Probers Deny Favoritism Toward Estes by U S Agencies
A House subcommittee concluded the government was negligent but honest in its dealings with Billie Sol Estes, finding no evidence of deliberate preferential treatment. The 429 page report covers Estes' affairs beyond cotton transfers and notes failures in interagency coordination. Representative Florence Dwyer criticized the government’s handling as a dismal story of inefficiency.
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United Prean International
Ashington
Billie Sol Estes
House
Estes
Pecos
Tex
Boy Wonder
Florence Dwyer
Senate Permanent Investigations ‘Subcommittee
Rep
L. H. Fountain
D-Nc
Senate
Army Base Use Curbed Amid Meningitis at Ford Ord
The Sixth Army will suspend basic training at Ford Ord California in December to curb meningitis outbreaks. Recruits will be moved to advanced training immediately and visits will be limited to parents as 84 cases and 15 deaths are reported at the base. Senior officials met with Governor Brown and Senator Salinger to coordinate actions.
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United Press International
San Francisco
Sixth Army
Ford Ord
California Training Center
Army
Stephen Ailes
Leonard Heaton
Fort Ord
Heaton
Ailes
Los Angeles
California
Edmund G. Brown
T A Washington
Brown
Pierre Salinger
Dcalif
Venezuelan Police Seek Smolen Hostage in Caracas Raid
Venezuelan police and U S forces widen the search for Lt Col Michael Smolen abducted from his Caracas home. Officials report possible residence holding and note letters from pro Castro FALN claim a revolutionary trial as efforts intensify for a rescue. Hundreds of homes have been searched with about 6000 personnel involved.
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Ay United Presanile Rationals
Aracas
Michael Smolen
U. S
Revolutionary Action Court
Interior
Gonzalo Barrios
Col
Phan
U.S
Smolen
United States
South Viet Nam
Troi
Barrios
Raul Leoni
U. S. Air Force
Venezuela
Collision Probe Continues After Midair T-38 Collision
Investigation into the mid air collision of three T-38 Talon trainers over Eastern New Mexico continues. Two Reese AFB pilots parachuted to safety while an instructor and student returned to base. The crash near Tatum left two airmen seriously injured and one destroyed jet in the wreckage.
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New Mexico
Reese Afb
Reese
Tatum
John §. Segura
Louisville
van W. Schultz
Appleton
Wis
William G. Bookout
Torrance
Calif
Dale M. Pichard
Tallahassee
Fla
Prayerful request from anonymous reader
A brief religious note voices gratitude to God and asks for forgiveness and strength to do His will each day. The signer remains anonymous, reflecting personal devotion rather than an identifiable individual.
Fatality at Petersburg in North Outskirts Crash
One man died and eleven injured in a sequence of traffic mishaps Sunday across Lubbock and Hale Counties. In Petersburg, Berry, a 30-year-old laborer, died when his car rear ended a bobtail truck on FM Road 54 at about 7 15 p m. The crash involved Clifford McPeak, the truck driver, and Berry and the vehicles welded together before rescue crews freed him. Police said 11 others were hurt in the day. Barrett Ambulance Service transported Berry to Wood Dunning Funeral Home. A separate incident saw Mrs Thomas Hadaway admitted after a car backing accident near her home caused a runaway vehicle and a spill into a parked pickup.
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Berry
Petersburg
Lubbock
Hale
R. C. Dunn
Plainview
Hale County
Clifford McPeak
McPeak
Barrett Ambulance Service
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
West Texas
Thomas L. Hadaway
Amarillo
Jean Hadaway
70Th St
Johnson draws tumultuous crowds in western swing
President Johnson drew tumultuous receptions across California Nevada and Arizona as he campaigned with Goldwater’s home town scenes in Phoenix Long Beach and other cities. A teenager struck him with a campaign sign in Phoenix and a loaded revolver was found on another youth. Secret Service halted a telephone life threat and a missing rifle and telescope warning. Johnson praised the welcome urged unity and avoided politics at church services with a Arizona Senate hopeful.
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Johnson
Phoenix
United Press International
Sen
Barry Goldwater
California
Nevada
Goldwater
Long Beach
Calif
Secret Service
Arizona Senate
Paradise Valley
GOP
Goldwater Moves Into Heartland Campaign Trek
Goldwater rests at his Phoenix area home after reaching 50,000 miles in his presidential tour. He plans farm state stops in the Midwest to win back GOP defectors and travels to Topeka Des Moines and Milwaukee for speeches after a Heard Museum dinner.
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United Press International
Choenix
Barry M. Goldwater
Heartland Farm
Arizona
Heard Museum of Indian History
Marriage: A custom that is universal because the wiles of women are stronger than the wills of men
An editorial voiced in a tongue in cheek tone argues that marriage endures across cultures due to women influence. The piece reflects dated gender views and presents marriage as a social norm shaped by female craft.
Leopard Attacks Newspaper Boy in Winston-Salem
A 14 year old newsboy named John Edwin Sealey was mauled by a 100 pound Indian leopard as he delivered papers. Police killed the animal and the boy was treated for neck and shoulder scratches at North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Reverend John O'Brien saw the scene and reported the bicycle and bag outside. The leopard belonged to animal trainer E L Honeywell and had been chained in a trailer near the home.
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Winston-Salem, NieiGy
UPI
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
John Edwin Sealey
John O'Brien
Our Lady of Mercy
E. L. Honeywell
Constitution Party candidates Lightburn and Billings visit Lubbock
Journal staffer interviews presidential candidate Joseph B Lightburn of Jane Lew West Virginia and vice presidential candidate Ted C Billings of Denver Colorado near Lubbock during a stop on their campaign plane reisen. the encounter adds a surprise to their trip.
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Joseph B. Lightburn
Jane Law
W. Va
Ted C. Billings
Denver
Colo
Constitution Party
Lubbock
Constitution
Campaign paraphenalia mirror Lincoln to LBJ in 120 years
The Smithsonian notes campaign items have changed little since Lincoln era with badges banners pins and bumper stickers. Beagles wear LBJ discs and Goldwater gear appears on cars and pins while darker glasses on GOP elephant and a vial of gold water signal modern branding. A Roosevelt Fairbanks badge from 60 years ago sits in a torchlight parade display.
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Wyshingtons
Him
White House
USA
Barry
Abraham Lincoln
LBJ
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Wilcomh E. Washburn
Smithsonian
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Weather Map Page Lubbock Region Forecast Details
Weather map page shows variable cloudiness and cooler trend for Lubbock with near 70 high and around 40 low. Easterly winds and hourly readings across Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Amarillo Clear City Dallas and Roswell listed with temperatures and humidity for the 4 hour period ending midnight.
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SORIA
EL Paso
Houston
Amarilla
Pallas
Roswell Son
Denver
Wo Falls
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