Kennedy Buried at Arlington as Nation Mourns
Robert F Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery near his brother in a nighttime ceremony attended by President Johnson and other dignitaries. The funeral featured 12 pallbearers led by Joseph Kennedy III and John Glenn Jr. presented the folded flag to the widow amid scenes of national mourning.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Resurrection
Potomac River
Robert Francis Kennedy
Los Angeles
Robert Kennedy
Bridge Kennedy
Memorial Bridge
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Capitol
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National Park Service
Arlington
Kennedy
New York
Joseph III
Glenn Foldslag
John Glenn Jr
Kennedys
Five Die and Hurt at Kennedy Funeral Train Watch
Two people waiting near the platform edge for the Kennedy funeral train were killed when a train moving in the opposite direction struck them at a Elizabeth New Jersey station. Police reported five injured as bystanders scrambled amid the chaos.
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Associated Press
Elizabeth
Robert F
Kennedy
Sce
Missing courthouse cornerstone stirs local hunt
KFYO news caster Bob Nash urged the public to help locate the long missing cornerstone of the former county courthouse. He notified the Lubbock County commissioners court and prompted coverage in the Courthouse Page.7 seeking tips.
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Bob Nash
KFYO
Caster
Nash
Lubbock County Commissioners Court
Tornadoes Rake Tahoka Slaton Slaton Area. Windstorm Rights
Severe weather smashed across Tahoka and surrounding towns with twisters north of Tahoka crossing U S 380 and another touch down two miles north and eight miles west of Post. The Lubbock Weather Bureau warned eastern Lubbock and Crosby counties at 7 41 p m and extended rain and hail up to golf ball size. Businesses like Lankford Variety Store and Plainsman Television shop suffered damage while a small barn was destroyed. Rain totals topped 2.5 inches over two days as crews reported debris and downed tree limbs.
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Tahoka
U.S. 380
Department of Public Safety
Post
Slaton
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Lymm
Garza
Crosby
U. S. Weather Bureau
Gialiente
Tohoka
Lankford
Plainsman
Collier-Parker Pharmacy
New Lynn
Ray Arrest at Heathrow in Passport Fraud Probe
Ray, a 40 year old former Missouri convict indicted for murder in Memphis, was seized at London's Heathrow airport after arriving from Lisbon in a joint U S FBI RCMP Scotland Yard operation. He faced charges of possessing forged passports and carrying a deadly weapon without a permit and was to appear at Bow Street Court.
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London
Heathrow
Whe
Lisbon
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Scotland Yard
Missouri
King
Memphis
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United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Rayman
George Sneyd
Canada
Sneyd
Payne dies in Loving car crash as page notes loom
A car accident in Loving leads to the death of Cecil Ewin Payne. The page contains cross references to loan plans for students and mentions various state topics and events.
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Semin’ole
Cecil Ewin Payne
Loving
Smith pledges neutral stance on Connally tax bill
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith says he will not oppose Gov. Connallys 127.2 million tax plan and will provide procedural aid for fair Senate consideration. He declines to endorse the bill and notes he will not propose new taxes. House Speaker Ben Barnes reports plans to send a tax bill to the Senate the week of June 17 amid possible filibuster risk. Other details refer to the Texas Legislature budget needs and ongoing special sessions.
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Preston Smith
John Connally
Smith
Connally
Senate
Ben Barnes
House
Legislature
Post Marker Dedication Honors Merriweather Post Heritage
A Spotlight feature reports Mrs. Merriweather Post unveiling historical markers for her founder father on the Garza County courthouse lawn. Three generations attended with her granddaughter and great granddaughter as guests. a tent registration recalled the town’s early days. George Seottle Samson built the surrounding stone planter boxes using the same stone as Post City. A Texian historical committee member’s inscription was carved on surplus material.
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Avalanché Journal
POST
Merriweather Post
Garza County
George ‘‘Seottle” Samson
W. Post
Prayer and compassion echo in Lone Star reader message
A brief civic prayer from the Lubbock Reader urging citizens to recall ideals that built the nation and to foster compassion in every heart today. The note reflects hopeful national sentiment and moral appeal.
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Lubbock
Subpoenas Issued Ahead of Dolphus Brown Murder Trial
Witness subpoenas were issued in Lubbock as jurors prepare for the Dolphus Jack Brown murder trial set to begin in 17th District Court in El Paso at 9 am Monday. Brown, 26, is charged with malice murder in the deaths of his parents on their farm near Shallo water. Texas Tech student Brown found their bodies about 3 40 am April 18 1967 on returning from a Booker game in Lubbock.
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EL Paso
Yar Cee Teenate
Lubbock
Dolphus Jack Brown
Mth
Lubboek County
Dist
Atty
Allen R. Griffin
Brown
D. J
Buzz) Brown
Shallowater
Texas
Tech
James A. Ellis
17Th District Court
Finlay
Ward
Unidentified Reese Airman Killed By Car
An unidentified Reese Airman was struck and killed by a car driven by Sgt. Onal Norin near Quaker on West 4th Street around 10 p.m. Saturday. Norin, 21, said he did not see the victim until impact and stopped after about a half mile. The airman’s wife, waiting in the car nearby, became hysterical before identifying her husband.
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Reese
West
Sires
Quaker
Onal Norin
119 Ave. X
Ith Vletim
Norin
Poor People Campaign Faces Strife and Resignations
The Poor People Campaign struggles with dissension and resignations at Resurrection City as heavy rains turn the shantytown into a mudhole. Bayard Austin resigns as organizer for the June 19 Day of Support while Ralph Abernathy and Sterling Tucker grapple with leadership delays and growing disillusionment among marchers.
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Resurrection City
Bayard Austin
Ralph David Abernathy
Austin
Sterling Tucker
Washington Urban League
Lincoln Memorial
Boston
Chicago
South
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Bee
Hard Times
Viet Cong shelling hits Saigon outskirts as fear grows
Viet Cong gunners shelled outer Saigon early today while central Saigon avoided bombardment for the first time in six days. Two policemen wounded as 18th Precinct struck. other shells hit Ban Me Thuot air field area and riverfront, with heavy clashes in Cholon. government says 12 enemy killed and 43 captured in scattered Watties in Chinese section. Saigon shells mark second time in 36 days.
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Saigon
Ringe
Ban Me Thu al
Ban Me ‘Thuot
Cholon
Weather Map Page Near Lubbock Warns Thunderstorms
Scattered thunderstorms expected across the area today with more activity this afternoon and night. Mostly cloudy and warm, low in the 60s, highs near 80s, rain chances 90% daytime and 30% tonight.
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Pam
Tom "Furia
Midnigh
Denver
Ava
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