Johnson defends bombing stance in Legion speech
President Johnson, addressing the American Legion in New Orleans, warned that halting bombing in Vietnam would raise U.S. casualties and force withdrawals. He outlined three U.S. options in Vietnam and insisted momentum would not allow a bombing pause. The speech stressed resolve, allied sacrifice, and peace through strength amid calls to Paris talks.
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Johnson
New Orleans
The
American Legion
Washington
Creighton Abrams
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Abrams
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Paris
Tum
Ipanhandle
Southeast Asia
Saigon
South Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Panhandle
Rotary International President Togasaki Visits Lubbock
Rotarians from 47 towns greet International President Togasaki at a joint session hosted by the Downtown Lubbock club. Attendance spreads from Dalhart to San Antonio with guests from Houston and California. O'Donnell wins attendance award with 94.99 percent turnout. Togasaki urges greater vocational understanding and international peace through Rotary service.
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Bob Nash
International Service Organization
Coliseum
Dalhart
J.T. Talkington
Missou
Rotary
Tovasaki
Rex Webster
Lubbock
Rotary International
F. W. Mattox
Lubbock Christian College
Texas Tech
Buck White
Jim Rosson
Traffic Mishaps Injure Pair Here Tuesday
A 16 year old Lubbock girl Linda Bird was injured when her car collided with another vehicle then hit a street marker and rested against a tree near 27th Street and Avenue V at about 4 45 p m The other driver Bennie J Henry 63 of 2123 23rd Street was uninjured In a separate Southwest Lubbock crash Charles Dean Rinehart 28 of 5107 S9th Street received treatment at Reese Air Force Base Hospital after a collision at Slide Road and 46th Street with a pickup driven by Paul Douglas Monore 26 of 2222 Main Street shortly after 1 p m
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Linda Bird
Ave. A
27Th Street
Avenue V
Bennie J. Henry
23Rd St
Lubbock
Charles Dean Rinehart
S9th St
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
Twin births and a Minnesota primary in one notice
Birth notices report multiple families welcoming sons and daughters at various city hospitals with weights, times, and parental occupations. A separate Minnesota primary shows Rep. Donald M. Fraser winning renomination for a fourth term amid Vietnam war debate.
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Minneapolis
Donald MM. Fraser
Minn
Minnesota
Fraser
Grover E. Maxwell
University of Minnesota
Portrait of Mrs Johnson by Madam Shoumatoff
A late April portrait session produced seven sittings and a late July completion. The 31 by 6 inch canvas mirrors a prior Mrs Johnson likeness by Shoumatoff. The President wears a charcoal suit with a maroon and blue striped tie beneath a grey blue sky and capitol dome.
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Madam Shoumatoff
Capitol
Johnson
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Diary of Democracy in Schools Promoted by Lubbock Seminar
Educators in Lubbock explore using the daily newspaper as a Living Textbook to teach citizenship and controversial topics. Leota Matthews announces Chuck Whaley will visit to consult with teachers, emphasizing critical thinking, objectivity, and evaluating opinions through current events.
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Lubbock Public Schools
Chuck Whaley
The
Oklahoma Publishing Co
Lubbock
Scherz
Hvine
Sam Marker
Slaton Junior High
Williams
Mackenzie Junior High School
Ann Landers
Little Abner
Looting Reported at 2111 St St Residence
Investigators responded Tuesday to 2111 St St after Harry L. Sherman reported looting. Items missing included men’s and women’s clothing and kitchen utensils, reportedly packed in moving boxes. Grace V. Pike died at Parkway Manor Nursing Home Tuesday at 6 55 p m. Services pending at Rix Funeral Home. Ira K E Gordon died Tuesday at 6 59 p m in West Texas Hospital. Services set for Thursday at 4 p m at W W Rix Chapel. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors. Gordon survived by his wife Bernie.
