Space program items find home use in everyday life
United Press International reports astronaut era shifts spillover from space tech to households. Apollo era popular items include plastic bags polished mirrors medicines and writing implements. Mercury veteran John Powers notes trend began with Mercury showing everyday goods become preferred in space efforts.
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United Press International
Houston
John
Shorty) Powers
Powers
Mercury
America
Moon
Fed Boosts Discount Rate to Highest in 40 Years
The Federal Reserve Board raised its discount rate to 5 percent the highest in 40 years to curb inflation and stabilize the dollar abroad, with new maximums for large certificates of deposit at 6 percent. The action takes effect at major banks in New York, Philadelphia and Minneapolis, with other banks expected to follow.
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Veyate Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Federal Reserve
New York City
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Lpan
Most Phone Services Unaffected By Major Strike Action
The nationwide walkout by the Communications Workers of America began at 2 p.m. CST in nine states and the District of Columbia, with about half of the 410000 members called out. Some 83.7 million Bell system telephones remained functioning as managers covered shifts and overtime to maintain essential service.
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Washington
Bell
Western
C|tric Co
Communications Workers of America
Afl-Cio
District of Columbia
Lwage
Lnion
Western Electric Co
Western Electric
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Beirne
Union
New York City
Ohio
At&t
Bell System
D.C
Maryland
Iowa
Idaho
Minnesota
North ‘Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
IE mee yo IE mee yo Lubbock scurry county spelling winner named as A J
A spelling bee sponsored contest near Lubbock is nearing its date with the winner to be announced.
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Mee
Scurry County
A-J
Telephone strike idles about 400 workers in city
About 400 Southwestern Bell telephone employees in Lubbock are expected to be off work with no pay as a nationwide CWA walkout widens local ties. Dale Magee led Local 6203 at a City Hall meeting with Mayor Rogers pledging adherence to laws during the action. some managers filled switchboards to maintain service.
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Sub
Avalanche-Journal
Bock
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lubbock
Communication Workers
Start! America
CWA
Westerns
Dale Magee
Electric Co
Met
City Hall
W. Bell Telephone Systems
D. Rogers Jr
Magee
Lot
Police Department
Lines
John Whitcomb
Southwestern Bell
America
Western Blect
Enjoy Work Art Students By Dozens Invade Class
Art students from all walks of life join weekly sessions at Municipal Garden and Arts Center sponsored by the Lubbock Art Association. The program, praised by president Mrs Richard B Dickey, aims to teach drawing and acrylics while fostering personal pleasure and career goals in art.
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44Th St
Center
Donald Anderson
Municipal Garden and Arts Center
Joe McKay
38Th St
Horace Wood
Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Municipal Garden
Arts Center
Lubbock Art Association
Richard B Dickey
Del
Austin
Delwin Jones
Prayer of Gratitude for Christ's Sacrifice
A reader offers a short devotional prayer thanking Jesus for dying on the cross for sins. The line ends with Amen and a closing blessing to God.
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Jesus
Severe spring storm hits West Central Texas causing damage and deaths
Fog and mist blanket the South Plains as a slow-moving front cools the region bringing light hail and rain. A large spring thunderstorm with hail and high winds sweeps West Central and North Texas, causing roof and pole damage near Wichita Falls and two deaths on Texas highways.
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Alanche Journal
South Plains
Matador
Pitchfork i Ranch
Guthrie
Panhandle
Lubbock
Midland
San Angelo
West Central
North Texas
Wichita Falls
Red River
Texas
San Antonio
U. S. 80
Tom Noble
Cisco
Karen Moore
Gunsight
Tex
Vietnam War actions and space satellite linkups reported
U S troops near Saigon battled Viet Cong base camps leaving over 110 Communists dead with U S losses at three killed and three wounded. Soviet Union launched a sixth manned satellite circling earth every 90.3 minutes in an orbit between 131 and 250 miles up while US paratroopers moved into Hue area amid reported Viet Cong tunnels.
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UPI
Sovietnion
Hue
Saigon
Tass
U.S
Vietnam
Rockefeller urges $150 billion for urban renewal in 10 years
Gov Nelson Rockefeller of New York addressed the Society of Newspaper Editors keynote urging a 10 year program costing about 150 billion dollars to revitalize distressed American cities. He criticized urban decay and called for private sector driven development with government sparkplug leadership amid editor reception at the convention.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Society of
Times
Vnce
Catledge
Feder
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Gers
Robbery Suspect Sentenced to 40 Years in Hereford
Emilio Gutierrez Casias, 28, was sentenced to 40 years in the state penitentiary by a 137th District Court jury after a four hour deliberation for robbery by assault related to the beating and robbery of 75 year old Mrs. J. H. Wilson on November 7. Mrs. Wilson was found unconscious in her bloodstained living room by a friend checking on her.
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Emilio Gutierrez Casias
Hereford
State Penitentiary
Casias
J. H
Hetty) Wilson
7Th St
Johnson says Warsaw unlikely site for peace talks
President Johnson outlined four conditions for any public talks with Hanoi including neutral status access for South Vietnam and South Korea, secure communications and no propaganda advantage. He signaled Warsaw is unlikely, citing Poland’s nonrecognition of the two allies and lack of envoys. Rusk broadened acceptable sites to 15 including Ceylon Japan and Italy.
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Associated Press
SAN_ANTONIO
Johnson
North Vietnam
Warsaw
United States
Hanoi
Washington
Phnom Penh
Poland
U.S
Texas
Honolulu
South Vietnam
South Korea
Sec. of
Dean Rusk
Asia
Rusk
Ceylon
Japan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Nepal
Malaysia
Laos
India
Burma
Indonesia
Italy
Eisenhower to Speak at Hardin-Simmons Science Center
Former President Dwight D Eisenhower will be the principal speaker at the dedication of a new science center at Hardin Simmons University on May 7. University President Elvin L Skiles said he will be accompanied by retired Brig General Robert L Schutz. Mrs Eisenhower cannot attend.
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Abilene
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hardin -Simmons University
University
Elvin L. Skiles
Eisenhower
Robert L. Schutz
Skiles
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