Dialect prompts Florida language education shift in Wakulla
In Wakulla County Florida rural schools will start teaching English as a foreign language to Negro students to bridge communication gaps with white teachers. The difference between English classes and French classes at Shadeville Elementary highlighted the need for new instruction as disciplinary and learning issues emerged.
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Crawfordville
Fila
Wakulla County
Shadeville
William M. Payne
William E. Whaley
Pattern of Red Attacks Near Saigon Escalates
Saigon area faced four enemy assaults just west of the capital with fighting spreading across major regions of Vietnam. U S. Command announced a fresh northern victory with 511 enemy dead in three days and allied losses with seven Americans killed in Tam Ky area.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Tay Ninh
U.S
Chicago
Tam Ky
da Nang
Chu Lai
Hau Nghia
Here
Con Thien
North Vietnam
South China Sea
Russia agrees to slow withdrawal from Czechoslovakia
Moscow says it will accept the liberalized Dubcek regime while keeping troops in Czechoslovakia for a gradual withdrawal. The compact allows Dubcek to remain first secretary and return home, with four Warsaw Pact powers backing the deal after four days of talks.
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Soviet Union
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Svoboda
Dubcek
Prague
Communist Party
Ludvik Svoboda
Oldrich Cernik
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Cernik
Josef Smrkovsky
National Assembly
Warsaw
Russia
County officials study election precinct changes
Lubbock area county commissioners review proposed changes to election precincts. The paper notes other items including Central Airlines route readjustment, a termination proposal for Lubbock, and political and university news across sections.
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Central Airlines
Lubbock
Prayer of Peace Through God’s Teachings
A brief religious notice from B L Swift of Lubbock offers a daily blessing asking believers to follow Jesus and seek peace amid tension, praying for all people to know God and live in harmony.
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Jesus
God
B. L. Swift
Lubbock
Burglary Ring Busted as Loot Found in Lubbock Home
Deputies and Lubbock police recovered thousands of dollars in furniture appliances tools and other stolen items from a house on Elth after a tip tied to three suspects Emmett Wayne Dye Evelyn K and Eugene Doyle Wharton and a larger burglary ring. The residents a man his wife and children were found asleep amid the loot while a broader operation tied to earlier thefts was investigated. Bonds were set at 5000 for the trio and 1000 for the woman.
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Lubbock
Elth
Bill Allen
Allen
Tom Purdom
Buddy Norris
Emmett Wayne Dye
Evelyn K
Eugene Doyle Wharton
Norris
Texas
Frank Horger
Sheriff's Office
Five Nabbed in Police Raid on Dope Pad
Avalanche Journal reports detectives raided a 22nd Street apartment and arrested five youths aged 18 to 20 from Roswell Taos and Lubbock area in a narcotics operation. LSD, marijuana and amphetamine pills were seized along with a wine bottle device. a third suspect fled upstairs but was captured. Authorities noted ongoing surveillance and possible further arrests.
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Don Williams
Avalanche-Journal
Roswell
Taos
N. M
Lubbock
Bill Bessent
Bob Tedder
Wayne Love
Bessent
22Nd Street
Draft Teddy Move Seen as Planned Not Spontaneous
The article notes a staged Draft Teddy Kennedy push near the opening of the Democratic convention. It argues the effort was organized, with large quantities of signs and bumper stickers, despite claims of spontaneity. Kennedy is not present with staff in Chicago, and the movement appears coordinated rather than casual.
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Kennedy
Teddy
Topsy
Humphrey
South
Geore A. Smathers
Florida
Smathers
Ike's Heart Beats Rapid as Condition Remains Critical
A Monday Walter Reed bulletin reports Dwight D. Eisenhower's heart rate was abnormally high with increased irritability. A 4 p.m. statement confirms no further decline beyond a continued critical status, and the general rests comfortably. A 7:20 p.m. update notes no significant change since the afternoon bulletin.
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Dwight
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
FBI reports rising U S crime rates in 1967
The FBI datos show a 16 percent rise in serious crime in 1967 with 3.80 million offenses, driven by a 75 percent increase in crimes of violence since 1960. Hoover warns youth violence concentrates in large cities and urges greater social action to prevent crime.
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Associated Press
Washington
FBI
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
UN rebukes France over hydrogen bomb test
United Nations Secretary-General U Thant criticized France for its inaugural hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific this past Saturday. A spokesman quoted him saying any atomic explosion anywhere should be deplored in line with General Assembly resolutions opposing all atomic explosions.
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N.Y
U.N
U Thant
France
Pacific
General Assembly
Democrats Abolish Unit Rule At Chicago Convention
Kennedy retreats from draft push as Democrats approve a Vietnam plank at the 1968 convention. Humphrey gathers momentum with a platform win and a roll call vote on seating Southern delegates in Chicago amid heavy security.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Chicago
Democratic
Johnson
Edward M. Kennedy
Tom Gordon
Texas
Humphrey
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
South
International Amphitheatre
Johnson Birthday Uncertain as Chicago Convention Draws Near
President Johnson nears his 60th birthday amid talk of attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Aides say no decision is made while rumors swirl about a possible appearance. Johnson’s health, including diverticulosis, remains stable per Navy physician Burkley.
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Associated Press
Austin
Jonas N
Stone
Christian
Johnson
Navy
Georcve Burkley
Army Hospital
San Antono Oeafter
Barkley
Replacements Hired In City Worker Labor Standstill
Pickets march as City of Lune k and about 150 sanitation workers stalemate over job terms. 4 new sanitation hires fill vacancies after mass firings while 1 200 more city workers remain off payroll and a 250 plus crowd attends a union meeting.
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Avalanche-Journal
City of Lune K
Bibl Blackwell
Sanitation Department
City Workers Union Local 897
Jose Vasquez
The
Laborers Inter
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy today with warmer afternoon. Isolated thundershowers possible this afternoon and tonight. Highs near the upper 70s and lows in the 60s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph.
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