Year 2000 predictions from the Commission on the Year 2000
Americans, scientists and officials envision a future in which technology, politics and medicine reshape life by 2022 and beyond. Predictions include fewer leadership roles for business, more government and research control, advanced energy, space mining, orbiting labs, and possible social strains from demographic shifts and new drugs for behavior modification.
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Dy Andrew Squint
J. Ee Incin
U.S
United States
Observance Colored By Fear Hope for Peace Amid War
A New Year’s note from 1968 reflects global fear and hope as Vietnam, the Middle East, Greece and Cyprus loom. Johnson and Pope Paul VI express cautious peace aims while truces in Vietnam fail to hold. Fire and tension mark the Jordan frontier as conflict endures. page 10 discusses the year ahead.
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Vietnam
Middle East
Greece
Cyprus
LBJ
Texas
Johnson
Pope Provn
Rome
Paul VI
United States
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Darin Eugene Router
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Lubbock
Darin
Leonard Eugene Routier
List
See. A
Elata Ely
PIANO TOO Burglars Take Fur and Furniture in Lubbock
Weekend burglaries in Lubbock totaled more than $10,000 in losses across homes and businesses. May include furs, a piano, upright piano, television, radio, typewriter, jewelry, and furniture. Notable targets: Dr. and Mrs. Mann on 56th Street, Mrs. Robert Middlebrook farm home, and McKelvy Furniture Co. on Avenue Q.
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Lubbock
Plano
Manns
Robert Middlebrook
McKel Vy Furniture Co
Ave. Q
Bowl Results Highlight New Year Frenzy Upsets
USC toppled Indiana while Oklahoma edged Tennessee Texas A M defeated Alabama and LSU rallied over Wyoming. Details and pictures available on Pages 1 4 Sec B.
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USC
Indiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas A&m
Alabama
LSU
Wyoming
Adventurous Rose Float Wins Pasadena Tournament Honor
Pasadena celebrates the 79th Tournament of Roses with the Adventures in Roses float from Lakewood winning sweepstakes. Brisk weather followed an overnight low of 38 as Miss Linda Strother 18 led the Rose Queen and riders in festive regalia amid 12 million flowers. Everett McKinley Dirksen noted. bands, riders, and elaborate floral displays highlighted the event lasting into a Rose Page 10 feature.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lakewood
Linda Strother
Ann
Everett McKinley
Dirksen
Rose
Subtle Change Seen In Hanoi Statement Arouses Interest
Hanoi signaling possible talks if bombing ends, experts note. Trinh used no permanent or definitive terms, leaving Washington to interpret as a potential shift. U.S. State Department says the remark is under study and underlines cautious optimism about new diplomacy signals.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Hanoi
Nguyen Duy
Trinh
North Vietnam
United States
State Department
Department
U.s.s
U.S
Ano
Johnson seeks to restore balance with 1968 plan
President Johnson presses for firm steps to improve the U.S. balance of payments, proposing limits on investments abroad and urging Americans to travel only in the Western Hemisphere for two years. He predicts Congress will back the dollar plan though he cannot guarantee peace in Vietnam this year. Other lawmakers praise the move as a priority to stabilize the economy.
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U.S
Johnson
Congress
Lrder
Hemisphere
Senate - Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Henry, Reuss
D-Wis
a.House Banking and Currency, Subcommittee
Gatarets
Wilburts
D Ark
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
Banking Committee
Editorials and Columns Shape Section A News
A fragmented OCR page from Section A highlights editorials and columns in the newspaper. Women’s news appears on pages 2 to 4, with scattered references to a schoolboy sports item and other features.
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Doctors study possible heart transplant donor in Cape Town
Surgeons at Groote Schuur Hospital examined an apparently fatally injured accident victim to see if a heart could be transplanted to a critically ill patient. Tests on tissue and blood would decide donor suitability while officials withheld names and details due to South Africa's segregated society.
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Iy Vale Press
Cape Town
South Africa
Christin Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Tian
Pa Binsberg
Martin
Earl See Neart
Winter Resumes in Lubbock After Holiday Break
Lubbock reports the holiday shutdown ending as public and parochial schools including Lubbock Christian College and School resume classes today. Government and business schedules return to normal for a long-term run with many entities reopening.
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Lubbock
Eilernet Public
Lubbock Christian Icollege
Truce Violation Amid Weather Fronts Raging
Weather fronts from the Pacific and Canada threaten the High Plains with wintry conditions by Wednesday. Rain from the West Coast moves into the South Plains as a colder snap follows, while New Year temperatures plunge in Lubbock and fog shrouds the Panhandle. In Vietnam, Viet Cong attacked a U.S. fire base near Dau Tiong, with reported casualties as infantrymen pursue enemy elements after a 36 hour cease fire lapse.
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Pacific Coast
High Plains
South Plains
Lubbock
Vie
Saigon
Tn al Salers
Panhandle
Cpaur Mn
Tee Be
Aldersm
Dau Neng
U.S
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Commission
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A.D
Anhad
America
World Book Encyclopedia
Science Service
Dunbar
Tesume
Cage
Walt
Czech
Liers
Aya
DR. Barnard
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