Supreme Court rules out prayer in public schools
The Supreme Court this week ruled it unconstitutional for New York to authorize a school prayer. The piece recalls the civilian view of the Court and contrasts past decisions with the current ruling, invoking World War II chaplains to argue against outlawing prayer.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
New York State
United States
Solomon
Job
Methusaleh
Supreme Courts
Unemployed Black Father as Feds’ Envy Target
A quotation notes the federal government’s alleged envy of a specific marginalized man: an unemployed Black father of three illegitimate children, uneducated, an ultra liberal Democrat, and a owner of a 10 acre cotton allotment.
Command Change At Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
During a Texas Press Association visit the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi held a change of command for Rear Admiral F. A. Brandley. A Marine collapsed on the parade ground, fell unconscious, and was carried away as fellow Marines maintained discipline.
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Armed Forces
Naval Air Training Base
Corpus Christi
Texas Press Association
F. A. Brandley
Naval Air Station
Like most Andrewsans we ap See SANDS page six
Fragmentary line from a local page asks readers to see SANDS on page six. The readable text offers little context or names beyond a city dialect cue.
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Sands
School Budget Gets Tentative On Board Cuts
The school board tentatively approved a $2.8 million budget for 1962-63 after cutting about $7,000 from principals requests. Final approval is set for August alongside a $1.87 tax rate per $100 evaluation, up 19 cents from last year mainly due to teacher raises and new high school costs. The board also plans to hire three to four educational consultants to evaluate the system in place of a new curriculum director.
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Supt
T. A. Roach
Joe Tidrow
Roach
See
Testimony Underway In Injury Case At 109th District Court
Testimony continued into the second week of the 109th District Court with Judge Russell Austin presiding. Tommy A. Brookshire seeks total disability for a 1961 rig accident while employed by Sharp Drilling, suing Standard Insurance for 14035 workers compensation. Jury selection occurred Tuesday. plaintiff's attorney presented testimony. defense was set to begin around 2 pm.
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109Th District Court
Russell Austin
Tommy A. Brookshire
Sharp Drilling Company
Standard Insurance Company
Kevin Terry
Johnny Terry
Andrews
S. T. Anderson
Kevin
Anderson
Andrews Country Club hosts annual Pro Am and Invitational golf start
The weekend Pro Am and Invitational at Andrews Country Club opens Friday with about 100 Pro Am entrants and 140 Invitational players. Entry fees run six dollars for pros and four for amateurs, with a fifteen dollar Invitational entry and five dollars for high school entrants. Ray Stoker of Odessa defends in the 32 player championship flight.
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Andrews Country Club
L. Brown
Andrews
S. A. Smith
Lecal
James Allred
Midland
L. Z. Brown
Ray Stoker
Odessa
County Chosen For Population Study In Texas
Andrews selected as one of ten Texas counties for an extensive Population Research Center study by the University of Texas. A research team will visit soon to collect data on local businesses, zoning, taxes and expenditures. Ra Belknap, director, notes the study will yield practical and scientific information for communities and the state.
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Andrews
Texas
Population Research Center
University of Texas
Ra Belknap
Cash stolen from milk distributor's home
Approximately $1000 in cash was taken from the home of Jimmy Tubbs a milk distributor at 400 N W 5th late Sunday night or early Monday. Tubbs told officers part of the money came from milk sales receipts.
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Jimmy Tubbs
N. W
Tubbs
Gandy Milk
Unusual 33 Year Old Davisson Leads Andrews Track Meet
Shirley Davisson a 33 year old Odessa man and former Los Angeles Striders member will headline Andrews summer recreation invitational at Mustang Stadium. He will compete in a special event alongside Odessa boys and top regional sprinters with prelimaries at 4 pm and finals at 7 pm as entrants from Monahans Odessa Lubbock Kermit and Colorado City gather.
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Shirley Davisson
Odessa
Andrews
Mustang Stadium
Davisson
Southwestern Portland Cement
Los Angeles Striders
Broad
Amarillo
Andrews High School
Ted Nelson
Max Goldsmith
Monahans
Lubbock
Kermit
Colorado City
Residents Would Use Commuter Air Service
A Chamber of Commerce transportation poll found local residents would fly Andrews to Terminal for non business trips about 90 times yearly and 154 times for business. Air freight workers would use the line 26 times weekly 33 times monthly and 105 times yearly.
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Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee
Andrews
Community industrial program seeks local self analysis
A local industrial committee led by Charlie Carruth plans a multi step effort to attract new industry to Andrews. The article outlines three goals: develop a prospectus to answer leaders questions, promote home grown or expanded industries, and prepare to lure new firms while a subcommittee explores local invention ideas.
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Andrews
Charlie Carruth
Chamber of Commerce Community Development Committee
Texas High Court orders new trial in Herring case
The Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously to set aside the sanity trial of Odessa teenager Mack Herring in the 1961 kiss-kill slaying of Elizabeth Jean Williams. The court ordered a new trial, deciding the jury must rule on sanity at the time of the homicide and at trial.
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Texas Supreme Court
Dan Sullivan
Odessa
Mack Herring
Elizabeth Jean Williams
High Court
109Th District
G. C. Olsen
Olsen
Sullivan
Herring
Winkler County
Warren Burnett
Supreme Court
Miss Williams
Water Usage Record Set in Andrews for May to June
A new water usage record was set in Andrews with 99,978,080 gallons used during May 20 through June 20. Despite extra rain, consumption spiked late in May and again on June 20, while mid month showers reduced usage to about 1.5 million to 4.6 million in peak days.
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Andrews
Sheriff Posse By-Laws Studied
A committee was chosen to draft by-laws for the Andrews County Sheriff Posse. Gordon Cox John North and Kenneth Jackson will prepare them. The posse has about 60 members and has received offers for out of town appearances. A flag was selected and ordered. Permanent officers are to be elected at the July 9 meeting.
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Andrews County
Gordon Cox
John North
Kenneth Jackson
Council Approves Remodel of City Hall and Pool Use
The city council approved about 600 for remodeling the old city hall for the city county health unit and allowed the summer recreation program to use the pool on weekday mornings for swimming lessons.
Postal Receipts Rise for Fiscal Year Totals
Postmaster Bob Luck reported local postal receipts reached $100,345.33 for the past year, up from $98,009.84 the year before, an increase of more than $2,300. The rise occurred for most of the year with a slight dip in the last four weeks.
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Bob Luck
Luck
Administrators Tour Significant New Schools Nationwide
Sixty school leaders from districts with over $2 billion in planned construction will tour new facilities across the United States. The eight day airborne workshop, funded by a Stanford EdFL grant, travels to Andrews on July 13 and includes Wayland Massachusetts and other sites in Maryland Kansas Texas Nevada California.
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San Angelo
Tex
Clark County
Nevada
Coving
Calif
Massachusetts
California
Educational Facilities Laboratories
Tnc
Stanford
School of Education
EFL
Ford Foundation
Tech
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