Frozen Stocks of Silver Dollars
Washington AP report on the House Banking Committee considering disposal options for about 2.95 million silver dollars. Proposals envision allowing medical groups such as the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association to profit from the coins’ collector value to fund research, while Treasury opposes. Debate centers on whether the government can transfer asset value to private groups, with many medical researchers seeking a share.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
House Banking
Wright Patman
D- Tex
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Treasury
Congress
Patman
Heart and Cancer Societies
Heart and Cancer
Tte
United States
Murray M. Copeland
The
Cancer Society
Idea
George M
Pennsylvania
Philip P. Ardery
Heart Association
Tthe Treasury
Robert A. Wallace
Leonor K. Sullivan
D'Mo
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
National Federation Attendee Debates In Atlanta And Local News
Mrs. Arnold Gratzel attends the National Federation meeting in Atlanta with Governor Sanders and Mayor Allen welcoming delegates. Debor ah Petty wins the state American Legion essay contest and is active locally. Local residents return from Corpus Christi after Paul Ogg’s hospital stay and a furs theft reported at Zable Furs. Break-in at Sharon Fremins’ home net$375 cash and valuables. Treasury coins sale proposal eyed to fund heart and cancer research. mixed reactions from lawmakers and officials.
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Arnold Gratzel
28Th St
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Atlanta
Lubbock
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
Ivan Allen Jr
Deborah Petty
A. V. Petty
Ave. A
American Legion
Deborah
George S. Berry
Jack B. Mars
Uvalde
L. M. White
E. 48Th St
J. L Bowen
Magnolia
Corpus Christi
Paul Ogg
Corpus iChristi
Plainview
Ogg
Corpus Christi’ Hospital
Bontie
Sharon Fremins
E. Colgate
Roger Hinds
Indiana
Rescue search for Brig. Gen. Stilwell and crew continues
Coast Guard and Navy units sweep a 120000 square mile Pacific area as foul weather hinders the hunt for Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and two others missing since a flight to Honolulu. Pilot Hal Grimes, navigator Harold Fossum, and Stilwell were aboard a DC3.
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San Francisco
UPS
Pacific
Joseph W. Stilwell
Honolulu
Coast Guard
Joe Stilwell
Stilwell
Green Beret
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Viet Nam
Hal Grimes
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Thailand
Harold Fossum
Montclair
Yorktown
Services for Barnard Winston Gray in Olton
Services for Barnard Winston Gray 43 son of Mrs H V Gray of Olton will be at 2 30 p m today in the First Baptist Church Olton. Burial in Olton Cemetery under Parisons Funeral Home directing. Gray died Friday in Seattle Pallbearers named R E Springer Jack Gibbons Arley Blevins Roy Blevins C D Kirkpatrick Elmer McGill.
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Barnard Winston ‘Gray
H. V. Gray
Olton
First Baptist Church
Parisons
Gray
Seattle
Wash
R. E. Springer
Jack Gibbons
Arley Blevins
Roy Blevins
C. D. Kirkpatrick
Elmer McGill
Indira Gandhi hailed by locals after weapons factory visit
In Pauri Garhwal India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is praised by some grassroots Congress members for a measured shot she fired from a carbine at a target near a weapons factory she opened. Critics label it a dastardly act.
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Pauri Garhwal
India
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Idalou Child Hurt in Bicycle Car Collision
A Idalou boy, Joe Garcia, age S, was admitted to the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital after a bicycle was struck by a car driven by Arthur Newton. The incident occurred on 4th Street around 8 15 p m injuring him with head and back trauma.
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Idalou
Methodist Hospital
Joe Garcia
Jenaro Garcia
4Th St
Arthur Newton
Pecan St
Sheila Breshears
Muskogee
Okla
Clovis Rd
Billy J
Breshears
West Texas Hospital
Whalen Arraignment Delayed Until Counsel Secured
Retired Lt. Col. William H. Whalen, accused of conspiring to pass military secrets to Soviet agents, saw his arraignment postponed as he seeks legal representation. Judge Oren Lewis noted Whalen’s monthly $515 pension and $15,000 home equity while promising to appoint defense counsel once fees are arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria, Va
UPI
William H. Whalen
Whalen
Oren Lewis
Lewis
LHS Graduate Wins $250 Scholarship
Mrs Curtis Howard Williams formerly Wanema McCleskey and a spring graduate of Lubbock High School was named recipient of a $250 scholarship from Morton F.C.O. of Dallas. Williams moved to California from Lubbock and was among 20 winners chosen by a board named by Gov. Connally after an essay competition. More than 800 students entered.
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Curtis Howard Williams
Wanema McCleskey
Lubbock High School
Morton F.C
Dallas
John Connally
South‘west
Ky Promises Big Victory Backed by Elections Push
Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky said the South Vietnamese government is preparing for the Sept. 11 national elections to secure a large voter turnout. He asserted the armed forces and allies maintain the war initiative and inflict heavy losses on the Communists in a nationwide state-of-the-nation address to about 300 reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Avalanche-Journal
House
Green Beret General
Grimes
Mrs. Gandhi
Lubbock Power and Light
Southwest
Lubbock Power & Light
Rusbock Power & Light
Red Lion
34Th & Flint
Flintwood Shopping Center
LHS
Beneficial Finance
Auto Beneficial Finance Co
Broadway
MET
Menthol
Caren
Buick
America
Hec
Scoggin-Dickey Buick CO
Texas
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