Medal of Honor for Vietnam hero Walter Marin Jr.
Lt Walter J Marin Jr 22 receives the Medal of Honor outside the Pentagon with generals and honor guard present. His proud parents watch as Army Secretary drapes the medal, honoring heroism in Ia Drang Valley during Vietnam War.
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Bob Horton Ashington
Walter Joseph Marin Jr
Pentagon
Vietnam
Joe
Marin
Pennsylvania
Marm
South Vietnam
Ia Drang Valley
Attorneys urge 11 changes to Texas criminal procedures
The Associated Press reports the 60th Texas Legislature will hear 11 major changes from the District and County Attorneys Association of Texas. Proposals include admitting oral confessions, judge‑assessed punishment, stricter parole limits, joint trials for co defendants, and a two hour detention for felonies or breaches of peace suspects.
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Associated Press
Texas
Assn. of
Dallas Times Herald
Connally Withholds Approval On City Sales Tax Plan
Gov John Connally after a two hour closed door meeting with mayors and councilmen said he had made no firm commitment to back or urge a 1 percent city sales tax. He indicated a January 9 session to review state impacts and possible alternatives, while noting the need for state tax solution.
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Astin
John Connally
Connally
Texas
Ben Barnes
Preston Smith
Barnes
Bombers Hit North Vietnam In Sixth Raid In Three Days
The Guam based B52s and Stratofortress aircraft pounded the demilitarized zone in the sixth raid in three days as U S forces target North Vietnamese troop concentrations just south of the DMZ. U S Marines in Operation Prairie report heavy enemy casualties and pilots report sighting MiG 17s and MiG 21s near Hanoi. Bridges and rail facilities are also damaged in related actions.
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Demilitarized Zone
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North Vietnam
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Hanoi
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Laos
Navy
Lubbock County approves welfare policy changes
Lubbock County commissioners vote to adopt policy changes affecting the welfare department. The move aims to streamline aid procedures and clarify eligibility rules across offices.
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Lubbock County
Welfare Department
Publisher seeks historic value appeal for Ken Nedy book
The note lists page references across sections covering economic slowdown hints about a federal tax increase, a Powell hearing with likely absence, a Carnegie Life from thin soup theory, Montreal Bandits bank loot, UN General Assembly disputes, South Vietnamese troop discipline, women’s pages, markets, TV radio logs, horoscopes, comics, and a comic dictionary defining diagnosis as a doctor patient dialogue.
Sculpin Arrives in Sasebo for Weeklong Visit
The U S submarine Sculpin arrived in Sasebo Japan on Tuesday for a weeklong port call marking the 13th visit by American atomic powered submarines to Japanese ports.
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Japan
U.S
Sculpin
Slayings of Two Utah Youths Spark Terror
Two young Utah service station attendants were abducted from their jobs and stabbed to death, their nude bodies found along remote roads. Authorities offered rewards totaling over $2,000 and urged stations to close at dark or operate with two veterans on duty. Appleton creased case details include two 18 year olds Mike Holts and Steven Shea, clothing left untouched, and cash losses of $147 and $100.
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Associated Press
Alt Lake City
Utah
Deseret News
Salt Lake City
Sec. of
Clyde Miller
Dewey Fillis
Mike Holts
Wyoming
Here
Steven Shea
Utah Desert
U.S. 40
Holtz
Shea
Goodfellows Drive Nears Christmas Delivery in Lubbock
Goodfellow meets with volunteers to finish preparations for delivering Christmas packages to several thousand needy children 14 and under. Key needs include additional funds, group volunteer calls, delivery helper ID badges, and car stickers ahead of Sunday 5 30 a m pickup.
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Hief Goodfellow
Lubbock
Goodfellows
Daily Prayer Quote for Humility and Service
A brief prayer asks for true humility and asks God to make the speaker an instrument for good. It emphasizes doing God's work with a ready and faithful heart.
Dismissal Refused in Bobby Baker Trial Restart
A federal judge refused to dismiss the indictment against Bobby Baker on tax evasion theft and conspiracy charges. The ruling sets the trial start for January 9 with a single proceeding and bars introduced recordings.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Bobby Baker
Senate Democrats
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Grand
FBI
U.S. Dist
Oliver P. Gasch
Gasch
Edward Bennett Williams
J. Edgar Hoover
See Baker
Father Stage Sit In At IRS Office To Delay Tax Seizure
Raymond Haley of Muscatine sat eight children in an Av enport Iowa IRS office for hours to delay a $156.15 levy he could not pay. Officials relented with a $100 payment and a 30 day restitution pledge, Haley claiming installment terms were fair. He also blamed SC workers for not warning him and quit his school bus job.
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Associated Press
Avenport
Iowa
Internal Revenue Service
Raymond Haley
Muscatine
Haley
IRS
Muscatine Community
Spur Mishap Claims Pedestrian Kearney
Charlie S. Kearney a 73 year old Spur resident was struck and killed by a pickup on U S Highway 70 near his home. He died en route to Spur Memorial Hospital. Delton Roberts of Spur drove the truck. Kearney a WWI veteran and former service station operator belonged to First Baptist Church VFW Spur Masonic Lodge 1023 and leaves a wife two sons seven sisters and several relatives. Funeral services are pending with Campbell Funeral Home of Spur.
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Charlie S. Kearney
U.S. Highway 70
Spur Memorial Hospital
Delton Roberts
Kearney
Wayne Beadle
Dallas County
First Baptist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Spur Masonic Lodge
Campbell Funeral Home
Earnest
Mike
Lubbock
Walter Garrett
Farmington
N. M
Marvin Alexander
Pearl Wells
Jewel Rucker
Aspermont
George Reagan
Stroudt
Okla
Lewes Edmondson
Meeker
Richard Hyatt
Clarendon
Ruby seeks lie test to prove no conspiracy in Oswald killing
Jack Ruby, gravely ill with widespread inoperable cancer at Parkland Hospital, pleads for a final lie detector test to convince the world he alone killed Lee Harvey Oswald and that no conspiracy was involved. His lawyer says Ruby insists there was nothing to hide and that he did not know Oswald would be moved.
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Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Earl
Detroit
Jack
Oswald
Parkland Hospital
Elmer Gertz
Chicago
Gertz
Lelse
Courts
Western Union
Weather map page shows mild sun in Lubbock area
Sunny and mild today with fair cool tonight. High near 60s, low around 30s. North to NW winds 10 to 20 mph. Humidity around 60 percent. Comparisons show yesterday and year ago temperatures and humidity data for Abilene Dallas Denver and other Southwest cities.
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