California flood strands cut off towns and routes
A massive storm left northern California isolated with hundreds stranded in Somes Bar Forks of Salmon Cecilville Sawyers Bar and surrounding farms. Civil Defense chief warns of freezing conditions and lack of food while relief efforts focus on delivering food medicine and clothing before evacuation to Yreka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sowle
Civil Defense
Yreka
Calif
Somes Bar
Forks of Salmon
Cecilville
Sawyers Bar
Frank Dryden
Office of Emergency Planning
Arcata
Humboldt County
Johnson
Dryden
Johnsons health routine and habits during campaign period
The article reports on presidential health details from Burkley. It notes Lyndon Johnson sleeps 7 to 8 hours, goes to bed around midnight, and often postpones sleep to work. It mentions a daily supervised fitness program, walking, swimming, emergency medical gear when traveling, and that Johnson recovered well after a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkley
Burkley
White House
Johnson
Severe Winter Storm Garages Europe S Late
Severe cold storm grips Europe causing transportation snarls, power and gas outages, and multiple fatalities across Britain France and other nations. Snow and ice disrupt roads ferries and highways as temps drop across the continent with heavy snow in the UK and seven foot drifts reported in Dorset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Mediterranean
Italy
Britain
France
Sweden
Switzerland
English
Dorset
England
Scotland
Wales
Amsterdam
Paris
Brussels
Moscow
Oslo
South
Lapland
Germany
New Front Brings Brisk Winds Across Northwest Texas
Brisk southwest winds moved into the area Monday as a new cold front pushed into northwest Texas dust reducing visibility to four miles in Abilene and three miles in Dalhart. Highs reached 72 in Abilene and 42 at night with a forecast mid 60s today and a low near 30s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dalhart
Driller Killed by High Voltage Line Near Maple
A 45 year old water well driller, Dove Lee Turney, was electrocuted when the crane mast touched a high voltage line as he drilled on the Eugene Huff farm three miles southwest of Maple. He died on arrival at Morton Memorial Hospital. His 16 year old son radioed for help but none could save him. Funeral services are pending for the Enochs resident. Turney served in WWII, held five bronze stars, and worked for Autry & Sons Drilling Co. Survivors include his wife, four children, his father, three sisters, and three brothers.
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Morton
Maple
Here
Dove Lee Turney
Enochs
Morton Memorial Hospital
Eugene Huff
Dennis
Singleton Funeral Home
Autry & Sons Drilling Co
Turney
Church of Christ
Stigler
Okla
Myrna
Kenneth
Sharon
Carolyn
H. Turney
Junita Ferguson
Dallas
Myrs
Allene Been
Lot‘tle Reeves
Charlie
Portales
N. M
James
Roy
Local Birth News From Lubbock Hospitals
Congratulations to numerous area families on births. Names, weights, times, and hospitals listed include Maurice and Mrs Vester in Methodist Hospital for a son eight pounds five percent ounces at 7 48 a m. Howard E Rich Jr in West Texas Hospital for a son eight pounds two ounces at 11 55 p m. Curtis Ronald Marley in West Texas Hospital for a daughter six pounds fifteen percent ounces at 12 53 a m. Jerrell Bill Mitchell in Highland Hospital for a son eight pounds. Donald L Mansfield in Highland Hospital for a son six eight. Domingo Flores in Latif Clinic for a daughter six pounds. David DeLeon in Lauf Clinic for a daughter seven eight percent. Roosevelt Walker in Lauf Clinic for a son six pounds two and a quarter ounces. Gordon Wamble in Latif Clinic for twins a son five eight and a half ounces and a daughter six eleven. Inez Estrada Wilson in Lauf Clinic for a son nine pounds three ounces. Benito Vento in Lauf Clinic for a daughter seven nine.
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Maurice Vester
Zenith Ave
Methodist Hospital
Avinger Lumber Co
Howard E. Rich Jr
E. Stanford St
West Texas Hospital
Hancock Manufacturing
Curtis Ronald Marley
Ave, N
Glidden Paint Co
Jerrell
Bill Mitchell
Ave. J
Saturda
Highland Hospital
Lubbock
Donald L. Mansfield
N. Sherman St
Montgomery Ward
Domingo Flores
Ave. B
Latif Clinic
Pan-handle Construction Co
David DeLeon
Lauf Clinic
Roosevelt Walker
F. 28Th St
Braniff Airlines
Gordon Wamble
20Th St
Mosher Steel Co
Inez Estrada
Wilson
Benito Vento
Idalou
Lauf Clinies
Burglary and Theft Reports Prompt Local Police Briefs
Local police logged a series of incidents including a house burglary at 612 N Hudson St with TV set cameras radios and lamps stolen and damage caused. Other notes include thefts of a two wheel trailer from Ernest Exum and a purse with engagement ring from Beatrice Guajardo.
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W. R. Johnson
Rt. 2
Ernest Exum
W. 14Th St
Joe Gladden
47Th St
Gladden
Beatrice Guajardo
N. Avches
Hudson St
E. G. White
53Rd St
Bonifacio Allaniz
Colgate
Lauf Clinic
War on Poverty Gains Momentum as Job Corps Opens
President Johnson's anti poverty push expands with a Camp Kilmer Job Corps center training 2,500 yearly, plus 5,000 Los Angeles youth in part time jobs. About 1,200 college volunteers teach reading in Kentucky, as OEO moves to rapid implementation. Shriver says $117 million for 212 projects already allocated, with $784 million from Congress to be spent by June 30. He insists the pace is fast and the program is on track.
