Israelis fire across ceasefire line in Jordan drive
Reported 15,000 Israeli troops with tanks and jets crossed the cease-fire line into Jordan in a punitive raid. Casualty figures varied. Jordan and the U N considered truce observers. The United States planned to resume arms shipments to Jordan amid caution over the clash. Israeli Chief of Staff Gen Bar-Lev said El-Fatah bases destroyed and 150 fighters killed. Israel reported 15 killed, 70 wounded, and losses including vehicles and a downed plane.
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Levi Eshkol
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Snow Passes as Floods Toll East Texas Snow
Snow and floods hit the Northeast and Plains with heavy moisture from torrential rains. Rivers remained swollen while springlike sun appeared in Texas and a cold wind persisted across the snow cover. Forecasters expected fair skies and highs in the mid fifties with continued cool nights.
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Texas
South Plains
Town Moves To Ban National Pollsters
Rockledge Florida City Council drafts an ordinance to bar national pollsters from surveying residents about politics. Mayor R W Grady says polls unduly influence voters and could decide presidential outcomes, referencing George Romney and recent withdrawals.
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Cape
Harris
Gallup Selec
Sudan Youth Wins Grand Champion Steer At South Plains Show
An 18 year old Sudan 4 H member Rod Bowling captured the grand champion Hereford steer at the 35th South Plains Junior Livestock Show. The victory came as judge Dr Miles McKee of Kansas State University selected Joker as best of 199 calves. Joyce Thomas won reserve grand with a 1030 pound Hereford. Judging continues this morning with pork and other breed classes.
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Odessa
Poland
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Rockefeller Rules Out Candidacy While Backing Nixon
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller declared he is not campaigning for the presidency but will answer the party call if made. He said Nixon appears to have broad party support, and he signed a pledge withdrawing from the Oregon May primary. Nixon, boarding for Madison, Wis., cautioned against assuming he has the nomination wrapped up.
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South Vietnam to Put More Youth Into Uniform
South Vietnam plans to expand military service by recruiting more youths to serve alongside American counterparts, aiming to bolster defense manpower and regional stability. The move indicates growing efforts to balance forces amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Prayer of Spring Reflection to Heavenly Father
An anonymous prayer asks for wisdom in spring as life awakens and glories are reflected upon. The brief devotion ends with an Amen.
Space agency unveils Mobile Quarantine Facility trailer
Houston officials preview the first of four silver trailers to house Apollo crews after Pacific splashdowns. The Mobile Quarantine Facility will transport three astronauts and a doctor to Ellington Field then to the lunar receiving lab for three weeks of biosurveillance before reunion with families.
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Ellington
Venezuelan Airliner Hijacked To Havana
Venezuelan government said an Avensa airliner on a Caracas to Maracaibo flight was hijacked and flown to Havana arriving around midnight. The number of people aboard was not known.
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Avensa
Maracaibo
Havana
ABC Rodeo opens with high scores and big crowd
Clyde Vamvoras of Burkburnett sets bareback bronc mark as 26th annual ABC Rodeo kicks off at the municipal auditorium before a 3,700-strong crowd. Tony Harberer of Muleshoe posts 57 on White Mesa, with Vamvoras and John Edwards tied for second at 54. Sonny James and his Southern Gentlemen entertain amid lively arena action.
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James
Clem McSpadden
Oklahoma
South Plains
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Museshoe
White Mesa
Vamvoras
John Edwards
Red Lodge
Montana
Bob Mayo
Grinnell
Iowa
Red Jets Buzz West Berlin Near Tempelhof
Four swept wing Communist jets flew low over West Berlin approaching Tempelhof airport within half a mile. Police said the jets appeared Soviet made MIGs and that Western allies lodged an oral protest to Soviet authorities. It was unclear if the planes belonged to the Soviet Union or East Germany.
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Soviet Union
Germany
AT&T seeks cancellation of long distance rate cut order
The Federal Communications Commission said Ameri can Telephone and Telegraph Co. requested cancellation of the order to reduce long distance telephone rates by 20 million dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Woman of Year named at Altrusa dinner in Lubbock
Mrs. Stanley Wheeler, a former juvenile probation worker and child welfare worker, was named 1968 Woman of the Year at the Altrusa Club dinner in Lubbock. Aimed at addressing delinquency, Wheeler volunteers with children and spoke of needs like food and clothing for youths and the risk of later juvenile court involvement.
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Lubbock
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Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
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Weather map page reports warm day for Lubbock area
The Lubbock vicinity forecast calls for mostly fair skies and warmer weather with light southerly winds. Today's high is expected in the middle fifties and the low tonight in the middle thirties.
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Lubbock
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