Radical plan to curb birth rate proposed by Ehrlich
Stanford zoologist Dr Paul Ehrlich urges heavy taxes on diapers and baby foods and cuts to child tax deductions. He favors federal birth control instruction in schools and repealing state abortion limits. He also suggests breaking diplomatic ties with the Vatican to pressure Catholic policies.
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Stanford
Calif
Paul R. Ehrlich
Ehrlich
Vatican
Stanford University
Plot Notice By Oswald Seen By DA
District Attorney Jim Garrison said he believed the FBI and its chief Edgar Hoover were warned in November 1963 that an attempt on President Kennedy would be made in Dallas. He based this on a telegram Oswald allegedly sent to the FBI. Western Union kept a file copy. He vowed to obtain a telegram copy to prove Oswald worked with the FBI, but Western Union would not reveal it.
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Carroll P
Lee Harvey Oswald
FBI
Wvue-Tv
Garrison
Western. Union
Dallas
Oswald
Western Union
Washington
Los Angeles
Edguar Eugene Bradley
Kennedy
Bradley
Johnson
Lee Oswald
Gunships Back Viet Cong Battle Pinned Near Quang Tri Coast
South Vietnamese infantry backed by U S helicopter gunships pinned a Viet Cong battalion nine miles northeast of Quang Tri City near the DMZ, with field reports crediting gunships for most enemy casualties. One U S crewman wounded. two helicopters forced down. Fifteen Americans wounded in Tah Ninh Province mortar and gas attack.
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Associated Press
Saigon
South China Sea
Quang Tri City
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
Quang Tri Province
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Tah Ninh
Cambodia
196Th Light
Hale Center laborer slain near Plainview found in tractor
The body of Ysidoro Jesus Sierra 38 was found in a tractor in a windbreak two miles southwest of Plainview. Autopsy shows a gunshot wound to the head. Sheriff says no tire tracks except tractor and footprints in the field. Investigators rule out Brownfield jail escape linkage. two fugitives still at large.
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Avalanche-Journal Wire Services
Plainview
Hale Center
Here
Ysidoro Jesus Sierra
Preston Walker
Troy Porterfield
Sierra
Brownfield
Three Recaptured Pair Still At Large In Terry Jailbreak
Brownfield Texas prison break leaves three recaptured prisoners in custody while two fugitives remain at large. Captured are Charles Cleve Brooks Jr. James T. Stevens and Decidora Villerreal after gun battles and police stakeouts in Plainview and Oklahoma City. Remaining suspects are Joe Audon Gutierrez and James Earl Adams, both armed and considered dangerous. Sheriff Homer Parker said the escape began with a jail break from the Terry County jail Monday night. The escape car was found stuck in a field near Brownfield and the posse followed leads across farms to a home in Plainview where the getaway vehicle was seized.
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Avalanche- Journal
Brownfield
Terry County
Charles Cleve Brooks Jr
Plainview
James T. Stevens
Oklahoma City
Decidora Villerreal
Pam
Joe Audon Gutierrez
James Earl Adams
Gutierrez
Homer Parker
WLP
Forbes Dr
J.B. Smith
Arlington
Smith
Annual Caprock Holiday Cage Tourney Opens Here Today
Local sports brief notes the annual Caprock holiday cage tournament kicking off today in town. Item highlights the event as part of Page 1 coverage with details on participating teams and schedule.
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Caprock
Prayer blessing excerpt from a reader
A reader offers a devotional line thanking God for being strength to the poor and refuge from life’s storms in Jesus name.
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Jesus
A_ Reader
Eshkol to Be Guest as LBJ Arrives at Ranch for Extended Visit
President Johnson lands at the LBJ Ranch for a two day visit with Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. The White House says they will discuss the State of the Union message and the 1968 budget, with budget talks likely shaping the 1968 election.
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San Antsonio
Johnson
Lbj
Levi Feshbkol
Ian Vita
White House
George Christian
Washington
Christian
Eshkol
Tax credit idea gains traction in Congress amid debate
Congress debates using tax credits to spur social goals such as college aid and pollution controls. Proposals span education, antipollution, training, urban housing, and charitable giving with Republican support and liberal sponsorship. Critics call credits back door spending and warn they hinder oversight compared with direct appropriations.
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Washington
Congress
Wilber D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cigarettes Seized From Greek-Owned Ship at Messina
Italian customs police boarded a Greek-owned vessel after a motorboat chase in Messina and overpowered its crew, confiscating 27 tons of contraband cigarettes, authorities said Tuesday.
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Messina
Sicily
Iitalian
Experts Predict Inflation and Growth Ahead for 1968
Private economists Dr. Gerhard Colm and Dr. Carl Madden forecast the 1968 expansion will continue with higher inflation and unemployment. They project year ahead price gains around 3.5 percent, with unemployment near 4.2 percent if conditions worsen, and a potential 2 percent extra inflation without tax and credit brakes.
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Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
Gerhard Colm
National Planning Assn
Carl H. Madden
U.S. Unamver
Madden
Colm
Congress
Johnson
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Mahon Returns to Lubbock for Brief South Plains Visit
U S Representative George Mahon returned to Lubbock with his wife from Washington D C to spend time on the go. He chairs the House Appropriations Committee and praised the highways while planning to visit as many counties as possible before Congress reconvenes on January 15. He intends to travel across the district rather than linger at his office.
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U.S
George Mahon
Lubbock
19Th Congressional District
House Appropriations Committee
Washington, D.C
Washington
Congress
Mahon
South Plains
Brubeck Jazz Quartet Says It Will Not Tour Again
Dave Brubeck leading his quartet announced the group will disband after a Pittsburgh Hilton performance with Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, and Gene Wright. The 17 year collaboration followed hit albums like Time Out and the charting Blue Rondo a la Turk.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Dave Brubeck
Pittsburgh Hilton
Brubeck
Paul Desmond
San Francisco
Black Hawk
Joe Morello
Gene Wright
Desmond
Shah of Iran and Empress to Visit Malaysia and Thailand
The Shah of Iran and Empress Farah will travel for a state visit to Malaysia January 17 to 22, followed by a seven day visit to Thailand. The trips mark the shah's first visits to both countries.
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Tehran
Shah of
Iran
Farah
Malaysia
Thailand
Six-year-old killed in southeast Lamesa truck crash
Tommy Joe Williams Jr. died after his bicycle was crushed by a slow moving truck in southeast Lamesa near Elgin Street and Southeast First Place. The 6-year-old was transported to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock but died there after emergency treatment. The truck was driven by 17 year old Jerry Wayne Mitchell. the vehicle was owned by Mitchell’s father J. C. Mitchell. Funeral arrangements were pending. He is survived by his parents two sisters and two brothers.
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Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lamesa
Tommy Joe Williams Jr
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Medical Arts Hospital
Lubbock Hospital
Elgin Street
Jerry Wayne Mitchell
Rt. 4
Mitchell
J. C. Mitchell
Branton + Phillips Funeral Home
Tommy Joe Williams
Christine Maxwell
Martha
Kathy
Eugene
Daniel
Weather Map Note Lubbock Area Partly Cloudy Cold
Partly cloudy and colder in Lubbock and vicinity. High this afternoon near 40. Tonight lows in the upper teens. Northerly winds around, gusty early. Changes in direction and strength noted across the region.
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Lubbock
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