Storm Grips Midwest and East as Snow Shatters Records
A November storm spread rain and heavy snow across three quarters of the nation, dumping record snowfall in Iowa and bringing frigid temps to the South and Atlantic seaboard. Des Moines set a 24 hour snowfall record, with ten inches in parts of Iowa and up to nine inches in central regions.
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Father Holds Stag Party To Fund Infant Liver Transplant
Erie Pa 1200 men attended a $2 per head stag party organized by Tony Borgia’s father to raise funds for a liver transplant for his 6 month old son Tony Borgia. The 412 hour event raised $5000 bringing total to $16500 for the operation. Tony suffers from biliary atresia and faces a usually fatal outlook without a donor.
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Bob Borgia
Borgia
Denver
Isreal Penn
University of Colorado
Nixon to define Paris peace role in White House talks
President elect Nixon, after church with family in Key Biscayne, prepares for today’s White House meeting with President Johnson. He names Rose Mary Woods executive secretary and weighs Vietnam policy and possible overseas observer picks such as Henry Cabot Lodge or William Scranton, contingent on Johnson’s approval.
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Richard M. Nixon
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White House
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Miss Woods
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Ronald L. Ziegler
U.S
West Germany
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Two Teenagers Die In Motley County Crash In Turkey
Dennis Jouett 18 and Jackie Maupin 17 died when a car missed a curve on FM 599 and struck farm equipment. Ira Powell 55 of Clovis died when his vehicle left U S 84 and hit a pole. A third Turkey youth Perry Lane 19 was injured. Rites set for Jouett and Maupin. Powell’s body sent to Clovis Chapel of Memories. The wrecks occurred early Sunday and the second fatality was near Flamet in Motley County.
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Memphis
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Amarillo
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Peery
Eddie
Darlene
W. H. Jouett
Turkey
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Maupin
Michie ‘Maupin
Dallas
Jerry
Mark Bruce Phillips
Powell
U.S. 84
Chapel of Memories
Vietnam
Police Probe Rash of Auto Burglaries Here
A brief police inquiry reports a spate of auto burglaries in the area with investigators reviewing recent incidents and seeking leads. The notice appears in the local police blotter connected to Page 12 Section C of the paper.
Trio arraigned in Nixon death plot linked to overseas forces
Three Arab immigrants, Ahmad Rageh Namer and his sons Hussein and Abdo Ahmad, were jailed in New York on $100000 bonds on charges of planning to assassinate President-elect Nixon. Police seized two rifles and ammunition in the East New York Brooklyn raid amid hints the plot may have been directed from abroad.
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Secret Service
Kennedy
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New York Daily News
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Fark Warren Links Youth Rebellion to Tech Power
Chief Justice Warren argues youth rebelli on stems from knowing more about modern technology yet lacking experience and life context. He warns revolutions of this century may be driven by emancipation of youth and calls for new institutions to let youth have a say without eroding essential values. He spoke at a Jewish Theological Seminary dinner, receiving the Louis Marshall Award.
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New York
Fark Warren
Warren
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Louis Marshall
Illusion Shared In 1918 Missing VETS
Compiègne France fifty years after the armistice a veteran recalls the illusion of WWI ending all wars. The war once called World War ends as World War I in hindsight while new conflicts persist and scar the peace.
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Paris
Joan Vinocur
Compiegne
France
Observances Highlight Armistice Events Across Veteran Groups
U S Representative George Mahon will present a flag at a 7:30 a.m. American Legion breakfast and address at 2508 Ave Q as American Legion Post W8 and Texas Tech ROTC host a speaker Col Maxwell Murphy. A 6 a.m. American Legion Post 575 breakfast and 7:30 a.m. memorial service precede the day’s events at 6th Street post home. Mahon will also present a flag at a 10:30 a.m. VFW Post 2466 program headlined by Col Lester Hess. A World War I remembrance includes a breakfast, reception, dance and barbecue later.
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Old Tanks Pose Touchy Problem
Ankara sources say Turkey wishes to give Pakistan 200 MAT tanks if the United States approves. The U S has replaced these with M48 tanks and M47s are out of service. U S aid cannot be passed to a third party without permission. Pakistan denies receiving tanks. The issue strains Turkey's India and Pakistan ties.
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India
Prayer excerpt seeks mercy and love to comfort others
A Spur Reader asks for growth through divine mercy to know more of love and to comfort others with help from above, expressing a personal devotional sentiment.
Celebrants on Plains Celebrate Armistice Victory 1918
Exuberant crowds across the Plains of Texas marked Armistice Day with bells, whistles, and fireworks. Residents recalled the joyous homecoming and relief as World War I fighting ceased, with many names and towns mentioned in memories of that celebratory day.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Plains of
Texas
Kaiser Bill
Webber Williams
Spurs
Ray names Foreman as new lawyer in King slaying case
James Earl Ray, charged with the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., announced a change in counsel to famed defense lawyer Percy Foreman on the eve of his trial. Sheriff Morris said Foreman would seek at least a 30 day continuance to study the case, likely delaying the trial this year.
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Memphis
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Percy Foreman
Shelby County
William N. Morris Jr
Foreman
Morris
Hanes
Jack Ruby
Candace Mosler
John Ray
Jerry Ray
James Bar Ray
Tennessee
Giant Airlift Plan for Korea Is Halted
The United States postponed a planned airlift exercise to South Korea involving about 1,500 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division. Diplomatic talks over Vietnam and unspecified military issues were cited as possible factors in scrapping the maneuver, which would have started next week from Fort Bragg with Air Force support for a staged assault into Korea.
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United States
South
Sind Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
South Korea
Air Force
Weather Lubbock and Vicinity Fair and Cold Today
Weather note for Lubbock and vicinity reports fair skies and cold conditions today and tonight. Forecast highs reach the upper 60s with overnight lows in the 50s. Light variable winds occur early today.
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