Jury Finds Brown Guilty in Texas Double Murder
A 12 jurors find Dolphus Jack Brown guilty of murder with malice for the bludgeoning deaths of his parents near Shallowater on April 17, 1967. Sentencing set for today with potential life term. defense plans appeals. District Attorney Alton Griffin hailed the verdict after a dramatic closing.
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Avalanche-Journal
EL Paso
Dolphus Jack Brown
Texas Tech
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Shallowater
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Griffin
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U S Industry Output Edges Down As Inflation Fears Persist
Industrial production fell slightly in September, the second straight decline, as Fed data show a 165-4 index with August at 164. The drop follows a large GNP rise viewed as inflationary. Okun of the CEA cites a slowdown to improve price performance, while iron and steel output slid and auto assemblies dipped, yet catalysts suggest a pickup later this month. BEIUT reports Baghdad bans miniskirts starting December 4.
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Council of Economic Advisers
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Submarine Alvin Sinks During Launch Off Cape Cod
The 23 foot Alvin miniature submarine sank in 4500 feet of Atlantic water 120 miles south of Cape Cod during a launch operation. No one was aboard. The Lulu catamaran and Gosnold supported the dive at Hydrographers Canyon while Alvin inspected buoy moorings. The mission followed its earlier recovery of a lost nuclear bomb off Spain.
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Lubbock Council weighs film age classifications
The city council studied a movie censorship scheme to limit under 18 access. Members debated a local rating board and considered adopting MPAA categories with age 18 for the last two groups. The plan would require theater owners to post classifications and face fines for underage admissions.
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Hurricane Gladys Races Toward Florida After Pounding Cuba
Gladys, packing 90 mph winds, roared across Cuba causing floods and crops damage. It then aimed for Florida's west coast, with Dry Tortugas receiving over four inches of rain and Florida authorities urging preparations as winds threaten Tampa Bay.
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Prayer note from Lubbock reader on friends
A Lubbock reader writes a devotional message praising friends as golden nuggets and asking for help to remember those who remember us in daily life.
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Virus linked to some cancers study suggests possible vaccine
Dr. James T. Grace Jr. presented preliminary findings at the American College of Surgeons congress in Atlantic City that a common virus may trigger cell changes linked to Hodgkin's disease and other cancers. He cautioned results are not proven and further studies are needed to confirm a vaccine approach.
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Apollo 7 rites midpoint as crew nears home stretch
Apollo 7 passes midpoint of 11 day flight at 129 hours 50 minutes with Schirra and Cunningham awake and Eisele reportedly asleep. Houston clock confirms milestone while crew makes television appearances and reports a slight ship wobble amid weather and hurricane activity on Earth.
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Snow and sleet hit Amarillo area weather preview
Snow and sleet fell in the Amarillo region as a cold front neared the Panhandle. A Dalhart freeze warning was issued with a 32 degree low expected as clouds and light rain persisted nearby.
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Avalanche-Journal
Amarillo
South Plains
Florida
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
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Dalhart
Absentee voting starts strong for Nov. 5 election
Absentee balloting opened with 52 votes cast at the Lubbock County clerk’s office and 1 211 ballots mailed to voters. The mail total nears the pre presidential election level, while Slaton box shows no ballots returned. Eligible voters out of county or ill may vote absentee. Texas servicemen abroad qualify via federal postcards. Balloting begins Monday for newcomers to Texas between 60 days and a year in residence who applied for special ballots between Sept. 5 and 20.
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Flo Swenson
Lubbock
Irma Vaughn
Kerton
Slaton
Texas
Johnson appears to reject bombing halt for now
President Johnson reportedly ruled out an immediate halt to bombing North Vietnam citing insufficient evidence that pause would advance peace. White House kept options open with possible future moves under review while discussions continued around the broader conflict.
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S.peal
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Fidinoff
Texas State Board of Health and Mental Retardation
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el Paso
Rusk State Hospital
Johnson Holds Bellwether Call With Nixon Humphrey Wallace
By late morning in Washington, Johnson spoke in a special conference call to the three leading presidential contenders. Nixon in Kansas City, Humphrey in St. Louis, and Wallace in Los Angeles, with Press Secretary George Chrisler coordinating.
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Richard M. Nixon
Kansas City
Hubert H. Humphrey
St. Louis
George C. Wallace
Los Angeles
George Chris
Weather Map Page Nine-E Lauibieoek and Viemmityve
Clear and cool today with fair and colder tonight. High near 60, low in the upper forties. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph today.
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