Freeman predicts falling food prices for rest of 1966
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman told housewives that food prices will decline through the year due to higher farm production. He cautioned the lower prices may take time to reach shoppers as they pass through processors and retailers. Freeman noted farm prices are about 12 percent lower than in 1952 while other costs have risen.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
United Press International
Election battles shape county races across South Plains
In a busy Saturday primary the South Plains eyes a slate of county judge contests led by J A Lave in Morton and others in Lamesa Levelland Crosby County and Yoakum County Along with judges several legislative contests include eight state campaigns with veterans facing multiple challengers and one in the 30th Senatorial District featuring Hightower Rogers and Ray.
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Kennetil May Avalanche Journal
South Plains
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Andy Rogers
Childress
Jim Ray
Abernathy
J. A. Lave
Morton
Fred Stockdale
Lamesa
Tassie C. Pratt
R. F. Spraberry
Levelland
Huron J. Moreland
J. F. Rawson
Crosby County
Cecil Berry
Ragsdale Davis
W. C
Bill) Odom
Garza
J. F. Parker
Yoakum County
Stanley Duvall
Tahoka
W. F. Jones
Woodrow Brewer
Abernethy
R.A. Vernon
Andrews
Borlen
Dent Smith
Howard
Kent
Scurry
Yoakum
I. J (Doe) Blanchard
Laibbock
Grady Hazlewood
Panhandle
David Lee
House Action Side Tracks Bill On Picketing Rules
Lawmakers narrow a picketing regulation bill as organized labor concerns top the agenda. The measure, close to labor interests, faces procedural moves and potential amendments on a busy Page 3 session.
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HOUSE
See
LBJ Seeks Policy Review as Inflation Looms
President Johnson, noting rising prices and shortages, orders a thorough review of government policies to curb inflation. He meets with the Labor-Management Advisory Committee as the Chamber of Commerce pushes for ending voluntary overseas investment restraints and opposes tax hikes.
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Ashington
Johnson
White ‘House
Reacti Labor-Management
Adve
Chamber of Commerce
Johnson Wainst
Prayer Quote From Anonymous Blesses Giving Over Receiving
A devotional line attributed to Anonymous asks for the grace to console others and be understood by serving others. It emphasizes that true receiving comes through giving and aiding those in need.
Absentee voting signals small turnout in Texas primary
Spot check shows limited absentee ballots in Texas first presidential primary. Robert L. Johnson of the Texas Election Bureau expects around 1 to 1.3 million total votes, with heavy absentee lines in some cities. Turnout may lag 1962 non presidential year as interest remains muted.
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Robert ¥. Foi
Associated Press
Ente
Texas
Eleetion
Robert L. Johnson
Texas Election Bureau
New York
Bexar County
San Antonio
York Stock Exchange
Weather optimism amid light rainfall on South Plains
Weathermen report continued warmer, fair conditions on the South Plains with no additional heavy rain expected for two days. Temperatures upper 70s today and near 59 by Friday dawn. winds up to 200 miles per hour are forecast as soil dries.
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South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Ing WI
U.S
Lubbock
Texas
Brownsville
Medilen
Bayview
Port Isabel
Burest
Idalou Bank Robbery Sinner Ysasaga Given 50 Years
Juan Ysasaga 37 was sentenced to 50 years in the state penitentiary after a 137th District Court jury found him guilty of robbing the Idalou State Bank with a firearm against cashier Richard D. Pruitt during a Nov 26 holdup. The judge set the term after a two-day sentencing process with witness testimony on prior record and character.
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Bert Neelley
Avalanche-Journal
Juan Ysasaga
Usasaga
3Rd St
Richard D. Pruitt
Idalou
Aske Dury
James A. el
Ellis
Afl
Carmen Ysasaza
Charac
Huge US Chinook helicopter crash in jungle report
A United States Chinook helicopter with 21 aboard crashed in thick jungle 110 miles north northwest of Saigon. All aboard were Americans, with no immediate confirmation of cause or survivors as rescue teams faced burning wreckage and exploding ammunition amid monsoon conditions.
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Ay United Pees
Iares
Tso
North VietNam
U.S. Navy
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Guam
France Cuts Air Permits As NATO Flights Face Change
France will revoke blanket rights for NATO and US military aircraft to fly over and land in France starting June 1, a move tied to De Gaulle’s plan to pull France from NATO. The switch shifts to month to month permissions, ending a 1953 era practice affecting about 20 flight types.
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France
United States
Amer
U.S
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Germany
Wallace Declines Any Deal For Negro Votes In Alabama Race
Wallace refuses to bargain for the Negro bloc in the general election. He says no attitude change for anyone and predicts another triumph in November as his wife Larleen Wallace, the first woman to run for Alabama governor, leads the Democratic primary with about 109 thousand votes to her opponent’s 113.6 thousand.
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Birmingham
Georg C. Wallace
Waller
Montgomery
Walhiee
Alabama
Wallace
Weather Map Page 3 Summary for Lathbock and Vicinity
Clear to partly cloudy today and tonight with highs in the mid 70s. Lows near 50 with southerly winds around 20 mph. Humidity data noted around midnight and general forecast shows typical spring conditions for the area.
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Woonsocket
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Fontaine
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Nader
Hue
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LBJ
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Lubbock County
Rose Phartopic
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Reds
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London Hospital
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