Jurors Fail To Reach Verdict On Beckwith
An all white jury in Jackson Mississippi failed to reach a verdict on Byron De La Beckwith accused of ambush killing Medgar Evers a civil rights leader. Judge Hendrick noted the jury had not reached a verdict and sent them back to deliberate.
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Mississippi
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Sass
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Waller
Beck With
Greenwood
Sanders
Handy Lott
Nurder
Lott
New Canal Plan Prompts Call for Feasibility Study
Senator Magnuson introduces a bill requiring a six month report on the feasibility of a sea level canal to replace the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans routes. The plan would explore nuclear excavation and path options with multiple agencies to assess costs, timing, and security implications.
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UPI
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Committee Members Named In Lubbock Civic Action Meeting
Citizens group in Lubbock met at the Pioneer Hotel to nominate seven new executive committee members and discuss municipal politics. Attorney George McCleskey spoke as K Hufsiedler Jr. chaired. names were chosen to replace departing members.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Gand
Pioneer Hotel
K. Hufsiedler Jr
George McCleskey
Hufstedler
Sahlbeck
McCleskey
Executive Committee
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Forres Idr
Loyd Lanotte
Charles
Maedgen Jr
Homer Maxey
A. Rogers
Dudley Strain
Cattle Deaths After Train Collision in Kansas
Owners estimate 62 cows and four calves killed by a speeding Santa Fe Sultan Chief near Syracuse Kansas. Loss pegged at about 13 600 with cattle expected to calve within a month. Herd wandered onto tracks amid blowing snow and fence breaks. Names include Gary Hatcher E L Hatcher and W T Hughes.
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Kan
Pve
E. L. Hatcher
Santa Fe
Hatcher
Gary Hatcher
E. L
Lamar
Colo
W. T. Hughes
Coolidge
Here
Storm Strains Freight and Livestock Losses Across Plains
Damaged OCR reports train collisions with cattle and harsh weather hitting ranchers on the southern Great Plains. Heavy toll on livestock, feed shortages, and winter moisture may influence profits for wheat farmers.
State Banking Board approves two new Texas banks
The State Banking Board chartered banks in El Paso and Burkburnett. Sherrill of Wichita Falls urged approval, arguing Burkburnett lacks a bank matching regional growth while Joe Irvin of El Paso banks warned another lender could endanger the area’s economy.
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Shivers Supports Connally Bid for Re election
Former Gov Allan Shivers said he will back Gov Jon Connally for reelection and has not decided on presidential candidates. He noted President Johnson pressured to keep Rep Joe Kilgore from challenging Sen Ralph Yarborough and suggested Johnson could stumble before the election while Malaysia seeks diversification away from natural rubber reliance.
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UPD
Allan Shivers
Jon Connally
John
Joe Kilgore
McAllen Ram
Ralph Yar
Shivers
Johnson
Employee Honors At Methodist Pace Dinner Auction
The Texas Tech Student Union hosted a Methodist Pace dinner where hospital staff from the Nursing Dormitory were recognized for long service. Certificates and pins honored employees with five, ten, and twenty plus years, including H. C. Black and Mrs. Fannie Price. Gifts acknowledged hospital service and a stolen Spain relief doll donation was noted, with W. B. Rushing presiding.
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Heute Tother
Methosais ‘Hospital
H. C. Black
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Caral Atwood
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Mattelyne English
Velma Heard
Mary Hyatt
Eva Luckett
Jean McKaughan
Eve- Ferry Fotinson
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J. C. Richards
L. D. Walden
Dolis
Spain
Brewer
Corti Tone
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Rushing
Hospital Medical
Pianie Mae Lunceford
Claudia Jackson
Methodist. Hospital
Fom Jef
Fannie Price
H.C. Black
Blanche Foster
Cox Entry Shocks Dallas in GOP Senate Race
Dallas candidate Morris says Jack Cox entered the Republican US Senate race at the last minute. Cox, former governor hopeful, expands GOP field to four nominees contesting Yarborough in Texas. Morris cites Stevenson and Goldwater as influencing factors while predicting Yarborough will trail Johnson.
