United Methodist Church Formed In Historic Merger Rite
Dallas AP report describes the United Methodist Church formation as the largest Protestant merger in American history. About 10,000 joined hands in a ceremony at Dallas Memorial Auditorium as 11 million members from Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church merged. The rite featured trumpet fanfare and a theology speech by Rev. Dr. Albert C. Cutler.
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Methodist Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Albert C. Cutler
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Voters Bewildered by Texas Governors Contest Talent Search
The 1968 Texas Democratic primary on May 4 features ten contenders nine men and one woman seeking the governorship. Among Republicans, three candidates compete in a limited field. Most pundits expect a runoff on June 1 as no candidate gains a May majority. The list includes Preston Smith Pat O Danial Waggoner Carr John Hill Eugene Locke Dolph Briscoe Ed Whittenburg Don Yarborough Alfonso Veloz and Mrs Johnnie Mae Hackworth. Republicans are Paul Eggers John Trice and Wallace Sisk.
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Ays Acaga
Texas
Lhief
Don Yarborough
Alfonso Veloz
Johnnie’ Mae Hackworthe
Paul Eggers
John Trice
Wallace Sisk
Yarborough
Site Accord Denied On Capitol Hill
A Thant said talks with North Vietnam could begin soon but a U S State Department spokesman denied any agreement on a meeting site. Rumors of Paris, Phnom Penh, Warsaw, Geneva as venues were dismissed or unresolved amid ongoing stalemate and neutral country considerations.
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Robert Quircom
PARIS
United States
North Vietnam
State Department
Washington
Wall Street
Robert J. McCloskey
Hanoi
U.S
U Thant
New York
McCloskey
U.N
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Warsaw
Geneva
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Britain proposes total economic boycott of Rhode Island
Ambitious UN led plan called for member nations to halt all trade with Rhode Island to pressure its government. Officials in London claim broad support while critics warn of unintended consequences abroad and within the island state.
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Britain
Rhodesia
U.N
McCarthy Dominates Pennsylvania Presidential Primary
Minnesota's Eugene F. McCarthy surged to a 20 to 1 lead in Pennsylvania's presidential preference primary as the sole formal candidate on the ballot. With 675 precincts reporting, McCarthy had 30,992 Democratic votes while Robert F. Kennedy trailed with 1,593, Hubert Humphrey 1,151, George Wallace 418, and Johnson 495.
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Minnesota
Eugene F. McCarthy
Pennsylvania
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
George Wallace
Alabama
Johnson
Arise Blonde Slaps Tax Laws For Singles By Colle Press
Dorothy Shinder of San Francisco leads Single Persons Tax Reform with about 20,000 members, denouncing U S tax laws as discriminating against single people and urging Congress to extend relief to single persons, especially women over 35.
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Washington
California
Congress
Dorothy Shinder
San Francisco
Single Persons Tax Reform
Miss Shinder
Murderer claims Ray sought million-dollar King plot
Dalton Ga Raymond Curtis 40 a life prisoner at Whitfield County jail says he heard James Earl Ray discuss plans to collect 1 million dollars for killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Curtis recalls he and Ray were inmates at Missouri State Penitentiary during John F Kennedy's 1963 Dallas assassination.
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James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
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Raymond Curtis
Whitfield County
King Death Details and Prisoner Reunion Claim
A fragment recounts a claim of a million-dollar bounty on King with comments by Curtis and Ray regarding a past prison meeting in 1955. Curtis recalls their seven-month shared spell in a Jackson County jail before Ray moved to Leavenworth federal prison for forging postal money orders. See Page 10.
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Jackson County
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Houston
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Yeaday
U.S
Funds Slated For Airport Improvements At Lubbock
The Federal Administration approves 617,275 for Lubbock Municipal Airport upgrades. Ed Colby says funds fund master plan recommendations, including paving, parking, a connecting taxiway, and lighting. Money becomes available July 1 as master plan details finalize.
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Lubbock
U.S
George Mahon
Edward L. Colby
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Quake Reported Near Kodiak Island Alaska
UPI reports a 6 magnitude earthquake near Kodiak Island Alaska about 175 miles south of Anchorage the tremor occurred at 3 28 p m EST and was recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center.
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UPI
Kodiak Island
Alaska
National Earthquake Information Center
Earthquake Information Center
Anchorage
Lubbock Deposits Surge as Texas Banks Hit Records
In a report from April 18, Lubbock deposits rose seven percent year over year to 321,111,490.04, Houston and Dallas deposits also increased above previous figures, with Harris County reaching 4,264,038,305 and Dallas County 4,174,443,203.87. Analysts cite cautious investing and a strong regional economy as drivers.
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Lubbock
Houston
Dallas
Harris County
Dallas County
Tornadoes kill at least 11 across three states
Avalanche-Journal reports deadly twisters hitting Michigan Ohio and Kentucky. In Falmouth Kentucky four dead and over 100 injured as dozens of homes are destroyed or damaged. A sharp cold front followed by freezing temps sweeps Texas with lows near 34 to 35 and skies clearing.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Texas
Falmouth
Panhandle
South Plains
Mercury
Lubbock
U. S. Weather Bureau
Aftarnann
World Food Prospects Highlight at Tech Cattle Conference
Dr. Dale Zinn of Texas Tech warned about worldwide hunger as population nears six billion, noting meat animals' role in feeding the world and the growing competition for food and water between humans and livestock. The annual Beef Cattle Conference drew about 200 cattle feeders and ranchers.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Lobal
Texas Tech
Dale Zinn
Tech Animal Husbandry Department
Zinn
Prayer Card Verse Calls for Love of the Unlovely
A reader from Lubbock offers a reflective prayer asking for divine guidance to love the unlovely and imitate Jesus in seeking out sinners. The note requests recognizing a spark of the divine in every person encountered.
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Jesus
Lubbock
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