Firemen Battle Tumbleweed Wall Trapping Calif Town
In Palmdale California a wall of tumbleweeds trapped about 100 families in the Desert View Highlands tract as winds uprooted the plants. Fifty firefighters loaded the debris into trucks hauled it to the desert and burned it, with cleanup expected to take two days.
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United Press International
Palmdale
Calif
Tract
Robert Sevier
County Fire Department
Desert View Highlands
West Section
Sevier
Johnson budget aims for deficit cut with welfare push
President Johnson sent a $97.9 billion budget to Congress aimed at reducing the deficit through big cuts in defense and farm spending. It seeks a tax cut and funds a billion-dollar anti poverty campaign plus other welfare programs despite the lower overall outlay.
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Robert Barkdoll Ashington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Gardner L. Bridge
Ashington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sens Ven
Don B. Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
LBJ Co
Halleck
House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
U. S
John WU Burnae
Rwie
Gardner L Bridge Awards For Schools Shown
Public school trustees awarded construction contracts for three elementary schools with low bids totaling $695 317 less than rejected bids. The work includes general construction mechanical and electrical plus $33 639 for kitchen equipment. Hunter Construction Co Lubbock won general contracts. Joiner Electric Lubbock won electrical. Bivens Co Amarillo won kitchen equipment.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Robert H. Bean
Midwest Texas Building Trades Council
Hunter Construction Co
Lubbock
West Texas Builders
Baker
Johnson
C. W. Chisum Mechanical
White House
Toiner Electric Law
Joiner Electric
Bivens and Co
Amarillo
Nat Williams
46Th St
Johnson aides face ethics probe over gifts and Baker links
The Rules Committee investigates Baker’s outside business ties amid claims a stereo set installed in Johnson’s home was a gift connected to former Senate aide Robert Baker. Baker may testify again as the probe continues. Reynolds testifies about a woman seeking an abortion and a phone number Baker provided.
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Johnson
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Baker
White House
Rules Committee
Reynolds
L. P. McLendon
Capitol
Washington
President Johnson urges steps toward peace at Geneva
President Johnson asks nationwide support for five steps toward peace at the Geneva disarmament conference. He calls for a verified freeze on bombers and missiles, halting fissionable material for weapons, outlawing aggression, preventing weapon spread, and a ban on indirect arms buildup. He warns of massive casualties if war resumes and states the United States seeks real progress in 1964.
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Johnson
Geneva
John
F. Kennedy
con-United States
United States
Winter storm brings cold air and record heat across Texas
A cold front sweeps the area as January highs reach 70 Tuesday while today's forecast calls for 55 with strong winds. Lows dip to 15 to 20 by Thursday as Texas endures mixed precipitation and widespread cold. Snow in Oregon and California's Sierra reflects a severe regional storm.
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South Plains
Texas Tech
Nancy Alice Edwards
Dallas
Lebrock
Texas
McAllen
Brownsville
el Paso
Galveston
Lubbock
Gulf of Mexico
Oregon Mountain Pass
High Sierra
California
Sponger
A short comic dictionary entry describes a man who, when aided, returns with renewed gratitude for another favor seeking. It captures a brisk, humorous urban tone typical of the era’s humor pages.
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Comic Dictionary
Hln
Ruby Wins Bail Bid for Mental Tests
Lawyers for Jack Ruby withdraw a bail request as a court orders intensive mental examinations. Judge Joe Brown schedules a hearing for February 10 on a change of venue. if denied Ruby faces trial February 17. Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Martin Towler and psychiatrists Dr. John Holbrook and Dr. Robert Stubblefield will oversee hospital testing.
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United Press Mallas
Jack
Brown
Ruby
Martin ‘L. Towler
John Holbrook
Robert Stubblefield
Oswald
Dallas City
Kennedy
San Francisco
Melvin Belli
Ruby case venue request sparks defense prosecution talks
Dist Atty Henry Wade accuses Ruby of deliberate killing to gain fame and wealth while Judge Brown plans to consult about a venue change. Belli notes defense considerations as the Ruby case proceeds, with details on Page 12.
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Henry Wade
Ruby
Oswald
Brown
Belli
Relay 2 satellite boosts U S space net plan
Relay 2 soared into orbit from Cape Kennedy marking a major step toward a global space communications network within three years. It demonstrated two way radio and TV links between Mojave California and Nutley New Jersey with plans for concurrent experiments involving Echo 2 satellite and international partners.
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Oward Benedict Abe Kennedy
U.S
Mojave
Calif
Nutley
Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Globe
Ed Murrow Resigns as USIA Chief to Name Carl Rowan
President Johnson announced Edward R Murrow's resignation as director of the US Information Agency and named Carl T Rowan as successor. Rowan, a former newspaper man, becomes the first Negro to sit regularly with the National Security Council and cabinet. Murrow cited a cancerous lung and will be away from full duties for months. Rowan, 28, previously a Minneapolis Tribune reporter, has written multiple books including a biography of Jackie Robinson.
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Ashington
Johnson
Edward R Murrow
United States Information Agency
Carl T. Rowan
Finland
Rowan
National Sentity Council
Robert C. Weaver
Home Finance Agency
Murrow
USIA
John« JSON
Minneapolis Tribune
State Department
Ravenscroft
Penn
McMinnville
Titan
Navy
U. S
Gemini
Jackie Robinson
Minneapolis Junior Chamber of Here
Commerce
Lee
Homeowners sue to block apartment project in Lubbock
A 72nd District Court suit filed by residents near 50th Street seeks to halt a modified Sprite building plan. Judge Victor Lindsey scheduled a January 30 hearing for a temporary injunction and named Spivey as committee chair amid opposition to commercial reuse and closer placement to 52nd Street.
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Udge
Victor Lindsey
Bers
Is l
52Nd Street
Lindsey
Broadus Spivey
Weather Map Page Details Lubbock Area Cloudiness
Weather map page reports increasing cloudiness and colder air with moderate to strong northwest winds for Lubbock and vicinity. High around 55 and low near 28, with regional temperatures and precipitation notes.
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Tngolgne
Weathii
Lng da
Outan
Smee
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