Critics Seek 4.5 Billion Military Budget Cut
Washington lawmakers resume debate on defense spending aiming to trim 4.5 billion from the 20.2 billion weapons authorization for fiscal 1971. House critics push for targeted cuts to Safeguard systems and MIRV wartime procurement while Senate fights loom and administration allies defend current levels.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ing
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rivers
Charles 8. Gubser
R-Calif
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
Beon
Otis G. Pike
Din.y
Lucien Nedzi
D-Mich
Charles W. Whalen Jr
Rohio
CSA
Lockheed
General Accounting Office
Services Pending For Mrs Flores Lujan Flores Lubbock Native
Services for Mrs Amparo Lujan Flores 67 of 111 N Ash St are pending at Henderson Funeral Directors. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She was found dead at her home Friday from an apparent heart attack. A Mexican native who moved to Lubbock in 1920 from Roswell New Mexico, she was a longtime resident and member of St Josephs Catholic Church and the Guadalupe Association. Survivors include five sons four daughters a sister four brothers 34 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
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Amparo Lujan Flores
N. Ash. K
Henderson
City of Lubbock
Lubbock
Lujan
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Mexico
Roswell
N. M
Flores
St. Joseph’s Catholic
Jesus Lujan
Nevada
Enez Vasquez
1003
Ind Place
Pete Vasquez
New Mexico
Louis Hernandez
Colorado
Rites Scheduled For Miss Jewell Smith
Miss Jewell Smith 73 of Plainview died Friday in Plainview Hospital. Services set for 11 a.m. Monday at Lemons Funeral Home with ministers Corlis McLeod and Tommy Nelson officiating. Burial in Center Plains Cemetery. Survivors include brother A. J. Smith and four sisters.
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Plainview
Jewell Smith
Lemons Funeral Home Memorial
Corlis McLeod
Tommy Nelson
Olton United Methodist Church
Center Plains Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Plainview Hospital
Miss Smith
Italy
Tex
Hale Center
Business and Professional Women's Club
A. J. Smith
Olton
Effie Parker
Lena Green
Clinton
Okla
Callie Martin
Amarillo
Ivy Gerein
Pueblo
Colo
Jewel Nolan dies after long illness near Lovington
Mrs Jewel Lorene Nolan 50 died Friday at her home 15 miles southeast of Lovington after a long illness. Services pending Buie Funeral Home Star City Ark. Survivors include husband Eddie Marion a daughter Vinnie Lee Todd Orla Tex two sons John N Denver City Tex and Kenneth J Lovington two sisters Clara Lee Ridgeway Pine Bluff Ark Eva Mae Martin Florida two brothers Steve Cook Pine Bluff and Aaron Cook Florida and two grandchildren.
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Lovington
Jewel Lorene Nolan
Buie Funeral Home
Star City
Ark
Smith-Rodgers Funeral Home
Glendale
Eddie Marion
Vinnie Lee Todd
Orla
Tex
John N
Denver
City
Kenneth J
Clara Lee Ridgeway
Pine Bluff
Eva Mae Martin
Florida
Steve Cook
Aaron Cook
Robison Infant Rites Arranged
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Bill N Robison died shortly after birth at Methodist Hospital. Graveside services set for 10 am Monday at Resthaven Memorial Park with minister Tom Gordon officiating and Six Funeral Directors in charge. Survivors include a brother Br and a sister Randa and grandparents Wilson Robison of San Angelo and G N Robertson of Bangor Drive.
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Bill N. Robison
32Nd St
Methodist Hospital
Resthaven Memorial Park
Tom Gordon
Church of Christ
Randa
Wilson Robison
San Angelo
G. N. Robertson
Bangor Dr
Lecturer Urges College In Jail
A UB lecturer among 45 faculty members facing 30 day jail terms suggested using jail time to run a college there. Gordon, a department lecturer, proposed the idea in a letter to university vice president Warren G Bemis calling it the best cradle of community service for cerefyee citizens.
