Medal of Honor urged for Little Lieutenant in Vietnam action
Lt Joe Marin of Washington Pa led 2nd platoon Alpha company of the 1st Air Cavalry at Chu Pong mountain. Surrounded by a bunker and machine gun fire, he rushed the position after seeing two men fall and killed 18 North Vietnamese, earning a Congressional Medal of Honor recommendation.
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Joseph Galloway
HU Pong Mountain
Viet Nam
UPI
Joe Mariin
Washington, Pa
Alpha Company
1St Air Cavalry
Chu Pong Mountain
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Johnson to seek civil rights jury reform in January
President Johnson told delegates planning a White House civil rights conference he will ask Congress in January for legislation to prevent injustice by all white juries. He urged making juries in state and federal courts a domain of justice and said the Civil Rights Commission should study race and education nationwide.
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Associated Press
Jashington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Civil Rights Commission
Lowndes County
Ala
Attorney General
Americans claim first battlefield victory in Chu Pong clash
United Press International reports American forces of the 1st Air Cavalry repelled North Vietnamese regulars at Chu Pong Mountain, killing the 66th PAVN regiment. estimated enemy deaths range from 869 to over 1,200, with American losses described as the war’s costliest. Brig. Gen. Richard A. Knowles hailed the victory while ongoing mop up followed the three day battle 210 miles north of Saigon.
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United Press International
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Chu Pong Mountain
U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
Richard A. Knowles
Chu Pong
Saigon
66Th Pavn
People's Army of
1St Cavalry
Jth Regiment
George Armstrong Custer
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Massive cake cookie airlift scheduled for Vietnam relief
President Johnson announced a major airlift of Christmas candy cookies and cake planned to support U S servicemen in Vietnam. Rep Schweiker said the Defense Department will begin this week as about 200,000 permits have been registered.
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Washington
Nation
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Johnson
Thei
Defense Iivil Rights Conference
Will
Department
Viet Nam
U.S
Schwelker
Kiealsauue
House
Armed Services
Pentagon
Woman Cartoon Dictionary Definition Goggles Customers
A satirical dictionary entry defines a woman as a creature with legs longer than stockings and feet larger than shoes, reflecting a dated cartoonist’s stereotype.
Power Failure Hits Plattsburgh Air Force Base
An outage at Plattsburgh Air Force Base disrupted regular electrical service for about an hour Tuesday night. A base spokesman said an underground feeder line short circuit caused the blackout, while the emergency system sustained military operations.
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Plattsburgh, N.Y
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Federal Controls Hit Carr Tower Discuss State Farm Problems
U S Senator Tower and Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr spoke to about 1 500 at the 2nd annual Texas Farm Bureau convention. Tower urged less federal farm program control and Carr urged better city rural understanding as counties earned honors for Farm Bureau membership gains.
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Carr
Tower
Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Dalias
Texas Farm Bureau
U.S
John Tower
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Adolphus Hotel
South Plains
Lubbock County
Elis County
Hale County
Terry County
Yoakum County
Lubbock
Briscoe
Hale
Cochran
Scurry
Gemini 7 and 6 to come within feet in space rendezvous
Four U S astronauts plan a historic rendezvous with Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 orbiting about five miles per second. Frank Borman James Lovell will lift December 4 from Cape Kennedy for a 14 day 329 hour flight. Schirra Thomas Stafford aim to close to nose to nose within one to two feet during the first rendezvous test.
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Pace Center
Houston
U.S
Federal Space Agency
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Walter M. Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Earth
Schirra
Tom
Wally
Jim
Borman
Ex-Irish leader dies in Dublin at 85
Former Irish president William Congrave died in Dublin on Tuesday night at age 85. His death marks the end of a long public career in politics and state service. The country mourns a prominent figure who led the Republic and shaped modern governance.
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Dublin, Ireland
William , Congrave
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
AEC Team Tours West Texas Sites For 340 Million Lab
Four top ranking Atomic Energy Commission officials led by Dwight A. Ink arrived late Tuesday to inspect three proposed sites in the region for a 340 million atomic accelerator laboratory. The tour includes a visit to Texas Tech facilities and a College lunch, as Lubbock marks the third stop in seven Texas inspections after Amarillo and the Fort Worth-Dallas area.
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AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Lubbock
Robert Lee Walker
CalTech
Olaf S. Pruss
Dwight A. Ink
Walter E. Hughes
AEC Division
William Pearce
Texas Tech
George McCleskey
Lubbock Chamber
Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Atomic
Lubbock Hosts AEC Site Inspection Team For Space Lab Bid
The AEC team will inspect 850 candidate sites nationwide for the space age lab with a preliminary cut from about 200. Top experts include Olaf S Pruss Walter E Hughes and Robert Lee Walker. Lubbock and Texas Tech co sponsor the bid with tours and briefings planned from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. including site A near Slaton and sites B and C on the Spade Ranch.
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AEC Lab
Olaf S. Pruss
AEC
Walter E. Hughes
Robert Lee Walker
California Institute of Technology
Lubbock Chambers of ‘Commerce
Texas Tech
Jco
Lubbock
Spade Ranch
Lubbock Coun
Teamhere
U S Officials Spat At In South America Incidents
U S dignitaries faced rough treatment in Chile and Uruguay as leftist students attacked remarks by Senator Robert F Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. A youth spat at Rusk during a wreath laying in Montevideo, while Kennedy endured egg and debris taunts at the University of Concepcion.
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Avalanche-Journal News
MWO
U.S
South America
Robert F. Kennedy
Chile
Sec. of State
Dean Rusk
Uruguay
Kennedy
Rusk
Jesus Politano
Roland Rojas
Jose Artigas
Montevideo
University of Concepcion
Ethel
University of Chile
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Rio de Janeiro
State Department
Richard I. Phillips
Rus
Yarmouth Castle Captain Details Ship Fire Survival
Captain Byron Vitsounas, 33, said the blaze began in a storage area with a vacuum cleaner and mops aboard the Yarmouth Castle. He noted the fire started in tamidship, cut off most passengers, and he left the vessel first and last. About 465 survived the Miami to Nassau run. authorities consider a Panamanian inquiry as a board awaits approval.
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United Press International
Iami
Yarmouth Castle
Byron Vitsounas
Tamidship
Vitsounas
Miami
Nassau
Coast Guard
Snowstorm and Tornadoes Hit Midwest and West
A Midwest storm system produced tornadoes that swept through Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia causing at least one death multiple hospitalizations and widespread damage. Heavy snow accompanied the storm in the Midwest with temperatures plunging below zero. Southern California received heavy rain with flooding in Los Angeles and mountain towns.
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United Preas International
Maximo
Ohio
Canton
Urbana
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Scottsdale
California
Los Angeles
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United States push for two thirds vote on China at U.N.
The United States urged the U.N. General Assembly to declare the China representation issue an important question requiring a two thirds majority. Latin American abstentions and shifting support threaten to leave the door closed to Beijing while the US and allies seek a favorable outcome on the Chinese seat.
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Avalanche Journal News
N.Y
United States
U.N. General Assembly
United Nations
Charles W. Yost
Assembly
U.S
U.N. Idoor
Peking
China
Red China
Weather Map Page Lubbock Area Skies Cloudy cool with variable winds
The map shows variable cloudiness and cooler conditions for today in Lubbock and vicinity. Highs mid 60s, lows upper 30s, winds from east to northeast light to moderate. Temperature changes minor tonight, humidity around 41 percent with midnight humidity noted.
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Abilene
el Pasa
Albuquerque
Okla
Gallas
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