Weather storms roll through South Plains with hail and floods
Spotty showers and light sleet hit the South Plains as downstate areas faced thunderstorms and floods. A tornado watch covered some 40 counties along the Gulf Coast but expired with no severe reports. Three deaths tied to weather were noted. snow and rain clogged Great Plains highways as travelers faced warnings and fog.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Downstate
Gulf Coast
Andrews
O’donnell
Matador
Motley County
Great Plains
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Saigon Faces Possible New Offensive Warned by Abrams
General Creighton Abrams said there is massive evidence the enemy plans another attack on Saigon but gave no timetable. U.S. troops reported limited clashes near Phan Thiet and a large rice cache seized near the Cambodian border. Allied analysts note no clear master plan but remain tense as Tet cease-fire ends.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Abrams
USS
West Airborne Division
Phan Thiet
Credit Rating Firm Fined for Libel in Damaged Drugstore Case
Fort Walton Beach businessman Joseph F. Morgan won a federal jury verdict against Dun and Bradstreet ordering 70 000 damages. The suit claimed a 1965 66 report libeled him by linking him as a partner with another man, wrongly harming his credit and business. The award split included 20 000 compensatory 25 000 general and 25 000 punitive damages.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Dun
Bradstreet
Credit Rating Bureau
Joseph F. Morgan
Fort Walton Beach
Morgan
Morgan Walgreen Drugs
James Middleton
Dan
Athletic Council Quiet After Long Session
After a 32 hour session the Athletic Council remains silent on the fate of Gene Gibson, with observers noting the prolonged delay signals a likely outcome. The page note hints at decisive action but provides no official statement.
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Athletic Council
Gene Gibson
Oswald’s Widow Testifies in Shaw Conspiracy Trial
Marina Oswald Porter testified she never heard of the men linked to her late husband and did not believe Oswald knew them. She denied knowing Clay Shaw and Ferrie, or Perry Russo who spoke of the plot, while noting Oswald’s appearance and lack of alias use. The trial concerns conspiracy charges tied to Kennedy’s 1963 murder and 1965 events in New Orleans.
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Caltech Press International
New Orleans
Marina Oswald Porter
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Edward A. Haggerty
Clay L. Shaw
Porter
Dallas
Shaw
David W. Ferrie
Perry Raymond Russo
Russo
Leon
Kennedy
Kallas
Warren Commission
Ferrie
Jim Garrison
FBI
Robert A. Frazier
Texas School Book Depository
Daily Prayer Note You May Pass This Day in Gratitude
A reader offers a brief morning prayer expressing thanks and seeking guidance through the day. The petitioner asks for divine watchfulness and guidance in Jesus name, concluding with Amen.
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Jesus
Oh, Baby! Stork Arrives While Dad Runs Errand
Larry Huff and his wife Shirley welcomed their sixth child at home while Larry ran to a drugstore for a prescription. The labor began earlier after a doctor advised staying home, and the sitter left briefly. Shirley went into labor during the afternoon, ending with a birth at the house. The doctor had prescribed flu medicine earlier.
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Larry Huff
Shirley
Huff
Huffs
De Gaulle’s plan spurs British snub over European grouping
British reports say Charles de Gaulle invited Britain to join a new European bloc to supplant the Common Market and NATO. London reportedly snubbed the scheme, alerting allies and the United States, signaling a possible showdown with Paris during Nixon’s European tour.
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Associated Press
London
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Common Market
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Harold Wilson
France
United States
Paris
Nixon
Europe
de Gaulle
DFE. Gaulle
Immokalee farm contractor spared prison in slaying case
Wardell Williams admitted killer role but received two years probation and two months in Cotler County Jail each year through 1988. Judge Harold Smith cited 100 farm workers who rely on his operations and he refused full incarceration. Williams faced manslaughter for the 1967 shooting of Josephine Crawford.
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Associated Press
Wardell Williams
Harold Smith
Williams
Smith
Willams
Hateon
Cotler
Flo
Jerome Pratt
Florida
Everglades
Searkd
Ife
Josephine Crawford
Bandit Robs Station. Shadow Warned Attendant of Injury
A $120 holdup at Bell's Service Station on 1st Street and Avenue H ended without serious injury to 19 year old attendant Roy Wilkinson and a teenage worker. Detectives Huffman and Knox questioned witnesses after the small black gunman fled with cash while a shadow on the wall aided Wilkinson’s near-miss. The suspect fled, was later detained, but Wilkinson could not identify him. descriptions noted a tall man in a red shirt jeans cowboy boots and a small black pistol.
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Roy Wilkinson
3Ell
Inc
1Sth St
Avenue H
Sut
Ray Huffman
Pilly Knox
Huffman
Knox
Wilkinson
SPLRE
Noth St
Wolkingen
Vic Bandit
Incident at Furrs Parkway Mall Store Sparks Hazard Pay Rumor
A package employee reports four Nexsro women shoplifted groceries and fled the store. He was struck in the mouth by a jar of preserves after the others escaped via the front. He dodged jars of pickles a bottle of vinegar and two soft drinks before the attack.
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Furrs
Parkway Mall
Bey
Cayness Plan Opinion Expected From Martin Ay
Associated Press reports Attorney General Crawford Martin plans to issue an official opinion before week’s end on the Cayness Plan proposed by Gov Preston Smith to raise 1.6 million for public schools. State leaders pursue a ruling while debate centers on constitutional separation of powers and legislative delegation.
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Aus
Crawford Martin
Preston Smith
Martin Alus
Jerey Sadler
Reo Wes
Sadler
Martin
Osmith
Robert S. Calvert
Heath
Sadier
Hecatine
Brameries
Msecuas
Smith
Thosdias
Weather Map Page 8 A Lubbock Fog and Cloudy Skies
Fog and cloudiness early give way to partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. High in the upper 40s, low tonight near 40. Northeast winds to 70 mph for the region around Lubbock and vicinity.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
South Plains
Lubbock
Herms Vise
St. East
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