U.S. Reaffirms Vietnam Peace Bid Amid Global Denunciations
U S officials stood firm on President Johnson’s conditional peace talks while Soviet and Chinese media condemned the offer. George W Ball said the United States will keep its South Vietnam commitment even if China or the Soviet Union intervene and will leave the offer on the table pending Hanoi’s reply. He noted no formal rejection from North Vietnam and awaited Hanoi’s position to the 17-nation peace appeal with no preconditions.
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Russia
China
Johnson
U.S
South Viet Nam
George W. Ball
North Viet Nam
Ball
United States
Hanoi
Baltimore
Nhan Dan
Johnson signs vast education aid bill at childhood school
President Johnson signed the largest education aid bill to date in a ceremony at a one room country school. Attended by his former teacher and childhood classmates, the event highlighted the $1.3 billion increase aimed at aiding needy students and teacher training.
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Alvin Spivak
Johnson City
UPI
Johnson
Junction
LB Ranch
Kate Deadrick Loney
Loney
Texas
Rough and Ready
Calif
Eightharade Frontier School
Cotulla
Tex
Junction School
Stonewall
Lynda Bird
House
Carl Albert
Okla
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Albert
Lee Johnson Page
Raborn Named New CIA Chief by Johnson
President Johnson selected William F. Raborn Jr., 59, retired vice admiral who helped develop the Polaris missile, to head the Central Intelligence Agency replacing John A. McCone. Raborn served as Aerojet General vice president after Navy retirement and is a Decatur Texas native and Annapolis graduate.
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William F. Raborn Jr
Navy
Johnson Sunday
Central Intelligence Agency
Raborn
CIA
John A. McCone
Aerojet General Corp
Pasadena
Calif
McCone
Defense
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Decatur
Rex
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U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Pacific
Prayer text and author prayer in Texas
Today's prayer asks for forgiveness through Christ and seeks power to overcome self-centeredness. The prayer ends with an Amen and is signed by Mrs Jesse J Razor from Lubbock, indicating a personal submission for a church or local prayer context.
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Jesus
Jesse J. Razor
Lubbock
Bigamiat Dictionary Entry Heads One Man’s Trouble
A compact dictionary note defines Bigamiat as a man who misuses a good custom by turning it into a bad habit. The brief entry appears amid a mix of international news and features on the same page.
Auto Accident Kills Lamesa Man Pedro Ruiz
LAMESA Special A La mesa man Pedro Ruiz 28 was killed Sunday when the auto ride he was in overturned several times and pinned him beneath the car. Ambrosio Chacon 31 the driver was reported in good condition later at Medical Arts Hospital. Highway Patrolman Ralph Ward said the crash occurred about 6 45 p m on a farm road north of Lamesa. Dawson County farmer H E Piper found the wreck and pulled the car off the victim before an ambulance. Services for Ruiz are pending at Branon Philips Funeral Home.
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Ciengal Mexico
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Medical Arts Hospital
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Chacon
Lamesa
Feede
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Monroe
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Lubbock
Clarence
Diercks
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la Paz
South Bend
Stuart
Mike Cooper
Cooper
Rivie
Jim McWilliama
Garrett
Robbie J. Mullins
Soviet plans for space town and stations hinted on cosmonautics day
The Soviet Union marked Yuri Gagarin Day with talks of future cosmic feats including space town and cosmic service stations for ships. Lt Gen Nikolai Kamanin said Voskhod 1 aided rendezvous and docking, enabling restocking and support at intermediate stations, with possible future flights including Gagarin or another veteran cosmonaut.
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Nikolai Kamanin
Sovietskaya Rossiya
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Znamya
54 Die As Syrian Charter Airliner Crashes
A chartered Jordanian twin engine airliner exploded and crashed into a mountainside 13 miles west of Damascus killing 54 people including King Hussein's personal pilot. Twelve other tourists on a Middle East package tour were saved after being forced to jump from the plane, which could hold only 50 passengers.
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UPS
Hussein
Here
Twin Midwest Tornado Outbreak Leaves Dozens Dead
A deadly tornado spree swept six Midwestern states Sunday night and Monday morning, killing at least 134 across Indiana Ohio Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin. Emergency crews searched debris while hospitals faced mass casualties and Red Cross rushed aid amid widespread property damage. Police arrested two Lubbock men for safecracking during the chaos.
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Kokomo
Marion
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Branch County
Mich
Iowa
Red Cross
Monroe
Wis
Crystal Lake
Ill
Kids Flog Down to Grains Beaches in Easter Break
Newport Beach reports a sea of teens fleeing spring break with no notice from the rain-soaked April. Police mobilize, duty shared with military police to keep order as 15 percent of youths run afoul. Beach crowds fill hotels and pads host groups while locals describe the wake of party life and small-town incidents.
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Dial Torgerson
Newport Beach
Calif
California
Orange County
Weather Desert City Area Forecast Summary
Lubbock region shows clear to partly cloudy skies with a high near 80. Winds are light to moderate from the west and southwest. Temperatures range from a mid 60s to low 80s, with humidity around 92 percent and a low around 43.
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N & Tom
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