Thunderstorms Bring Dip In Temperatures Across the Panhandle
Storms drop temperatures as Lubbock reports 1.92 inches for July while district totals vary from Abernathy to Lorenzo. Over the weekend deluges exceed five inches in places causing about 180000 dollars in damage to homes, businesses, and public facilities.
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Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Light Hall
Plainview
Acuff
Abernathy
Crosbyton
Levelland
Littlefield
Lorenzo
Morton
Olton
Post
Silverton
Slaton
Spur
Tahoka
Brownfield
Dimmitt
Tulsa
Wink
Abilene
Texas
Mineral Wells
McAlester
Oklo
Childress
Ardmore
Wichita Falls
Midland
Presidio
Aransas Pass
Gulf
Panhandle
Shamrock
Board Tightens Private Club Guest Card Rule
At the LCB meeting Chief Humphreys outlined a reworked guest card regulation tying enforcement to the Liquor Control Act. The board ordered tighter controls on guest definitions, cash sales bans, and memo reforms as part of agency efficiency boosts and morale efforts.
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Humphreys
Dist
James Meyers
Austin
Noel
Coke Stevenson Jr
New York
Stevenson
Aubrey Cartlidge
Attorney Generals
Don Fisher Cartlidge
Cartlidge
Czechoslovakia Signals No Policy Change in Warsaw Talks
Czechoslovak rebuttal to the Warsaw letter states no shift in policy while pursuing more freedom at home. The note blames Novotny for economic woes and hints he could be tried. It notes Soviet troops remain in the country, with estimates up to 95,000 soldiers and 1,000 tanks, despite withdrawals. U.S. reaction remains cautious as Yugoslavia offers support and Tito may visit Prague.
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Pampa
White Deer
Kings Mill
Corpus Christi
New Mexico
Maryland
Florida
Muscle Shoals
Ala
West Palm Beach
Fla
Waston
Henderson
Oakland
Albuquerque
N. M
Ardmore
Okla
U.S.S.R
Czechoslovakia
Novotny
Antonin Novotny
U.S
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Prague
United States
Austin
Tex
Sec
Dean Rusk
San Francisco
UPD
Journal of Forestry
Miss Texas Pageant lineup and contestant bios
Carolyn Flatt from Levelland Sharon Hicks of Big Spring Nata lie Mabry of Odessa and others appeared in evening gowns as preliminaries wrapped. Molly Grubb previously crowned Miss Texas and will pass the title to Saturday’s regionally televised winner advancing to Miss America in Atlantic City.
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Levelland
Carolyn Flatt
Sharon Hicks
Brown
TCU
Sin
Richland
Molly Grubb
Molly
Atlantic City
Eisenhower backs Nixon for GOP nomination in hospital statement
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower endorsed Richard M. Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination in a Walter Reed Hospital news conference. He praised Nixon’s qualities and said Nixon’s nomination and election would serve the United States, while Nixon called the endorsement immensely helpful. Rockefeller dismissed potential delegate impact.
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Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
President Johnson
State Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Johnson
Hisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
United Press International
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
Escapee Sheriff Returns Convict to Hale County Jail
Special report: 33-year-old convict Smith charged with assault with intent to murder after stabbing Hale County Deputy E L Warfield. Transferred by Sheriff Portefield to Plainview then Hale County Jail pending arraignment for Cotton Center burglary. Deputy Warfield improving at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. manhunt followed their disappearance near Lubbock.
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Here
Lubbock
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Smith
Plainview
Texas Department of Corrections
Huntsville
Guardsmen Enforce Akron Curfew After Disturbances
Akron officials with 450 National Guardsmen imposed a 4 p.m. curfew and 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew hours amid racial disturbances in a mostly Black area. Mayor Ballard declared a state of emergency and nearby Barberton and Cuyahoga Falls followed with curfews. Reports included a grocery looting and tear gas use to disperse about 150 demonstrators. Some car windshields were broken.
