Cotton quotas approved by wide margin in West Texas vote
In the 1965 national cotton referendum the South Plains area approved marketing quotas by 6,957 to 848 with an 89.13 percent margin on 7,805 voters across 23 counties. Lubbock County led with 1,179 yes and 100 no, 92.18 percent. Nationwide Texas totals: 24,587 yes, 2,826 no from 27,413 votes.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Outh Plains
South Plains
Lubbock County
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
College Station
Texas
ASCS
NATO Talks Push Allied Nuclear Command As France Balks
Secretary of State Rusk presses with an Allied nuclear command plan despite French opposition. He seeks concrete aid for South Vietnam and plans a high level NATO session next year. Britain Supports greater nuclear integration while backing a multilateral command under U S veto. France insists on a purely French arsenal.
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Associated Press
Paris
Sec
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
South Viet Nam
Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
H. S
NATO
United States
Free World
Southeast Asia
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Holland
Patrick Gordon Walker
Gerhard Schroeder
Atlantic
Gordon Walker
U.S
Arvada Music Teacher Injured In Fall With Pet Dog Also Hurt
Sylvia Brummett a junior high school music teacher in suburban Arvada near Denver is hospitalized with a crushed hand and a fractured leg after a stand toppled on her hand and a porch fall. Her dog also broke a leg bone in a downstairs fall. The AP Wirephoto shows Brummett in a Tyrolean costume used by the school orchestra.
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Sylvia Brummett
Arvada
Denver
Miss Brummett
Steel Talks Open Over Record Industry Demands
United States steel producers and the United Steelworkers Union began bargaining in Pittsburgh on what observers call the costliest set of contract demands in industry history. The union seeks wage gains around 43 cents an hour while both sides traded accusations over profits and arithmetic. Bargaining parties include U S Steel vice president R Conrad Cooper and USW president David J McDonald.
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United Preas International
Ittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
USW
R. Conrad Cooper
David J. McDonald
Cooper
U. S. Steel
McDonald
Nonexistent King of Judea Speaks on Rome and Rebellious Subjects
A ruler in Judea reflects on his precarious kingship under Roman power. He fears displeasing the occupying authorities, while his people show restiveness and a perceived lack of appreciation for his office and lineage.
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Judea
Screening to choose Goodfellows Christmas helpers start today
The Goodfellows screening begins at 9 a.m. to canvass the list of needy families for Christmas packages. Committee members will select children based on need to receive toys candy fruit and nuts on Christmas morning. Last year about 8 000 children were served across the city.
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The
Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Phiney-Bowes
Lubbock
Rhiva
Mac Dougall
Effie D. Huber
J. A. Padgett Jr
Lila Mae Jones
Johnson to deliver State of the Union at night session
White House says President Johnson will speak to both houses at 9 p.m. EST on January 4, opening the 89th Congress. The nighttime address aims for prime time television and will be followed by supplemental messages to outline proposals.
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United Press International
Ashington
White House
Johnson
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reedy
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Senate
Johnsson
Johnson outlines four major addresses next month
Idea collection underway for a message to be followed by a budget, an economic, and an inaugural address in January. Asked about audience size the president said the late hour would not deter. Severe storm warnings bring blizzard conditions across Montana Wyoming North and South Dakota.
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George E. Reedy
Reedy
Congress
Washington
Highway Patrol
Livingston
Mont
Meeting Set Friday on County Calls Billing
A county commissioners court meeting is scheduled for 10 a m Friday to discuss changes in the long distance billing system for Lubbock County. Clyde Dickerson of Southwestern Bell will join to address the issue as officials seek to curb personal charges. County Auditor Royal Furgeson is re checking tolls billed to the county this year.
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Lubbock County
Commissioners Court
Clyde Dickerson
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Royal Furgeson
Snow Storm Slams Rockies Plains causing widespread damage
A powerful pre winter storm swept the northern Rockies and Great Plains with 70 mph winds. It shut schools across Montana and Colorado, snarled traffic, and prompted warnings of a cold wave into Texas. Arctic chill dumped subzero readings in Montana while Texas eyed freezing lows by Thursday.
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Avalanche Journal News Services
Rockies
Great Plains
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Rio Grande Valley
Yeaurs
Weather Bureau
Washington
Dakota Flatlands
Panhandle
Lubbock
Upper
South Plains
Pacific Coast
California
Kansas
Colorado
Denver
Plains
Memories of 20 Years Ago Bulge Generals Meet Again
The story recalls the WWII Bastogne moment when Gen. Anthony McAuliffe replied Nuts to a German demand to surrender. Gen. Heinrich von Luettwitz recalls the word with respect, while Col. Joseph H. Harper delivered the reply to blindfolded German soldiers. The exchange highlights the Ardennes battle and the Bastogne stand.
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Associated Press
Euberg
Germany
Heinrich von Luettwitz
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Washington
Bastogne
McAuliffe
Col
Joseph H. Harper
Harper
Hell
Luettwitz
Ardennes Forest
Rites Planned for Pfeiffenberger Cotton Leader
George W. Pfeiffenberger executive vice president of Plains Cotton Growers and noted cotton technologist dies at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Marys Hospital. A rosary is read tonight at Christ the King Church. funeral Thursday at 10:30 a.m. with burial at Resthaven under Rix Funeral Home. Pfeiffenberger guided cotton interests since joining PCG in 1956 from Memphis. He was named Man of the Year in 1961 by Cotton Digest and led the American delegation to the International Cotton Advisory Committee in Bangalore in 1963.
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Ervices
George W. Pfeiffenberger
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Christ the King Catholic Church
James Fitzgerald
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix Funeral Home
Christ the King Church
Pfeiffenberger
St. Mary's Hospital
Cotton Digest Magazine
International Cotton Advisory Committee
Bangalore
India
Lubbock
Memphis
Weather Map Page 10 B Lubbock Region Skies Cloudy Cooler
Increasing cloudiness and cooler this afternoon with highs in the low 50s. Tonight will be cloudy and colder with a low near 20. Winds shift from westerly to northerly this afternoon, with varying gusts. Readings show daytime highs, overnight lows, and humidity figures for multiple nearby cities.
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Lubbock
Hun
Fun Arts Laday
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