Viet Nam Army In Fierce 34 Hour Battle With Viet Cong
U S forces reported heavy fighting as a 34 hour battle raged with Viet Cong, moderate government casualties, light U S losses for advisers. AP photographer Huynh Thanh My was killed. 1st Cavalry drew back from Soui La Tinh, Iron Triangle operatives pursued. Da Nang saw two sailors killed after a river craft collision. Naval and air sorties increased against targets in North and South Viet Nam.
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U.S
Associated Press
Huynh Thanh My
1St Cavalry Division
Soui la Tinh
Saigon
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Iron Triangle
da Nang
da Nang River
U.S. Naval
North
South
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Antiwar Protests Grow Across U S Faces Violence Fears
Berkeley and Oakland protest plans trigger police warnings as demonstrators from the Viet Nam Day Committee aim to march to the Oakland Army Base. Authorities warn of possible violence and deem the event potentially unlawful while organizers pledge peaceful action and mass turnout.
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Subcommittee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
United States
Berkeley
Calif
Addison H. Fording
University of California
Oakland Army Terminal
Fording
Oakland
J. Frank Coakley
Alameda County
Coakley
Oakland Army Base
John A. Morin
Morin
Frank Emspak
Yonkers
N.Y
University of Wisconsin
Cal
Lester Arrowsmith
Truax Air Force Base
Albany
Atlanta
Aquarium Society to Stage Oct. Fish Show in Lubbock
The South Plains Aquarium Society will display about 50 tanks in the Oct 23 and 24 show at the Lubbock Precinct 1 Clubhouse 5012 50th St. Entries across nine classes include Best Betta and Best Guppy. Highlights include a 9 inch Amazon piranha and displays by Bob Jones of Brownfield and Kenneth Wheeler. Judges are Ray Shelton Sonora Mrs. Marie McCann Dallas and Mrs. Alice Nunley Fort Worth.
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South Plains Aquarium Society
Lubbock County Precinct 1
50Th St
Amazon River
Bobby Jones
Brownfield
Kenneth Wheeler
42Nd St
Wheeler
Genealogical Society Meets in Lubbock Garden Center
The South Plains Genealogical Society held a Thursday meeting at the Garden Arts Center in south Lubbock with 114 attendees. Dorothy Rylander discussed organizing genealogical research material, and Russell Bean announced a Lubbock County Historical Committee meeting for Sunday at 2 30 p.m.
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South Plains Genealogical Society
Dorothy Rylander
West Texas Museum
Garden Arts Center
South Lubbock
R. P. Swofford
Lubbock County Historical Committee
College Ave
Moon Hampers Comet Looking for Lubbock Observers
A group of Lubbock residents chase the Inega Seni comet in predawn skies. Bright moonlight and clouds hindered view, with expectations of better chances the next mornings as the moon wanes and the comet nears the sun. The comet was first seen Sept 28 by two Japanese amateurs and is expected to vanish around Oct 21.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Woomers
Australia
Mas
Hydra
Pierce
Rogers Orr
Coronado High School
Dads Day Weekend Schedule At Tech Highlights
More than 75 West Texas newsmen and wives attend a packed Tech weekend featuring a Dads Association business lunch, six new $250 scholarships, and athletic hall of honor announcements. Activities include a news conference, mothers luncheon, campus open house, and a 1938 Red Raider reunion with events at the Pioneer Hotel and Tech Union.
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West Texas
Coronado
Tech Union
Dads Association
Cecil Schwalbe
Dallas
Association
Red Raiders
Tech
Lubbock Women's Club
Elmer Tarbox
Pioneer Hotel
Walter H. Richter
Austin
Clement and Hulen
Federal Reserve System
School of Business Administration
Business Administration
Lubbock
George G. Heather
Robert Amason
Billy Ross
Delta Sigma Pi
Beta Alpha Psi
Pi Omega Pi
Phi Gamma Nu
Texas Tech Accounting Society
Association of Women Students
Elaine Walter
Abilene
Rae
Fina Simmons
Amarillo
Janie Moser
Beth Rutjledge
Houston
Genelyn Cannon
Nineteon
Cindy McCarty
Sue Gibson
Red Raider
Embers
Ex-Letherman Association
Lee Herring
Bert Huffman
Coachman
Tthe Pioneer Hotel
Af Rt. 2
Gree
Man Burns In Butane Mishap Near Lubbock Farm
A 30 year old Lubbock County man, Johnny Canady, suffered severe burns after butane gas he was transferring into a tractor ignited. Fire crews were called to extinguish the blaze on FM 1264 about 8 p.m. on Thursday night.
