Texas Voters Eye Key Amendments In Off-Year Balloting
Texans vote on ten constitutional amendments with focus on Amendment No. 1 college building measure supporting 17 colleges including Texas Tech. Predictions of a larger turnout linger as GOP hopes rise in national races. Lubbock officials back the amendment amid local civic efforts. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
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Texas Tech
Lubbock and
South Plains
Tech
Max Tidmore
John Connally
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Ralph Yarborough
Afl-Cio
Democratic Party
Organized Labor
Lubbock County
Rod Shaw
Blood Gifts Paradox Splits U S Campus Voices On Viet Nam
A clash of pro and antiwar sentiment on American campuses centered on blood drives for Viet Nam. McNamara thanked donors as 59 colleges reported blood drives while Stanford students planned a rally for blood and money to aid North Viet Nam.
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U.S
Viet Nam
McNamara
Pentagon
Defense Department
New York
Cochairman
International
Red Crows
Space Walk Eyed for Spirit of 76 DUAL SHOT Mission
United Press International reports NASA may have Gemini 6 copilot Thomas Stafford perform a spacewalk between the Gemini 7 and 6 vessels during December’s Spirit of 76 mission. The plan envisions Stafford exiting his seat to drift toward Gemini 7 as the two ships maneuver 185 miles above Earth.
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Frank Borman
Chin
James A. Lovell Jr
Ouston
U.S. Space Agency
Thomas P. Stafford
Mation
Spacewalker
James Lovell
Borman
Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Johns
Schirra
Stafford
Bridge Gap
Edward White
America
Price hike factor in aluminum stockpile release
The United States considers releasing part of its 3.40 million ton aluminum stockpile as industry plans to raise prices. President Johnson, angered by a proposed half cent per pound increase, reviews the matter at the Texas White House with McNamara and Dryden. Officials say up to $700 million worth could be released by order or action, potentially lowering domestic prices from about 24.5 cents a pound and influencing imports and the balance of payments.
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White House
Texas
Link
James Ho Mosers
Texas White House
Office of Special
Joseph 8. iCalifano Jr
Sec. of Defense
Robert §. McNamara
Franklin B. Dryden
Office of Emergency Planning
Defense Department
Lawrence column to debut on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page
The editorial features David Lawrence a seasoned commentator whose writings appear in about 300 newspapers. He is editor of U S News and World Report and will begin today on Page 4 Section A with new columns published several times weekly.
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David Lawrence
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Lawrence
U.S. News & World Report
Water depletion ruling to bring millions to Plains landowners
Floyd County farmer Marvin Shurbet won a long legal fight declaring underground water eligible for a tax depletion allowance. The Fifth Circuit upheld the decision. the solicitor general will not appeal, potentially saving landowners $5 to $8 million yearly and boosting regional economy and water conservation.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Floyd County
High Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Solicitor General’s Office
Washington
Fifth Circuit
Marvin Shurbet
Petersburg
Circuit Court
Sheldon Cohen
Internal Revenue
Lubbock
U.S. Supreme Court
Shurbet
Avalanche Journal
Shubert
George McCleskey
Prayer for mercy from ancient text
A dated devotional line seeks divine mercy with a plea for forgiveness. The text invokes God’s loving kindness and numerous tender mercies to blot out transgressions in a concise biblical prayer style.
Brinks Heist Suspect Nabbed and Cannon Found
United Press Internationals reports Jepi, GAS CITY N Y, arrested a year old man in connection with a Brinks vault burglary in Syracuse. Jack Frank of Freeport N Y was charged with conspiracy. an antitank cannon was found near his home. Joel Singer of Chomedy Quebec, alleged mastermind, and other suspects still at large. No money recovered despite active FBI pursuit. Event dated between Oct 23 and Oct 25.
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United Press Internationals
Gas City
N.Y
Jepi
Brinks, Inc
Syracuse
Jack Frank
Freeport
Brinks
Frank
FBI
Joel Singer
Chomedy
Quebec
Montreal
Singer
PBI
Manhattan
Peanut spread label fight ponders 90 percent peanut rule
A Monday FDA hearing on labeling peanut butter pits Housewives led by Ruth Desmond against peanut butter makers. They seek to label jars under 95 percent peanuts as peanut spread, while lawmakers and manufacturers clash over stability and spreadability issues. A second AP item notes 64 people drowned when a crowded trolley bus plunged into the Nile near Cairo.
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Ashington
Ruth Desmond
The
Federation of Homemakers
William E. Brennan
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Desmond
Peanut Butter Manufacturers Assn
James Mack
Association
Egypt
Cairo
Nile
Weather Map Page 5 C Lubbock Outlook
Mostly fair and warmer today and tonight with highs in the upper 70s and a low around mid 40s. South erly winds up to 15 miles per hour.
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