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Buffalo
N.Y
State University At Buffalo
Gordon
University
Warren G. Bemis
Zurich Chamber Group Debut Delights at the Lab
A Zurich chamber group delivered a well received performance at the Lab on Saturday. The ensemble showcased refined technique and engaging dynamics drawing positive reception from attendees.
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Urich Chamber
Lab’ Zurich
All-America youth arraigned in Staten Island triple slaying
A 17-year-old, Albert Pedersen, was held without bail after being charged with stabbing to death Mrs. Lorraine Ciccone and her elderly parents in law, and injuring her husband’s family. Neighbors reported screams, detectives tracked his footprints to his own apartment, and he allegedly made sexual advances before the killings. The case proceeds to a May 5 hearing.
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New York
UPID
Albert Pedersen
Brooklyn Criminal Court
George M. Fleary
Pedersen
Lorraine Ciccone
George Sr
Grace Ciccone
Altoona
Ciccone
Staten Island
Mmrs. Ciccone
George ‘Jr
Manhattan
Joseph
Christopher
Roy Reagan Dies at 65 in Arizona Rites Set
Roy Edward Reagan 65 of Safford Arizona died at 8 05 a m Saturday at Methodist Hospital after an extended illness He was a former Lubbock resident and a retired printer with The Lubbock Avalanche Journal He served in World War II including a year in the Azores and belonged to American Legion Post 32 Survivors include his wife Lille a sister Winnie Gorman of Dallas Services are 10 a m Monday at Sanders Funeral with Rev James McGuire officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery Pallbearers are Clarence Yeager Red Noland Mike Spears Joe Yeager Odie Gowan and Don Teague.
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Roy Edward Reagan
Safford
Ariz
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home Memorial Chapel
James McGuire
Arnett-Benson Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Reagan
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Arizona
Azores
American Legion
Lille
Winnie, Gorman
Dallas
Clarence Yeager
Red Noland
Mike Spears
Joe Yeager
Odie Gowan
Don Teague
Experts warn world grows twice as noisy each decade
Scientists warn that ambient noise levels double roughly every ten years driven by urbanization transport and industrial activity. The findings stress health and communication impacts and call for quieter urban planning and stricter noise controls.
Census Enumerators Push Through House 20
Smiling census workers continue door to door as one resident ferries belongings from the car. The interview lasts more than ten minutes as questions are completed and the red white and blue U S Census bag is closed. The helper remarks on the numbering mix up, noting house 20 versus house 5 and the census process goes on.
Pioneer Resident of Idalou Dies at 92
E T I Daniels longtime Idalou resident and civic leader died at 6 45 p m Saturday at his home aged 92 Services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors in Lubbock Daniels who moved to Idalou in 1917 helped introduce the first gun and promoted the first telephone and water systems and funded projects for the Idalou schools He donated land for the First United Methodist Church Survivors include his wife Annie a son Hill Terry and a brother George of Bremen Georgia
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Idalou
E. T. I Daniels
Rix Funeral Directors
Lubbock
Daniels
First United Methodist
Lubbock Gun Club
Georgia
Annie
Hill Terry
Plainview
George
Bremen
Mrs. Perryman Rites Set in Ralls
Mrs Minnie Alice Perryman 79 longtime Rails resident died Friday after a long illness. Services 2 30 p m today at First Baptist Church with Rev Floyd Haddock. Burial in Ralls Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home. Survivors include son Olen Lubbock four daughters Lelia Miller Gladys Swim Ua Martindale Irma Lee Pepper, brother Robert Young sister Mrs Roy Stevens, 11 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Percy Eason Don Moses Jack Ussery Robert Reese Louis Powell Jerrold Powell.
