Flagmakers cite patriotism surge boosting sales
American flagmakers report a surge in demand as patriotism rises. Vendors like Annin & Co and Valley Forge Flag Co. note shipments delayed up to six weeks while servicemen in Vietnam place steady orders. Executives attribute growth to renewed pride and a shift away from anti flag sentiment.
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Amoritas
Vietnam
William C. Diggins
Annin & Co
Michael Liberman
Valley Forge Flag Co., Inc
Flooded Quaker Avenue Residents Seek Fast Drainage Help
Residents along Quaker Avenue press FHA and VA for drainage and relief after a third flood in three years. Mayor Rogers calls a special City Council meeting for flood relief while volunteers canvass streets to gather petitions for tax relief and repairs between 26th and 49th Streets.
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Avalanche-Journal
Quaker Avenue
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Veterans Administration
W. D. Rogers Jr
Rogers
Quaker
Memphis Avenue
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34Th Street
Raleigh
Orlando Avenues
35Th Street
49Th Street
Nixon extends draft delay for graduate students to year end
President Nixon announced that graduate students in college programs who maintain satisfactory work will be exempt from induction through the entire current academic year, affecting about 10,000 men. The NSC advised the policy, and the White House said it will be followed, with ties to the 1967 draft act and broader student-draft reforms.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Selective Service
National Security Council
Ronald L. Ziegler
NSC
Selec
Kennedy
Scott
U.S
98 SILVER Star to be present ed to Reese instructor pilot in rites today
A brief note indicates the 98 Silver Star recipient will attend rites today with an unnamed Reese instructor pilot presiding. The item appears in a general page 5, section A teaser among multiple briefs.
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Reese
Rites Today
Prayer Message of Forgiveness and Humility
A brief reader prayer asks God to lay aside envy malice and unbelief before seeking forgiveness. The tone is devotional and supplicatory, focusing on conscience and spiritual cleansing.
Pentagon Issues Political Dos and Don’ts for Servicemen
The Defense Department released rules allowing service members to express personal political opinions and join clubs not run by the military. They may attend political meetings in civilian clothes and cannot display large political signs or act as official representatives of the armed forces.
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Washington
Defense Department
Armed Forces
Defense
David Packard
Army
Navy
Air Force
Packard
Green Berets Return Denying Vietnamese Slaying Claims
Seven Army Green Berets arrive back in the United States after being cleared of murder charges tied to an alleged Vietnamese double agent. Rheault and others deny any substantiation of the victim's existence. One more defendant, Alvin L. Smith, remained in the U S. amid ongoing Army review. Henry B. Rothblatt said Smith approached Army authorities with the story. Page 16 continues.
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Green Berets
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Frank
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Marasco
Associated Press
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Air Force Base
Calif
Army
Green Beret
United States
Rheault
Khac Chuyen
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Vietnam
Coronel
Alvin L. Sraith
Fla
Henry B. Rothblatt
New York
Attocmmen
Smith
Teller Foils Robbery Plan By Plain National Bank Bandit
A masked man attempted a $10,000 holdup at Plains National Bank on University Avenue at 12:20 PM Wednesday. A quick-thinking teller dropped to the floor, the suspect fled in a beige late-model with a partially coming off fake mustache, leaving the license number, as deputies later found the car abandoned. Police seek a man in his early 30s, 5 feet 9 inches, about 200 pounds, with a black fake mustache and hair, described as very dark and possibly dyed.
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Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Plains National Bank
University Ave
Penny Franks
Travis Q Clements
59Nd. Street
Canton Avenue
Tractor overturns pins Cone native Parrish to death
OVERTURNED tractor killed Ohmer Parrish a Cone community native and Floyd county resident since 1932. He died at the scene on FM 1988 ten miles southeast of Floydada as a wheel dropped into a culvert. Parrish leaves a wife, five children, siblings, and 22 grandchildren. Services set for Friday at Calvary Baptist Church Floydada with burial in Floydada Cemetery.
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Crosby County
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S.J. Handley
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Donald Riges
South Plains
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Hallis Payne
Moore-Rose Funeral Home
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Raymond
Lubbock
Richard
Fritch
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Etola Burch
Panhandle
Mary Watson
Idabel
Okla
Efford
Amarillo
Joe
Lockney
Creed
Lubnock
Otto
Montana
Ark
Ed Dunnavant
Lessie Garrett
Clovis
Egyptians Claim East Canal Raid Coast to Ras Malaab
Cairo reports say Egyptian airborne commandos and frogmen attacked the Israeli held eastern bank of the Suez Canal on Thursday for the second time in five days. The raid covered about 22 miles from Ras Matarma to Ras Malaab on the east shore of the Suez Gulf according to Middle East News Agency.
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APL
Suez Canal
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Ras Malaab
Suez Gulf
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Get Tougher Tower Urges In Vietnam Debate
Senate debates Vietnam as Republicans Tower and Goldwater push for stronger military action while Democrats Fulbright Kennedy and Church push for withdrawal. Nixon denies defeat, urges unity and cautions against prolonging the war.
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Vietnam
Nixon
Senate
John ‘c Tower
Texas
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Tower
Towers
United States
North Vietnam
Johnson
Whites Leas
Nixon asked to withdraw Haynsworth nomination
Senate GOP tensions rise as Sen. Griffin reportedly urged President Nixon to pull the Haynsworth Supreme Court nomination. Sen. Brooke presses for withdrawal amid fear of an embarrassingly close vote, while Nixon has shown no plan to revise his pick.
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Robert P. Griffin
Senate
Nixon
Supreme Court
Clement I’. Haynsworth
Michigan
Griffin
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Haynsworth
U.S. Court _ Appeals
Enate
Wison
Ate Tual
Brooke
Sen
Mark Hits Record High As Farm Prices Spark Debate
London dispatch reports West German mark surges to a record high on world markets with Americans paying 27 cents per mark. The dollar weakens as the mark climbs, while European partners fret over German measures affecting farm prices and exchange rates. French officials seek a fixed Deutschemark rate to curb volatility. Page 10.
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Germany
Bonn
Frankfurt
Paris
Weather map page notes clear warm with light winds
Weather map on page 8 B for Lubbock and vicinity shows clear conditions with a high near the upper 80s and overnight low around the 40s to 50s. Light to calm winds.
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