Tax deadline nears as Post Office and IRS gear up
The Post Office and IRS prepare for a last minute surge in income tax returns due by midnight Friday. Officials expect about 68 percent of returns filed this year with about 44 million received so far. Late filers face five percent monthly penalties. refunds totalling over $3 billion have already been mailed, aided by IRS computers.
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Iy United Presa
Ashington
Post Office
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Reapportionment Debate Flairs in Senate
A Senate discussion revived a proposal to modify state legislative apportionment guidelines. Key figures argued about whether geography and subdivisions should influence one house, while others warned it could undermine equal representation and minority rights.
General elections urged in Saigon political congress
Vietnamese leadership pursues civilian government elections within four months after a 10 point communique. Buddhist protests disrupt Saigon as 1,000 students rally and authorities warn Americans to stay indoors amid anticipated antigovernment marches. The congress attendees include Van Thieu and Premier Nguyen Cao Ky.
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Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Forcs
Buddhist Institute
Saigon
Cvitan
Viet Nam
Sea Viet Nam
Spelling Bees Planned Across Three Counties
Lubbock area spelling bees are planned today in Hockley, Dawson and Floyd counties. The brief notes outline events across the region with organizers calling for student participation and community support.
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Lubbock
Hockley
Dawson
Floyd Counties
Carr raises funds for fee in Senate race rally
AttyGen Waggoner Carr told about 100 at Plans Coop Oil Mill that Republicans back Tower’s reelection as part of a national push. He warned Texas voters against out of state money and said the No 1 race in the nation is his bid to unseat Tower in November. President Johnson endorsement was hinted at as he outlined campaign strategy.
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Avalanche-Journal
Waggoner
Carr
John Tower
Goldwater
Plans Coop Oil Mill
Tower
Wichita Falls
Texas
Johnson
Sen Hee Carr
Mexico Power Strike Postponed For LBJ Visit
An electric power strike set to begin at noon on the eve of President Johnsons visit was postponed for a week after an all night session with officials of the power company and Labor Ministry authorities. The dispute concerns wages and other benefits.
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Mexico City
Johnson
Pan Am Orders 747 Jumbo Jet In Boeing Deal
Pan American World Airways orders 25 Boeing built long range jet airliners called the 747. The craft will carry 490 passengers and 161 tons of baggage and cruise at 630 mph. Deliveries begin September 1969 and finish May 1970, promising lower fares and new intercontinental service.
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Tornado Watch Issued as Gulf Moisture Sparks Warm Front Storms
A weak cool front met moist Gulf air producing showers and hail across a wide Texas swath from Del Rio to Abilene. The tornado watch extended through the region and stayed in effect for hours with no reports of damaging storms.
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Weather recap and hail reports across Texas South Plains and adjacent areas
Thunderstorms and hail affected Spur Dickens counties and the South Plains with hail readings up to 38 inches moisture and several town reports. Central Texas faced a tornado watch with a funnel cloud near Comstock. light rain fell around Waco and scattered showers moved northeast. Temperature highs near 67 and lows around 45 with clearing later.
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Dickens
South Plains
Dickens! S County
Lubbock
US Weather Bureau
Ain Iday
Ind
Roscoe
Merkel
Robert Lee
Westbrook
Holly
Abilene
Loraine
Mikel
Colorado Cit
Winters
Snyder
Leckenridge
Department of Public Safety
Comstock
Val Verde
Texas
Wichita Falls
Possum Kdont Reservoir
Estes Faces Delayed Trial Halted for Testimony Disputes
Convicted ex-farm financier James Estes returned to county jail as his bid for a new trial paused while U S District Judge Leo Brewster recessed the proceeding after days of conflicting testimony Estes and a Chicago finance official accused each other of lies over alleged bribes and loan plans tied to fertilizer tanks in 1961 The hearing resumed with stipulations showing Estes was elsewhere in Abilene Dallas and Washington during the disputed period and testimony shifted to witness Wendell Gambill who was invited to Pecos to dispute Estes statements about attendance at a meeting at the Lubbock airport
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Paso
Billie Sol Estes
Wonder
U.S
Leo Brewster
Estes
Chicago
Joan Company
el Paso
Pecos
Hilbert Kreeger
Walter E. Heller Co
Kreeger
Heller
Abilene
Dallas
Washington
Kreger
Harry Lee Hudspeth
Wendell Gambill
Gambill
Las Cruces
N.M
Lubbock
Finance Company
Mibill
Sunspots and Solar Rotation Explain The Sun’s Behavior
An article by Dr. A Keith Pierce describes sunspots as cooler patches on the Sun that periodically appear in groups. It notes sunspots form, grow apart, and fade, with cycles peaking roughly every 11.2 years, and explains the Sun’s 21 day rotation and differential spin across latitudes.
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Earth
Homework by Dial a Computer Trials in Queens Schools
Six Queens high school pupils use a dial telephone and a distant computer to solve math problems from simple sums to square roots. The project aims to increase practice and workload capacity, not to replace homework, with the diocese of Brooklyn and IBM partnering to run the program.
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New York
Queens High School
Ian Butler Jr
Long Island City
Mater Christi’ Diocesan High
Diocese of Brooklyn
International Business Machines Corp
Yorktown Heights
Westchester County
Brian
Weather Map Page 23 A Lubbock Area Forecast
Clear to partly cloudy across Lubbock and vicinity today through Friday. Highs in the 60s to mid 70s, lows 40s to 50s. Light to moderate southeast winds. Humidity around 40 percent tonight and mild. Temperatures include a 67-degree minimum and a possible 75 later.
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Denver
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