Nixon Meets Solons as Hoover CIA Chief Stay Remains
Nixon promises weekly bipartisan talks with House leaders and plans immediate post inauguration meetings with both parties. Dirksen voiced cautious support for the nuclear treaty while leaving final Senate action to the body. Ford aims to ax the 10 percent surtax as Republicans seek fiscal relief amid Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald BR. Ford
Michigan
House
Senate
Dirksen
Nixon
Johnson
Mike ® Mansfield
Dmont
Congress
White House
George Christian
Ford
Vietnam
Weld
Connally Charts Budget Path Amid Tax Debate
Connally presents a budget stance insisting on prudent tax levels and rejects intruding on decisions for the new governor. He cites a projected $103.5 million general revenue surplus at fiscal year end and supports providing funds for a governor elect to hire a staff and organize the office after the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Smith
Legislative Budget Board
General Revenue Fund
Peace Talks Stall Over Vietnam Negotiations
Vice President Cao Ky rebukes U S policy as South Vietnam demands equal status for the Viet Cong NLF in any settlement. Kiem presses for recognition of NLF and South Vietnamese independence while warning against U S aggression and a fixed timetable for troop reductions.
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Handred
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Saigon
Neuven Cao Ky
Clifford
NLF
Hanoi
Kiem
South Vietnam
United States
Mekong
Deli
Johnson flips switch as Alaska village gets power
President Johnson activated electricity for the national Christmas tree and also turned on power in the village of Nulato on the Bering Sea. Nulato marks the first of 59 Alaskan hamlets to receive electric service under the new government electrification program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Nulato
Bering Sea
Alaska
Lubbock Couple Report Break-in and Assault
A Lubbock couple told police that a Black man about 40 forced entry into their near Southwest Lubbock home. He allegedly assaulted a 88 year old wife and grappled with the husband and their 1 year old son but caused no serious injuries. He left after about two hours. the couple fear a return. Police say the incident occurred between 1 and 3 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Argentine Well Blast Kills Four In Pico Truncado
A government owned oil well exploded and burned in Pico Truncado Argentina killing four workers. Firefighters faced extreme heat and could not approach within 150 feet as sparks ignited from a hidden gas deposit encountered during drilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pico Truncado
Argentina
Ypro Petroleum Company
Flu fears spread as Hong Kong flu looms in Texas
Health officials warn that the Hong Kong flu strain could reach Texas by month’s end. Dr. J. R. Peavy cites 12 sample cases and a national outbreak trend while schools like Wayland Baptist College and Texas Tech consider impact and possible class dismissals.
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Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Nathan Tubb
South Plains College
Levelland
SPC
Texas
Tech
Collee
J. R. Peavy
Hong Kong
WSU
Albania
Madine
Moonday
NCDC
Edat
NODC
Ceneradty
Crime rate up in Lubbock for first nine months of 1968
FBI figures show major crimes rose in Lubbock during the first nine months of 1968 with increases in forcible rape murder and non negligent manslaughter and aggravated assault. Armed robberies declined about 7 percent from 1957 levels.
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Larbbock
FBI
Lubbock
United Press International
el Paso
Austin
Corpus Christ
Almariie
Aong
PFI
Texas
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Eble
Fragmented historical notice on public aid and screening
A damaged passage discusses public aid and cooperation with Chief Goodfellow. It mentions careful screening of children and specific items like gifts and candies, all linked to a site and delicate early cannastinas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enouc
Shoplifters become a growing problem in stores nationwide
Retailers report a theft rate of one dollar fifty per hundred dollars of goods, with Christmas fueling the problem. Experts blame organized groups and indicate stores are responding with extra staff and electronic surveillance including closed circuit systems and magic eye devices. Measures include beefed up security, alert networks, walkie talkies, clerk training, and public warnings about penalties.
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Edmund Attebury
Liberty Clase
Waikiha
Yoosoods Thers
Corps
Daltimanre
People's Department Store
Olympia
Wash
WED
Jeeves Wetherill
John Wandmaker
Philadelphia
Sese
Cleveland
Syracuse
Noy
Denver
Idaho
Helena
Mont
Nll
Missing taxes in Dumas amount to 35000 dollars
Dumas city attorney James Lovell said an auditor’s report shows about 35000 dollars missing from tax assessor collector records over the past five years. Five thousand dollars were deposited on November 13 by former tax official James H. Perdue, who died of gunshot wounds that day in an accidental death. Perdue’s widow pledged to help cover the deficit.
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Dumascar Dumas City
James Lovell
Lovell
James H. Perdue
Perdue
Such Sanity Hearing Set
A trio of witnesses is slated to appear as a sanity hearing is scheduled. Their testimony aims to clarify mental health status and the proceedings will determine next steps in the case.
