Record Low Readings Set In Texas Storm
A Arctic front swept the Panhandle and South Plains causing blizzard conditions and heavy snow across West Texas. Bowie reported up to 13 inches, Lubbock 6 inches, with a broader storm from the Southwest to the Atlantic Coast. a Chinook wind effect produced unusual temperature swings.
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Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
West Texas
Bowie
Lubbock
Atlantic Coast
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Amarillo
Resi
U S urged to resume bombing in Viet Nam war despite calls for pause
Senate leaders heard a vigorous plea from Gen Earley Wheeler chairman of the Joint Chiefs to resume bombing North Viet Nam. Meanwhile Prime Minister Sato urged the U S to maintain the halt as U S reconnaissance flights continue and fighting reports flow from Saigon Hanoi and the Gulf of Tonkin with Thai and Laos concerns highlighted.
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U.S
Earley Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North
Viet Nam
Wheeler
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
Eisaku Sato
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Sato
Edwin O. Reischauer
America
Peking
Hanoi
Bach Longe Vn Island
Gulf of Tonkin
Haiphong
Saizon
Laos
Nguyen van Thieu
South Viet Nam
Thieu
War Cabinet
Hich
Gia Long
Saigon
Valley Crops Face Freeze Threat to Rio Grande Valley Harvest
The Lower Rio Grande Valley faces a first winter freeze risking orange and grapefruit crops. Growers like Brad Crockett mobilize 15 000 heat blocks and 3 000 smudge pots to warm groves while Frank Schuster notes optimism amid scattered clouds. The citrus crop stands at about 5.1 million boxes this year with potential gains next year if trees survive.
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Amarillo
Dalhart
Browns Ville
Dallas
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Karcher
Santa Fe
Texas
Brad Crockett
Crockett Nurseries Inc
Harlingen
Valley
Crockett
Frank Schuster
San Juan
Alabama Democrats remove White Supremacy motto from emblem
In Birmingham the Alabama Democratic Executive Committee voted to drop the White Supremacy motto from the party emblem by voice vote after a secret ballot decision. A motion to table the resolution failed 40 to 51 on secret ballot before the measure passed. Governor George Wallace attended but did not speak.
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Birmingham
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Youth Meet At Morton Sees Strong Turnout Despite Weather
Cochran County officials marked the Morton youth conference a success as about 280 youths attended. Speaker Rep. Jesse T. George replaced absent Atty. General office director Sonny Davis. The program offered 16 seminars on state youth activities and actions.
Johnson Tone Hints Resumption Of Vietnam Bombing
President Johnson signals a possible return to bombing North Vietnam after a Christmas Eve pause, as debate over timing continues. He asserts resolve to sustain U S fighting force in Viet Nam with full support from Congress and public.
Odessa financier wins Lilienthal Medal for 647 mile flight
Alvin Parker, 46, of Odessa, received the Otto Lilienthal Medal for a July 31 1964 flight from Odessa to Kimball Nebraska covering 647.17 miles. The achievement surpassed the world soaring record by more than 100 miles and marked a peak in aviation sport.
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Dallas
Alvin Parker
Odessa
Otto Lilienthal
Parker
Kimball
Neb
Mexico City
Mexic
Can
Asidoes
Asso
Ewes Eheus
Warlad
Talavieinn
Avalanche blocks Mount Blanc tunnel road in Aosta Valley
An avalanche swept over Aosta Valley main road blocking traffic from France via the Mount Blanc tunnel. No injuries were reported as authorities aimed to clear the seven mile tunnel with snowploughs before midnight.
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Aosta
Italy
UPI
France
Mount Blanc
Europe
Parker
U. S
Truly Great Artist Tureck Captures Monterey Audience
More than 1,100 members of the Lubbock Community Concerts Association braved icy roads to attend the Monterey High School Auditorium for the second concert of the 1965 66 season. They heard pianist Teresa Tureck in a performance praised as impeccable and world renowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
Lubbock Community Concerts Association
Monterey High School
Tureck
Handel
Burial Of U S Red Leader Set For Arlington
The ashes of Robert G. Thompson, one of 11 top Communist leaders in the 1949 trial, will be buried January 31 at Arlington National Cemetery. Thompson, a former New York State Communist chairman, died October 15 at age 50. His widow asked that no gun salute be given at the burial, opposing U.S. Viet Nam policy. Arlington confirmed the burial date and noted eligibility rules for national cemetery burial. Thompson served in World War II and later denounced the slogan my country right or wrong.
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New York
Robert G. Thompson
Arlington National
Thompson
New York State
Communist Party
Atlanta
Sylvia
Washington
Arlington
Arlington Cemetery
Oregon
Suspected car theft leads to multiple arrest reports
Police stopped a redacted vehicle headed east on East Broad Way with three men from Lubbock aged 26 25 and 21. A chrome revolver a payroll check and 85 55 in cash were found. A woman customer later dropped a billfold with the payroll item and more cash. Additional burglaries and thefts were reported across Lubbock including a 16 year old lookout and a 14 year old accomplice.
