Cost of living creeps up as lawmakers push homemaker complaints
March saw a 0.4 percent rise in living costs while Senate GOP leader Dirksen and House counterpart Ford urged homemakers to write in. They accused the Johnson administration of mismanaging spending as prices for foods and services edged higher. Wholesale prices in mid-April dipped slightly, offering cautious hope for a slowdown despite divergent wholesale and retail trends.
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Arthur Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Dirksen
Ford
Hazardous clash near Saigon as U S planes strike Viet Cong target
U S Air Force planes hit a Viet Cong target near Saigon following a Marines led feint that wounded at least 200 guerrillas. The raid came after mortar rounds hit Pleiku Airbase as air war continued across North and South Vietnam with fighter bombers striking nearby installations.
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United Press
U.S. Air Force
Saigon
Rock City
U.S
Cholon
Vity
Pleiku
Highlands
Khe
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Surgeons Place New Artificial Heart in Patient
Dr. Michael DeBakey led Baylor University team in implanting a grapefruit sized artificial heart to support Marcel L. DeRudder 65 as next 12 to 24 hours determine if device can sustain life. Early bulletin notes stable blood pressure 120 over 70 and progress satisfactory as pump handles two thirds of heart workload.
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Ouston
Michael KE. DeBakey
Baylor University
Marcel L. DeRudder
Mareel L. DeRudder
DeRudder
DeBakey
de Rudder
de Bakey
TECH BOARD SCHEDULES MEETINGS AND EVENTS
A reader note lists schedule items for the Tech board of directors with meetings today and a board meet slated for Saturday. It also mentions BEEWIVES activities at Tech including a science fair and UIL regional events.
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Tech
UIL
Lions International Convention Opens In Lubbock
The District 2 12 Lions convention begins at Koko Palace with 2 000 expected attendees. John W. Lowery leads the first session at 8 10 a.m. Lions Clubs of Lubbock host events including a queen’s reception and contest. Activities include reports, nominations, and a necrology ceremony at Oakwood Baptist Church.
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Koko Palace
John W. Lowery
Lubbock
Lubbock Lions
South Plains
Clyde Schneider
Lions League For Crippled Children
Jim Ed Waller
Griffin
Crippled Children Camp
R. A
Lip) Lipscomb
N. A. Cox
Oakwood Baptist Church
John Schwensen
Sea District
Dear Turnrow Tunkel column mockingly profiles a cotton ginner
Avalanche-Journal columnist C. C. McBride dr lives at 1408 Cherry Blossom Dr Littlefield with wife Isthel and four daughters. The piece recalls humor in his Turnrow Tunkel editorial page and includes quips on teen fashion Kennedy voter quirks and a hypothetical voter registration surge.
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Turnrow
C. C. McBride
Avalanche Journal
Tumrow Tunkel
Cherry Blossom Dr
Littlefield
Isthel
Martin
Janie
Kathy
Barbara Sue
Supreme Court questions House probe tactics in 1935 contempt case
The Supreme Court questioned HUAC procedures during an appeal by a former union official convicted of contempt after a 1935 hearing. Justice Warren pressed whether a subcommittee member may roam the country to pick investigations, as government counsel defended the methods.
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Justice Department
Earl Warren
Supreme Court hears subcommittee procedure debate in Gojack case
Attorney Frank Donner contends to the court that the subcommittee hearing violated rights as the five subcommittees wield power to investigate. Yeagley argues procedures are allowed but questions if a witness was misted or injured. The appeal, supported by the ACLU, seeks reversal of Gojack’s conviction with a decision expected later in the term.
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Yeagley
Gojack
Abe Fortus
Frank J. Donner
New York
American Civil Liberties Union
Supreme Court
Mercy killing of Addo elephant Granny by herd leader Kay
Addo National Park in South Africa saw Granny the old elephant, aged between 60 and 90, die after herdsman Hapoer guided her to a thicket where Kay the leader stabbed her through the brain with tusk. Park official D. Doc Steyn and conservator C. Leroux witnessed the event.
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Ort Elizabeth
South Africa
Granny
Addo National Park
Here
Kay
D. Doc. Steyn
Leroux
Hapoer
Teen-Age Texas Girl Found Dead In Tub
A mother found 17 year old Sharon Ann Voges dead in a Corpus Christi bathtub on Thursday. Hospital attendants suspect drowning with no visible bruises. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.
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Texas
Tub
Corpus Christi
Sharon Ann Voges
Lawrence Voges Sr
Severe storms push across West Texas with eight inch rains
Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall swept from Gare Oklahoma to the South Plains causing flash flooding in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Raymondville streets flooded, crops damaged with reports of extensive cotton and onion losses. Eight inch totals noted near Raymondville and 5.5 inches in the city. winds reached 74 mph as a cold front arrived.
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Texas
Pan- Snandle
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Gare
Okla
Midland
Lubbock
Raymondville
Lyford
Tax receipts push US deficit lower hope for cut
Washington reports nine month net tax receipts at 69.2 billion with April-June ahead. Officials gauge deficit near 1 to 2 billion below forecast as inflation curbs target savings of 1.1 billion by June 30. Vietnam war costs cited. final numbers await April receipts.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Johnson
Attendance Climbs at Home Show With Crowds and Prizes
The Avalanche Journal reports the 22nd annual Home Show drew an estimated 5,800 visitors for the Thursday night session, part of a five day total of 23,600. Residents from Levelland and other towns joined crowds as five attendees won $100 merchandise certificates, part of $500 in nightly awards.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-d Journal
Avalanche- Journal
South Plains
Municipal Coliseum
Levelland
Brownfield
Abernathy
Lamesa
Littlefield
Weather Roundup for Lubbock Area Cloudy Mild Today
The Lubbock vicinity reports considerable cloudiness and a warmer trend today and tonight with a slight chance of light showers. Highs near 75, lows around 50, winds from the south and southeast at 10 to 20 mph diminishing tonight. Shower probability 10 percent today and tonight with humidity readings and daily temperature extremes noted.
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Lubbock
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