Retirements Shape Capitol Hill as Rep Albert Thomas Exits
Washington profiles Rep Albert Thomas of Texas who will retire at end of 1964 after a long record as a liberal yet pragmatic lawmaker. He chairs the powerful Appropriations subcommittee handling space program funding and drew both support and criticism from Houston and Harris County. His influence helped direct federal money into Houston projects including Project Apollo, while his political maneuvering earned him fame as a unique, lasting figure in Texas politics.
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Leslie Carpenter
Avalanche-Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
Capitol Hill
Rep
Albert Thomas
Houston
Congress
Texas Group
U.S. House
Thomas
House
House Appropriations Committee
Texas
Harris County
U.S
Hammer and Tong
House Un-American Activities Committee
Untermeyer Speaks At Tech About Language Split
About 400 people hear Louis Untermeyer discuss differences between American and English language during a Thursday night talk at Texas Tech. He notes Americans may develop a distinct brand of English and recalls his England visit. A Q A session follows and a reception honors him.
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TECH
Louis Untermeyer
Kathryn Lodal
Steve Magee
Union Ballroom
Lodal
Untermeyer
Magee
Texas Tech Student Union
Texas Tech Union
England
Utermeyer
Library of Congress
Local residents receive injuries and community notices
Gordon G Turner 42 of 1614 8th St treated for a fractured right foot after slipping from a ladder at Lubbock Packing Co. Kappa Sigma plans a reception for Chester Mc Laughlin of El Paso at 7 30 p m today at Holiday Inn East. Four Square Gospel Church holds its fourth Sunday singing at Calvary Temple 3th St and Ave J from 2 4 p m. Roosevelt High School presents U S A In Rhythm at 8 30 p m today in the school auditorium under Blanche Davis. Santa Fe Railroad holds grounds ceremonies at 10 a m today for a 228 492 freight warehouse replacing a fire damaged facility. Preschool activities program Friday at J B Maxey Community Center at 10 a m open to the public. James L Hancock to speak at noon today for the Lubbock Board of Realtors at Johnson House Restaurant.
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Gordon G. Turner
8Th St
West Texas Hospital
Turner
Lubbock Packing Co
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Chester McLaughlin
el Paso
Kappa Sig
Holiday Inn East
Calvary Temple
3Th St
Ave. J
Hollinsworth Family
Jack Peacock
Roosevelt High School
Blanche Davis
Santa Fe Railroad
Railway Express Agency
James L. Hancock
Arnett-Benson Community Development Association
Lubbock Board of Realtors
Johnson House
Ave. Q
Gilbert Lemmons
Hancock
Heritage Group Hears Talk By Miss Dunn
The Lubbock Women's Club table discussed Early Cultural Life in Lubbock with Miss Dunn giving an informal address during a Thursday luncheon. entertainment featured tenor Ira Schantz of Howard County Junior College music department, accompanied by Mrs. Dortha Barnett.
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Lubbock
Death Penalty Hit By Solon
Rep. Charles Whitfield of Houston said he will push to abolish Texas capital punishment by adding an amendment to a bill revising the State Criminal Code. Debate on the measure is expected soon. Whitfield’s separate abolition bill has been buried in a House subcommittee. In Houston, six children of Blas Villareal joined pickets at the capitol reading Dont let them kill my daddy and Why must my daddy die.
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Austin
Charles Whitfield
Houston
Texas
Whitfield
House
Blas Villareel
Capitol
Ruidoso Threat: Wind Driven Fire Closes In On Town
Firefighters battled a wind driven blaze in Lincoln National Forest near Ruidoso as winds threatened to push it past lines. About 300 firefighters from Zuni Navajo Mescalero Mexico and Arizona fought the crown type fire 12 miles from town. 200 acres burned. Fire began 25 miles north, likely man caused, near Bonita Lake watershed for Alamogordo and Holloman AFB.
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Ruidoso
UPI
Lincoln National Forest
Mescalero Mexico
Arizona
Forest Service
Here
Bonilta Lake
Alamogordo
Holloman Air Force Base
Five Car Theft Suspects Nabbed Near Lubbock
Five Latin American youths ages 15 to 17 were arrested after a brief foot chase from a stolen car exit on Old Slaton Highway near Loop 289. The vehicle, stolen in Snyder, was recovered and the youths held in Lubbock County jail. A separate incident left a 25 year old Lubbock man jailed for burglary and traffic offenses after a car lot theft.
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Waco
Lubbock
Kenneth Walters
Slaton Hwy
Loop 289
Walters
Snyder
Lubbock County
Tommy Woods
E. Ist St
Belgium Replaces All Passenger Coaches Across Rail System
Brussels announces a sweeping modernization program portending uniform nationwide passenger coaches. Officials say the overhaul affects every rail line, aiming to improve comfort efficiency and reliability.
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Brussels
Belgium
Rockefeller outlines Atlantic nuclear partnership plan
Rockefeller calls for a genuine political partnership of independent nations to share nuclear responsibilities for the Atlantic area and urges a permanent NATO committee with cabinet rank to explore common action. He favors a European nuclear force linked to the American force, aided by amending the McMahon Act and accepting a European capability.
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North Atlantic
Rockefeller
Atlantic
NATO Committee
NATO
U.S
Kerrville Man Dies After Suicide Attempt In Wreck
William E. Patterson, 51, fired a shotgun at his wife then killed himself in a rural Kerrville area incident. He drove away in a station wagon, crashed, and died at Kerrville hospital after surgery. His son Edward escaped unharmed.
