Budget Praise for LBJ Amid Mixed Congressional Response
President Johnson faced praise and caveats as Congress weighs his 1970 budget. Rep. Bow hailed a balanced budget while stressing surplus needed by year's end. Sen. Tower welcomed the black ink but warned against relying on trust fund surpluses, and discussions proceed with Nixon’s incoming administration on tax surcharges and social security boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
Congress
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Johnson
Iowa
Nixon
Charles J. Zwick
Zwick
Paris
C-2A District Signs Face Denial by City Council
City council members opposing special treatment for service stations in C-2A districts deny pole signs. Mayor Rogers and oilman James Granberry back the stance while Denton Rigsby opposes different rules for C-2A. Discussion shifts to West Texas Air Terminal improvements and looming funding gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Granberry
W. D. Rogers Jr
Granberry
Denton Rigsby
West Texas Air Terminal
W. R. Blackwell
Waverly Johnson
Bennett Reaves
FAA
Rogers
Blackwell
Johnson
Births in Lubbock and West Texas Hospital notices
Mr and Mrs William Anthony Thorn of 2212 20th Street announce a son weighing 7 pounds born today at Tabbeck Osteopathic Hospital. The father works for the City of Lubbock. Mr and Mrs Dwain Kermit of 221 Indiana Apt 105 announce a daughter weighing 5 pounds 10 ounces born at 1 19 p.m. Wednesday at West Texas Hospital. The father is a Tech student.
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Wrana. Mn
Eial” Wr Weer Ree
Tr. Ans
Esequiel Rodriguez
Emory
Son
Asam
Tabbeck Isteopathic Hospital
City of
Lubbock
William Anthony Thornqi
E Daugher
West Texas Hospital
Shoprite Foods
Dwain Kermit
Indiana
Teck
Patrolman Faces Shooting Charge
Gary R. Gray, 33, of Angleton, Texas, is charged with assault to murder in the Webster school crossing shooting that wounded Police Officer James Douglas Smith, 24, of Webster. Judge Dave Thompson set no bond. Smith was treated at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston after transfer from Texas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster, Tex
UPI
Webster
Gary R. Gray
Angleton
Tex
Dave Thompson
Thompson
Gray
James Douglas Smith
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
County Memorial Hospital
Texas City
Solon Seeks Vote Change in Presidential Election Plan
Washington Sen Birch Bayh introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and move to direct popular election. The plan would award the presidency to the ticket with the most votes over 40 percent, or a runoff between top two if no 40 percent threshold is met. Sen Sam Ervin proposed proportional allocation of state electoral votes by each state’s popular vote.
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Sy Wre
Washington
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Lively Levelland Boy Wins Slogan Contest
Levelland 12 year old Jeffery Wayne Kuykendall won the slogan contest sponsored by the Levelland Chamber and Junior Chamber of Commerce. The slogan Lively Levelland earned him a 25 dollar savings bond from 75 entries over three weeks. The winning phrase will appear on bumper stickers cards and stationery to boost town media.
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Levelland
Jeffery Wayne Kuykendall
Wayne Kuykendall
Jeffery
Chamber of Commerce
Jake Street
Levelland News Media
Water plan endorsed to develop Texas resources and irrigation
WTCC committee backs a state water plan aiming to avert future shortages by 2020 with first deliveries to the High Plains by 1985. The plan, estimated at 10 billion dollars, would rely on federal funds and out of state imports to supply 12 to 13 million acre feet annually by 2020, funding irrigation across West Texas and the plains.
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Texas
West
McCleskey
Texas Water Planning
TWDB
Gerald W. Thomas
Dean
Texas Tech
High Plaina
Water Com
Legisla
Mississippi River
High Plains
Elaine
Pair Of Jailbreakers Vanish After Texas Escape
Johnson and Buchanan escaped the Lubbock jail after storming out with homemade knives on Jan. 10. They had just robbed a Benton Bank branch in Little Rock and hid in a motel before officers used tear gas to flush them out. FBI and police search efforts focus on Dallas and Oklahoma as authorities warn the fugitives are dangerous and ready to shoot if confronted.
