Fate Of Klansman Wilkins Jr. Deliberations End Without Verdict
Lowndes County jurors failed to reach a verdict after four hours of deliberation in the murder case of Ku Klux Klansman Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. charged with shooting Viola Gregg Liuzzo, a Detroit civil rights worker and mother of five, as lawyers argued rights aims of the slaying.
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Arthur Everett
Aynevae
Ala
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Liuzzo
U. S. Peace Corps
Montgomery
Selma
Alsanto Domingo
Robert Satin
Arthur E. Gamble Jr
Satin
Col
Fran
Wilkins
Lbs Defense
Matt Heaphy Jr
Four Marines Dead as Santo Domingo Fights Flare
Gunfire erupted in Santo Domingo despite a cease-fire, killing four U.S. Marines and three other American servicemen. Two Marines were released after capture by Dominican rebels, while three Marines died in a fierce clash in the capital’s rebel territory. Two more were wounded, one dying later.
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Robert Berreliez
Anto Domingo
Santo Domingo
U.S
High-Rise Apartment Project Wins City Approval
The city planning panel okayed a southeast corner high rise at 27th Street and Avenue Q marking Lubbock's first such project under a new ordinance. Also greenlit were a 30 acre western development and a nearby museum site, while an 18th Street apartment plan was denied and a Lubbock Country Club area proposal delayed.
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Kenneth May Avalare
Lubbock
City, Planning, and Zoning Commission
27Th St
Ave
18Th Street
Lubbock Country Club
Zith St
Ave. Q
East West Corridor Sparks Marine Foray into Rebel Territory
A report indicates the east west corridor for ferrying supplies to the international capital prompted the Marines to advance into rebel territory instead of retreating to their lines. Washington dispatches referenced on page i discuss the development.
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Washington
U.S
Fire Ravages Bula as Gas Tank Explodes Near Bailey County
The town of Bula in Bailey County was evacuated for five to six hours as a fire from a butane storage facility spread after a Flash-O-Gas truck engine started. Leonard Clevenger escaped major injury. firefighting units stopped the blaze by 1 15 p m.
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Bula
Bailey County
Littlefield
Leonard Clevenger
Clevenger
Shriners Expected at Spring Ceremonial in Lubbock
About 1,500 Shriners and guests are expected to attend the Spring Ceremonial in Lubbock on Friday. The At A Glance item notes schedules across the paper and lists related society and world news sections.
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Lubbock
Area
Satellite aids arrest of fugitive on yacht in Florida
A wanted Canadian burglar tied to a Montreal bank heist was captured aboard his yacht in Fort Lauderdale after a TV satellite broadcast alerted police. A boat repairman saw the suspect on Early Bird, recognized him, and police staked out the Bahia Mar Basin for three days before arrest. The man claimed satellite help caught him, while authorities itemized the burglary and other charges.
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Ort Lauderdale
Fla
Montreal
Fort Lauderdale
Jan
Bahia Mar
Bob Smith
Mas
Lemay
Ae Lauderdale
Justice Clark Speaks Urges Professionalizing Crime Agencies
Associate Justice Tom Clark, the only Texan on the U S Supreme Court bench, urged a Lubbock brain trust of attorneys Thursday night to extend every assistance to professionalize the agencies that represent the community in the fight against crime.
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Ken Estes
walanche-Journal
Tom Clark
U.S. Supreme Court
Lubbock
Clark urges stronger civic effort at Law Day banquet
Associate justice Clark spoke for about 30 minutes at the Lubbock Country Club addressing about 200 attendees. He slammed public apathy and legislative weakness, urged defenders of law enforcement, and warned population growth would raise crime, urging Lubbock to set an example.
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Clark
Lubbock
Midwestern
Governor warns taxes needed to meet TSTA pay demands
Gov Connally accuses the Texas State Teachers Association of distorting proposals as he promotes a 10 year plan for teacher raises. He warns that meeting all demands could trigger a 350 million tax increase and a financial crisis, urging voters to consider fairness and responsibility in Austin.
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TSTA
Connally
Texas
Tex- Mae
Atedience
Austin
Tsta Loblbying
Oklahoma Trial Opens in Johnson Impeachment Case
Former Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice N S Com testified that he took more than 150000 in bribes to reverse court opinions and paid 10000 of that to Justice Johnson. He also detailed payments to Earl Welch and O A Cargill and named cases cited by House managers. The Senate recessed after about an hour of testimony as cross examination began.
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Oklahoma
Supreme Court
N. S. Com
Sensis
N. B. Johnson
Johnson
Com
Fs Cnlt
Tenied
Hugh Carroll
Selected Investments Corp
Corn
State Senate
Crose
Carroll
Earl Welch
O. A. Cargill
Oklahoma City
House of Representa
TSTA
Lion
Welch
House
Connally
Post Office Set Funds For Two Federal Projects Okayed
Washington approved 2 778 000 for two federal building projects in Dallas and Lubbock Texas with work on a post office building. Mahon committee cut Dallas allocation while Lubbock remained funded.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Tphe US
George H. Mahon
Washington, D.C
Fray
Lee Lubbock
Lidbbock
Texas
Dallas
Lubbock Federal Building Funds Move Ahead
Cloudy news from the Weather Map Page notes a total near seven million dollars for federal building plans in Lubbock and vicinity. The $1,454,000 allocation funds the new post office project while $464,000 covers final site preparations for a courthouse and related federal offices.
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All Federal
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Ees Agaretrato
Sarre
Propoar
Federal
Finteae Rectara
Hee
Ion Gee
Euust
Deaver
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