Johnson holds Viet Nam talks on reservist call up
President Johnson and top advisers met four hours to discuss a probable call-up of thousands of military reservists as U S troop commitments rise. Moyers said the meeting covered basic policy objectives in Southeast Asia and the international crisis with Saigon officials urging greater American troop strength. Conclusions will follow after all evidence is reviewed with no congressional approval needed for reservist calls.
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Waited Press International
Ashington
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
U. S
Congress
House
Gerald R. Ford
Bill D. Moyers
Saigon
Defense
Armed Services
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Moyers
Board Approves $21.6 Million Budget Amid Secrecy
The XAS Tech board and president Dr. R C Goodwin approve a 21.6 million dollar annual budget with an across the board pay raise for faculty though full details remain withheld. A reorganization of the Athletic Council follows a lengthy probe into a player's scholastic ineligibility that forced withdrawal from this year's basketball championship race.
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Aby Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
XAS Tech
R. C. Goodwin
Tech
Goodwin
Changes Set For Council By Burle Pettit
The board of directors reorganized Texas Tech s Athletic Council after a year long study by a special committee. Recommendations approved include improving spring sports and merging athletic director with head football coach, plus better tracking of athletes academic status. The council will have nine members, seven named to the new body.
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Burle Pettit
Avalanche-Journal
Exas Tech
Athletic Council
Norman Reuther
Alvin R. Allison
Levelland
Avalanche Journal
Council
Left Stranded Astronauts Above Titan 2 Rocket
Astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr were stranded for an hour atop a Titan 2 rocket after a bulky service tower failed to lift due to a faulty electrical switch. They were retrieved by a cherry picker and used the extra time for instrument checks. The earlier Gemini 4 delay also stemmed from the same tower’s electrical problem.
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Cape Kennedy
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
City Airport Expansion Pushed Amid Jet Service Boom
The Veeck Municipal Airport, profitable for 17 years without tax funds, progresses a $1,665,000 multi phase expansion. Final phase adds a new government building and executive terminal east of the main terminal, including FAA offices and Weather Bureau facilities. An ASR radar unit costing $750,000 will enhance air traffic control within 150 miles.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Veeck Municipal Airport
Weather Bureau
Federal Aviation Agency
U.S. Weather Bureau
FAA
Lubbock
Reese Afb
Coeds Missing as Texas Search Expands
AP reports police in Austin and across Texas pursue leads in the disappearance of University of Texas coeds Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark, both 21. A bundle of clothing found in a northeast Austin ditch spurred a statewide hunt with little concrete evidence to date.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Lubbock World and Public Notices Highlighted
A fragment from the Lubbock paper reports a public works director John Hickerson nominated for a national honor and Medicare signups urged for over-65s this September. It also notes World News coverage on Viet Cong harassment of U.S. forces and a Cairo leak about a bomb plot against Egypt's president.
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U.A.R
Nasser
Cairo
Sec. D
City Council votes on zone changes and apartments near country club
Lubbock council refused a R-3 zone change for a high class apartment project near Lubbock Country Club and approved another west Lubbock development. Eight zoning hearings were held with all but one approved as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
ITY
Lubbock Country Club
Texas Tech
West Lubbock
Peace Corps
Fam
Board of City Development
Green Fair Manor
Planning and Zoning Commission
Joe Becker
Atty
Hugh Anderson
City Council
Prayer request from Jack Hardin in Littlefield Tex
A prayer note from Jack Hardin of Littlefield Texas asks Christians to love one another despite differences. He urges daily prayer for one another and for alignment with God’s will as workers together with Him.
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Jack Hardin
Littlefield, Tex
Miss Blanchard Hurt in Traffic Mishap
Adrienne Blanchard a 16 year old girl was injured in a traffic collision at 34th Street and Hartford Avenue shortly before 1 30 p m Thursday. She was listed in fair condition Thursday night at Methodist Hospital and J Blanchard of 4905 Washington Place is named in the report.
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Adrienne Blanchard
Witnesses Convention Draws Thousands at Fair Park Coliseum
Opal Dixon reports on the four day Jehovah's Witnesses district convention at Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock. Afternoon and night sessions attracted 3269 and 3589 attendees respectively, illustrating the group’s practice of universal ministry and active service during gatherings.
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Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
Jehovah's Witnesses
Fair Park Coliseum
U.S. Army
Amercan Red Cross
Jehovah's Witnesses Convention
Lubbock
Peter D’mura
Bee Witnesses
Law officer briefing slams new Texas code as ridiculous
Alton Griffin told Lub bock police officers the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure is a definite detriment and major hindrance to police work. He warned cases filed before Jan 1 1966 may fall under the new rules and stressed urgency of briefings with George Nelson and Quinn Brackett assisting.
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Charles Cullin
Avalanche-Journal
Griffin
George Nelson
Quinn Brackett
Nelson
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