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Johnson
Buchanan
Lubbock County
W. C. Johnson
O. T
Big Spring
Jack Boyd
Boyd
Dallas
FBI
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Carter County
Ardmore
McAlester
Moore
Okla
Oklahoma City
Benton
Hartshorne
Big ‘Spring
Texas
Arkansas
Butane Gas Explosion Follows Train Derailment
A Southern Railroad freight train derailed near Springville Alabama on Wednesday. One tank car filled with butane exploded sending a rocket like blaze for 2000 feet. Four other gas cars were derailed and burned. 100 to 150 families were evacuated and a family in the blast path remained unaccounted for. Initial injuries were two, with ongoing search for the missing family.
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Springville
Ala
Southern Railroad
Highway Patrol
UTW Ends Strike With AP Return Vote Pending
The United Telegraph Workers Union will resume work at The Associated Press as the Wire Service Guild considers a new AP proposal. The UTW had honored Guild picket lines since the strike began last Thursday. The Guild committee will likely recommend rejection, keeping members off the job until the vote outcome. A Guild spokesman said results were expected by 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Telegraph Workers Union
Associated Press
Wire Service
UTW
Johnson budget outlines per capita federal outlay
President Johnson's final budget proposes a total of 195.3 billion dollars with a per person outlay of 95 dollars. The Census Bureau estimates a population of 204.5 million for Jan 1, 1870, midpoint of the fiscal year.
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Washington
Johnson
Census Bureau
U.S
State Narcotics Penalties Vary Across Union
The article surveys how states from North Dakota to Florida handle narcotics offenses and first offenses, noting shifts toward leniency for marijuana and other drugs. It cites Maine, Colorado, Montana, and Kansas as examples of probation, religious exemptions, and reclassification trends.
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North Dakota
Kentucky
Montana
Hawaii
Ohio
Associated Press
New York
Maine
Wyoming
Utah
Richard S. Cohen
Colorado
Criminal Law Commission
Wesley Castles
Montana Supreme Court
Vance Hill
Hill
California
Kansas Legislative Council
Kansas
Nebraska
Wayne Rowe
Nelson Rockefeller
Manen
Florida
Stan Hathaway
South Carolina
Raymond P. Shafer
Enterprise Fire After Explosion Ties Crew Heroism
The Texas facility treated sailors from the Enterprise after an explosion near or under an F4 Phantom jet in Pearl Harbor. Admiral Hyland said the blast sparked other explosions and a spreading fire as the carrier limped in eight hours later.
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Kent L. Lee
Piedmont
Calif
Enterprise
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Hyland
Hyland
San Antonio
Army
Texas
Kelly Air Force Base
Brooke Army Medical Center
Tripler Army General Hospital
Hawaii
Hickam Field
AP Supervisor's Rites Planned
Bert W. Barker longtime AP supervisor and sports editor died at 64 in Syosset Hospital after an operation. He served 44 years with AP and 36 years as general night news supervisor, began as a proofreader in Altoona and worked at The Pittsburgh Press before joining AP in 1925. Funeral services will be held in New York.
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Syosset
N.Y
Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Syosset Hospital
Barker
Trenton
N.J
Altoona
Tribune
Wire
Pittsburgh
New York
Man Of La Mancha Finale Delights Lubbock Audiences
The second and final performance of Man Of La Mancha was staged at the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium on Wednesday night drawing about 2,500 fans. David Atkinson and Patricia Marand shared lead roles as Cervantes and Don Quixote in a well received Broadway style interpretation sponsored by Civic Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
David Atkinson
Patricia Marand
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Civic Lubbock
Soviet Soyuz 5 Flight Report Highlights Crew and Craft
Tass reports Lt Col Boris Volynov took manual control to adjust Soyuz 5 inclination after reaching orbit. Telecasts showed Volynov and Yevgeny Khrunov in the cabin, with Alexei Yeliseyev displaying space food. The mission follows earlier tests and the 1967 crash that killed Vladimir Komarov.
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Shatalov
Tass
Boris Volynov
Space
Volynov
Yevgeny Khrunov
Alexei Yeliseyev
Soyuz 5
Lenin
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Cela
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
Miss
Margaret Chase Smith
Department of Defense
Melvin Laird
David Packard
Solon
Lively Levelland
WTCC
Aed
A. C
Charlie) Bowman
Ceyais
United Seale
Johnneon
Uae
U.S. Supreme Court
Vcimvchugey Vette
Minnesota
Donald E. Anderson
Pennsylvania
Thomas W
Georges Jr
Sailors of Enterprise
Lone Star State
John Connally
Wennion
Chia
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