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Akron
Ohio
National
John F. Ballard
Barberton
Cuyahoga Falls
Fortas denies sharing views with President on cases during hearing
Fortas tells Senator Thurmond he never gave the President his views on any pending or decided cases and has never been asked. He cites a book and writings showing his stance against lawlessness and trespass, while explaining he would not elaborate beyond published material.
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Nce
Thurmond
Fortas
Top Awards Announced At 1968 Texas FFA Convention
Sweetheart to be named breeding cattle entry includes 10 steers and 30 macres of grain sorghum as Three Rivers FFA Chapter showcases at a 23 day convention drawing over 5 000 attendees. Delegates will elect a state president and identify the champion public speaker before noon adjournment.
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Three Rivers
FFA Chhapter
Star Lone Star Farmer of
Texas
Buchanan
FFA
Texas Veterinary Medical Association
Krum
Charlie Seidel Jr
New Braunfels
Heas
Leon Hollas
Cameron
Melvin Lee
Snook
Eddie Turner
Austin
Lanier High School
Houston
George Vernon Martin
Hillsboro
Terry A. Childress
Danny Burns
Pittsburg
Dick Cummins
Canyon
Travis Ward
American Seed Co
Tommy Blakeney
Madisonville
IIva_ Lee
Fredericksburg
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Wickey Culp
Happy
Chuck Clauson
Grover
Tony Chauveaux
Claude
Vic Choate
San Angelo
Loyd Jordan
Meadow
Bill Hodnett
Clifford Ray Buchanan
Decatur
Future Farmers of America
Lone Star Farmer of Texas
Foreign Aid Package Clears House After Non-Record Votes
The House approved a foreign aid package on a 267 to 150 vote after non-record votes. Major cuts included reducing low interest loans to underdeveloped countries by 200 million from 550 million. The administration had sought 625 million for the Alliance for Progress.
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House
Alliance For Progress
Court hears loan scheme using wrong forms tied to $700000
Virginia man Delmer Clow testifies that W C Strawbridge used incorrect loan applications to secure loans totaling about $688000 from Equitable Savings of Fort Worth. Strawbridge faces eight embezzlement counts. Floyd Sumrow linked to case will be tried separately.
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Fort Worth
W. C. Strawbridge
Virginia
Strawbridge
Equitable Savings Association of
Equitable
Leo Brewster
Delmer Clow
McLean
Clow
Lubbock
Plainview
Tex
Equitable Savings
Crow
Floyd E. Sumrow
Sumrow
Births Report From West Texas Hospital Highlights Local Families
A list of births at West Texas Hospital includes newborns weighing from 6 pounds 1 ounce to 8 pounds 14 ounces. Fathers hold jobs ranging from field manager to physician, with mothers listed at several Lubbock addresses.
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Joe Watt Hardin
5Th St
West Texas Hospital
Electrolux Corp
Texas Tech
William Carl Clark
General Telephone Directory Co
Donald K. Wheeler
Ith St
Medical Arts Clinic
Gary Roy Setliff
Stast, Apt. 4
Pioneer Natural Gas
Lucian Harold Martin
Brnesville Ave
Brownfield Public
Humberto Sanchez
Purdue
Clint Castleberry
44Th St
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock Electric Co
Lloyd Gonzales
Wolfforth
Jerry Don Brown
26Th St
Highland Hospital
David R. Trent
42Nd St
Newsom's
Wand
Juan Chavez
Dartmouth
Armour & Co
Honolulu Summit Signals Routine Biannual Meeting
Leaders from the United States and Saigon meet in Hawaii for semi annual talks. Officials expect no major policy shifts or announcements and describe the session as routine with a communique planned for release after talks. Thieu voices early victory, but U.S. officials remain cautious.
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U.S
T Ae
Saigon
Thieu
Honolulu
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Steve Shamburger
Overton
Gaylen Jernigan
Goldthwaite
David Senter
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W. C. Todd II
Needville
Tenneco Chemicals
Texas Farm Bureau
Dennis Bowden Jr
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Sears - Roebuck Foundation
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