Area's Storm Ravages West Texas Towns With High Winds
High winds up to 85 mph damaged storefronts in downtown areas including Fair Department Store and Walgreens in West Texas. One woman injured, and power outages and downed lines reported citywide. Grain storage tanks blown at Cotton Center caused estimated losses 8 000 to 11 000 dollars amid widespread dust and tumbleweed debris. Blizzards and cold fronts sweep the region with flights disrupted and utilities strained.
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Texas Ave
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Lewis Thompson
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Big Spring
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Oklahoma City
Rusk affirms U.S. readiness to meet for peace talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk tells 109 student leaders at UNC that the United States stands ready to sit with Hanoi representatives to discuss a just settlement. He notes the four points remain a basis for settlement and highlights U.S. aims to halt aggression and pursue restraint in force.
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U.S
Hanoi
Dong
Mai van Bo
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Washington
Robert Powell
University of North Carolina
State Department
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Asia
North Vietnamese
Korea
South
North
Viet Nam
Connally backs water pollu tion control plan for Houston Galveston
Connally proposes a Five County Water Quality Authority covering Harris Liberty Chambers Brazoria and Galveston counties to oversee pollution work. He also launches a three year 2.9 million Galveston Bay study funded by state federal local and private sources.
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Houston
Galveston
Connally
Texas
Houston-Galveston Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Dermatologist Gives Dandruff Hints for Winter
New York dermatologist Dr Louis I Foxler says dandruff worsens in winter due to more head coverings and less sun. He cites bacteria or fungi as causes and recommends shampooing up to twice weekly with germ fighting shampoo and daily brushing to loosen scales and distribute scalp oils.
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New York
UPI
Louis I. Foxler
Beekman-Downtown Hospital
Wexler
Texas Plane Crash Fatal To Two Men
A light single engine Cessna crashed on a farm near Hallsburg Texas on Friday killing both male occupants. The plane was found among trees and the men were not identified.
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Texas
Hallsburg
UPD
Births listed in Reese AFB and West Texas Hospital notices
A sequence of birth notices from military and civilian families across Reese AFB Hospital and West Texas Hospitals. Items include newborns with weights from 6 pounds 6 ounces to 8 pounds 5 ounces and times from morning to evening, with parental names and residences, plus occupations and affiliations.
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Army
JD. Connelly
42Nd St
Reese Afb
Vietnam
J.C
Guadalupe Romo
Reese Trailer Park
Reese Afb Hospital
Reese
Joe EK
Kelsoe
Indiana Ave
Francisco Campos
Ave. X
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
City of Lubbock
Cam Fannin Jr
Highland Hospital
Texas Tech
Cam Fannin Insurance Co
Meguel Mendez
Ave S
Methodist Hospital
Jessie Loza
Dalton Yates
56Th St
West Texas
Ronnie M. Lathem
62Nd St
West Texas Hospital
Tech
Jerry Wayne
Townsley
Cornell St
Globe Automotive Department
Aurelio Garcia Romo
Ave. W
Harrison and Thrush Manufacturing Co
Michael K. Black
3512Th St
Leading Solons Clash Over Vietnam Peace Talks Prospects
Senate Democratic leader Mansfield of Montana said openings exist for possible negotiations to end the Vietnam war while Republican Dirksen of Illinois warned there is no hard evidence Hanoi wants to talk. Sen. Symington, returning from Asia, warned of a long costly struggle and favored political settlement. Mansfield said Johnson sent him to discuss with the UN chief and Goldberg, hinting at Security Council action.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Vietnam
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Hanoi
Mansfield
Johnson
United Nations
U Thant
Symington
Dirksen
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Viettnam
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
Security Council
Suspect Dies After Bank Robbery Car Crash in Kingsville
In Kingsville a Houston bank robber identified as David Ruben Cutie 23 was found dead in his wrecked Mustang after a roadblock pursuit. He had robbed Westmont State Bank of Houston earlier, taking about 25000 dollars. autopsy to confirm suicide. Imitation police chase ended with gunfire and a fatal self-inflicted wound.
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Kingsville
Justice of the Peace
Keith Bray
David Ruben Cutie
Cutie
Westmont State Bank of Houston
Houston
G. D. Davidson
Sarah Fitzhugh
Dallas County
Davidson
Marx Howell
Texas Highway Patrol
U.S. 77
Howell
Paul D. Hulsey
Darwin Avant
Melvin Green
Green
Pierced Ears Rise in Style Doctors Urge Medical Guide
Doctors at Children’s Hospital Medical Center Boston say piercing ears should be done by a physician for girls who want the look. They note the craze began about four years ago and grew in popularity. Parents who object tie the trend to a rough image, while teens see it as fashionable and a way to avoid losing earrings.
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Boston
UPI
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Canada Records Sharp Rise in Nuclear Fallout
Officials said Friday radioactive fallout across Canada rose 10 to several hundred times higher than in the months before the Chinese test on December 28. Data showed increases generally widespread and sizeable across provinces.
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Ottawa
Canada
Hobbs Sales Tax Recall Petitions and Election Rules
Hobbs weighs recall election by petition targeting city commission members over a new sales tax. petitions filed Dec 28 with 20 percent voter signatures to trigger recall. ballots to name each council member and position. If approved, vacancies arise and a 420000 dollar annual revenue impact from the tax is noted with limited product exceptions.
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Rures
City Commission
Citizens
White
New Mexico
Commission
Hobbs
U.S. Forces Storm Mekong Delta Offensive
U S Marines and armored amphibious vehicles enter the Mekong Delta south of Saigon in the first joint American Vietnamese landing of the war as Westmoreland signals more such operations to come. The assault meets light resistance as air bases near Pleiku and targets near Saigon face heavy American bombardment and MIG downings.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
South Vietnam
Mekong River
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Pleiku
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Search of residence yields shirt with crown button in murder probe
Chief Alley says a warrant raid turned up a sports shirt missing a metal crown button found near Owens at a motel. The shirt shows stains laundered, to be tested for blood. officials doubt it alone proves guilt. District attorney and investigators weigh next steps amid ongoing inquiry. Meanwhile two suspects in other holdups face bonds and remain jailed.
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Alley
Owens
Accidental Death Toll Reaches 112000 in 1966
New York AP report says accidents killed 112000 people in the United States last year, up 5000 from 1965. The rise is mainly due to higher motor vehicle fatalities, with traffic deaths reaching 53000, up 4000 from the prior year.
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New York
United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Insurance Company
CARE Stretches Food Dollar To The Limit
New York UPI reports CARE feeds 40 million people in 36 countries by buying school lunches for a child for a year for only 10 dollars. The organization ships a ton of food overseas under a century old program.
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New York
UPI
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