Gifts to Men in Vietnam Draw Bond Support from Bellmore Merchants
Bellmore merchants donate funds to buy U S Savings Bonds for local soldiers in Vietnam. A monthly drawing selects recipients among servicemen, with more than two dozen bonds sent since the first drawing at Christmas. Any resident can submit a name to honor a Bellmore serviceman serving in Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Ellmore
N.Y
Long Island
Vietnam
U.S
Joseph Rutkoski
Chamber of Commerce
Bellmore
Lubbock council OKs bus fare rise and gas rate delay
The Lubbock City Council accepts notice of a bus fare increase to take effect Monday while gas rate hikes are postponed for two weeks. Officials discuss a range of items including a college avenue rename to University Avenue and a 22,500 plan for a landscaped median on College Avenue. Col Ernest Cragg endorses helicopter police patrols at Reese AFB.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Transit Corp
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Lubbock
College Avenue
University Avenue
Reese Air Force Base
Ernest T. Cragg
Texas Tech
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Park and Recreation Department
19Th
34Th Streets
Council
Houston Senator Tackles Power Balance in Lubbock Speech
A Houston senator addresses concerns about political influence and energy interests during a public talk in Lubbock. The discussion centers on balance of power, economic impact, and regional leadership amid rising energy debates.
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Houston
Lubbock
Johnson and aides back plan for more Vietnam troops
President Johnson said he and key advisers including General Westmoreland have a meeting of the minds on sending additional troops to Vietnam. Westmoreland, McNamara, and Wheeler agreed on needs but offered no figures, to be set after talks with South Vietnam and allies.
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Jashington
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
U.S
White House
South Vietnam
Solidarity
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
Wheeler
Whit
Westmore- Lee Johnson
David McDonald
Naval Operations
Hubert Humphrey
Prayer for self control and service to others
A devotional prayer asks divine help to master temper and passions. It seeks guidance to achieve successful conquest of selfishness bitterness and resentment by finding satisfaction in aiding others and comforting people in hardship.
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Heavenly Father
Tornado damages Beaumont warehouses amid heavy rain
A tornado spawned by a strong thunderstorm struck Beaumont damaging roofs at two industrial sites along Interstate 10. Police reported the destruction confined to the warehouse district as driving rain and power outages hit large parts of the city. Weather notes described nearby storms and cooler air as the cold front moved through South Texas.
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South Texas
Beaumont
Gulf Coast
Interstate 10
Texas
Lubbock
South Plains
San Antonio Trash Strike Sparks City Garbage Fight
San Antonio homeowners faced blocked dumps as striking City County Municipal Employees Union members rejected a wage increase offer of up to 20 cents an hour. City Council had approved a plan granting 20 cents now and 10 more in six months, while penalties for strikers included loss of sick leave and vacation benefits. City officials said new crews, aided by other departments, were reducing a six day pileup and expected collection to resume by early next week.
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Associated Press
Antonio — San Anantonio
Aflcio
Rail unions lift no strike pledge sparking walkout risk
Six shopcraft unions canceled their no strike pledge effective midnight Saturday, signaling possible selective coastal strikes and a nationwide shutdown if conferees fail to agree on a bill to avert a rail strike. Administration says war in Vietnam makes a nationwide stoppage intolerable. unions urge continued bargaining until Monday.
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United Press International
Washington
House-Senate
Vietnam
Surveyor 4 Set for Cape Launch to Map Lunar Surface
UPI reports Surveyor 4, a 2290 pound lunar robot, prepared for an Atlas Centaur liftoff at 6 53 a m CDT from Cape Kennedy after a fuel sensor repair. If on schedule, it should land near Sinus Medii 9 21 p m CDT Sunday with a rotating camera, steel claw, and magnet to study lunar soil.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
America
Earth
Sinus Medii
Central Bay
Quanah Parker Family Sets Reunion at Fort Parker Park
The 15th annual Quanah Parker family reunion runs today through Sunday at Fort Parker State Park. About 500 descendants from Texas and Oklahoma are expected, honoring Quanah Parker a famed 19th century strategist. The event alternates hosts with the white and Native American branches meeting at Fort Parker in odd years and near Cache, Oklahoma in even years.
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United Press International
EXIA
Fort Parker State Park
Parker
Quanah Parker
U.S. Army
Texas
Oklahoma
Fort Parker
Cynthia Ann Parker
Pete Nocona
Cache
Okla
United States Army
Wedding Party Drowns as Boat Capsizes in Ravi River
At least 230 people died when a boat carrying a wedding party capsized in flood currents on the Ravi River near Lahore. The craft overturned after camels aboard panicked. About 40 were rescued. Five camels and four horses were aboard.
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Lahore
Pakistan
UPJ
Ravi River
Here
Smith Passes Panel Quota Over Texas Constitution Move
Lt. Gov Preston Smith refused to appoint any members to the Texas constitutional revision commission, saying the Senate gave no authority and the House acted alone. Gov John Connally House Speaker Ben Barnes and Chief Justice Robert Calvert named appointees while Smith criticized the process and noted his long advocacy for study, not starting over.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Astin
Constitutional Revision Commission
Preston Smith
John Connally
House
Ben Barnes
Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
Senate
Smith
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Public School Fund
Homestead Law
Good Funds
Texas
Postal rate hike clears House subcommittee
The House Post Office subcommittee approved higher first class rates to six cents, boosted air mail to 10 cents and postcards to six cents, with air mail cards at 10 cents. The plan, exceeding Johnson administration proposals, would raise about 591 million total revenue and shape future second and third class increases. Related revenue estimates target about 494.3 million from first class, 28.1 million from air mail letters, and 40 million from postcards.
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Associated Press
Ashington
House Post Office
Thaddeus J. Dulski
D-Ny
Johnson
Special Awards Honor Space Pioneers at Pentagon
Navy and Air Force officers who flew in space receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. Mrs Edward H White II accepts in memory of her husband for the Gemini 1965 flight. Awards cover Mercury through Gemini missions and include Grissom Chaffee and Chaffee milestones.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Outer Space
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
Edward H. White II
John P. McConnell
White
Virgil I. Grissom
Roger Chaffee
Cape Kennedy
Grissom
John H Glenn Jr
Chaffee
McConnell
David L. McDonald
Naval Operations
Marine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
Allan B. Shepard Jr
James A. Lovell Jr
Edwin E. Aldrin
Weather Map Page 160 Lubbock and Vicinity Outlook
Sunny and warmer today with a high in the upper 80s. Mostly fair and mild tonight with a low around the middle 60s. Winds from the southeast at 10 to 20 mph.
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Lubbock
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