Professors Help Block Induction in Spearman Case
Walter LaMaster a Perryton real estate agent and former member of Texas Selective Service Board No 99 says UT professors helped cancel the induction order for a 26 year old Spearman man after three deferments to earn degrees. He cites political influence and notes the registrant appealed to state and national boards before cancellation.
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Texas Selective Service Board No. 99
Panhandle
National Selective Service Headquarters
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Saigon Hit by Large Rocket Attacks Amid War Fire
Soviet built 122 mm rockets struck Saigon and outlying areas killing four, wounding over forty, including Japanese correspondent Tatsuo Sakai. Attacks hit the National Assembly, Caravelle hotel, and guardhouses near the presidential palace, with heavy fighting reported toward Tay Ninh City and enemy units moving northwest of Saigon.
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Tatsuo Sakai
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National Assembly
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Connally Warns Texas Delegation May Walkout in Chicago
Gov. John Connally flew to Chicago with advice for platform writers and Texas 104 convention votes. He warned the Texas delegation might walk out if credentials committee decisions reshape their unit rules and pledged to keep faith with Democrats in Texas. Sen. Yarborough claimed 50 votes support McCarthy, calling unit rule essential to democracy.
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Austin
Ralph Yarborough
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Rift Reports In New Setup After Prague Coup
Soviet invasion seizes Czech leader Alexander Dubcek and reformists, moving them to an unknown destination. Troops enter parliament as clashes erupt and a curfew is imposed in Prague. UN Security Council meets as casualties rise and broadcasts show pro-Dubcek sentiment in radio messages.
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Prayer for soldiers in Vietnam from Tahoka reader
A Tahoka reader offers a prayer praising the nation and asking divine support for soldiers serving in Vietnam. The brief note thanks God for the country and requests guidance and strength for servicemembers deployed overseas.
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Tahoka
City workers threaten eight hour cap until pay policy updated
About 100 workers in Lubbock city sanitation and street departments vowed to stop overtime beyond 40 hours a week until new city policy is set. The action followed a gripe session by the newly formed City Workers Union Local 897 and includes requests for policy changes before the city council. Juan Vasquez urged reforms in overtime rules while City Manager Bill Blackwell noted current practice provides straight pay for overtime when routes exceed eight hours. The union plans to present recommendations to officials.
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Avalanche-Journal
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City Workers Union Local 897
Juan Vasquez
Laredo
Laborers International Union of North America
Bill Blackwell
Avalanche Journal
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Convicts Die Blast Frees Guards At Ohio Prison
Five inmates were killed when authorities blasted through walls of the Ohio Penitentiary to free guards held hostage for nearly 60 hours. Warden Marion J. Kaleski said the death toll may rise. The guards survived unharmed as inmates threatened to burn them with gasoline and lighter fluid unless amnesty and prison reforms were granted.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Marion J. Kaleski
City Council Reverses Med Center Expansion Move
City Council members reject their plan to enlarge the AM medical center district in a split vote. They say they will consider spot zone change requests within the proposed expansion area and revisit enlargement plans at a later date. An earlier Planning and Zoning Commission denial of a public dance hall license in Dosen town is noted.
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Avalanche Journal
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Dane Everton
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Eisenhower rest and irritability noted in medical bulletin
Army doctors reported Dwight D. Eisenhower shows increased heart irritability but rests comfortably with stable vital signs. City hearings on district expansion faced opposition from Dane Everton who argued against zoned development despite intent to create clinics and hospital facilities within the AM district.
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Army
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Busing Removed From City School Plan After Washington Talks
Lubbock school board President Dr James M Reynolds said a compromise plan eliminates busing of peripheral students to meet Civil Rights Act goals. He cited Tuesday Washington discussions with HEW officials as spelling out the new approach and said trustees may approve a fall report and recommendations.
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Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
James M. Reynolds
Washington, D. C
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
Reynolds
Invasion of Czechoslovakia Sparks UN Protests and Soviet Response
Reports say Soviet forces occupied parts of Czechoslovakia as Prague radio and other outlets were seized. UN Security Council demanded an immediate Soviet withdrawal while Western powers denounced the move as aggression, with debates ongoing and officials warning of escalating tensions.
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Johnson appeals to Russians to leave Czech areas
President Johnson urged the Soviet Union to withdraw from Czechoslovakia in a Friday briefing, warning that any military intervention would hinder a Vietnam peace effort and global disarmament. Officials doubted Moscow would pull back until communism’s orthodoxy was restored in the region. The White House coordinated with Czech officials as UN Security Council deliberations continued.
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