Snow Drifts Close Schools and Halt Flights Across Panhandle
Heavy snow blankets a wide area closing schools in Snyder Ira Fluvanna Hermleigh Muleshoe Lubbock districts keep open but buses idle. Airports report ice and canceled flights while town crews spread rock salt and clear roads as forecasts warn of lingering storms and hazardous travel.
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Lubbock Street
Ralph Campbell
Campbell
Municipal
Braniff International
Continental Airlines
Trans Texas Airways
Houston
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
L. R. Rogers
Lubbock
Brownfield
Floydada
Hereford
Lockerville
Ropesville
Morton
Plainview
Post
Seminole
Spur
Tohoka
Gerry Burton
Snyder
U. S. Hwy
Texico
Panhandle
Amarillo
Pampa
Perryton
Childress
Dalhart
Texas
South Lawn
Mercury
Dumas
Texas Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Panhandle-Plains
West
San Angelo
Fort Worth-Dallas
Waco
Borger
Shamrock
Marines Planned to Add Fifty-Five Thousand Men
Secretary of Defense McNamara proposes raising the Marine ceiling to 278184 officers and men and creating a fourth Marine division. The move would boost manpower to postwar highs, with units already in Viet Nam and the Pacific. Camp Pendleton is eyed as the likely site for the new division.
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Fred 8S. Hoffman
Washington
Marine Corps
Corps
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Asia
Viet Nam
Korea
1St Marine Division
Pacific
Okinawa
Hawaii
United States
U.S
Dominican Republic
Camp Pendleton
Calif
1St. Marine Division
Bus overturns on U S 81 after dodging cars
A Kerrville owned bus skidded off a ditch and overturned while traveling south on U S 81 after attempting to avoid two cars. The incident occurred about two minutes after the vehicle started. Passengers and driver reported no serious injuries.
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Kerrville
Community notices and travel of local residents
Mrs. Morris Waters returns home after spinal surgery at St Marys Hospital. All City Youth Council meeting at Monterey High School postponed due to bad weather with new date TBA. Hub of the Plains Barracks meeting called off for weather. new time to be announced. South Plains Junior Stamp Club meeting at Municipal Garden and Arts Center canceled for weather. speaker J L Taggart to address junior members ages six to sixteen. Basil Price and son relocate to Independence Kansas to manage a Woolworth store. former Woolworth manager of downtown store since 1959. Three people injured in a two car collision at 4th and Quaker Avenue. Frank Bass and Beth Faulkner treated. Faulkner admitted for shoulder injury.
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All-City Youth Council
Monterey High School
Plains Barracks
Hodges Comunity Center
Sid Lowery
South Plains Junior Stamp Club
Municipal Garden and Arts Center
Judy Laney
J. L. Taggart
Basil Price
Independence
Kan
Price
Woolworth
4Th and
Quaker Avenue
Frank Bass
11Th St
Methodist Hospital
Beth Faulkner
24Th St
Premier of Italy Quits in Secret Confidence Vote
The Moro government faced a secret ballot defeat as snipers within the Christian Democrat party allegedly opposed the premier. Amintore Fanfani's resignation as foreign minister and coalition tensions fueled by left-wing factions and Socialist partners point to a broader crisis in the center-left government.
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Moro
Rome
Christian Democrat Party
Amintore Fanfani
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Fanfani
Christian Democrat
Fanfai
Liberal Party
Christian Democrats
Il Messaggero
Il Tempo
Grosse
Chamber of Deputies
Pietro Ingrao
Use Of Newsprint Hits All-Time High
American newspaper publishers report record newsprint consumption last year reaching 88,459,048 tons. The American Newspaper Publishers Association released the figures as part of its industry tallies and noted the surge in demand across regions.
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New York
UPD
iAmerican Newspaper Publishers Association
Rusk Reports Hanoi Silent On Peace Proposals
US Secretary of State Dean Rusk said Hanoi gave no favorable response to peace overtures and did not answer questions on a reciprocal move. He warned that a wider Asian war would threaten Communist forces and stressed Washington would not discuss future bombing plans.
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Hanoi
Peking
Johnson
Asia
Rusk
North Viet Nam
Independence
South Viet Nam
United States
Thant
Viet Cong
U. S
Southeast Asia
Sen
Mike Mansfield
North
Viet Nam
Coeds Return to Red Cliff Reservation After OEO Return
Jill Hunt and Judy Rothman resume Volunteers in Service to America work at Red Cliff Reservation after being ousted following a dispute described by Washington as old vs young in the Chippewa community. OEO sent a federal investigator to ensure safety and viability of their return.
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Bayfield
Wis
UPI
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jill Hunt
Kewanee
Ill
Judy Ruthman
St. Louis
America
Red Cliff
Miss Hunt
Miss Rothman
OEO
VISTA
Alex Gokee
Henry Bresette
Gokees
Bresettes
Osborn Family Details Mentioned in Mount Calm Item
The text lists Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Osborn of Mount Calm with a sister Levine and two brothers Herbert and D. L. Osborn of San Antonio, noting family connections in the home context.
