Texas House probes taverns and vending links party wide
A Texas House special committee voted to subpoena witnesses as it investigates financial ties between tavern operators and vending machine companies. The group, led by Rep Cory, met with Port Arthur figures and discussed hiring an investigator while weighing whether such businesses are connected to organized crime.
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Danny Lee
Carl Parker
Lee
De Gaulle criticizes Yalta pact over Czechoslovakia
President de Gaulle denounces the Yalta agreements as enabling Soviet domination of Eastern and Central Europe after the invasion of Czechoslovakia. He warns the West must resist, predicts Soviet hegemony will end, and urges reforms at home including Senate changes and a national referendum.
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Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Europe
United States
Britain
Josep Stain
Franklin Dd. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Yatra
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Mierverne
Czéhoslovakia
Yalta
Czechoslovaskia
de Gaulle
Prague
FEW CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AS TEACHER STRIKE CONTINUES
A New York court considered a temporary restraining order against striking teachers led by Albert Shanker. The Board of Education reported only a fraction of teachers and pupils reported for duty as the city’s public schools faced disruption.
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Board of Poeluccation
Osysterys
Tl Taahen
Board of Education
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Harral Memorial Auditorium Dedication
The community marks the dedication of Harral Memorial Auditorium at Wayland. The ceremony features local officials and residents as they unveil the new venue's name and purpose for public events and gatherings.
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Harral Memorial Auditorium
Oat Wayland
Prayer Note from Lois Patterson of Lubbock
A brief prayer text from Lois Patterson of Lubbock asking for God and Jesus to help believers resist temptation and overcome the world daily.
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Satan
Lois Patterson
Lubbock
New Rotary Chief Visits Lubbock for Inter-City Meeting
Torasaki, elected July 1 as Rotary International president, stays in Evanston but bases travel from Tokyo, traveling some 10 000 miles so far. He arrives in Lubbock after Honolulu and New Brunswick to address about 1 200 at Municipal Coliseum for the Inter-City Rotary meeting.
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Rex Webster
Kiyoshi
George) Togasaki
Rotary International
Lubbock
International
Municipal Coliseum
Pam
Mel Tittle
Avalanche-Journal
Kiyoshe
George
Togasaki
Amiamina
Suginamy-hu
Tokyo
Japan
Torasaki
Vanston, M
Evanston
Tle
Northwest United States
New Brunswick
Honolulu
Rotary event draws Panhandle and Plains leaders
A reception at six and dinner at seven will host Rotarians from Panhandle South Plains West Texas and Eastern New Mexico for the annual gathering. The event is combined this year with the host club.
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Panhandle
South Plains
West Texas
New Mexico
Rotary
Kennedy endorses Humphrey Muskie ticket in Chicopee rally
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, returning to politics after his brother’s assassination, endorsed the Humphrey Muskie ticket at a Chicopee fundraiser. He told about 1,200 attendees that Humphrey and Muskie are the best to provide plans to move the country ahead.
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Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Humphrey-Muskie
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward S. Muskie
Lubbock Hale Civil Defense Plan Nears Finish
City planners in Lubbock with federal funding have spent over a year and 25000 dollars shaping a Community Shelter Plan. The CSP aims to help 209600 residents of Lubbock and southwestern Hale County survive a nuclear attack and may be used in future emergencies.
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Lubbock
Hale County
Dave Knapp
Avahinche Journal
Lead Poisoning in Wine Linked to Roman Decline Theory
California chemist Dr. James Sundmeier suggested at the American Chemical Society meeting that lead oxide used by wealthy Romans to prevent wine souring could have caused lead poisoning among aristocrats. He argues the empire’s fall may relate to short aristocrat lifespans rather than solely moral decadence.
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Frank Carey
Atlantic
Ancient
Rome
California
James
Sundmeier
Los Angeles
American Chemical Society
Marines Begin Return From Vietnam as Unit Departures Continue
About 105 officers and men of the 27th Marine Regimental Landing Team fly from Da Nang as the first major unit begins homeward withdrawal. The move does not signal de escalation, with roughly 800 more to return and others to be reassigned. The unit had 292 killed and over 2,000 enemy soldiers slain during seven months of combat in northern South Vietnam.
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Vietnam
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U.S
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Isco Alelos
Demilitarized Zone
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da Nane
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Vang ‘Tri Province
Hawaii
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da Nang
1St Marine Brigade
Kaneohe Bay
Oahu
5Th Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Roeckpile
Dmz
Humphrey Defends Vietnam Plank At Chicago Convention
Hubert Humphrey backed the administration Vietnam stance while doves pressed for an unconditional halt. McCarthy and McGovern faction urged a halt to bombing North Vietnam, but the vote favored the administration plank. Humphrey predicted possible U S force reductions in early 1969 amid tense Philadelphia events and heckler disruptions.
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Denver - Vier
Hubert HL Humphrey
Moneas
Vietnam
Doves
Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
Robert. Kennedy
U.S
North Vietnam
Humphrey
Philadelphia
Richard J. Dales
New York
John Lindsay
Columbia University
Hecklers
Tech Dorm Rules Stir Debate In Texas Tech Study
In a three part series on the dotatory system at Texas Tech facilities seek to keep students on campus. The article notes a rule requiring on campus residence when space exists and describes parental style dorm guidance for women.
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Edteors
Texas Weoh
Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Daucnte
TECH
Weather Map Page Report Lubbock Fair Skies Warm Day
Weather map notes in Lubbock and vicinity show fair conditions with a warmer today and tonight. Highs near the middle 80s and low 30s tonight. Southerly winds 10 to 70 miles per hour this afternoon.
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Lubbock
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