Busy Week Looms For Congress
Congress girds for a busy week with initial hearings on Johnson programs and plans to push in session toward Aug 1 or July 1. Key actions include water pollution grants, sewage treatment funding, and a $1.77 billion Appalachia aid push. Johnson’s inauguration looms as Humphrey is sworn in as vice president.
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Snow and cold bite nation from sea to sea
The season's worst storm moved off coast leaving up to a foot of snow from Florida to Maine and record lows in many states. A new lake effect system stirred flurries in the Great Lakes region while the Northeast faced fog and drizzle and southern areas saw surprising warmth in spots.
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Auto Runs Wild Here Auto Runs Wild Here
A Lubbock woman, Marie Ivey, 3816 Thalon Viv, was seriously injured Sunday after a minor pickup collision threw her into the street. Her driverless car circled over a quarter mile, crossing a four lane highway twice, ran her down, and struck a parked police squad car before vanishing into darkness. Officer Wayne LeCroy witnessed the scene and described it as unbelievable.
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Crash Site Scrutinized After Wichita Jet Crash
The jet tanker crash on Pratt Street killed 30 people including 25 civilians and seven airmen. Captain Chester Szmuc of Royalton Ohio reportedly aimed for a clearing but crashed into homes, causing a fuel blaze that damaged 11 houses and left residents without heat in 14 degree weather.
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Churchill Failing Health As Family Sits With Him
Doctors report Sir Winston Churchill showing signs of deterioration after a restless day. A bulletin cites his condition as worse with prayers rising worldwide. His children gathered then left him briefly as Sir Winston grows weaker.
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Nautilus marks tenth anniversary in a Sunday observance
Coverage notes the Nautilus becoming the first nuclear submarine ten years ago with a Sunday observance. The report highlights related naval milestones and commemorations across pages and sections.
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Crash near Ralls kills local ginner in one car rollover
A 39 year old Lockney cotton ginner Richard Lee Lambert died in a one car rollover five miles south of Crosbyton at 12 05 a m. Passenger George Thompson 46 of Lockney was in fair condition with a broken leg. Lambert is dead on arrival at Crosbyton Hospital. Thompson a Lockney service station attendant. Funeral planned for Lambert 2 30 p m at Tocknes West Side Church of Christ with Earl Cantwell officiating. Burial at Lockney Cemetery.
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President Johnson Visits Boyhood Haunts in Texas
President Johnson toured his Texas boyhood haunts on a Sunday journey from First Christian Church in Johnson City to the LBJ Ranch. He spoke with children about Santa Claus and dogs and prepared his inaugural address during the LRJ Ranch visit before heading back to Washington with many Texas relatives and friends in tow.
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Prayer for a Christian government and valued labor
A dated anonymous prayer asks for guidance to appreciate living under a Christian form of government. It emphasizes valuing labor, money, health, wealth, wisdom, and beauty as outcomes of disciplined living.
Inaugural Plans Limit Air Force One Travel
Some White House staffers may not fly on Air Force 1 during the inaugural period and would return on the See LBJ VISIT Page 8. The note suggests adjustments to transport for aides and accompanying officials as the event proceeds.
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Prairie dogs haunt the Swenson Ranch towns
An editor notes how prairie dogs and their burled towns defined the Swenson Ranch era. Cowboys Jim Foster and a SMS hand led eradication crews across 439 972 acres, repeating poison grain campaigns across the vast lands over weeks at a cost around 70000 dollars under manager Clifford B. Jones.
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Weather Map Page Brief Lubbock Area Forecasts
Mostly fair weather continues in Lubbock and vicinity with cooler nights and daytime highs in the mid 60s to 70s. Winds west at 25 mph. sunrise at 7 51 am and sunset at 6 05 pm today with humidity around 57 percent. Temperature highs and lows for 24 hours ending midnight noted for Abilene Dallas Houston and other listed cities.
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