Connally Plans Urgent TV Appeal Across Texas
Gov. John Connally announced a statewide TV address in 18 cities to urge Texans to back his drive for the Democratic delegation at Chicago. He aims to gather support for the unit rule, stage precinct conventions, and possibly endorse a gubernatorial candidate. The speech airs at 7:30 p.m. in multiple cities including Austin and Dallas.
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Associated Press
Austin
John Connally
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Texas
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Big Spring
Amarillo
Beaumont
Harlingen
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Laredo
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Midland
Odessa
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Wichita Falls
Rockefeller enters GOP field vows to fight Nixon to last vote
Albany Gov Rockefeller flips stance and joins Republican bid for president pledging to battle Nixon. He projected firm resolve and cautious optimism as he announced his candidacy, saying he would pursue the office with full commitment.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Lubbock area hosts air medical welfare meeting
Local officials plan a city county gathering today to discuss air medical welfare plans for the region. The event appears amid broader coverage of area issues and services in the edition.
Rockefeller Leads Massachusetts Primary Early Count
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller moved into the lead in the Massachusetts presidential preference primary, with more than two thirds of the vote counted. Volpe trailed, Nixon distant, amid figures Volpe 23004 Rockefeller 24050 Nixon 20698.
Rockefeller enters presidential race amid Nixon jeopardy
A news conference captured Nelson Rockefeller addressing his bid while his wife in a bright dress watched from his right. Republicans weigh Rockefeller overcoming Nixon as belief grows he could form a Reagan coalition, with Massachusetts naming Rockefeller as the GOP favorite in the presidential preference ballot.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Massachusetts
New York
Lee Rockefeller
Light Vote Seen For Governor
Democratic candidates push open door policies with officials while Republicans await turnout. Absentee voting ends with about two million of four million qualified voters expected to cast ballots in the Democratic primary. no Republican estimate. Briscoe vows open door sessions if elected. Carr cites uneven rule publication. Locke pledges to curb lobbyist influence. Govern ors Page 10.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Dolph Briscoe
Corsicana
Briscoe
Uvalde
Prayer Note From Mrs Voight of Lubbock
A brief dedication from Mrs. A. W. Voight of Lubbock requesting another chance to hear from God as eyes see and ears hear but do not understand.
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A. W. Voight
Lubbock
Johnson urges quick ratification of paper gold plan
President Johnson pressed Congress to approve a plan for Special Drawing Rights as a new IMF bookkeeping currency. He warned delay could revive restrictive policies and idle men. Treasury Secretary Fowler and aides urged quick adoption amid ties to a 10 percent tax surcharge and economic strengthening.
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Johnson
U.S
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United States
International Monetary Fund
Bretton Woods
White House
Joseph Califano
House Banking Committee
America
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Collectors Goin Sticky But Hobby Unlickable
Stamp collecting draws varied values from teens to elders in the South Plains with collectors in Lubbock valuing hundreds of thousands. Mrs. Ann Adams notes stamps aid spelling reading and general knowledge and many local collections are bank safe as they rise in value reaching 20 000 to 50 000 in some cases. See STAMP FANS Page 10.
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Smith Sisters
William Smith
40Th St
Dorothy
Kathy
Ann
Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
New York
South Plains
Ann Adams
Texas Philatelic Society
Lubbock
Dunbar Struggs Integration Stepup Gets Board Okay
The Lubbock board of trustees approved a plan to integrate Dunbar High and Struggs Junior High next year without shifting the neighborhood school concept. It would place 26 Anglo American and 10 Mexican American students in Dunbar with 569 Negroes, and 43 Anglo American and 36 Mexican American students in Struggs with 405 Negroes. Superintendent Nat Williams will notify HEW and seek a meeting with Dallas HEW officials to discuss compliance with the Civil Rights Act and avoid a full investigation next month.
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Board of Trustees
Dunbar High
Struggs
Dunbar
HEW
Nat Williams
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Williams
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Eisenhower Suffered Mild Heart Attack In California
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower has had a mild myocardial infarction at March Air Force Base California and will be hospitalized for several weeks. He was brought in with chest pains and may be transferred to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington when stabilized.
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March Air Force Base
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Gettysburg
Absentee Voting Ends With Bang in Lubbock County
Absentee balloting in Saturdays primary elections closed with a boom as the Lubbock County Clerk’s office reported 357 votes on Tuesday, bringing the total to 975 ballots, a record high over 1964’s 540. County officials cautioned the final tally was not yet official. Other South Plains counties also reported heavy ballots.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Lubbock High Grads Sweep Texas Tech Women Day Honors
Suzy Crain and Dr Panze Kimmel, both Lubbock High School graduates, win Woman of the Year and Faculty Woman of the Year at Texas Tech Women Day Banquet. Crain, senior English major and AWS president, led events and installed next year's AWS officers. Dr Kimmel, assistant professor of secondary education, has taught at Tech since 1964 and is a Lubbock High alumna.
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Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Lubbock High School
Suzy Crain
Oscar Crain
24Th St
Panze Kimmel
Dr. Kimmel
Wath St
Tech
Miss Crain
Association of Women Students
AWS Council
AWS
Ball urges cautious path to Vietnam peace in UN envoy role
George W. Ball, newly named U S ambassador to the United Nations, predicts a political settlement to the Vietnam War but warns against unilateral concessions or a show of weakness. He urges progress in talks while London presses both sides to negotiate swiftly. Ball criticized public self-flagellation and defended not withdrawing, stressing no preemptive concessions.
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U.S
United Nations
George W. Ball
State Department
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Washington
Robert J. McCloskey
London
Britain
Ball
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Arthur J. Goldberg
John F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Reds
HemisFair trims staff to cut costs amid weak turnout
HemisFair backers slashed 200 jobs from a 2,200 person staff as attendance lagged behind projections. James Gaines called the San Antonio event lean and hungry while seeking local campaigns to boost gate receipts and regional visitors. attendance to date was 633,746 with only 31 percent from San Antonio area.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
HemisFair
James Gaines
Bexar County
Everett Jennings
HemisFair Comptrailers Office
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Oil Pioneer Frank Pickerell Honored in Permian Basin
In Midland a large gathering of oil men and business leaders honored Frank T. Pickerell, recognizing his role in establishing West Texas oil in Reagan County and his part in the Santa Rita No. 1 discovery furthering the Big Lake field. The event, by the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame, also inducted Pickerell as the first elected member.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Andrews
Snyder
Levelland
Odessa
Post
Basin
Frank T. Pickerell
Reagan County
Indhall of Fame
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
Pickerell
Permian Basin
Santa Rita No. 1
Hayman Krupp
West
Texas
Big Lake
Weather Map Page Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Fair and warmer tonight with highs in the low 80s and lows upper 40s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph today and little change expected Thursday. Extended data show maximum 78 minimum 36 with humidity near 27 percent at midnight. City and regional figures list 74 hour precipitation and temperatures for Abilene Amarillo Dallas Denver El Paso and others.
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Albaudverque
Houston
Amarillo
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Dallas
Denver
W. Falls
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