Snowstorm blankets Big Bend region with heavy snowfall
Rare snowstorm blankets the Big Bend country of Texas with up to 16 inches, the heaviest in 10 to 15 years, as snow spreads from the Davis Mountains to Pecos and Kermit areas. Light drizzle and fog cover other parts of the state while moisture fails to reach Lubbock.
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Mmm
Avalanche-journal
Weather Bureau
Big Bend
Texas
Davis Mountains
Pecos
Kermit
Midland
Lubbock
Alpine
Harvard Solar Observatory
McDonald Observatory
Mt. Locke
Davis Range
Fort Davis
Observatory
Wink
Upper South Plains
Panhandle
Big
U. S. Weather Bureau
South Plains
Sanderson
Corozones Mountains
Valentine
Plan To Seed Clouds Discussed In Dawson County
A public meeting set for 7 20 p m March 2 at the junior high school will explore cloud seeding here in an effort to moisten dry croplands. A steering committee led by the Chamber of Commerce and Dawson County Farm Bureau will present costs and details for a small scale experimental program. A local farmer volunteers to equip a crop duster with a silver iodide burner for the test.
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Tae Avalanche-Journal
AMESA
Dawson County
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dawson County Farm Bureau
W. B
Bill) Beeson
Beeson
Bob Hawkins
Hawkins
Parsley double contracting bill stirs debate in committee
A Texas House committee heard HB 33 to curb double contracting in real estate with supporters citing economic harm and opponents led by the Texas Association of Home Builders critiquing its definitions. The hearing featured remarks from SUF Flanagan and others as the bill advanced to a subcommittee.
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USTIN
Bill J. Parsley
Mmet
House Committee
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Downstate Parsley
Harris County
Texas Assn. Home Builders
Lubbock
Association
Pat Leck
San Antonio
James Klager
Corpus Christi
Gene Fondren
Taylor and JE
Johnson
Houston
Leck
iSee
Reese Pilot Becomes President Of 1000th Hour Club
Reese Pilot is named president and the only member of the 1000th hour club for flying the new T-38 jet trainer.
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Reese
Rig Rolls Over Near Kermit After Icy Skid
A well servicing rig rolled over on icy pavement west of Kermit at 5 45 p m injuring the driver Ivan White minor. The 16 wheel vehicle skidded at Wink Hwy and State Hwy 302 while turning. Traffic rerouted and several wreckers to upright the vehicle. Vehicle damage estimated over 1000 dollars.
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Ivan White
Kermit
Wink Hwy
State Hwy
White
Barrow Ditch
San Antonio
Aman
Anniversary remembrances of Iwo Jima combat leaders meet
Kikuzo Masashino of Japan and Rene Gagnon of the United States recount the Iwo Jima battle fought Feb 19 to March 14, 1945. They credit reinforcements and sea air control for American victory. Gagnon recalls that only 12 of 250 Marines survived from his company.
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Associated Press
KYO
Iwo Jima
U.S
Kikuzo Masashino
Odaware
Japan
Rene Arthur Gagnon
Bedford
Mass
Musashino
Gagnon
Mt. Suribachi
Marine
Toro
Montezuma
Pauline
Rene Jr
Rec
Jima Page
Pacific
Kikuzo Musashino
Odawara
Rene A. Gagnon
Tokyo
Johnson outlines $700 million tax break for industry
President Johnson announced a $700 million tax incentive to liberalize depreciation rules for plant equipment and machinery, aiming to spur domestic investment and press for voluntary curbs on overseas holdings. The Treasury soon will publish the new guidelines, expected to boost current year benefits.
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Reese
Ashington
Johnson
White House
National Industrial Conference Board
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
American Bank
U.S
Lems
Roger M. Blough
Prayer for the needy and animals to find relief
A brief plea asks God to aid the poor and rich alike and to comfort injured animals. It pleads for food for the hungry and for those who do not believe to find faith. The note is signed anonymous.
Congress Taking New Look
President Johnson defends freedom in Viet Nam and seeks Eisenhower advice on halting Communist aggression. Congress debates policy as leaders back measured retaliation while others urge negotiated settlement and broader allied help in the escalating crisis.
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Geneme Journal News
Ashington
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
White House
National
Industrial Conference Board
South
Congress
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Frank Church
Didaho
George S. McCovern
D-Sd
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Famed female flyer dies in mountain crash
Joan Merriam Smith known for a solo world flight in 1961 perished when a borrowed Cessna 180 crashed on Blue Ridge near the San Gabriel Mountains. Her companion Miss Schubert also died as witnesses reported a wing folding and the plane plunging into the north slope.
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IG Pines
Joan Merriam Smith
Smith
Trixie Anne Schubert
San Gabriel
Federal Aviation Agency
Miss Schubert
Sipac
Los Angeles
Moon Shot Doubleheader Marks Space Era Progress
A Spacecraft Ranger mission and a winged satellite test create a space age doubleheader. Ranger 8 advances toward the moon with midcourse maneuvers and a ground signal to fire a steering rocket. The craft aims for a precise lunar approach while capturing high quality photographs.
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CAPE _KENNEDY
Fla
Moon
Earth
Cape Kennedy
Ranger
United States
Ranger 8
Goldstone
Calif
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Fritz) Johnson
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