U.S. Battle Deaths in Viet Nam Jump in 1965
U S battle deaths rose nearly tenfold from 1964 to 1965, with 1 565 Americans killed in combat. Army losses led with 898, Marine Corps 339, Navy 72, Air Force 60. Total American troops in Viet Nam topped 381 792 by year end. Missing 149 names, 25 prisoners, and 458 noncombat deaths accompany the toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Hoffman
Washington
APD
U.S
Defense Department
U. S
Viet Nam
United States
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Fist of Missing
Ey Ah i
Trade Meet on Export Opportunities for Lubbock in Mexico
The coronado Room of the Student Union hosts a 12:15 p.m. trade meet with Invocation by Bob S Reynolds and Reinhardt as moderator. Paul Flores will speak on Export Opportunities for Lubbock in Mexico. A 1:30 p.m. Commerce briefing precedes, introducing the Mex ico mission with Gootenberg and Flores. Admission to sessions is free except luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronado Roord
Bob S. Reynolds
Monterey Church of Christ
Reinhardt
Paul Flores
Mexico
U.S. Department of Commerce
Lubbock
Department of Commerce
Harry Meyers
Dallas
Gootenberg
Flores
League of Women Voters
Lubbock Clearing House Association
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Regional Export Expansion Council
Small Business Administration
Texas Industrial Commission
School of Business At
Texas Tech
Norwegian Couple Celebrates Long Life With City Scroll
The Fergus Falls couple, one largely bedbound, receives a congratulatory scroll from Mayor M. J. Quarum as 123 cards arrive. A big Norwegian family supper is planned with President Johnson and Governor Karl Rolvaag among senders. Otila praises her husband as they recall a happy life.
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Otila
Ole
M. J. Quarum
Fergus Falls
Johnson
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
January Designated For March Of Dimes In Texas
Gov. John Connally signed a proclamation designating January as March of Dimes Month in Texas. He posed with Donna Dill poster girl for Texas and urged funds for birth defects research and polio treatment.
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Austin
UPI
John Connally
Texas
Connally
Donna Dill
David Dill
Hillsboro
Weather Across Regions Brings Cold Snap and Flood Alerts
Weather reports note favorable harvest outlook on the High Plains but cooling in the Panhandle and South Plains. Record snows in Washington and Oregon trigger floods near the Eel River while several western highways close. Authorities evacuate at risk delta towns as new storms threaten coastal California.
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High Plains
Lubbocki
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Dalhart
Hereford
Plainview
Amarillo
Lubbock
Roswell
N. M
Montana
Plains
Canada
Dakotas
Lake Superior District
Minnesota
North Dakota
Cut Bank
Great Falls
Havre
Oregon
California
Mt. Baker
Washington
White Pass
Yakima
Eel River
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
John Selmser
U.S. Weather Bureau
Delta
Eureka
Starvation Flats
Orick
Fernbridge
Hoopa
Ferndale
Miranda
Orleans
U.S. 101
Russian River
Sonoma County
Cascade
Marriage Licenses Granted In Plainview And Nearby Areas
Marriage licenses were issued to Herman Edward Temple Jr 31 and Edith Laverne Carter 32 of Plainview to Baldemar Vernandes 19 and Gloria Guerrero 17 of Idalou to Richard Edward Williams 236 and Pawers Ann Bammons 18 of Sub Jimmy Wayne Townsend 20 to Sherry La Dell Horley 18 of Rt 1 Amberat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Edward Temple Jr
Edith Laverne Carter
Plainview
Howard Croft Wilkerson
Lubbock
Glenda Mae Norood
Newent
Baldemar Vernandes
Gloria Guerrero
Idalou
Richard Edward Williams
Pawers Ann Bammons
Jimmy Wayne Townsend
District Court Case Summary From Lubbock Listings
District court docket activity includes divorce filing by Ola Tver Bessent against Caylor Bessent in 137th District Court with Judge Davison presiding. Annulment suit by Karen Hill Hutson against Larry Hutson in 1st District Court. Various suits including insurance policy, account, probate, and a divorce granted in Richardson Blankenship vs Sharon Blankenship.
