Britain's Proposal Studied
President Johnson and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson agreed to delay action on a NATO nuclear force to allow further talks among alliance members. They discussed the U S plan for a NATO fleet and British compromises, aiming to cooperate while preventing wider nuclear spread. Consultations with allies begin next week in London with Gordon Walker and Schroeder, signaling no final timetable yet.
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Washington
Presiident
Johnson
Harold Wilson
North Atlantic
NATO Alliance
Wilson
West Germany
White House
U.S
NATO
London
Gerhard Schroeder
Patrick Gordon Walk
Robbers Get 75 Dollars In Cash At Lubbock Service Station
A Tuesday night armed robbery at a Lubbock service station left attendant Wade Fair 33 with about 75 dollars stolen from the cash register. Two Latin American men, in their 20s, masked with white handkerchiefs and one armed, forced Fair to the floor and demanded the register tape.
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Lubbock
Wade Fair
3Rd St
Ave. H
Fair
Gemini Shot Dues Today Launch At Cape Kicks Off U S Year End Spectacular
The Air Force opened a year end space display by launching a 1200 pound experimental glider on a 15 minute 840 mile flight from space. The craft atop a Thor missile lifted off at 9 p m EST and reached 33 mile altitude before gliding back. recovery was not attempted. Three more tests are planned in eight days.
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United Press International
Ee Kennedy
Air Force
Space
Earth
Flying Laboratory
Atlantic
Fidel Castro Comrade Shoots Self After Dismissal
Augusto Martinez Sanchez, longtime Fidel ally and former defense minister, shot himself after being fired as labor minister. Officials in Havana call the firing due to administrative mistakes while denying political implications, framing it as a bid to cleanse a faltering Cuban government.
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Associated Press
Avana
Fidel Castro
Augusto Martinez Sanchez
Castro
Sierra Maestra
Washington
Cuba
Havana
Martinez Sanchez
Regino Boti
Alberto Mora
Boti
Mora
Osvaldo Corticos
Augusto Martinez i Sanchez
Alton Crook Dies After Burning Incident At Texas College
Alton Wade Crook an 18 year old West Texas State University freshman basketball player died in a Galveston burns center after police say he poured gasoline on himself and ignited it following a family quarrel He left Canyon on December 3 bought gas at a service station returned aflame a station attendant and an officer removed the flames His father said Crook wished to quit school and seek work in California He had led Sanford Fritch to the Region One Class A title at Lubbock last year and earned all regional honors.
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Galveston
Alton Wade Crook
West Texas State University
Canyon
Crook
Lewis Crook
California
Sanford- Fritch
Municipal Coliseum
Lubbock
China Delegation Arrives in Warsaw for Trade Pact Talks
A Communist Chinese delegation has arrived in Warsaw to pursue a trade agreement with Poland, according to the official PAP news agency. The talks signal a push for expanded economic ties between the two nations amid evolving Cold War trade dynamics.
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Warsaw
Poland
UPI
PAP
Entries Near Deadline In Lubbock Home Lighting Contest
The 18th annual Home Christmas Lighting Contest nears close as entries split across 34th St halves. South and north sections each have 51 and 54 homes respectively, while College Ave divides 40 west and 30 east with 56 and 48 entries. Exterior 44, Doorway 35, Window 26. Total 105, up 16 from last year. Call 3-4343 to add names for the Yule Trail list.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
34Th St
Ted
Sith St
College Ave
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Baker Pal Faces Hearing Link To Bank Charter
Senate investigators traced a connection between Bobby Baker and a pal who helped a California bank win a national charter in 1962. Wayne Bromley refused to answer about a 5000 dollar check from Redwood National Bank and invoked the Fifth Amendment forty one times. Bromley said Baker did not receive any of the funds and that he later used the money for a hotel bill and home furnishings.
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Jerry Baulch Ashington
Senate
Bobby Baker
California
Wayne L. Bromley
Baker
Redwood National Bank
San Rafael
Senate Rules Committee
Samuel Scott
Bromley
Scott
Carroll Arms
Lennox P. McLendon
Don B. Reynolds
Matthew B. McCloskey
Howard Gittis
Philadelphia
McCloskey
Reynolds
Gittis
Baker Pal
Siamese twin girls born in Bay City arrive for study
A Bay City mother gave birth to Siamese twins joined at the chest. The babies known as monovular twins were delivered by caesarian at Mata gorda General Hospital at 8 30 am and brought to Texas Children s Hospital for imaging and study. They are in good condition. The parents are Ann and John Webber with three other children. The incident also involved a Bay City ambulance in a minor two car collision en route to the hospital.
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Houston
Bay City
Texas Children’s Hospital
Texas Medical Center
Ann Webber
John Webber
Kelly
Linda
Bridgette
H. C. Matthes
Matagorda General Hospital
Matthes
Fred Matthes
Texas Children's Hospital
Medical Center
Goodfellows Need More Help For Lubbock Children
Anonymous Goodfellows charity, started in 1935, aids Lubbock children 14 and younger with candy fruit toys and nuts. Total donations to date reach 862.00 with urgent need for more funds to speed Christmas morning deliveries.
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Lubbock
Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Clem B. Boverla
K. Hofstedner & Son
Rod Curry
Aderton
UG. Starr
Warren
David Bacon
Mahel Wer
Bil Wilkinson
Oakwood Methodist Church
Quicksall Prior Co., Inc
Plains National Bank
Shook Three
Eeesaeee
Farr’s
Lubbock National Bank
Parker F. Prouty
See Goodfellows
Prayer note invokes Christ's depth of humanity at Lubbock
A prayer asks Almighty God to reveal humanity and keep Christ's words uppermost in daily thoughts. The supplication is offered for the sake of Mrs. Jesse J. Rasor of 2005 52nd Street, Lubbock.
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Christ
Jesse J. Rasor
St., Lubbock
Twin Heir Arrested in Brother's Slaying in California
Timothy Nicholson, heir to a large fortune and real estate, was jailed on suspicion of murdering his identical twin Todd Nicholson in an apartment shooting. Investigators cite discrepancies. Timothy admits the shot may have occurred but denies intent. The brothers split a $1 million inheritance from their father’s trust linked to the Pullman railroad empire. both are related to the Cudahy meat packing family.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Emple City
Calif
Timothy Nicholson
Nicholson
James Hamilton
Timothy
Hamilton
Todd
Phoenix
Joseph McGarry
Edward Nicholson
Pullman
Cudahy Meat Packing
Munder
Temple City
Ariz
Family Plan Lets You Earn With Lime Payments
A compact plan encourages saving pennies while using lime payments to handle dollars. The concept promotes disciplined budgeting and suggests practical steps for households to manage expenses.
Twin held after shooting as investigation continues
Ikins said he conferred with deputies on Tuesday and the investigation will continue while more information is sought. Todd was shot while packing to leave town and was headed back toward Phoenix, Arizona, where the brothers owned the See.
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Ikins
Todd
Phoenix
Ariz
Prison Inmates Share Lessons In Mistakes At Lubbock
A trio of inmates from a Texas prison visited Lubbock to present Operation Teen-Ager, a series of talks for teens on crime avoidance. They spoke to junior high and high school students plus Texas Tech criminology and sociology groups, highlighting long penitentiary sentences totaling about 666 years, many to run concurrently.
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Everet
Groseclose
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Texas Tech
Weather Map Summary for Southwest Cities
Precipitation and temperatures for 24 hours ending midnight last night shown for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Roswell Denver West Falls. Data includes high and low readings and precipitation amounts for each city.
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Phi
Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Amarillo
Okla
City
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
W. Falls
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