Deadlocked school board reveals liberal conservative split
The board's three to three tie on Jim Brown's replacement exposes a coast to coast struggle between liberal and conservative blocs. With Brown's resignation, Morgan Tom and Baker align conservative while Sullivan Echols back liberal, Foster often with liberals. Voters will decide in April.
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Jim Brown
Odessa
Brown
Morgan
Tom
Baker
Sullivan
Echols
Foster
Hospital Rate Increases Approved By Permian General Board
Permian General Hospital raised room rates with semi private at 21.00 per day private at 24.00 and suites at 30.00 while merit raises were approved. The board contracted Richerd and Associates for a new physical therapy wing as audit shows 328. The depreciation 64763 and uncollectible receivables 73430 affected net income. Jess Pittman presided, William Lowe presented the audit with all members present.
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Permian General Hospital
Richerd
Jess Pittman
Wiliam Lowe
America Built on Trust Says Evangelist at Rotary Meeting
Reggie Goff, a naturalized American Methodist evangelist, told Andrews Rotary and Downtown Lions that America was founded on trust and has slipped. He warned freedom of speech is being violated as protests rise in a country with limited rights. He cited forefathers who faced hard times in building a better world.
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America
Reggie Goff
Andrews Rotary
Downtown Lions
Goff
Mayor Wilkins Resigns in Andrews Move Sealy to Post
Mayor Jimmy Wilkins resigned after a three year term citing increased personal business and time away from home. The City Council will consider filling the vacancy with Sealy, effective December 31, 1968, amid ongoing municipal affairs.
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Wilkins
Sealy
Jimmy Wilkins
Andrews
Middle East
Cabot Corporation
Fragmented OCR piece lists local business names and people
In an unclear OCR fragment the text references Edna's Jewelry and Drug stores, several named shops such as The Little n's Jewelry, Western Auto, and Wacker's, plus individuals including Susan Elam and Sam Griffith. Page 6 appears as catalog-like stray text.
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Tence Martin Ill Lowe
Edna
3Riggs
Little N’s Jewelry, Drug
Anlis, Wacker’s
K Motor Co
Western Auto
Commercial 7Stell
Flow- Idsmobile
Speechless speech students halted en route to Lubbock
A bus of speech and debate students was stopped by Seminole law enforcement while en route to an invitational in Lubbock. Officers cooperated with the local sheriff to contact John Hogue, the coach, as Elaine Ellinger had just won the VFW Voice of Democracy district contest in Andrews. The taped winning speech needed to reach state qualifiers by Friday, and the tape was located and mailed.
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Lubbock
Seminole
John Hogue
Andrews
Elaine Ellinger
Hogue
Mr. Hogue
Dispatchers Dolores Seay and Ann Seay Help Nab Fugitive
Dolores Seay and Ann Seay were longtime dispatchers who once tailed a southbound fugitive from Andrews. They alerted the sheriff’s office and followed the car with Ann driving and Dolores on the microphone. The pursuit ended with arrests, prompting Dolores to laugh and say they could not print more.
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Ann Seay
Andrews
Ann
Dolores
Sheriff's Office
Andrews Cagers Win Opener in AAA Invitational
Andrews High School defeated Lewisville Farmers 57 to 30 to open the AAA invitational. Rocky Raburn led Andrews with 14 points, followed by Mark Bader with 13 and Johnny Hatcher with 10. Fort Stockton, Lamesa, Pecos, and Levelland posted other tournament results as coach Edd Farmer led the event.
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Mustangs
Lewisville Farmers
Andrews
Mustang
Rocky Raburn
Mark Bader
Johnny Hatcher
Gary Cox
Sammy Lee
Johnny Horton
Steve Rose
Cliff Fruge
Mike Rutledge
Sammy Clayton
Levelland
Monahans
Mike Dukes
Freddie King
Lamesa
Pecos
Tornadoes
Brent Minnix
Tornados
Willie Hay
Fredric Carter
Bobby Ephriam
Fort Stockton
Canyon
Dee Broyles
Panthers
Jackie Thrasher
Edd Farmer
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