Winter Weather Delays Hit Texas Roads Over Thanksgiving
Snow and ice disrupted travel across North Texas and a 19 county area while fog added danger. The Weather Bureau warned of lingering icy conditions with up to 2 inches of snow in parts and scattered flurries elsewhere as motorist warnings spread along the Red River valley.
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Wichita Falls
Nocona
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Weather Bureau
Saigon May Await Nixon As Paris Talks Loom
Western diplomats say South Vietnam may block progress in Paris until the Nixon administration takes office in January and names its own delegation leader. Harriman heads home from Paris on a human rights mission as Saigon delays Lam's arrival and Ky-chaired delegation seeks stronger U.S. backing to resist Communist concessions.
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United States
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Goodfellows Open Annual Campaign In Lubbock
Anonymous Goodfellows in Lubbock launch the year’s drive to list every needy child age 14 and under in city limits and gather emergency funds. Since 1935 volunteers act as Santas to buy and deliver gifts, screening families and distributing on Christmas morning.
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Lubbock
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Goodfellows
Republicans push broad crime curb plan in 91st Congress
House Republicans unveil a sweeping law and order package targeting racketeers and crime lords with jail terms and fines while backing programs to rehabilitate ex convicts and aid job placement. The plan includes bail guideline tweaks and stricter penalties for organized crime profits and tax evasion.
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A Glance Today in The A J Lubbock Area
In Swisher County Hospital a patient becomes a husband in Saturday rites. Luncheon launching second annual Operation Home Safe slated Monday. Do doctors soon spot lamyx cancer earlier by listening to patient say ah. Two scientific satellites, one U S and one European, expected to launch this week. Duke of Redford throws party to help pay bills. Comic dictionary entry defines filibuster as a long speech about nothing by an authority. Market reports and comics and horoscopes appear in the paper.
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Caprock Hotel Murals Saved by Local Artist Fight
In 1929 a Chicago cartoonist painted murals for the Hilton Hotel opening in Lubbock. Now as the Hilton era ends, Holling C Holling, studied in Taos, works to preserve the murals matching the Spanish Indian decor. Lonnie Edwards of Texas Tech intervenes to save the art from demolition.
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Dallas Bound Jet Diverted To Havana Hijacking
An armed man hijacked Eastern Air Lines flight 992 from Miami to Dallas and diverted to Havana. The Boeing 720 circled for about 30 minutes to burn fuel before landing with 38 passengers and seven crew. State Department through the Swiss Embassy arranged overnight stays for the travelers awaiting a U.S. flight home.
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Sea Armed
Texas Tech Crops Judging Team Wins International Contest
Texas Tech captured the International Crops Judging Contest title with a team score of 5,291.4 out of 5,400 as seven rivals competed in Chicago. Teammates Wendell Cantrell, Jerry Williamson, and John Herring ranked among top individuals with Cantrell taking second overall and Herring second in seed identification. The University of Minnesota and Oklahoma State University followed in second and third place with strong showings across grain grading seed analysis and seed identification.
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Twitty
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Herring
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Williams
Miniskirted Coeds Move Into Stanford Fraternity House
At Stanford University the Lambda Nu fraternity opens its doors to about 20 coeds living in a separate wing. The house president, Christopher Murras, calls it a welcome addition not violating fraternity aims. Mirrors and cosmetics are installed. skim milk added to meals as coed residents cook.
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Stanford University
Lambda Nu
Christopher Murras
Chicago
Valley of Wisdom and Peace Prayer
A historical prayer fragment asks for guidance to a valley where wisdom and knowledge lie hidden to uncover the eternal secret of peaceful understanding. The tone is devotional and instructive, reflecting a reader’s invocation to the divine.
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Heavenly Father
Reader
Family Rescued After Sea Ordeal By Jellyfish Attack
A shipwrecked family of four spent 13 hours afloat in lifejackets amid four foot waves before Coast Guard cutter Diligence found them within 150 yards. James C. Jones 30 Robie 29 Larry 14 and Raymond 11 were airlifted to Miami and treated for immersion exposure and jellyfish stings.
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Fla
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Jackson Memorial Hospital
James C. Jones
Robie
Larry Jones
Raymond Jones
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