Johnson Western Trek Draws Cheering Crowds
Johnson drew large crowds in South Gate and San Francisco California during a west coast stop. He told the San Francisco audience he would return to California later in the campaign and met Philippines President Diosdado Macapagal at the Fairmont Hotel. Johnson then headed to Las Vegas for the night before resuming the western tour. He urged unity and national solidarity and repeated campaign plugs amid his extensive barnstorming through the Labor Day start of his campaign.
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South Gate
San Francisco
Calif
Johnson
California
Fairmont Hotel
Philippines
Diosdado Macapagal
U.S
Washington
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Thomas Cahill
Sunday Throne
Washington Square
San.Francisco
Clarence R. Fetzer
Fetzer
Thomas L. Wilkins
Wilkins
Long Beach
Convention Center
Howard Cannon
Nevada
Cannon
Mild Cold Front Douses South Plains With Light Rain
A mild cold front crossed the South Plains bringing scattered showers in Plainview and adjacent counties. Lubbock and nearby areas saw light rain with no measurable totals as cooler Pacific air kept daytime highs around 70 and lows in the 40s. Elsewhere Texas faced varied weather while a national political event drew crowds.
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South Plains
Plainiview
Olton
Dickens
Roaring Springs
Crosbyton
Dimmitt
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Red River Valley
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Galveston
Midland
Presidio
Texarkana
Corpus Christi
Columbus Day Bank Closures and Open Offices
Banks in Columbus Day observances will close while most businesses and public offices remain open. Post offices and federal offices plan to operate as usual, with county and district offices and courts continuing business. States vary in holiday recognition, with several naming Fraternal, Discovery or Landing Day and others observing no holiday.
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Lubbock
Alabama
Indiana
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Iowa
Oregon
Idaho
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Mercury Skids To New Low In Gotham
New York City recorded a record low for October 11 as the thermometer dropped to 34 degrees just after dawn. The reading was one degree below the 1925 prior Low for the date and 15 degrees cooler than last year. Officials warned more cold air is expected today.
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New York
New York City
Johnson promises Philippine visit after reelection
President Johnson told President Macapagal in San Francisco that he would visit the Philippines next year if reelected. He spoke during a brief meeting in the Fairmont Hotel suite and suggested Governor Brown might accompany him, adding a personal remark about Gloria Macapagal.
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San Francisco
Johnson
Philippines
Diosdado Macapagal
Fairmont Hotel
Macapagal
Brown
California
Edmund G. Brown
Gloria
Gloria Macapagal
Georgetown University
Washington
Queen Receives Warm Welcome In Ottawa
Queen Elizabeth greeted by grateful crowds in Ottawa after a tense Quebec City reception. Thousands lined the route from Uplands Airport to Government House as security stood by and banners waved Canadian flags and Union Jacks in cool, clear weather.
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Ottawa
UPI
Elizabeth
Quebec City
Uplands
Government House
Births Report From Local Clinics Amid Farm Laborer Families
A string of birth notices lists several local families including Elias Valdez, Fredrick Solorzano, Jose Arreliano, Jesus Rodriguez, Francisco Alvarado, Robert Espinosa, William Anderson Jr., and Arion Shipman. Daughters and sons weigh from 4 pounds 2 ounces to 7 pounds 11 ounces with times noted across Latif and Laut Clinics. Fathers mainly listed as farm laborers or trucking company employee, with addresses in Latif Clinic served areas such as Lubbock Friona and Midway.
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Elias
Valdez
Rte
Anton
Latif Clinic
Fredrck Solorzano
Lubbock
Laut
Jose Arrelilano
Friona
Jesus” Rodriguez
Duke
Francisco Alvarado
Lauf Clinic
Robert Espinosa
Rt. 1
Midway
William. Anderson Jr
Arion Shipman
Quirt St
Multiple Car Crashes Hospitalize Several Orleans Residents
A series of traffic crashes left nine people injured and five hospitalized. Gwendolyn Burke, 18, and others were hurt in a collision on 35th Street near JLca m. With emergency care at St Marys and Methodist Hospitals, some were later discharged. A 9 year old, Mary Jane Perez, was hospitalized after a collision on Grinnell Street. Other injuries occurred near Idalou and on FM Road 40 east of Lubbock.
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37Th St
Jlca.m
35Th. St
Ave
Gwendolyn Burke
35Th St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Mary Jane Perez
Dartmouth St
Brooks Stover
36Th St
Grinnell St
Santana Guerra
Porfirio Torrez
15Th St
Broadway
Russell G. Geldmacher
45Th St
Manuel Reyes
E. Broadway
John Bailey
32Nd St
Emil Brinkerhoff
Quanah
Brinkerhoff
Idalou
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Billy F. Roberts
Lolita
Tammy
Rt. 1
Jessie Renfro
Abelardo S. Galvan
Rio Hondo
Felix Garza
Rio Grande City
3.6 Million Voters Eligible In Gotham
New York City records 3,631,466 registered voters as the board of elections cites a possible landslide for Johnson Humphrey and Kennedy. Democratic state chairman William H. McKeon notes the high figure signals strong support. Republican leader Vincent F. Albano Jr. says party members vote in national contests.