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Dallas
Robert’ Morris
U.S
Jack Cox
Senate
Lbi Mortis
Ralph Yarborough
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Morris
Adial Stevenson
Cuba
Stevenson
Sony
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
New Hampshire
Nelson Rocke
the Uniesteller
Richard Nixon
Suddor
Leches
North
Lubbock
Tgday
LubBock Tivice
Inmate Tag Sparks Questions at Central Prison
Authorities in Raleigh probe how a license tag bore the inscription U-BUM reached Western North Carolina. Vernon Swafford found the plate in a box of truck tags and asks to keep it. Superintendent P. Greech notes an inspector checks each box, suggesting someone bypassed it.
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N.C
UPD
Central Prison
North Carolina
Themates
Vernon Swafford
Franklin
Swafford
P. Gree
Ex Wife of Powers Marries Bill Reynolds
Barb Powers formerly married to Francis Gary Powers wed her new husband William Reynolds in a quiet civil ceremony held Tuesday. Judge Catley Harris announced the marriage and noted Powers listed her age as 28 and Reynolds as 23 both residents of Milledgeville Georgia. Powers, once married to the U2 pilot, was shot down during a Soviet spy mission and later imprisoned.
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Aiken
Powers
Francis Gary
William Reynolds
Catley
Hair
Atlantic Was Half Its Width 100 Million Years Ago
Geological sites indicate rocks’ natural magnetization aligns with past plate movements, suggesting the Atlantic Ocean was only half as wide 100 million years ago, reshaping views of early ocean expansion.
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U.S
Europe
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Rail line superintendent cites timing gaps amid severe cattle losses
A Burlington Lines official in Amarillo Texas notes engineers cannot see hazards in time as heavy snows in the Texas Panhandle kill cattle. Santa Fe reports three herd losses totaling 50 head across the region with one Kansas herd co owner estimating losses at 42000 dollars. Calf losses from the cold were lighter so far but a new snow storm on the southern Great Plains raised concerns of lower temperatures.
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Amarillo
Tex
Santa Fe
Texas Panhandle
E. L. Hatcher
Kansas
Great Plains
Lyons says he can work with Democrats for Louisiana
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlton Lyons Sr. told the Welsh Rotary Club he is certain he can cooperate with the Democratic legislature. He aims to revitalize Louisiana with honest stable governance and reduce power politics, arguing the state has natural resources but lagging industrial employment and per capita income.
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UPI
Charlton H. Lyons Sr
Shreveport
Welsh Rotary Club
Louisiana
Lyons
Louisiana First
Louisiana Des Pepe
Gine
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Cox denounces political pressure in Texas race
UPI reports Republican Jack Cox accusing Democrats of pressuring Texans to influence the Democratic primary against Ralph Yarborough. Cox claims calls urged support for Yarborough’s opponent and says the pressure aims to sway votes in the senatorial contest. He also endorses Barry Goldwater for president and opposes the Cuba blockade stance within the party.
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UPI
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Kilgore
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Goldwater
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Former Guantanamo commander says water outages unlikely
Rear Adm. Edward J. O'Donnell, a former Guantanamo naval commander, said the base would not be cut off from water despite possible inconveniences and Cuba’s water supply concerns. He noted Navy foresight during the Cuban Missile Crisis and downplayed imminent risk to residents.
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Navy Construction Battalion
Valeras
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
U.S
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Washington
Kanamo
O'Donnell
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Edward J. O.donnell
Guan‘tonama
Navy
Lynda Bird Johnson Bridesmaid at Valentine Wedding
President Johnson daughter Lynda Bird Johnson will be a bridesmaid at the Valentine’s Day wedding in Austin Texas of Carolyn Kellam to Thomas Curtis. The White House confirmed the ceremony and said Mrs Johnson will not attend. Kellam is the daughter of LBJ aide J C Kellam and Curtis is a UT law student. The piece notes past ties to Guantanamo Bay water issues and other details from the era.
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UPI
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Lynda Bini
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LBJ
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T. Vy
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Thomas Curtis
University of Texas
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Lynda
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White House
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Comfort
Castors
Marta Miller
Dale Miller
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Stuart Ross
Deerfield
End of Voter Registration Period March 6
The 30 day Texas voter registration period, without poll taxes, ends March 6 with eligibility extended from the federal poll tax ban. At Guantanamo Bay the base life remains mostly comfortable, defenses tightened since 1962. Marine and Navy forces bolster the perimeter and field positions along the boundary.
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