Winds and storms lash South Plains. towns flood
Avalanche Journal reports hail laced thunderstorms along the eastern South Plains causing flash floods and power outages from Dickens to Matador. Temperatures plunged from 93 to 75 as high winds cooled the region. further storms were forecast to yield mid 90s later.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Caprock
Clare
London
Eae
Dickens
Kent
Garza
Guthrie
Spur
Lake Thomas
Matador
Sheriff's Department
Judy Atkinson
Lubbock
Amarilo
Midland
Huh
Ottawa bridge collapse kills workers on Rideau River
A 11 foot section of the Heron Road Bridge under construction collapsed into the Rideau River in Ottawa at 1:30 p.m. CST. Fifty one injured, 21 critically, with many workers unaccounted as rescue teams and an RCAF helicopter aided the scene.
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Ottawa Cupd
Rideau
Fifthy
Heron Road
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Hoffee Bridge
Escalation of War in Vietnam Seen Likely to Grow
Secretary figures Vietnam could reach Korean scale by year end with 500 600 thousand U S troops a possibility. Senator Stennis forecast 400 000 by 1966 end and possible rise to 600 000 to defeat Communists in South Vietnam. President Johnson backs deployment and General Westmoreland says more troops will be needed, though no figure given.
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Bob Horton Ashington
Viet Nam
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services
Stennis
U.S
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Congress
William C. Westmoreland
Honolulu
Texas Cities Win Honorable Mention for Traffic Courts
Corpus Christi and Lubbock received honorable mention awards from the American Bar Association for their traffic court performance in a UPI report from Montreal.
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Montreal
UPI
Texas
Corpus Christi
Lubbock
American Bar Association
Four Indictments for Murder by Local Grand Jury
A district court grand jury indicted three defendants for murder with malice and one for murder with a motor vehicle. Jaramillo Hernandez and Annie Jewel Jackson face charges tied to killings in the city area. Odell Toler is noted in a related entry as dead in the traffic context. The panel, led by Judge Victor H. Lindsey, did not indict three cases and sent four to the next session. Three of 69 cases were not presented.
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Phil Wamilton
Avalanche
Journal Staff A v District
Victor H. Lindsey
Dist
Jimmy Jaramillo
Juan Hernandez
Annie Jewel Jackson
Jaramillo
Ave.t
Nasario ‘Torres
Torres
N. Ave
Salome
Hernandez
Rt. 4
Lubbork
Angelita Olivarez
Carlisle
Rufugia Deanda
Ave. T
Sheriff's
Odell Toler
Bee Grand Jury
1967 Auto Prices Seen Rising Up To 200 Dollars
United Press International reports a fall price surge as 1967 model cars go on sale. Increases from 50 to 200 dollars are predicted with more hikes expected in 1968 as new safety features and standard equipment raise sticker prices.
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Etroit
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
No Talks Held Over Airline Strike Ending Proposal
Washington officials report a last hope proposal to end a 34 day airline strike collapsed amid political unease. Union and management officials blamed each other for sabotaging the effort while congressional hesitation stalled potential legislation.
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Associated Tress
Ashington
Airlines dispute stalls arbitration push in labor talks
The union and airline negotiators failed to meet to set issues for arbitration over wages and benefits. AFI CIO chief Siemiller accused William J. Curtin of undermining the plan while flagging low likelihood of 35000 strikers approving terms without consensus. The House Commerce Committee aims to act today on a measure to order workers back up to six months as talks continue.
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William J. Curtin
P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Afi-Cio International Assn
Siemiller
Curtin
Harley C. Staggers
D-W Va
House Commerce Committee
Hitler
Staggers
Senate
White House
Lunar Orbiter Seeks Moon Land Sites On 26 Day Mission
The Lunar Orbiter, launched from Cape Kennedy, powers toward the moon to photograph potential landing sites. The craft will return about 400 pictures from 26 miles above the lunar surface while adjusting its course as needed.
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Associated Press
Cape Kennedy
Flight Control Center
Clifford T. Nelson
Limar Orbiter
Agena
Sccientistis
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Houston Bound Plane Returns After Engine Fire
A Delta jet en route to Baltimore New Orleans and Houston returned to Philadelphia ten minutes after takeoff after an engine exploded and burned. All 28 passengers and six crew members were uninjured.
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Philadelpima
Baltimore
New Orleans
Houston
Yex
Delta
No Demand Signals End For $2 Bill Treasury Says
The Treasury announced that no new $2 bills will be printed due to scarce demand, though existing notes will remain in circulation by Federal Reserve banks while supply lasts. The note features Thomas Jefferson and traces its history to 1776 and 1862, with explanations for its limited use including superstition and confusion with other denominations.
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Treasury Department
Department
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Thomas Jefferson
Continental Congress
America
Congress
U.S
Julia Beal Crowned Miss Workshopper at 1986 Tech Journalism
Richardson student Julia Beal was crowned Miss Workshopper at the 1986 Tech Journalism workshop, an event drawing about 400 college and high school students. Photo by Tom Dunston.
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Julia Beal
Richardson Ich
Tech
Tom Dunston
Plainview Garage Owner Charged in Former Wife Murder
Nikodemus Fries 47, owner of Nick's Automotive, was charged with murder in the Sunday death of his former wife Frika Fries found shot several times near their Plainview home. Autopsy in Lubbock confirmed gunshot wounds, and Fries was arrested after an intensive probe. His three sons are in state care.
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Plainview
Peace Justice
J. C. Lewis
Nikodemus Fries
Nick's Automotive
Frika Fries
Arl
Fries
Jamu
Lubbock
Germany
First Christian Church of
Moorman
Austin
Peter
Michael
Harry
Hale County Child Welfare Department
Abilene Weather Forecast Highlights Heat Return
Partly cloudy to clear conditions with high mid 90s and warm night lows. Light variable winds today, with a brief shower possible. Regional data shows humidity around 76 percent and a 74 hour precipitation outlook, with temperatures across nearby cities listed.
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Maryimunt
Aga
Molly Jive
Mininigap
Phuhe City
Abilene
Obie City
J Pallas
Denver
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Hayward
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