Ammunition Haul Found After Khe Sanh Action
U S Marines and 1st Air Cavalry report locating over 100 enemy bodies in the Khe Sanh area as North Vietnamese forces abandon supplies. The find includes a damaged armored truck, explosives, more than 1,500 rockets and mortar shells and 50 000 rounds of ammunition abandoned amid the relief push.
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Saigon
UPS
Khe Sanh
U.S
South Vietnam
Kontum
Dak To
Hue
Qui Nhon
T H Dawson Dies Rites Set Thursday
T H Heck Dawson aged 62 of 2122 28th Street died 12 10 p m Tuesday at Methodist Hospital after an extended illness. Services Thursday 10 a m at W W Rix Chapel with Rev J T Bolding officiating Burial in Englewood Cemetery Slaton. Survived by wife Oma Faye son Danny Houston daughter Linda Johe Suffolk England brother W H Slaton five grandchildren Pallbearers named.
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T. H
Heck) Dawson
28Th St
Methodist
W. W. Rix
J.T. Bolding
First Baptist Church
Englewood
Slaton
Dawson
Keebler Co
Bowman Biscuit Co
C. C. Caldwell Dies Former Lubbock Resident
Services for C. C. Caldwell 72 will be held at 4 p.m. today at Sanders Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Andrew Jumper officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. He had lived in Eunice New Mexico about six years and ran theatres in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs John Moxley of Lubbock two sisters Mrs Roy Longest of Plainview and Mrs Leo Elkin of Costa Mesa California and two granddaughters. Pallbearers include Melvin Tonge Jim Brannam Dr James Reynolds Leete Jackson Jr Robert Teal and John C. Byers.
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C. C. Caldwell
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home Memorial Chapel
Andrew Jumper
First Presbyterian Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Caldwell
Eunice
N. M
Lea General Hospital
West Texas
New Mexico
John Moxley
Roy Longest
Plainview
Leo Elkin
Costa Mesa
Calif
Melvin Tonge
Jim Brannam
James Reynolds
Leete Jackson Jr
Robert Teal
John C. Byers
Father of Area Residents Dies
Charlie C. Lusby 91 father of two South Plains residents died Monday in an Arlington hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. today at the First Methodist Church of Gordon with burial in Ressell Chapel Cemetery. Survivors: Norvall Lusby Arlington Norman Lusby San Angelo Amy Craig Plainview Norma Morris Lubbock John Powers Valley Mills Texas.
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Arlington
Charlie C. Lusby
South Plains
First Methodist Church
Gordon
Ressell Chapel
Moore Funeral Home
Lusby
Hope
Ark
Norvall Lusby
Norman Lusby
San Angelo
Amy Craig
Plainview
Norma Morris
Lubbock
John Powers
Valley Mills
Tex
Edgar Owings Funeral Slated
Edgar Owings 50 longtime arena resident died at 6 a m Tuesday in Colonial Nursing Home Lubbock after extended illness Services set for 4 p m Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev Dale Dozier officiating Burial in Terrace Cemetery Mason Funeral Home in charge Survivors include brothers Warren San Angelo Fred Post and sisters Mrs Willie Goodgain Post and Mrs Dorothy Kingst on Lubbock
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Post
Edgar Owings
Arena
Colonial
Mobilization Bill Urged By Thieu
President Thieu urged the South Vietnam House to quickly pass a general mobilization bill. He said peace talks require show of strength and indicated the draft age may extend from 18 to 40 with recalls of reservists and veterans. The move would add to a planned 135,000 man increase, potentially surpassing one million in arms.
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Saigon
Neuyen van Thieu
House of Representatives
South Vietnam
Ams
Mrs Florence Vinyard Rites Arranged in New Mexico
Mrs Florence Mable Vinyard 86 of Texico New Mexico will have services at 3 pm today at Hamlin Memorial Methodist Church with Rev Hardin Adkins officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Terrace Memorial Park under Steed Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. She was a music teacher active in local circles. Survived by husband W W and a nephew and two nieces.
