Canadian Cold Front Endangers Vegetation
A Canadian cold front and heavy snow in the Clovis area disrupted travel and service. Power and telephone restoration continued as several poles remained down north and west of Clovis. Civil Defense aided stranded travelers while nine miles of open wire between Clovis and Texico were lost.
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Clovis
Texico
Texas Highway Department
Guadalupe Mountains
Davis Mountains
Fil Paso
van Horn
Pine Springs
Fort Davis
Alpine
Marfa
NWS
Lubbock
North Central
Lone Star State
Dallas Mayor Wes Wise Wins Re election
Dallas Mayor Wes Wise, a former TV personality, won re election with a large vote share over five challengers. Independent Gary Weber also won easily, defeating CCA candidate Fred Zeder amid a hard fought council slate.
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Dallas AP
Wes Wise
Dallas
Dallas Citizens Charter Association
Smayor's
Wise
Gary Weber
CCA
Fred Zeder
Zeder
Secret Code Crafting Keeps Prisoners Sane
Inmates used coded quizzes and wall tapping to pass answers and solve problems such as square roots. They spoke of camaraderie and morale building through games and mutual support during captivity. The last freed American Captain Robert White described jungle rations and cooking to pupils at Clark Air Base.
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Tschudy
Army
Robert White
United States
Clark Air Force Base
White
Wiite
Air Base
Csveak
Meat boycott squeezes industry amid price impasse
Meat buyers faced shortages as farmers and retailers held firm on prices within government ceilings. Executives blamed boycott pressure for slumping sales. Vermont farmers planned a roast beef counterdemo while Arkansas hogs rose to 38.50 per cwt. Butz opposed the boycott.
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Leroy A. Hughes
Malcolm McCabe
Massachusetts Retail Grocers Association
Don Richards
Shaw's
Portland
Maine
Hoekstra
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mary Hoekstra
Vermont
Bridport
Paul Blair
National Farmers’ Organization
Arkansas National Stockyards Inc
R.C. Williams
Arkansas National
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Farl Butz
Butz
National Press Club
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Floydada Plans Rail Hub Amid Rumors of Closure
Floydada plans a weekly start and end to trains with a switching engine on site and a screw to handle duties as United Transportation Inc pledges seven day operations during peak farm seasons. Residents fear relocation signals broader abandonment though officials vow no layoffs and await ICC and Texas Railroad Commission approval plus financial proof before any closing.
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iFloydada
United Transportation, Inc
ICC
Texas Railroad Commissia
Mahon
Debates Over Organized Crime Reach Texas Officials
Lubbock police Captain Wayne Love defines organized crime as a money-making group, while a DPS spokesman and Sheriff C Ho Blanchard describe it as criminals operating across cities and states. Atty. Gen. Hill and Col. Speir caution it is rising but not rampant, with gambling as a common link and Dixie Mafia doubts.
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Wayne Love
Lubbock Police Department
DPS
DIS
Alton Griffin
Lubbock County
C. Ho “Choe Blanchard
Dallas
Estes
Mafia
Cosa Nostra
Love
Griffin
Blanchard
Frontier Stage
Lubbock
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Gulf Coast
Gen
Hill
Col
Speir
City planners weigh traffic split and barrio street work plan
City board proposes turning Avenue X and Avenue W into one way pairs to separate north south traffic while linking University Avenue to 22nd Street with a cut off to the wish bone. They modify two proposals and drop Broadway beautification west of Avenue Q in year two to fund housing rehab near Jackson School. Better Built Homes buys three lots near East Tulane and Globe Avenue for 1000 dollars. Davis Construction wins 8027 dollars for two Clovis Road lots for a cabinet shop.
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Avenue W
University Avenue
22Nd Street
Broadway
Avenue Q
Jackson School
NDP
Tulane
Globe Avenue
Clayton-Carter
Davis Construction ,Co
Clovis Road
Avenue S
Two Men Killed In Boat Mishap At Clear Lake
Houston authorities identified Hollis Cordray Jr. and Hayden Maxwell as the two men who drowned when Maxwell’s twin engine racing boat struck a wake and shattered on Clear Lake after a weekend boating accident.
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Houston
Sheriff's Department
Hollis Cordray Jr
Hayden Maxwell
Maxwell
Clear Lake
New Mayors Elected In Three Area Towns
In three area towns voters chose new mayors, with Hughes and 69 cited for Richard Deel. Slaton, Hereford, and Brownfield saw incumbents and challengers contest council seats, while Ward races and place positions filled by top vote-getters across multiple cities.
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Hughes
Richard Deel
Slaton
B. H. Crandall
J. M. McCormick
J. P. Spears
Levelland
John F. Shettlesworth
Juan Pompa Jr
Fred G. Owens
Littlefield
Chester Harvey
Pat Downs
Paul McCormick
Charles Ary
Doroteo Garcia
Kennedy Veach
J. E. Chisholm
Hereford
Paul Abalos
James H. Hull
James H. Sears
iPlace
H. A. Cavenees
Jerry Trower
Ed Cook
Garland Lindsey
Brownfield
Bill Marchbanks
Jim Reed
Odell Sears
Nixon's Veto Of Spending Bill Upheld
The vetoed bill would have authorized 2.6 billion over three years for grants to states for basic rehabilitation and a new program for the severely handicapped. The House passed 318 to 57 and the Senate 83 to 2 after cuts, amid strong opposition and praise from leaders.
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House
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Nixon
Humphrey
White House
John Brademas
D Ind
Brahemus
James ‘. Lynn
Open Meetings Reform Clears House Vote in Texas
The Texas House approved major changes to the Open Meetings Act as reform bills move toward Gov. Dolph Briscoe. The measure broadens the definition of a meeting and requires public sessions for legislative committees, with tape recording of public sessions authorized and penalties for evasion.
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Austin
Meir House
Price Daniel Jr
House
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Bill Hollowell
iGrand Saline
Tom Uher
D-Bay City
Carl Paker
Port. Arthur
Parker
John Hoestenbach
D.l Odessa
iHouse
Hoestenbach
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Richard EB. Gross
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Richard Perkin
Kent
Lobb
Donald S. Johnson
Joe E. Chavez
Odessa
Tommy Salmon
M. J. ‘Pee Wee’ Edwards
A. O. Pickens
Morris Smith
Dub” Duff
Judy Newman
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Brenda Colley
Bill Green
Charles Noll Tit
James Jackson
Donnell Biggers
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Charles F. Tompkins
Jack L. Watkins
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