Tigers Rally To Clinch Series As Detroit Celebrates
Detroit fans flooded the city with horns and tossed toilet paper and paper debris after the Tigers clinched the championship with a 4 1 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. Bill Freehan caught a pop fly to seal the win after Detroit won three straight games. Teary fans praised the team and Mickey Lolich led the charge in relief wonder.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Bill Freehan
St. Louis
Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Paving bids approved for 80 block city program
The Lubbock City Council authorized bids on an 80 block paving program covering about 80 blocks of streets and 35 blocks of alleys with plans to open bids on November 7. Project cost nears $500000 and most work will occur in residential areas.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Planning and Zoning Commission
Dean Shuman
Webb, Rothwell
4Th Street
Toledo
Vicksburg
Shuman
W. D. Rogers Jr
Denton Rigsby
Morris W. Turner
Lonnie Hollingsworth
James Granberry
Rogers
Turner
Legal Snag In Offing On Charge In Dolphas Brown Case
Prosecution testimony begins with 14 witnesses in the Dol phus Jack Brown murder trial as defense signals challenge to the indictment. Foreman O L Byrd is to testify, a recess is planned, and a bloodstained shirt found at the farm is admitted as evidence amid courtroom maneuvering.
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Avalanche-Journal
el, Paso
Lubbock
Dolphus Jack Brown
Brown
D. J
Buzz) Brown
O. L
Larry) Byrd
Byrd
William E. Ward
34Th District Court
Alton R. Griffin
Griffin
Shallowater
Jack L. Knox
Knox Iden
Lubbock Area Rodeo Star Balances Four Careers
Lubbock area rodeo star excels in four careers with notable poise while juggling duties across sports entertainment and business. The feature notes proficiency in multiple fields as the rodeo figure maintains balance amid demanding schedules.
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Lubbock, Area
Prayer meditation on Bible and salvation through Christ
A reflective note thanks God for the Bible and salvation through Christ. The reader asks for guidance from the Holy Spirit as they read scripture. Amen.
Banker lauds spirit 1 000 volunteers kick off United Fund
Fort Worth banker Robert Dupree told about 1,000 volunteers at the United Fund kickoff luncheon that he came to observe not exhort. He recalled Lubbock’s growth from 1891 to a thriving city and urged continued volunteer effort to sustain health welfare and character-building agencies through annual drives.
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Rose
Lubbock
Fort Worth
France
United Fund
Dupree
Apollo 7 Crew Ready for Moon Prelude Launch
Three men prepare for a prelude to a lunar mission as they peer into the hatch of their redesigned craft. From left to right are Air Force Maj. Donn Eisele and Navy officers among the crew.
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Air Force
Donn Eisele
Navy
IRS tests colored tax forms to reduce filing errors
The IRS will print tri colored 1040 forms for over 30 million taxpayers to cut errors. Red ink marks the common mistake areas while the rest remain blue on white. A pale blue variation will appear for some New England and New York filers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Sheldon S. Cohen
New England
New York
Cohen
France approves student reform amid protests
The French National Assembly, in a 441 to 0 vote, passes educational reforms urged by de Gaulle to curb student violence. The Communist bloc and six Gaullist deputies abstain. Gaullist rebel Christian Fouchet among abstainers. Bill advances to the Senate, which cannot block its passage.
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Paris
UPI
French National Assembly
Les de Gaulle
Christian Fouchet
Tower Stops in City
Senator John Tower of Texas told a Lubbock luncheon the 1968 race could yield a Republican landslide with Nixon and Agnew and cited Texas polls showing Nixon leading Humphrey and Wallace. He said there is no overconfidence, spoke on defense and farm policy, and noted a task force guiding farm programs. See TOWER Page 6
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Leland Boyd
Avalanche-Journal
U.S
John Tower
Texas
Lubbock
Nixon
Agnew
Tower
Kokko Palace
Ave. Q
Humphrey
Wallace
Harris
Gallup
Florida
Alaska
U. S
Answers Tower
Sec. of
Robert McNamara
Two Texas Ministers Reported Missing in Liberia
In Africa two East Texas Assembly of God ministers are reported missing after a plane from Monrovia to Cape Palmas did not arrive. Rev. J T Davis of Waxahachie says he was informed Thursday night in a long distance call that the aircraft was overdue. The missing ministers are Rev B J Manley of Whitehouse and Rev J B Parson of Bascom.
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Assembly of God
East Texas
Liberia
J.T. Davis
Waxahachie
Africa
Monrovia
Cape Palmas
B. J. Manley
First Assembly of God Church
Whitehouse
Allies Seize Red Caches Near Saigon
U S soldiers guarding Saigon with a Viet Cong defector uncovered two large Communist ammunition caches within 20 miles of the capital, totaling 55 Russian rifles 750 grenades and mines 8000 rounds and 150 82 mm mortar rounds. Nine miles northwest of Saigon 82nd Airborne paratroopers found two more caches with Viet Namese part‑time soldiers and national police.
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United Press International
Saigon
U.S
Theapital
82Nd Airborne Division
Johnson Urges Support for Humphrey McGovern Ticket
President Johnson, in a partisan White House taped address, urged Americans to vote for the Humphrey Muskie Democratic ticket on November 5. He touted past Democratic triumphs and argued the country must continue progress against the status quo while denouncing third party tactics led by George Wallace.
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Humphrey
Johnson
America
George C.wallace
Theman
Washington
Humphrey-Muskie
White House
Hubert Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Apollo 7 Mission Ready for 11 Day Moon Flight
Apollo 7 aimed for a 10 am liftoff with Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard the Saturn 1B rocket. Weather hovered as shower risk rose but NASA officials said the crew was confident and hopes remained for an 11 day mission to test spacecraft durability and answer if the nation has recovered from the Apollo 1 tragedy.
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Walter Schirra
Walter Cunningham
Schirra
World Book Science Service
Jim Strothman
Cape Kennedy
America
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Donn F. Eisele
William C. Schneider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Glynn Lunney
Wernher von Braun
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Rager
von Braun
Woman Killed After Struck Near Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi, Texas. Peggy Johnson, 31, died from injuries after being struck by a car while walking along a road near the Naval Air Station. Officers said she apparently stumbled into the car’s path Wednesday night.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Peggy Johnson
Corpus Christi
Judge Green named to Texas Citizens for Hamphrey Muskie panel
Tarrant County Judge Howard Green was named to the statewide executive committee of the Texas Citizens for Hamphrey Muskie group. The appointment was announced by Sen. Ralph Yarborough, chairman of the organization.
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Austin
Tarrant County
Howard Green
Texas Citizens For Hamphrey-Muskie Group
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Weather in Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy this morning then partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon. Chance of showers today. High near 80. Low tonight mid 50s. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph.
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Lubbock
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