Abolition urged over McHugh SACB appointment
The uproar over President Johnson's nomination of Simon F. McHugh to a 500 weekly post continues as Sen. William Proxmire calls to abolish the Subversive Activities Control Board. Sen. John J. Williams proposes rescinding confirmation. House and Senate panels weigh SACB funding amid the controversy.
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The
Associated Press
Ashington
Johnson
Simon F. McHugh
White House
Congress
McHugh
Williams
Proxmire
Senate
House
SACB
Mansfield
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Wall Street Journal
Lee McHugh
Reds Lose 245 Men In Battle
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces killed 335 Communists in two battles Friday. American Marines routed Viet Cong near Bien Hoa and DMZ fighting left 20 Americans dead and 131 wounded. Korean troops reported 47 killed in another central coast engagement. Helicopters were downed and B52 raids continued in the A Shau valley.
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United Press International
AIGON
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
Bien Hoa
Dmz
A Shau
Highway 1
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
Police Fight Gangs in Englewood and Cities Unite
Englewood New Jersey police fought gangs who pelted officers and smashed windows injuring three. Mayor Volk deployed 68 officers. Bergen County troopers and local units reinforced with shotguns. In Minneapolis and Cairo New Jersey National Guard units moved to counter looting and unrest as authorities warned of an explosive situation. Unclear partial text ends with aviation collision details from Washington.
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Avalanche-Journal Wire Services
LICE
Englewood
N.J
Minneapolis
Cairo
Austin N. Volk
Bergen County
Guy W. Calissi
North Jersey
Newark
Englewood Hospital
National Guard
Minneapolis’ North Side
Harold Levander
Arthur Naftalin
Levander
AREA OFFICIALS PUSH FOR INTERSTATE LINKS
Lubbock area officials advocate for interstate highway connections to boost regional traffic and development, as listed on page 1. Section B. The paper notes a wider push across counties to improve infrastructure and accessibility.
McCarty Denies Payment Linked to 1961 Horse Race Bill
Former Oklahoma House Speaker J. D. McCarty testified Friday in an income tax evasion trial and denied ever taking money from a New Mexico man who allegedly paid him $5,000 on a 1961 horse race gambling bill.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
J. D. McCarty
New Mexico
Abilene Murder Charge Falls On Highway Patrolman
Mrs. Ernest Millorn defends her son-in-law Alfred P White a 37 year old highway patrolman charged with murdering his wife Joyce Jute. White was brought to Abilene held without bond pending Taylor County grand jury action after meeting with attorney A L Rhodes. Locals express shock and support as details unfold at the Taylor County jail and DPS headquarters.
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Charles Richards Bilene
API
Ernest Millorn
Alfred
Joyce Jute
White
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin
Abilene
Taylor County
Grand
A. L
Dusty) Rhodes
George Maxwell
Rhodes
Scotty
Ray Milliorn
FFA Chief Promotes Agriculture to City Crowd
Danny Burns, elected Texas FFA president, aims to travel the nation to sell agriculture and the FFA image. Roxann Thurmond is named state Sweetheart as delegates reflect on urban views of farmers during the Dallas convention.
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Allas
Danny Burns
Texas Future Farmers of America
Dallas
Burns
FFA
Roxann Thurmond
Af Dumas
Pittsburg High School
Today’s Prayer Reader Invocation
A devotional excerpt invites prayer and reflection. In morning hours believers seek renewed faith through God’s sustaining presence. The text asks for cleansing of thoughts by the spirit and power to share divine love.
Algeria Supreme Court orders Tshombe extradition to Congo
Moise Tshombe, once Congolese premier, is to be extradited by Algeria to Kinshasa where he faces the death sentence for treason. He landed near Algiers after a hijacked plane page, as rebel actions in the northeast Congo were repulsed by government forces. Tshombe accused the CIA, while the U S State Department denied involvement in his fate.
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United Press International
Lgiers
Algeria
Supreme Court
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Kinshasa
Tshombe
Mediterranean
Algiers
CIA
Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Joseph Mobutu
Mobutu
Letter Home Gun Asked By Marine
Lance Cpl. John P. Evans, 19, of Crowley, requested a .38 revolver, shoulder holster, and ammunition citing distrust of the M16 that jams. His parents said they received the letter and are unsure of the decision. Post Office officials noted servicemen in Vietnam may obtain firearms through commanding officers.
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Fort Worth
Vietnam
Lance Cpl
John P. Evans
Crowley
Paul Evans
Hazard from color TV tubes prompts owners warning
The Surgeon General urged about 9,000 General Electric color console owners to disconnect large screen sets bought between September 1966 and May 1967 while tests checked for radioactivity. Small screens and B W sets are not implicated.
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General Electric Co
William H. Stewart
The
Public Health Service
Elec
Tric
Stewart
Rathbone Dies at 75 Famed Sherlock Holmes Actor
British born actor Basil Rathbone died of a heart attack in his Manhattan apartment at age 75. He rose from Shakespearean stage to star opposite Nigel Bruce in 1937 as Sherlock Holmes, captivating fans who mailed letters to the detective. Rathbone appeared in classic Holmes films including The Scarlet Claw and The Hound of the Baskervilles. He also voiced Holmes and Watson in a long running radio series. Born June 13, 1892 in Transvaal South Africa, he was the first in his family to pursue acting.
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United Press International
York
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Rathbone
Manhattan
Cynthia Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
A. Conan Doyle
Holmes
Bruce
Doctor Watson
Transvaal
South Africa
Edgar
Lee Rathbone
Tourist of the Week named for Lubbock program
Vernon Fennell of Des Moines Iowa and his family were surprised to learn they were chosen as the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Tourist of the Week after attending a seminar in the city He said it felt like a bolt of lightning to be picked at random and they planned to enjoy free hotel and meal perks as part of the honor while touring Texas New Mexico and Mexico during their camping vacation and a three week Texas Tech institute stay
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Yernon Fennell
Des Moines
Iowa
Lubbock
Fennell
Texas Tech
Texas
New Mexico
Mexico
Hickory Inn
Weather map highlights 74 hour precipitation and lows
A weather map on page 5-A shows precipitation totals and nightly low temperatures for a 74 hour period ending at midnight yesterday. Readings include Abilene 87, El Paso 68, Albuquerque 91, Houston 84, Amarillo 87, Oklahoma City 69, Dallas 87, Roswell 71, Denver 69, and Wichita Falls 69.
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el Paso
Albuqne
Houston
Amarillo
Okla
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
W. Palle
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Ike
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Stalin
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Imarket
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Comic Dictionary
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Hicks Burns
Hicks
Johnson House
Southeast Polk High School
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