Lawyer Seeks Sanity Ruling in Murder Case and More
A pretrial sanity hearing in Lubbock County will determine if Lach is presently sane, with potential trial if found sane. He faces murder charges linked to the death of Mrs. Morgan, investigated after a professor’s office break-in. Additional hearings involve Brown and James Marion on separate murder cases with appeals pending.
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Lubbock County
Areqd
Bill Gillespie
A. W. Salyvars
Alton R. Griffin
Lach
Rusk
Mattapan
Mass
Morgan
Teo
Brown
D. J. Buges Brown
Fini
Shallowater
EL Paso
James Lee Marion
Midland
Abernathy boy injured in bicycle car crash
An Abernathy seven year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Atchison, was seriously injured when his bicycle was hit by a car. He was taken to Methodist Hospital by Chambers Funeral Home ambulance.
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Abernathy
Doe Atchison
Edwin Atchison
Methodist Hospital
Oby Chambers
Funeral Home
President Johnson lights Christmas tree for unity
President Johnson lit the 115 year old Tangleman spruce outside the White House in a ceremony broadcast nationally. He prayed for unity behind President-elect Nixon and for a durable end to the war while urging peace and reconciliation abroad and justice at home.
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Washington Monument
Johnson
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Uinta National Forest
Heber
Utah
Bevin Sem
Alaska
Ian
Tit
Aprs
Luci Nugent
Tan
Blaze Damages Rooming House in Lubbock
Fire at the June Spears Boarding House, across from the cotton gin, damaged only a few rooms. Two Lubbock Fire Department units responded and held the blaze under control shortly after arrival with no injuries reported.
Birth announcement of daughter in hospital records
The article notes the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Gaon of ir 7, with details on the father serving in the armed forces and references to family members, hospitals, and locations including West Texas and the Philippines. It mentions weights, times, and various medical and institutional affiliations in a dense, OCR-like record.
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Moers
Bill Erwin
Louisville
Bowo
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Sindauy Ion Memorial Chote Hospital
Janvin
Tech
J. C. Richardson
40Th St
Robert Gaon
Ir 7
Mix
Lares Scott Drree
Sersvong
Fire Damages 57 Bales at TAT Pam Warehouse
Flames lash through the Servier Compress warehouse causing $6,000 in damage to 57 cotton bales. Fire Chief Art Holly attributes the blaze to a hot bale from a gin spark smoldering inside. Sprinklers limited most of the damage as crews worked remaining hotspots. A separate fire lightly damages cotton in a trailer at the US Department of Agriculture classing office nearby.
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Pam
Servier Compress
Gary Jack O T. Greenlee
Dist
Art Holly
US. Department of Agriculture
23Rd St
Georgia Jones Rites Slated
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Georgia Jones, 8 of 206 Hib Flores, under Sanders Funeral Home direction. She died at 5 20 p.m. Monday at Methodist Hospital, a native of Arkansas and member of the Colvate Street Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband Walter and two sons Jackson and Walter A. J., both of Lauibhock.
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Wo A
Georgia? Jones
Flores
Colate Street
Charel
Chaist Offiepatines
Dan Webs
Colzate Street
Burkash
Wall
Sanders Funeral Home
Mars
Hires
Lutebock
Methodist Hospital
Arkansias
Colvate Street
Santa Land to Expand Displays for Seasonal Interest
Nativity facility plans frequent new displays amid a $2,000 materials budget and about $1,500 for labor to install operate and dismantle the Santa Land setup at Mose Hood Park on Avenue Q 26th Street. Sante Chius will continue to hold court for South Plains children wishing to speak with Santa through Christmas Eve.
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Sata Sul
Santa Land
Blackmore
Mose Hood Park
26Th Street
Avenue Q
Sante Chius
South Plains
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Bob Hope
Laura Polkinghorne
Joan Siiwin
Detroit
Pfe
Dennis Radford
Fenton, Mich
U.S. Naval Hospital
Yokosuka
Japan
Tokyo
Hope
U.S
Bir
Toney Ltd
CAP Wirephots
Solons
Hoover
CIA
WTSU
Yale
Goodfellow
Dumas
Mearion
Willkun BR. Shaver
Spellien
Marion
Fred ‘Turner
Ort
Tbs
Mary McGuire Tippit
87Th St
S0th Street
West Texas Hospital
Harold Courtney
S417
27Th St
Suny
Manuela Peralez
Jahan Dauerrera
Athmoshaton
Peta
Mioa
Walger Dennis
Tay Meoo
Robert Rear
Ace
Mendis
Philipines
Btes
James KB
Gachwenl Sthostoen
Apt
Haveth Shaver
RSS An
Perds Pales
Dianager Hospital
Nf Dan Chenncul
Georgia Jones
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