Anderson to sign record pro football contract
Texas Tech star MY ANDERSON, a two time All America, nears a decision on a record NFL AFL package. Green Bay Packers and Houston Oilers have bid for his services with a Dec 31 Gator Bowl deadline and a choice expected in days.
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Jerry Mali
Avalanche-Journal
Anderson
Texas Tech
American Football League
Green Bay Packers
NFL
Houston Oilers
AFL
Stinnett
Anderson faced pro offers after Gator Bowl amid bidding war
The article reports Texas Tech star Anderson drawing interest from K S Adams and Pat Peppler as Pro Officials visit to discuss his future. NCAA rules require him to finish post season before pro signing for eligibility. Speculation centers on Green Bay and Houston Oilers with no official offer amounts disclosed. See GRID PACT Page 10.
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K. S
Bud) Adams
Houston Oilers
Aed
Anderson
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Pat Peppler
Green Bay Packers
Tom Wilson i
Honolulu
Donny
Titan 3 upper stage fails in orbit scattering satellites
The Titan 3 transtage misfired after a six hour flight above the Galapagos, sending three satellites into varied orbits and impairing their usefulness. The Air Force searches for a fourth satellite while two experimental packages and a beacon were released as planned.
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Are Kennedy
Fila
Air Force
Galapagos Islands
Pacific
Poe
Iase
Lhen
Bob Hope reports from front line tour in Asia
United Service Organizations comedian Bob Hope travels with Les Brown's Band and special guests Kay Stevens, Carol Baker, Anita Bryant, Miss U.S.A., Diane Lynn Batts and Joey Heatherton in Thailand after a Wake Island stopover. He notes travel on a C 141 monster aircraft and jokes about gas and the pace of operations.
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Bob Hope
Angkok
Thailand
Wake Island
Les Brown
Wake
Jackie Gleason
Siam
Yul Brynner
Kay Stevens
Carol Baker
Anita Bryant
U.S.A
Diane Lynn Batts
Joey Heatherton
Mysterious Santa Claus Aids Ohio Family for 12 Years
For twelve years a stranger signing as Santa Claus has sent Mrs. Helen Arnold and her nine children gifts totaling 3040 dollars. This year the donation was 300 dollars. A slim, short man in a crowd gave 20 dollars and advised buying presents, then vanished. Subsequent notes and yearly gifts followed with increasing amounts and a steady but mysterious charity.
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Kron
Ohio
Helen Arnold
Santa Claus
Beacon Journal
Slender Bandit Robs Harold McCord Service Station
A thin mustached black man in black clothing robbed the Harold McCord service station on Ave A about 1100 PM Tuesday, taking about 70 dollars. An attendant, Lee Leatherwood, hid a $20 bill from the bandit, who kept a hand in his pocket and threatened to hurt him. The telephone failed during reporting, and Leatherwood had to flag a passing motorist to summon police. The bandit left with a paper sack, missing only a nickel, pennies and the concealed $20 bill.
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Harold McCord
Ave. A
Lee Leatherwood
56Th St
Leatherwood
Christmas Prayer Quote from Jesse Rasor
A prayer praising Christ's birth calls for inner guidance to mend quarrels seek old friends replace suspicion with trust and share kindness in a devotional appeal attributed to Jesse J. Rasor of Lub.
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Jesse J. Rasor
Public Health Grant Approved for Floydada Hospital Construction
The U S Public Health Service authorized a 425000 grant to support a new 50 bed Floydada general hospital. The project totals 850000, with Hollis Bond signing for Caprock Hospital District. Groundbreaking planned for early spring near the Primitive Baptist Church and Mar Del Manor Convalescence Center.
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U. S. Public Health Service
George Mahon
Hollis Bond
Caprock
J. M. Wilson Jr
B. A. Robertson
Cormer
Primitive Baptist Church
Mar-Del Manor Convalesence Center
Nation's schools de-emphasize religion in Christmas observances
A United Press International survey finds schools trimming religious symbols with nativity scenes often missing, Star of Bethlehem omitted, and carols leaning nonsectarian. Some districts ban stars in Cincinnati while Spokane schools still include nativity and religious songs. officials cite sensitivity and court rulings but many attribute the shift to broader trend.
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United Press Internatia
United Press International
U.S. Supreme Court
New York City
Houston
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Spokane
Wash
Jets Fight Red Migs Missiles as U S Jets Intercept
US jets escorting a strike force over North Vietnam intercepted Communist jets that fled toward China after missed missiles. Eleven enemy planes were downed in related attacks near Haiphong. A C130 crashed near Tuy Hoa. a Saigon-based MP warded off sniper fire from rooftops at a senior officer billet. In Quang Tri Province Vietnamese troops killed 26 Viet Cong as ground fighting continued.
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China
U.S
Viet Nam
Figh Sean Ieveme
Haiphong
North
Tuy Hoa
South
Saigon
M.P
Vo Tanh Street
Quang Tri
Quang Tri City
U. S
Increase in handgun sales tops national, Lubbock noted
The report highlights a marked rise in handgun sales across the nation and mentions a Lubbock page reference. Other items include Yonkers fire fatalities, NEA teacher dismissals, Wilson's planned Soviet visit, Lysenko denunciation, horoscopes, comics, market reports, and media sections.
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Lubbock
Humphrey to Lead Diplomatic Tour of Asia
Vice President Hubert Humphrey will visit Nationalist China Korea and Japan at year end on Johnson request to extend a diplomatic mission. He will also head a delegation at the Manila inauguration December 30 for Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos.
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Ashington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
China
Korea
Japan
Manila
Ferdinand Marcos
Humphrey
White House
Republic of China
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Humphrey Sit
Bill D. Moyers
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