City Santa Is Off-Duty Policeman
Lubbock police officer David Aycock, 6-foot-3 and 235 pounds, stars as off duty Santa at a department store for seven years. He visits hospitals and children’s homes, shares Spanish with Latin American kids, and recalls aiding a retarded man who cried at Christmas.
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Grandfather and Grandson Face Induction Mix Up in Netherlands
In Hilversum Holland UPD J F C Van Velzen, 84, was told to report for army induction while his grandson was also summoned at the same time. The recruiting officer apologized saying there was a mistake and the boys would be separated for service.
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Hilversum
Holland
J. F.C. van Velzen
van ‘Veltzen
Mother Reunites With Four Children After 22 Years
Bertha Frady Holder, 49, reunites at Charlotte Municipal Airport with four of her five children and nine grandchildren after 22 years apart. The Dallas mother had placed her children in orphanages in 1945 due to poverty.
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Dallas
Ruby Crowe
Charlotte
N. C
Holder
William Friday
Rock Hil
S. C
Bloys Britt
N.C
Frances
Friday
Jhhildren
Frady
Frances King
Mrs. King
Ty Boyd
Carolinas
Boyd
Robert Frady
Three area men complete infantry training at Ft Ord
Three area men are among eight weeks of advanced infantry training completed December 16 at Ft Ord California. Pvt Jerry M Hobbs 19 son of Mrs Verna R Crenshaw Matador and wife La Queeta lives in Crosbyton Pvt Clarence D Walding 25 son of Mr and Mrs Clarence N Walding Floydada and wife Dwana at 1313 65th Drive Lubbock Pvt Kenneth R Lamberson 19 son of Mr and Mrs Clifford M Lamberson Rt 4 Lubbock also completed the course.
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Jerry M. Hobbs
Verna R. Crenshaw
Matador
la Queeta
Crosbyton
Clarence D. Walding
Clarence N. Walding
Flovdada
Dwana
65Th Drive
Lubbock
One Dead Two Hurt In Vernon Crash
Vernon crash on U S Highway 287 two miles east of Vernon left Willie Fiesler of Wilbarger County dead at Vernon Memorial Hospital three hours after the collision. Mrs Myrtle Hamilton 62 Electra and passenger Mrs Ellen Hamilton Vernon were listed in critical and satisfactory condition respectively. A second item notes one in five public high school students participate in a U S funded vocational education plan.
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U. S
Radio Station License Granted in Lubbock Spanish programming favored
The FCC granted La Fiesta Broadcasting Co. a new daytime station on 1420 kilocycles in Lubbock, denying Mid-cities Broadcasting Corp. The license favors Spanish language programming, noting no other Lubbock station offers it, while Flache owns three Spanish language theaters in Lamesa and earns from ventures there.
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Avalanche-Journal Washington Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Lubbock
la Fiesta Broadcasting Co
J. R. Earnest
John A. Flache
Lamesa
la Fiesta
FCC
Mid-cities Broadcasting Corp
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KOYL
Odessa
Commission
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Subscription Rates Listed
The notice lists subscription options for Morning, Evening, and Sunday editions. Rates vary by delivery plan including morning only, evening only, Sunday only, and combinations, with different prices for home delivery and other charges.
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Lubbock, Tex
Kivenng
Hungarians Say Chinese Arrested
A Peking report cited by MTI said more than 30 people were arrested for opposing Mao Zedong and Lin Biao in the Cultural Revolution purge. The note accused them of suppressing revolutionary leftists and aiding American and Soviet enemies, amid clashes in Kaing Su Province and rising party tensions.
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Creesariest
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Ho Lung
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Pek
Mao
Lin
Liu Shau-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Powell Prosecution Hint Emerges From House Subcommittee
A House subcommittee member predicts criminal prosecution of Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in three areas after hearings on his chairmanship. The panel cites alleged misuse of funds for airline tickets and a clerk serving at his Bahama vacation retreat. Powell already faces a New York libel judgment and possible Congress seat removal when the 90th Congress convenes.
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UPI
House
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
William Dickinson
Powell
Dickinson
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House Education and Labor Committee
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Dohio
Bimini
Bahama Islands
New York
Congress
90Th Congress
Signature Order in Cards Reflects Courtesy Rules
Among married couples the signer writes his name last as courtesy. If the signature is imprinted or engraved the wife's name should appear first, a standard used in formal correspondence.
U.S. refutes Hanoi charges of bombing civilians
The State Department says pilots found no evidence of U S strikes in Hanoi proper or civilian targets, noting military sites near the city and attributing damage to Hanoi SAMs and anti aircraft fire. Officials express regret for any accidental civilian damage and cite Viet Cong terror tactics.
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United States
North
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Braniff Says Strike Slows Dallas Line Operations
Braniff International president Harding L. Lawrence acknowledged a slowdown strike by the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks has slowed operations. He cited weather and peak Christmas traffic as major delays with some Dallas flights delayed or canceled up to three hours. Federal mediation resumes Jan. 10 after a holiday pause.
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Harding L. Lawrence
Braniff International
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Lawrence
Texas
Dallas
Braniff
Associated Press
Dallas Love Field
Lawrencs
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Mediation Board
Delay Granted At Richardson School District Hearing
A hearing on why Richardson Independent School District did not file a statement of compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act is postponed to January 9. The district could lose about 77000 in state and federal aid for not filing. Officials say federal funds amount to about one percent of the budget and should not be withdrawn. The original hearing date in December was postponed to allow more time to gather information.
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Richardson
Tex
UPD
Richardson Independent
50.7 Million Split In Spanish Lottery
In Madrid El Gordo the Fat One awards the top prize of Spain's Christmas lottery. Ticket holders of No 48 677 share 8.75 million while 9 920 other numbers win prizes as a total of 50.7 million is awarded by the Ministry of Finance.
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UPI
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United States
Santa Claus
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