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F. M. Osborn
Mount Calm
Levine
The
Home
Herbert
D. L
San Antonio
Fragmentary Tale of Disputed Fire and Lost Details
A torn blot of OCR reads like a sketchy report noting a three story structure, Texas and New Mexico references, and mentions of coaches and a person named B. Osborn. Context is unclear with many garbled words and misreads.
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Texas
New
Myto
Mexico
Oklahoma
B. Osborn
Third Beatle Marries Patti Boyd in Secret Ceremony
George Harrison tied the knot with model Patti Boyd in a hush hush wedding at Epsom Regis Office England. The 22 year old Beatle known as the quiet one wed in a late morning ceremony attended by close family and friends including Paul McCartney and manager Brian Epstein.
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Epsom
England
UPI
George Harrison
Patti Boyd
Harrison
Miss Boyd
Epsom Registry
Brian Epstein
Beatles
Patti
D. Gaymer-Jones
Paul McCartney
American war dead total climbs to 1750 in Vietnam
Washington AP reports 1750 U.S. service members killed in Vietnam combat, surpassing totals of Spanish American and Mexican Wars. Week ending tally shows 68 deaths and 354 wounded, with the war’s cumulative toll rising since January.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Pentagon
U.S
University of Chicago mural lights up drab fence
A 17 year old student Michael Sorkin leads a "group art" project painting a six foot high, half block long gray fence at the University of Chicago. Campus police initially considered it vandalism but university officials allow the art to continue. The mural features a fuzzy red caterpillar a three foot long black grasshopper a red yellow and black roulette wheel and various abstract figures. Art professor Harold Haydon calls it a perishable modern style and praises its progress from chaos to form.
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Chicago
Tom Sawyer
University of Chicago
Michael Sorkin
Sorkin
Harold Haydon
Haydon
Action Taken Against Doctors in Texas
The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners cancelled the license of Dr. Fred T. Haney of Houston for writing prescriptions without physical exams. Dr. Howard Edward Braun also faced action, being placed on probation for one year but allowed to continue practicing after admitting he allowed a patient to receive prescribed care without proper procedures.
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Corpus Christi
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Houston
Fred T. Haney
Howard Edward Braun
Prisoner Count Rises to Two After Trial
A prisoner count increased from one to two as officials reported the latest trial outcome. The update notes a second individual now held, with no further details provided.
Board to hear five other doctors today
The board announced that five additional doctors will have cases considered today. The wording notes multiple disciplinary matters pending review.
Diefenbaker accuses CBC of Vietnam War propaganda
Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker told Parliament that Canada’s CBC is brainwashing the public against U.S. policy in Vietnam. He urged officials to testify on programming he calls hostile and imperialist and said he would press for CBC officials to answer in Parliament.
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Ottawa
API
Canada
U.S
Viet Nam
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
United States
Bomb Found at Austin Transmission Firm
The service manager discovered a home made bomb in a red shoe box inside the door of an automatic transmission firm in Austin. He moved the box outside after hearing a ticking noise and notified police. A Bergstrom Air Force Base demolition squad dismantled the device, calling it an expertly made booby trap.
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Austin (Ap
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Business closes. customers leave keys after hours
Fragment notes a business in Wisconsin where customers could leave keys after the shop closed, prompting action to remove a section or feature. The line suggests a safety or security concern tied to after hours access and key handling.
Two Burglaries Cleared. Two Men Arrested in City
City patrolmen report two burglaries cleared after arrest of Dwayne Rhea Millman and L. D. Collier. The suspects fled Shamrock service station with looted vending machines and a car described earlier. Police tied boot and tire marks to the vehicle and recovered tools and a bag containing about 86 in cash. A separate safe-tipping at Horkey Oil Co and missing trading stamps noted.
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Dwayne Rhea Millman
21St St
L. D. Collier
15Th St
Shamrock
Ave. H
H. E. Brink
McLain’s
Clovis Road
Brink
R. L. Newton
Lubbock
Horkey Oil Co
Briskine St
R. J. Mullins
Ross Spencer
46Th St
Deadline Set On Questioning Liz And Burton
Federal Judge orders 20th Century Fox attorneys to finish oral questioning of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton by next Wednesday before they travel to Europe. The cases concern the Cleopatra production and alleged misbehavior in Rome that studio executives claim cost millions.
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Los Angeles
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Europe
Thurmond Clarke
20Th Century-Fox
Compa
Mise Taylor
Burton
Rome
Miss Taylor
Milton
Gergone Ends 12 Day Questioning Over Commitments
After a 12 day period of questioning, authorities report ongoing professional commitments involving Gergone and Urton. No charges announced. Further inquiries cited as the reason for continued silence.
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Gergone
She
Urton
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