Drys Challenge Absentee Ballots In Precinct 2
An amended petition in 137th District Court challenges the Precinct 2 wet-dry election. It alleges absentee polling at Slaton lacked proper appointment and affidavits, contests 190 residence votes, and cites possible influence on election results. Plaintiffs include James F. Davis Jr and others aligned with the Drys of Justice Precinct 2.
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137Th District Court
Justice Precinct 2
Slaton
Commissioners Court
James, F. Davis, Jr
Earl Hammett
Acuff
W. C. Donley
First Baptist Church
Roosevelt
Drys of Justice
Drys
City Council Votes Ambulance Licensing Ordinance
Council approves first reading of a ordinance regulating ambulance service and licensing firms operating emergency vehicles. Action also includes upholding zoning recommendations, elevating one commercial zone, accepting low bid from California firm for riot guns, and a 60 day trial to remove a controversial traffic sign.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Planning and Zoning Commission
Clifornia
Hege Ave
Lubbock
Fred Senter
Tthe Council
Henderson
W. D
Dub) Rogers, Jr
Lions convention opens in Lamesa with full schedule
The Lamesa Lions Club hosts a district convention today and features a full schedule of activities across pages. A separate city report notes Daylight Saving Time begins early Sunday morning. In related items, the Wildlife Commission faces accusations of substituting its policy for state law, and a licensing discussion on ambulance services unfolds in Lubbock.
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Lamesa
Texas Parks, Wildlife Commission
Sec
Viet Cong Slashes Marines Near DMZ In Heavy Attacks
UPI reports North Vietnamese forces killed or wounded more than 125 U.S. Marines in nocturnal and dawn barrages south of the DMZ. Five bases, Gio Linh, Dong Ha, Phu Bai, and Deng Ha, suffered artillery and rocket strikes. three helicopters and four jets were downed in Hanoi Haiphong raids.
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Wasted Press International
AIGON
U.S
Cheatham
DMZ
Gis Linh
1St Marine Division
Dong Ha
Phu Bai
1St Marines
Gio Linh
Deng ‘Ha
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Vietnam
Trines
Army Sea Vietnam Paso
Randy Harvey Wins Carrier of the Year at RAspy Banquet
Randy Harvey a 16 year old son of Dr and Mrs Clark Harvey 5119 40th was named Carrier of the Year at the Ninth Annual Star Carrier and Carrier of the Year banquet by The Avalanche Journal The event drew about 140 carriers and parents at the Pioneer Hotel Harvey received an engraved trophy a wrist watch and a 200 dollar U S Savings Bond His mother received an orchid Wayne Henry of Auburn was runnerup and won a 500 dollar Savings Bond Harvey is a Coronado High School sophomore who said he aspired to win since his first banquet
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Gark Harvey
40Th St
Avalanche-Journal
Raspy Harvey
Clark Harvey
Avalanche -Journal
Pioneer Hotel
Coronado High School
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The excerpt praises a youth and describes benefits gained from being a carrier, noting pride in the son's work and the value of the experience as a learning path, with a mention of Bee Carrier on page 19.
Today’s Prayer Our Father and mental discipline
A devotional note reflecting on remembrance and discipline in thought. It cites divine design of minds and divine judgment of efforts, expressing reverence and plea for guidance. The language evokes a spiritual reflection on mind, will, and moral accountability.
UT Regent Frank Erwin Jr. rebuffed on petitions for resignation
University of Texas students from the Freedom Movement and Students for a Democratic Society circulated petitions calling for Frank Erwin Jr. to resign as UT regent or as Democratic national committeeman. Erwin said he has no intention to step down, noting he was not appointed by SDS members and cannot be removed by them. The group gathered over 500 signatures in two hours, citing conflicts of interest with his leadership of the state university system.
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USTIN
Frank Erwin , Jr
University of Texas Regents
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SDS
Freedom Movement
University Freedom Movement
Students For A Democratic Society
Democratic Party of Texas
Cosmos 156 launched after Soyuz 1 tragedy
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Union launched Cosmos 156 in the unmanned earth satellite series. Tass noted this first space shot since the Soyuz 1 crash that killed cosmonaut Vladimir M. Komarov, with Cosmos 156’s orbit differing from Soyuz 1’s 8.6 minute, 139.2 to 124.9 mile range.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Vladimir M. Komarov
Cosmos
Globe
Tornadoes Missed But Downtrodden Valley Faces Damage
A fading cool front spawned two possible tornadoes, hail and strong winds that damaged buildings and felled trees in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Roads were blocked by rising streams as communications were interrupted for hours.
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Rio Valley
Rio Grande Valley
Lubbock
South Plains
Texas lawmakers push crime code overhaul to aid prosecutors
The Texas House passed a sweeping criminal code revision 147 to 0 aimed at addressing police and prosecutor concerns about the 1965 code. A key divide centered on permitting oral confessions with safeguards, while the Senate contemplates its own version and a conference committee will reconcile differences.
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Associated Press
Texas
House
Senate
Two Nabbed In Wave Of Robberies In Lubbock
Police charged Billy Charles Woods and Walter Riley Shed with assault with intent to rob and robbery by firearms in a spree of armed robberies. Victims identified them after a 24 hour investigation by detective and juvenile divisions. Bonds were set at 7000 each and both men remain held in the city jail as more charges are pursued.
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R. E
Paige
Rite-Way
4Th St
Billy Charles Woods
E. Main Place
Walter Riley
Ave. E
Woods
Algo
Luis Reyes
Cecil’s
Hancock
3Th St
Quirt Ave
Coney’s Drive - In
3602
Ave. A
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Lell
Police
Foreman speaks here at Lubbock dance event
Percy Foreman of Houston, famed criminal defense lawyer, addressed about 350 attendees at the third annual Doctor-Lawyer dance in Lubbock. He praised the 1965 Code of Criminal Procedure amendments and argued the changes mirror federal rights since 1791, contending there is no new law.
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Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Percy Foreman
Houston
Foreman
Lubbock Country Ub
George Gilkerson
Harris County
Gilkerson
Lubbock County
Harold Eldinoff
Ln Austin
Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Considerable cloudiness this morning with partly cloudy skies, warm and windy today and tonight. Highs near 70s, low 50s tonight, southerly winds 15 to 30 mph with blowing dust this afternoon. Humidity, and precipitation data unreadable in the fragment.
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Mission
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Edinburg
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Lubbock
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