Guns and More Butter Promised in Johnson State of the Union
President Johnson vowed to stand firm in Vietnam while boosting urban renewal and aid to the poor. He called for higher taxes as the budget would rise to 186 billion dollars, with emphasis on jobs, housing, and law enforcement in cities. He urged expansion of four programs and sought full funding for rebuilding cities and the war on poverty.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Congress
Hanoi
America
North Vietnam
State of the Union
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Office of Economic Opportunity
Rory
Campiaan
Youths Protest Arrival of the Enterprise in Sasebo
In Sasebo Japan leftist students protested the arrival of the US nuclear powered carrier Enterprise. Riot police used tear gas and fire hoses as clashes left dozens injured and 15 arrested. Ambassador Johnson met with carrier officials amid heightened tensions.
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Sasebo
Japan
UPI
Enterprise
Pepo
Naval Base
Enterprise Docks
Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
U. Alexis Johnson
Favorite son strategy shapes GOP convention choices
Washington report outlines how favorite son candidates, from governors to senators, may influence the Republican nominating process. It lists states with potential favorite son delegates and notes the lack of binding pre convention commitments, risking regional power shifts at the convention.
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Raymond Lahr Washington
UPI
Nelson A Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Miami Beach
Arkansas
California
Florida
Illinois
Kansas
Massachum
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
George Romney
Michigan
Nixon
Winds Drive Rain and Snow Across Texas and Oklahoma
Severe weather snarls Texas and Oklahoma with rain and snow as gusty winds hamper harvests in Childress and flood San Antonio streets. Tornado touchs down near Lometa while high winds whip dust in the Panhandle. Flooding interrupts commutes and prompts school advisories.
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Childress
Gulf of Mexico
Fire Department
San Antonio
Lometa
Tex
Texas
Panhandle
Plains
Hightower Named to Panels on Crime Prevention Academy Study
Lt Governor Preston Smith named Senator Jack Hightower to the Texas Legislative Council committee to study creating and operating an academy of science in crime prevention and detection and to a subcommittee examining the fire record credit and debit system of the state. Hightower, an Vernon attorney, has served in the Texas Senate since 1965 after a prior term in the House of Representatives.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Jack Hightower
Texas Legislative Council
Academy of Science
Hichtower
Vernon
Texas Senate
House of Representatives
School Dismissal Announced Over Semester Break
School will dismiss tomorrow due to the period between semesters and will resume on Monday for regular schedules.
Viet Cong Chief Killed by U S Troops Near Saigon
U S troops killed the Viet Cong leader linked to a Jan. 6 Tan An raid near Gen Westmoreland’s Saigon field headquarters. The 101st Airborne patrol shot three guerrillas on a jungle trail in War Zone C. Army casualty figures for the week show 278 Americans killed and 1,323 wounded.
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Eugene V. Risher Sigon
UPI
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
101St Airborne Division
Vietnam
Saigon
Pawels
Tan Aven Village
North Vietnam
Panhandle
South
Twelve Airmen Die in KC-135 Crash at Minot
MINOT NORTH DAKOTA UPI twelve men died when a KC135 jet tanker crashed on takeoff from a fogbound icy runway at Minot Air Force Base. Maj Gen Charles Eisenhart 58 a high ranking officer and commander killed along with three colonels. Only flight steward T Set William G Wright survived being thrown clear into shallow snow. Investigators opened an Air Force inquiry as wreckage scorched for hours.
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Minot
N.D
UPI
Air Force
T.set
William G. Wright
Long Beach
Calif
Heomehow
Charles M. Eisenhart
15Th Air Force
Strategic Air Command
March Air Force Base
Riverside
Los Angeles
Fienhart
Minot Air Force Base
Mnot
Aide Shortage Threatens Day School Satellite Program
Classes began today at East Ward School for retarded children enrolled in the Day Car Satellite run by the Center for Human Development Amarillo. Four volunteers attended a briefing with Principal Russell White and Supervisor Burtis Hollis. Additional helpers are urged, with sessions from 9:20 to 11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, serving tardy youngsters from the Dress area.
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East Ward
Stanley Hazelwood
Russell White
Burtis Hollis
Amarillo
Center For Human Development
Leslie Ellison
Virgie Webster
J. A. McDonald
Don Wilhit
Childress
Paducah
Hazelwood
Out of Town Men Named On Committee For Greenbelt Bowl
Three out of town men join the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic selection panel. Ted Leach of Wichita Falls Record-News Tommy Bryant of Amarillo Daily News and Tom Higley of KGNC Amarillo named to the committee. Weldon Hayes and Vernon Fu bank appointed as chair and co chair.
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M. K. Wilcoxson
Wilcoxson
Weldon Hayes
Vernon Fubank
Ted Leach
Wichita Falls
E Lassen Dies at 85. services pending
E Lassen, 85, a retired railway employee, died at 1 15 p m today in Childress General Hospital. He lived at 1201 Avenue H Northwest. Funeral services are pending with Newberrys Funeral Home. No further details were available at press time.
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E. Lassen
Childress General Hospital
Avenue H
Newberry
Childress Young Homemakers Meeting Cancelled
Mrs. A. J. Johnson president announced today's cancellation of the Childress Young Homemakers meeting slated for tonight.
Jaycee Week Discussed at Noon Meeting
Discussion of Jaycee Week highlighted the noon Jaycees meeting today. Nick Preston leads publicity. John Forbis will speak at the Bosses Banquet at 8 pm January 27 in the Veterans Building. The Jaycees and wives meeting scheduled Friday night has been cancelled.
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Jaycees
Nick Preston
John Forbis
Javeces
Registrations To Vote Nears 3000 Mark in County
Tax Assessor U. S. Fromm reported Childress County registrations nearing 3,000 with 2,980 already registered this morning. He expected to pass 3,000 before the weekend as the January 31 deadline approaches. Filing deadlines for candidacy in either party run to February 5.
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Childress County
U. S. Fromm
Fromm
Mothers March Leader Attends Texas Governors Tea
Mrs Ralph Vallone chairwoman of the 1968 Mothers March for Birth Defects travels to Austin for a Governor's Mansion tea for Texas Mothers March leaders. Guests include Mrs Gordon Coover and Mrs Patrick Nugent with TV star Cathy Garver also in attendance.
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Ralph Vallone
Childress
Austin
Governor’s Mansion
John Connally
Texas
National Foundation
Gordon Coover
Patrick Nugent
Luci Johnson
March of Dimes
Kathy Garver
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West Ranch
United Press International
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Hightower
Jaycee
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