Red Execution Threats Seen As War Savagry
Washington State Department spokesman McCloskey rejected labeling pilots as war criminals and holding trials, calling it a smokescreen for reprisals tied to the South Vietnamese execution of Communist Viet Cong terrorists. He argued such moves would evade the Geneva protections against reprisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
South Viet Nam
McCloske
Geneva
Hanoi
Qui Nhon
Saigon
U.S
Guam
South
Viet Nam
U. S
Red Cross
North
North Viet Nam
Nhan Dan
Humbert RB. Versace
Baltmore
Kenneth M. Rorsbach
Lves
Fayetteville
N.C
Navy
Rusk Gromyko Meet Amid Cold War Tensions
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko held a dinner conference in New York as Brezhnev asserted that normalization with the United States clashed with the armed aggression of American imperialism in Vietnam. The talks signaled little chance of progress on Berlin disarmament and other disputes, with both sides cautious about any private breakthroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Sec
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Viet Nam
Rusk
Russia
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
North Viet Nam
Brezhnev
Gromvko
Berlin
Germany
U.S
Anatoly F. Dobronin
United Nations
Nikolai T Federenko
Soviet Union
Foy T. Kohler
U.N
Debbie Drops As Storm Debbie Ends Over Gulf Coast
Debbie, a tropical storm, weakened and dissipated south of the Mississippi coast with no damage or flooding reported at Pensacola. Heavy rains caused some flooding in coastal Georgia while other Gulf Coast areas saw light rainfall. The Weather Bureau issued final advisories on Hurricane Carol as it moved toward the North Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Debbie
Mississippi Coast
Weather Bureau
Chandeleur Islands
Biloxi
Miss
Georiia
Glynco Naval Air Station
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Cedar Key
Carol
Azores
North Atlantic
Flight Tape Burned To Unuseable Point
The Civil Aeronautics Board said flight-recorders from the Montserrat crash were so burned they are unusable. It urged airlines to move recorders to the tail section, a change resisted by carriers awaiting supersonic transport advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montserrat Island
West Indies
Civil Aeronautics Board
Texans Vote Against House Referendum DC Home Rule Bill
Texas representatives lined up 15 to 6 against final passage of a diluted DC home rule bill while 283-117 approved the measure. A handful of Texas lawmakers backed the bill, with several signing a petition to push Senate action. The vote kept the issue alive amid political and racial overtones surrounding the Johnson era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
D.C
Bob Casey
Houston
Eligio de la Garza
Mission
Henry Gonzalez
San Antonio
Jake Pickle
Austin
Richard White
el Paso
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
de la Garza
Gonzalez
Pickle
White
Wright
Senate
D. C
House
Mahon
Texas
Johnson
Brezhnev Criticizes Britain and Bonn on Nuclear Access
Brezhnev accused Britain of backing U.S. actions in Vietnam and hindering Soviet relations, and he labeled West Germany as a center of militarism. He praised France, urged peace, and mocked U.S. pressure on U.N. voting. The General Assembly resumed under a new party congress call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Viet Nam
West Germany
German Republic
Brezhnev
Bonn Republic
Europe
Thalidomide Baby Receives New Arm
In Stockholm a four year old thalidomide victim received a new arm after rib bone grafting at a city hospital. Doctors moved a rib to form a radius restoring a forearm bone and expect muscles and tendons to grow with the new limb for a functioning arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
APA
Head Of Houston Defenders Named
Dist. Judge Sem D. Johnson of Hillsboro is named director of the Houston Legal Foundation. Foundation president Thomas M Phillipe announces the defense program will operate in Harris County for the poor and be the first of its kind in the nation. Funding details remain unclear as the Ford Foundation and allied funds are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Sem D. Johnson
Hillsboro
Houston Legal Foundation Foundation
Thomas M Phillipe
Yiarris
Situa Ford Foundatien Ovrant
Jeeal Moatehing
Coconut juice yields usable electricity, scientists report
Washington AP wires say researchers use commercial bacteria to break down coconut juice into an acid from which an electrical current can be drawn. The method may apply to sugar cane fruits and yams as well. Also in brief, two Texas firms filed stock sales permits: Texas Industrial Investment Corp of Alvin seeks 348000. Alamo Life Insurance Co of San Antonio seeks 838063.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Angleton, Tes
Texas
William M. King
Texas Industrial Investment Corp
Alvin
Alamo I Jife Insurance Co
San Antonio
Births reported in Lubbock area notices
Mr and Mrs Bill Sanders of 714 6th Wastforth welcome a daughter born at 3 30 p m in Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Daniel Azzle announce a daughter born at 9 25 a m in West Texas Hospital. The fathers occupations include a printer and a planner for the city of Lubbock. Mr and Mrs Robert Washington of 1771 Ave C Apt 10 have a son born at 3 21 p m in Laur Cline. The fathers work as laborer. Mr and Mrs John Cone of 31302 Ard St report a son born at 12 45 a m in Tarb back Ostapathie Hospital. The father works at Lone Star Drive In. Nr and Mrs Ruben Molina Route 1 Shakewater announce a son born at 11 37 a m in Porter Clinic Hospital. The father is a farm laborer. Mr and Mrs Erasmo Cadena Hereford announce a son born at 8 30 p m in Lauf Clinic. The father is employed by Miller Seed Co. in Hereford. Mrs and Mrs Ernesto Cantu 138 E Broadway announce a son born at 3 30 a m in Lauf Clinic. The father is employed by Fry Roofing Co. Mr and Mrs Weaver Adair Plainview announce a daughter born at 5 33 a m in West Texas Hospital. The father is a contractor. Mr and Mrs Richard B Lepps 2719 B Eard Sr announce a daughter born at 11 35 p m Tuesday in Lubbock Osteopath Hospital. The father is employed by Furrs Inc.
