Rail Talks Open Under Johnson's Watchful Eve
A White House notice disclosed postponement of rail talks amid a two day strike by Illinois Central workers. Union stoppage and new work rules triggered disruptions. 7,500 employees returned to duty as service largely cleared. If talks fail, Johnson may seek Congress to block the strike with legislation.
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White House
Illinois Central Railroad
New York
Ilinois
Illinois Central
Chicago
Southern Pacific Rail
California
New York Central Railroad
New York City
Congress
Sec. of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
James Reynolds
Francis A. Oweill
Federal Mediation Service
Theodore Kheel
George Taylor
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Johnson Promises Support Amid Wheat Prices Debate
President Johnson pressed the wheat price issue during a Rose Garden session with Thatcher, insisting he would sign the measure. Thatcher claimed the plan would lift the Northwest economy from a low mood, while Johnson boasted of a 93 percent approval in a Minnesota poll. The event included a photo session with Carl Sandburg and Steichen, with Johnson humorously guiding Sandburg’s questions and later deflecting rail dispute talks as unfounded hype.
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Johnson
Thatcher
Johnsou
Minnesota
Minneapolis Tribune
Seichen
Sandburg
Civil Rights Bill Sparks Senate Debate on Amendments
Senate leaders clash over fair employment changes as Dirksen fails to win Republican backing. Southern backers vow rebuttals this week and next, delaying votes. Douglas accuses Southern filibuster tactics while Stennis defends Southern juries and courts as unfairly slurred.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
John Stennis
D-Miss
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Illinois
Stennis Lees
Stur’ Robertson
Stennis
Douglas
South
Mississippi
Tech Retained On Censure List
ST. LOUIS AP The American Association of University Professors kept 12 universities on its censure list while lifting it from three schools at a two day convention. Auburn North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science and Catawba College were removed. Texas Technological College and Sam Houston State Teachers College remained on the list amid tenure and academic freedom concerns. The AAUP counts 730 chapters and about 62 000 members. The Tech censure traces to past faculty dismissals.
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ST. Louis
American Assn
Texas Technological College
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Auburn University
North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciience and Catawba
N.C
Association
United States
Tech
Texas Tech Board Sets Budget Review For 1966 1967
Texas Techs board of directors meets in the president s office to review the two year budget for 1966 and 1967 with a 16 item agenda. Reports from finance and academic programs committe es, notes on building program financing, progress on construction bids, student insurance, and a gift steam locomotive from Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co for campus display. Directors Roy Farr and Herbert Allen expected to be absent. Manuel DeBusk notes.
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Texas Tech
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co
Roy Farr
Lubbock
Herbert Allen
Houston
Manuel DeBusk
Stepped Up TB Program Backed By House Group
The House Appropriations Committee urged a new 10 year TB reduction plan and boosted health funding by 4 million to start. They criticized administration cuts, citing the surgeon general task force led by Dr. John D. Porterfield. The panel warned TB death and new case rates had plateaued despite past progress.
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University of California
House
Washington Retirements Reach Three Thousand Daily
Every 24 hours about 3,000 Americans retire from work as aging of the population shifts labor force participation. The figure underscores broader trends in employment and pension transitions across the United States.
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Washington
West Texas Conference on Alcoholism stresses prevention
Dr. James T. Rountree, medical director at Star lite Clinic, spoke at the first annual West Texas Conference on Alcoholism in Lubbock. He said forty percent of alcoholics begin as social drinkers and urged acceptance and treatment. Sessions continued at 8:30 a.m. at the Pioneer Hotel with talks on the nature of the problem and the church's role in education. The conference, a pilot for the state, is sponsored by Texas Tech, the Lubbock Council on Alcoholism, the Texas Commission on Alcoholism, and the University of Texas Extension Division. The event remains open to the public with meal charges.
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Joe B. Phillips
Lubbock Council On Alcoholism
Robert E. Simpson
West Texas
James T. Rountree
Starlite Clinic For
Alcoholism
Center
Tex
Texas Tech Union Building
Rountree
Pioneer Hotel
C. Stanley Clifton
School of Social Work
University of Oklahoma
Church In Alcoholism
Douglas R.olson
Trinty Lutheran Church
Fort Worth
Clifton
R. E. Simpson
Lubbock Coucil On Alcoholism
Texas Tech
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Division of Extension of
The
University of Texas
Starlite Village
Center Point
Tech Union
Tech Protest On Campus Over DeBusk Presidency Rumor
Campus turmoil erupts after leaflets accuse Manuel DeBusk of seeking to appoint himself Tech president. A Friday protest march forms outside the Administration building as students demand academic freedom and preservation of the university’s name.
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Sap
Tech
Manuel DeBusk
Tech U
Board of Directors
Manuel
DeBusk
TSU
Manney
Texas Tech
Births listed for multiple families in West Texas Hospital records
A compilation of birth notices from West Texas Hospital listing newborns from families including Wilson Lee Candallario Zuniga Bishard Suseberry Haws Marrufo Banks Sanders. Each entry notes weight time date and father’s occupation in concise hospital birth notices.
