Committee Approves Immigration Bill in 26-4 House Vote
The House Judiciary Committee backed a sweeping immigration reform by 26 to 4, abolishing the 40 year old national origins quota system. It would set a 170000 ceiling with three priority streams and permit about 340000 new arrivals annually.
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Washington
U.S
House Judiciary Committee
United States
Dream of
JFK
Moyers
Johnson
Western Hemisphere
England
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Criswell family reunion and local notices update
The Criswell family reunion runs 6 p m Friday to 6 p m Sunday at Barbecue Pit Mackenzie State Park with baskets for meals on the grounds. Staggs Reunion elected Charles Kitchem president and Nelma Walker secretary with plans to meet in 1966 at Levelland.
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Criswell Family
Mackenzie State Park
Charles Kitchem
Lubbock
Staggs
Levelland
Nelma Walker
Police Turn Back Alabama Marchers
About 300 demonstrators faced a barricade at the Greenville courthouse as police used gas or smoke bombs to stop their march. The crowd dwindled to under 200, dispersed after officers fired canisters with no injuries reported. Protesters objected to voter registration policies.
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Greenville
Ala
UPI
Alice
Tech Named For Science Grant
Texas Tech was among nine Texas schools to receive National Science Foundation grants for the coming year. Tech gets 10 500 for independent study by selected undergraduates in biological engineering mathematical physical and social sciences. Other grants include Abilene Christian 8400 Baylor 4200 Prairie View A&M 6300 Rice 11900 SMU 3500 Texas A&M 10500 Texas Woman's University 8400 and University of Texas 47000.
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Austin
Texas Tech
Texas
National ‘Science Foundation
Tech
Abilene Christian
Baylor
Prairie View A&m
Rice
SMU
Texas A&m
Texas Woman's University
University of Texas
Former British Army Secretary Dies At 83
Chester le Street England AP Lord Lawson of Beamish a miner who rose to become army secretary and later a peer died Tuesday night aged 83 Lawson was a Labour MP for 30 years resigning in 1949 The next year he accepted a peerage He served as army secretary for 14 months after World War II resigning for health reasons He was largely self educated and authored several books including the autobiography A Man s Life
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Chester-Le-Street
England
Lord Lawson
Beamish
Lawson
Labor
Picket Protests Teamsters Union Hall Construction
A union picket in Worthington Minnesota targeted the building of a Teamsters hall by carpenters. Herbert F Kortz of Local 909 Carpenters Union protested the project while Tony Pazik of the Teamsters defended the contractor’s recognition of the Teamsters as bargaining agent for the workers.
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Worthington, Minn
Herbert F. Kortz
Minneapolis
Carpenters Union
Teamsters
Tony Pazik
Pazik
Cemetery Planned For American Planes In North Vietnam
A Hanoi radio broadcast announced North Viet Nam will establish a cemetery for U S planes to mark the first anniversary of U S air raids that began August 5. The cemetery will be a vast open ground for debris from downed American aircraft.
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Tokyo
North Viet Nam
U. S
Hanoi
Humphrey Urges Joint Action to Avert Dual Negro Americas
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, speaking in Miami to the National Urban League, urged private agencies and the government to cooperate to counter the risk of creating two separate Negro Americas. He linked better jobs to education and housing, urged addressing poverty and prejudice on multiple fronts, and called for Urban League cooperation and critical evaluation of programs.
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Miami. Fla
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
National Urban League
America
Urban League
Assembly of God Opens West Texas Camp Meeting
About 600 attendees from roughly 142 West Texas churches gathered at 42nd Street and Avenue H for the West Texas District Council Camp Meeting. The event runs through Thursday August 12 with 11 am 12 pm and 8 pm services at the same site. Rev Dan Schaeffer of Miami Oklahoma delivered the opening address and will speak at 11 am and 2 pm meetings. Rev James Everly missionary to American Indians in Arizona will speak at today’s 2 pm session.
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West Texas
West Texas District Council
Assembly of God
42Nd St
Ave. H
Dan Schaeffer
Miami
Okla
James Everly
Assembly For
Ged
Arizona
British Royalty Lose Challenge Cup Race
Prince Philip skippered the royal racing yacht Bloodhound with Princess Anne aboard as they failed to finish among the leaders in the Britannia Challenge Cup. An Australian sloop won the 30 to 60 foot class, with the royal craft trailing.
