Turnout heavy in spots in 50 area elections
Near record turnout across the South Plains produced mixed results in 50 area municipal elections. Incumbents in several towns were defeated by newcomers while others, including Meldon Leslie and H. B. McCord Jr., were re-elected or retained in a climate of apparent voter discontent. Local upsets occurred in Post Idalou Friona Morton Kermit Jayton Plains Seminole Seagraves Petersburg Hale Center Slaton and others.
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Nixon Policy On Chin as Draws Fire From Taiwan
Chow Shu-kai Taiwan foreign minister blasts President Nixon for relaxing ties with mainland China and hints at limits on concessions. He argues Peking will reject overtures to keep independence from Washington and Moscow and opposes any two China plan at the UN amid U.S. policy reviews.
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Bolivians Report Revolt Planned Arrests Spark Coup Talk
Bolivia's Interior Minister announces arrests of a subversive group named the National Revolutionary Movement claiming rightist factions and U.S. officers attended a meeting. The movement issues a communique asserting Gen. Torres regime nears collapse while Victor Paz Istenssoro remains in Peru.
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Services Pending For Ludvik Maly
Ludvik Maly 72 of 2918 Autourn Street died about 9 05 p m Saturday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital after an extended illness. Services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors. Survived by wife Java and five stepdaughters including Mrs Mary Alwine Mrs Pat Sanders Mrs Viola Grace Mrs Sue Simpson all of Lubbock and Mrs Aline Studer of Seymour.
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Autourn St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
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Java
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Lubbock
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Seymour
Incumbent Bill Davidson Wins Re election to Kress Council
Incumbent Bill Davidson was re elected to the Kress City Council. Davidson secured another term as the city votes conclude, preserving experience on the council.
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Kress City
Wolfworth
G. A. Edwards Jr
Bill Pannell
C. W
Slim) Schellinger
Don Bell
Newsman Seali Joins Nixon Staff as Consultant
Veteran diplomatic correspondent John A. Scali is joining President Nixon's staff as a full time consultant in San Clemente California. He will work across domestic and foreign policy and focus on improving administration communications with the public. He will not join press secretary Ronald Ziegler's staff. Scali has been with ABC since 1961 and worked for AP for 17 years before that.
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John A. Seali
Nixon
Sealii
Ronald L. Ziegler
American Broadcasting Co
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Local race results with several incumbents win seats
In a high turnout Saturday, McGalliard tallying 18 and David B. Crawford with L1 votes. Incumbent mayor Ransom Gallaway ran unopposed among 127 total votes. Incumbent Meldon Leslie defeated E. T. Cloe 473 to 17. City Council seats go to H. B. McCord Jr. with 390 votes and Edd Hamilton with 338 votes out of 672 cast.
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Lid
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Walter Cunningham
Glen Reeves Jr
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Hubert Lewis
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Ror Chisum Kyle
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Robert Hall
Mike Owen
Robert Koonce
Monroe Davis
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Alene Willams
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Gene E. Schoenrock
Billy Joe Brown
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Don Watkins
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Dick Kephart
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Tulsa council winners in three unopposed races
Sam H. Murff and Olan Alexander won re election with 90 and 91 votes while Darwyn Metcalf secured a first term with 93 votes in Tulsa city council races. The three uncontested contests drew 274 total votes per City Secretary Faye Cox.
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Darwyn Metcalf
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City Council Winners Named In Saturday Vote
Jackie Bishop led the local council race with 32 votes, Jimmy Coleman 28, Jerry Don Ross 2, Henderson and Chuck Eplens tied with 10 votes each, Alfred Clary 17, for a total of 45. Mayor Victor Stlenhauser ran unopposed and received 32 votes.
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Jerry Don Ross Wi
Jimmy Coleman
Henderson
Chuck Eplens
Alfred Clary
Victor Stlenhauser
Trashy bricks proposed to curb waste and housing needs
Certain-teed Products announces Tekbriks bricks made from 90 to 96 percent inorganic waste including mine refuse glass slag and oyster shells. A Bahamas plant reportedly produces 3000 Tekbriks per hour and costs could be 20 to 30 percent less than traditional bricks selling around $85 per thousand.
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Margins Decide Independent Status For County Districts
Voters in several areas approved or rejected local measures as incumbents lost in city council and trustee races. Slaton elected Bland Tomlinson as mayor over Jonas Cain and Bart Diaz, with Dr. David Hughes not seeking reelection. Morton approved a city sales tax 118 to 79 amid heavier turnout.
