Illness Fatal To Bernard Baruch at 94
Bernard M Baruch, immigrant son turned millionaire adviser to seven presidents, died Sunday night of a heart attack at 94 after a week of illness. At his bedside were his son daughter and son-in-law, with former Gov James Byrnes announcing the death. Baruch built his fortune from a $3 a week job into millions through stock market speculation.
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Austin Scott
EW York
Bernard M. Baruch
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Baruch
Dominican Strike Set for 72-Hour Nationwide Halt in Support of Rebel Government
Unions backing Col Francisco Caamano Deno call for a 72 hour work stoppage. Labor leaders deny links to OAS peacemaking talks while sources say rebels aim to shape a provisional government and civilian disarmament terms. OAS committee plans to continue outreach to political and business groups as the conflict unfolds.
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OAS
Flooding Rivals Kansas Dikes As Arkansas River Widespread
The Arkansas River surged through southern Dodge City heightening flood danger across Colorado and western Kansas. Officials report river levels near 14 feet in one hour, with at least 14 dead in Colorado and multiple property losses totaling about 102 million dollars. Governor Avery surveyed damage flying over Syracuse Garden City and Dodge City, while roads and rail lines suffered washes.
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Cache la Poudre
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Richard E. Havenstein
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Dominican crisis sides back OAS peace proposal
The report notes both sides in the Dominican crisis saying they will accept the Organization of American States peace formula as part of an proposed settlement. The page tag shows continued coverage across sections with listings for comics, radio and TV programs, and horoscopes.
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OAS
Congress Sets Stage With Health Warning On Cigarettes
Congress weekly agenda centers on a Senate approved health warning for cigarette packs and a House ban on FCC ad warnings. Finance Committee to revisit elderly care funding and hospital deductible changes, trading limits for a sliding scale of payments.
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Defense
Public Works
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Senate Finance Committee
Consumers Must Fight For Tax Cut On Retail Goods
Congress cut federal sales taxes by 4.7 billion but buyers must press stores to see the benefit. Johnson will sign the bill, making it effective Tuesday with retailers allowed to raise prices or absorb the cut. The change shifts who collects the save, retailer or manufacturer, and no automatic price drop is guaranteed.
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Joseph D. Hutman Ashington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
Harold Kidinoff Returns to Court in Sanity Issue
Harold Kidinoff 56 seeks release from Rusk State Mental Hospital as he goes into court for a rehearing of a ruling allowing El Paso District Attorney Edwin Berliner to represent the state at a sanity hearing. If denied, a sanity trial may begin soon.
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Harrald
Kidinoff
Rusk State Mental Hospital
el Paso
Ted Andress
el Paso International
Ridinoff
Harry Loftig
Dist
Edwin F. Berliner
Eidinoff
Bidinoff
Berliner
Slaton cafe feud ends in quadruple violence and arrest
A shooting at Ruby Nell's Café in Slaton left brothers Valentine Vasquez 16 and Marcus Vasquez 26 dead and Anselmo Vasquez 21 seriously wounded. Alfredo Ortiz Torres 31, a Slaton resident, is jailed in Lubbock County after admitting to the gunfire and faces possible charges. Police say Torres fired eight shots from a .22 pistol around 2 am Sunday.
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Slaton
Lubbock
Valentine Vasquez
Sin Methodist Hospital
Anselmo Vasquez
Lubbock County
Alfredo Ortiz Torres
Torres
Vasquez Brothers
Trial Drift: Vasquez Shooting Case Emerges in Slaton
Police report describes Torres saying he fired at three Vasquez brothers after they approached him at a cafe on Mexico Street. Witnesses place the men near a jukebox when the incident occurred and note prior fighting between two men months earlier. The case continues as Slaton page 10.
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Gene Carpenter
District Attorney's Office
Jack Reeves
Torres
Mexico Street
Vasquez
Ben Bella Supporters Rally in Algeria as Coup Unfolds
Hundreds of Algerians chanted pro Ben Bella in downtown Algiers after a swift coup led by Col. Boumedienne. Police dispersed crowds as Ben Bella, said to be in an army camp, faced possible treason trial. The regime ordered prisoners released and banned public events. Civil unrest followed student protests without major violence.
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Michael Goldsmith
Boumedienne
Revolutionary Council
Red China
Ben Bella
Mediterranean
Ben Belila
China
Crash Kills Opry Star Ira Louvin Dies In Two Car Crash
Ira Louvin, 41, star with the Louvin Brothers, was killed in a two car head on crash near Williamsburg Missouri on Interstate 70. Louvin’s wife Ann Frances, 38, and four others also died. The crash occurred as Billy Barksdale and Alan Barksdale’s vehicles collided with another car driven by Tommy Franklin. The incident adds to a string of country artist deaths in recent years linked to accidents involving members of the Grand Ole Opry.
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Williamsburg
Grand Ole Opry
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Charles
Billy Barksdale
Fort Payne
Alan Barksdale
Adell
Ann Frances
Barksdale
Tommy Franklin
St. Louis
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Highway Patrol
Jim Reeves
Brentwood
Tenn
Ripley
Patsy Cline
Cowboy Copas
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Randy Hughes
Jack Anglin
Patsy Cline Fu
Opry Star
American GIs Face Bitter War Homefront Attacks
American service members in Vietnam report wives and families receive crank calls and letters from antiwar groups. Officers warn threats could erode morale if continued, citing the case of Capt. O Sullivan's widow and anonymous jeeps. Some soldiers view protests as youth identity attempts while accepting the broader impact on discipline.
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A Nang
South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Nam
Army
Christopher O'Sullivan
Queens, N. Y
Weather Map Page 7 A Southwest Weather
Partial OCR shows precipitation and temperature data for multiple locations including Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Amarillo Roswell Denver and Houston. The fragment lists highs lows and hour-by-hour values for a night period in 1968 with gaps and misreads.
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Paso
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Hounton - Amarillo
Altan
Roswell
Denver
Faille
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