McNamara Testimony on Haiphong Blockade Policy
In congressional testimony Defense Secretary McNamara explains why Haiphong port closure or mining might not stop North Vietnamese supply flows. He notes risks of a larger war and says a key risk section was deleted from released testimony. He cites arms aid totals and steady U.S. military sales abroad to deter arms races.
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Associated Press
Ashington
United States
Haiphong
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Esti
Mate
House
McNamara
South China
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
iGen
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thief Takes Sports Gear in Winter Lapse
Brief item notes a thief stealing sports equipment during wintry days. The report appears in the paper’s Section A across Sec. A pages with minimal details.
Smiths Plane Causes Scare Over Abilene Landing
A Trans Texas plane with 18 aboard including Lt Gov Preston Smith made an emergency landing at Dyess AFB after a warning light suggested gear trouble. The wheels were down and the craft landed safely en route from Amarillo to Houston.
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Abilene
Texas
iGov
Preston Smith
Dyess Air Force Base
Amarillo
Houston
Strike Talks Fruitless as Airline Standoff Edges to Pause
Union and airline management held about an hour of bargaining on Sunday and made no progress toward resolving the walkout. They suspended talks and planned to resume Monday.
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Washington
Speck Case Before Chicago Grand Jury Today
The Speck case faces a Cook County grand jury today as prosecutors aim to indict eight murdered student nurses. Speck, 24, recovering in state custody after self harm attempts, is slated for a Thursday arraignment while officials anticipate indictments for all eight victims.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard Speck
Speck
House Correction Hospital
C. William Ruddell
House of Correction
Red Carpet Welcome Planned for Miss Texas Susan Logan
Miss Texas 1966 Susan Logan arrives in Lubbock by private plane at 10 45 a m today receiving the red carpet welcome. Ray Finfer and local officials will greet the San Angelo native at Lubbock Municipal Airport and a civic ceremony is planned. Logan, 19, crowned Saturday night in Fort Worth, says she will be busy preparing for Miss America while assisting her sister in a August wedding.
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John D. Logan
San Angelo
Susan Logan
Fort Worth
Susan
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Kay Logan
Texas
Lubbock Municipal Airport
Ray Finfer
W. D
Rogers
James Granberry
Miss Logan
Will Rogers Auditorium
Outer Space
Earth
Sara Logan
Area Pair Win Posts Area Pair Win Posts
Mr and Mrs Jack W Flynt of Dimmit become the first husband and wife team elected to commander of the American Legion and president of the Legion Auxiliary for Texas. Flynt, a World War II veteran, is a 18th District commander and former Finance and Resolutions Committee member. Mrs Flynt, 14 year Unit 455 member, has led as unit secretary treasurer and 18th District Girls State Chairman. They will headquarter at Austin and were sworn in Sunday.
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Orpus. Christi
Jack W. Flynt
Dimmit
American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
State of Texas
Flynt
Dimmitt
American Legion Department of Texas
Driscoll
Tulsa
Texas A&m
Post 455
Department
M and O Commission
Rehabilitation Commission of the State Legion
Unit 455
Lnit
Happy High School
Austin College
Sherman
Spearman
Flynts
Austin
Tharnaftar
Plane crash kills golfer Tony Lema and wife Betty
Unster Indiana reports Champagne Tony Lema a top U S pro and his wife Betty died in a flaming small plane crash on the Lansing Sportsmen's Club golf course also killed were Dr. George Bard and pilot Mrs Wylie Mullen The craft owned by Main Line Aviation was en route from Akron to Joliet after Lema had played in a PGA event The Lincolnshire tournament was canceled after the death and Lema had been a leading money winner with wins including the 1964 British Open.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Unster
Ind
Tony Lema
Betty
Lansing
Federal Aviation Agency
George Bard
Kankakee
Ill
Wylie Mullen
Joliet
Mainline Aviation Inc
Mullen
Bard
Akron
Ohio
Lema
Louis Campagna
Tony
U.S
PGA
Aee Seeansreatt
Quanah and Too Nicey Dress Shop Saga
Comanche chief Quanah Parker guides his wife Too Nicey through a dress shop near the reservation in Washington. The tale details their travel from Tule and Palo Duro canyons to the Caprock edge and their reception by white agents who insist Too Nicey wear a dress in the capital.
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Uanah Parker
Tule
Palo Duro
Caprock
Roaring Springs
Medicine Mounds
Quannah
Ranald Mackenzie
Quanah
Too Nicey
Washington
Plea For Outside Assistance Issued
Hanoi committee probing U S war crimes in Viet Nam appeals abroad to build a case against alleged U S brutality. The broadcast from Hanoi said first meetings were held, with no immediate plan for trials of captured airmen, while Ho Chi Minh indicated no trial in view in response to CBS queries.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
OATH
Viet Nam
U.S
Sunday
Hanoi
Tokyo
Columbia Broadcasting System
America
CBS
Norman Thomas
Vientiane
Laos
Saigon
North Viet
Texas Tech seeks 1968 69 budget in Austin hearing
Texas Tech directors and administrators gather in Austin for a Legislative Budget Committee hearing on the 1968 69 budget request. The board plans a special session at the Commodore Perry Hotel and will hear bond bids for state colleges including Tech.
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Austin
Texas Tech
Legislative Budget Board
Governor's Budget Office
Coordinating Board
State College and University System
Tech
Commodore Perry
Plainview Girl Held After Jail Break Near Running Water Draw
A 16-year-old girl who fled Hale County jail with her boyfriend was recaptured Sunday night in a Plainview area sewer system near Running Water Draw. Jimmy Don Parker, 25, is held by Plainview police on pending charges. A three day search traced the couple to an abandoned sewer line where they had hidden since Friday. Arrests followed a tip and involved Officer Jesse Anderson and Deputy Tom Finley.
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Avalance Journal
Plainview
Hale County
Jimmy Don Parker
State School For Girls
Gainesville
Jesse Anderson
Tom Finley
Anderson
Parker
Jimmy
Prayer Meditation on Time and Eternity
A short anonymous meditation prompts reflection on the nothingness of world affairs, the greatness of heaven, and the briefness of life versus eternity. It frames contemplation as a spiritual inquiry into existence.
Weather Map Report for Lubbock and Vicinity
Weather map page reports clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered evening thundershowers in Lubbock and nearby areas. Highs near 95, tonight low around 70, southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Rain chance about 5 percent. City highs and humidity details provided for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Dallas Roswell and other listed locations.
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Abilene
Paso
Albuque
Houston
Amarilla
Okla City
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
W. Falls
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Poverty and Migrant Labor Conference
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Hobbs Partnership
Freeman
Red China
Sec. A
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Avalanche-Journal
Grand Jury
Jack Flynts
Legion
Flint, Mich
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