U.S. Pilots Score Two MIG Kills In Air Duels
U.S. Marines, supported by air and artillery, push North Vietnamese from a fortified position near the demilitarized zone. Initial reports credit 51 enemy dead as Marines renew ground attacks amid trench and tunnel fighting. Air strikes and naval air action target Gia Binh and Thanh Hoa while Thunderchiefs and Phantoms tally MIG interactions and bomb a rail and oil area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quant Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
1St. Battalion
26Th Marines
Dong Ha
26Th Regiment
Gia Binh
North Viet Nam
Coral Sea
Gulf of Tonkin
Thanh Hoa
Auto makers raise prices as Ford tops increases
Ford Motor Co and other Big Three automakers announce higher prices for 1967 models. General Motors and American Motors hint at increases while Chrysler shifts options to standard and raises the Newport by 359 dollars. President Johnson regrets Ford’s action but notes market self determination. Ford chair Henry Ford I reportedly met Johnson adviser Gardner Ackerly on pricing in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuther
Congress
Ford
LBI
Johnson
Washington
General Motors
American Motors
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford I
Gardner Ackerly
Expressway route hearing eyes Lubbock landback as interstate prospect
Advisory committee of city county and Highway Department staff weighs cost of right of way and routes for a north-south and east-west corridor. Ex mayor Strong calls for strong leadership while Lubbock officials press Texas Highway Commission for landback inclusion and a four lane El Paso to Oklahoma City link through Lubbock to boost future interstate designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crain
Strong
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
George Gilkerson
Lubbock
el Paso
Oklahoma City
Entry Ports Open With Some Complaints At Campus
Campus entry ports began operation during registration with clear access for faculty staff and visitors but some complaints from students and parents were noted. A car crash damaged one unmanned barrier injuring Claude Musick as temporary buildings replace barrels awaiting permanent setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Claude Musick
28Th St
Musick
Methodist Hospital
U S Army Billed For Damage To Polo Field
The Dominican government billed the United States Army for 176 thousand 389 dollars in damages to the Hotel Embajador polo field and linked golf course. It cites helicopter landings and military use during the 17 month occupation as causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S. Army
Wednese
Hay
Prisoners Charged In Richmond Murder
Four Fort Bend County Jail inmates were charged with murder in the death of Clyde E. Davenport, 46, of Corpus Christi, who died shortly after arriving at a Houston hospital. Autopsy by Harris County Morgue cited a brain hemorrhage as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Tex
Fort Bend
Clyde E. Davenport
Corpus Christi
Houston
Harris County
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Dozens of Newborns
A wave of birth notices lists many families in Lubbock and nearby areas. Parents include Newsom, Lewis, Howard, Watts, Jolley, Copeland, Green, Gutierrez, Smyer, Williams, Fulsom, Hernandez, Ross, Garcia, and others. Hospitals cited include Igonanight, Goodnight, West Texas, Porter Clint, Methodist, Highland, and Laut Clinic. Fathers' occupations range from student and farmer to credit union manager, painter, and insurance salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lawrence Howard
36Th St
West Texas Hospital
Federal Credit Union
Johnson weighs tax rise as Vietnam cost focus grows
President Johnson signals no immediate tax increase and says Congress must act on funding and Viet Nam war costs before decisions. He hints at a possible special session, discusses his timetable, and defends domestic program progress while avoiding commitment on a running mate or State Department plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville L. Freeman
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
House
House i
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Justice Department
State Department
Paul VI
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Johnsson
Percival Percy Clue Investigations Pause as Search Continues
Police probe the Lake Michigan private beach incident with Percys and family absent from Chicago. No weapon or key evidence found. Daley notes no dead end but no suspects yet. Campaigns of Percy suspended with offices closed. family flies to an undisclosed destination, FBI and homicide units aiding the nationwide inquiry. The Philadelphia zoo fact ends the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Percy
Daley
Illinois
Percys
California
Thomas J. Houser
Chicago
Houser
Ome
FBI
Lost radium capsules elude nationwide search
Federal officials continue a coast to coast hunt for two radium capsules lost in rail shipments to New York. Since Aug 12 and Sept 6, searches have covered about 50 boxcars 13 states and the District of Columbia with thousands aiding but no sign yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Heller
YORK
New York
Ft. Worth
Seattle
Wash
Radium Chemical Co
Woodside
N.Y
Railway Express
U.S. Department of Public Health
Richard A. Strickland
Department of Public Health
Rockville
John Willforth
Katzenbach Predicts Congress Will Enact Civil Rights Bill
Katzenbach predicted Congress would eventually enact the civil rights bill calling it bright and good. He said the country is committed to full equality for Negroes. He voiced optimism about federal legislation advancing civil rights nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katzenbach
Mrs. R. N. Ensor Dies at 82 in Lubbock Area
