Okinawa soldier helps salvage war surplus parts
Army Spec. 5 Jimmy Climer, 21, son of Mrs. Her s hel Cook of Lubbock, is part of the 2nd Logistical Command's Collection Classification and Salvage Company. The unit salvaged about $3 million in parts from battle vehicles in Vietnam in six months and designed a device to remove tires from wheels in under two minutes. The cannibalization team processes about 100 vehicles weekly, recovering roughly 200 parts per vehicle valued around $7,500. Climer arrived overseas in January after serving at Ft. Lewis and is married to Linda, who lives on 37th Street in Lubbock.
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Okinawa
Jimmy D. iClimer
Her‘shel Cook
Lub‘hock
2Nd Logistical Command
South Vietnam
Spec. Climer
Army
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Linda
37Th St
Lubbock
Kennedy leads liberals to curb draft crackdown in Senate
Senator Edward M. Kennedy and eight House liberals push an amendment to shield antiwar demonstrators from the draft. The plan would restrict use of protests to trigger reclassification or forced induction, leaving legality to federal courts. Hershey, head of the Selective Service since 1941, had proposed immediate induction for illegal disruption.
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Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Lewis B
Hershey
House
Kennedy
Senate
Christmas Help Coupon For City Children In Lubbock
A call to action invites residents to submit names and addresses of any child under 14 within Lubbock city limits who might be forgotten on Christmas Day. The coupon asks for printed name and address and directs mailing to the Chief Goodfellow at P.O. Box 561, Lubbock.
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Lubbock
Chief Goodfellow
P.O
Westec Officials Indicted Over Insider Stock Scheme
A federal grand jury indicted Ernest M. Hall Jr. and James W. Williams for conspiring to conceal ownership of 125,000 Westec shares. Malcolm G. Baker Jr. named in the conspiracy. Bonds posted. case ongoing amid stock trading suspensions and Westec market activity.
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Houston
Westec Corp
Ernest M. Hall Jr
James W. Williams
Westee
Securities and Exchange Commission
Malcolm G
Westec
American Stock Exchange
Western Equities
Hall
Williams
SEC
Willams and Hall
Baker
Halland Williams
Expo showing Hollywood at Expo 67 in Montreal
Thirty feature films from 21 countries were shown over 15 days at the Expo theater in Expo 67 Montreal.
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