Southern Baptists name Dr. Criswell president
Dr. W. A. Criswell of Dallas was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, defeating Owen Cooper in a two-candidate race. The 60 year old preacher heads the church body as it approves a record budget of 27.67 million dollars.
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Southern Baptists
Dr. Criswell
Houston
W. A. Criswell
First Baptist Church of
Dallas
Southern Baptist Convention
Criswell
H. Franklin’ Paschall
Nashville
Tenn
Owen Cooper
Yazoo City
Miss
Cooper
Mississippi Chemical Corp
Coastal Chemical Corp
Gerald Martin
Memphis
Martin
Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference
Texas Baptist
Paschall
Kennedy wounds trigger moratorium on campaign appearances
After Robert F. Kennedy is wounded in a gunfire incident, Kennedy’s rivals suspend campaign appearances. McCarthy Johnson Humphrey Nixon and Rockefeller halt events as Kennedy leads in delegate counts with 274 1 4 308 4 and 234 1 2 in AP figures. The moratorium pauses major campaigning during a critical transition toward nominating conventions.
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Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
South Dakota
California
Washington
Johnson
Hurbert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
McCarthy
Associated Press
Mc.Carthy
Committees Take Over Measures in Special Session
Legislators moved to action on taxes spending and liquor law revision in a Texas special session. Gov. Connally's bills were sent to House committees with liquor by the drink advancing in the Senate. Cory's hearings target reform of the Liquor Control Act and 1.5 ounce bottle sales.
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Lee Jones Austin
John Connally
House
Senate
R. H. Cory
Victoria
House’ State Affairs Committee
Cory
Frank Lombardino
State Affairs Committee
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Senate Committee On
Lombardino
Connally
Ben Barnes
Connally’s
Legislative Budget Board
Heatly
Paducah
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Subtle shifts as transit pages tease return to normalcy
The snippet notes Subway and bus service to begin Thursday signaling France's climb toward normalcy. Other items list scattered sections across pages including market reports and editorials. The fragment mentions Scorpion listing as lost off course and an A-1 recommendation to guard presidential candidates.
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Johnson
France
Prayer for greater faith and meaningful daily witnessing
A Lubbock reader asks for a stronger faith and asks grace to deepen love for God. The plea seeks daily opportunities to witness in a meaningful way and to grow spiritual perseverance.
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Lubbock
Minion Trip Ends Spelling Bee Run for Arnold
In the National Spelling Bee fifth round Suzanne Arnold of Avalanche-Journal family misspelled minion and was eliminated before noon. The Lubbock speller had followed two prior misses by Avalanche-Journal participants with muumuu and myosin in earlier years.
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Opal Dixon
Avalanche
Journal Staff
Washington
Avalanche-Journal
Suzanne Arnold
Rex L. Arnold
Suzanne
Trial Delay Hinted in Brown Deaths in El Paso Hearing
The Dolphus Jack Brown murder case, scheduled for trial next week in El Paso, may be delayed as a key state witness, who is pregnant, could be unable to travel for the Monday opening. District Attorney Alton R. Griffin, in El Paso for a pretrial hearing, was unavailable for comment. Brown, 26, is charged with murder in the bludgeoning deaths of his parents at their farm near Shallowater on April 18, 1967. The witness previously faced a divorce action that halted Brown's prior trial after a restraining order barred final judgment in the divorce.
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Dolphus Jack Brown
el Paso
Avalanche Journal
Alton R. Griffin
Brown
D. J
Buzz) Brown
Shallowater
Griffin
Paradise Risks and Narcotics Risks Cracking Down in Lubbock
A Journal feature by Dave Knapp warns of narcotics use among college-age residents in Lubbock. It notes police emphasize a continuing crackdown amid recent raids. The piece contrasts narcotics dangers with alcohol, describing hallucinogens stimulants and marijuana and citing potential outcomes from jail to death.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche
Journal
Consrol
Lubbock
Viet Cong Withdrawals Under Fire In Saigon Area
In Saigon area operations, allied forces report heavy fighting as Viet Cong withdraw to rest and refit. Vietnamese rangers trap and kill 21 as marines ambush 200 main force south and east of the city, while navy boats machine gun groups attempting to cross the Saigon River. Horst Faas notes planned withdrawal and bunkers along the river.
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Saigon
Cholon
Red
Gia Dinh
Horst Faas
Resignations Plunge Italy Into New Crisis
Rome reports a wave of cabinet resignations triggering a political crisis as Premier Aldo Moro and coalition government face instability. The mass resignations threaten the administration amid ongoing tensions.
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Rome
UPL
Aldo ‘Moro
Thaly
Kennedy in Critical Condition After Shooting in Los Angeles
Senator Robert Kennedy remained in extremely critical condition after brain surgery to remove a bullet. Surgeon and press secretary statements described no improvement in the post operative period as police identified the Jordanian suspect Sirhan Sirhan and the shooting occurred during Kennedy's California campaign.
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Associated
Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Frank Mankiewicz
Vonnson
America
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mankiewicz
Robert Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Jerusalem
Pasadena
Calif
New York
John F. Kennedy
Robert
California
White House
Ethel
Good Samaritan Hospita
Kennedy Wounded In Los Angeles Shooting Nightmare Hits Family
The Kennedy clan learned of Robert F Kennedy's shooting as a shocked, scattered family across nations and cities tried to reach him. Ethel Kennedy and sisters Jean and Patricia de Lawford were among the first to learn and rush to his side at the Ambassador Hotel. Page 12.
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Sirhan
Bishara Sirhan
Los Angeles
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
London
America
New York
Paris
United States
Kennedy
Los Celes
Rob J F. Kennedy
Ethel
Jean
Stephen Smith
Patric de Lawford
Robert
Heeft
Kennedy faces uncertain future after brain injury
Reports on Robert Kennedy's brain damage suggest serious injury to the cerebellum and mid brain, with experts warning of potential indefinite limited usefulness if he survives. Doctors from UCLA and Columbia Presbyterian discuss the critical areas affecting movement, sensation, eye movement, and vital life functions.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
John D. French
Brain Research Institute
University of California, T At Los Angeles
van Interiview
Kennedy
New York
Lawrence Pool
Columbia Presbyterian
Henry Cuneo
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