Connally plan snags as lawmakers clash over education reform
Texas lawmakers flag trouble in Governor Connallys bid to study higher education. House members demand changes to a 25 member study panel while Senate mulls suspending rules to advance the measure. A separate land seizure for Padre Island national seashore faces early debate, with Watchful opposition noted.
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Avalanche-Jonernal News Services
USTIN
John Connally
Texas
Senate
Connally
Preston Smith
Walter Richter
Gonzales
Padre Island
Television: A complex medium of entertainment
Television is described as a complex medium of entertainment whose only virtue is that it reduces radioactivity. The piece comments on its cultural role and suggests a pragmatic view of its impact.
Farmers In State Hail Snowfall
Snow blanketed Southwest Texas with up to 10 inches while Lubbock saw two inches and East Texas piney woods four to six inches. Temperatures fell to 17 at dawn in Lubbock and may drop to five, then climb to the mid forties by evening. Ice and snow threaten crops in the Rio Grande Valley and citrus in the Valley, with fears of next season’s damage. See ICY SIEGE Page 8.
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South Plains
Southwest Texas
Texas Western College
el Paso
Lubbock
East Texas Piney Woods
Rio Grande Valley
East Texas
Texas
Salinger Abandons 50 Mile Hike Plan Secretaries Step In
White House press secretary Pierre Salinger won’t attempt the 50 mile trek. A group of congressional secretaries vows to try the route instead, hoping to uphold the legislative branch. Several walks were planned nationwide as a youth fitness fad cools. Jackie MacDonald of Rep. Richard Schoend’s staff said secretaries will hike along the old canal towpath at dawn.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Ashington
White House
Pierre Salinger
Legislative Branch of Government
Salinger
Kennedy
Council On Youth Fitness
Council
Washington
Capitol Hill
Legislative Branch
Jackie MacDonald
St. Louis, Mo
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Not Serious Asian Flu Hits 12 States
A small scale epidemic of Asian flu affects twelve states in the East and Midwest while a wave of non Asian influenza and pneumonia spreads nationwide. The Public Health Service says the outbreak is not as severe as 1957 or 1960 but may still spread across the country.
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United Press International
East
Middle West
Public Health Service
PHS
Delaware
Maine
Vermont
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Chicago
Morning prayer note from Mrs. B. J. Oglesby
A devotional verse from Mrs. B. J. Oglesby of Lubbock begins the day with praise to Jesus and a vow renewal as sunlight fills the sky. The brief piece frames morning reverence and personal faith.
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Jesus
Mrs. B. J. Oglesby
Lubbock
U S Army Europe to shed 40000 troops in upcoming cuts
The Defense Department plans a 40 000 man reduction in U S Army forces in Europe over roughly two years. Reductions target rear area troops and at least one combat unit as allies push for stronger NATO forces. The Pentagon denied planned cuts while officials noted the intention to curb the dollar outflow and balance payments.
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Defense Department
Europe
Pentagon Public Information Office
U.S
Berlin
United States
France
Tthe
Institute For Strategic Studies
London
NATO
Downtown Lubbock survey eyed to boost town center
Avalanche Journal reports Dallas consultant Marvin Springer and the Downtown Development Corp met Tuesday to review months of survey work. The meeting outlined plans and proposals to improve land use, parking, building conditions, and tax assessments to create a compact, core downtown area.
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Downtown Development Corp
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Avalanche Journal
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Lubbock
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Marvin Springer & Associates
Plane Burns In Everglades Crash Kills All Aboard Northwest Orient Flight 705
The Northwest Orient Airlines jet carrying 43 aboard crashed in the Florida Everglades after takeoff from Miami. Officials say no survivors. wreckage found 43 miles west of Miami with the fuselage scattered and bodies likely inside. Coast Guard pilots reported the plane split apart upon impact and no wings were seen. The crash prompted a major investigation by aviation officials including the CAB.
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Northwest Orient Airlines
Florida
Everglades
Myrna A. Ewert
Minneapolis
Robert J. Feller
Virginia Lee Younkin
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Yiami
Florida Everglades
Miami
Northwest Orient
Coast Guard
James Dillion
Akron
Ohio
Chicago
O'Hare
Seattle
Portand
Dillion
Washington
Braniff, Airways
Roy W. Almquist
Rosemont
Minn
Northwest Lorient Airlines
They Sat and Waited at O'Hare Vigil for Missing Northwest Jet
At O'Hare Airport a vigil turned wake as relatives awaited news of Northwest Orient flight 705 from Miami. The missing nonstop jet sparked quiet sorrow with police guarding the vigil room and families awaiting word amid blank arrival boards.
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William Conway
Hicago
Northwest Orient
O'Hare International
Miami
Chicago
Te Terminal
Seagraves Approves City Government Change and Aldermen
Voters in Seagraves approved switching to a new city alderman form by 139 to 91. They also elected Travis Lightfoot and L B Fox to join existing council members until the April general election, with other candidates and write ins listed.
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Seagraves
Henderson
Travis Lightfoot
L. B. Fox
W. B
Bill) Hearne
Cecil Proctor
R. E.turner
David Adams
A. G
Dollie Berry
GOP Denies Cuba politics clash in bipartisan critique
Republicans deny using Cuba for politics while Sen. Javits and Sen. Keating push for a bipartisan Cuba policy. Javits cites Cuba as a bone in Kennedy's throat and warns Washington policy risks criticism. Keating agrees on bipartisan aims and stresses avoiding politics. Rep. Stratton remains a critic of administration handling.
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Asainaton
Cuba
Kennedy
Jacob K. Javits
R-Ny
Khrushchev
Berlin
Javits
New York County
U.S
Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
Keating
Samuel S. Stratton
DNY
GOP
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