Viet Cong losses and king protest headline bundle
A three day Mekong Delta clash ended with 276 Viet Cong killed and 33 captured as U S jets bombed targets. Six Americans died and four were killed when a helicopter exploded after a machine gun strike. Da Nang raids net 122 Viet Cong suspects and an alleged demolition leader. MLK defends Alabama boycott plan amid mixed reactions from business leaders and civil rights figures.
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Floods isolate towns across Minnesota and Iowa
Snowpacks melted by heavy rains created record flood conditions across Minnesota and Iowa. Cherokee Iowa faced the worst flooding in 74 years with 50 to 65 blocks submerged and about 225 residents evacuated, while National Guardsmen assisted flood duties. Junior Miller surveyed the affected Fort Dodge and Waterloo regions as rivers rose to record levels.
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Green light for angle parking in downtown area
Advisory committee approves angle parking downtown as a traffic efficiency measure.
Farm er electrocuted while freeing rabbit near pipe
Winifred West 26 a Floyd County area farmer was killed when a aluminum irrigation pipe touched a power line at a farm well near South Plains. He had just attempted to dislodge a rabbit and died at Lockney General Hospital. Survivors include his wife Joy and his parents John and Mrs West plus brothers and a sister. Services pending at Moore Funeral Home Floydada.
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South Plains towns record heavy votes in local elections
In Spur Hart Floydada Roaring Springs Levelland and other South Plains towns voters produced sizable turnouts. Mayors Rickels Bradley Green and Cain won battles with incumbents while several council seats changed hands. In Lockney a major race saw Claude Brown defeat Huggins and Wilson chose a new mayor.
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Avery W. Payne
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Cecil Reese
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Britain unveils hard budget with new taxes on beer
The Labour government in Britain announced tax reforms aimed at reducing the trade deficit. The measures include steep levies affecting workers and raise pressures on foreign creditors as Britain seeks to shed red ink in world trade.
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Britain
British tax plan taxes liquor and road use in Callaghan budget
Chancellor James Callaghan delivered a two hour speech in the House of Commons outlining a budget that raises taxes on liquor beer wine cigarettes and other items while maintaining a regulator system allowing future purchase tax hikes. Road use tax rises and a tighter currency control for travels abroad are announced with Britons restricted from investing in real estate overseas.
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Yorty Inches Ahead In Los Angeles Mayor Race
Incumbent Mayor Samuel Yorty led James Roosevelt with a wide margin as Los Angeles votes counted. With 2,475 of 5,055 precincts reporting, Yorty had 75,567 to Roosevelt's 44,450, signaling a clearcut victory.
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Dallas Mayor Re-Elected as City Races Conclude
Dallas re-elected its mayor, Elizabeth Blessing, 59 439 to 21 353, as Crystal City Latin group faced defeat in Texas city elections. Janssen and CCA candidates won most Dallas seats while Joe Moody advances to a runoff with Sandy Sanderson. In San Antonio, Rev. S H James became the first Negro city council member, running with the Good Government League.
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Elizabeth Blessing
Janssen
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Satellite Kicks Off New Era
COMSAT launched its Early Bird satellite to create the first commercial space link between America and Europe. Initial reports called the orbit slightly below nominal while officials waited for precise measurements. The egg shaped temporary path aims toward a stationary orbit to switchboard up to 240 transatlantic calls and ocean spanned broadcasts.
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Communications Satellite Corporation
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Europe
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Earth
Atlantic
Early Birds
Unique Corporation
Lorbit
Space Agency
Sea Comsat
Bids Aired On Project For Lubbock Water Plant
Bids were opened Tuesday for a northeast Lubbock water treatment plant to serve Lubbock and six South Plains cities. Butler Inc of Bryan submitted the low bid of 3,180,358, under the engineering estimate of 3,698,000, promising citizen savings. Sub-contractors include Anthony Plumbing and Amico Electric, with City Council to award the contract at its regular meeting Thursday. The plant sits east of the Municipal Airport along Quirt Ave and aims for May 1967 completion ahead of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority aqueduct delivery.
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Bryan
Lubbock
Butler
Quirt Ave
South Plains
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
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Anthony Plumbing Co
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Allies Demand End to Berlin Harassment After Soviet Buzzes
Western Allies demand immediate end to harassment of Berlin lifelines after Soviet jets buzzed U S and French airports and East Germans briefly close the autobahn. Bonn government sees Bundestag meeting in Berlin as election year aid as four power task force weighs reprisals for traffic interference.
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East Germany
Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Increasing cloudiness and a warmer day for Lubbock with a high near 80s and a low around mid 50s. Moderate southwest winds. A few showers expected late tonight or Thursday.
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