One Dead 40 Hurt In Plainview Church Blast
A church blast in Plainview injured many as gas leak theories circulated. Witnesses described a single explosion that collapsed the church roof and sent debris across the area, with 23 admitted at Plainview Hospital and Clinic and two at Medical Center Hospital.
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Plainview Church
Tims
Public Service Co
Keefer
Hoyt Curry
Public Safety
Plainview
the Baptist
Henry Jackson
Carter
Plainview Hospital
Medical Center Hospital
Charles Williams
Williams
Cleven Smith
Smith
Kenneth Green
Green
UT Regents Set Timetable for Lyndon Johnson Library
UT regents chair W. W. Heath outlined the construction timetable for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and East Campus Library. Design and site approval aimed for Sept. 30, with models shown Sept. 30 and working drawings due next May. bids follow and completion slated for May 1969 at an estimated cost of 10.7 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath
Johnson and East Campus
Harry Ransom
American Council On Education
University of Texas System
Ransom
Frank Erwin
Board of Regents
Norman Hackerman
Erwin
Lyndon B. Johnson Intitute of Public Service
Birth notices from Lubbock area list multiple newborns
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cervantez of Idalou welcome a daughter at Lauf Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. William Meclin announce a son at Lauf Clinic. Several other Idalou and Lubbock families report births at Lauf Clinic, Methodist Hospital, West Texas Hospital, and Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital with weights ranging from about 5 to 9 pounds and various delivery times. Fathers’ occupations include farm laborer, air base worker, and bakery staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Cervantez
Idalou
Lauf Clinic
William Meclin
1612
Ave
Reese Air Force Base
Augustin Gomez
Donald JD. Boldrey
28Th St
Lubbock-Amarillo Armored Service Inc
L. V. Andrews
30Th St
Methodist Hospital
Joe Ramos
N. Flint
Samual Manufacturing Form
John B. Rose
Aberdeen St
Young Insulation Co
Lonnie Shelton
39Th ‘St
Highland Hospital
Commercial Refrigeration Co
Ernest Eugene Olive
Waco $T
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock Mig. Co
A. B. Burson
Lubbock
Rt. 4
Texas Tech
Edwin A. Sisson
Scalgate
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Carl G. Moyers
Emeryst
Rain Lifts Crowds and Crops Across Panhandle and Plains
Heavy weekend rains brought near record totals from Amarillo to the Caprock with no roads closed. Farmers hailed the showers as crop prospects brighten, with Yoakum and Lea counties reporting several inches and cattle ranchers in Lea County calling rains a life saver as emergency aid talks surface. The USDA praised the timing, noting benefits to cotton and dryland grain sorghum.
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South Plains
Lubbock Texas
Dawson
Dawson County
Lee Roy Colgan
Higiginbotham
Lea County
N. M
Lovington
Gilstrap
Matador
USDA
Austin
Panhandle
News Execs Hear Papers Guide Society And Tomorrow
California decision making specialist Dr. E L Shaner told Texas Daily Newspaper Association members that modern papers set society’s guidelines by focusing on tomorrow. Lt Gov Preston Smith warned one man one vote reshapes legislature but not into rural urban war, as Vietnam assignment panel looms for Tuesday sessions.
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Forth Worth
California
Texas’ News
E. L. Shaner
The
Shaner Corp
San Diego
Calif
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
Shaner
Preston Smith
Texas
Weather front brings widespread rain across Texas
A cold front stretched from Lufkin to Wink prompting widespread rainfall. Measurements for the 24 hour period ending 6 p m included Abilene 0 48 inch Amarillo 0 22 Beaumont 0 05 Childress 0 60 El Paso 0 36 Midland 0 05 Presidio 0 18 Wichita Falls 0 50 and Wink 1 33. Temperatures behind the front ranged from 65 in Amarillo to 102 in Laredo with other highs from 69 to 96 across the state.
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Abilene
iAmarillo
Beaumont
Childress
el Paso
Midland
Presidio
Wichita Falls
Wink
Amarillo
Lubbock
Big Spring
Laredo
Rio Grande
Alpine
Austin
Brownsville
iCorpus Christi
Dalhart
Dallas
Galveston
Lufkin
San Angelo
San Antonio
Waco
San Antonian Charged in Abduction Case
William Arnold Howell 21 of San Antonio was charged with kidnapping in JP John Ogden's court. He was remanded after failing to post a 6000 bond. Howell allegedly abducted Shirley McKenna 16 and her sister Linda 8, kept Shirley for about 25 minutes, younger girl released unharmed.
