Winter Storm Sweeps Texas and Northeast with Snow
A major winter storm dumped snow across West Texas from Dimmitt to Plainview and covered El Paso and South Plains regions. Temperatures plunged, warnings issued for hazardous driving, and accumulations climbed up to three inches in high elevations. Contemporaneous New England and New York saw heavy snow with sub zero cold, as New York City reported drifting snow and gusts up to 50 mph. See WARMUP Page 20.
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Arile
Lubbock
Texas
el Paso
South Plains
Dimmitt
Silverton
Panhandle-Pla
Laing
New England
Mit
Weather Bureau
New York
New
Snoyws
Massachusetts
Rome
N.Y
Wolfeboro
N. H
New York City
Shangri La hid near Caprock in Spur pioneer days
Spur woman recalls a hidden utopia named Shangri-La beside Miller Creek in Caprock foothills west of Matador. Rancher John Miller built a rock house in 1892 for his wife and children. seven children were born there, including Mrs. C. A. McGully, now linked to the DLW Birnie Ranch in Motley County.
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Tanner
Laine Avalanche Journal
James Hilton
el Rincon Country
DLW
Johnson and Eshkol discuss peace during Texas ranch visit
President Johnson hosted Israel Prime Minister Levi Eshkol at his Texas hill country ranch in a weekend visit focused on the Middle East peace process. The leaders met at Randolph Air Force Base and toured the Pedernizes River area, with church and aerial views marking the stay.
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Dovolas
CORNELL _ SAN ANTONIO
Johnson
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Texas
Middle East
Eshkel
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Jhs Ranch
Thie
Eshkol
Pederniles River
Fshkol
Vietnam
Randolph Afb
Two Autos Collide Head-On Near Levelland Killing Two
A head on collision 12 miles north of Littlefield on U S 385 Sunday afternoon killed Royce Delwin Hayes 20 9 of Levelland and Mrs Odessa Ivy 58 of Friona while injuring two others. Hayes died at the scene near 5 20 p m Mrs Ivy died on arrival at Medical Arts Hospital Friona John Leland Ivy critically injured and later moved to Parmer County Hospital Friona Jerry K Warren 22 Reese Air Force Base Fairman in good condition at Medical Arts Hospital. Hayes a Hockley County native was a Levelland partsman and Whitarral High School graduate. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Littlefield
Levelland
Parmer County
Here
U.S. 385
Royce Delwin
Skip) Hayes
Odessa Ivy
Star Ri
Friona
Medical Arts Hospital
South Plains
Critten
Ivy
John
Leland Ivy
Palmer County Hospital
Jerry K. Warren
Reese Air Force Base
Fairman
Bill Ansel
Weldon Parsons
Hayes
Aouth
Tyy
Singleton Funeral
Muleshoe
George Price Funeral
Hockley
Hockley County
Whitharral High School
Ren and Raiders clash in winless SWC showdown at Texas A&M
Ren and Rei Raiders, both winless in the SWC, meet Texas A&M in a crucial battle. The game mood centers on stopping a skid as the teams seek a needed conference win.
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Lubbock
Rei Raiders
Texas A&m
Passports Up Despite LBJ Travel Plea In 1967
The State Department reports about 1,690,000 passports issued in 1967, with total valid passports around 4,300,000. Officials say travel trends reflect a higher rate of issuance for government travel and rising interest in foreign trips after President Johnson’s call for restraint.
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Washington
State Department
Wavel
Johnson
Outback
Voluntar
Ree Ford
Lyent
Alavas
Jung
Snakes Alive Ralls Men Snare Large Rattlesnakes
Howard Cornwell of Ralls and partner George Hale from Whitehaven Tenn chase rattlesnakes each April. They trap dozens in two weeks, deliver venom to a Spur ex game warden Cecil Fox, and sell or display the rest, with some shipped to Met via radio.
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Howard Cornwell
Ralls
Cornwell
George Hale
Whitehaven
Tenn
Cecil Fox
jat_ Spur
Fox
Spur
Stanford Doctor Reports Donor Heart Patient Doing Well
Dr Norman E Shumway heads Stanford surgeons who replaced a 54 year old worker's failing heart with a donor heart. Kasperak is conscious and responding to instructions though he cannot speak due to a breathing tube. The team cautions that while signs are encouraging there is no verdict of success yet.
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Willian
Harrisons
Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Norman
E. Shumway
Shumway
Stanford’University
Thedon Whit
Kasperak
Ho Chi Minh Rumor Supposed Death Reported Abroad
Saigon based rumors claim North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, age 77, died two weeks ago from heart disease and tuberculosis. The report cites unspecified sources and remains unconfirmed by Radio Hanoi or Western outlets.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
London
Nen
Fragmented Moscow dispatch on organ transplant debate
A garbled report from Moscow touches on organ transplantation and Western doctors, including doctor Christiaan Barnard, amid debate over medical ethics and patient outcomes. The piece mentions murder, funds, and concerns about healthy organs being allocated to healthy patients.
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Frey
Moscow
Wspaper
Poer
Surveyor Pasadena Calif UPI Report
Surveyor reports on a United Press International update from Pasadena California mentioning America’s 28th and an ominous sign of unrest.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America’s
Unmani
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Presssconferena
Norman E. Shumway
Spectre the Avalanche Journal
TURKE
Tel. Aviv
Mies
Jif
West Bank
Jordan River
J Army
Ren
Dorothy Lamour
Commission
Prince “Shianouk
Cambodia
Humphrey
LBJ
J. PY. Nelson
Nora
Surveyor
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