Two More Enter Lubbock City Council Race
Filing closes for the April 5 election in Lubbock with Howard Shipley and Ray Diekemper Jr. filing for Places 1 and 3. Mayor Rolin Simpson appears unopposed. Diekemper and Shipley announce a joint campaign slate highlighting unity at City Hall.
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Kenneth May
Agamnce Journal
Lubbock
Howard J. Shipley
Ray 3. Diekemper Jr
Rolin Simpson
Rolan Simpson
Shipley
James Granberry
Diekemp Melville R. Monte
Roy Midleton
Briercroft Savings and Loan Assn
W. R. (Bil) Watkins Jr
John H. Johns
Trinity Baptist
Gene Alderson
Simpson
Max Tidmore
W. E. Medlock
Jack Eastman
City See
Lavenia Lowe
Diekemper
City Hall
Two Others Injured In Later Crash
George H Watkins 58 owner of Pegs Drive In was killed when his pickup struck a switch engine on E 50th street west of Quirt Ave Police reported two Lubbock men Fernando Ramirez and Gumecindo Rivera were in critical and serious condition after a separate crash on Slaton Road a sedan split in half after hitting a concrete abutment and overturned Officers described victims thrown clear and others found at the scene as the day’s fatal and injury incidents continued with cars and trucks involved in multiple collisions
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George H. Watkins
Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
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St. M .Hospital
George Hikins
Peg's Drive-In
Southeast Drive
Watkins
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Fernando Ramirez
Gumecindo L. Rivera
Ramirez
Rivera
Roth
New Slaton Road
Lane
Nirez
Ernest Rector
Secon
Slaton Road
Jim Coker
Combat General Says Viet Nam War Going Well At LBJ Ranch
Brig. Gen. Ellis Williamson, commanding the 3rd Airborne Brigade, told President Johnson the war is going swell and we are winning. He compared the fight to a 10 round boxing match and said civilians are withdrawing support for the Viet Cong while troops on the front line face no shortages. The report also noted Humphrey’s prior briefing and the Texas primary race context.
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Humphrey
Johnson
Congress
Williamson
Houston
UPI
Texas
AFL. Cio
United Prep International
Tonio
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Viet Raa
Bosing
Enone
Ellis W. William ‘Son
3Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam
Lbj Ranch
Frouston
Stanley Woods
John Connally
Committee On
COPE
Texas White House
Heealta
Sen. John
Hubert S. Humphrey
R-Tex
Jury Deadlock Delays Mossler Murder Trial
Jurors in the Mossler murder trial reported being hopelessly deadlocked Saturday. Circuit Judge George Schulz kept the panel in session hoping for a verdict, though notes from jurors showed wide division on innocence. Prosecutors and defense lawyers debated next steps as the judge urged fair deliberations. If no progress, a mistrial or quick retrial could follow.
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Mosster
George Schulz
Mossler
Melvin Lane Powers
Harvey St. Jean
Powers
St. Joan
Schulz
Richard Gerstein
Worst Blizzard in History Leaves Plains in Snowbound Silence
A severe blizzard raged for three days across the northern Plains causing 14 deaths and hundreds missing. Power outages blacked parts of North Dakota as governors mobilized National Guard units to aid residents and rescue families amid drifts up to 136 feet in South Dakota counties.
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PAE
Weather Bureau
Plains States
Belt of
North Dakota
South Dakota
National Guard
Montan
Lake Superior
Fe Mebridge
Blizzard Comparisons Loom Over Plains Snowstorm
Weather experts warn the current storm could eclipse the 1888 blizzard that devastated the Plains with wind driven snow and zero visibility. Officials note few records exist from 1888 while hazard warnings stretch across North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota with winds near seventy mph.
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Great Plains
Destructive BOAC 707 Plunges From Sky Over Mt Fuji
A BOAC 707 jet lost its tail in a smoke filled plunge onto Mt Fuji killing all 124 aboard including 89 Americans on a Far Eastern tour. The crash followed another air disaster within 24 hours and 321 deaths in three incidents. Investigators from Japan and the Civil Aeronautics Board began detailed inquiries as wreckage spread across the mountain slopes.
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Kyo
British Overseas Airways Corp
Mt.turday
Tarobo
Mt. Fuji
Thomas Quinn
Modesto
Calif
Tragic Jet Crash Kills 124 On BOAC Flight to Orient
A BOAC 707 crashed into Mt Fuji while on a free Orient tour. Four dozen of the 124 aboard were couples with families dispersing across the United States. Thermo King dealers and spouses were among the travelers including Ray Chamberlain and his family from Wichita and Minneapolis firm partners who won the trip.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
United States
Mt. Fuji
Orient
Hawaii
Thermo King Corp
Minneapolis
Ray Chamberlain
Wichita
Kan
Chamberlains
Exile claims Soviets build Cuban missiles
Cuban exile leader Orlando Bosch alleges Soviet technicians built four underground offensive missile bases in Pinar Del Rio Province. He says the sites house 19 missiles with ranges of at least 1200 miles, signaling a significant program in Cuba.
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Miami
Upc
Orlando Bosch
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Bosch
Revolutionary
Weather map page notes fair warm today in Lubbock area
Weather map page reports fair and warmer conditions in Lubbock and surrounding area with high in the low 60s and a low near 24 degrees. Winds variable to light throughout the day. Humidity around 29 percent, sunset near 9 pm, and moon phase noted.
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TAO 'Am
Miinewuen Hue Mandy
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
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Hiroaki Ikemi
Ritter Atburrwecque
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