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RALLS
Minnie Alice Perrryman
Floyd Haddock
Carter Funeral Home
Rails
Perryman
Crosbyton
Bell County
Oklahoma
Olen
40Th St
Lubbock
Lelia Miller
Frida
N. M
Gladys Swim
Balls
Ua Martindale
Bryan
Irma Lee Pepper
Lastelline
Robert Young
Roy Stevens
Tulsa
Percy Eason
Don Moses
Jack Ussery
Robert Reese
Louis Powell
Jerrold Powell
Bowden F M Services Pending In Lubbock
F M Bowden 71 of 2104 5th St died about 11 a m Saturday in University Hospital after being ill at work. Services are pending with Rix Funeral Directors. Born in Russell Arkansas he lived in the Lubbock area since 1933. Survivors include wife Dick F a son Ray F of Wichita Kansas three daughters and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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M. Bowden
5Th St
University Hospital
Rix
Bowden
Russell
Ark
Lubbock
Dick Faye
Ray F
Wichita
Kan
Billy Forster
Olney
L. E. Maynard
Houston
Marthella Flanery
Bend, Ore
James Cotton
Boise
Idaho
Pat Howard
Exeter
Calif
Homesteads Exemption Deadline Nearing in Lubbock County
Lubbock County tax assessor Russell Hardin warns Thursday is the deadline to file homestead exemptions. Property owners may save up to 12.60 on taxes by rendering their homestead. The office provides forms and expects no long lines. The courthouse tax office closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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Lubbock County
Russell Hardin
Hardin
Lubbock Man Rites Planned for R. Gwen Greaves
R. Gwen Greaves 72 of 314 E. Quinn died 10 05 a m Saturday in a local doctor’s office. Services set for 3 p m Monday at Resthaven Singleton Wilson Chapel with Rev W F Love of the Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. He was born in Coleman County and lived in Lubbock since 1962 after moving from Tahoka. Survived by three sons J V of Granada Hills California R D of Rt Lubbock and Franklin of Santa Monica California. three daughters Delbert Lutz of 1307 Jarvis Dee Fleming of Wilmington California and George Ross of 1311 65th St. a brother Earl of Coleman. two sisters Maggie Thompson and Nettie Kenny of Coleman. 16 grandchildren.
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R. Gwen Greaves
E. Quinn
Resthaven-Singleton‘Wilson Chapel
W. F. Love
Revlon Assembly of God Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven-Singleton- Wilson
Tahoka
Assembly of God Church
J. V
Granada Hillis
Calif
R. D
Rt . Lubbock
Franklin
Santa Monica
Delbert Lutz
Jarvis
Dee Fleming
Wilmington
George Ross
Community News Briefs From Areas Including Hale Center and Lubbock
Services for LaVads Reed 80 in Hale Center Church of Christ with burial in Hale Center Cemetery follow an extended illness in a Lubbock hospital. Monroe C. Hobdy 66 to be buried at Gaines County Memorial after services at Seminole First Baptist Church. Ivy Bradley 75 to be buried in Idalou Cemetery after services at Idalou First Baptist Church. Mauricel Richard Jr campaign party at Mae Simmons Community Center at 8 p m Monday announced by Alfred Davies. Eagle Court of Honor by South Plains Council at St John s United Methodist Church with reception for candidates to follow. William Davis 24 in fair condition after auto crash at East Broadway and Idalou Rd. H E Taylor elected president of Mayo State College ex alumni association at a Saturday reunion in Commerce. Rodney Henden 12 suffered a broken leg in a car bicycle crash at 44th St and University Ave. MD Kinney 71 listed in fair condition after a heart attack.
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LaVads Reed
Hale Center Church
Monroe C. Hobdy
Seminole First Baptist Church
Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
Hobdy
Sermninole Hospital
Ivy Bradley
Idalou First Baptist Church
Idalou Cemetery
Rix Funeral
Mauricel Richard Jr
Mae Simmons
Alfred Davies
South Plains ‘Council
St. John's United Methodist Church
15Th St
University Ave
William Davis
49Th St
Methodist Hospital
East Broadway
Idalou Rd
Lubbock
44Th St
Rodney ‘Henden
45Th St
Mrs Stephenson Dies At Age 32 In Lubbock
Mrs Jack Tina Stephenson 92 of 3434 53rd St died at 5 30 PM after a long illness. Services 10 AM Monday at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev Francis Wilson officiating. Burial Tuesday Sunset Memorial Park San Antonio. Surviving are her husband two sons Richard and Kenneth a daughter Melinda her parents Estevan and Mrs Alvarado of San Antonio three sisters Santa Rosary Amalia and four brothers all of San Antonio.