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Cowes
England
Prince Philip
Princess Anne
Latin American Families Host Peace Corps Trainees
Fifty four Latin American families in Lubbock will host Texas Tech Peace Corps trainees for a five day program. Trainees will live with host families, help with home tasks and childcare, and work on community development in Bolivia Peru and Ecuador.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Lubbock County
Martin P. Eyre
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Mary Hamlin
Ken Harding
Tech Train‘ing Center
Hamlin
Harding
Peace Corps
Antibirth Pills’ Effect On Men Eyed By Expert
Hamburg Germany AP a gynecological expert at the Hormone Congress said antibirth pills show no lasting side effects for women and do not cause cancer. He warned methods to reduce male fertility could impair potency though no clear male harm is established. About 400 scientists attend to share hormone research findings.
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Hamburg
Germany
Gerhard Bettendorf
Bettendorf
Haburg University
Army Reserve Center Hikes Summer Plan
The Army Reserve center expands its summer education program offering a common subjects course for reserve officers of all branches, continuing its command and general staff courses. Officers may attend alongside regular branch schools to earn retirement benefit points, with some classes to be held in area towns, coordinated by Lt. Col. M. B. Hillburn.
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Army Reserve Center
M. B. Hillburn
Rites Set For Seminole Victim Of Fire Mishap
Funeral services for Mrs. Preston Florence 79 longtime Seminole resident will be at 4 p m Thursday at First Methodist Church Seminole with Rev R L Kirk officiating She died Tuesday from burns suffered July 7 at her home She was wife of Rev Preston Florence a longtime minister Burial will be in Seminole cemetery Survivors include husband son Dan Florence Seminole daughter Joyce Malone Lubbock brother Roy McMulllen Decatur Miss five sisters and five grandchildren
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First Methodist Church of
Seminole
R. L. Kirk
Florence
Burns
First Methodist Church
Seagraves
Seminole Memorial Chapel
Dan Florence
Joyce Malone
Lubbock
Roy McMullen
Decatur
L. M. Russell
Hickory
L. M. Rouzee
Miss
H. H. Harrell
L. L. Strauss
Shreveport
Parents Meet For Headstart Information At Local Schools
Parents of 460 children enrolled in Project Headstart attended the first of four area meetings at Posey School Cafeteria. Slides showed summer classes at four Lubbock locations and one in Shallowater. Parents offered comments and suggestions as program runs from June 28 to August 20.
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Project Headstart
Posey School
Lubbock
Shallowater
Wheatley School
Redbud
Jackson School
2Nd
Vernon
Queen honors Churchill with Churchill coin portrait
Queen Elizabeth II decrees Sir Winston Churchill will appear on a British coin, the crown worth 70 cents. Only Cromwell has appeared on a coin among non-royals in eight centuries. Chancellor Callaghan announced in the House of Commons that the obverse will bear the uncrowned queen and the date 1965, the reverse Churchill's effigy and name.
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London
UPI
Elizabeth
Winston Churchill
Oliver Cromwell
James Callaghan
House of Commons
German Flagship Captain Dies On Mid Atlantic
Captain Guenther Roessing of the German liner Bremen died on the bridge during a mid Atlantic voyage to New York. He reportedly suffered a heart attack at age 63. Claus Hanje, the executive officer, assumed command as the ship neared the halfway point, with Roessing last asking when they would reach the Grand Banks. He had served 40 years with North German Lloyd and commanded Bremen for five years. He is survived by a wife and daughter in Bremen.
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Guenther Roessing
West Germany
Mid- Atlantic
Roessing
Claus Hanje
New York
Bremerhaven
Southampton
Cherbourg
Hanje
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Lloyd Line
North Atlantic
Norway
Mediterranean
Hanse
Mrs. Stanley Rites Set Today in Sudan Church
Funeral services for Es sie Burton Stanley 75 longtime Lamb County resident will be at 3 p m today at the Sudan I Church of Christ with Mickey Blake officiating Burial will be in Littlefield Memorial Park under Hammons Funeral Home guidance She died at 1 a m Sunday at Scott and White Hospital Temple Survivors include her husband T J three daughters Opal Myers Janet Vernon Elizabeth Brown two sons E B Spade T J Mateo two sisters Sallie Crocker Elizabeth Jenkins 19 grandchildren 19 great
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Littlefield
Essie Burton Stanley
Lamb County
Sudan I Church of Christ
Mickey Blake
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammons
Mrs. Cardenas Rites Pending
Levelland news reports Mrs Juanita Cardenas 44 died on arrival at Levelland Hospital at 8 45 p m after a lengthy illness She moved from Bastrop County and was a student nurse Survivors include her husband Augustine a daughter Junita two sons Augustine Jr and David her father Juan Rodriguez a sister Susie Torres and two brothers Danny or Thomas all of Levelland Services are pending at George Price Funeral Home
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Levelland
Juanita Cardenas
Ave. C
Levelland Hospital
Cardenas
Bastrop County
George Price Funeral Home
Augustine
Junita Cardenas
Augustine Jr
David
Juan Rodriguez
Susie Torres
Danny
Thomas
Leveland
Mrs. C. J. Rhea Dies at Abilene
Mrs. C J Rhea about sixty longtime Levelland resident died on arrival at Hendricks Memorial Hospital after a heart attack in the lobby of an Abilene hotel during the West Texas and New Mexico Florist Association Convention Funeral services are pending at Smith Funeral Home here Survivors include her husband a son Marshall Amarillo a daughter Mrs Alma Faye Dearley Fort Worth and five grandchildren
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Levelland
C. J. Rhea
Hendricks Memorial Hospital
Abilene
West Texas
Hebert Questions Plan on Army Reserve Merger
Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus R. Vance told Congress the merger of Army Reserve units into the National Guard is essential for national security and training speed, but Chairman Hebert remained unconvinced citing potential turbulence and fit with war plans. Tense exchanges followed over Pentagon testimony and possible political pressure on military testimony.
