Armed passenger forces Northwest jet to Havana
A pistol wielding passenger hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 714 from Minneapolis to Miami via Chicago with 92 aboard and forced the Boeing 727 to land in Havana Cuba. FAA officials say the hijacker directed non stop clearance to Miami then Havana, with all passengers and crew later to be allowed to return to the United States.
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Northwest Airlines
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Federal Aviation Adminstration
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Chicago
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Key West
U.S
U S Airliner Bound for Vietnam Is Forcibly Landed by Soviets
A Seaboard World Airlines DC8 carrying 212 troops and 17 crew was forced to land on Inturup Island in the Kurile chain after allegedly straying into Soviet air space en route Seattle Yokota Japan. The plane and its 229 aboard were not harmed and a State Department spokesman said the case is under investigation with no assurances of release. The United States pressed Moscow for the plane's return through Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin while officials expect a safe resolution.
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Washington
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Anatoly Dobrynin
State Department
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Unc Toc and Army Commendation Medal Highlight Viet Ambush
Special forces sergeant earns the Army Commendation Medal for action during a Viet Cong ambush. Other notices include CHILL WILLS entertaining children and the opening of a new theater. Classifieds, editorials, and various sections follow with notices on industry, politics, and culture.
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Chill Wills
Free Move
Filibuster Action Shapes Texas Tax and Liquor Bills
Senate filibusters and party lines tilt tax and liquor by the drink plans as Texas lawmakers push for a $175.7 million revenue package. Sen. Moore leads a prolonged protest over the mini bottle bill while Bates advances a private club license ban for dry areas. House and Senate leaders weigh final passage and a possible summer session.
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William Moore
Bryan
Senate
Jim Bates
Edinburg
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Moore
Texas A&m University
iSen
H. J. Blanchard
Lubbock
House
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Jack Strong
Longview
Legislature
Prayer for forgiveness and choosing the right path
A reader asks for divine forgiveness and urges choosing the harder right over the easier wrong in daily conduct. The note frames a call for moral resolve and accountability.
Tower Pushes Interstate Mileage Favoring Lubbock Source
Senate debates a 3 000 mile increase in interstate highways bringing total to 44 000 miles, with Texas Senator John Tower naming Lubbock Fresno and Green Bay as urgent cases. Yarborough cites gaps in urban connections, noting Lubbock is 121 miles from the nearest interstate. Local group urges designation of US 87 between Amarillo and Big Spring as an Interstate.
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John Tower
Lubbock
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Tower
House
Johnson
Fresno
Calif
Green Bay
Wis
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George Mahon
U. S. Transportation Department
Amarillo
Big Spring
London Heat Paralyses Wimbledon and Bridge
London endures a 90 degree heat wave as 550 tennis fans faint at Wimbledon and Tower Bridge jams with the draw bridge stuck. Hail storms pelt Pontypridd while Aberfan floods bury 116 children and 28 adults in a coal waste slide.
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Sahara
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Europe
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Pontypridd
Wales
Aberfan
River
England
President Johnson to Visit El Salvador for Economic Meeting
President Johnson will fly to El Salvador with Mrs. Johnson for a weekend economic meeting of Central American presidents. He will depart from Texas, stay in San Salvador, and return to Washington Monday morning. A report that he would accompany four presidents on their return flights remains unconfirmed by the White House.
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Johnson
el Salvador
White House
Texas
San Salvador
New York
US USSR to begin talks on curbing missile race soon
President Johnson announced that the United States and the Soviet Union will start talks in the near future to curb the costly missile antimissile race. The White House signed the nonproliferation treaty with 57 nations. London and Moscow hosted additional signatories, bringing early totals to over 60. Johnson aims to rush Senate ratification by July, as the pact binds nuclear powers not to supply weapons to nonnuclear states.
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Johnson
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Soviet Union
White House
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London
Senate
U.S
Car Mishap Kills Child in Lubbock
A 5-year-old boy, Carlos Castro, died after being struck by a car on 4th Street near Ave T in Lubbock. The accident occurred about 4 15 p m and the child died at Methodist Hospital around 4 30 p m. Witnesses said he darted into the street from the north sidewalk as a car driven by Elizabeth Hunter Moss approached. The boy's brother had crossed moments earlier.
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Juan Castro
Sherman Ave
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4Th St
R. E. McKenzie
Elizabeth Hunter Moss
Thestreet
Americans' Personal Debt Tops 100 Billion in May
The Federal Reserve reports total consumer debt excluding mortgages rose to $100.3 billion by May end, fueled by a $610 million May advance in installment credit. Both new loans and repayments set records, with installment credit reaching $79.27 billion while non installment debt climbed to over $21 billion. Automobile and personal loans led the May strength after an April slowdown.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Severe Gusty Storms Sweep Panhandle to South Plains
Thunderstorms and near hurricane winds roared across the Panhandle and South Plains, with Lubbock gusts reaching 66 mph and up to two inches of rain in spots. A head on crash north of Amarillo killed seven and critically injured one. Windows shattered at Firestone and Design Today in Lubbock as rain/dust storms moved through, with more showers expected overnight.
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Avalanche-Journal
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South Plains
Amarillo
Lubbock
New Mexico
Paducah
Slaton
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Ave
KFYO
Weather Bureau
50Th St
Avenue L
Midland-Odessa
Seven Killed In Amarillo Car Crash In Rain
Special To The Avalanche Journal Amarillo seven persons died and one is critically injured when two cars collided on rain slick U S Highway 287 about 4 45 p m Monday The Amarillo family car was cut in two and the Ebun survivors include Dr David C Ewing 32 his wife Melinda 31 daughter Cynthia 9 son Robert 5 and Mrs Elda M Adams 54 of Reading Pa The other vehicle occupants Mrs Este Lee Smith 39 and her daughter Billie Denise Smith 12 both of Dum as Duane Smith is the husband The critically injured Connie Geiss 9 of Reading Pa rode in the Ewing car The Ewing car was southbound and the Smith car northbound investigators theorize the Ewing vehicle skidded The Ewings were returning from a Nebraska vacation The neighbor said they had cut short their trip.
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Avalanche Journal
Amarillo
Here
Rainslick
U.S. Highway 287
David Craig Ewing
Melinda
Cynthia
Robert
Ewing
Elda M. Adams
Reading
Este Lee Smith
Billie Denise Smith
Duane Smith
Dumas
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Connie Geiss
Smith
Nebraska
Train derailment kills six near Lyon in France
A tourist-packed train derailed while en route to Lyon and the Riviera, killing six people and injuring several others. The accident occurred as the train ran late, with authorities investigating the cause and naming the crash a major emergency response.
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Lyon
France
Riviera
Marines Crush North Vietnamese Near Khe Sanh
U S Marines with air and artillery support defeated a North Vietnamese force near Khe Sanh in the northwest of South Vietnam. The action left 157 enemy killed, two Marines dead and 11 wounded, and yielded 71 enemy weapons captured. A separate Mekong Delta find uncovered a large cache including recoilless rifles, rockets, mortars, pistols, mines, and medical supplies.
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U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
Mekong Delta
Scattered Thunderstorms Forecast for Lubbock Area
The Weather section notes scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with partly cloudy conditions otherwise. Expect highs around 90 degrees and overnight low near 60. Easterly winds 15 to 25 mph for today.
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