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Jack
Tina) Stephenson
53Rd St
Methodist Hospital
Trinity Baptist Church
Francis Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
San Antonio
Franklin Bartley
Richard
Kenneth
Melinda
Estevan Alvarado
Santa
Rosary
Amalia Alvarado
Frank
Estevan Jr
Antonio
Anastacio
Christina Onassis calls off engagement to Goulandris
Christina Onassis postponed or canceled her engagement to shipping heir Petros Goulandris after objections from her stepmother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The pair had planned to announce the engagement after a family reunion on Skorpios during Greek Easter. Christina reportedly spoke with her father from Switzerland and would spend the weekend in New York. A relative of Goulandris’ mother was flying to New York to persuade her to reconsider.
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Athens
UPI
Aristotle Onassis
Christina
Petros Goulandris
Jacqueline Kenne
Dy Onassis
iSimerina
Onassis
Goulandris
Islands of Skorpios
Simerina
Switzerland
New York
Qnassis
Ito
Poor Manners Lead to Slaying on Commuter Train
Abirajara de Oliveira aged 21 was shot to death on a commuter train outside Rio de Janeiro after he refused to surrender his seat to a woman. Police said the gunman believed to be the woman’s husband fled the train with her at the next station after firing two shots.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Abirajara de Oliveira
E B McFarlin Dies After Illness Millionaire Oil Empire Leader
E B McFarlin 84, Texas farmboy turned oil magnate and San Antonio philanthropist, died after a two year illness. Services are set for Monday at 2 PM with private burial at Mission Burial Park. Surviving are wife Myrtle, son Jason, John, brother Guy, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He chaired Frost National Bank and served Trinity University and SWT Methodist Hospital. his notable gift was a 565000 canary diamond to the Witte Museum, stolen in 1968.
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SAN Antonio
E. B. McFarlin
Texas
McFarlin
Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital
Mission Burial Park
Myrtle
Frost National Bank
Trinity
Jason
John McFarlin
Guy McFarrin F
Borarton
Pfrand Ichildren
Hawkins Rites Slated Today
Services for Raymond G. Hawkins 41 formerly of Lamesa will be held at 2 30 p m in St John s Baptist Church with Rev J H Nelson officiating Burial will be in Lamesa Cemetery Branon Funeral Home directing He died Wednesday in San Diego Calif He was a longtime Lamesa Dawson County resident who moved to San Diego five years ago Surviving relatives include Essie Mae of Lamesa a daughter Mrs Velma Mason of Lamesa two sons Johnny and Euel Ray of Lamesa his parents Mr and Mrs Curtis Hawkins of Lamesa his grandmother Mrs Bertha Hollins of Lamesa eight sisters and two brothers all named with hometowns.
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Lamesa
Raymond G. Hawkins
San Diego
Calif
St. John's Baptist Church
J. H. Nelson
Branon Funeral Home
Dawson County
Essie Mae
Velma Mason
Johnny
Euel Ray
Curtis Hawkins
Bertha Hollins
Fred Hunter
Dee Mollett
Essie Neal
Pink Carson
Geneva Hawkins
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L. Mendel Rivers
D.C
Armed Services Committee
Earle G. Wheeler
Retir
Robison
Jacqueline Onassis
Corfu
Ionian Sea
John O'Shea
Roy E. Reagan
Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
F. M. Bowden
Marci Turner
Waterloo
Iowa
R. Owen Greaves
H. E. Taylor
Portales,n.m
Ex-Student Association
Mayo State College
East Texas State University
MD Kinney
36Th I Street
West Texas Hospital
Mrs. Stephenson
Hitch
Avenue 8
Hawkins
Jeankun Darley
34Th Street
Tuneral Home
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