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Texico
N. M
Florence ‘Mable Vinyard
Hamlin Memorial Methodist Church
Hardin Adkins
Sunset Terrace Memorial Park
Steed-Todd Funeral Home
Clovis
Winyard
Monlday Oat Clovis Memorial Hospital
W. W
DRUM MAJOR FOR PEACE DAYLONG RITES IN ATLANTA
Funeral for Martin Luther King Jr. drew a vast procession through the city as mourners filled a 1300-seat church and a graveside ceremony. Notables including Mrs. John F. Kennedy and Senators Kennedy attended while National Guardsmen were airlifted to the Atlanta area. Mrs. King maintained composure as the crypt was closed.
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George J. Hearn
Georgia
Atlanta
King
Hearn
Morehouse
Benjamin Mays
Martin Luther King
Mays
Martin Luther King Jr
Mrs. King
Wicks Sr. Pioneer Lawyer Dies at 82 in Crosbyton
Ralls lawyer L. A. Wicks Sr. dies at 82 after a long career shaping land abstracts and real estate in Crosbyton and Ralls. Survived by three sons Lloyd Jr S E and W W and four grandchildren. Remembered for his role in local land cases and civic work. The Warren Commission spent 10 months inquiring into Kennedy’s assassination.
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L. A. Wicks Sr
Pioneer Area
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy and King Widows Share Comfort in Atlanta
Mrs. John F. Kennedy visited Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta on Tuesday for a private five minute talk in the King home before the funeral. Kennedy wore black silk and signed the guest book with Rachel Mellon present. She spoke softly to King family friends and the four King children gathering for the service.
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Atlanta
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Funeral services for Mrs Dora Fant in Lubbock chapel
Mrs Dora M Fant 77 dies at St Merys Hospital after heart ailment. Services set for 10 a m Thursday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev David Ray. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include three daughters, a son, 11 grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Dora M. Fant
Sanders Memorial Chapel
David Ray
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Fant
Lubbock
Stephenville
Floyd Honey
30Th St
Henry Clark
28Th St
Melvin Clingan
Topeka
Kan
Elmer Davis
58Th St
Holy Week Reflections Amid Jerusalem’s Passover Tensions
The meditation recalls Jesus at the Last Supper with Judas’s betrayal foretold in John 13 21. Nicodemus steps forward to defend Christ before the Sanhedrin as the crowd’s focus shifts to the Passover. Judas is seized by Satan as foes plot to end Jesus life with tension in Jerusalem.
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John
Jerusalem
Nicodemus
Christ
Sanhedrin
Judas Satan
Julien C, Hyer
Funeral for Stella Lightfoot Held in Earth Church
Stella Mae Lightfoot aged 78 died in South Plains Hospital Andrews after a six day illness. Services were held at 3 p.m. in the Church of Christ with Wilburn Dennis officiating. Burial followed in Earth Cemetery. Survivors include a son Clarence of Hayward California two daughters Melba Shelton of San Leandro and Mrs George Kasinger of Earth two sisters and three brothers eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons.
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EARTH
Stella Mae Lightfoot
South Plains Hospital
Andrews
Church of Christ
Wilburn Dennis
The
Parson-Ellis
Howe
Lightfoot
Clarence
Hayward
Calif
Melba Shelton
San Leandro
George Kasinger
Ida Jones
Wagner
Okla
Ethel Garrett
Roscoe
Dave Conway
Gorman
Will Conway
Clinton Conway
Childress
Services Today For Mrs. Kube
Mrs Amanda Mathilda Kube 61 died Monday after an apparent heart attack. Funeral 2:30 p.m. at St John s Lutheran Church Lariat with Rev Herbert Peiman. Burial Bailey County Memorial Park. Survived by husband Albert son Martin of Farwell five sisters and three brothers.
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Muleshoe
Amanda Mathilda Kube
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Lariat
Herbert Peiman
Bailey County Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral Home
Kube
Progress
Oklahoma Lane
Albert
Martin
Farwell
F. B. Stovall
Cedar Hill
Ester
Kelm
Malone
Alma Moss
Seguin
Clara
Weiser
Devine
Selma Wagner
Clovis
Gerhardt Graf
Marion Graf
Pearsall
Alvin Graf
San Antonio
Mrs Carpenter's Rites Thursday
Mrs Effie Brooks Carpenter 85 longtime Cottle County resident died at Richard Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Services set for 2 p m at Christ Church with Don Tarbet. burial in Dumont Cemetery. Surviving: daughter in law Lorene Carpenter Artesia New Mexico nine grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and 15 great great grandchildren.