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Lubbock
Weward
Davison
Ola Tver Bessent
Caylor
Louis Bessent
James A. Fille
Karen Hill Hutson
Larry Brandon Hutson
Gwendolyn Norris
Combined Coe Insurance Co
International Selling Corp
Alpha Pipe & Steel Co. Inc
Harris County
Dublin Strike Unlinked to U S Leader Says AP
Dublin faces a bus strike with 450 workers walking out over crewed buses and route changes. Northside service disrupted across 14 routes while others operate. dock workers also strike for a 40 hour week, halting unloading on 33 ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Michael J. Quill
Dublin Transit Union
New York
Quill
National Busimen’s
Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union
Workers’ Union of Ireland
Russian skating champ murdered husband held in Moscow
World speed skating champion Inga Voronina was killed by a knife blow in her Moscow apartment. Her husband Sergei Voronina, a trainer for the Soviet team, is under arrest. Voronina won the world title four times and set four world records in 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Inga Voronina
Sergei Voronina
100 Million Atomic Plant Planned for Maine
Augusta Maine AP reports a new corporation forms to build a 100 million dollar atomic powered electric plant with 700000 kilowatts capacity. William H Dunham president of Central Maine Power Co says construction will begin early 1972 at a location to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta, Maine
William H. Dunham
Central Maine Power Co
New York Transit Strike Grips City Amid Demands and Delays
A New York transit strike cripples the city with an estimated 18 million dollars in two days, halting many services as 40 000 extra cars flood streets and businesses face 100 million dollars daily losses. Union leader Michael J. Quill is jailed after contempt of court while Lindsay negotiates a four quadrant plan to stagger shifts and ease the jam.
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Lindsay
Elvia Ben Klein
Robert Carlesco
New York Times
the Times
Transit Union
Michael J. Quill
Bellevue Hospital
Quadrant
Manhattan
Henry A. Barnes
John V. Lindsay
Transit Authority
Transports Workers Union
TWU
Quill
Henry, A. Barnes
the Battery
59Th Street
Barnes
Hotel Americana
Nathan Feinsinger
Transport Workers Union
Quilli
Belevue Hospital
New
Commerce and Industry Association of New York
Seventh Avenue
America
New York
Fifth Avenue
Lorraine Gamine
Rosemarie Camineti
U S Soviet Consular Treaty Faces Delay in Senate
The U S Senate may stall ratification of the 1964 consular treaty as Johnson administration pressure wanes. Opponents cite broad immunity for consular staff and risk of espionage while Fulbright signals conditional support if the White House prioritizes the pact.
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Warren Duffee
Washington
UPID
Senate
Johnson
State Department
Moscow
Senate Democratic
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Congress
United States
Itt
Soviet Union
Soviets
Great Britain
Ratifica- Wort
Lubbock Bank Deposits Hit New Highs on Growing Economy
Deposits totaling 6 066 265 50 reflect a stable pattern in the region with spring withdrawals for crop planting and tax payments followed by year end increases. Banks in Lubbock note the recent high figures signal a general upswing in the city and surrounding area.
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Lubbock
Four Children Die In Spanish Family Tragedy
Four children in the Martings del Aguila family in Marcia Spain died within a month. Eight survivors were hospitalized for examination as doctors investigated a mystery illness after the first three deaths. The family had been sent home for Christmas once no disease was found.
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Marcia
Spain
Martings del Aguila
Dee
Maria
Mariano
Fuensanta
Andres
Donated street lights restored as sentiment to priest
In Starke Florida Rev J T Quigley 85 year old retired minister receives six of the eight foot Call Street lamps donated 43 years ago by residents. The City Council honors him as the sole survivor of those who funded the lamps and replaces the others with new lighting.