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Kerrville
UPI
William E. Patterson
Patterson
Bandera County
Bryan Miller
Edward
Young Patterson
Cocteau Out of Danger After Heart Attack
Doctors said poet playwright Jean Cocteau, 73, is out of danger regarding his heart after a weeklong heart attack. He remains hospitalized for lung congestion and related treatment.
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Paris
UPI
Jean Cocteau
Republicans Push Steps Short of War Over Cuba Crisis
GOP leaders urge actions to remove Castro without war. Cramer backs tougher measures such as a ship ban and exile government recognition. Miller questions restraint in Cuba versus Asia. Keating Morton criticize Kennedy remarks while recalling Eisenhower's exile training plan.
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Cramer
House
Castro
Cuba
William E. Miller
New York
Miller
Laos
Viet Nam
Thailand
Caribbean
Khrushchev
Kenneth B. Keating
R-Ny
Senate
Thurston B. Morton
Kennedy
Morton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hub City Duplicate Winners Named at Precinct 1 Party
Report describes a card club event at Party House Precinct 1 where Mrs Gene Anderson and Mrs Jack Clendenin won first, Mr and Mrs Wesley Collier second, and James Allen with Kent Jones third. Next meeting set for 7:45 p.m. at the same venue.
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Hub City
Gene Anderson
Jack Clendenin
Wesley
Collier
James Allen
Kent Jones
Area Rally Planned At Adventist Church
The Lubbock Seventh day Adventist Church hosts a rally for the area literature evangelists tonight and Saturday. Guest speakers include Wes at 7:00 p.m. at 10th St and Ave T and John T. Welch at 1 a.m. Saturday. George oat Roswell speaks at 2:30 p.m. Morning and afternoon sessions are held at the church with a 1:30 p.m. social gathering and 7:30 p.m. gathering Saturday at the YWCA 1641 Broadway.
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Lubbock
Seventh-day Adventist ‘Church
Wes
10Th St
Ave
T. W. Pritchard
John T. Welch
Southwestern Conference
Dallas
George Oat
Roswell
YWCA
1641
Broadway
Newcomers Meet To Elect Officers
Lubbock newcomers gathered at 12 noon on Wednesday for a luncheon and bridge session at the Lubbock Women's Clubhouse. Officers elected were Mrs. W. P. Mahoney president, Mrs. T. H. Knight vice president, Mrs. L. Lawrence Jones secretary, and Mrs. Harold Raff treasurer. The flower arrangement was won by Mrs. John Thompson. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. May 8 at the clubhouse.
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Lubbock
W. P. Mahoney
T. H. Knight
L. Lawrence Jones
Harold Raff
John Thompson
Kennedy and Morton Clash Over Invasion Failure
In a discussion about governance, Kennedy took charge and Morton asserted the invasion failed under his leadership. The exchange highlighted disagreements on strategy and accountability in the operation.
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Kennedy
Morton
Pair Held 7TH Page One Protest Segregation Letter
Miss to present Gov Ross Barnett with a letter protesting segregation. Both women denied their husbands’ involvement in Moore slaying. Lucille Simpson shouted her husband had nothing to do with it after he was picked up. Moore’s body found near a roadside park with two bullet holes, death suspected between 8 and 9 p.m. Gaddis’s wife said he couldn’t have done it, as he was home by four.
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Miss
Ross Barnett
Moore
Simpson
Lucille
Gaddis
Carol Williamson Honored At Lubbock Dinner
Lubbock High School senior Carol Williamson was honored at a Thursday night dinner in the Monterey Gold Room of Hemp Hill Wells. Hostesses were Mrs. J. H. Morgan and Mrs. A. P. Braden. Guests included Sharon Marcus Paula Justice Carol Clark Jan Smith Martha Cates Nan Faulkner Sharlotte Jeffcoat Barbara Bullard Marilyn Mingus and Mrs Woody Williamson.
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Carol Williamson
Lubbock High School
Hemphill-Wells
Monterey Gold Room
J. H. Morgan
A. P. Braden
Sharon Marcus
Paula Justice
Carol Clark
Jan Smith
Martha Cates
Nan Faulkner
Sharlotte Jeffcoat
Barbara Bullard
Marilyn Mingus
Woody Williamson
Burma Government Enters Rice Trade
Rangoon Burma officials announce the government will enter the rice trade, aiming to regulate markets and stabilize prices. The move signals state involvement in a key agricultural staple and could influence local producers and exports.
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Rangoon
Burma
Colleges push pilot school plan for adult training
Park house argues county and school districts could form a pilot program while TEA could oversee broader state coverage. Dies and Blanchard discuss a Texas adult education training school focusing on auto mechanics and welding with three elected and four appointed trustees drawn from city county boards and a juvenile judge, seeking statewide permission.
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Krueger
Parkhouse
Dies
Texas Education Agency
Blanchard
Lubbock
Fort Worth
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U.S. Capitol
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Ork
J. B. Maxey Community Center
30Th St
Nashville
Margaret Green
Heritage Group
Miss Dunn
Solon
Meath
Bryant & Hill Rent-A-Car CO
Adventist Church
A&m Board
A&m
Clifford E. Payne, M.D
Association of
Victor Igal, M.D
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Patriad S Gengus
Hormel “Little Sizzlers”’ At Piggly Wiggly Super Markets
Buddy’s
Furr’s Super Markets
Safeway Stores
Bacon Jones
Fay
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