Johnson popularity stabilizes at 50 percent in Gallup poll
Gallup finds 50 percent of Americans approve of President Johnson's job handling up from 46 percent, ending six month decline. College students show higher support at 53 percent, with 39 percent disapprove and 4 percent undecided, versus 46 percent public approval in early June.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N.J
Johnson
U.S
Gallup
College General Students
East Texans Endure Heat and Rain Across Regions
Showers and heat dominated the weather picture from West Texas to the national forecast. El Paso received rain for the fourth straight day, Lubbock saw light sprinkles, and South Plains to Eastern New Mexico logged measurable totals up to 1.8 inches. Forecasters warned of possible South Plains thunderstorms and 90s temperatures across much of the nation, with Miami reporting heavy rain from a tropical system. In New York, heat peaked as records fell, while Philadelphia faced a tractor trailer theft of 210 air conditioners.
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el Paso
Lubbock
South Plains
New Mexico
Texas
New York
U.S. Weather Bureau
Upper
Pacific
Montana
Philadelphia
Immunity Reported In Allergy Cure Breakthrough
A nasal spray treatment for bronchial asthma and related allergies is described as a home-use option now widely available without prescription. Claimed to have relieved symptoms in over 15 000 cases with long lasting effects and minimal side effects, the product is sold by The Brunson Corporation from Florida.
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United States
Meass
Brunson Corporation
Nhauu
Florida
Ho Chi Minh in Beijing for talks with Mao and Moscow visits
North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh reportedly traveled to Peking to meet Mao Tse-Tung as Hanoi aides went to Moscow for emergency Viet Nam War talks. Sources say the missions relate to China’s stance on a joint Communist aid effort and possible peace or war developments.
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London
UPH
Ho Chi Minh
Peking
Mao Tse-Tune
Hanoi
Moscow
North Viet Nam
Lubbock County Budget Hearings and Local Notices
Lubbock County commissioners begin 1967 budget hearings at 1 50 p m to review requests from county officials and invite discussions. KRCBD TV news director C W Ratliff remains in fair condition at Methodist Hospital after hospitalization Saturday. Douglas A Quadling, Marlborough College headmaster and author, to conclude speeches at 1 50 p m. Amos Howard, former Lubbock postmaster, dismissed from West Texas Hospital after admission last Saturday. A burglary charge filed against Thomas Quintero, 18, held on $2 000 bond. Funeral services for Rev Leslie E Reager in Cleburne with burial there. Final day for personal property tax hearings at City Hall 9 30 a m to 5 p m. Dr Dale W Zinn of Texas Tech elected to American Meat Science Association board. Head Start centers invite parents to vote for a new policy advisory committee near their centers as the session nears August 3.
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Hill Baggett
City School Tax Board of Egalization
Baggett
Dale W. Zinn
Texas Tech
American Meat Science Association
Zinn
Association
Cornell University
Lubbock
Senate Passes Cotton Promotion Program
The Senate approved a cotton promotion program to fund advertising and research by a $1 per bale assessment. The bill, which faces House action, includes a producer voting requirement and a board to administer the program appointed by the agriculture secretary after producer nominations.
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Senate
House
Herman Talmadge
Dga
Senate House
Secretary of Agriculture
Pacific France to Begin Nuclear Tests in the Pacific
France plans its first in a series of nuclear tests in the Pacific starting Thursday with a possible thermonuclear detonation later this summer. Shipping around Mururoa Atoll is warned to avoid the area. Pierre Billotte visited Mururoa Galatea and Bora Bora to reassure locals about safety precautions.
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France
Pacific
Oor
Tas Eoen
South Pacific
Mururoa Atoll
Seminole Girl Crowned Miss Peach of Texas 1966
Katy Lafollette, 18, of Seminole, won Miss Peach of Texas 1966 at Stonewall in the first annual contest sponsored by the Texas Peach and Plum Growers Association. She will compete in Georgia for the national finals later this year. Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce backed her title as Gaines County expands peach production from 14,000 trees to over 90,000 trees across 2,000 acres with rapid growth expected to about 4,000 acres next year.
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Peach
Texas
Katy Lafollette
Seminole
Stonewall
Tex
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Georgia
Lafollette
Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce
Gaines County
Eary
Meredith King Hinted At Outs in Mississippi Campaign
Atlanta UPI report says Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and SCLC will campaign alone in Mississippi due to clashes with other civil rights groups over financing the Memphis Jackson Mississippi freedom march. Disputes and leadership tensions plagued the event from the start.
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Atlanta
UPI
Martin’ Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Mississippi
Dawson County 4-H Horse Show Slated
The Dawson County 4-H horse show will be held Thursday with registration at 9 a.m. at the rodeo arena. Open to 4-H members, classes include halter western pleasure reining pole bending and barrel racing. Winners advance to the Extension District 2 show in Tulia on July 28.
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Dawson County
Rodeo Arena
Chile
Tulia
Residents back Sulphur River Basin water plan with safeguards
Northeast Texas residents at a one day hearing on the 3.7 billion statewide water plan indicated support for sharing surplus water with arid regions but pressed for guarantees their own needs are fully met. Atmosphere grew tense as Texarkana officials protested giving up 1.25 million acre feet annually, fearing river depletion. officials argued plan protects regional needs for 50 years and funds may be borrowed and repaid from water sales.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Texas
Sulphur River
Rio Grande
Mount Pleasant
Texas Water Development Board
Roland Boyd
North Texas
Naples
Neal Solomon
Mount Vernon
Franklin County
C. Wt. Duval
Texarkana
Howard Willingham
Suphur
Trinity River
Willingham
Joe G. Moore Jr
Moore
Graham interrupted by Viet Nam banner at London crusade
Nuclear disarmament protesters interrupted Billy Graham during his Greater London crusade at Earls Court Stadium as a banner reading Think about Viet Nam was unfurled. About a dozen demonstrators were removed by ushers while Graham praised the event as quiet and reverent. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament members faced a mixed response from the crowd. Cardinal Ritter met Pope Paul VI in private audience in Vatican City.
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Billy Graham
Greater London
Viet Nam
Graham
Earls Court Stadium
Tam
W. Beasley-Murray
Surgeon's College
Campaign For
Greater London Crusade
Ritter
Vatican City
UPI
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St. Louis
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