Birth of sextuplets after fertility treatment at Birmingham
After ten years of marriage Sheila Ann Thorns gave birth on her 30th birthday to sextuplets at Birmingham Maternity Hospital. Four girls and two boys weighed two to three pounds each, with one girl dying within an hour. The mother and babies faced a 50-50 survival chance, and husband Norman Thorns spoke of their long wait for children.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
England
Birmingham Maternity Hospital
Sheila Ann Thorns
Norman
Northfield
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Wallace to name LeMay as running mate in Pittsburgh
Wallace aides confirm retired Gen Curtis LeMay will be Wallace's pick for vice president. LeMay arrived in Pittsburgh with Secret Service, declined to comment, and Wallace planned a 10 am news conference to announce his choice.
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Jules Lon
Pittsburgh
George C. Wallace
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
Wallace
Aldex
LeMay
Vietnam
Fortas Withdraws Nomination as Chief Justice
Justice Abe Fortas asks President Johnson to withdraw his nomination after Senate opposition stops a filibuster. Johnson releases a statement saying he accepts Fortas’s withdrawal, while Warren remains acting chief justice and Fortas serves as an associate justice. The move ends a historic bid that failed despite broad support.
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Washington
Johnson
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Senate
Fortas
Earl Warren
Warren
George Washington
John Rutledge
IK in the A J IK in the A J Lubbock Area
A cryptic OCR fragment notes IK in the A J IK context within Lubbock area reporting. The readable elements hint at a regional reference but lack clear names, events, or dates to establish a full headline or summary.
Five zone change requests on agenda for meeting today
Five zone change requests receive a fresh look as sign regulations come under review in today’s meeting. The agenda shows discussions across zoning items with stakeholders awaiting decisions on proposed changes.
Prayer Message From Lois Patterson Latc hock
A brief prayer request asks for strength to press forward amid temptations and pressures of the day. Lois Patterson signs the message.
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Lois Patterson
Latchock
Wisconsin DA aims obscenity charges in campus nude Peter Pan
Madison Wisconsin prosecutor James Bell said he would charge two curvy coeds and student producer Stuart Gordon for a nude campus production of Peter Pan. He asked UW police to identify participants despite crowds exceeding 500 and unclear faces. The NASP says nude performers face max penalties if convicted.
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Wis
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Stuart Gordon
University of Wisconsin
Bell
Six Guns
Gordon
Chicago
Wisconsin
Cold Front Dashes Indian Summer on South Plains
A fast moving Canadian cold front swept into the South Plains Wednesday, plunging temperatures to the 40s by dawn. Readings shifted sharply from near record highs this week as winds eased in, with warnings issued across the north central states and light snow in parts of the northern Rockies.
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Tewistown
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Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Wichita Falls
Secret Service warns candidates avoid parades and crowds
Washington The Secret Service chief told presidential candidates to skip riding in campaign parades and plunging into crowds to shake hands. He noted agents cannot protect the public from every threat but said many candidates still join motorcades and marches, citing Nixon in Chicago and Humphrey in New York and Pittsburgh.
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Secret Service
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Howley
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Richard A. Nixon
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Guardsmen to be released from duty by next June
About 16,000 Air National Guardsmen and reservists called up earlier this year will be phased back to inactive duty by June 20, Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford announced. The demobilization will start with an aeromedical evacuation squadron and three port squadrons by year end, with remaining units released in April to June next year.
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Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Puebla
Chifford
Pacific
Clifford
Air Force
Gibson hot in opener as Cards top Detroit in Series
Bob Gibson set two World Series records and tied another as St. Louis scored three in the fourth inning off a wild Denny McLain to beat Detroit 4 0 in Game 1. Julian Javier drove in two in the key frame with a single after Mike Shannon's RBI hit. Detroit's Mickey Lolich faces Nelson Briles in next matchup.
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Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Denny McLain
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Gibson
Detroit
Mickey Lolich
Nelson Briles
Shadow Over Olympics as Mexico City Uprising Strikes
Fighting erupts in Mexico City as student demonstrators attack troops and police near downtown. The clash leaves deaths and injuries amid fires, mass arrests, and a security siege just weeks before the 1968 Olympic Games opening.
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Avalanche Journal News Services
Mexico City
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Excelsior
Marccclino Gareia Barragan
Garcia
Jose Hernandes Toledo
Doctor testifies on Bidinoff sanity in Rusk trial
A Pasadena psychologist testified that Lor Fidinoff shows obsessive compulsiveness but not paranoia, based on more than three hours of tests. Other Rusk State Hospital psychiatrists maintained the inmate is paranoid, while a Tyler expert offered a contrary view. The trial follows Bidinoff’s 1959 confinement after the shooting of Ted Andress in El Paso.
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Rusk
Anne Zimmerer
Pasadena
Tex
Zimnterer
Folinoff
Lubbock
Thie Stant
A. J. Bankhead
Tyler
Rusk State Hospital
Bidinoff
Ted Andress
EY Paso
W. Zimmerer
Eidinoff
Bankhead
Fedingee
Pretrial Hearing Set in Brown Slaying Case
District Attorney Alton Griffin and assistant Tom Pudom travel from Lubbock to El Paso for a 3 p.m. Friday pretrial in the Dolphus Jack Brown murder case. Brown, 26, is accused of fatally bludgeoning his parents near Shallowater on April 18, 1967. The docket calls for jury selection Monday with trial likely next week. Defense co counsel Gilkerson and Shelton expect to attend and may seek motions to preserve the record and an amended motion for individual voir dire.
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Avalanche Journal
Atty
Alton R. Griffin
Tom R. Puedom
Lubbock
EL Paso
Dolphus Jack Brown
Brown
D. J
Buzz) Brown
Shallowater
34Th District Court
Jude Willam E. Ward
George E Gilkerson
Travis Shelton
Far
Texas
Gikerson
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Cooler and mostly fair today with cooler night temperatures. Winds shift from north to northeast at up to 20 mph this afternoon as high pressure remains in place.
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