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San Antonio
William Arnold Howell
Justice of the Peace
John Ogden
Howell
Ogden
New Mexico
Shirley
McKenna
Linda
Loch Ness Monster Spotted Near Yacht Off Inverness
The 120 ton yacht Pharma, en route to Finland, reported a strange creature surfacing behind and pacing the vessel for about half an hour near Inverness. Pilot George Ralph watched the creature on radar while four crew members tracked it with binoculars.
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Inverness
Scotland
Finland
Pharma
George Ralph
Paddy Goodbody
July price index shows stable food costs but higher services
Government statisticians note food prices were largely stable in July with a 0.4 percent rise matching the overall index. Meat poultry and fish held steady while transportation and medical service charges surged over 5 percent. Purchasing power of the average factory worker fell by 1.37 dollars from June to July.
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Arnold Chase
Statistical Bureau
Family Tensions Highlighted in Local Election Race
A father son contest unfolds with Robert Madden challenging his father Bruce Madden. The parents and mother discuss political upbringing, independence, and voter freedom amid family debates over party loyalties and generational viewpoints.
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Robert
United States
Bruce Madden
Sanding Tips to Improve Painting Jobs in Wood
New York UPI reports guidance from the National Paint Varnish and Lacquer Assoc. Sand old wood with coarse paper first then proceed with three grit steps. Always sand with the grain and finish with the finest grit for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
National
Marines Hit Viet Beaches In New Deckhouse 3 Drive
U S Marines landed 50 miles southeast of Saigon in landing craft and helicopters as part of Deckhouse 3 to block Viet Cong in jungle swamps. The operation followed a week of prior landings and runs parallel to ground sweeps by the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Air and artillery attacks targeted Viet Cong bases. a Vietnamese militia unit suffered light casualties in a border province. A separate Viet Cong attack on a militia rear base caused civilian deaths and injuries.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Guam
Viet Nam
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Kien Phong
Gia Dinh
da Nang
Lau Ba
6Th Battalion
Royal Australian Regiment
North Viet Nam Sunida
San Antonio med school plans meet resistance and Vietnam war updates
Discussion notes San Antonio medical school expansion and faculty recruitment contrasted with Houston facilities. Government funding shares cited. In Vietnam, 300 Vietnamese militia killed 16 enemy troops in Quang Tri. MIG and Thunderchief clashes near Hanoi. U S raids continue with multiple targets near Saigon. casualties include several service members and civilians.
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Cal School
San Antonio
Houston
Heath
UT Regents Back Houston For New Medical School
UT regents endorse Houston as site for any future medical school and provoke comments from Rep. Reed Quillam and former Rep. Bill Parsley. Parsley cites West Texas need while Quillam warns against board overreach and geographic bias in site selection. The article also covers Viet Nam related military losses and a U S ship explosion near Saigon with seven casualties.
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Texas Tech
Houston
University of Texas Regents
Reed Quillam
The
University of Texas
Coordinating Board
University of Texas System
Lubbock
Bill Parsley
Tech
Texas Tech Board of Regents
Commission On Higher Education
Parsley
West Texas
University of Texas Seeks Wider Cooperation
UT system officials urged sharing resources with Arlington State College and Texas Western College at El Paso. Chancellor Harry Ransom said cooperation would prevent waste and noted Texas Western’s notable recent progress and its potential in Inter American and Latin American programs due to its border location.
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Ransom
Mexico
East German Pensioners Visit West Berlin Decline
About 127000 East German pensioners visited West Berlin in the first seven months of this year compared with 132000 in the same period last year officials said. East Germany allows no longer working citizens to travel to the West.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
West
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John Sneed
Lonnie Carter
LBJ
Arena Park Raceway
Tohoka Highway
Pauline Warner
J. S. Swan
Chicago Ave
Hishland Hospital
Weather Bureau
Caprock
Taos
Jim Gilstrap
By Mike Cochran
Jim Lucas
Washington, D.C
Richard Smyser
South Viet Nam
Lucas
Smyser
Thomas Thomps
van Horn
Ithe Wink
San Antonian
Viet Beaches
Med
Medi
Quang Tri
North Viet Nam
North
Quilliam
U.S. Command
Can Tho
Mekong River
Thailand
Malaysia
Philippines
China
Radio Hanoi
Viet Cong
South
Baton Rouge
U.S. Navy
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