Flow Of Guns Is Worrisome Amid Rising Crime
The piece notes the right to bear arms but urges registration to curb crime and racial violence. It cites Sen. Thomas J. Dodd on rising mail order weapon deliveries to troubled cities and reports of large gun imports. Texas registration bills have stalled but may gain traction next January with new disclosures.
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Houston
Dallas
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Dodd
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Texas
Austin
Ban on Aid to Sukarno Moves Through Senate
Senate votes 62 to 28 to ban further aid to Indonesia's President Sukarno called “Little Hitler” amid his recent sharp attacks on the United States. The House should concur though the move cannot recover funds already spent. The action signals a tougher line on controversial leaders despite administration pleas for discretion.
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Indonesia
Achmed Sukarno
U.S
Congress
Senate
Hitler
John Tower
Sukarno
United States
House
State Department
Old Best Friend
A nostalgic piece lauds dogs for loyalty and courage. It cites Murphy riding a Boston bus and a German Shepherd rescuing a girl in Portland Ore, praising dogs as unselfish friends in a selfish world. It recalls a 1870 West speech about dogs never deserting or betraying humans.
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Murphy
Boston
Portland
Ore
George Graham West
U.S
Warrensburg
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Front Page Note 1964
Newspaper page header and masthead details for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dated August 15, 1964. Includes edition info, office address, syndication credits AP and UP, pricing for subscriptions, and pledge of allegiance text.
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Wwé
States of America
Lubbock, Tex
Ashe Emerges as Tennis Trailblazer in Era of Strife
Special correspondent notes Arthur Ashe Jr. of Richmond and UCLA as the year’s most exciting tennis player. The 21 year old Black athlete breaks into amateur tennis’s Ivy-tinged big leagues, following Althea Gibson’s era and sharing traits with legends. He headlines the Canada Dry Meadow Club international tourney in Southampton to benefit Eastern Tennis Patrons aiding youth and delinquency prevention.
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Bob Considine
York
Arthur Ashe, Jr
Richmond
University of California At
Los Angeles
Althea Gibson
U. S
Jackie Robinson
Pancho Gonzalez
Ashe
Canada
A Land Of Contrasts From Swamps To Plains
Kenneth L. Dixon surveys America from Florida to Oklahoma, describing diverse scenery, languages, industry, and social contrasts. He notes oil wells beside cattle, timber tracts, and growing cities, then remarks on restaurant licensing in New York and the rise from poverty to affluence.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Ccalester
Okla
America
Florida
Oklahoma
Mustache Comeback Highlighted By Senator Pastore
The piece lauds Senator John Pastore of Rhode Island as keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, comparing his mustache to a notable political symbol and reflecting on American facial hair trends and public reactions to growing one.
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Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Eugene Lyons
Andrew Tully
Ashington
John Pastore
Rhode Island
Atlantic City
Pastore
Tom Dewey
Dewey
McCoy
William Howard Taft
America
Walter Cronkite
Alaska
Moscow
Gorky Street
Kennedy Jr. Killed in European Theater Navy pilot son of ambassador dies
Hyannis Massachusetts reports Lt Joseph P Kennedy Jr 27 naval aviator and son of the former ambassador to England has been killed in the European theater Kennedy who spent the summer there refused to give details of his death He was Harvard 1937 graduate and grandson of former Boston mayor John F Fitzgerald.
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Hyannis
Mass
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
England
Kennedy
Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
Harvard
National Emblem Symbol Raises Debate on Display
A controversial statement argues the national emblem should never be flown at half mast or lowered as a sign of respect. The piece frames the symbol as a lasting, sacred national mark and questions practices seen as disrespectful.
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Ork Nae
Ome Fey
Youth Cult Leader Promotes Hard Labor Ideals
Fragmentary text describes a youth movement, a tribal context, and a harsh regime praising physical toil. It references a male figure shaping followers and equating toil with leadership, set in a Southern Ethiopia region.
Doctors and eye specialists face antitrust scrutiny
Senate subcommittee hearings led by Sen Hart examine doctors with financial interests in drug firms, pharmacies, pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, and ophthalmology. The probe seeks to uncover potential abuses, captive patients, and higher costs, while AMA stance remains cautious and noncommittal.
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Richard Starnes
Ashington
Senate
Philip A. Hart
Tee
Congress
Subcommittee
AMA
Antitrust Subcommittee
Hart Subcommittee
HE Subcommittee
Federal Trade Commission
Oil well action yields $118,825 recovery in Texas
A civil penalty suit on deviated oil wells in East and South Texas led to a judgment against John Wrather of Fort Lauderdale. Seven bills across Rusk Gregg Karnes and Jackson counties totaled the recovery while the state has now returned $953,595 against drillers and operators in this case.
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Austin (Ap
Atty. Geri. Waggoner Carr
Texas
Dist
Tom Beavley
John Wrather
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Rusk County
Gregg
Karnes
Jackson
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Texas Daily Press League
Associated Press
United Press International
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Eas
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Tae
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Don Budge
Beattie
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Scagway
Seattle
Plains
Gulf
Bayous
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Ozarks
New York
Jan Mitchell
Longchamps
A.S.C.A.P
Broadcast Musike, Inc
Mac
North
Viet Nam
Considine
Tizzy
Wilbur
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Sen. Pastore
FBI
Massachusetts
Alcatraz
Doug Larsen
Hemingway
Hollywood Park
Job
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
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Lubbock ‘Hotel
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Overton Ribble
Souther Ethiotopia
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American Medical Association
Galbraith
Billy
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