New Law Expected Ratification in 1967
Washington AP report outlines an extralegal pact between Johnson and Humphrey for acting president during illness. Congress passed a proposed constitutional amendment to formalize presidential succession, with eight states ratifying and more expected in 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Huebert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Humphrey
Congress
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate
Bayh
Johnson-Humphrey
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Humphreye
White House
American Bar Association
Republic
House
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Tll
Arizona
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Michigan
Colorado
Campbell Soup Plant Dedication in Paris Texas
A 20 million Campbell Soup Co plant near Paris will process 45 products including soups pasta gravies and beans. Gov. Connally was to speak but is ill. production began last November and the 1000-employee facility features a 22 acre roof and a planned 1 million square foot footprint with significant water supply from the Pat Mayse reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tex
Campbell Soup Co
John Connally
Austin
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
Ramsey Ranch
W. B. Murphy
Texas
Pat Mayse
The
Paris News
Freshman Football Game Moved To High School Field
Texas A M freshman team will play Texas Christian at A M Consolidated High School due to a rain damaged Kyle Field. The varsity game with Houston remains at Kyle Field on Saturday night.
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College Station
UPT
Texas A&m
Texas Christian
Kyle Field
Aggies
A&m
University of Houston
A&m Consolidated High School
Black Cat Number 13 Equal 13277 Profit at Track
An unidentified couple at Finger Lakes Race Track won a 13277 twin double payoff after choosing numbers totaling 13 from a car license plate. They said the numbers were inspired by a black cat crossing their path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canandaigua
N. Y
Finger Lakes
Peace Corps Trainees Return to Tech for Short Course
Sixty six Peace Corps trainees from across the nation completed Texas Tech’s Rural Community Development program and will finish a final college year before another short course and assignment as volunteers in Bolivia Ecuador or Peru. The program emphasized living at local economic levels and included a $75 monthly stipend during summer and service, with assignments lasting two years and no guaranteed retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Corps
Tech
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
Eyre
U.S
America
New Jersey
Texas
Ohio
Norer
Fire Department In Action Tonight in Lubbock Show
Lubbock residents can view a public display by the Fire Department at 7 p.m. at the Training Building on Municipal Drive in a National Fire Prevention Week event. Five demonstrations include booster fire, residence blaze, fuel tank fires, rescue drills, and engine races, with a water polo contest and a Dancing Rainbows finale. Chief Glenn Smith says 99 off duty firefighters will participate and on duty crews will remain available.
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Lubbock
Glenn Smith
Smith
Bank Robbers Fail Getaway After Mount Summit Heist
Two men robbed the Citizens State Bank in Mount Summit Indiana taking 3640 in a black suitcase then fled on foot into a cornfield. Deputies dogs and a helicopter search followed. A third suspect remained missing as officers recovered portions of the loot on hand.
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Mount Summit
Ind
Sheriff's
Indiana
Elton Winchester
Cincinnati
Muncie
Nickolas Papascosdino
Willam West
Henry County
Winchester
Papascosdino
West
Citizens State Bank of
New Castle
FBI
Papascosidino
Gulf Ship Pilot Rescues Seven Clinging to Barge
Gulfport Mississippi AP a ship pilot steered his tug into a sinking barge amid five foot seas and 40 to 50 mph winds saving seven crewmen. Captain John Fortich pushed the bow to enable men to jump to safety one by one as the barge remained powerless for two days. Evins Carline of Paquemine La confirmed salvage work halted by rough weather and loss of deck gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Gulf of Mexico
John Fortich
Evins Carline
Paquemine
Cloudy Weather Clears Across Texas As Front Approaches
United Press International reports clouds drifted away statewide with crisp temperatures. A cold front was forecast to enter the Panhandle late Wednesday while other areas warm slightly. Presidio hit 96 highs, 48 to 96 range noted. readings varied from 57 in Midland to 76 in Brownsville. DAMASCUS censorship in Syria noted with film restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Panhandle
Presidio
Pecos
South
West Texas
Midland
Brownsville
Kent County Farmers May Receive Loans
The U S Department of Agriculture has authorized emergency loans to eligible farmers in Atascosa and Kent Counties. Senator John Tower said the aid was approved Wednesday as crops and pastures suffered from a prolonged drought. Damascus a new newspaper bag opened here in Syria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Atascosa
Kent Counties
U.S
John Tower
R-Tex
Damascus
Syria
Vietnam Service Medal Approved for Vietnam Area Service
