Heavy Snowstorms Restrict Travel Across Northern U S
A vast winter storm paralyzes the northern United States with heavy snow, rain and sleet. Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Michigan and Nebraska report school closures and travel hazards while the West braces for more snow and travel warnings. Citrus crops face risk in California's Central Valley as the storm expands toward the Plains and Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
Nebraska
The
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Oregon
Kansas
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Colorado
California
Eureka
Earlham
Greyhound
Thompson
Town
Far West
East
Miami Kidnap Case: Millionaire Droppped Ransom Cash
The report describes a Miami kidnapping case involving Barbara Jane as the daughter of financier Robert Mackie. Mackie dumped a half million dollars in cash at Biscayne Bay to aid negotiations. Two men in a stolen boat recovered the suitcase, exchanged gunfire with deputies, and fled as authorities closed in. Mackie urged abductors to spare Barbara Jane and insisted he had no prior contact with them.
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FBI
Robert Mackie
Mackie
Florida
Biscayne Bay
Bay
Dade County
Paul Self
William Sweeny
Mackle
Self
Sweeny
Barbara Jane
Tie
Ronan
Miami
Barbara Jane Mackle
John Wayne
Michael Majornik
Streeter
Japan
Osan
Norea
Seoul
Cambodia Frees Twelve American Servicemen
Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk announces the release of 12 U S service members and a South Vietnamese captured when their boat entered Cambodian waters. The move comes despite unmet U S conditions and follows Viet Cong offers to free three captives as a possible propaganda maneuver.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
South Vietnam
Norodom Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Cambodian
Sihanouk
Gorsillas
United States
Johnson
Washington
White House
Jaanekolk
North Korea demands Pueblo apology and crew release talks
Informants say the United States made another proposal at the Panmunjom meeting while North Korea insists Washington acknowledge intrusion and apologize. The White House declines comment and officials caution any release would require long remote talks with Washington and Pyongyang. chances by Jan. 20 are deemed slim. Congressional sources expect all 82 crewmen to be freed, not the ship.
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McCluskey
United States
White House
North Korea
Johnson
Panmunjom
Washington
Pyongyang
State Department
Johnson Administrtion
Seoul Radio
Tokyo
Goodfellows seek help for Christmas packages
The Goodfellows plan to deliver Christmas aid to over 2,500 requests from needy families. Volunteers are needed to prepare and distribute gifts on Christmas morning, with committees screening applications and contributions welcomed via Chief Goodfelow care of The Avalanche Journal in Lubbock. Donor names will be published daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodfellows
Goodfelow
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Arabs plan three Jordanian war memorials in Jerusalem
With Israeli permission, Arabs in Jerusalem plan three monuments to Jordanian soldiers who died in the June 5 to 10, 1987 conflict. The memorials will bear inscriptions in Woranic script and be placed near the Moslem cemetery facing the Rockefeller Museum on Mt Scopus and the Mount of Olives.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Rockefeller Museum
Mt.Scopus
Mount of Olives
Christmas Time Comedian Reflects On Tour Interaction
A comedian explains his purpose on tours during Christmas, noting the crowd’s quiet, listening posture and the unseen impact of conversation. The piece includes a wounded medic, PFC Willie Davis of Columbia South Carolina, who suffered injuries keeping his legs in traction after an incident.
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Pfc
Willie Davis
Columbia
S.C
Birth Announcements From West Texas Hospital
A series of birth notices list new arrivals at West Texas Hospital and other facilities. Details include parents names such as Mr and Mrs Bill Laurent and Mr and Mrs Gerald Loyd Wiles, with multiple newborns, weights, and times.
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Bill Laurent
Lo' Fard St
Gerald Loyd Wiles
St. Oon
West Texas Hospital
Texas Tech
Barm Dac
Phil Steven Guerry
Pan American Petroleum Company
Kenneth Seldon Cox
Ralls
S.v6 Acm
West Tevans Hospital
Yesas Triumph Seed Co
John CL Nicjas
Hale Center
Thuratay
Taut Ulm
Mer
James William Middleton
Southwestern Publi Service
Mero
Jom Garcia Valdavia
Wd Ave
Moon
Buck's Irrigation
David K. Powers
Ropesvile
West Tesus Hospital
Kenneth Puttman
Tausville
Methodist Hospital
Phillips Eb
Jerry McDonald
Amerian Hospital
Life
Miro
Donald Brown
Bangor
City council hearing on traffic safety and zoning reforms
The council approved traffic measures including a signal at 8th St and Ave L and planned work sessions on 50th Street relaxations. It praised city employees with service pins, discussed industrial rates feasibility, and prepared zoning amendments to widen housing options and reduce front yard space while considering grandfather clauses.
