Farm Bill Sent to White House with New Cotton Support
Senate approval sends an omnibus farm bill to President Johnson, delivering direct cotton subsidies and a four year authorization. The package also sets production and price controls for wheat, rice and dairy while guaranteeing a minimum wheat price and offering subsidies based on reduced acreage. The bill, praised as comprehensive, aims to curb surpluses and bolster U S competition in world markets.
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Senate
White House
House
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Congress
Agriculture Department
Sen
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ebiender
U. S
Tech campus transformed into lush beauty spot on the plains
New campus landscaping credits include Dr James W Kitchen and E J Urbanlovsky, with Ed Zukauckas leading chrysanthemum test plots that helped launch Lubbock as a future Mum Capital. The effort covers planting, maintenance, and landscape planning for new buildings.
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Department of Park Administration
E. J. Urbanlovsky
Kitchen
Ed Zukauckas
Zukauckas
Lubbock
Tech
Beauty Among the Flowers on Texas Tech Campus
Lub bock residents line up to view a profusion of blossoms as eight year old Joanna Neel holds a mixed bouquet on the Tech campus amid a display attracting crowds.
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Texas Tech
Lubbock
Joanna Neel
Tech
Comet to glow before dawn across the United States
Colgate University astronomer Anthony F. Aveni says the newly spotted Inega-Senil comet, as bright as the Big Dipper, should be visible before sunrise across the U S starting today. First seen Sept 28 by two Japanese amateurs, the spectacle could be the era’s grand celestial event.
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N.Y
U.S
Colgate University
Anthony F. Aveni
United States
Aveni
U.N. Urges Britain to Prevent Rhodesia Independence
The United Nations General Assembly passed 107 to 2 with one abstention a resolution urging Britain to do all in its power to stop Rhodesia's white minority government from declaring independence. Only South Africa and Portugal opposed. France abstained. Britain did not vote. Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged a Commonwealth mission to avert race war in the colony.
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U.N. General Assembly
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Rhodesia
Assembly
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N
Uni- Bee
A Glance Today in the A J Lubbock Texas Research League Pilot Study Ends
Summary of local and national items including a university pilot study on city county operations ending today, a school board approval for adult literacy planning, and notes on President Eisenhower’s health outlook. Also mentions international and crime topics and a light comic dictionary.
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Texas Research League
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Prison Official Faces Cruelty Trial Over Strap Punishment
Dan Stephens former superintendent of UMMINS PRISON FARM stands charged in federal court with using a 5 foot leather strap to whip inmates. Two convicts initiated the charge as Stephens defends the discipline and announces his resignation set for January 1.
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Arkansas
Dan Stephens
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State Prison Board
Orval E. Faubus
Johnson Leaves Hospital Room for Short Stroll
President Johnson, five days after gall bladder removal and a kidney stone operation, walked unaided outside his third floor hospital suite. White House aide Moyers said doctors are pleased with progress and expect Johnson to tire easily as he follows medical guidance.
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Johnson
White House
Bill D.moyers
Moyers
Jack Valenti
Jake Jacobsen
Marvin Wattson
Today's Prayer Our Father in Thanksgiving
The prayer asks thanks for blessings and guidance toward righteousness. It expresses gratitude to Thee and a desire to be led in the path of righteousness.
Plan to Repeal Taft-Hartley 14B Fails in Senate
Senate leaders shelved the repeal effort after cloture failed 45 to 47 as Senate Democrats led by Mansfield moved to adjourn toward year end. Dirksen urged opposition to renew in January while loss marks a major setback for labor and the Johnson administration. The debate paused after four hours with several senators offering remarks before the next page tease.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Johnson
Dirksen
Tower
Spressard Holland
Dfla
Roman L. Hrusha
R-Neb
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Morrissey Challenged as Unqualified for Federal Judgeship
An ABA official told a Senate hearing Francis Morrissey is not qualified to be a federal judge and alleged he used a diploma from a law school he did not attend. Morrissey disputed the claim and said he studied at Southern Law School in Athens, Georgia for three months in 1933. The Senate Judiciary subcommittee deferred its recommendation on President Johnson's nomination as testimony differed on his qualifications.
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American Bar Association
Senate
Francis X. Morrissey
Kennedy
Morrissey
Boston
Southern Law School
Athens
Georgia
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Johnson
Massachusetts
House
John W. McCormack
Edward M. Kennedy
Albert E. Jenner Jr
Chicago
ABA
Standing Committee On the Federal Judiciary
Law School
Duke of Windsor Arrives in Houston for Medical Tests
The Duke of Windsor arrived by jet from New York and will undergo medical tests in Houston. He wore sunglasses to shield his eyes from television glare during arrival.
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Houston
Duke of Windsor
New York
Viet Nam Offensive U S Closes Trap as Cong Force Vanishes
U S forces launch twin offensives in South Vietnam with thousands deployed but little contact with guerrillas. Air power claims two enemy planes shot down. B52 raids hit a Viet Cong staging area 20 miles northeast of Saigon as joint operation closes on Soui La Tinh Valley 280 miles north of Saigon. Helicopter landings by the 1st Cavalry Division deploy troops near An Khe while South Vietnamese push toward the Americans.
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U.S
South Viet Nam
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Saigon
Soui la Tinh
Hanoi
1St Cavalry
An Khe
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