Marcos sworn in as Philippines president in Manila crowd
Ferdinand E Marcos became sixth President of the Philippines in a dawn ceremony before about 500000 cheering people. Vice President Humphrey attended, pledging to work with Marcos on war on corruption and a broader US-Philippines role in Vietnam.
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Don C. Becker
Manila
UPI
Ferdinand E. Marcos
The
Philippines
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Marcos
U.S
Diosdado Macapagal
America
Asia
Luneta’ Park
Fernando Lope
Malacanag Palace
Hubert Humphrey
Tokyo
Viet Nam
NEA
Lubbock Girl Named 1966 Maid of Cotton
Nancy Bernard a 20 year old from Lubbock Texas was chosen as the 1966 Maid of Cotton. Her duties include a Cotton Bowl appearance in Dallas on New Year’s Day and a tour of fashion centers in North America and Europe. She will also participate in wardrobe fittings in New York City and two short color films for the cotton industry.
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Lubbock
New Maid of Cotton
Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Nancy Bernard
Tex
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
R. E. Bernard
Miss Bernard
Chi Omega
University of Texas
Canada
Europe
United States
Bernard
New York City
Hollywood
Construction Starts Monday for Childress Plant
H A Padgett Jr of Padgett Construction Co announces start Monday on the building for the Childress Manufacturing Company in Childress. The contract calls for six months to completion, with plans to finish in about four and a half months.
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Childress Manufacturing Company
H. A. Padgett, Jr
Padgett Construction Company
Lubbock
Childress
Padgett
Brooke Announces Run for U S Senate in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke declares his candidacy for the Republican nomination to the U S Senate to replace Leverett Saltonstall. If elected he would be the first Black senator since Reconstruction.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
U. S. Senate
Leverett Saltonstall
Brooke
Cost of Living Rises 0.2 Percent in November
The Labor Department reports the cost of living increased 0.2 percent in November, lifting the 1957-59 based index to 110.6 and dollar value to 90 cents. Food held steady while other sectors rose, with apparel up 0.3 percent and housing and medical care up 0.2 and 0.3 percent respectively.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Lubbock Man Is Jailed Here
Donald Wayne Williams of Lubbock was arraigned in county court this morning on charges of using an automobile without the owner's consent. Williams was fined 150 dollars and court costs and given 30 days in jail, according to official records of County Attorney Clarence Carter's office.
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Donald Wayne Williams
Lubbock
Williams
Clarence Carter
Marines Executed by North Vietnamese Near Ba To
US spokesman reports 11 mixed patrol members slain near Ba To 310 miles north of Saigon after an attack by about 300 North Vietnamese regulars. Bodies found Dec 20 show they were shot and mutilated with powder burns and a severed head. Thirteen survivors returned to Ba To over four days. In Saigon, editor Vu Nhat Huy of Chinh Luan was killed outside his home.
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Michael T. Malloy
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Ba To
Proaganda
Vu Nhat Huy
Chinh Luan
Right Reason
Pike Says He Was Orchestrating Bloodless Rhodesia Coup Remarks
Bishop James Pike of California, who said he was forcibly ejected from Rhodesia, told a Nairobi news conference sanctions are hurting Rhodesia more than expected. He predicted a bloodless coup in Salisbury and suggested UN force if Britain fails to act.
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Natrobi
Kenya
UPI
James Pike
California
Rhodesia
Pike
Salisbury
Israel
United Nations
Britain
Bar ney Kidwell Dies in Oklahoma Weatherford
Barney Kidwell of Weatherford Oklahoma died Wednesday evening at a Weatherford nursing home after a four year illness. He was father of Truman Kidwell of Childress and Glenn Kidwell of Cee Wee. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Cotton-Bratton Chapel with burial in Weatherford Cemetery. Truman and Glenn Kidwell accompanied by their spouses are in Weatherford for the services.
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Barney Kidwell
Weatherford
Okla
Kidwell
Truman Kidwell
Childress
Glenn Kidwell
Cee Wee
Cotton-Bratton
Dance Friday Night At Memphis Hotel And Saturday At Valley View School
Willard Neel leads the Panhandle Playboys with music sets planned for a Memphis hotel Friday night dance and a Saturday show at Valley View School in Paducah.
