Pope calls for improved Arab Christian relations
In Beirut Pope Paul VI urged closer cooperation between Christians and Arabs during a stopover en route to India. He urged forgetting old conflicts and abandoning antagonism to build a more just peaceful world, noting Arabs’ hospitality and cultural heritage.
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Strike Threatens Rail Wage Talks Halted in Stalemate
UPI reports unions signaled readiness to strike as wage talks with railroads showed stalemate after Perry ruled unions complied with strike delaying provisions. Eight other rail unions followed, seeking federal review while a pattern agreement holds for now and no new bargaining planned.
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Malaya
Sarawak
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Talks Stall as Unions and Railroads Stand Pat
Union spokesman Joseph W. Ramsey says discussions today did not move positions and that talks appear broken off. James E. Wolfe notes the case posture remains unchanged and railroads will not reconvene unless the three unions accept the broader settlement with other unions. Machinists electricians and sheet metal workers resist the 87.1 cent hourly pay rise recommended by a presidential emergency board.
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James E. Wolfe
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Austin Night Operator Of Radio At Lockney
J C Austin named night operator for Lockney police short wave station KFB 916 in the old city hall. Justice of the Peace Hugh Counts handles day calls as the radio operates 38 hours daily from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. A cooperative effort of Lockney city and Floyd County. GOOD CONNECTION The Philippines will lay cable to Guam.
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KFB 916
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Mississippi Congressmen Seated Amid Party Challenge
The House seated five Mississippi representatives 276 to 148 after a roll call with one voting present. Prentiss Walker, newly elected Republican, joined Democrats William Colmer, Whitten, Abernethy, and John Williams as they took oaths amid a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party protest and an unrelated incident involving a Black tights clad man claiming to be a Freedom Democrat. Capitol police removed the protester, later identified as an American Nazi Party member from Arlington Virginia.
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Memrs
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Arizona Daily Star Sale Blocked by Antitrust Suit Denied TRO
The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit to halt the sale of the Arizona Daily Star to the Citizen but a temporary restraining order was denied. Judge James Walsh left the suit intact and set a trial date. The Citizen planned to acquire Star from Arden Publishing Co. today with both papers publishing over 40,000 copies daily.
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William Small
William R. Mathews
Hale County appoints nine deputies under new sheriff
Hale County Sheriff Troy Porterfield announces nine deputies boosting force by one. The lineup includes Bill Wilkinson as chief deputy and jailers Bobby Williams and Tom Findlay, with a Spanish speaking deputy Alfero added. Bill Hollars and Porterfield seek salary boosts totaling several thousand dollars, within budget.
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New Hale
Bill Hollars
Porterfield
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Charles Tue
Lloyd Bolin
Doyle Ferrell
Jose Alfero
W. O. Ward
Shirley Findley
Bobby Williams
Tom Findlay
Rotterdam Ships Break Yearly Record At Port
Rotterdam welcomed a record 27 750 seagoing ships in the past year about one every 20 minutes said Mayor Gerard E Van Walsum.
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Water District Balloting Set for Feb 1 in Lubbock County
An election on Feb 1 will confirm the formation of the 570 acre Yellow House Canyon Water Control and Improvement District in southeastern Lubbock County. The district serves 570 acres below Buffalo Lakes for a Walter M. Mischer Jr subdivision project and will tax residents within its area. Directors are Roy B. Taylor Joe D. Gafford Jess Ford Johnny Gafford and Houston Pearson. Plans include a small lake to accompany the subdivision.
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Walter M. Mischer
Gibson
Roy B. Taylor
Joe D. Gafford
Jess Ford
Johnny Gafford
Houston Pearson
USW Voting Aboard May Quit Tampering and Campaign
Abel cites a plan to end tampering and shift focus to issues as the union’s voting system is scrutinized. The McDonald proposal involved district directors with one vote plus one per 1000 members, with McDonald Abel and Hague each casting 115 votes as international officers. McDonald notes the constitution assigns three union tellers and the Honest Ballot Association to check returns after locals submit results to USW headquarters.
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Howard Hague
Honest Ballot Association
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Jurors Selected In Civil Action Trial
Jurors were chosen Monday afternoon for a civil trial in a case filed by Mary Morrison and Kenneth Morrison on behalf of their daughter Irma Sue Morrison all from Ralls seeking 570000. They allege injuries occurred when Mrs Morrison's pickup with Irma Sue and an England exchange student Arvil Hutchins as passengers collided with another car near U S Highway 84 and Farm Road 400. Judge Robert H Bean presided as jurors were seated.
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Saigon Protest Ends Amid Clashes and Arrests
In Saigon a student protest devolved into scattered clashes with a 20 marines line using a moving barbed wire fence. Casualties included an elderly woman fainting, two boys trampled, and two youths arrested at barricades. demonstrators sought support at a technical school and market but were repelled.
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Glenn Contemplates Nonpolitical Path After Senate Bid
John Glenn says he may not pursue politics now, planning civil space work with NASA and international ties. He notes a $9,600 debt from his failed Ohio primary bid and states he will cover it while remaining legally resident in Ohio, living in Seabrook, Texas.
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Carr Staff a Nd Estes Case
Pretrial hearings focus on Estes and Wal as legal officers discuss court burden and the role of Texas officials. Carr backs state legislators amid a tough session while confirming staff support to ease load. World leaders and Texas figures figure in the backdrop of this high stakes hearing.
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