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New York
UPD
The
Board of Elections
New York City
William H. McKeon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S. Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Vincent F. Albano Jr
New York County
Blackie the cat heads to Hong Kong aboard UPI report
Airman George MacGillivray and his wife refuse to leave their cat Blackie behind. They will pay 103.60 dollars in instalments to secure the pet’s air fare to Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
Hereford
England
UPI
Blackie the Cat
George MacGillivray
Flooding Rises as Neuse River Drens North Carolina Areas
The Neuse River flood swelled through Kinston causing the worst flood in 35 to 40 years with 200 evacuated from farms and low income districts. Water depth reached six to eight feet while shelters opened at a recreation center and the National Guard armory for about 60 evacuees. The crest was forecast around 23 feet at Kinston with the river already at 22 feet. Goldsboro and Wayne County faced 2.5 million dollars in minimum flood damage and mass typhoid inoculations continued amid high water and road closures.
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Kinston
N.C
Neuse
North Carolina
Red Cross
National Guard
Weather Bureau
Goldsboro
Wayne County
Army Corps of Engineers
Spring Valley
Goldwater Campains Cross-Country Swing Ends in Salt Lake City
Goldwater completed a five day east to west campaign with stops in Kansas City Omaha Denver Harling ton Beaumont Houston Solux City Sioux Falls Chicago Mansfield Akron Canton Youngstown and Washington He attacked Johnson as power hungry blamed Democrats for removing school prayer and found cautious backing from Mormon Church leader David O McKay who offered good wishes but no endorsement
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Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
Harlington
Beaumont
Houston
Tex
Solux City
Sioux Falls
S.D
Chicago
Mansfield
Akron
Canton
Youngstown
Ohio
Washington
Goldwater
East
Southwest
California
Northwest
Johnson
Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
Democratic Party
David O. McKay
Mormon Church
McKay
Rubinstein Thanks USSR After Warm Soviet Reception
American pianist Artur Rubinstein praised the reception during his first Soviet concert tour in 30 years. The 75 year old artist thanked Soviet critics for praise in a Pravda letter and said he hopes to return soon after three Moscow concerts starting Sept 29 plus performances in Leningrad and Kiev as part of the U.S. Soviet cultural exchange program.
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Moscow
Artur Rubinstein
Pravda
Rubinstein
Leningrad
Kiev
AEC Plans Subsurface Nuclear Blast Today in Mississippi
The Atomic Energy Commission aims to detonate an underground device at 2700 feet deep in the Tatum salt dome near Baxterville Mississippi at 10 am today. Weather is expected to be favorable after prior wind-related delays. The test, coordinated with the Defense Department, tests nuclear detection equipment by registering shock waves worldwide.
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Baxterville
Miss
Atomic Energy Commission
Tatum
AEC
Defense Department
Wallace Puts Plans Before Governors At Southern Meeting
Gov. George Wallace of Alabama urged the Southern Governors Conference to back a constitutional amendment limiting federal intervention in public schools. He faced early opposition from Gov. Edward Breathitt of Kentucky, while Gov. John J. McKeithen of Louisiana voiced support.
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San Antonio
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Southern Governors Conference
Wallace
Edward T. Breathitt
Kentucky
U.S
Maryland
North Carolina
Tennessee
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
McKeithen
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
Breathitt
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Johnson
New Orleans
National Newspaper Week Opens With Theme Telling the Story
The 25th National Newspaper Week began Sunday in New York. The event runs October 11 through 17 with emphasis on telling the newspaper story. Daily and weekly papers nationwide will explain the press history and aims, coordinated by the National Newspaper Week Committee.
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New York
National Newspaper Week Committee
Erie Times backs Johnson in Sunday edition
The Erie Times, normally a Republican newspaper, called Sunday for the election of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Erie Times
LBJ
Erie, Pa
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Constitution Party Hopefuls Visit Lubbock Texas
Billings and Lightburn of the Constitution Party toured Texas towns including Lubbock Amarillo Odessa Midland and Houston during a brief swing. They pressed calls to repeal the Civil Rights Act and the Federal Reserve Act while promoting their party platform and a constitutional budget.
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Lubbock
Constitution Party
Texas
Joseph Lightburn
Ted Billings
Lightburn
Jane Lew
West Va
Billings
Denver
Colo
el Paso
Houston
Odessa
Midland
Joseph B Lightburn
JLB
LBJ
Federal Reserve System
United States
Federal Reserve Banking
United Nations
U.S
U.S. District Court of
Minnesota
White House
Whitehouse
Ohio
Estes Probe Details Long-Running Estes Empire Investigations
A 1962 Senate subcommittee report outlines decades of inquiries into Billie Sol Estes starting in 1953. It notes government loans used for housing migrants, two IRS inquiries, and delayed actions, with Estes’ vast operations continuing until federal arrest in March 1962 after noting fertilizer tank schemes and a lack of coordinated investigations.
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Estes
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
FBI
U.S
el Paso
Graham's Boston Crusade Highlights Moral Challenge
Evangelist Billy Graham told a capacity Boston Garden crowd that current religious interest is superficial. He warned that many church members live without an encounter with Christ, saying true moral change is needed beyond surface interest amid ecumenical and Protestant news coverage. Sexual immorality was cited as a modern danger.
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Boston
UPI
Billy Graham
Boston Garden
Ecumenical Council
Woodlawn Vase Displayed At World's Fair Value
The Woodlawn Vase, valued at 35000 dollars, is shown at the World's Fair.-created in 1860 by silversmiths for the Maryland Jockey Club.
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New York
Maryland Jockey Club
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