Texas Gubernatorial Candidates Face Final Three Weeks
After a brief Easter moratorium, ten Democrats and three Republicans resume campaigns, planning May 4 primaries. Campaigning slowed to a crawl, with few events over the weekend. Briscoe gains local backers, Whittenburg touts minimum wage, O Daniel critiques government, and candidates map West Texas and Dallas area stops.
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Texas
Preston Smith
Whitney
Texas ‘Parks and Wildlife Commission
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde American University Women's Association
Texas State Teachers Association
Briscoe
Edward Whittenburg
Houston
O'Daniel
Pat O'Daniel
West Texas
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Monahans
Odessa
Midland
Eugene Locke
Dallas
Don Yarburragh
Panhandle
Amarillo
Borger
Connally to lead Democratic governors in St. Louis meet
Gov. John Connally begins a busy week with a St. Louis gathering of Democratic governors aimed at blocking Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's presidential bid. He plans to push for Texas as a favorite son presence at the national convention while attending a border health conference with Tamaulipas Gov Praxedis Balboa.
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Avalanche-Journal Wire Services
Austin
John” Connally
St. Louis
Tampico
Mexico
U.s.-Mexico
Connally
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
Texas
Health Association
U.S
William Stewart
Praxedis Balboa
Tamaulipas
Gov. Hughes
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Johnson
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Hearnes
Ghana to require trip purpose for passports to curb girl abroad work
Accra Ghana said it would intensify controls to stop young unmarried girls from traveling to neighboring nations to work as prostitutes. The government announced that passport applicants under 21 must declare the purpose of their trip before issuance.
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Accra
Ghana
UPI
Matador Twirlers Win State Championship In El Paso
Lub bock Junior Matador Twirlers win state title at the National Baton Twirling Association meet in El Paso. Sandra Stuart age 10 crowned state juvenile twirling champion and also places fifth in strutting and in two baton. Faye Overman 12 places fourth in state solo and Vicki Little 6 wins Miss Texas Majorette. Drum section wins percussion. Additional top placements among over 800 competitors.
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Lubbock
National
Baton Twirling Association
el Paso
Sandra Stuart
James Stuart
60Th St
Sandra Nile
Faye Overman
Troy Overman
Vicki Little
Joe Little
Slaton
Lubbock Club
Lisa Rae
Cheryl Dickey
Bethany Evans
Melissa Fienins
Lisa Townsend
Connie
Abilene Woman Killed in Big Bend Trail Ride
Mrs. Elliott Mendenhall Jr. of Abilene was thrown from a horse on a Big Bend National Park trail ride when the animal reared. She died after reaching Brewster County Memorial Hospital in Alpine. Her husband, a prominent Abilene heart surgeon, and Mr and Mrs Bill Wright of Abilene were in the group.
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Big Bend National Park
API
Abilene
Elliott Mendenhall Jr
Bill Wright
Lowell coined title Battle Hymn of the Republic for Howe
Poet James Russell Lowell suggested the name for Julia Ward Howe's stirring Civil War era hymn, cementing its enduring title.
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James Russell Lowell
Julia Ward Howe
Graveside rites for Mrs Katharine Gully set in Resthaven Park
Graveside rites for Mrs Katharine Jordan Gully aged 47 who died Friday at a Wichita Falls hospital from injuries in a two car collision five miles west of the city will be held at 10 a.m. today in Resthaven Memorial Park. Her husband Dr Arnold Gully head of the chemical engineering department at Texas Tech and a daughter were also injured.
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Katharine Jordan Gully
Wichita Falls
Resthaven Memorial Park
Henderson Funeral Home
Arnold Gully
Texas Tech
Easter at Khe Sanh and Local Obituaries Mix
A Vietnam dispatch describes Easter at Khe Sanh with six thousand eggs airlifted, followed by mortar and rocket attacks on the air strip wounding three Marines. The piece notes Hill 881 North firefights, Marine casualties, and relief by the 1st Air Cavalry as Marines prepare to depart. Nearby obituaries list Andras Garcia, A E Cook, Lonnis Bibb, Roy Ferguson, and William Counts with funeral details and ages.
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Jurate Kazickas
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Pfe
Frank Faur
Easjton
326Th Marine Regiment
Hill 881
Dong Ha
1St Air Cavalry Division
da Nang
Cpl
al ‘Brewster
Dalhart
Tex
1St Cav
London
Olympian Oath Words Amid Vintage Sporting Creed
The fragment presents an Olympic oath pledge by Julien C. Hyer stating athletes will compete fairly, honor sportsmanship, and uphold clean athletics. It references scripture and emphasizes country honor, rules, and courtesy across all sports venues.
