New Year Cold Front Inland Texas Weather Outlook
The Panhandle and West Texas brace for a hard freeze with subfreezing lows, while the Rio Grande Valley escapes the cold. Overnight temperatures dip into the teens across Dallas Fort Worth and near 28 in the valley, with 27 to 24 needed for citrus damage thresholds. Skies clear with a return of fair weather and southerly winds.
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Texas
Brownsville
West Texas Air Terminal
Childress
Presidio
Rio Grande Valley
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Dallas-Fort Worth
Mid-Atlantic States
Lower Michigan
New Orleans
Mississippi
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Idaho
Montana
Continental Divide
VIGOROUS 74 Hoover Set For 45th FBI Year
A severe Arctic air mass sweeps the nation from the Pacific Northwest to the Midwest driving temperatures to 25 to 35 below zero. Chicago drops from 34 to 9 below, causing travel disruptions, stalled trains and equipment failures. Three Nebraska youths freeze to death in Coleridge car, while a Minnesota couple is found frozen near Olivia. Snow drifts rise above a stranded vehicle as highways close across the region. Wind gusts of 35 mph push snow into Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Pacific Northwest
Texas
Upper Midwest
Mountain States
Chicago
Coleridge
Neb
Olivia
Minn
Midwest
Kentucky
Tennessee
Hoover marks 74th birthday as FBI chief begins 45th year
Washington report notes J Edgar Hoover turning 74 on New Year’s Day and poised for another year as FBI director. He plans private celebrations, will watch football, and urges balanced crime fight with prompt prosecutions, while remaining largely out of the public eye.
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Washington
UPD
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Portland
Ore
Sand Island
Calvin Coolidge
Columbia River
Grand Teton Peak
Jackson
Wyo
Texas Tech
Tech
Construction Projects Mapped Across 1968 Budget Figures
A summary of varied construction approvals and bids totaling hundreds of thousands across multiple sites. Projects include additions and remodeling for banks, apartment buildings, motels, a Rodeway Inn remodel, a post office upgrade, and a retail store, with contractors such as H A Lott, Bill Averitt, Wilson and Wilson, Lloyd Price, and Ed Lampe Construction Co. listed among bidders.
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Wilson and Wilson
Baylor St
4Th St
Lloyd Price Con County-State
Broadway
H. Firestone
R. Bundock
50Th St
Lee Construction Co
Texas Tech Law School
Lott, Inc
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
22Nd St
Nashville Ave
Area Builders, Inc
Navy Reserve Armory
Knox, Gailey and Meador
4Th Street
Detroit Ave
Fenner Tubbs Auto
Ave
Q. P
Slide Road
Bob R. Hunter
GOP Seeks More Seats on Key Committees After Gains
Republicans push to improve standing on influential panels as they net five seat gains since 1966. Ford aims to bolster GOP representation on committees like Appropriations while preserving geographic balance and awaiting Laird’s cabinet appointment.
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Appropriations Committee
Congress
House
Ford
Bow
Denny
Laird
GOP
Committee On Committees
Ways and Means
Senate
Gomez Child Rites Arranged in Lockney
Services for Mary Linda Gomez aged year will be at 2 p.m. today at San Jose Catholic Church with Rev. Roland Buxkemper officiating. Burial at Lockney Cemetery. She died Tuesday at Lockney General Hospital after several days of flu treatment. Survivors include her parents Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Gomez and other relatives.
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Pablo Gomez
San Jose Catholic
Roland Buxkemper
Lockney Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Lockney General Hospital
McGee
Navy
Alexandria
Jsure
Defense Department
Copley
Assembly of God
J. W
Big Spring
H. D. Hunter
Muleshoe
Singleton Funeral
Tishomingo
Okla
Methodist
Lubbock
Anadarko
Assembly of God Church
John
J. R
W. T
Bill
Harrison Cowett
Laton
Calif
Buford McGuire
Odessa
Lola Copley
Grady Grags
Oklahoma City
Fehildren
Fuel theft probe and Navy informant case sparks controversy
The report reviews allegations of fuel siphoning at U.S. military supply lines in Thailand amid bribery and forgery schemes. It notes a GAO inquiry into Navy handling, with calls for further investigation and accountability for officials and a transfer of a key informant amid whistleblower praise.
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Navy
Lems Ee
Bangkok
Inj
McGee
GAO
U.S
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Hoover as Prime Minister of the Black and Party Calls
The remarks describe Hoover leading an extreme faction and advocating guerrilla warfare. The FBI director states the core of the New Left movement supports radical aims and broader opposition to the government.
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Black Ana Party
Com
Seriive
FBI
New Left
Eisenhowers Attend Wedding and Family Photos
In New York on December 2 a private family wedding took place for Julie Eisenhower as she and David Nixon appear in attendance. The event showcases the presidential family's ongoing public and private life with coverage including AP Wirephoto.
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Pain Beach
Fla
Eisenhower
New York
Julie Eisenhower
Richard
Nixon
David
Viet Cong Frees Three GIs At Riverbank Meet
Viet Cong released three American GIs to a five man U.S. negotiating team at a remote riverbank rendezvous northwest of Saigon on New Year’s Day. The exchange followed a Christmas Day meeting at the same spot that had raised hopes but fizzled.
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United Areas International
Saigon
Viet Cong
U.S
Vam Co Dong
Five Years Back Pay Belated Christmas Gift For Rowe Family
Maj James N Rowe the sole survivor of three Rowe brothers in West Point tradition receives news of five years of back pay and a belated Christmas gift from his father after his wife recovered from illness. The Rowe family notes the payment will aid the wife’s health as they recall prior Navy and Army service and Rowe’s language training at the Army Language School.
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Navy
Port
Said
McGee
Rowe
Maj. Rowe
Richard
West Point
Nick
Nick Rowe
West Oint
Army Language School
Onobert Landser Jue
Mondae
Thelin West Texas Hospital
Westmachinst
Johnson Manufacturing Co
Oint
Special Forces Training School
Soldier Rowe Found in Mekong Delta After VC Attack
A man named Rowe was located in the Mekong Delta by a South Vietnamese division after being attacked by Viet Cong in October 1963. The report notes his time in a U S military hospital in South Vei and includes an AP Wirephoto credit.
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Humbert Versace
Baltimore
Versace
McAllen
Texas
U.S
South Vei
Mekong
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