The Vantage Point LBJ on Vietnam in 1963 1961 era
Lyndon Johnson recalls his first exposure to Vietnam issues after taking office. The article cites Kennedy’s SEATO commitment, Lodge’s briefing in the White House, and differing views on Saigon’s coup and Viet Cong activity, setting the scene for broader Vietnam policy.
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London
Johnson
Mie Chirty-sivth
Lyndon BR
Vietnam
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
South Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lode
Washington
Sec
Dean Rusk
Diem
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Lodge
John McCone
Saigon
CIA
Halloween Bandit Robs Theater and Grocery in Lubbock
A man in a green plaid shirt and Halloween mask robbed the Golden Horseshoe Drive-In Theater on University Avenue and then Pik Quik Foods on 34th Street within an hour, taking about $100 from the theater and an unknown amount from the grocery. Police linked both holdups to the same suspect, with reports of a car matching the bandit’s description and a separate vehicle seen fleeing the theater.
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South Lubbock
Golden Horseshoe Drive-In
University Avenue
Deane Reed
Policmen
66Th Street
Roy Orr Named To Head Texas SDEC Nomination
A nominating committee picks Roy Orr mayor of DeSoto to head the Texas Democratic Executive Committee, over Gov. Preston Smith's apparent wishes. Confirmation planned at Dallas meeting. Reports name Travis Johnson and John C White as favored alternates. Wheeler of politics and Connally era rivalries noted. Panel Page 6.
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Availanche-Tournal News Services
Austin — DeSoto
Roy Orr
Preston Smith
Elmer Baum
Democratic Executive Committee
Orr
SDEC
Dallas
Smith
Travis Johnson
el Paso
John C. White
U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Ben Barnes
Johnson
Henry B. Gonzalez
White
Roy
Connally
Barnes
Prayer for Animals Voices Suffering and Death
A prayer requests divine aid for animals suffering overwork and cruel treatment, asking God to hear the plea for those in pain or facing death. The brief note attributes the text to a Reader and centers on compassion toward all creatures.
Not Injured Soviet Chief Target of Assailant
Hungarian emigré Geza Matrai shouted Long Live Hungary and leaped onto Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin’s back near Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Kosygin escaped unharmed as police quickly restrained the attacker, who claimed to be with the Edmund Burke Society and Canadian Hungarian Freedom Fighters.
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Kosygin
Freedom Fighters Federation
Alexei Kosygin
United Press International
Ottawa
Hungary
Alexei N. Kosygin
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Nosygin
Parliament Hill
Geza Matrai
Edmund Burke Society
Freedom Fighters
Matrai
Avalanche searchers seek Amarillo man in snowslide
In Silverton Colorado searchers camped near an avalanche site about 20 miles east to resume Tuesday for missing Amarillo hunter Marion St Martin 48 and his companion Jimmy Logsdon 32 who were swept under a snowslide Sunday afternoon near the Rockies.
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Jerry Odom
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Panhandle-South Plains
Montana
Wyoming
Flagstaff
Ariz
Colorado
Arzona
Nevada
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San Diego Creek
Duval County
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Tis ‘i
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Colo
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Rockies
Amarillo
Marion St. Martin
Martin
Jimmy Logsdon
Sheriff's Deputies
Grain Benefits Announced For 1972 Farm Program
The 1972 federal farm program outlines cotton and grain supports on the High Plains. Undersecretary Phil Campbell announced higher grain loan rates and production payments at a background briefing in Dallas. Cotton policy keeps existing prices with resistance to major boosts, while milo feeding value is recognized near corn levels.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche Journal
Dallas
High Plains
Phil Campbell
Sheraton Hotel
Johnson
USDA
Commodity Credit Corp
COC
Gratin
Not Review Board: Lubbock considers human relations body
A council committee led by Denton Rigsby debated creating a permanent human relations commission with limited referral power and no police review bond. The panel seeks a seven member, racially balanced body to handle citizen grievances and define future functions.
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Vaughn Hendrie
City Council debated staffing and studies for human relations unit
Discussions covered appointing a director and possibly a fourth assistant, a 90 day study, and opening new channels of Massona tear 4 Torta. The panel aims to hear grievances of minorities against private and governmental actions as the commission seeks broader powers to address civil rights issues.
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Per Bos Folow Ts
Citizens Grievanes Committee
Fy Mehan Human Relations Commission
Mineman
Massona
PAU Ah
Madi Communications
SUD Toney
Tryp Vanes
Gjuvtay
Masimam Hamadite
Onidahree
Sun
Agencios
Caty Puke City
Hilene Asti
Cinvaierue Hobbs
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Baum
Paul Armstrong
Taft
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Don Nelson
Otto Ith
Clifford Hardin
Clarence Palimby
Des Moiines
Tawa
Department of Agriculture
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Chicago
New York
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Black Light Theatre of Prague Co
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