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Cyrus R. Vance
Congress
Pentagon
Vance
National Guard
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House
Armed Services Subcommittee
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Hebert
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Hardy
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Robert S. McNamara
Shah Visits Russia on 11 Day Afghan King Tour
Shah of Afghanistan King Mohammed Zahir Shah arrived in Moscow for an 11 day state visit. He began with a call on Soviet President Anastas Mikoyan in the Kremlin to start the trip.
The Lord's Prayer in Luke 11 4 Devotion by Julien C Hyer
A devotional meditation on Deliver us from evil from The Lord's Prayer. The piece steps through Jesus instruction and the purpose of the petition to shield Christians from temptation and sorrow in daily life.
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Jesus
Julien C, Hyer
Rites Held for Arthur C Arnold at First Baptist
Funeral services for Arthur Cyrus Arnold 57 longtime Briscoe County resident will be at 3 p m today at the First Baptist Church with Rev Clyde Cain officiating. Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery directed by Silverton Funeral Home. He died Monday at his residence seven miles northeast of Silverton. He came to Briscoe County in 1931 to ranch and farm. Survivors include his wife Gladys three sons John Seminole Fred and Walter both of Silverton a daughter Mrs Marion Hawilton Silverton two brothers A D Silverton Porter Tucumcari NM three sisters Mrs Carl Naylor Clarendon Mrs Carl Hall Melrose NM and Mrs Jim Baker Alvarado TX and 14 grandchildren.
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Silverton
Arthur Cyrus Arnold
Briscoe County
First Baptist Church
Clyde ‘Cain
Carlos McLeod
San Jacinto
Methodist Church
Gladys
John
Seminole
Fred
Walter
Marion Hawilton
A. D
Porter
Tucumcari
N.M
Carl Naylor
Clarendon
Car! Hall
Melrose
Jim Baker
Alvarado
Tex
Mrs. DuBois Rites Slated in Burbank California
Services will be held at 2 p.m. in Burbank for Mrs. H. B. DuBois 92 mother of Ralph Dubois of 107 Waco. She died Monday burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery under Eckerman's Funeral Home. Survivors include her son and one sister.
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Burbank
Calif
H. B. DuBois
Ralph Dubois
Waco
DuBois
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Eckerman's Funeral Home
Northern Ireland to hold new census soon
Northern Ireland will conduct a new census in the near future, counting residents to update population data for planning and government services.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Rites Planned for H M Veach in O'Donnell
Services set for 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church O Donnell for Henry Melton Veach 88 a 20 year resident of O Donnell born in Three Forks died Monday White Funeral Home Tahoka to direct burial in O Donnell Cemetery Survivors include wife three daughters four sons a brother 30 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren Grandsons to serve as pallbearers.
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First Baptist Church
I O’donnell
Henry Melton Veach
Ernest B. Stewart
Crosbyton
Calvin Partain
Veach
O'Donnell
Three Forks
Lynn County
Ruby
Pate
Center
Pauline Spengill
Levelland
Coyle
Pampa
Joh Post
Troy
Muleshoe
Oscar
Odonnell
Gene
Lubbock
K. C
Borham
Funeral Rites for Mrs Williams Held at Graf Church
Funeral services for Mrs L Williams Sr aged 80 were held at 3 pm in Graf Church of Christ. A Pag Pinto County resident and mother of five, she died Monday night in Gral Wells, survived by five daughters and one son.
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