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Julien C. Hyer
Charlie Grace Rites Arranged for 71 Year Old
Charlie Howard Grace 71 of 2107 6th St. will have services at 4 p m today in W W Rix Chapel with Rev J T Bolding of First Baptist Church officiating Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park Grace died Saturday at home likely of a heart attack He had lived in Lubbock 38 years was a telegraph operator for Santa Fe Railway Co and had 48 years of service Survivors include his wife a son a daughter five sisters and five grandchildren Pallbearers named H D Pearson Paul Whitney A V Roberts R C Sander Lloyd Beal and Jake Faulkner
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Charlie Howard Grace
6Th St
W. W. Rix
J. T. Bolding
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Grace
Lubbock
Santa Fe Railway Co
Polando Rites Slated Today in Levelland Church
A Requiem Mass for Pete Polando 44 who died Thursday at a Levelland hospital will be held at 10 a.m. today in St. Michael's Catholic Church with Rev. R. H. MacLellan officiating. Burial will follow in Whiteharhal Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home direction. Polando a World War II veteran, active in Whitharral civic affairs, survived by his wife two daughters Gloria and Rosemary at home his son Pete Jr in England his mother Mrs. Lillie Ortiz Fort Worth and three brothers Paul Littlefield Sandy Whitharral Albert Morton and two sisters Mrs. Virginia Herrera Pettit and Mrs. Mary Garcia Olton.
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Levelland
Pete Polando
Levelland Hospital
St. Michael's Catholic Church
R. H. MacLellan
Burlaj
Whiti Harral Cemetery
George Price
Polando
Pete Jr
U.S. Air Force
England
Gloria
Rosemary
Lillie Ortiz
Fort Worth
Paul
Littlefield
Sandy
Whitharral
Albert
Morton
Virginia Herrera
Pettit
Mary Garcia
Olton
Carl E Whitney Rites Pending at Local Hospital
Carl E Whitney 76 of 5220 1st Floor died on arrival at Methodist Hospital at 6 23 p m Sunday Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy conducts inquest Whitney a retired employee of Louthan Dowell Motor Co of Lubbock Survivors include wife two brothers Paul and Clark both of Sacramento sisters Mrs Ira Strotman San Marcos and Mrs Al Read Caldwell Idaho Services pending with Franklin Bartley Funeral Home
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Carl E. Whitney
1St Flace
Methodist Hospital
Justice of the
Wayne LeCroy
Whitney
Louthan-Dowell Motor Co
Lubbock
Paul and
Clark
Sacramento
Calif
Ira Strotman
San Marcos
al Read
Caldwell
Idaho
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Easter Sermon Preached By Father King Widow Seeks Continued Work
Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. urged Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta for the continuation of her husband’s unfinished civil rights mission as a lasting Easter tribute. The service followed his father's sermon and drew about 1,000 attendees despite light rain.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Mmany
Funeral Tuesday For Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Dennis M. Jones, 65, of Littlefield since 1925, died Sunday in a Houston hospital. Services 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home Dallas with Rev. Wallace Kirby officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Garden Mausoleum. Survivors include husband Edwin R. of Dallas, two brothers Horace Watson of Viola Ark and Ray Watson of Pickens Ark, a sister Caude Long of Oklahoma City, stepmother Mrs. H. E. Watson of Salem Ark, and two grandchildren. Memorials to Wadley Research Institute in Dallas.
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Littlefield
Dennis M. Jones
Littlefie
Wadley Research Institute
Dallas
Edwin R
Horace Watson
Viola, Ark
Ray Watson
Pickens
Ark
Caude- Long
Oklahoma City
H. E. Watson
Salem
Mrs. Stella Beaver Rites Planned in Fluvanna Church
Mrs. Stella Jones Beaver 88 died Sunday in Snyder. Services set for 2 p m at Fluvanna Baptist Church with burial in Fluvanna Cemetery. Survivors include husband W J Beaver two daughters Mrs C D Jones and Mrs J Bryan Steine two sons Leo and W J Jr a sister Mrs O D Mayhew and four grandchildren three great grandchildren.
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Chicago
Leo
Fluvanna
W J. Dr
Sweetwater
O. D. Mayhew
Dallas
Pioneer Snyder Man J E Shipp Dies
SNYDER Special J Fr Shipp 79, a Snyder resident of 60 years, died Sunday in a Lubbock hospital. Native of Arkansas, he was a retired farmer and rancher and a World War I veteran. Survived by daughter Mrs Alf Beaver of Fluvanna and sister Mrs B D Durham of Snyder, with 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services pending with Bell Seale Funeral Home.
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Snyder
J. Fr. Shipp
Lubbock
Shipp
Arkansas
Alf Beaver
Fluvanna
B. D. Durham
Bell‘Seale Funeral Home
Colgate Occupation Ends After Phase In Fraternity Battle
Students and faculty at Colgate University end an occupation of the administration building amid a dispute over Phi Delta Theta and race discrimination. The fraternity is barred from dances and leadership roles for two years after the charter is revoked, with a possible charter reapplication in two years if discriminatory practices are removed. The Black Collegians hailed a victory as the protest moved from Sigma Nu to Phi Delta Theta.