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8Th St
Ave. L
50Th Street
Legaudier
James Granberry
W. R. Blackwell
Granberry
Jones
N. BR. McCullough
J. F. Seale
Ralph Campbell
Santos Chavez
Catarina C. Mata
Rubin Pete W Hubbard
James D. Atchison
Walter A. Goodgson
W. S. Hughes
John Cecil Thomas
Marvin C. West
Edgar Haney
Arlen
Ray Mason
Albert G. Brewer
Coulson
O. (Cotton) Paxton
H. J. Kee
Ann Gee
Jewel Hughes
Virgie M. Allison
Eva Mae Platz
Colum C. Crawford
Eugene Sutherland
Ernest Knox
Bob J. Moody
Jim Sexton
Bob Rooker
Glenn Barnett
John C. McLarty
Alex Kline
Libraries Board
Cour. Boren
Earl Ince Jr
Chester Banks
I. W. Smith
Southeast Lubbock Development Corp
Flage
Maeker
Lubbock School Desegregation Plan Sparks Board Debate
A 33 page Title IV evaluation urged closing Avenue U North Iles and Southeast Elementary Schools and redrawing junior high zones to end dual schooling. It recommended closing Lubbock High or re zoning to achieve desegregation with major boundary shifts and mixed grade reassignments. Seven personnel changes were approved including new teachers and resignations.
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Avenue U North
Iles
Southeast
Lubbock
Struggs
Slaton
Atkins Junior High
Alderson Junior High
Phins
Lubbock High School
Dunbar
Estacado
Monterey
Coronado
Office of Education
Jerry Brader
Office of Equal Education Opportunity
John A. Bell
Gilbert Conoley
Texas Education Agency
Washington
HEW
THEW
Dallas Office of Civil Rights
Techmten
Title TV
Leddy Brader
Reynolds
Brader
Bill Mingsbery
Bell
Lubbock Senior High School
Sue Albee
Bozeman School
Frances C. Garrett
Southeast School
Janice Sursa
Janice Roberson
Iharen Sue Smith
Title T
Evelyn Leonard
Jeanne Pershouse
Sam Ainsworth
Byron Martin
Chiff Widener
John Miller
Cc.b. Thompson
Th Bree Armstrong
Bob Lively
Jim Candle
McCoy
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Vatley
Wis
Dalhart
Brownsville
Amarillo
Texas
Deacon
Al-Air
Rickenbacker, Icauseway
Viet Cong
National Literation Front
JPPY
Henry
SIMMS
P Grigsby
Cassell
Namese
Ralph W. McCullough
Columbus
Winfred D. Crowe
Duluth
Floyd A. Wilmoth
Yadkinville
N. C
Lee I. Henry
Oakland
Calif
Terry L. Kramer
Wauzeka
Harold D. Simms
Kingman
Ind
Harley M. Cassel
Hope
Natividad Martinez
Mudet
Oon Buth
Lauf Clinic
Burr's
Larry Crittos
Ord
Poscorum
Tursday
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Larry Jackson
Vun Yoakum County Hospital
Denver
Avalanche- Journal
Jack Gruenwald
Alexandria
Edward M. Seay
Bardstown
Jim Starner
Toledo
Ohio
Korea
Osan T
Col
Jack Bailey
Los Angeles
Jack
48Th Fichter Squadron
Bailey
Bandits
Guadalcanal
Vietnam
Angela
Hevear-Old
King Features Syndicate
Council
Welfare Board
Eugene Brown
Monte
Plumbing Board
Joe Miller
Chester Privitt
Bud W. Myers
John T. McCrummen
Robert. KE. Stanford
Jimmy Wallace
Fleetrical Examiners
Winston Brown
BB. IK
Ken Flagg
Arnold Maeker
Planning and Zoning Commission
Bill Cox
P&i
15Th St
Ave. R
Bob Burr
Cilty- County Libraries Board
McLarty
County Commissioners Court
Fort Worth
Wyman Jones
W. D. Rogers Jr
Citizens Advisory Committee
Rogers
Joint Council Commission Committee
Dallas Group
James Reynolds
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