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les, new were re-asr. The its con-i set at I 19 prices a yeart It cost $12 74 to services 7 49 era.!it nearly) [he auto-1 ■nt indus !Old PartyEndorsesCandidatesincreases iges are ill of the b enough justify alid about those at v plants, hour payit fnrmu* workers and the usand in it hourly ets.itv com ics, said to new t for the [ Augustiti* e sta dex,” hed severear\ and ind werese in theid girls ts were ■ales and ?s by anlaid less '5, most although st fresh x pensivetlonwhose for re-the l.a District ml elecMoore, Dr V.y as in-id notn given le Inde-ty The?v tously idd not red forappre-\nne in saidve needThree incumbent candidates for the Laredo Independent School Board, three new trustee candidates for the Webb County School Board, trustees for five county common school districts, and the candidacy of State Senator Henry B. Gonzalez as U.S. Senator to succeed Lyndon B Johnson have been endorsed by Webb County's Independent Club.Announcement of the endorsements was made this morning by Mayor J. C. Martin Jr., Independent Club president. He said the action was taken at a meeting of the Independent Ciub Executive Committee and Board of Directors held Monday evening.All endorsed candidates will receive full Independent Club support at the school trustee elections on April 1 and the special senatorial election scheduled April 4, Mayor Martin said.The three incumbent candidates endorsed for the Laredo Independent School Board are Dr V. L. Puig Jr , Francisco J. Flores, and Mervil M. Moore.‘The Laredo IndependentSchool District is now facing facility expansion problems and consolidation proposals calling for the expcrierce, knowledge of school affairs and the leadership offered by these three incumbent candidates.” Martin said.“The Independent Club feels that election of all three candidates to another term of office w ill best serve our public education program in Laredo and the present and future welfare of the city’s school children.Toward this end and to assure efficient, progressive operations of our County School Board and cur common school districts, the Independent Club will actively support all candidates endorsed for city County School Board, and common school district posts in the coming trustee elections.”All candidates endorsed for citv, county, and common school district trustee posts filed as independent candidates Monday.'The three trustee candidates endorsed for the County School Board arc new aspirants for posts on the hoard. They are:Trustee at arge Fermtn de la Garza: Trustee, Commissioner’s Precinct -No l Sergio Laurel: Trustee Commissioner’s Precinct (Continued on Page 4)
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Laredo Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Tue, Feb 28, 1961
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