Johnson urges Congress to shift economy gears
President Johnson urges Congress to shift economic policy to curb inflation and seek balanced growth. House leaders clash. McCormack backs proposals while Ford and Carlson call them too little or too late. Johnson hints at no immediate tax hikes but keeps options open pending Viet Nam funding and 1966 appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Williams
John J. Williams
Del
Viet Nam
Mosquito Encephalitis Case Rises in County
The county confirms its third case of mosquito borne encephalitis this week, bringing the total to eight by the last month. Health officials note more Culex mosquitos, urge residents to dump standing water and fix leaks as spraying continues to curb the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Health Department
David Cowgill
St. Louis
Walter Breedlove
Health Department
Breedlove
City council weighs land sale for industrial park plan
Mayor announces a work session to discuss foundation proposal tied to land acquisition for an industrial park. Officials approve water project funding and bids for pumping units, acid and phosphate purchases, and sewer tile contracts while swearing in officers and naming new board members. Syrian purge expands as tanks circle Damascus and the defense ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quire
Rogers
Foundation
Chamber of Commerce
Board of City Development
Water Capital Projects Fund
Worthington Corp
Santa Fe Railroad
F. R. Friend
St Place
Jarl W. Thetford
Bis
Shamrock Oil and Gas Co
Calgon Corp
Houston
Big Three Welding Co
Lubbock
Morrison Supply Co
Lee Fields
Clifford J. Breaud
Bill Sharpley
Herman Williams
Aidan Donlan
Youth Council
Paul Johnson
Child Welfare Board
Pioneer Pavers, Inc
Quirt Avenue
East 44Th Street
54Th Street
Avenue
Lewis Park
Rodgers and Mae Simmons
Jack Eastman
W. E. Medlock
Texas pageant finalist gets 65 foot telegram crowd
Susan Logan, Miss Texas contestant, receives a 65 foot telegram with about 3,000 signatures delivered in Atlantic City as she rehearses for the Miss America pageant. Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce sent greetings pledging support and urging a strong performance on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Kay Logan
Lone Star State
Susan
Lubbock Jaycee Project
Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas
John Logan
Park
San Riaein
Lubbock
Susan Kay Logan
Arizona
Launa Kay Gardner
Colorado
Holly Smith
Lord Nelsons Head Returns to Dublin After Smuggling
The 220 pound granite head of Lord Nelson is returned to Dublin from a London antique shop. Benny Gray, the dealer, gave the head to a Dublin official in a ceremony at the former Nelson monument site after it was blown up by Irish extremists last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Lord Nelson
Nelson
London
Benny Gray
Gray
Tower Carr Campaign Swing Through Texas Sets 1968 Stage
Texas campaign trail coverage shows U.S. Senate hopefuls Tower and Carr opening campaigns with rallies in Wichita Falls Dallas Lubbock Amarillo and other cities. Tower touts affirmative issues and Vietnam stance while Carr argues access to the White House. An Indonesian earthquake near Halmahera registers magnitude 6.5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Waggoner Carr
Lubbock
Amarillo
Tower
Fort Worth
Texas
U.S. Senate
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Pampa
Borger
el Paso
Midland-Odessa
Abilene
San Angelo
Kerrville
San Antonio
Harlingen
Houston
Carr
Johnson
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Bill Blakley
White House
Washington
theTexas
Carr-Tower
Barry Goldwater
First EVA Aboard Gemini 11 Promises Historic Space Trials
The mission outlines a 107 minute exterior EVA for securing tools and docking, a 100 foot tether to Agena, and a space stand outside Gemini 11. Gordon will exceed four hours outside the capsule, aiming to loft Gemini to 865 miles using the Agena engine. The finale tests hands off re entry with the capsule guided by its own systems, splashdown in the Atlantic near 9 35 am EDT Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gemini
Agena
Gordon
Arena
Conrad
Atlantic
Three Die In Wreck North Of McKinney Texas
Three people died and one was injured in a collision on U S 75 north of McKinney when three cars and a grain truck collided. Victims were Carl Richard Young 62 Coy Young 52 both of Dallas and Ruth Smith Kirby 21 of Sherman. Injured Billy Wayne Kirby 22 listed in fair condition.