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Harry L. Sherman
Sherman
Grace V. Pike
46Th St
Parkway Manor Nursing Home
Rix Funeral Home
Ira K E. Gordon
Ave. Ix
Pam
West Texas Hospital
W. W. Rix Chapel
City of Lubbock
Rix Funeral
Gordon
Bernie
Immigrant Student Seeks Stay While Course Is Finished
In Memphis a woman enrolled in a computer automation course at a business school faces possible departure after her visa case is being reviewed. Immigration officials say a sympathetic view is possible but no outcome is certain. Local collectors and family in Floyds assist her stay while Congress actions linger. In London the actress Rogers signs to star in Mame at a record six hundred thousand dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
Raymond Bunker
Immigration Service Office
Kiko
Congress
Formosa
Kennett
Jack Stapleton
Conklin Daily Democrat
Washington
Eiko
Kobe
Floyds
Mars
Floyd
London
Aps
Rogers
West Pond
Defense Penetrated Near Saigon in New Enemy Assault
U S forces and Viet Cong clash near the capital with four to five battalions shattered over weeks of fighting. Two Americans killed seven wounded in the latest clashes as Saigon police uncover an inside force and weapons caches amid mass aerial strikes by Bs2 bombers.
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U.S
Saigon
Assaul
Bs2
Lubbock Shelter Plan Provides Mail Instructions And Prep
Residents will receive a mail packet detailing shelter assignments and locations as the county nears completion of its Civil Defense Plan. The package includes family coupons, lists of needed supplies, and guidance on safe shelter use within five miles of home.
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Lubbock
Jacasians
Harry N. Tower
Civil Defense
CSP
Rites Planned For Mrs Beck In Floydada
Mrs Edna Mary Beck 72 a Floydada resident for 18 months died early Tuesday in a local hospital. Services set for 10 a m Thursday at First Methodist Church Floydada with Pastor C S Melton and Clifford Trotter officiating. Burial at 4 p m in North Lawn Cemetery Dumas under Moore Rose Funeral Home direction. Survivors include five sons a daughter two brothers two sisters and 18 grandchildren three great grandchildren.
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Floydada
Edna Mary Beck
First Methodist Church
Melton
Clifford Trotter
North Lawn
Dumas
Moore-Rose FuneralHome
Beck
Farr
Jack
C. M
Oran
San Diego
Dean
Houston
Bud Sparks
C .M
C. B. Lyles
J. J. Barker
E. B. Chestnut
Muleshoe Voters OK Nine City Bond Issues
Turnout described as extremely heavy with 601 voters approving all nine capital improvement bonds totaling 820000 for water works sewer system parks streets city hall and library. Ernest Kerr acted as election judge at City Hall as Bailey County residents also approve a 175000 county jail construction bond.
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Muleshoe
Muleshoi
Bill Taylor
Taylor
City Hall
Ernest Kerr
Richland Hills
Adda
Dail Construction
Rockefeller appoints liberal Charles Goodell to Kennedy seat
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller names Charles E. Goodell a liberal Republican congressman from Jamestown as Kennedy’s successor in the U S Senate. Goodell backs a 30 day bombing pause in Vietnam with daily reassessment, supports the nonproliferation treaty, backs Fortas, and endorses Nixon-Agnew with conditions. He criticizes political taboos.
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Press International
Albany
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Charles E. Goodell
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Rockefeller
Goodell
Jamestown
Kennedy
Rockefelders
Capitol
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Abe Fortas
Nixon-Agnew
Reiehle Wins Race To Gin In Lubbock County
The first bale of cotton ginned in Lubbock County was processed at 6 45 p m Tuesday at Daniell Gin in Carlisle. The 464 pound bale came from 1990 pounds of seed cotton brought by Gerald Reichlo of Rt 4 Lubbock. Reiehle has produced the county's first cotton ginned for three consecutive years. The crop was planted April 18 Reichlo said.
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Lubbock County
Daniell Gin
Carlisle
Gerald Reichle
Rt. 4
Lubbock
Reiehle
Reichlo
Mrs Wilkins rites today in Plainview
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Louise Wilkins 77 will be held at 2 p.m. in Lemons Memorial Chapel with Rev Joe Stone officiating. Burial follows in Plainview Cemetery. She died Monday night at a local hospital. Survived by two daughters four sons a brother and a sister along with sixteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Emma Louise Wilkins
Lemons Memorial Chapel
Joe Stone
Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church
Plainview Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Dumas
Floyd Bynum
Earth
E. E
Floyd
National City
Calif
Marvin
Jessie Dean
Houston
Alton Mullins
Birmingham
Annie Cossia
Corcoran
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