South Texas Snowstorm Stuns Statewide Vast Weather Flip
South Texas records a freak snowstorm from Del Rio to the San Antonio area and across the coast. The Weather Bureau notes lingering moisture and mixed precipitation with roads iced and many highways impassable.
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San Antonio
del Rio
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Amarillo
Presidio
Victoria
Laredo
Texas
Corpus Christi
Three Rivers
Webb County
Dilton
Bruni
Mexico Hit By Awesome Snow Storm in Monterrey Area
A severe snow storm crippled northern Mexico with Monterrey and surrounding states buried under up to three feet of snow. Flights canceled, highways closed, and motorists stranded as rescue efforts began amid a tense weather outlook.
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Mexico
Monterey
Monterrey
Mexican Weather Bureau
Zacatecas
Mexico City
Nuevo Leon
Durango
San Juun Potosi
Highway Control Department
Saltillo
Durance
San Luis Potosi
Chihuahua
Lubbock County Precinct Nominees Face District Annexation Vote
Idalou residents Bob Cook Del bert Robbins and Weldon Boyd seek Precinct 3 seats as Lubbock County officials face an annexation election reviewed by Russell Bean district president. Incumbents Bill Dorman Kenneth Cox contest at large seats amid a region spanning Armstrong Bailey Castro Cochran Deaf Smith Floyd Hockley Lamb Lubbock Lynn Palmer Potter Randall counties. Polling sites include Shallowater Wolforth Idalou Slaton and Lubbock venues as turnout issues loom.
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Hale
Swisher
Crosby
Russell Bean
Lubbock
Armstrong, Bailey, Castro
Cochran
Deaf Smith
Floyd
Hockley
Lamb
Lynn
Palmer
Potter
Randall
Five Seek Buffalo Lakes Director Posts
Five residents of Lubbock County seek two seats on the five member board of the Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District which governs Buffalo Springs Lake. Incumbents T. E. Milam and H. D. Waller seek re election along with Dr A Z Abell Jr W C Croft Bigham and Tom Hutchinson all from Lubbock. Six polling places open 8 am to 7 pm at the old Lubbock County Courthouse Fire Station 6 Slaton Idalou Shallowater and Wolfforth. Three directors are elected each year with terms of two years with the lake owned by the district and governed by the county residents. Also noted are continuing board members Gordon Rose Burl Kizer and W G Browning and funeral services for Mrs Ella Yelverton.
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Lubbock County
Lubbock
35Th
Indiana
Slaton
Idalou
Shallowater
Wolfforth
Buffalo Springs Lake
Gordon Rose
Burl Kizer
W. G. Browning
Local Birth Announcements Highlight West Texas Hospital
A string of birth notices from West Texas Hospital and nearby facilities lists new arrivals. Parents include Melton Dale Irby and Kern Lee Cooper among others, with babies weighing from 5 to 9 pounds and times ranging from early morning to evening. Industries and residences span Lubbock, Post, and Reese AFB areas.
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Melton Dale Irby
39Th St
West Texas Hospital
Farr’s Inc
Kern Lee Cooper
10Th St
Apt
Texas Tech
Reiner Lester Ohenhaus
Rt. 3
Lubbock
James Murray
Post
Highland Hospital
Curtis Ray McCrady
55Th St
West Apts
Rudy
Richard Joseph Frisbie
Mist St
Tech
Wayne Williams
Horton Aero Co
Nestor Bonilla
Carlisle
Reese Afb Hospital
Germany
Baker Trial Charged With Tax Evasion and Conspiracy
Baker faces charges of income tax evasion larceny and conspiracy. He pleads innocent as the trial nears, with Judge Gasch stressing the right to a fair impartial jury amid anticipated press coverage and citing the Sheppard case to support juror protection. The defense includes Edward Bennett Williams. Baker's Senate income was 19660 annually, with estimated holdings around 2 million across vending, real estate, and law. Several prospective jurors are excused for personal hardship or family duties.
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Ments
Baker
Gasch
Sheppard
Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Edward Bennett Williams
Senate
Twins Born After Uncomplicated Pregnancy
The Castro family welcomed twin babies after a routine pregnancy with Dr Walsh. Mother had no complications and felt fine throughout. Father and relatives praised the birth, noting the twins are the couple's first children and lifelong Level land residents living at 106 Walnut Street.
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Frank
Virgil Burk Brick Construction Co
Walnut Street
Negro Leaders React To Powell Ouster From House Chair
Negro leaders react with anger and sadness to the Democratic removal of Rep. Adam Clayton Powell as chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. Some warn of potential riots as Pierof implications affect 21 million Black Americans. quotes from Percy Sutton William Booth Henry Rucker accompany the reaction. Powell appeals for restraint while urging individuals to follow conscience.
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United Press International
Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Mr. Powell
Congress
Percy E
Sutton
Manhattan
New York City
William H. Booth
Henry Rucker
White Rock Baptist Church
New York
Powell
Capitol
Congress ousts committee head as Powell faces suspension
The House caucus rejected a compromise plan to suspend Powell during an ongoing review and moves to bar him from taking his seat amid a 14 month contempt sentence. Democrats also ousted Indiana’s Ralph Roberts as majority clerk in a 138 to 105 vote, elevating Virginia’s W Pat Jennings.
