Death Toll Tops 500 In Turkey Earthquake
Reports say the Turkey quake caused extensive damage as tremors rattled Erzurum region and a 120 mile Turkish arc. Soviet agency cites strong intensity around 7.5 on their scale with aftershocks in Tashkent Verona and Japan. Relief rushed in while Etna erupted in Sicily.
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Italy
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Japan
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Baghdad quake map highlights eastern Turkey damage
An AP wirephoto map locates four provinces in eastern Turkey struck by a Friday earthquake. Reports say more than 500 killed and hundreds injured in the quake, with rerported devastation across the mapped area.
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Flattach
Austria
Moell Valley
Vienna
Warm spell ends as cooler air moves in
Clouds broke over the South Plains reducing heat with Lubbock topping at 83 Friday. Showers boosted Seminole to 2.48 inches, Amherst 1.5 and Denver City 1 inch while Wichita Falls reached 105. Forecasters predict little rain today then a cold front from Wyoming may bring more showers and cooler air by Sunday.
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Lubbock
Midland
Amherst
Denver City
Earth
Sudan
Orton
Wichita Falls
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Wyoming
Australians suffer heavy fighting in Vietnam assault
The Australian 6th Battalion faced Viet Cong on Binh Ba plantation with 220 killed and undetermined wounded. National servicemen form a quarter of the unit, with regulars and draftees deployed for the first time in such a war. Reinforcements arrived by armored carriers as helicopter lifts continued amid rain and heavy fire.
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United States
South Korea
Viet Nam
Australia
Binh Ba
Court Order Targets Chicago Marches By King Aides
A court injunction seeks to ban simultaneous marches in all white neighborhoods and cap participants at 500. It requires 24 hours notice of march details and bars night or rush hour marches. King calls the suit a bad faith tactic while negotiations continue and vows to challenge on First Amendment grounds.
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Greater Mount Hope Baptist Church
Test
Daley
Gay Park
Bridgeport
Chicago
U S Church Women to Investigate Drug Menace
In Geneva AP reports the U N Narcotics Commission convenes experts from 110 nations to tackle widespread misuse of pep pills tranquilizers and barbiturates. The five day meeting may consider international control measures and possible treaties to curb the growing danger.
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Geoffrey Atkins
Geneva
U.N. Narcotics Commission
Plan Tour Of Africa By Church Women Delegation
A group of 11 women from six states sponsors a September Africa tour as the first step in a new project International Christian Understanding. Mrs Anima Bose of Calcutta, special consultant, says Africa was chosen for its social changes and serious problems. LSD 25 drug concerns are noted, with emphasis on illicit manufacture and UN Narcotics Commission aims. Turks may be drafted for agricultural work as Britain plans comic tax.
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UPI
United States
United Church
Africa
Anima Bose
Calcutta
India
Ankara
London
Great Britain
Births Reported at Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Graciano Gonzales Rt 6 welcome a son at Lauf Clinic weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces with father in City of Lubbock sanitation. Alfonso Gamboa 412 N Elgin greet a daughter 5 pounds 5 ounces. father at Western Tank and Steel. Dewey Henley of Abernathy reports a son 7 pounds 6 ounces at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. father with Hamilton Roofing. Rev and Mrs Max Browning Wilson announce a daughter 7 pounds at Methodist Hospital. pastor is with Wilson Methodist Church. Alfred Carr 2407 EB 28th St report a daughter 8 pounds 1 ounce at Methodist Hospital. father in U S armed forces in El Paso.
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Rt. 6
Lauf Clinic
City of
Alfonso Gamboa
N. Elgin St
Western Tank and Steel Corp
Dewey Henley
Abernathy
Ion
Lubboc
Osteopathic Hospital
Hamilton Roofing Co
Max Browning
Wilson
Methodist Hospital
Wilson , Methodist Church
Alfred Carr
28Th St
U.S. Armed Forces
el Paso
Airline strike ends as machinists approve contract
Operations resume today after a strike ending deal. The Senate approved a bill to let the President order workers back for up to 180 days, but the measure stalled in the House Rules Committee as negotiations reopened and a new contract was reached. Siemiller praised the settlement though noting it goes beyond Johnson’s wage guideposts. He said there should have been more and called the scene a prizefight.
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House Rules Committee
Siemiller
Johnson
Tno
White House
Lunar Orbiter camera glitch delays moon mission plans
The Lunar Orbiter program reports high resolution frames two through five out of focus due to a possible clamp binding as the craft moves through the camera. Plans to descend to 28 miles for landing-site photos may be delayed or canceled, while back side images could aid Apollo guidance for late decade lunar landings. A good frame at Mare Smythii edge is shown by Dr Lawrence Rowan, with glare noted as crater walls.
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Marc Smythii
U.S
Apollo
Taxes, tech and petitions stir Lubbock debate
Citizens question city budget policy in Lubbock as firefighters seek charter changes and an election on equal pay. Pettigrew argues for due process after 14 445 petition signatures. rookies earn 373 monthly vs police 412. council to vote after canvassing signatures. Mayor Rogers unavailable for comment.
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Board of City Development
Pettigrew
Lubbock
Pitstick
W. D
Dub) Rogers
Amarillo
Regional roots affect church attendance study shows
A Catholic Digest survey for George Gallup's Public Opinion found regional differences in Sunday church attendance. New England 51 percent and Middle Atlantic 42 percent attend weekly, while Mountain 32 percent and Pacific 30 percent.
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API
Catholic Digest
George Gallup
New England
Middle Atlantic
Mountain
Pacific
LBJ Tours Five States Seeks Housing and War End
President Johnson drew large crowds in Buffalo and Syracuse as he visited seven districts on a broad tour. He pressed housing and urban development reforms, called for legal aid in slums, and outlined a four point program including neighborhood centers and tenant rights. He also promoted medicare, education, and anti poverty measures while warning on Viet Nam commitments.
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Great Lakes
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Upstate
Frank Sedida
City Hall
Frank N. Felicetta
New York
Richard D. McCarthy
James M. Hanley
Syracuse
Joseph Y. Resnick
Ellenville
McCarthy
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
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Rand Development Corp
Cleveland
Ohio
Erie
Washington
Views on conscription and nonmilitary service panels
University of Texas postgraduate student Charles Klaveness argues local draft boards apply varying standards and national guidelines are needed. California State College senior Walter George backs nonmilitary service with a shared civic duty. Detroit student Daniel Reiher supports drafting noncombatant roles for those with religious objections. North Carolina junior Donald Tilman Hamrick insists on a full military force for security. University of South Carolina graduate student William Surratt opposes nonmilitary options. Bonn doctors claim a hive cure is found.
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Charles Klaveness
Houston
University of Texas
Walter George
California State College
Daniel Reiher
Detroit
Highland Park College
Donald Tilman Hamrick
Winiston-Salem
N.C
North Carolina
Switzerland
William Clark Surratt
Joan‘na
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