China detonates fifth atomic device amid praise of Mao
Communist China fires its fifth nuclear blast at Lop Nor in Sinkiang, boosting claims of scientific progress and joining the nuclear club. The test, monitored by UPI and echoed by state media, followed a prior October missile-nuclear test and prompted U.S. officials to estimate a kiloton yield in the hundreds.
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United Press International
China
Peking
Peoples Daily
Mao
People
Mao Tsetung
Lop Nor
Sinkiang Province
Washington
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Hiroshima
East Coast Also Feels Storm Fury
Winter storm across the nation prompts up to 13 inches of snow from the Southwest to the Great Lakes. Heavy snow warnings extend to Virginia and New England, with dangerous glaze from freezing rain in the South. At least 10 deaths blamed on the weather, including three in Minnesota and Illinois, two in Indiana, and one each in Missouri and Wisconsin. Blizzard conditions reported in Wisconsin, forecast for parts of Iowa Illinois and upper Michigan. Temperatures plummet in Texas with records in Dalhart and Lubbock, while Panhandle and South Plains brace for more cold. See See WINTRY BLAST Page 18.
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Virginia
New England
Dixie
Minnesota
Ilinois
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Upper
Michigan
Texas
Dalhart
Amarillo
Plains
Lubbock
Panhandle
South Plains
Caprock tournament opens as Lubbock area teams win
Lubbock area Monterey Coro Nado capture first round wins in the Caprock cage tournament at Municipal Coliseum. Full slate set for today across city venues with multiple teams advancing and local fans buzzing over the matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Coronado
Municipal Coliseum
Peace and Victory Debated Over Vietnam Policy
Congress members urged hard military action to end Vietnam war. Rep Mendel Rivers called for bombing Hanoi and Haiphong and dismissed world opinion as unimportant. Sen Richard Russell supported military force to push peace talks, while Sen Wayne Morse urged halting bombing to avoid nuclear escalation.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Vietnam
Associatedress
Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
America
Hanoi
South Carolina
United States
Charleston
S. C
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
Atlanta
Tto
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
U.S
Morse
Francis Cardinal] Spellman
Mortars Hit At Marines
Communist forces attacked U S Marines near the Demilitarized Zone firing up to 150 rounds of 81 and 82 mm mortars at positions west of Dong Ha and about 16 miles west of Dong Ha. The second attack hit the command post of the 3rd Marines with light casualties after Marine artillery responses. Reinforcements moved in as a major Mekong Delta operation pursued Viet Cong units amid heavy jungle and swamp conditions.
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Dong Ha
3Rd Marines
Leatherneck
Mekong Delta
Everglades
U Minh Forest
Air Force
Dong Duong
Dong Hoi
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Huntsville Death Row Stays Granted for 22 Inmates
Federal courts grant indefinite stays of execution for 22 condemned men at Huntsville Prison to allow further appeals. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles notes all sentences were upheld by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. No executions have occurred at Huntsville in two years, since Joseph Johnson Jr. in 1964. Among those staying is Joe Edward Smith for a 1959 killing of a 12 year old Houston boy and James Marion for pistol whipping a Midland woman to death in 1963.
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Texas
Huntsville State Prison
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Huntsville Electric Chair
Joseph Johnson Jr
Houston
Joe Edward Smith
Courts of Criminal Appeals
James Lee Marion
Lubbock
Fred L. Turner
Midland
Mair J. Schepps
Calvin Sellars
John Oscar Young
Patman Release Accuses Banks Of Interlocking Control
Congressional staff report charges major U S banks wielding interlocking stock ownership through trust departments holding large blocks of shares. Chairman Wright Patman says the study exposes concentration in the banking industry and questions competition and trustee interests amid 215 billion dollars in assets. The report highlights six big New York banks and their stockholder links.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Wright Patman
House Banking Committee
Congress
Texas Democrat
U.S
Patman
Ing
Bank Supervisory Agencies
New York
Chase Manhattan
First National City
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Chemical Bank New York Trust Co
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Bankers Trust Co
Bee Report
Kay Pearce earns 1967 Cotton Maid crown in Georgia
Georgia Pearce from Gastonia North Carolina nicknamed Peach was named the 1967 Maid of Cotton in a pageant at Georgia. She beat 19 finalists and will travel as the cotton industry's goodwill ambassador for a year. The top five included Pamela Driver of Greenbrae California and Mary Emily Morris of Dallas Texas. Pearce, 21, a UNC senior, majors in chemistry and education and plans Parsons School of Design. Her parents attended with her sister Liz as the audience.
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Georgia Pearce
Gastonia
N. C
Memphis
Tenn
Kim Caylor
Hobbs
N. M
Connie Diane Fletcher
Phoenix
Ariz
Pamela Kathleen Driver
Greenbrae
Calif
Mary Emily Morris
Seattle
Wash
Emphis
Peach
Cotton Industry
South Plains
Miss Pearce
Nancy Pernard
Lubbock
Kay Hayden
Texas Tech Coed
Midland
Charles R. Pearce
University of North Carolina
Parson’s School of Design
New York
Liz
Cotton Maid
New Year Tax Hike to Fund Social Security Increases
Federal taxes rise by about one billion dollars annually starting New Year to finance boosted Social Security and medical care for the aged. The 1967 maximum payroll tax will reach 290.40 dollars per worker and employer, up 13.20 from this year, with further increases built into the Social Security system through 1987 as part of President Johnsons program.
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Ashington
Johnson
Congress
Tax Hike Sets Changes in Social Security and Withholding
A summary of 1968 tax changes taking effect January 1 including Social Security rises from 4.2 to 4.4 percent for workers and employers, new $700 withholding allowance, quarterly self employment tax payments, and revised withholding rules. The next rate increase is scheduled for 1969 at 4.9 percent.
Gall Bladder Removal Leaves Humorist Harry Golden Critical
Humorist and editor Harry L. Golden, 64, was listed in critical condition after removal of an infected gall bladder. Doctors performed a tracheotomy and cited his overweight condition and heart history as factors. son Dick Golden reported cautious optimism despite expecting a prolonged recovery.
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Associated Press
Harlotte
N.C
Harry L. Golden
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Dick Golden
Westport
Golden
New York City
Lower East Side
The
Carolina Israelite
Harry L. Goldhurst
P.S. 20
Bank Se
Harry Golden
U S Citizens Begin Exodus From Cuba via Airlift
About 90 Americans including 10 children arrived in Merida Mexico from Cuba in the first airlift of nearly 3,700 detainees. WeatherDelayed flight to New Orleans, with a second planeload planned for Thursday and U S Consul William Harben among greeters.
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Merida
Mexico
UPI
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Yucatan
New Orleans
Louisiana
New Orleans’ International
Mexico City
Foreign Relations Department
William Harben
Weather Map Page 1 Lubbock Area Forecast
Fair to day with increasing clouds tonight. Not as cold. High in the mid 40s and a low near 15. Winds from the west and southwest at 10 to 20 mph this afternoon.
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Red
East Coast
Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Great Lakes
Midwest
Lubbock, Area
Texas Department of Public Safety
Jack Ruby
HOUSE
Adam Clayton Powell
University OF California
Chen Yi
Pablo Casals
Liu Shaochi
Comic Dictionary
Rivers
Europe
Haipong
Germany
Heidelberg
North Vietnam
Marines
Tasted Press International
AIGON
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Huntsville
Kay
Jesus
Sam Beanente
P.m
Erseenes
Lee Cartes
Bane
Panga
Abilene Sera Marilla Anh & Hout
Aes Rosweil
Denver
Fale
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