Johnson in Appalachian tour presses antipoverty plan
President Johnson toured poverty areas in North Carolina and Tennessee urging public support for his antipoverty program. He met with William Marlow and family in Nash County and praised TVA while highlighting rural poverty and the need for housing and opportunity. He spoke to large crowds in Rocky Mount Knoxville Athens Martinsburg and Cumberland with thousands in attendance.
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Rocky Mount
Bay Galan
William David Mardow
Nash County
N.C
Marlow
Mothersn- Taw
Finsil
Goldwater
Appalachia
Tennessee V ‘Authority
Johnson
Maryland
Cith
J Army
Tohnson
White House
Knoxville Coliseum
University of Tennessee
Shearrow
Knoxville
TVA
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
William H. Batchelor
R. Chadwick
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Rocky ‘Mount
Nash
Edgecombe
North Carolina
North: Carolina
Terry Santor
Barry
Knox Tenn
Cumberland
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ohio University At
Athens
Texas
Nat
Ciies
Wal
Barron
Son
Jennings
Randolph
Rocky “Mount
Miss Lubbock Pageant Preliminary Judging Thursday
Preliminary judging of 19 Miss Lubbock entrants occurred Thursday night at the Municipal Auditorium with final judging to follow. The winner receives a $300 scholarship and a trip to the state contest, with judges including Jo Dodson Caudle, Don Hamill, Troy Myers, and Mae Jordan. Tickets are 1.50 adults and .75 students.
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Don Hammill
Levelland
Troy Myers
Vic
The
Lubbock
First National Bank
Mae Jordan
Citizens Nationals Bank
Birth notices list several newborns and parents
The text records multiple birth announcements including fathers listed as a veterinarian and a farm worker. It notes births at Methodist Hospital with weights such as eight pounds and 12 ounces, and other newborns with varying weights. Parents include Mec and Mrs Lorenzo Obledo and Mr and Mrs Jose Torres among others.
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J.C Hart
41St St
Vances
Methodist Hospital
Mra
Lorenzo Obledo
Ralls Sa Bith
Weanenday
Laut de
Tomtether
Uas
Ttim
Stone
Damiees
Laut ‘Tine
Jose Torres
Lautslime
Tax Withholding Rates See Postponed Change For 1964
Taxpayers face a delayed shift in withholding as the 18 percent rate remains in place until Congress approves a March adjustment. Johnson backs lowering the withholding to 14 percent to offset the lag, but some filers may owe after year end. The move aims to match the tax cut with paycheck timing, though not everyone benefits immediately.
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Congress
Presient Johnson
Robbery Report Details Holdup at Bradley Storage
A man in white cloth masked his face and forced manager Ken Bradley and three others into a storage room, then fled in Bradley’s pickup. The vehicle was found nearby minutes later. A suspect was held about 40 minutes after the holdup but released after an alibi check. Detectives noted the suspect watched four patrol cars at the time. Readings of missing items include a purse, a radio, a billfold, a stereo, and a car accessory from various addresses.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman
Johnson
Independence
Blair House
White House
National Press Club
Truman Senate
Ken Bradley
Bradley
Row Stone
Tommie Arledge
44Th St
Pat Erickson
Oe Teoh
Coe Santon
Wells Hall
Joss
Ae Pickey Buick Co
Texas Ave
Jimmie Justice
New Deal
Tachometer
Broadway
Crash One Rights Demonstrations During Johnson Visit
Civil rights demonstrations near Nash land and Danville were disrupted as a Fairchild F-27 crash near Nash land halted plans. Authorities reported the plane faltered before crashing, bodies gathered at a temporary Danville mortuary while officials reviewed communications.
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Danville
Nashville
UPI
Gordon Rassmussen
Nashland
Ville
Memphis
Johnson
FAA
Anavaittn
Hail and wind damage sweep West Texas coast to coast
A two hour hail storm and strong winds scour parts of West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Damaged storefronts in Colorado City and Aspermont, power outages in Hobbs, Lomax, and Snyder, and a camp trailer blown off a highway near Rotan were reported. No tornado confirmed, winds up to 65 mph in some towns.
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Shreveport
Colorado City
Hobbs
Fisher County
Walter,Woods
Roby
Avaanche-Journal
Woods
Rotan
Stonewall
Charles Gibson
Highway Patrol
Bob Baucom
Lubbock
Barrow Ditch
Aspermont
Big Springs
Lomax
H.C. Cowden
Snyder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Wellborm
Dodge
Canyon Drive-In
Scurry County
Wichita Falls
West Texas
New Mexico
U.S. Weathyreau
Ros
el Paso
Clovis
Dalhart
Childress
Attaches Drugged in Odessa Hotel Incident
The report states Van Meter and Navy Lt Cmdr Sumner Shapiro were drugged after dining at their Odessa hotel and spent the night in their rooms. They woke to mild effects, with no sign of document theft or compromise attempts. They returned to the embassy for testing and remain under watch amid ongoing harassment concerns.
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van Meter
Navy
Cmdr
Sumner Shapiro
Odessa
U.S
Lmbassy
Leningrad
Ala
Zoning Requests Delayed Amid Traffic and Drainage Concerns
Local officials postponed a long list of zoning decisions over concerns about a motel project on Avenue Q and its impact on drainage and traffic. Residents argued drainage problems and questions about median openings could affect traffic flow and safety on the thoroughfare.
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Elmnore
Were Loch
Ave. Q
Burt
Avenue Q
Bok
New England Forest Fire Danger Prompts Outdoor Ban
Heat and no rain have kept New England and parts of Canada under high to extreme forest fire risk. Gov. King bans woodland smoking in New Hampshire as Nova Scotia woods remain closed. forecasters warn scattered showers could raise danger.
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Boston
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England Forest
New Hampshire
John W. King
Seton
Oery
Yellowhouse Canyon
College Avenue
Lubbock
Avenue Qi
Oth Stret
Tohoka High-Ferry
Holman Henarix
Hendrix
Bray
Edward W. Napier
Ave. Q
43Rd St
Ince of Co
Avenue Q
Thele
Kimarty
Production Credit Assn
65Th St
Ave. L
Marvin McLarty Jr
Harry I
Burr
Richard R. Rodgers
Ja. Clinic
21St St
Louisville
Memphis
Aim Forest
Fred_ E.lof
Holt
Washington
Chester Kissell
Massachusetts
28Th Street
Peoria
Quaker Acre
Mt. Tom
Brownfield
Rhode Island
Quaker Avenue
Ereeme
She Dane
Christ Lutheran Church
S0th St
Knoxville Ave
28Th. St
Globe Ave
College Ave
J and
Baylor St
Joe Harkey
Pati Gate
Es Werth Sing
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Algiers
Algeria
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Moscow
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Tunis
Rabat
Electra
Selena
Midland
Lubbock Wits
Oklahoma City
Abilene
Milles
Enid
Okla
Ule
Nova Scotia
Travia Shane SE
Cam/t
Harkey
Plains National
Bank
50Th St
50Th
City Hall
David R. Tipple
Roy Grimes
Aubrey H. Faulkner Sr
J. B. Hance
Sy¢re
Biology
Boston New Mexico University
Portales
Jim Stewart
Monahans
Jesse Gurm
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