panamanian Chemical and Food operated a Lisbon Spain based canning factory and New York sales office to mask a heroin trafficking ring. Agents seized about 124 pounds of heroin on two Brooklyn bound freighters. Nineteen suspects were arrested in New York and Geneva as the case unfolds.
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New York
Spain
Panamanian Chemical and Food
Vigo
Regis
Queens
Stanley R. Spinola
Northeast
Brooklyn
Spinola
Funeral costs spark debate in Millis community
In Millis Massachusetts clergy and residents clash over funeral spending urging moderation in flowers and caskets. Clergy say costly funerals waste resources while merchants fear loss of business. Local editors and priests defend restraint as a community value.
Flight Okays Gear for Moon Landings Headline
Amarillo realtor Joe Gear phones the Globe-Times to joke he has no plan to go to the moon. He notes real estate could be cheaper there but drawing customers to lunar sites would be tricky.
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Aster
Globe-Times
Amarillo
Joe Gear
S. Milam
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