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Paducah
Effie Brooks Carpenter
Cottle County
Richard Memorial Hospital
Church of Christ
Don Tarbet
Dumont Cemetery
Norris Funeral Home
Lorene Carpenter
Artesia
N. M
Locke urges Texas leadership in campaign stop
Gubernatorial candidate Eugene Locke calls leadership essential to voice Texas in national councils. He outlines plans to tap the Mississippi River for West Texas water, form a 2000 member task force funded by private foundations, and expand riot control and vocational education. Locke, a former ambassador to Pakistan and deputy ambassador to South Vietnam, cites polls and travels through Brownfield to Abilene. He and his wife have three children.
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Voice of
Texas
Eugene Locke
Lubbock
Villa Inn
South Plains
West Texas
Mississippi River
Council of Governors
New Orleans
Dallas
Brownfield
Odessa
Midland
Big Spring
Snyder
Abilene
Obituary notices for Ayers Webb Holloway Bryson
Obituaries for Elmer Lee Ayers Jr 65 of Lockney Rosie P Webb 84 of Littlefield Claude R Holloway 88 of Clovis and Charles E Bryson 83 of Aspermont. Services set today or Thursday at local chapels churches with burial in local cemeteries. multiple survivors noted.
H. A. Lamb's Funeral Today
Services for Henry Alton Lamb Sr., 61, will be at 2:30 p.m. today at First Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Hobson and Cecil Williams officiating. Burial in Morton Memorial Cemetery. Lamb died at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday in Cochran Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He lived in Morton since 1945 and farmed in the area. survived by two sons H. A. Jr. and A. R. of Morton, two daughters Marie Dobson and Dorothy Bedwell of Morton, two sisters Vera Flowers of Ralls and KE T. Cluck of Monday, two brothers W. E. and Velma of Ralls, and 11 grandchildren.
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Morton
Henry Alton Lamb Sr
First Missionary Baptist Church
Bill Hobson
Cecil Williams
East Side Church
Josephine
H. A. Jr
A.R
Marie Dobson
Dorothy Bedwell
Vera Flowers
Ralls
KE. T. Cluck
Monday
W. E
Velma
A C Carson Funeral Today In Lamesa
Alvin Charles Carson 56 dies after lengthy illness at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. He was a Lamesa mechanic since 1943. Services at Crestview Baptist Church with Reverends Kinard and Gorsline. Burial at Lamesa Memorial Park. Survived by wife Prudie Mae a daughter Mrs. W J Griffith Houston son Kenneth Big Spring sister Mrs. Pat Whatley Houston and five grandchildren.
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Lamesa
Alvin Charles Carson
Crestview Baptist Church
Norman Kinard
R. A. Gorsline Sr
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Carson
Methodist
Lubbock
Opelousas
Prudie Mae
W. J. Griffith
Houston
Kenneth
Big Spring
Pat Whatley
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A. D. King
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Johnson
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New York
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Massachusetts
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Carl E. Sanders
George Romney
Michigan
Sen. Church
Coonley Brothers
Julian Bassett
C. B. Livestock Co
Wicks
Layner
Crosbyton and South Plains
Chicago
Cedric
Crosbyton
Santa Fe Railway Co
John Ralls
Emma
Crosby County
Katherine Gunn
Dickens
State Bar of Texas
Lloyd Jr
S. E
Phoenix
Ariz
Don Fritz
Route 1
Texas Tech
John Palm
Kennedy, King Widows Center
Dora Fant
Mrs. Carpenter
Keith Franklin
Locke
Pakistan
Elmer Lee Ayers Jr
Lockney
Carter Funeral Home
Silverton Cemetery
Rosie P. Webb
Parkview Baptist Church
Littlefield
Hammons
Claude R. Holloway
Steed-Todd
Charles E. Bryson
Aspermont
First Baptist
Bryson
Eastland County
Stamford
H. A. Lamb
A. C. Carson
Bill
Tind
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Memorial Park
Tohoka
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