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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1968
Page
1
Violence flares as leaders slain and Kennedy shot sparks debate
Violence resurfaces with another political leader killed. In Andrews, residents condemn the Kennedy shooting while defending the right to choose. The piece notes widespread public sorrow and calls for open debate without violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Bobby Kennedy
Leading experts weigh national mood after senator's death
Psychologists and researchers from Emory Harvard Stanford and other institutions describe a tense climate of rising violence, public despair, and political agitation. They warn violence may spread as a coping mechanism and question whether any lasting policy response will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernhard Kempler
Emory University At
Atlanta
King
Kennedy
Stephen Groshart
Los Angeles
Leon Eisenberg
Harvard Medical School
Ernest Dichter
Institute For Motivational Research
Croton
N. Y
Dichter
Stanford University
Kenneth Prewitt
Jack Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Fort Worth audience heard forthright Kennedy prophecy
Jeanne Dixon told Fort Worth women in March that tragedy would strike Robert Kennedy before he became Democratic nominee. The private audience included Mrs. Jim Wright and Mrs. Preston Smith among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Dixon
Fort Worth
Robert Kennedy
Jim Wright
Preston Smith
Sands
Rodeo Starts June 12 With Four-Night Show in Andrews
The AJRA approved rodeo opens Wednesday afternoon with a 3:30 parade downtown. Four nights June 12 to 15 include opening night at 8 p.m. Cecil Waggoner says the Andrews County Sheriff's Posse and Ladies Auxiliary sponsor the event. A barbecue follows the parade at Pioneer Park. Linda Blackburn of St Vrain New Mexico will attend with ten queen candidates riding in the parade and grand entry. the new queen is crowned June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Waggoner
Andrews County Sheriff's Posse
Pioneer Park
Rodeo
Linda Blackburn
St. Vrain
New Mexico
Billie Dale Guest
Rotary Club
Judy Moxley
J. W. Moxley
The
Jaycee’s
Melissa Rosser
L. S. Rosser
Permian General Hospital
Cynthia Lee
Calvin Wesch Named Acting District Attorney
Governor John Connally appointed Calvin Wesch to fill the unexpired term of Don Nugent who was killed last month in Kermit. Wesch won the primary runoff and was tapped to serve the remainder of the year with the appointment announced by telegram Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Connally
Calvin Wesch
Don Nugent
Kermit
Wesch
Five Youths Attend Camp at Hoblitzelle
The Andrews County and Andrews Salvation Army Service Unit will send five youths to Camp Hoblitzelle for a week starting June 9. The boys Andy Lisenbee Luther Murphrey Jr Gary Lynn Broyles Billy Morgan and Dan Rushing will travel by charter bus and join about 800 others from 313 units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County
Salvation Army Service Unit
Midlothian
Manning
Andy Lisenbee
Luther Murphrey, Jr
Gary Lynn Broyles
Billy Morgan
Dan Rushing
Hoblitzelle
Camp Hoblitzelle
Texas
Salvation Army
Pre Trial Hearings In County Court Friday
Pre trial hearings were held Friday morning before Judge Roy Bennett in the county court with jury cases to begin Tuesday at 9 30 a m. The docket lists defendants including Tommy Jackson for defrauding with worthless checks and several DWI cases among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bennett
Tommy Jackson
Margie Honey
Jack D. Clements
Luther Clint Westbrook
Thomas Ketchersid
Robert
Improvised Saturday Practice Defense Alert In City
The semi annual practice defense alert occurred Saturday morning thanks to local doctors officials state guard boy scouts hospital staff and ambulance service. An incorrect announcement moved the event to Saturday prompting an impromptu alert as sirens sounded at 8 a.m. The sheriff’s dispatcher handled the surge of calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Guard
Boy Scouts
Prairie Dogs A'Movin' In Andrews City Park
Mary Carpenter reports on prairie dogs in Andrews city and county efforts to establish a tourist attraction. Initial captures scattered within 15 minutes, fences failed, new pens and netting tried, dogs vanished into tall rye grass, and officials remain hopeful as one nervous animal appears in the enclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Carpenter
Andrews
Joe Allbright
Jay Moxley
Len Wilson
James Roberts
Prairie Dog Town
Prairie Dog
Posse Wins Another Trophy in Lamesa Rodeo Parade
Andrews County sheriffs posse earned second place in the Lamesa Rodeo parade with Martin County taking first and Scurry third among ten entries. It marked the posse’s third trophy this rodeo season after wins at Sweetwater and Carlsbad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews’ County
Fires Across The Region Short, Rapidly Extinguished
Over the past week a theater fire at the Tenneco Oil Lease seven miles out on the Kermit Highway occurred Monday. A car fire on the Odessa highway followed Tuesday at 1 a.m. A second car fire on the Eunice highway appeared Friday at 5 p.m. A stove fire at 501 NE 6th was reported Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. All incidents were quickly extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenneco
Kermit Highway
Odessa
Eunice
501
NE 6Th
Car Wreck Leads to Arrest of Immigrant Drivers
A two-vehicle collision on SW Ave near SW 7th resulted in the arrest of two illegal Mexican nationals after a panel truck backed into a parked car. Israel Martinez Garcia and passenger Samuel Trevino were handed to border patrol. Garcia faced citations for improper backing and no driver license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Mexico
Israel Martinez Garcia
Mexico
H. B. Latham
Morris Brown
Garcia
Samuel Emilio
Samuel Trevino
Alton Grant
F. B. Brooks
205 Ave. C
Weldon Monroe
Grant
Planes At Andrews County Airport In May
Andrews County Airport hosted 114 planes in May drawing aircraft from 24 Texas cities and ten other states. Five business meetings were held at the airport while May temperatures peaked at 100 degrees on Memorial Day. The month saw six days over 90, a low of 49 on May 20, a high wind of 65 mph on May 9, and total rainfall of 1.93 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County
Texas
B. G. Bridges
Weather Slows Mosquito Growth This Week
City health officer Jimmy Bearden says hot dry days slow mosquito growth while light rain created a few puddles. He urges residents to remove rubbish and containers from vacant lots to eliminate breeding sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Bearden
Bearden
City Slurry Seal Project Finishes for 80 Blocks
A cooperative city county slurry seal program improved over 80 blocks across 35 locations this summer including NW 1st NW 8th NW 9th NW 10th NW 11th and surrounding streets. City engineer selects future improvements with additional work planned next summer and at several intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Addi
West Broadway
Plan for All Night Gospel Sing in Mustang Stadium
Andrews County Chamber of Commerce plans an all night gospel sing at Mustang Stadium on June 29. Ministers across West Texas were invited to support the first event of its kind in the region, expected to draw crowds up to 25 000 from surrounding states. Performers include the Blackwood Brothers from Memphis and the Willis Family among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustang Stadium
Andrews County Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Blackwood Brothers
Memphis
Andrews to Host Highway 80 Tennis Tourney
Plans underway for Andrews to host the Highway 80 tennis tournament on July 24 as part of a traveling tour. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event with tennis coaches serving as general chairmen. Harold Cox chairs the chamber sports committee and led a planning meeting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Chamber of Commerce
Arold Cox
Chamber Sports Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jill Vining
Cynthia Jean Barnes
Cynthia Anne Smith
Sandie Vining
Debra Jean Cox
Diane Prince
Susie Baucom
Linda McWilliams
Prairie Dogs
Posse
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