Tax hike tied to budget cuts stalls House Senate talks
Washington AP report says negotiators backed a ten percent surtax to raise ten billion dollars over a year, retroactive to April for individuals and January for corporations, paired with a six billion dollar spending cut. The deal aims to trim the deficit but could anger liberals and jeopardize passage.
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Avalanche-Journal Wire Services
Washington
APD
House
Senate
Johnson
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Senate Conference Committee
Mills
Coastal Areas See Heavy Storms Across Texas Panhandle
Heavy thunderstorms pelted the northern South Plains with up to 2 inches of rain and golf ball sized hail. Matador reported 2 inches of rain with marble hail in under two hours, as more storms threatened Lubbock and the region.
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Avalanche Journal
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Matador
Motley County
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Pentagon blocks details on Dye Marker Muscles Shield
AP reports the Pentagon remains silent on cost and effectiveness of the Dye Marker Musel Shoals barrier near the DMZ. Officials suppress figures and operations details to prevent aiding North Vietnam as Senate hearings scrutinize a suspected billion dollar Maginot line concept.
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North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Dmz
Robert S. McNamara
Idefense
McNamara
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Defense
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Richard Fryklund
Pill Boom Surges Across American Life
Atom Age features pills for every need from energy boosts to sleep aids and birth control. Experts warn misuse raises concerns as drug sales rise, with local pharmacists noting thousands of pill forms and growing availability.
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Bob Bruckner
Lynn Laron
Bruckner
Area space industry official to address Armed Forces Day luncheon
Space industry official will speak at the Armed Forces Day luncheon hosted in Reese May 18. The event is listed in At a Glance Today in the A J Lubbock area, with page references for local coverage.
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Lubbock
Reese
Hunter's perfect game powers A's 4-0 win over Twins
Jim Hunter pitched a perfect game through nine innings as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-0. The 22-year-old struck out 11, faced 27, and drove in three Oakland runs with two singles. It was the first AL perfect game in regular season since Don Larsen in 1956.
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Calif
Jim Hunter
Oakland Athletics
Minnesota Twins
Hunter
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Don Larson
Charlie Robertson
Chicago White Sox
Diekemper Rejects Runoff Debate Offer
A planned mayoral runoff debate was canceled when Ray J. Diekemper Jr. declined Mayor W. D. Rogers Jr.’s challenge. Diekemper said he would not participate, citing the need for dramatic gestures and noting past public debates as councilman. Rogers announced a Monday public discussion to address the campaign.
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Ray J. Diekemper Jr
W. D. Rogers Jr
Diekemper
Rogers
Eisenhower Sits Up in Chair at Hospital
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower has sat in a chair for the first time since his mild heart attack. Doctors say his condition is steadily improving but a release date from March Air Force Base hospital is not yet certain.
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March Air Force Base
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson affirms Asia pledge as talks near Hanoi
President Johnson told a champagne toast that the United States will honor its commitments in Asia scrupulously and negotiate in good faith. He warned North Vietnam’s troop and MIG movements will not go unnoticed as envoys head to Paris for preliminary peace talks. Cyrus Vance joins the six man U S delegation led by W Averell Harriman departing Washington for Paris.
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Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
North Vietnam
United States
Asia
Prone Minster
Indiana
Paris
U.S
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Cyrus Vance
W. Averell Harriman
Transplant Patient Dies in Houston
At St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital three heart transplants were performed in five days. James B. Cobb, 48, of Alexandria, Louisiana, died of an overwhelming infection possibly from drugs used to combat rejection. The donor heart remained in good condition and could have been reused for another recipient, but the risk of infection spreading halted the idea.
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Houston
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
James B. Cobb
Alexandria
Denton A. Cooley
Cooley
Motley County Residents Deny Hunger Claims
Motley County residents and local officials dispute wire service reports that 10 million Americans in 20 states face chronic hunger and dangerous malnutrition. Matador figures and doctors defend Motley as not affected, while questions persist about the Washington inquiry and the Citizen Crusade funding.
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Avalanche-Journal
Matador
Motley County
Doug Meador
Motley
Forrest Campbell
Bob Stanley
J. S. Stanley
A. C. Trawee
Texas
Citizens Board of
Washington
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Citizens Crusade Against Poverty
Citizens Board
Senate Poverty
Board approves zoning on 70 acres along Loop 289
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a zoning plan granting C-2 local retail use for about 70 acres at Loop 289 and Quaker Ave. Leroy Elmore requested the zoning. Final action awaits a site plan and City Council approval.
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Lubbock
Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Loop 289
Quaker Ave
Leroy Elmore
Fred West
Jack Eastman
82Nd St
Indiana Ave
Jim Bertram
Planning Commission
Weather map forecast for Lubbock area thunderstorms
Widely scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures. Highs in the middle 80s and lows in the low 50s. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with a 20 percent chance of rain today and tonight.
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Lubbock
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