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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1968
Page
10
Katzenbach says LBJ proposals are broadly endorsed as states weigh steps to stem the dollar drain. He notes strong backing from officials while some express concern over specific provisions and implementation details.
The Miller family Shangri La home near El Rincon is described as a canyon retreat with water from Miller Creek and wildlife scenes. The piece shifts to post New Year policy notes, detailing President Johnson's 10 percent surtax plan and a Europe travel and investment curtailment, with reactions from Katzenbach and Bonn leaders.
The article notes up to 1x inches of snowfall in Virginia and as much as 10 inches in parts of northeastern Ohio. Near zero temperatures are expected tonight across the area with lows dropping to the single digits in several locations including Colorado. Readouts include Frasér -22 and Alamosa -26 with Denver at 7 and Fargo, North Dakota at higher values.
Cornwell describes rattlesnake hunting as a 18 year hobby. He and Hale lure snakes from a den with a rod and a noose and vaporized gasoline. They trap snakes and transport them in a solid container. He recalls another hunter bringing snakes home after an auto crash in a town. His wife refuses to let him keep them overnight.
A White House visit featured Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and President Lyndon Johnson sharing tea at the Johnson ranch. The informal meeting included Dean Rusk and other aides as they discussed peace and cooperation in a private den setting.
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports Red China charging that a vessel was bombed north of Cam Pha on Wednesday injuring several crewmen and severely damaging the ship. The claim underscores rising regional tensions with unclear on scene details.
UPI reports Ambassador Chester Rowles arrived in Phnom Penh for talks with Prince Norodom Sihanouk on normalizing U S Cambodia relations and the hot pursuit issue amid limited U S operations in Vietnam. Talks to last several days mark first official contact since May 1965.
Burglars raided several Lube hock homes during the weekend with mostly small losses. Melvin Lambert reported about 650 dollars worth of items missing from his kitchen window entry. Items stolen include a television sewing machine stereo rifle electric heater jewelry and other items.
London reports reveal cabinet papers showing 1927 talks between Britain and the United States about a possible future war. The memo cites British aims to enforce rights in a conflict if the U S remained neutral at a Geneva disarmament conference.
The text outlines formative cabinet papers and debates over a nonaggression pact with Japan amid rising tensions with Nazi Germany. It mentions Neville Chamberlain and the potential shift of focus to domestic crisis as the United States contemplates attitudes toward Japan.
U S and South Vietnamese forces repulsed attacks across six positions near Pha Loc and Da Nang over the weekend. Marine supply hub at Da Nang held. 16 Americans dead and 135 wounded, mainly Marines, with 91 enemy killed and 16 weapons captured. Civilian and South Vietnamese casualties reported.
The 44 hour operation completed at 9 30 pm with the patient monitored constantly for months. Shumway said the heart is performing well and pumping blood adequately, marking a milestone after the lengthy surgery and noting the real work begins now.
Stanford cardiology chief Shunway, head of the vascular division, announced in late November that his team was prepared to perform a then unprecedented heart transplant at Stanford Medical Center once a suitable donor and patient were available. He previously tested the technique on a dog in 1959, with the animal living eight days.
Cape Town and California report on heart transplant advances as patients Kasperak and White await donor hearts. Dr. Shumway and Dr. Barnard discuss feasibility and progress while families cope with grief and hopeful futures.
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