Johnson Portrait Approved by White House
The White House announced a new portrait of President Johnson by Madam Elizabeth Shoumatoff is completed and approved. Johnson is pleased with the image showing the Capitol dome in the background. The White House Historical Association also approves the work.
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Washington
President Johnson
White House
Peter Hurd
Johnson
Elizabeth Shoumatoff
Locust Valley
Long Island
N.Y
Capitol Dome
Defenses Pierced In Heavy Tay Ninh City Battle
Allied forces fought to hold Tay Ninh City as enemy troops surged in from the west and shelled Special Forces camps. Officials described intense fighting around the provincial headquarters and U.S. advisers' compound as government troops poured into the battle and reports noted a rising enemy toll.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Tay Ninh
Les
U.S. 25Th Division
U.S
Rotary InterCity meet honors world citizen Kiyoshi Togasaki
About 1,500 Rotarians from 47 towns in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico welcomed Kiyoshi Togasaki at the 41st Rotary InterCity meeting in Municipal Coliseum. The Rotary International president, a native American who has lived in Japan since 1959, urged a four point program to boost participation and understanding through Rotary.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
West Texas
New Mexico
Kiyoshi Togasaki
Municipal Coliseum
Rotary
Rotary International
Togasaki
Japan
J. T. Talkington
Rotary Club
Jack Rogers
Odessa
Crowds Attend Annual Field Day at Agriculture Center
Large turnout fills the agriculture research center for the annual field day as attendees observe demonstrations and learn about crop and soil practices. The event showcases researchers, staff, and visiting farmers in a community-focused agricultural program.
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Agriculture Research Center
Vine imagery prayer to honor God in daily life
A Lubbock reader offers a brief prayer thanking God as a vine to cling to and asking for abundant fruit that honors His name.
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Father
Lubbock
Mom Battles To Keep Wife Of Son In Vietnam War Tragedy
Ora Floyd mourns her son killed in Vietnam and fights to keep his wife from deportation under immigration quotas. Eiko Floyd, born in Kobe, Japan, but claimed as a Nationalist China citizen, faces visa expiry after marriage to Bogard Floyd. The case raises questions about status and allegiance.
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Miaoying
Riko’ Floyd
Bogard Floyd
Vietnam
Formosa
U.S
Kennett, Mo
Ora Floyd
Miuoying Riko Floyd
Jiapan
Kennett High School
Floyd
Eiko
A-Ko
Bogard
Joist Air Cavalry Division
China
Levelland Voters Approve City Sales Tax Measure
Levelland voters approved a city sales tax by a two to one margin in a Tuesday election with a 1542 turnout the highest ever for a Levelland city vote. A 1002 to 519 tally backed the tax and 21 ballots were disqualified, funding a $160000 plan to include Levelland in the Canadian River Water program, alternatives were higher property taxes or water rates.
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Levelland
Lof Levelland
Brochures Readied Area Shelter Plan Nears Completion
Lubbock city and Hale county officials push an extensive community shelter plan. Mayor Dub Rogers cites life saving potential while a major information campaign prepares to inform every household. Brochures will mail early next year with a centerfold map of Lubbock and surrounding towns.
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Lubbock
W. D
Dub) Rogers Jr
CSP
Hale
Slaton
Abernathy
Idalon
Shallowater
Wolfforth
Fortas Hearings Restarted Over Obscene Film Question
Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to reopen its hearings on Abe Fortas to address a ruling on girlie movies deemed not obscene. Fortas may be asked to testify again about three films, with a time limit set for the new hearings before a Senate floor vote. Dirksen supported the plan to move the nomination forward.
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United Press Internationals
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Supreme Court
Karl Warren
Senate
Evreth M. Dirksen
Rii
Living Textbook seminar praised as democracy diary
Four Lubbock teachers reviewed the Living Textbook concept at Coronado High School with about 100 social studies teachers. The seminar, sponsored by the Avalanche-Journal, highlighted daily newspapers as essential teaching tools and noted the paper ships over 140000 copies to schools each year for classroom use.
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Rose Usry
Avalanche- Journal
Lubbock
Coronado High School
Gaye Scherz
Jackie Williams
Sam Parker
Larry Hart
Stillwater
Okla
Lubock Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Johnson warns Soviets on force in Berlin and Vietnam
President Johnson told the nation at the Bnai Brith convention that the United States will not tolerate force in areas of common responsibility such as Berlin and said American troops cannot return home from Vietnam until a honorable, stable peace is achieved. He urged turning to reason to avert a return to Stalin era confrontations. Johnson called for Middle East talks and peaceful coexistence in Europe and Asia, while emphasizing freedom of the human spirit.
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Avalanche Journal News
Johnson
Russia
United States
Berlin
New Orleans
Vietnam
Path of Reason
Washington
Stalin
Middle East
Isaiah
Europe
Southeast Asia
America
Congress
Shoreham Hotel
Hubert Humphrey
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Humphrey
An American Legion
North Vietnam
Ste Johnson
Rusk says no apology price tied to Pueblo release
Secretary of State Dean Rusk indicated the United States would not trade the Pueblo incident for a pledge about the Sea of Japan. The State Department said the seizure of the USS Pueblo was an illegal act and does not require an apology. Officials noted negotiations focus on securing the crew of 82 and the ship, with private talks preferred.
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Pon
Dean
State Department
Navy
United States
Robert J. McCloskey
Rusk
Laust
North
Yine
North Korea
Hearing Set Thursday City Budget Session in Lubbock
City council discusses the 1968 69 budget after a five hour study session. Unclear tax rate and final budget figures remain as deletions and additions continue. A final budget vote is unlikely before the September 26 tax notice deadline.
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Jerry McCarty
Averlanche-Journal
Lubbock
Alor
Bil Blackwell
Blackwell
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Fair weather with warmer today and tonight. Daytime highs in the upper 80s. Tonight's low around 60. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Local forecasts show clear skies with mild conditions across the area.
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