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East Broadway
Ed Nelson
Quirt Ave
Lubbock
Marlier
Jack Kelly
R_ DPD
Kendrix
Ave
Dielding
Ebmer Ray
Conoco
34Th St
Wayne Yarborough
Slide Road
Kathleen Foster
Ave. N
James Dell
29Th St
Wendell ‘Massey
Clovis
J. L. Trish
Abernathy
Municiipal Coliseum
U S Officials to Witness Autopsy of Dead American
Moscow promised to perform an autopsy on Newcomb Mott with an American official present after U S Ambassador Kohler pressed for a full investigation. Mott, 27, died under unclear circumstances while being transported to a labor camp. officials plan a Monday examination by Soviet authorities with U S representation.
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Moscow
Newcomb Mott
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Mott
Soviet Union
Kohler
Firstto
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
United States
Korov
Kuznetsov
Air Force
James W. Bizzel
Adriei A. Gromykov
Sec
Dean Rusk
Gromyko
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Massachusetts
Scandinavia
Norway
Murmansk
Coast Guard Rescues 100 From Ice Floes Off Ohio
The Coast Guard and the Catawba Volunteer Fire Department rescued about 100 fishermen, including women and children, from three ice floes in Lake Erie off Catawba Point near Port Clinton, Ohio. Ice was eight inches thick and cold weather kept it from breaking up.
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Port Clinton
Ohio
Coast Guard
Catawba
Local Birth Announcements From Lubbock Hospitals
Multiple birth notices list families in Wolfforth Idalou and Lubbock detailing newborns with weights from 6 pounds up to 8 pounds 8 ounces. Fathers’ occupations include civil service at Reese AFB manufacturing at Harris Thrush and Vickers stations student status at Texas Tech.
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R. I. Madison
Wolfforth
Highland Hospital
Civil Service
Reese Air Force Base
John Rainwater
Mis
Harris and Thrush Manufacturing Co
Manuel Garcia
Ave, J
Lauf Choice
Phares and Wilking Manufacturing Co
Jose R. Garcia
Walnut St. Idalou
Labbock Osteopathic Hospital
Vickers Service Station
Lubbok
Mis TA. Webb
Fine St.oon
Weishing
Texas Tech
Sound Toto
Lavela St
Wlaim
Lubbock
Carr Won't Interfere With Texas Bullfights
Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr told Harris County District Attorney Frank Briscoe there is no need for state action to stop or halt the planned bullfights in the domed stadium next month. A Houston Sports Association spokesman said the events remain on the schedule.
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Houston
UPD
Texas
Hareris County
Atty. Frank
Briscoe
Waggoner Carr
Harris County
Carr
Attorney General's Office
Houston ‘Sports Association
Spur Native Andy Garcia Killed in Viet Nam Action
Spur mourns as Andy Garcia, a Spur High School graduate of 1962 and former military policeman, dies in Viet Nam on January 16. He is believed to have been killed by land mine fragments while on patrol. Survivors include his parents, six brothers, three sisters, and several relatives in Spur, Ralls, and Pittsburg Texas.
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Viet Nam
Spur
Andy Garcia
Garcia
South Plains College
Levelland
Andy
Luis Garcia
Pete
Jack
Lawrence
Aurellana
Ralls
Joe
Margarita
Anita Oliveiraz
Julie Punte
Frances Navarro
Pittsburg
Tex
Select units of National Guard to form fast deployable brigades
The report describes independent brigades drawn from Michigan Wisconsin Oklahoma and from National Guard units in Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Oregon and California. These units would be at full war strength about 3800 to 15000 soldiers with extra funds and equipment and weekend drills. Military sources say combat readiness could occur within 60 days of call up with deployment within six to eight weeks after war begins.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
National Guard
Honolulu
Iowa
Nebraska
Lincoln
Kansas
Missouri
Topeka
S6th
San Antonio
Portland
Ore
San Jose
Calif
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Obituary Notice for Wilbanks Family Survivors
Wilbanks is survived by a wife couple from Lubbock with two brothers Guy and Hugh Bennett of Fort Worth and three sisters Ada Cavander Iowa Park Susie Hyde and Ruby Ayers both of Fort Worth. Also four sisters Oma McMillan Lorenzo Nancy Collier and Happy and one brother C. B. Wilbanks Seymour along with five sons and eight grandchildren.
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Lubbock
Guy
Hugh Bennett
Fort Worth
Ada Cavander
Iowa Park
Susie Hyde
Ruby Ayers
Wilbanks
Oma McMillan
Lorenzo
Nancy Collier
Happy
C. B.wilbanks
Seymour
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West Germany
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Ludwig Erhard
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John Connally
Germany
Ithem
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Buffalo Lake
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Texan
By Jack Sheridan
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Rosalyn Tureck
Miss Tureck
Madame Me
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Sheffield
Mass
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Howard S. Mott
Russia
Matt
United Press International
Andre
Andy) Garcia
London
Great Britain
Henry King
Dist St
Methodist Hospital
Standard Cigarette Service
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8Th St. Oon
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Raul Acosta
Bonesville
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