Two Cities Hit Vicious Blow
Hurricane Gladys slashed inland toward Florida causing widespread flooding and wind damage from Tampa Bay to Crystal River. Evacuation efforts mobilized as 35 miles of beach communities were evacuated. Bayport to Crystal River area cars and buildings suffered. The storm shut Tampa airport, closed causeways, and damaged motels and evacuation centers with no reported deaths.
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Ben Funk
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Gladys
Florida
Tampa Bay
Guard
Claude Kirk
National Guard
Lig Gamage
Clearwater
Bayport
Crystal River
Ocala
Arnold Sugg
Atlantic
Clearwater Beach
Gulfview Boulevard
Bayshore Boulevard
Tampa
Tampa International Airport
Wallace tops Texas minds as Wallace polls spark GOP alarm
Gov. Connally plans to campaign with Humphrey next week while Sen. Fannin reports Nixon campaign gains in Texas. Both leaders discuss Wallace's standing with 20 to 27 percent poll figures and warn of a top down third party, noting Wallace could win about a quarter of the Texas vote. See page 14.
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John. Connally
Hubert Humphrey
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Wallace
Texas
Connally
Capitol
Wallacey
Fannin
Baptist Minister Keeps Pulpit After Heathen Republican Charge
Tyler district judge rules Baptist preacher C. L. Gafford may retain his post despite deacons accusing him of being a heathen and a Republican. A church vote 51 49 favored the minister, with the judge noting the narrow margin may reflect other plans for his ministry.
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United Press International
Tyler
Connally McKay
C. L. Gafford
Gafford
Frank B. Scott
McKay
Apollo 7 engine burn proves ready for lunar trips
Apollo 7 completed a 66 second engine burn boosting its orbit to 279 miles high and signaling qualification for lunar missions. Astronauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham relished flawless performance and ground control banter as plans shift toward Apollo 8 in December.
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United Press International
Moon
Walter Schirra
Donn Eisele
Walt Cunningham
Atlantic Ocean
Glynn Lunney
Cunningham
Schirra
Earth
Assurances By Hanoi Still Absent
UPI reports indicate no breakthrough on Vietnam peace talks with Hanoi, while movement toward a possible bombing halt shows in various sources. Vice President Humphrey notes delicate negotiations as Paris reports North Vietnamese sources claiming a US proposal was answered, which officials deny.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
State Department
Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
Paris
United States
White House
Pentagon
South Vietnam
George Christian
Carl Barthh
Hanoi
Johnson
Ragtime Revisited delights Tech audience
A one man show titled Ragtime Revisited draws interest from the Tech audience. The program showcased a performer’s revival of ragtime era styles in a vivid stage presentation.
Prayer request for leadership and service
A heartfelt plea from Mrs. Jesse J. Rasor urging leaders, especially church leaders, to recognize the duty to be needed by others. The prayer asks God to imprint these truths on the hearts of those in authority and to seek serves through asking others.
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Father
Jesse J. Rasor
Jackie and Onassis to Wed on Skorpios Saturday Rumors
Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Greece to marry Aristotle Onassis in an island ceremony off Skorpios with plans announced as likely for Sunday. Officials say the couple will honeymoon and then reside on Fifth Avenue in New York after the wedding.
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Andravida
Greece
Jacqueline Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Skorpios
Ionian Sea
Onassis
Mrs. Kennedy
ANA
New York
El Paso Coed Teri McKinley WINS South Plains Maid of Cotton
Teri McKinley a 20 year old Texas Tech coed from El Paso won the 1968 South Plains Maid of Cotton in Lubbock before about 1000 spectators. She received the trophy from 1967 maid Vicki Eisty and tearfully expressed happiness. First alternate is Susan Acree and second alternate Linda Burleson both Tech juniors. The Burgess High School graduate plans two years of work before attending Tech as a child development major.
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Teri McKinley
Texas Tech
el Paso
South Plains
Joe Gordon
Avalanche Journal
Susan Acree
Tech
James. D. Acree
44Th St
Linda Burleson
Lloyd Nunley
Rt. 1
Meadow
Burgess High School
Paso
School of Home Economics
Polls show Nixon leads Humphrey by five to fourteen points
Harris poll taken Oct 8-10 places Nixon 40 Humphrey 35 while Gallup at end of September has Nixon 44 Humphrey 29. The gap could reflect sampling methods and timing, with Wallace at 18-20 percent. Pollsters clash over methodology and the potential margin of error.
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Brian Sullivan
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Harris
Nixon
Humphrey
Gallup
Richard Nixon
Partial Break Seen As Warm West Winds Return
Clear skies continue as a cold front weakens with a chance of a partial break in the cold snap. Warm west winds sweep the Panhandle and South Plains while dawn readings dip below freezing for two nights. Overnight lows in the 40s expected Friday in Northeast Texas. Dalhart 28, Lubbock 32, Dallas-Fort Worth 45. Daytime highs reach 60s to 70s statewide except northwest areas and Panhandle.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Dow
Plains
Texas
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Lubbock
Alpine
Dallas
Fort Worth
Northwest
Oswald’s Mother Seeks Reopening Case Amid Birthday
Marguerite Oswald, mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, urged presidential candidates to reopen the Kennedy assassination case on her son’s birthday, saying it should be an issue in the campaign.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Marguerite Oswald
Business leaders warn of recession risk for 1970 71
A report to the Business Council predicts a major recession in late 1970 or early 1971 unless the next administration acts. It calls for extending the 10 percent surtax and cutting government spending, with economists warning inflation must be controlled despite political resistance. Ralph Lazarus of Federated Department Stores led the briefing after a closed session in Hot Springs Virginia.
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Sterling F. Green
Cincinnati
Federated Department Stores, Inc
Lazarus
Weather Map Page 3 A Southwest Weather Update
A fragmented weather map lists cities including Philadelphia Denver El Paso Houston Oklahoma City and major readings with varying temperatures. The page shows coded station tags and numeric values suggesting regional temperature or pressure readings.
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Southwest
Denver
EL Paso
Houston
Fsit
Okla City
Osa Hallas
W. Falls
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Jackie, Onassis
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Roper Research Associates
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