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Hamilton
N.Y
Colgate University
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Cavld
Vincent M. Barnett Jr
Colgsie
Bill Patton
Birmingham
Mich
House
Association of Black Collecians
Colgate
William Robinson
Black Collegians
Beran
Lberal Arts College
House of the Sig
Stabbings Hurt Two City Men
Two Lubbock men were stabbed in separate late night incidents. L B Graves 1710 Ave A was cut in the chest near his home and treated at Methodist Hospital and released. Robert Hernandez Castro 19 of 213 EF 47th St was stabbed on Sherman Avenue and treated at Methodist Hospital and released. Police hunted a 50s Negro woman and a 16 year old Latin American youth. an 18 year old girl was arrested at the scene.
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Tn Lubbock
L. B. Graves
1710
Ave. A
Methodist Hospital
Graves
Robert Hernandez Castro
47Th St
Sherman Avenue
Services Set Today For Sgt Pointer At Resthaven
Sergeant M. Sgt. Woodrow James Pointer 52 died Thursday at Reese Air Force Base Hospital. Services at 2 p.m. at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers officiated by Maj. Asa Hunt. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Pointer lived at 211 Ave U, native of Oklahoma, with 10 years in the area. Survived by a son, two daughters, three brothers and his mother.
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Woodrow James Pointer
Reese Air Force Base
Hopsital
Resthaven Little
Church of the Flowers
Maj
Asa Hunt
Reese Afb
Resthaven Memorial Park
Set
Pointer
Ave. U
Oklahomia
Canners in Alaska Blame Brown Bears for Salmon Loss
Alaska cannery workers claim brown bears consume about 30 percent of the salmon run in certain streams, reducing recoveries for fishing operations and prompting calls for action to protect fisheries.
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Alaska
Services Pending For Mrs Byars
Mrs Thelma Byars 68 longtime Afton resident died after a long illness at Crosbyton Hospital Survivors include her husband F L Byars one son Jess Byars of La Feria three daughters Mrs Bobby Rosson Mrs Bert Morrow Mrs Bonnie Robertson two brothers two sisters and 10 grandchildren
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Thelma Byars
Afton
Seigler Funeral Home
Byars
Dickens County
Crosbyton Hospital
F. L. Byars
Jess Byars
la Feria
Bobby Rosson
Idalou
Bert Morrow
Jacksonville
Mrs. Cornett Funeral Today in Matador Church
Mrs. Julia Elizabeth Cornett 84 died Saturday in a Hale Center hospital. Funeral service at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church Matador with Rev. Russell McAnnally and Rev. Larry Heard officiating. Burial at East Mound Cemetery Seigler Funeral Home in charge. Surviving daughter Mrs. Carl Cooper of Plainview sisters Mrs. Ella Petty Blairsville Ga and Mrs. Theo Self Blue Ridge Ga two grandchildren four great grandchildren.
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Matador
Julia Elizabeth Cornet
Hale Center
First Baptist Church
Russell McAnnally
Trinity Methodist Church
Plainview
Larry Heard
East Mound Cemetery
Seigler Funeral Home
Cornett
Carl Cooper
Ella Petty
Blairsville
Theo ‘Self
Blue Ridge
Leading Czech Actress Olga Scheinplugova Dies at 66
Olga Scheinplugova, renowned Czech actress and wife of writer Karel Capek, died Sunday in Prague at age 66. A friend of former Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk, she recently confirmed she was denied access to Masaryk’s body and hinted at suspicions of murder amid postwar politics.
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Prague
UPL
Olga Scheinplugova
Karel Capek
Miss Scheinplugova
Jan Masaryk
Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Argentines Receive Identity Cards At Birth
On birth, Argentine citizens are issued identity cards, granting official recognition of nationality. The policy ensures immediate access to civil records and streamlined future documentation. The newborns’ documents link to national registries for timely civil status updates.
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Mayflower
America
Moving & Storage Services
John J. Tolson
U. S. Army
South Vietnam
David Lownds
Andras G. Garcia
Emory
Methodist
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Peaceful Gardens
Sanders Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
Garcia
A. E. Cook
Lovington
Cook
Lonnis L. Bibb
Cornell
W. W
E. R
Roy) Ferguson
Floydada
First Baptist Church of
Floydada Cemetery
Moore-Rose Funeral Home
William Hugh Counts
Lockney
Main Street
Church of Christ
Lockney Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Precinct 2
Joe Sanchez
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church
Freeman Funeral Home
Hattie P. Baker
Seabee
Mike Preston
Arnold, Calif
Norvell
Booger
Redwine
Tahoka
Lynn County
Tanner Laine
Olympic Oatn
Charlie Grace
Carl Whitney
King
Ebenezer Church
Morehouse College
Tom
Jesus
Lazarus
Martha
Man
Jesua
Mrs. Jones
J. E. Shipp
Memorial Park
Tohoka Highway
Ma Nu Fraternity
Sgt
PROVO
W.R
Bill” Watkins
City Council
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