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D. Perkins
House
John W. McCormack
McCormack
Ralph Roberts
Indiana
W. Pat Jennings
Virginia
Jennings
Roberts
Carl B. Albert
D-Okla
Committee On UN- American Activities
Judiciary Committee
Texas Holds Central Role in House Ways and Means Vacancy
Texas Representative Omar Burleson seeks the seat on the Ways and Means Committee as Democrats debate the vacancy. He faces New York’s Jacob H. Gilbert with a possible caucus vote and leadership plan to adjust panel size. Veteran Texas reps Patman and Mahon back Burleson amid party rally.
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Omar Burleson
Anson
Texas
Committee On Committees
Burleson
Jacob H. Gilbert
New York
House
Wright Patman
Texarkana
George Mahon
Lubbock
West Texas Democrats Vote to Strip Powell Chairmanship
West Texas House Democrats led by George Mahon Omar Burleson O C Fisher Graham Purcell and Richard White voted to remove Adam Clayton Powell as Education and Labor chair and rejected the milder punishment plan The group signaled waiting to see how the oath vote unfolds at the start of the 90th Congress while Fisher urged immediate removal citing conduct and abuse of power.
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Avalanche-Journal
Washington Bureau House Democrats
West Texas
Adam Clayton Powell
Education and Labor Committee
George Mahon
Lubbock
Omar Burleson
Anson
O .C. Fisher
San Angelo
Graham Purcell
Wichita Falls
Richard White
el Paso
Powell
Mahon
Fisher
New Yorker
Burleson
House Administration
White
Congress
Vietnamese War Toll and Communist Losses Reported
Vietnam’s armed forces said 1966 saw 34 575 Communists killed and 21 516 defected or won over. The South Vietnamese forces total 621 000 men. River attacks sought to block Saigon shipping while a dredge mined and put out of action amid the Mekong Delta buildup for Operation Deckhouse V.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Cam Ranh Bay
My Tho
Legislators Clash Over Conference Rules Open Meetings Debate
A heated exchange between Speaker Barnes and Rep Parkhouse centers on joint rules and open conference committee meetings. Rep Smith backs keeping meetings closed to the press while supporting rule changes to admit newsmen. Smith says he plans to back Connally's program but may oppose at times, urging a focus on legislative work over political battles.
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Parkhouse
Smith
House
Senate
Barnes
Connally
Rogers Attends Mayors Meet With State Leaders
Lubbock Mayor W D Dub Rogers Jr joined 27 Texas mayors in Austin for a monthly meeting with Gov. Connally, Lt. Gov. Smith and House Speaker Barnes. He praised the event as a fruitful step in state city government relations and said leaders preferred Austin talks over Washington visits.
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Lubbock
W. D
Dub) Rogers Jr
Texas
Austin
John Connally
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Rogers
Houston
Louie ‘Welch
Washington
Battle Rumors Grow as Red China Turmoil Spreads
Reports from London Moscow and Ottawa describe rising violence in Red China with Tass noting rail chaos from Red Guards while Shanghai water and power networks are attacked. Diplomats depart Peking raising the prospect of decisive actions and possible shifts in recognition by Canada and Britain.
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Red China
Moscow
Tass
Peking
Britain
Scandinavia
India
Tanzania
Ottawa
Canada
Paul Martin
China
People’s Daily
Mao
Shanghai
Lin Piao
Hong Kong
Canton
Red Guard
Liu Chih-Chien
National Defense Council
Kennedy horse case draws crowd in McLean courtroom
Ailing thoroughbred horse owner Zemo sues Mrs. Ethel Kennedy for $30,000 claiming she took his yearling from Hickory Hill in McLean. Kennedy testifies the horse was starving, while experts estimate yearling values vary below $3,000. The trial includes witnesses from the Animal Welfare League as the case continues.
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Zemo
Jas
Ethel
Albert V. Bryan Jr
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
AMC top executives resign and new leaders named
AMC announces Ray D Chaplin Jr is chairman and CEO with William V Luneburg as president and COO following the resignations of Robert B Evans and Roy Abernethy. Evans and Abernethy retire from leadership but remain as directors as AMC plans two week production rest to adjust inventories. Evans had aimed to revive fortunes once strong in 1959. Luneburg began in auto work in 1949 at Ford and led Dearborn plant in 1956.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
Ray D. Chaplin Jr
William V. Luneburg
Robert B. Evans
Roy Abernethy
Evans
Abernethy
AMC
Luneburg
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn, Mich
Box Reopened For Absentee Local Liquor Vote Balloting
Local option election draws both wet and dry forces as absentee voting resumes. The Slaton box reopened by the county clerk after a county commission meeting and warning of possible nonresidents voting. Sheriff reports ink vandalism at Kertan Studio, ballot boxes held overnight by Slaton police.
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Slaton
Kertan
Rodrick L. Shaw
Shaw
Gene Lasafer
Irma Vaughn
Jonas Cain
Kertan Studio
Sunday Closing Prospects Rise On Ifs In Lubbock
Lubbock merchants struggle with voluntary Sunday closing as several major chains stay open while others plan to reopen if competition shifts. Furr's Piggly Wiggly and United show split stances. Safeway and independent stores mostly open or closed based on rivals.
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Lubbock
Furr's
Piggly Wiggly
United
Safeway
Furr’s
Travis Lincecum
United Chain
Gibson and Globe
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Bob) Cook
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Old County
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Ella Yelverton
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Charles V. Steed
Tom Jr
Falcon
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Roma-Falccon Dam
Kevin
Renney Mattison
Harlingen
Herman KB. Curtis
N. Ave, V
University Hospital
Monterey Sinclair Service Station
Bill Slate
Rt. 6
Lee Roy Lemons
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Rickey Morgnsen
9Th St
Methodist Hospital
Highway Dept
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Mississippi
Colmer
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