Legislature Pursues A Single Appropriation Bill
Legislators work to finish a single appropriation bill before May 2 adjournment. Barnes and Smith clashed over funding for pollution control, water facilities, and local option sales tax. The House bill adjusts Department of Public Safety salaries and adds patrols and vehicles, while trims for Texas Tech museum and boosts agricultural funding were noted.
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Barnes
Smith
Semith
Water’ Pollution Control Board
Texas
Iwater
J. P. Word
Meridian
House
Department of Public Public Safety
Wag
Senate
Desert trek ends as 6-year-old is found safe in Utah
Mike Fowler of Lehi Utah was located after an 11 hour 10 mile trek across Jerico sand dunes in the Soviet Desert west central Utah. More than 200 law enforcement officers volunteers and cyclists joined a search that spanned cold night heat and rough terrain. The boy wearing cut off trousers was found by David Spencer of Draper about 2 30 a m ten miles from his last sighting.
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Nephi
Utah
Mike Fowler
Lehi
Jerico
Mike
David Spencer
Draper
Spencer
Warren Commission findings cited over grassy knoll and stonewall doubts
In remarks on the JFK inquiry, officials acknowledge uncertainty about grassy knoll and stonewall involvement. Garrison notes slow progress but says essential elements are clarified and investigators remain hopeful despite limited evidence.
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Warren Commission
Dallas
Garrison
Dela
Amerasian Tots Funded by Pearl Buck Birthday Gift
Pearl Buck plans to give away most of her estate and earnings worth over 7 million dollars to a welfare project for Amerasian children in Asia. She signed over royalties and outlined a foundation started in 1964 to aid mixed heritage orphans who lack schooling and job opportunities.
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Philadelphia
Pearl Buck
Miss Buck
Asia
Marines Enter DMZ Zone as U S Forces Advance South
U S command avoided comment as about 10 000 Marines plus South Vietnamese troops pushed into the DMZ south of the Ben Hai River. They met sporadic resistance and uncovered caches of North Vietnamese supplies. In the Mekong Delta Viet Cong mortars shelled the U S airstrip at Vinh Long near Dong Ha before the truce. No casualties reported.
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U.S
Dmz
Ben Hai ‘River
South Vietnam
Vinh Long
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Dong Ha
No Race in Space Asks Safety First By Astronauts
Washington reports three top astronauts say safety cannot be sacrificed for speed though hoping to reach the moon by late 1969. Walter Schirra Thomas Stafford and Frank Borman defended caution while acknowledging the Apollo 1 tragedy raised calls for more tests.
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Washington
WalterSchirra Jr
Thomas Stafford
Frank Borman
Stafford
NBC
Virgil
Gus) Grissom
Edward H.white
Cmdr
Roger B. Chaffee
Borman
Schirra
Will
Youths Injured in Near Head-On Collision in Lubbock
Bobby Ray Hunter aged 17 of 3008 Baylor and Jimmy Moore aged 16 of 2310 Emory were treated at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Sunday night for minor injuries after a near head-on collision at Erskine Street and North Detroit Avenue around 10 PM. The cars were driven by Hunter and Dolores Cervantes of 3105 Erskine. Cervantes was not injured.
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Bobby Ray Hunter
Baylor
Jimmy Moore
Emory
Lubbock Osteopathic ‘Hospital
Erskine St
Detroit Ave
Hunt Iter
Dolores Cervantes
Erskine
Still Alive: Backers Push Croton Breaks State Park Plan
Dickens leaders and Texas legislators keep the Croton Breaks state park proposal alive amid a $50 000 study item in the appropriations bill. Proponents escort officials to the site by air and ground, highlighting springs and canyon scenery near Dickens and the Big Ranch country while noting highway development and park potential.
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Dickens
Croton Breaks
Texas
Austin Way
Robert Reynolds
Dickens County
Avalanche-Journal
Reynolds
Austin
Senate
Croton
King’ ‘Counties
State Parks and Wildlife Commission
Willow Street
Cecil
Meadow
Robert Collier
iLittle
Big Croton
Matador Ranch
U.S
Poe
Caprock
Hero Park
Record Cold Across U S and Severe Weather Toll
The nation endured plunging temperatures from the northeast to the northern plains with snow in Wisconsin and record lows in Michigan and Kansas. Severe storms triggered wildfires in New Mexico, tornadoes and flooding across Texas and the south, and fatalities from traffic crashes in Fort Worth and other areas.
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United Prove International
Plains
Texas
Virginia
Rhinelander
Wis
Apache National Forest
New Mexico
Seta
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Charles
Gulf
Goldth- Waite
Fort Worth
Hong Kong Mob Charges Police Amid Demonstration
Police clash with protesters outside Government House as baton squads drive back demonstrators. At least 20 injured including several women, and over 40 arrested, with chants accusing police brutality and British fascism.
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Hong Kong
Fiat
Government House
Baron ‘of
Andvig recalls Lubbock visit and wartime memories
The Norwegian airman, connected to Little Norway near Toronto, recalls 1940s wartime training, Oslo traffic growth, and the hospitality of Lubbock residents. He notes the Tuesday of Norway’s invasion and the June 7 1945 day of peace as defining moments. He visits the old Lubbock airfield and reflects on changes since the war.
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Anding
Norway
Denmark
Andvig
Norwegian Air Force
Toronto
United States
Oslo
Lubbock
Andvng
Scotland
Fall injures world ice star in London
UPI reports Bernard Ford, a world ice skater, fell 30 feet from a second floor window during a rescue attempt in London Feb. Prind. He was trying to reach a fellow desk who had fallen asleep and become locked in.
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London
UPI
Ice
Ford Iminor
Humphrey Appeals for Dedication at Dallas Rally
Vice President Hubert Humphrey urged Texas Democrats to stay loyal to the party in a fiery Adolphus Hotel rally attended by about 5,000 workers. He asked for dedication, faith in Johnson, and to vote Democratic as he met with leaders at Love Field and planned a busy Dallas schedule including a forum, a breakfast, and a noon mayoral luncheon.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Dallas
Texas State Democratic Executive Committee
Johnson
Adolphus Hotel
Humphrey
Love Field
Humphreys
Air ‘National Guard
Marine Corps
Democratic Executive Committee
Feinumrey
Democratic Party
Sth
Social Welfare
Memorial Auditorium
SDEC
Ihe
Adolphus
Credit Union National Assn. International, Inc
Statler'Hilton Hotel
Japanese vows to return to Iwo Jima for good
Shigeru Kikuchi and others flew from Tokyo to Iwo Jima for a one day return to honor ancestors. They performed religious services amid the island’s ruined farms and villages once heavily fought over, noting the absence of local life since war. The visit recalls the 1945 battles and current U.S. presence on the island.
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Iwo Jima
Two
Jima
Shigeru Kikuchi
Kikuchi
Tokyo
Disturbance in Chicago After Malcolm X Memorial
About 30 persons were arrested and three police officers injured during a two hour disturbance on Chicago's South Side after a Malcolm X memorial service. Police dispersed a crowd at 51st Street and South Park Way using night sticks and chased suspects through side streets.
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Chicago
IAP
South Side
Jeader
Malcolm X
51St Street
South Park Way
Wabbash Avenue
Hamels
San Diego Riot Nets 38 Arrests
A riot in downtown San Diego left about 500 youths clashing with police, with 38 arrests including 34 Black and 4 white youths. Police dispersed the mob of rock throwing youths with riot sticks after disturbances near a rock n roll show.
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San Diego
Calif
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Commission On Indian Affairs
Industrial Accident Board
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Avalanche Journal
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