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George Wilson Lee
Fordham
West Texas Hospital
Lloyd Suseberry
Methodist Hospital
Marcus Supply Co
Doctors Strike Talks Fail To End Belgium Dispute
Premier Theo Lefevre met with 12,000 striking doctors and dentists in Brussels through the night but left without a settlement. Radios stayed on after hours as Belgians hoped for a conclusion to the 10-day strike that halted most medical services. Talks continued with promises of secrecy while both sides awaited a path to negotiating procedures.
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Brussels
Belgium
Theo Lefevre
Lefevre
Campus Board Meeting Amid Name Change Controversy
Directors vote scheduled as two absent, Goodwin mocks retirement plans calling the issue fantasy. Two effigies of DeBusk hung from a Science Building window, then removed by campus security. Students dispersed near 1 pm, tensions rise but leaders urge unity after Furgeson speech.
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Goodwin
DeBusk
Science
Central Texas Planting Faces Need for Rain
High winds and dry surface moisture in western and northwestern Texas slowed rain prospects. The Texas Agricultural Extension Service said midweek cold fronts will not alleviate dryness. Planting surged across eastern two thirds and South Plains, with rice, flax, and sorghum progressing. cabbage, carrots, onions, berries, and melons moving to stands as pastures improve and livestock feeding declines in drier areas.
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College Station
UPD
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
South Texas
Texas
South Plains
el Paso
Northwest
Trans Pecos
Atascosa County
South Central
Lewter Testimony Highlights Murchison Ties in Lubbock Feedlot
Lewter described his role as liaison between Lewter the feedlot manager and Murchison family members during the Lubbock operation. Roy Riddel testified about a $750,000 to $5 million personal bank guarantee by Clint Murchison Sr. and praised Lewter’s honesty and business acumen. The defense called Jim Milam to support Lewter and to deny any underhanded deals, with Lewter recounting a 1962 meeting with Clint Murchison Sr expressing optimism for future profits and community impact.
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Lewter
Murchison
Pritchett
Roy Riddel
First National Bank of
Clint Murchison Sr
Riddel
Dallas
John D
Clint Murchison Jr
Lubbock
Jim Milam
Murchisons
Lenter
Pratt
Finalists Named in Maid of Cotton Show
The finalists for the Maid of Cotton pageant, chosen from 40 candidates, include Cheryl Blackstock of Brownwood and 18 others from Dallas, Lubbock, San Antonio, and more. Fifteen finalists are Texas Tech students. admission is free with Jim Black as emcee. Judges include Lelia Holiday and executives from Burl ington Industries, Sears Roebuck, Swift Spinning, Inman Mills, and more.
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Miss Elliott
Cheryl Blackstock
Brownwood
Kay Burleson
Friona
Paula Creitz
Adrian
Holly Hunt
Anson
Carole Jobe
Ballinger
Janell McDermand
San Antonio
Linda Nolan
Robstown
Ann Orrick
Wichita Falls
Kay Perkins
Petersburg
Rufus Grisham
Maid of Cotton Committee
Jim Black
Littlefield
Lubbock
Lelia Holiday
New York City
Robert T. Stutts
Lincolnton
N. C
Carolinian Mills
Ivey Weavers
Burlington Industries
Marvin C
Moscow TV and expulsions heighten Cold War tensions
Western observers noted the Leningrad incident in St Isaacs Square where 120 plus citizens attacked an American car carrying Savage and Bracken. A Volga rammed the car, slight damage reported, police not detaining the Americans. In Tula, three air attaches faced 40 to 50 citizens and military personnel over park trespass, told the area was military territory. After about 40 minutes, they were allowed to go. Ninety-day travel restrictions were imposed by Russians after each incident.
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Leningrad
St. Isaacs Square
Savage
Bracken
Navy
Tula
Moscow
Orel
Cool Air May Trigger Scattered Showers in Lubbock
A cool air mass moving through the South Plains could spark scattered thundershowers in the northeast area, per the U S Weather Bureau in Lubbock. The front expected to pass around 7 to 8 a m will keep highs a few degrees below Friday, with Lubbock at about 73 after a 79 high yesterday. Texas skies were mostly clear except along the coast and the Rio Grande, where Laredo posted 92 degrees.
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South Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Texas
Rio Grande
Laredo
Presidio
None Injured As DC-3 Crashes On Takeoff
A Northeast Airlines DC-3 with 19 aboard caught in a crosswind on takeoff and smashed into a storage hangar and two cars at Barre Montpelier Airport in Vermont. No injuries were reported among 15 passengers, three crew, and a FAA employee.
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Montpelier, Vt
UPI
Northeast Airlines
Federal Aviation Agency
Barre-Montpelier
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