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Louis Cassels Washington
UPI
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Los Angeles
Kentucky
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Peace Corps
Johnson
United Press International
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Congress
iCongress
Store Employee Shot After Bank Withdrawal Mystery
SAN ANTONIO AP A 38 year old supermarket employee Rudy Cortinas was found shot to death in his car after a rear end collision. He had withdrawn about 5000 dollars from a bank for the store operation and was reported missing from his employer Eloy Centeno’s offices. A witness described Cortinas exiting his car after the crash then reentering before slumping in the seat. Police pursued the potential link between the bank cash and the fatal shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Rudy Cortinas
Cortinas
Eloy Centeno
Sntor
Berserk Dairy Farmer Kills Wife and Son Then Self
Sharon Springs New York AP report states Francis Hazzard 45 a dairy farmer and fire chief shot his wife Frances 45 and son Richard 21 during a family quarrel wounded two other sons Edward 10 and James 16 set fire to his dairy barn destroying about 65 cattle and then killed himself in the farm home near Sharon Springs. One wounded youth alerted a neighbor. the motive remains undetermined.
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Sharon Springs
N.Y
Schoharie
Francis Hazzard
Albany
Frances
Richard
Hazzard
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Cooperstown
Edward
Bassett Hospital
James
Cobleskill
Rt. 20
Robbers in Brinks Uniforms Slug Guard at Church Bank Robbery
A masked trio in Halloween masks and a ski hood robbed a Brinks guard at a church rectory. They seized about $200, bound Father Burke, and fled in a truck after triggering a police radio monitor. Johnston and parishioners described a rapid, tense crime with minimal descriptions of the robbers.
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Pae
Johnston
Brinks
Bernard Gendek
Gendek
Rita
Herusband
Richard Burke
Father Morris
Father Burke
Heinz Beer
Norridge Fire Department
Beer
Civilian Vietnamese leaders seek return of powers in Saigon
In Saigon, South Viet Nam's civilian chiefs urged the armed forces to hand back powers to restore civilian government. They hailed a Viet Cong victory near Soc Trang while Washington flagged stalled aid of about 600 million dollars awaiting a stable government.
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Viet Nam
Avalanche-Journal News Services
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ald
Armed Forces Council
Washington
U. S
Sun
Huong
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
United States
U.S
Collision Kills Six In Family In Waterloo
Six members of one family died in a crash when a livestock truck hit their car on Highway 20 near Waterloo Iowa. Victims include Everett Horner 65 Mildred Horner 64 Marilyn Kendall 32 William Kendall 32 William Kendall 9 and Sarah Kendall 9 months. James Kendall 5 was in critical condition. truck driver Lester Stafford 59 of Versailles Missouri was treated and released.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Highway 20
Everett Gerald Horner
Mildred Bernice
Des Moines
Marilyn
William E. Kendall
Denver
Colo
Kendalls
William
Sarah
James Kendall
Lester Stafford
Cersailles
Scientists Target Smart Pill To Aid Learning And Memory
Houston researchers and Baylor University collaborate on compounds with potential to form a smart pill for humans. A naturally occurring hormone improved learning in fish and animals, offering hope for children with mental retardation and elderly cognitive decline. Separate work at AAAS on RNA production in nerve cells underscores growing gene related insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
Baylor University College of Medicine
William Krivoy
Baylor
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Montreal
Canada
Jacob Sharpira
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Truck halted on highway over leaking radioactive material
The North Carolina Highway Patrol stopped a truck on U S 29 north of Concord Cabarrus County en route from Augusta Georgia to Winston Salem due to a leak. A radiological team from Raleigh was dispatched and traffic allowed past the vehicle while bystanders were kept 1 000 feet away.
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Concord
N.C
UPI
Highway Patrol
Raleigh
Augusta
Winston Salem
U.S. 29
Cabarrus County
Distance to star far exceeds Pluto in World Almanac
The World Almanac states the nearest star lies more than 7 000 times farther than Pluto the farthest planet. This comparison highlights vast cosmic scales and the relative emptiness of interstellar space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pluto
World Almanac
Longtime Lubbock postmaster reflects on service and change
The article profiles Howard, Lubbock postmaster since 1935, noting his steady leadership as the city grew from a 30-staff town to a 350-person operation. It recounts his calm demeanor, anecdotes with unusual mail items, and a creed sign behind his desk while detailing his family, career moves, and the expanding postal network.
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Ohnemus
Howard
Britain
Winston Churchill
Lubbock
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Texas
Bonita
Wichita Falls
Tennessee
Munday
Crosbyton
Hemphill, Wells Co
Reese Afb
Texas Tech
Carlisle
17Th St
Amon H. Howard Jr
Manson L.elizabeth Hawkins
Lovington
Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
42Nd St
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Humboldt
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Eureka
Sam Helwer
Gov. Brown
Division of Highways
U.S. 101
Redwood Highway
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Crescent City
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Pacific Telephone Co
Weather Bureau
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Air Force
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Houghton
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Red Mountain Pass
U.S. 160
Wolf Creek Pass
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Moon Valley
Berthoud Pass
Leadville
Craig
Dixie
Boise
Atlanta
Wichita
Kan
Shreveport
Kincheloe Air Force Base
Sault Ste. Marie
Mariquette, Mich
Ra Eas
Klamath
Dorotho Perez
Abernathy
George Smith
14Th St
White Swan Institutional Food Co
James Crocker
S6th St
General Tire Service
Avenue Q
Ave. Q
Waples- Platter of
West Texas, Inc
E. 50Th St
West Texas Clinic
Maini
Luci
Luci Johnson
LBJ
Lyndon Johnson
Lima
Phan Khac Suu
Tran van Huong
High National Council
Soc Trang
Dong van Cong
Mo Cay
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