Plane Missing Near Hereford Sparks Snowbound Search
A small blue and white Cessna 172 piloted by Martin Wright of Albuquerque disappeared after departing for Hereford Texas. Ground crews combed the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque as a blizzard halted aerial searches and froze temperatures lingered.
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Avalanche-Journal
Albuquerque
Sandia Mountains
Here
Hereford
Texas Panhandle
Martin Wright
Wright
Tijeras Canyon
New Mexico
Civil Air Patrol
Albuquerque Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Burglars Loot Plains Seed Company and More
Burglars breached the Plains Seed and Delinting Co. at 1610 Erskine St by crawling through the ceiling and looted business machines a case of motor oil and tools valued about 300 dollars. Other thefts include an antique revolver portable television wedding ring wig and cash from several residents and a car theft of rifles binoculars and clothing totaling about 500 dollars.
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Arthur Foster
Plains Seed and Delinting Co
Erskine St
M. M. Welch
Clovis Road
J. J. Weaver
28Th St
Bob Pawlings
Striking Dockworkers Leave 11 Foreign Ships Stranded
The weeklong strike by dockworkers paralyses Atlantic and Gulf ports with 11 foreign ships stranded along Texas coast. Beaumont traffic resumes for military cargo while Houston and Galveston see heavy idle tonnage and delayed exports. Tanker activity continues. talks in New York aim to shield crews from machine sparked layoffs.
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United Press International
Atlantic
Gulf
Texas
Beaumont
J. B. Curtis
Port of
Houston
Curtis
Galveston
CS. Devoy
Corpus Christi
M. H. Baskin
New York
Soviet Says Aswan Dam Fortified Against Israeli Raids
Moscow reported that anti aircraft guns surround the Aswan Dam and its approaches in Egypt to shield the new structure from Israeli commando raids.
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Moscow
UPD
Aswan Dam
Egypt
GOP Memories Never Die as Nixon Weighs Defense Secretary
President elect Nixon considers Henry Jackson for defense post amid GOP crosscurrents and Democratic fears. Democrats warn Jackson would shape military policy, while Nixon seeks a Republican staffed Cabinet for key policy areas. Jackson hesitates, Nixon pivots to other Democratic posts and a mostly Republican top tier.
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Avalanchej Journal
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Foreign Relations Committee
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R-Tex
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R-Wisi
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DMO
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Daniel J. Evans
Senate
Defense
Robert McNamara
Capitol Hill
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U.N
Everett Dirksen
Ill
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Harvard
Henry Kissinger
Pat Moynihan
Ed Sullivan
the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Morning Delivery Rates in Lubboack Avalanche Journal
The Lubboock Avalanche Journal lists home delivery pricing for various plans including morning only morning and Sunday combined options. Rates shown include monthly, weekly, and daily service with prices such as 7.04 for morning and Sunday, 14.00 for one month Sunday only, and 35.00 for morning evening and Sunday plan.
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Lubbuock-Avalanche Journal
Lubboes Avalanche Journal
8Th
Avenue J
Lubbock
Texas
Sun
Lubbock. Tex
Leftist Youths Egg Parma Opera Opening Night
About 1 000 leftist youths pelted opera goers with rotten eggs at Parma Opera opening amid clashes with police. Several injuries reported. mayor Enzo Baldassi dodged eggs and addressed the crowd between acts as protesters denounced opulent tastes and demanded lower ticket prices.
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Parma
Italy
Parma Opera
Piacenza
Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi
Stiffelio
Enzo _ Baldassi
Opera
Milan
la ‘Scala
Politeama
Palermo
Sicily
Cotton Expert's Rites Planned
Dr. Alonzo R. Cox, 84, UT professor emeritus and renowned cotton marketing expert, died Wednesday. Funeral services were set for Friday afternoon with burial in Austin Memorial Park. Cox joined the University of Texas in 1926, organized the bureau of business research in 1927 and led it until 1942.
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Austin
Alonzo RB. Cox
University of Texas
Memorial Park
Cox
Bureau of Business Research
Inside Story The Cosa Nostra by Peter Maas
Reader's Digest condensed Valachi Papers explores how organized crime operates through the life of Joseph Valachi and the Casa Nostra. A feature in the January issue presents an in depth look at racketeering, secrets, and the mob.
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Peter Maas
Joseph Valachi
Casa Nostra
Valachi
Reader’s Digest
Sugar Crop Falls 40 Percent as Cuba Faces Shortages
Cuba's 1968 sugar harvest slumped 40 percent below target due to drought, deepening shortages of meat, fruit, coffee, tobacco, cigars, and fuel. Government diversifies agriculture and expands industry while facing looming foreign debt and credits. Sugar remains central to the economy with plans for 1970 production driven by state-led incentives.
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Fenton Wheeler
Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Brazil Approves Crematorium in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo approves construction of the first crematorium in Brazil as cemetery space grows scarce in the city of about 5.75 million. The municipal council authorized the project to address limited burial plots.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
UPI
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