Covered Wagon Tour Reaches Moscow via Prague Visa Rush
The Gillis family from Richmond Virginia traveling by covered wagon seeks to cross Eurasia from Atlantic to Pacific. After a month in Prague awaiting Poland entry they obtained visas from Gomulka. They have toured Holland Belgium France Luxembourg West Germany Czechoslovakia and southern Poland.
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Bsy
Associated Press
Arsaw
Moscow
Prague
Poland
Leon Gillis
Richmond
Wladyslaw Gomulka
M Gillis
Gillis
Lyonem
Carol
Barbara
Janet
George
Amsterdam
Holland
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
United States
Eurasia
Atlantic
Pacific
Leningrad
City Council discusses food law expansion and garbage system
Lubbock council afternoon session urged a new food handling ordinance to bring churches and private clubs under the law and analyzed the city garbage disposal system. Earlier the panel awarded a $1,785,360 contract to H. B. Zachry of San Antonio for the Holly Ave power station.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Holly Ave
H. B. Zachry
San Antonio
Sam Arnett Jr
David Cowgill
Health Department
Oldtime Kent Cowboy Dies In Truck Overturn
J R Monk Rucker 67 a longtime Kent County cowboy was killed when his pickup overturned on FM 208 fifteen miles southwest of Spur He had arrived in 1914 worked on local ranches and traded cattle at his death He is survived by a son Johnny of Burkburnett and a brother Lem Rucker Services are pending at Campbell Funeral Home Spirit of the 1964 South Plains traffic fatalities rises with this death the 78th on the area.
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Spur
J. R
Monk) Rucker
Kent County
Here
Campbell Funeral Home
Rucker
Snyder
Lem
Johnny
Burkburnett
South Plains
Scattered Incidents Marked by Racial Unrest
At Patterson and Elizabeth police used nightsticks to disperse crowds of Negroes and whites. In Patterson youths threw gasoline bombs and bottles. In Elizabeth 200 to 300 youths scattered. bars were ordered closed after an assault on a police car.
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Aterson
N. J
Paterson
Elizabeth
Michael Roy
First Street
Segregation clash as Maddox shutters Atlanta restaurant
In Atlanta Lester Maddox closed his restaurant to Negro patrons after a confrontation with two Black adults and about ten juveniles. Police detained several in Paterson after he proclaimed the President, the government, and the Communists had driven him out of business.
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United Press Internat
Paterson
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Ne/f& his
Maddox
Lorder
White House denies nuclear arms use in Vietnam
The White House rebutted claims of U S commanders being authorized to use nuclear weapons in Vietnam. Press secretary George E Reedy said President Johnson gave no such orders and questioned the source of the allegations linked to Senator Barry Goldwater. Demonstrators at a GOP unity event clashed with police as they protested nuclear war fears and attacked the election.
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United Press
Ashington
White House
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
U.S
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
George E. Sr
Reedy
Gulf of Tonkin
GOP
Geney i
Maneuver Sets House Action on Reapportionment Bill
The House Rules Committee cleared for action a bill to strip federal courts of jurisdiction over state reapportionment cases. Chairman Howard W. Smith said the move is extraordinary and urged action this session to preserve the cause.
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Associated Press
Ashington
House Rules Committee
House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Supreme Court
Tuck Bill Seizes Reapportionment Jurisdiction From Courts
The rules committee on Thursday removed a Rep. William M. Tuck bill from the judiciary panel. It would strip federal district courts of power to entertain reapportionment petitions and deny the Supreme Court review over state court actions on state redistricting. The measure was labeled drastic and arbitrary by supporters and cited as a rare committee maneuver.
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Rules Committee
Legislative
Judiciary Committee
William M. Tuck
D-Va
Tuck
Federal District Courts
Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Avameche-Journal News Service
Greenville
Emanuel Celler
D-Ny
Beaufell
Longview
Henderson
East Texas
Arctic
Tex
Bar Moon
Mount Pleasant Re-Jarkana
Paris
Tyler
Ider
Deep South
Beaumont
Palacios
Frosty Debate on Reapportionment and Civil Rights Jurisdiction
A discussion in the rules committee touches on removing jurisdiction over reapportionment, with warnings of broader impact on civil rights and antitrust. The piece notes record low August temperatures in the Northern Plains as context for the congressmen's remarks. SeveralRepublican and Democrat members are listed as voting in a related tally. See COURTS Page 8
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Celler
S.D
Republic
B. F. Sisk
D-Calif
Clarence J. Brown
Rephio
Kathrine St. George
RNY
H. Allen Smith
R-Calif
John B. Anderson
R-Ii
David T. Martin
R-Neb
Ray Madden
D-Ind
James J. Delaney
D-Ny
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
West Berlin clashes mark third anniversary of the wall
In West Berlin angry crowds attacked a Soviet army car and clashed with police near Checkpoint Charlie to mark the wall's third anniversary. FBI agents escorted two African Americans amid protests, while Maddox faced desegregation orders and defied them as tempers rose.
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Maddox
FBI
Garry Thomas Robison
Berlin
Westland Calvin Jones
Checkpoint Charlie
East Berlin
West Berlin
Prayer note asks for wisdom and peacemaking guidance
Anonymous message thanks God for wisdom and guidance in troubled times. It asks believers to be slow to anger, walk the path of peace, and act as peacemakers among men. Also invites sharing more favorite prayers with a limit of 62 words.
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Bess
Boys Club Picnic Marks 20th ABC Anniversary
A reporter covers the 20th anniversary of the ABC branch of the Lubbock Boys' Clubs at their club house on Ave K. About 200 reregistered boys attend the Thursday night event featuring hot dogs, beans, chips, pickles, ice cream, and drinks as part of the informal celebration.
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Betty Linn Noll
Avalanche-Journal
ABC
Lubbock
Ave. K
Boys Club
Record Lows Hit Across Central States And South
Morning readings show 43 at West in Indiana 46 at Evansville and 50 at St. Louis as many locales set new low temperature marks for the date. Evansville 46 broke the old 60 by 14 degrees. Storm Lake Iowa saw 36 a new low by 13 degrees. Sioux Falls South Dakota reached 37 as records fell nationwide. See WEATHER Page 8.
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Springfield
Evansville
Ind
St. Louis
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Storm Lake
Sioux Falls
S.D
Oklahoma teen breaks Ferris wheel endurance record
Jon Ranney, 18, of Oklahoma City, shattered a 40 hour Ferris wheel endurance mark at an Oklahoma City amusement park. He ate a banana during the ride and hopes to continue through Saturday, surpassing the prior Ohio girl’s record.
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Jon Ranney
Oklahoma City
Ohio
Ranney
Red China announces military maneuvers near Gulf of Tonkin
Radio Peking reports 150000 participants in Fukien drills and suggests similar action in Kwangtung near North Viet Nam. Militiamen supervised by regular officers and soldiers. Exercises include shooting, grenades, explosives, and river crossings. Peking ties drills to US air strike and pledge to defend North Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Red China
Viet Nam
Radio Peking
Kwangtung
Fukien
South China Sea
Gulf of Tonkin
Formosa Strait
Tokyo
China
Formosa
Peking
United States
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Chen Yi
Sukchow Peninsula
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