Defense Secretary McNamara approved a bronze service medal for U S personnel in Vietnam or surrounding waters and airspace since July 3. The medal features bamboo trees and a dragon with a yellow ribbon and three red stripes, and a crossbow and torch on the reverse. Wearers who served before July 3 may choose the theater medal rather than the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, but may not wear both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert 8. McNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
Republic
United States of America
United States
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
Department of Defense
City Councilman Links Riots to Communist Activity
Los Angeles councilman John S. Gibson Jr testified before the McCone Commission that known Communists directed much of the South Los Angeles rioting after the first days. He said agitators Mustered 60 to 100 demonstrators and may have returned to their old headquarters. Police had claimed the riots began spontaneously with no initial organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
McCone
John S. Gibson Jr
Watts
Gibson
Plans Cancelled For Doctors To Sign Statements
FRANKFORT Ky AP The state health department canceled plans to require doctors in the medical care program to sign compliance statements with the federal Civil Rights Act. Health Commissioner Russell Teague said he could not get federal clarification and that prior mandatory signs are now not required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
State Health Department
Carroll Witten
Louisville
Kentucky Academy of General Practice
Kentucky
Russell Teague
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Washington
Teague
Veteran's Son Dies In Same Division
Newport New York reports the death of Pfc David W Blodgett 18 in Viet Nam while serving in a unit of the 1st Infantry Division the same division as his father who fought with the Big Red One through North Africa Sicily and Normandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, N.Y
Viet Nam
Wilmer E. Boldgett
Newport
David W. Blodgett
Blodgett
Big Red One
North Africa
Sicily
Normandy
UN Faces Deep Finances Despite 20 Million Pledged
United Nations finances remain strained as about 20 million in voluntary pledges arrive from 14 nations while an estimated 100 million is needed to ease immediate troubles. Major contributors include Britain and Canada, with the United States and Soviet Union still awaiting contributions.
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United Nation, N.Y
UPI
United Nations
Thant
General Assembly
U.N
Britain
Canada
Sweden
Italy
Denmark
Finland
Ghana
Greece
Iceland
Jamaica
Nigeria
Norway
Uganda
Zambia
United States
Soviet Union
France
China
Security Council
Kashmir
Middle East
India
Pakistan
U.S
Congo
U.L
Aden workers strike over union leader arrest
Petroleum workers in Aden walked off jobs in protest of the arrest of union head Mohammed Salah Aulaqi on charges of terrorist activity. The strike halted fueling at Aden Airport and closed about half the stations, with Shell reporting the other half operating on existing supplies as British troops monitored streets amid prior violence and threats of broader unrest ahead of 1968 independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
UPI
Pettroleum
Shell Oil Co
Mohammed‘ Salah’ Aulaqi
National Liberation Front
Titan 3C Test Postponed By Air Force
The Air Force delayed the second Titan 3C test launch to Thursday October 14 due to a contamination issue in a transtage pressurization valve built at the Martin Co plant in Denver. Astronauts Schirra and Stafford plan a full dress rehearsal for Gemini 6 rendezvous and docking on October 25, including an exercise launching Atlas Agena and Titan 2 stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Martin Co
Glenn's Trip Slow In Foggy Weather
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. arrived in London from Hamburg after a foggy flight. He told reporters the trip took longer than his four orbits around Earth but offered more comfort and he was to address a Royal Aeronautical Society meeting on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John H. Glenn Jr
Hamburg
Glenn
British
Royal Aeronautical Society
Yarborough Plans Texas Swing For Week End Events
UPI reports Senator Ralph Yarborough plans a Texas weekend tour with speeches and ceremonies. He dedicates a water system in Ricardo Kleberg County, speaks at a Democratic dinner in Kingsville, attends events in Liberty and North Liberty County, tours Big Thicket with allies, and ends with a wild game barbecue at the Alabama-Coushatta reservation near Livingston before returning to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Ralph Yarborough
D-Ten
Texas
Ricardo
Kleberg County
Community Water System
Kingsville
Yarborough
Liberty
Henley Ranceh
Liberty County
Cooperation Urged For Americans In Indonesia
The U S Embassy in Jakarta urged all American citizens in Indonesia to avoid unnecessary travel and cooperate with Indonesian authorities amid days of unrest. Press officer Marshall Wright said the State Department has no information of Americans harmed and saw no indication that many were in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indonesia
U.S
Jakarta
State Department
Marshall Wright
Department
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Blanco
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Campbell Soup
Fire Department
IN Gulf
Kent County
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