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Memphis Hotel
Valley View School
Paducah
Willard Neel
the Panhandle Playboys
North Vietnam vows to annihilate US troops if war starts
Hanoi broadcasts a defiant warning that U S troops would be annihilated on the spot if they attack North Vietnam. The message, carried by Hanoi Radio and in the North Vietnamese Review, cites readiness for any U S move and backs it with pledges to defend the nation and aid Cambodia and Laos against U S aggression. Ho Chi Minh separately responds to Pope Paul VI with a cool reception to peace overtures while reiterating demands to end bombings and U S expansion of the war.
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Tokyo
Paul VI
Viet Nam
U.S
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
United States
North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry
Cambodia
Laos
Hanoi
Paul
Jaycees Agree To Aid Chamber Of Commerce
The Jaycees vote to assist financially by forming the CofC and paying minimum dues of 24 dollars with future payments planned as funds allow. Gene Keys spoke on Where Do We Stand and a Goose Tatum show on January 12 at 8 p.m. was discussed. Don Havins was introduced as a new member.
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Jaycees
Cofc
Gene Keys
Goose Tatum
Don Havins
White House Pushes Diplomatic Drive for Viet Nam Peace
The Texas White House said President Johnson has sent top aides to world capitals in an all-out effort to create conditions for peace in Viet Nam. Press Secretary Moyers said the administration is anxious to be reasonable and not raise false hopes. Moyers noted Johnson may speak with Lester Pearson while aide McGeorge Bundy travels to Ottawa for talks.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Texas White House
Johnson
Viet Nam
Bill D. Moyers
U.S
Moyers
McGeorg Bunday
Ottawa
Pearson
LBJ
United Nations
Arthur J Goldberg
Pope Paul VI
Averell Harriman
Adam Rapacki
Joseph Laitin
Goldberg
Harriman
Laitin
Lonnie Walker Retires From West Texas Tuitions
Lonnie A D Walker longtime official of West Texas Tuitions Company in Vernon retires after over 38 years of service. He joined in 1927 as an assistant storekeeper in Abilene and rose to local manager in Clarendon by 1952 before serving as Panhandle District assistant manager and Vernon manager since 1956. He led the Rotary Club in Childress and has two sons: John M Walker a district auditor for the Big Bend District and Charles Tooter Walker a chemical engineer in Illinois.
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A. D
Lonnie) Walker
West Texas Tuities Company
Vernon
Walker
WTU
Abilene
Childress
Clarendon
Panhandle
Income Tax School Set At REA Building
Norman Brints of the Extension Service at College Station will conduct the income tax school at 2 p.m. January 4 in the REA building. A social security representative will also be present. The session explains new regulations and changes in tax forms. Aimed at farmers and ranchers in the county, the public is invited.
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Norman Brints
College Station
Rea
Gemini 6 and 7 Come Within One Foot Nose to Nose
Gemini 6 commander Walter Schirra and pilot Thomas Stafford recounted the historic rendezvous with Gemini 7 on December 15. They described a nose-to-nose pass about a foot apart in bright sunlight 185 miles above Earth and a 14 day endurance voyage with a single tense moment over electrical fuel cells.
Private Plane Crash Kills 3 Near Fredericksburg
Wreckage of a Beechcraft Bonanza was found on the Trainer Ranch about 10 miles northeast of Fredericksburg. A wristwatch on a victim stopped at 10 47 PM, and authorities believe the crash occurred Wednesday night. Gillespie County deputies and FAA investigators responded to the Hill Country scene near the LBJ Ranch.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
UPI
Trainer Ranch
Gillespie County
Vehicles Burn Fire Crews Respond To Two Calls
The Fire Department answered two vehicle fires yesterday. A car owned by Beatrice Jackson Judd at 902 Ave H NE burned at 9 55 a.m. The second was a truck owned by Bill McGaw at 6 10 p.m.
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Beatrice Jackson Judd
Ave. H. Ne
Bill McGaw
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Oklahoma
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