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Unopposed Municipal Races Across Area Towns
Incumbents in multiple towns faced no opposition as elections concluded. Cities including Aspermont Crosbyton Estelline Vyloyda Lockney Lorenzo Matador Olton Shallowater Silverton Stanton Wolfworth and others re elected mayors and council members without challengers.
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Claude Brown
Lester Carter
Charman Davis
Lorenzo
W. C. Cherry
al Gumbrun
Tommy McGee
Fire alarms report multiple blazes and minor damages across city
Firefighters doused a blaze at Mrs Ed Farbee’s 1305 60th St home caused by a gas heater. Saturday alarms included fence fires at Don McCown 2504 62nd St and Edith Allred 2501 62nd St, a fridge short at Odell Lowe 3204 30th St, several fence fires on 30th and Beech Aves, a grass fire at Lake Ransom Canyon, and a rekindle at Woods Scrap Metal 1912 Ave F. No major injuries or totals reported.
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Ed Farbee
60Th St
62Nd St
Don McCown
Edith Allred
30Th St
Odell Lowe
Roy Thomas
Beech Ave
H. J. Barnett
M. Hernandez
48Th St
Orland Butler
Lake Ransom Canyon
Woods
33Rd St
Kenneth Snapp
63Rd St
Peace Corps to send 100 volunteers to Malaysia this fall
About 100 U S Peace Corps volunteers will arrive in Malaysia this fall to replace a similar number due to leave a Peace Corps official said the move is part of regular staffing rotations within the program.
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Women win five school board seats in area elections
In Saturday trustee races across 8 South Plains districts, five women won seats in Estelline Floydada Hale Center Lamesa and Midland while losses occurred in Bovina Lockney Loop Lorenzo Seagraves and Tahoka. Turnout reached 2147 at Andrews with incumbents reelected and new members added.
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S. P. Echols
Ellison Tom
Henry Mohr
Jim Foster
Shallowater
Jay Stanton
Bennie James
Courtney Cowden
Joe Dominey
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Union
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Bill R. Reid
Slaton
Don Kendrick
Tommy Davis
GE Electric Tractor Display At Rural Electric Meet
The Lighthouse ee group showcased an all electric tractor from General Electric at their annual meet in Tulia. About 975 members attended as officers and directors for the Rural Electric Agency cooperative were elected, with incumbents re-elected including Herman King as president and Clarence Rathel as vice president. The cooperative serves Floyd, Hale, Briscoe, Dickens, Motley, Crosby and Swisher counties.
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Swisher Counties
City Man Fatally Shot in Residence Altercation
Jesse Lee Fleming, 29, of Lubbock, died after a 10:30 p.m. Saturday shooting at a residence on Avenue D. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital. Peace Justice Wayne Le Grox ruled homicide. A 19-year-old African American man surrendered at the sheriff's office shortly after the incident.
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Lubbock
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Wayne le Grox
Hospitals Towns Name Directors To Boards
Several hospital districts in South Plains counties held elections Saturday for board seats. Names and vote totals include Charlies Long and J Farris Fish, unopposed Lynn County appointees, Jay Hale and W F Daniel, Caprock District, and Bailey County incumbents Lewis Locker McGuire ahead of April 6 Terry Memorial election with Wayne Ratliseau contesting.
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Charlie Brown
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J L Waggoner Rites Planned
Jesse Lee Waggoner 87 died Friday night at West Plains Memorial Hospital He moved to Muleshoe in 1940 from O Donnell was a retired farmer and Woodmen of the World member Services set for 3 p m today at Singleton Ellis Funeral Home Chapel of the Chimes with Rev J B Fowler officiating Burial will be at Bailey County Memorial Park Cemetery Survivors include two sons Clyde and Lloyd of Muleshoe two daughters Mrs Eugene Black of Muleshoe and Mrs Effie Evans of O Donnell a sister Mrs Henry West of Cleburne 14 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild
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John H Barnes Rites Planned for Crosbyton Resident
Services for John H Barnes 63 will be held at 2 30 p m Monday in the King Funeral Home Chapel Crosbyton with the Rev Ernest Stewart officiating Burial will be in Crosbyton Cemetery He died Friday in Galveston after a lengthy illness Survivors include two daughters Mrs Wallace Shipman Spur and Mrs Douglas Butler Lubbock a son Johnnie Lakewood California two sisters Mrs Delbert Fowler Avenal California and Mrs Fred Lewis Pueblo Colorado a brother Kenneth Burbank California grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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Spur
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Pueblo, Colo
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