House Nears Approval Of Mini Bottle Liquor
Lawmakers debated liquor by the drink with amendments on license liability for served patrons and race based bans. Proposals included minimum wages for staff, open saloon forbiddance, and bootlegging penalties while revenue projections cited gains from mini bottles and new permits.
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Jim Nugent
Byersville
Curtis Graves
Houston
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Austin
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Australian destroyer Hobart hit by US air to air missile
The Hobart sustained a Sparrow missile strike off North Vietnam causing two Australian sailors to die and seven wounded. Initial reports suggested shore batteries. later officials said a friendly US aircraft fired the weapon by mistake. The incident marks Australia’s first at sea fatalities in Vietnam.
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Australia
Hobart
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
Chandler
Dong Hoi
Perth
Raymond Henry Hunt
Raymond Butterworth
River rescue tragedy near eastern Washington town
Foster described following a pickup into the river where it sank west of the community. He recalled seeing Mrs Herndon’s hand and the child surface briefly, but rescue efforts were hampered as about a dozen people helped while over 50 watched and did not assist. An attempted hospital transport failed as onlookers refused and no police arrived.
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Foster
Washington
Broadway Musicals Face High Costs If Actor Demands Met
The producer warned that meeting Equity's demands would raise Broadway musical costs from $600,000 to $900,000, potentially eliminating productions. The dispute with the League of New York Theaters centers on higher minimum pay from $140 to $200, a shorter contract, continuous chorus, and tighter control of foreign hires.
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Equity
League of New York
Local Man Gets Secretary Post
L. FE. Settle of 2710 53th St. was re elected secretary of the Texas Branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors at the 1968 convention in Austin. His wife Rosa Settle was elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary. Settle has held the secretary position for five years as a finance examiner for the Lubbock Post Office, with the facility since 1942. Mrs. Settle is a former vice president of the Ladies Auxiliary.
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L. FE
Blaiberg Improves Amid Liver Complication
CAPE TOWN AP report says the world's longest surviving heart transplant patient Dr. Philip Blaiberg, 59, shows steady improvement despite a hepatitis complication. Groote Schuur Hospital issued the first bulletin since Saturday noting his condition continues to improve.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Pr. Blaibery
Groote Schuur Hospital
Negro Coed Crowned Miss College Queen
Valerie Laverne Dickerson of San Jose State College was crowned National College Queen on Monday night ahead of a nationwide television audience. The journalism major won with 2,945 points, besting contestants from 49 states. The note about a cricket on its front legs appears as an unrelated fragment.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Workmans Comp Suit Settled Out of Court
A workmen's compensation case in 72nd District Court was settled out of court after noon before jury selection. Plaintiff Wiley Raymond Puckett claimed a $7000 judgment against Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. for loss of use of his left leg from injuries on December 1966 while working for contractor Howard Glass. Details of the settlement were not disclosed in court. Judge William R. Shaver presided.
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72Nd District Court
Wiley Raymond Puckett
Employers’ Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd
Puckett
Howard Glass
William R. Shaver
Rabies In Lubbock Urges Pet Vaccination Campaign
City health officials warn summer dog bites risk rabies and urge rational pet immunization. Veterinarians discuss vaccine types duck embryo serum and nerve-tissue alternatives, with costs $2.50 per dog and $1 annual license. Unlicensed dogs may be impounded and put to sleep after seven days.
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Reese
Lubbock
Larry Cunningham
Public Services Administration
Cowgill
Reese Board
Severe Weather Batter Southwest With Torrential Rains
A weekend storm lashed the Panhandle and North Texas with heavy rain up to 2.59 inches and hail. A man fishing near Quitaque was fatally struck. In Tulia winds toppled poles and overturned a cotton trailer while a bolt injured Patricia Smith in Dallas. Rain stretched across the eastern half of the nation with 2.5 inches falling in six hours at Lafayette Indiana and widespread thunderstorms watches issued.
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Panhandle
North Dallas
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Tulia
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North Texas
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Weather Bureau
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Virginia
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Great Plains
Worcester
Mass
Palm Springs
Calif
School Board Debates Teacher and Driver Education Plans
The board backed a teacher and discussed allegations around a student’s progress while receiving testimony from supporters. It approved a driver education simulator costing about $25,000 with possible TEA matching funds and considered the 1968-69 budget with hearings planned for July.
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Nat Williams
Texas Education Agency
Lubbock Public Schools
Prison Escape Attempt Ends With Unusual Delay
Giuseppe Sisto, a 36 year old inmate at Moncalvo Prison in Alessandria Italy, attempted to escape by descending stairs but his foot jammed between steps. A mason needed two hours to free him from the jammed stairway.
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Alessandria
Italy
UPI
Giuseppe Sisto
Moncalvo
LMCOG Meeting Planned Today
LMCOG members meet today with an 8:30 a.m. executive session followed by a 9:45 a.m. full council meeting. Glen Turner of Hudgins Thompson Ball and Associates is to brief on a LMCOG planning grant application for 65 652.33 dollars.
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Lubbock
Council of Governments
Glen Turner
Hudgins Thompson, Ball and Associates, Inc
Tulsa
LMCOG
Turner
High Court Expands Racial Housing Protections Nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled that the 1866 law bans racial discrimination in private housing sales and rentals, expanding federal reach beyond state action. Dissenters led by Justice White argued the decision overextends Civil Rights Act scope. The ruling also addressed welfare for destitute children and premised on the 13th Amendment enabling federal action against private discrimination.
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12 Downed Helicopters Sighted Near DMZ Reports
Reports allege 12 MI-4 Hound helicopters were fired on by allied ships and U.S. planes near the DMZ the Ben Hai River area. Radar sightings cited nocturnal activity with no visual confirmation. A daylight recon found no results. sources say nine more were shot down, six crashing in the South China Sea. If verified, it would mark a major southward helicopter incursion in the war.
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Dmz
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Demilitarized Zone
South China Sea
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Births flood area with multiple newborns across several clinics
The notice lists numerous births with parents and addresses, noting newborns’ weights and times across Lauf Clinic Fry Roofing Co Latif Clinic Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Methodist Hospital West Texas Hospital and others. Fathers’ occupations include truck driver foreman tech student and sales roles.
Cuba Location Relative to Florida Cited
The article notes Cuba lies about 90 miles south and places it west of Key West, Florida, in relation to U S geography.
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Key West
Fla
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