Veterans urged to report VA pension income by Jan 31
About 61 000 area veterans and dependents receiving VA monthly pensions were told to mail annual income reports to the VA Regional Office by January 31 to avoid payment reductions. Forms must not be folded as they go through automated data processing machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
U S Peace Bid Outlined to UN Chief Thant
Goldberg spoke to U Thant outlining U S peace efforts in Vietnam. He cited Pope Paul VI and Christmas appeals, noting Washington seeks a conference table solution and a cease fire as a first step. The United States urged negotiations without preconditions based on Geneva accords.
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Goldberg
Thant
U.S
Paul VI
United Nations
Johnson
Pope
Viet Nam
Ido
Security Council
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nams
Silver discs sell for less than a quarter
Spring House, Pa. AP An ultra thin two thousandth inch thick silver disc with porous empty space is sold for under a quarter. The metal membrane filter by Selay Corporation acts as a micro filtration tool for screening contaminants smaller than a micron and is aimed at research labs and production in beverages medicines and biology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring House
Flotronics Division
Selay Corporation of America
Selas
Stolen Jewelry Worth 75000 From Dallas Home
Detectives peg loss at 75000 for five pieces taken from Herbert Klein, a North Dallas home of the big game hunter. No solid clues tie the case to the elusive King of Diamonds, with partial footprints on a brick wall noted as the only leads. Jewelry included a 42000 diamond bracelet and a 25000 platinum piece, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Herbert Klein
Fannin
Klein
Court upholds charity immunity in Watkins damage case
The 7th Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo ruled for the church under the 1943 charitable immunity doctrine in a damage suit. Justices urged abolition of the doctrine, with Chief Justice Calvert and Justice Smith calling for its end now.
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Originaliny
7Th Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
A. W. Salyers
Lubbock
Watkins
Norvell
Robert W. Calvert
Clyde E. Smith
Ruel C. Walker
Joe Greenhill
State to Seek Death Penalty in Texas Coed Slaying
District Attorney Tom Blackwell will pursue the death penalty against James Cross Jr. in a Fort Worth murder case. Cross, 23, is charged with strangling University of Texas coeds Susan Rigsby and Shirley Stark in Dallas last August and is set for trial February 14 before Judge Mace Thurman Jr.
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Trail County
Susan Rigsby
Shirley Ann Stark
Dallas
Mace Thurman Jr
Blackwell
Proton
Cross
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Robert H. Bean
Kenneth Willson
Randy Willson
Arnold Flusche
Edwin H. Boedeker
Jesse
General Steel Warehouse, Inc
James A. Taylor
Rodrick J. Shaw
Greer E. Johnson
Mary Alice Johnson
S. Clarence Cooper
Evelyn W. Cooper
Denorces
Richardson Blankenship
Sharon Kay Blankenship
Aance
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Russia
Ralph Gross
Sylvester Garrett
John V. Lindsey
Precinct Park
Dwight Davis
Highhind Park
Michigan
Arno BD. Boyd Sr
22Nd St
J. T. Davis
19Th St
Tech
Davis
Wayne State University
Highland Park College
Futy
Day Drug
In Town Inn
Harold Urback
Southwestern Drug Corporation of America
Drag Day
Bob Cummings
Rix Funeral Home
Hovis Anglin
Art Holly
Lubbock Fire Department
Kenneth Patterson
Barbara Oswell
Brenda Pinion
Dennis Yeoarer
17Th and
Avenue T
West Texas Hospital
Jerry Cook
N. E. Kemper
Mike Peterson
Ursuline St
17Th District Court
Dist
Atty
Alten Griffin
James A. Ellis
Edwin W. Boederker
Margie Ortega
Baylor St
Quinn Brack- Oli
Little League Club
Sheriff's Deputies
Arnold Benest Gibson
Sneed Hall
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