HemisFair 68 spotlight on Spain deep roots in Texas culture
HemisFair 68 moves into its second day with focus on Spain as a strong cultural link to Texas. A crowd of 51,385 attended opening day events, while Sunday carried a more festive mood despite overcast skies. Manuel Fraga Iribarne and Gov. John Connally greeted at the Spanish pavilion as law students in period dress contributed color to the scene.
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misFair
Spain
Texas
Pain
Hemisfair
Unday
Cerren Antonio
UPD
Manuel Fraga Iribarme
John Connally
Information and Tourism
Senor Fraga Iribarne
San Antonio
Ed Kercher
Brandenton
Fla
Hernando de Soto
de Soto
Florida
Connally
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Fraga
Johnson
Americas
Alexander Girard
Mexico
South America
Heaven
Hell
Vietnam Veteran Sees U S War Shift In Policy
Ronald Sims of Lubbock now argues the United States must not pull out of Vietnam as he ages and studies at South Plains College. He lost his left leg in an April 30 1966 artillery drill on a hill, among 17 wounded and one killed, and later earned a Purple Heart while pursuing education under Chapter 31.
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Hevelland
Vietnam
Ronald Sims
Lubbock
South Plains College
Sims
da Nang
U.S. Naval Hospital
Oakland
Calif
Dallas
Ronald
W. M. Sims
37Th St
Don
Navy
James
Germany
Cleburne
Lubbock High School
SPC
South Plains
West Texas State
Texas Tech
VFW Purple Heart Society
Disabled American Veterans and the Baptist Church
Congress and Johnson Seek Ways to Curb Soaring Medical Costs
Congressional leaders and the Johnson administration push to slow rising medical costs driven by hospital charges Doctors fees and drug prices. Investigations and new payment rules are proposed to curb expenses and boost efficiency in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
Senate
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Johnson
American Hospital Association
iPresident
Department of Health Education and Welfare
HEW
Headon C Collision Fatal To Four in South Texas
A South Texas crash on a highway killed four people including Headon C. Sims. Authorities investigated the high speed collision, noting severe vehicle damage and multiple fatalities at the scene. Emergency crews transported the injured to area hospitals.
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Headon
South
Texas
George West
Tex
Florida
South Texas
Asirge Henry Welland
Palma
Jackvile
Fla
Bario R. Hino
Cesar Hall
Laredo
Lo Flores
Rivers Hospital
Texas Highway Patrol
U.S. 59
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Lubbock Avalanche- Journal
Aint
Bbock
Bevsete
Ae Morave
Sun
Lorning & Vening & Ant
Tubbosk
National Center For Health Services
Harley O. Staggers
D-W
House
America
W York
UPI
Ralph E. Heal
The
National Post
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lexington, Ky
State Bank
F.D.I.C
Mullins TV Lab
Barbers
Harold Corder
Max Ball
Boyd Brooks
ED Whittenburg
Democratic
Smith, Carr
Yarborough
People Conference
KLBK
University Ave
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