1964 Wheat Plan in Lubbock County Reviewed
Lubbock County ASCS manager Charles Bragg outlined the 1964 wheat program at a meeting in the South Plains Electric Co op building. He warned the referendum May 21 could shift future farm policy and affect grain prices, sorghum, and feed programs, detailing quotas, price supports, diversion payments, and giltedged leaves for cooperators.
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Lubbock
Charles G. Bragg
Lubbock County
South Plains Electric Co-op
ASCS
Bragg
Cos
Red Berry pursues pari mutuel betting on muddy Texas track
Rep. W. E. Berry of San Antonio, a 63-year-old former gambler, pushes for horse racing and liquor by the drink. He champions a state racing board while facing legislative resistance, arguing racing would boost tourism and tax revenue despite opponents’ fears of vice. Berry owns eight horses and was elected in 1960.
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Austin
UPI
W. E
Red
Berry
San Antonio
Nikita Khrushchev
St. Nicholas
Texas
Bexar County
Lawyer is New Texas U. Regent
Austin lawyer Frank C. Erwin Jr was confirmed by the Texas Senate as a University of Texas regent. Erwin, 43, a Waxahachie native and World War II Navy veteran, was appointed by Gov. John Connally after the rejection of W. St. John Garwood, a liberal pick, by the Senate.
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Austin
UPI
Frank C. Erwin Jr
State Democratic Executive Committee
State Senate
University of Texas
Erwin
John Connally
Connally
W. St. John Garwood
Senate
Garwood
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Schwartz
Waxahachie
Man Dies After Wife Sets Him Ablaze in Domestic Dispute
Cornelius Quicksey, 37, died at Buffalo General Hospital after his wife Leela, 36, threw cigarette lighter fluid on him and struck a match during a domestic quarrel. He suffered burns on about 40 percent of his body on February 3. neighbors helped beat out the flames. Leela Quicksey had been free on bail for second degree assault. detectives planned a new charge but did not specify it.
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Buffalo
NAV
Cornelius Quicksey
Leela
Quicksey
Buffalo General Hospital
Guerrillas Use Helicopter Silhouettes for Target Practice
In Saigon sources report Communist guerrillas are using moving silhouettes of US helicopters and planes as targets. Government intelligence says well equipped firing ranges were overrun by Viet Nam troops.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Birmingham racial protest ends with arrests and a blind singer left on sidewalk
Police in Birmingham arrested about 27 demonstrators in two groups near city hall as part of a desegregation protest led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A blind singer, Al Hibbler, was kept off the sidewalk by officers while others were booked. The arrests raised daily totals to roughly 150 since last week.
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Robert Gordon
Birmingham -Upd
al Hibbler
City Hall
Martin, Luther King Jr
Hibbler
Comedian Dick Gregory Faces Greenwood Marching Arrests
UPI reports in Greenwood Mississippi that comedian Dick Gregory led a vote registration march but was allowed to remain free while several fellow marchers were arrested. The piece notes earlier measures and price comparisons for car operation costs as context.
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Hibbler
NEW York
UPI
Greenwood
Negroling
Asso
Dick Gregory
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J. R. Jordan
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Mystic Writers
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Royal
Brach
Feta
Tetals Vanilla
Hide & Seek
Lubbock T.g.&y
Slaton
Town & Country Shopping Center
Family Park Shopping
Redbud Square
Indiana Gardens Shopping Center
Monterey Shopping Center
MacKenzie
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Slaton, Texas
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