Tornado Rips Panhandle Town Causing Heavy Damage
A tornado tore through a Panhandle town destroying a lumber yard shed roof and injuring several teens at a school. Police report over 200 cars damaged by storm debris and hail. Downed wires cut phone service and power. generators were rushed from Amarillo as Red Cross Salvation Army and disaster units mobilized.
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Amarillo
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Bob Carmichael
Glenn Sanders
Carmichael
Miami
Panhandle-South Plains
Lubbock
Matador
Roaring Springs
Gail
Justiceburg
McAdoo
Texas
Fort Stockton
Sonora
Sheffield
Bakersfield
Pecos County
Kerrville
Bexar County
Leon Creek
Lorenzo girl Kay Jenkins crowned Miss Cotton of Crosby County
Kay Jenkins a Lorenzo High School junior was crowned Miss Cotton of Crosby County by the reigning Miss Cotton of Texas. Nanette Mayes was first runner up and Bren da Suther second runner up. Jenkins advances to compete at the Miss Cotton of Texas event at the State Fair in Dallas.
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Lorenzo High School
Miss Cotton
Crosby County
Texas
Kay Jenkins
Sue Stanford
Kay
Billy Joe Jenkins
Lorenzo
Nanette Mayes
Lubbock
Carol Cobb
Travis Shelton
Raymond King
Bill Sharpley
Harold Harvey
Louvre transforms kitchen site into Gothic art gallery
Paris. The Pavillon de Flore at the Louvre opens a spring exhibit of 580 Gothic works from 17 countries, displayed on the ground and basement floors. The show, under the Council of Europe, runs to July 2 before October reopening. a stark modern renovation contrasts with historic palace grandeur.
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Pavillon de Flore
Louvre
Ministry of Finance
Napoleon III
Europe
Council of Europe
Notre Dame-en-Vaux
National Museum of Scotland
Palace
Seine
Saigon Fighting Eases After Heavy Day Near Race Track
Wounded in street fighting recovers in hospital as throngs of U S forces report gains near Phu Tho race track south of the air base. U S infantry claim 143 enemy killed in a three day period as tanks and armored personnel carriers push through wooded terrain.
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Saigon
Phu Tho
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
William C. Westmoreland
Nha Be
Race Course
Bien Hoa Highway
Terry Man Cited For War Valor
John Milton Pippin of Brownfield received the Navy Commendation Medal at a ceremony at the Lubbock Naval Reserve Training Center. Lt. Cdr. R. L. Stanfield presented the award for actions aboard the USS Coral Sea during a fire on Oct. 25, 1967, aiding in removing ordnance after a rocket motor ignited in the forward area. Pippin was an aviation crewman on the Coral Sea and had just been released from active duty. His wife and family attended, including his parents Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Pippin of Tokio.
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John Milton Pippin
Rt. 4
Brownfield
Lubbock Naval Reserve Training Center
Cdr
R. L. Stanfield
Pippin
Uss
Coral Sea
O. A. Pippin
Tokio
Astronaut Armstrong Safe After Lunar Vehicle Crash
Neil A. Armstrong parachuted to safety from a NASA lunar landing research vehicle at Ellington Field after the craft, valued around 2.5 million dollars, crashed during a simulated moon landing. He ejected from the single seat craft about 1 pm and was walking and talking minutes later, a Manned Space Center spokesman said. Witnesses placed the ejection about 200 feet above ground.
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Neil Armstrong
Houston
Neil A. Armstrong
Ellington Air Force Base
Armstrong
Manned Space Center
Winter chill spans states with mixed precipitation
Record cold weather reached Georgia and Tennessee while light rain fell along the northern Pacific coast. California and the Southwest experienced dry, seasonally warm conditions.
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Michigan
Georgia
Tennessee
Pacific
California
Southwest
Auto driver charged in death of cyclist
Conroe police charged 64 year old Charlie Butler with negligent homicide after a left turn brought his car into the path of a motorcycle. The collision fatally injured cyclist Billy Brannon, Houston’s donor in the world’s 11th heart transplant. Butler faced the charge Monday.
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Conroe
API
Charlie Butler
Billy Brannon
Houston
Elmer Echsinger
Butler
Not Serious Two Car Crash Injures Night Jailer
A two car rear end collision near 10 p.m. injures night jailer Ronnie Perdue of Slaton who was treated at Methodist Hospital. Anita Buchanan and Iris Woodle McNeeley were also treated for injuries and released. A Cambodian accord signing follows separate incidents and involves leaders in Phnom Penh and Sihanouk.
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Ronnie Perdue
Slaton
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Anita D. Buchanan
16Th St
10Th St
Ave. T
University
University Avenue
15Th St
Patricc
Marion Munn
43Rd St
Flint
Ave. Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Jimmy Dunlap
Emperor Haile Selassie Sr
Ethiopia
Janet
Prince Norodom
Sihanouk
Colonial
52Nd St
Wayne Ism
Africa
Ave
Paricutin Afloat Moves Ammunition for Sea Dragon Mission
The Paricutin midways through a seven month cruise fuels Operation Sea Dragon under Rear Adm Sam H Moore. The ship transfers thousands of tons of explosives to carriers destroyers and other units in the Tonkin Gulf and near the Demilitarized Zone. crew praises efficient replenishments amid dangerous work and quiet nights off Yankee Station.
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Seventh Fleet
Sam H. Moore
Rugby
Tex
South Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Demilitarized Zone
Particutin
North Vietnam
Paricutin
Sea Dragon
Newport News
Subic
Philippines
Mackenzie Amusement Park
Lubbock
Yankee Station
Birth announcements from Lubbock and surrounding area
Congratulations to numerous local families on the births at Lauf Clinic and West Texas Hospital. Read details include parents names, addresses, weights from seven to nine pounds, and occupations of fathers ranging from carpenter to insurance agent.
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Victor Pena
Lubbock
Lauf Clinic
Larry Bridges
Tih St
West Texas Hospital
The
Avalanche Journal
Donnie Gene Rabbefeld
Ave. B
Department of Public Safety
Willie Alvah Batten
58Th St
International Harvester Co
Richard Gale McKlheney
57Th St
Travelers Insurance Co
Ronnie Joe Summer
Auburn St
Indiana Primary Showdown Shapes GOP Edge in Nation's Race
Indiana voters face a split Republican slate backing Nixon Rockefeller and Reagan while Kennedy and McCarthy wage a high stakes contest. Democrats target Indiana's 63 convention votes as Ohio and Nebraska also hold key primaries. News notes include birth announcements from Lubbock families and local hospital updates.
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Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
Jonng
Ohio
Florida
Alabama
Humphrey
Indiana
Chicago
Nebraska
Oregon
Frank J. Lausche
John J. Gilligan
Cincinnati
Gilligan
Afl-Cio
Ohio Democratic Executive Committee
Stephen M. Young
Young
Kennedy
Johnson
James A. Rhodes
Passenger car registrations hit 81 million in 1967 forecast
U.S. registrations are projected to reach 81,051,000 by year end 1967, reflecting robust auto demand and growth across major regions. Strong gains are anticipated in households upgrading to new models with higher average engine displacement and extended ownership cycles.
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United States
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