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Bill Sanders
Wastforth
Methodist Hospital
Fury’s Inc
Charles Daniel Azzle
63Th St
West Texas Hospital
City of Lubbock
Robert Washington
Ave
Apt
Laur Cline
John Cone
Ard
Tarbback Ostapathie Hospital
Lone Star Drive In
Ruben Molina
Shakewater
Porter Clinic
Erasmo Cadena
Hereford
Lauf Clinic
Miller Seed Co
Ernesto Cantu
E. Broadway
Fry Roofing Co
Weaver Adair
Plainview
Richard B. Lepps
Eard Sr. Oon
Lubbock Osteopath Hospital
Furrs, Inc
New Bill Killed as House Accepts Sisk Substitute
House action kills the administration home rule plan while approving Rep. B. F. Sisk's substitute 198 to 139 in a nonrecord vote and later 227 to 174 on roll call. Final passage totals run 283 to 117 with Democrats and Republicans split on the substitute amid strong opposition from home rule advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Sisk
Dcalif
Home
Charles McMathias Jr
R-Mad
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Albert
Sisk
Widow Swindled Of Another Nine Thousand Dollars
A St Louis widow Sylvia Heard aged 54 was duped again after a man posing as a detective showed her a photo and claimed to identify a previous swindler. He persuaded her to withdraw $9,000 in cash and then locked her in the basement with the money, following a $670 loss earlier in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Sylvia Heard
Front sweeps into Texas bringing cooler air and light showers
A swift cool front moved into Texas overnight, bringing light showers to the Panhandle, South Plains, and West Texas. Forecasters predicted cooler temperatures with a high in the upper 60s and a low near 40 tonight as winds ease and no significant rainfall was expected through Saturday.
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Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Wink
Dalhart
Amarillo
Midland
U.S
Mercury
Huh
Plains
Presidio
Realistic bank robbery chase ends with robber's capture
Footville State Bank president and son pursued a bandit who robbed the bank of 2000 dollars. A 70 mile chase across Illinois and Wisconsin involved 60 officers and two airplanes before Don Retzloff, 20, Beloit, Wis., surrendered after running out of gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Garrison
Footville State Bank
Don Retzloff
Beloit
Wis
Retzloff
Bank
W. A. Canary
Canary
Paul Canary
Maurice Bonaunet
Bonaunet
Janesville
Illinois
Paul
Canarys
Earthquakes Rock Commerce City Near Denver
Reports describe tremors felt in Commerce City an eastern suburb of Denver with the Denver fault active in the 1880s. Residents Mr and Mrs Le Roy Fields reported the shaking as part of a sequence from the quake region. A Tokyo note mentions Japanese interests seeking ore in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. le Roy Fields
Commerce City
Denver
Tokyo
Australia
PCG Directors Approve Cotton Research Plan for Area
A group of area areca producers proposes forming a West Texas cotton research foundation. Texas Tech officials express receptiveness and plan to use campus facilities without overlapping existing programs. The PCG board votes to advance the proposal to an executive committee for study and expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Green
Texas Tech
Gerald W. Thomas
Agriculture Department
Thomas
Texas Tech Foundation
Forkner
PCG
Crosby County
Wild life exhibit at fair aids education and shows
The fair features a mobile wildlife display run with San Antonio zoo support, aimed at educating youth and hunters about local species, including a note that snakes help control rats. Several game wardens answer questions as the exhibit travels to about 17 or 18 fairs yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg
Texas
San Antonio
Port Development Delayed by Overseas Sailor
Port Hueneme faces an $8 million project delay as landowner Otto Schimmel, now overseas in South Vietnam since 1963, refuses offers to sell. Director Arnold Peterson cites the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, preventing condemnation while the owner is abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Hueneme
Calif
Arnold Peterson
Fraternity to Pay City Taxes After Ruling
Sigma Nu Fraternity at the University of Texas will pay a $15,725.67 city tax bill without further court action after a jury found it did not qualify as tax exempt. The pool, study hall, and Bible classes cited by the fraternity were not deemed exempt activities.
Texas Foreman Recovers After Nine Months in Rehab
Days Work foreman for the Texas Highway Department spent eleven weeks in a hospital. He regained function after admission to Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center at Gonzales where therapists helped him read cards and relearn walking. His memory slowly returned, aided by his dedication and spiritual support.
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Tenance
Texas Highway Department
Warm Springs
Dobbins
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Cabell
Purcell
Patman
Thompson
Young
ULM
France
General Assembly
Houston Defenders
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Plains Cotton Growers Inc
W. L. Eddleman
Friona
Roy Forkner
J. D. Smith
Littlefield
Don Anderson
Crosbyton
Ringo
San Diego
Hite
Hunt
Wisconsin
Winnebago and
Stephenson
Rock County
Winnebago County
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David de Bruler
Mane
April Roenenberg
Don Johnson
Johnso
Briscoe
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Ed Dean
Secretary of Agriculture
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Fraternity
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