Solon urges FTC probe of new report on cigarettes
Sen. Magnuson calls for FTC inquiry into Dr. George C. Moore findings at Roswell Park Memorial Institute. Lab tests on nine filter-up brands show varying tar and nicotine filtration with none fully protecting smokers from harms.
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FTC
Associated Press
Ashington
Federal Trade Commission
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
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George C. Moore
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
New York State
Moore
Buffalo
Magnuson
Public Health Service
President Johnson and Truman clash over mood and rates
President Johnson rejects Truman’s warning of a low mood from high interest rates while urging restraint on inflation. Truman, from Independence, Mo., warns persistence in high rates risks a serious downturn. Congress and banking officials back a bill to cap deposits interest at 4.42 percent in an effort to curb competition between banks and savings institutions.
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Truman
Independence
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D-Mass
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D-Tex
Banking Committee
Savings
Plane Missing After Lubbock Men Fly to Detroit
Three Lubbock residents led by pilot Jack L. Goodman.left Lubbock Saturday in a Piper Aztec bound for Detroit for a church meeting. The craft, with Harold F. Mcelnroe and Cody C. Corbell aboard, vanished after refueling in Springfield Indiana. FAA searches in the Midwest found no trace as officials investigated possible landings.
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Springfield
Detroit
Lubbock
Michigan City
Jack L. Goodman
Slide Road
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34Th Street
Harold F. Mcelnroe
28Th Street
Lubbock Municipal
FAA
Springfield F
Til
Midwest
Avalanche Journal
Texas
CAP
Goodman
Town & Country Aviation
Corbell
Church of Christ
New Teachers Welcomed to Lub bock School System
Page 3 brief notes new teachers in the Lub bock School System welcomed with a dinner and watermelon feast. The issue also notes former Lubbock mayor Murrell R. Tripp takes an Insurance post in Dallas and other national items across sections.
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Lubbock
Murrell R. Tripp
Dallas
Unclaimed US Currency Found in Le Havre Harbor
Police say no one has claimed fifteen thousand eight hundred dollars found in a sack floating in Le Havre harbor Monday. No missing money report has been filed as of today.
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LE Havre
France
UPD
U.S
Vietnamese trader sentenced to death in absentia
A South Vietnamese court on Monday sentenced 26 year old Pham Vang Ton to death for attempting to corner the market in refrigerators. He was tried in absentia and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
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Saigon
UPI
Pham Vang Ton
Encephalitis cases cut across Texas and beyond
A second death from encephalitis was reported in Corpus Christi as Air Force planes sprayed the coast to kill mosquitoes. In Lubbock seven suspected cases prompted blood tests in Austin. Doctors warn encephalitis can stem from other illnesses and note cases in Tulia Plainview Amarillo Canyon Loraine Fort Worth and Beaumont with several deaths reported this summer.
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Air Force
Lubbock
David Cowgill
Austin
Cowgill
South Plains
Tulia
Plainview
Amarillo
St. Louis
Canyon
Loraine
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Raymond Windle
Childress
Korea
Kindle
Texas
Final day of South Plains Maid of Cotton contest
Finalists and spectators gather for the 1966 South Plains Maid of Cotton at Municipal Auditorium. Nancy Bernard, last year's winner and current Miss National Maid of Cotton, offers a farewell speech as 21 contestants compete in interviews swimsuits and a two minute final speaking session before judges.
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Kay Ludeman
Cotulla
Janice Herman
Brownwood
Kay Hayden
Midland
Susan Davis
Levelland
Sec. A
Joe Gordon
Avalanche-Journal
Nancy Bernard
Lubbock Country Club
Joe Reichman
Municipal Auditorium
Lone Texan Senate race touted as nations biggest campaign
Waggoner Carr, Democratic challenger to U S Senator John Tower, calls the contest the biggest in Texas history and national scope. He says his campaign is organized in every Texas county and that Tower’s side will spend about $20 million, with thousands of volunteers at peak.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Pus
Texas
Waggoner Carr
U.S
John Tower
GOP
Carr
Lubbock
Tower
Republican Party
Carr Opens Massive Campaign HQ in Downtown Austin
Today's Prayer Carr operates in Austin though his campaign formally opens next week. The three floor HQ includes printing and mailings for millions of literature pieces and 15 000 press releases. Carr plans extensive travel covering about 150 000 miles while using a nine seat plane.
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Carr
Austin
Jerry Flemons
Turkish plane crashes after takeoff near Istanbul
A Turkish military transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Istanbul, killing five soldiers and injuring four. Anatolia News Agency cited that the aircraft struck a flight of seagulls during ascent.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Anatolia
Legislative Budget Board Fires Vernon McGee After 16 Years
In a closed 5 to 3 vote, the Legislative Budget Board dismissed Vernon McGee, who led staff for 16 years. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith called the ouster a surprise. House members led by Speaker Ben Barnes propelled the decision amid claims McGee had accumulated too much personal power. The vote split with Aikin and Hardeman for retention, while Heatley Muther Atwell and Moore backed removal. Hazelwood and Pipkin were present but did not vote. See SURPRISE MOVE Page 8.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Astin
Legislative Budget Board
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Smith
Vernon McGee
McGee
Barnes
W.S. Cbo Heatley
Paducah
House Appropriations Committee
Gus Mutscher
Brenham
Ren Atwell
Dallas
Aikin
Heatly
Temple
John B. Connally
City Em ployees honored as mayor urges shared revenue drive
Mayor Rogers spoke at the annual city employees service awards banquet at Municipal Coliseum to about 1400 workers and families. He urged cooperation to find new revenue sources and ideas in a changing era while noting upcoming changes and increased use of automation and computers in city government.
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Ubbock
Rogers
Municipal Coliseum
Hoe
New York
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
Line Mishap Claims Lamesa Repairman
Morris Dan McReynolds a 29 year old General Telephone Co. of the Southwest repair and installation man died after a private line touched a power line three miles northeast of Lamesa. His wife Jan unable to summon aid quickly as area telephone service was out. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Medical Arts Hospital.
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Lamesa
Supecimali
AO Lamesa
Medical Arts Hospital
Morris Dan McReynolds
General Telephone Co
Southwest
McReynolds
Jan
Tint
Raymond Orson
Waray
Iarmesd
Servics
McResnoolds
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Eiffel Tower Suicide Attributed To Unidentified Man
An unidentified man at the Eiffel Tower in Paris leapt from the 87 foot level after sealing safety barricades. He died, marking the 349th self inflicted death at the landmark since its 1889 construction.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
UPD
Wall Street Ends Session At New Low Amid Market Meltdown
The Dow plunged to a session low, marking one of the year's worst losses as investors fear tight money higher rates and worsening world tensions. Glamour stocks including Fairchild and Kodak fell sharply while volume surged to the highest since May, signaling a potential selling climax.
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Associated Press
York
Fairchild
Camera l
Viet Nam
Truman
Johnson
Robert Johnson
Paine, iWebber, Jackson & Curtis
New York Stock Exchange
Indicator Digest
Great Sea
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy with afternoon and evening showers today and Wednesday. Highs in the low to mid 70s, lows around 60s. Light to moderate southeast winds. Additional notes show variable text with unclear details and stray fragments.
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