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Lubbock County
Lubbock
Johnny Canady
Errfels Freans Berle
Canady
Cottonia
W. T. Brady
Room of the Athletic Department
Polk Robison, Tech
City considers home beauty shop ad ban in yellow pages
City court hearings focus on whether listing home beauty shops in the Yellow Pages counts as advertising under a new ordinance. Judges weigh if bold face or display listings violate restrictions while home operators argue listings are directory classification, not advertising. Local beauty operators fear injunction would harm business and raise costs for phone numbers.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Asst
Don Reed
James H. Milam
Milam
George H. Nelson
Papa
Nelson
State Bar of Texas
Lubbock
Bean
Parking plan shifts downtown to angled spaces
The city proposes 45 degree angled parking for most of downtown from 10th Street north to Texas Avenue and Avenue J with parallel parking on Broadway. Cost for repainting lines and removing signs cited as about 1000 dollars.
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10Th St
14Th St
Broadway
Texas
Ave
Ave. J
McDaniel
13Th
Paul Dixon
National Safety Council
Dixon
Police Department
Claude Keeton
United States
Lubbock Faces Police Shortage And Funding Proposals
Mrs. Monte outlines Lubbock's gap to IA PC standards with 58 fewer officers, cites 62 trained and 12 retained in 26 months, and argues salaries are too low. She proposes four funding options including directing traffic-violation revenue, a $130,000 budget surplus, reallocating Board of City Development funds, and a tax increase for police pay.
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Dixon
Lubbock
Lubhock
Citizens Traffic Council
William J. Pitstick
CTC
Pitstick
Griffenhagen - Kroeger
International Association of Police Chiefs
Board of City Development
Fnce
Florida town drowns under Betsy like downpour
Streets barricaded parts of roadways washed into the Wahoo Canal seawalls fail under pressure from water behind them. Southern Florida endures heavy rain with no letup expected until Friday. Miami Airport records 7.73 inches in 48 hours and Coral Gables reports over 8.82 inches. Rain from a stalled front lingers as it returns from Cuba as a warm front.
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Wahoo Canal
Florida
Weather Bureau
Miami
Betsy
Cleo
Coral Gables
Cuba
Three Lubbock Residents Named to State Cancer Board
Three area residents were named to the State Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society Texas Division. The appointees are Dr. Warren Poole and Robert N. Sanders, both of Lubbock, and Etheliae Kauffman of Levelland. Dan Blocker was named crusade chairman and L B Ross of Quanah was named vice chairman.
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Lubbock Area
The
American Cancer Society
Texas
Dallas
Warren Poole
Robert N. Sanders
Lubbock
Etheliae Kauffman
Levelland
Dan Blocker
Hoss Cartwright
I State Crusade
L. BE. Ross
Quanah
A. B. Goldston
George Pack
New York
B. L. Aronoff
Texas Division
Don |Ambert
Lubbock County
Daisy
Stone
Lena Ponder
Swisher
County
G. R. Wilson
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Sproul ‘Hall
University
Jerry Rubin
Aquarium Society
Genealogical Society Meets
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Fred Henry Welcher
Sinton
Went iTexas Hospital
Hilario Garcia
Methodist Hospital
Texas Cotton Harvertery Company
Ralph Legge
Aarber
Patrick Eugene Ball
Thalon
Weat Texas Hospital
Litton Industries
Charles A. Dunn
West Texas Hospital
Quicksall Pryor Co
Bruce Allen Martin
W. G. McMillan
Hon Co
5Th St
M. R. Monte
Homer Roper
Monte
Tidmore
United Contracting Co
Hemphill Contracting Co
Oak Ave
State Highway Commission
S. Quaker Ave
Quaker
Retail Credit Bureau of America
Legal Department
Jack Eastman
Med Iack
Gene Alderson
Rolan Simpson
Simpson
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