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Mckinney, Tex
UPI
U.S. 75
McKinney
Carl Richard Young
Coy
Dallas
Ruth Smith Kirby
Sherman
Billy Wayne Kirby
Pageant Winner Sharon Shines With Two Songs In California
Sharon, now soloist at First Presbyterian Church of Delaware Ohio, won the talent prize at a California pageant. She wore a green evening gown for Bell Song and revealed a stars and stripes dress for This Is My Country. More than 7000 in Convention Hall cheered the performance. She aspires to an operatic career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sharon
First Presbyterian Church of
Delaware
Ohio
Convention Hall
Tal
Contest Notes and Finalists in Miss America Pageant
A senior at Ohio State Sharon plans to work with emotionally challenged children while Barbara from Columbia College pursues graduate music studies. Ten semifinalists will be chosen from judges' points, with Susan Logan of Lubbock representing Texas in the evening gown and swimsuit events, and Deborah Bryant’s reign ending at midnight Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
Columbia College
South Carolina
B. S. H. Harris Jr
Greenville
Susan Logan
Lubbock
Texas
Deborah Bryant
Barbara Harris
Sharon Phillian
Ohio
Atlantic City
Rainy Thursday Brings Flood Fears Across Texas Coast
Heavy rain totaling over four inches hit several localities Thursday night amid turbulence and two harmless tornado-like funnels over Corpus Christi Bay. The Weather Bureau issued flash flood warnings for the upper Nueces and Frio Rivers as rainfall surged in the Llano River basin and near Uvalde. A semi truck carrying anhydrous ammonia overturned near Brownfield, Texas, but its driver Everett L. Stallings of Amarillo escaped injury as responders contained the fumes and cleared the scene after about six hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi Bay
Nueces
Firo
Weather Bureau
Frio
Cottula
Callihan
Llano River
Austin
Uvalde
U.S
Connally panel notes possible tumor link to rampage
The report cites a malignant tumor as a possible cause of a rampage and describes the subject's difficulty organizing thoughts and meeting deadlines due to stimulant use. It says there is no evidence of acute or chronic toxicity on August 1, 1966 and that Whitman was deeply con-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitman
University of Texas
John Connally
Connally
Births and weather notes from Lubbock area hospitals
The notice lists multiple births with times weights and parental occupations in Idalou Lubbock Sundown and other local areas. It also reports rainfall amounts and weather outlook for the region including Matador Slaton and Uvalde with remarks on drying conditions and cooler nights affecting cotton.
Heavy Rainfall Drenches West Texas Towns
Across West Texas showers dumped multiple inches of rain in under an hour. Orange Grove recorded 2.80 inches while Rocksprings saw 2.00 inches and Sonora near 3.0 inches as storms persisted past 8 p.m. Gardner and areas near Rocksprings measured 2.90 inches with roads flooded. Fourteen miles northeast of Rocksprings 4.02 inches fell by 6:35 p.m. and continued overnight. Springtown near Weatherford logged 1.9 inches in an hour before 6 p.m. with more rain continuing.
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Orange Grove
Sonora
Texas
Gardner
Springtown
Weatherford
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Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Defense Department
Likker
FRB
Federal Reserve Board
Harry S Truman
Truman
Long
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
GOP
W. D
Dub) Rogers Jr
John P. Cross
Terrel Wayne Kirkpatrick
Troyce Wylie Sosebee
Larry Nayland Wheeler
I. C. Arthur L. Benney
West 19Th Street
Orlando Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Quaker Avenue
18Th
19Th Street
Damascus
Syria
UPS
Defense Ministry
Opr
Hamilton
Bermuda
Transport Control Board
Island
Federal Earthquake Center
Halmahera
Indonesia
Moluccas
Environmental Science Services Administration
OL Matelanes
Ohio State University
Jimmy Williams
Toledo St
Methodist Hospital
Travelers Insurance
Tony Duran
Box
Idalou
Robert K. Sisson
West Texas Hospital
J. D. McPherson Mortgage Co
Jack I. Williams
Lubbock Cateopathic Hospital
David L. Chumley
35Th St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Gene Greer Motor Machine Shop
Jessie Guzman
Thalou
Laut! Clinic
Pete Driseno
Lauf Clinic
Guadalupe Servantez
Santos Haro
Sth
Laut
City of
Joseph Allen Hodges
Ith St
Fina Ad Sith
Avenue U
Michael Dudney Goodwin
70Th St
Fale
Larry D. Clark
E. Jarvis
Reese Afb Hospital
George K. Raskins
Welland
Reese
Robert C. Rittenhouse
Arnold Drive
Leon R. Perking
Reese AR Hospital
Matador Geta
Brownfield
Slaton
Dickens
Matador
Reese Apb
Midland
C. S. Whitman
Lake Worth
Fla
Maurice Heatly
Coleman de Chenar
Abernathy
Steer
Tee Brownfield
Croabyton Bee
Denver City
Hobbs
N.M
Levelland Sy Eeneas Ae Jabhers
Downtown
62Nd
Elgin
Matador Verte Attecese Vty
Morton Tr
O'Donnell NS
Ralls
Seagraves
Slaton Tae
Snyder
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