Johnsons Wedding Lyn da Bird Johnson to Marine Captain Robb
Lynda Bird Johnson married Marine Captain Charles Robb in the White House East Room during a Christmas season ceremony. President Johnson, in a tremulous voice, said the mother and I gave her away as the couple exchanged rings and vows. The brief service lasted about six minutes with George Hamilton in attendance.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
Charles
Robb
White House
Vietnam
George Hamilton
Johnson
Gerald N. McAllister
Lynda
Luci Johnson Nugent
LBJ Ranch
Johnson City
Tex
Concrete-Weighted Bodies Found In Canal In Florida
Two young women in frilly bathing suits and jewelry were found dead in Whisky Creek Canal Hollywood Florida. Authorities say they were bound with concrete blocks and tied with electrical cord, likely killed in a boat and dumped Friday. Autopsies describe multiple stab wounds a chest wound and head blows, with one victim shot near the heart. Police note robbery unlikely and identify remains only after next of kin is traced.
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Hollywood, Fla
UPI
Whisky Creek Canal
Underworld
South Florida
Gold Coast
Hollywood
Fred Rohloff
Rohloff
Broward County
R. K. ‘Haugen
Haugen
Whisky Creek
Thermonuclear Gasbuggy Test Set at Farmington New Mexico
A 12.5 million quart explosive will detonate 4240 feet underground in Carson National Forest 55 miles east of Farmington at 10 am CST. The project aims to prove nuclear stimulation can unlock tight rock formations to greatly increase natural gas reserves, with sponsors AEC El Paso Natural Gas Co and the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
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Farmington, N.M
Carson National Forest
Farmington
Alamogordo
Atomic Energy Commission
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Colorado
el Paso Natural Gas Co
U.S. Bureau of Mines
el Paso
AEC
U.S. Public Health Service
Fake Groveton Doctor Jailed On Forgery Charge
Story reports a pseudo physician from Groveton jailed for forgery and having served a term in Louisiana. It notes local legal action and outcomes with sparse details. A separate item hints at a magician Harp Claus playing a magic harp to charm snakes to aid a tiny friend, described as part of a series.
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Groveton
Louisiana
Claus
Yanks Hurl Back Cong In Fierce Sunday Fight
U S troops repelled a Viet Cong mortar and ground assault on a base 50 miles north of Saigon. More than 100 Communists were reportedly killed as the attack failed. One American was killed and 10 to 15 wounded.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Mekorng Delta
Rice Field
Delta
Bong Son
South
Justice Department to Prosecute Draft Law Violations in Protests
A joint statement by Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey and Attorney General Ramsey Clark announced a special criminal unit to prosecute violations of Selective Service laws during antiwar demonstrations. They pledged lawful protesters incur no penalties, while those who aid evasion or violently interfere with the draft face prosecution.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Lewis B. Hershey
Ramsey Clark
Hershey
Clark and
Selective Services
Vietnam
Quipster: Political Plums From Clever Grafting
The Quipster notes that political plums are grown not from seeds but through clever grafting. It suggests that effective ideas arise from strategic alliances and careful blending of sources.
Snowbound Permian Basin Sees Snow and Cold
A cold front swept the Permian Basin with snow and freezing temps. Snow and blowing snow created hazards as high winds reached 36 mph. Odessa reported minor accidents while Alpine and Big Bend areas saw 1 to 4 inches of snow. Temperatures fell to the 20s and 10s with rising temps and no significant precipitation expected tomorrow.
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Permian Basin
Texas Department of Public Safety
West Texas
Weather Bureau
Guadalupe
Davis Mountains
Mercury
Big Bend National Park
Alpine
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Department of Public Safety
Odessa
van Horn
Marfa
Rankin
Pecos
Andrews
Hobbs
N. M
Big Bend
Terminal
Panhandle
Texas
Beaumont
Huntsville
Palestine
Ham
Transplanted Heart Patient Shows Early Recovery
Cape Town doctors report Louis Washkansky, 55, continues to gain after a week since receiving a heart transplant. Enhanced drug therapy and cobalt radiation aim to curb possible immune rejection as the patient leaves his sterile room for treatment sessions and remains in hospital care.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Marius Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
Christian
Noted Singer Jimmie Rodgers Faces Critical Brain Surgery
The folk singer Jimmie Rodgers age 33, known for Honeycomb, was rushed into surgery after a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage. He had earlier undergone a four hour operation to remove a blood clot and was reportedly improving before a Friday night setback.
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Glendale, Calif
Rodgers
San Diego
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