Mrs. R. N. Ensor 82, of 2725 Erskine St., died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at her daughter's home in New Home. She moved to Lubbock in 1947 from Betty where her husband farmed. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Friday at Colgate Street Church of Christ. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under White Funeral Home Tahoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N
Willie) Ensor
Erskine St
New Home
Ensor
Lubbock
Betty
Colgate Street
of Christ
Resthaven Memorial Park
White Funeral Home
Tahoka
Baptists mark 75th anniversary with ceremonies in Lubbock
The Lubbock church observed 75 years since its founding and 20th as pastor with a moonlit baptism near the Texas New Mexico border and a ceremony recognizing WMU leaders. Certificates were given to past WMU presidents and BSU figures including Mrs. Cocanougher and Leon Harris as choir performances and prayers preceded historic photo reproductions by Azmat Ramal Shah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas- New Mexico
J. H. Hawkins
36Th St
Woman's Missionary Union
A. T. Cocanougher
WMU
Harrell Spears
Cocanougher
W. P. Clement
BSU
Texas Tech
Leon Harris
Bob Moody
W. L. Pattillo
Cliff Cummings
Spears
Horace Sandlin
J. Holland Cox
Fred Litton
Hawkins
Brotherhood
Bill Sharpley
The
L. O. Neill
John Wilkerson
A. C. Bawden
Hudson Bird
Bob Schreiner
Dan Law
G. H. Nelson
James Spears
M. M. Ewing
Sharpley
Cliff Clark
Mt. Zion
Rex. Webster
Imogene Harris
Lubbock
Nicolett
Azmat Ramal Shah
Pakistan
West Texas Water Plan Receives New Study Focus
The West Texas Water Plan seeks a new study of surplus surface water from East Texas basins to serve Abilene San Angelo Odessa Lubbock and Trans Pecos El Paso areas. Alternatives include importing Mississippi Missouri water or western tributaries and evaluating routes costs and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
West Texas
Abilene-San Angelo
Odessa- Lubbock
Trans Pecos-El Paso
U.N. Debates Red China Seat on General Assembly Agenda
The U N General Assembly Steering Committee agreed to add the question of a Communist China U N seat to the agenda for the current session without a vote. US Ambassador Goldberg voiced no objection and predicted careful consideration on its merits. Soviet Ambassador Fedorenko supported including the question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
China
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Soviet Union
People's Republic of
United Nations
Chiang Kai
Tanzania
House Approves Water Fund Plan for West Texas
The House voted 200000 for a new survey of water for West Texas as part of a public works money bill sent to the Senate. The appropriation would let the Interior Department study bringing additional water to the High Plains of West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Rep. George Mahon of Lubbock led the measure in the Appropriations Committee. The bill also includes 14215000 for completion of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority project, the last major item in the 86.7 million program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
House
West Texas
Senate
Interior Department
High Plains
West, Texas
New Mexico
George Mahon
Lubbock
Appropriations Committee
Canadian River
Mahon
Trio Charged With Smuggling $306000 Marijuana
Two Mexican nationals and a U S citizen faced charges in Edinburg Texas for attempting to smuggle 204 pounds of refined marijuana worth about 306000 from Mexico. Daniel Gonzalez Hortencia Gonzalez and Marta Rodriguez were arrested Tuesday night. bond set at 20000 for each woman. Gonzalez detained without bond in Hidalgo County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg, Tex
UPD
U.S
United States
Mexico
Daniel Gonzalez
Hortencia Gonzalez
Marta Rodriguez
Laurier McDonald
Gonzalez
Hidalgo County
Pacific Army Chief Visits Viet Nam Units
Gen. Dwight E. Beach commander in chief of the U S Army Pacific arrived in Saigon on his first Viet Nam visit since taking command September 1. He will inspect Army units and discuss logistics with field commanders, an Army announcement said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Dwight E. Beach
U.S. Army
Pacific
Viet Nam
Pacific Command
Beach
Stock Market Posts Three-Week Loss on Wednesday
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.42 points to 793.59 and the Associated Press 60-Stock Average slipped 3.7 to 286.3. It marked the third straight losing session after a big gain last week. Notably, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polo Field
Richmond
Denison
Tex
W. N. Porter
C. L. Newsom
Igonanight Hospital
Tech Studen
D. K. Lewis
Earth
Goodnight Hospital
Joe R. Watts
Shelby Lee Jolley
W. J. Copeland
Silverton
jAetnogiat Hospital
Charles Green
Hemphill-Wells
Raul Gutierrez
Porter Clintc Hospital
Farm Pac Kitchen
John Smyer
Melvin Williame
E. Auburn St
Southwestern Public Service
Dickey Fulsom
41St St
Highland Hospital
Industrial Fixtures Manufacturing Co
Domingo Hernandez
Lubbock Manufacturing Co
Albert Ross
Redbud Ave
Simon Garcia
Dixie Courts
Apt 15
Laut
LBJ
George W. Ball
Federal
Council of Economic Advisers
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Peru
Chile
State
W Katzenbach
Rusk
Yale
University of Chicago Law School
Emu
MCC
Paul HW. Douglas
Philadelphia
Radium
R. N. Ensor
Baptists
Brazos
Colorado
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Water Rights Commission
Winter Garden
Nueces River
San Antonio
Highland Lakes
Colcago
San Antonnio
Cibolo-Cuera
Lubbock Group
G. H
Hubert) Nelson
Water For the Future Committee
West Texas ‘Water Institute
Water Board
Nelson
Marvin Shubert
Petersburg
TWBD
Shubert
Lynda Bird Johnson
Hawaii
Trio
Pacific Army
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!