Mann Ties Kennedy Johnson Texas Campaign to Murchison Backing
Gerald Mann a former SMU star and former Secretary of State is named Texas director for the Kennedy Johnson ticket. The appointment follows behind the scenes influence from Clint Murchison, whose oil banking and investments empire supports the ticket and appears at a Lyndon Johnson barbecue in the Hill country.
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Kennedy-Johnson
Texas
Mann
SMU
U.S. Senate
Clint Murchison
Lyndon B. Johnson
Austin
Murchison
Gerald Mann
Kennedy
Johnson
Suyer
Mr. Murchison
Gen. Nathan F. Twining to retire as top U S air force leader
The article notes Gen. Nathan F. Twining plans to step down as head of the U S Air Force and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He will be 65 in October and has battled malignant tumors in recent years while guiding the service through transitions. Local admirers recall his leadership during visits to Lubbock.
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IME
Nathan F.twining
U.S. Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Twining
Nate’ ‘Twining
Air Force
Hoyt Vandenberg
Joint Chiefs
Lubbock
Miss Rural Electrification winner crowned in Austin
In Austin 18 year old Carnetta Burgett of Shallowater was chosen Miss Rural Electrification of Texas 1960, succeeding Miss June Johnson of Slaton as the title holder. The piece ties beauty to cotton pride and regional achievement across the South Plains.
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Austin
Carnetta Burgett
Shallowater
Texas
South Plains
Burgett
June Johnson
Slaton
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Morning Edition Aug 15 1960
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal Morning Edition announces daily publication by Journal Publishing Co. Inc. It's a regional Texas newspaper with Associated Press and United Press International content. Page 6 Sec A notes standard masthead and slogan Liberty and Justice for all.
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Bouth Pisin
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Journal Publishing Company. Inc
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United Prose
Lubbock
Texas Ve F.proutt
Texas
Refuse Tunnel Victory and Martian Artifacts Unite
A New York project aims to move garbage to a disposal plant through a multi million dollar tunnel while workers celebrate the final rock removal. A Martian dig reveals a preserved garbage tunnel 300 feet underground and dubs the find a Pompeii scale discovery in a far future city.
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Bob Considine
New York
Mars University
Pompeii
Tut
Sardis
Croesus
Nmu Rcasz
Men in Summer Dressed For Air And Freedom
A columnist roams Park Avenue noting the struggle of American men to dress for comfort over conformity amid heat and social expectations. He laments tightened fashion rules, women’s lax attire, and restaurateurs who push jackets or ties, arguing men face public rebuke for bare knees and throats while women remain unregulated. He recalls a past letter about restaurant dress codes and condemns gendered sartorial justice.
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Pe Battelle
Park Avenue
Tennessee Democrats See Kennedy Johnson Edge in Primary
Coleman A. Harwell analyzes Tennessee voting as Kefauver and Kennedy Johnson gains shape the 1960 race. He notes Kefauver’s double victory margins, the welfare versus rights debate, and how Johnson’s selection calmed liberal opposition, signaling a Democratic tilt in November.
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Coleman A. Harwell
Cookeville
Tenn
Herald
Coogevass
Tennessee
Congo
Middle Tennessee
Richard Nixon
Kefauver
Rock Springs
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Lodge
Keftover
Johnson
Nashville
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Buford Ellington
Munich
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Warren Harding
Lost Causes and Midway Moderates in U S Politics
A column critiques lost causes and midline politics in the United States, noting Eisenhower’s appeal as a centrist figure while discussing figures like Barry Goldwater and Robert Taft. It traces party evolution from radical origins to modern platforms, citing Javits, Percy, Ken, and Johnson as examples of shifting ideologies. A separate brief reports a Lyme Regis truck crash injuring scouts after a camping trip. a girl and a woman died.
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Jacob Javits
Charles Percy
Democratic Party
John Ken
Lyndon Johnson
Lyme Regis
England
Slaton School Board Picks Louise Payne as Instructor
Slaton school board in a called meeting elected Miss Louise Payne to teach Spanish and English at Slaton High School. Payne, a Slaton High School and Texas Tech alumna, succeeds Melvin Sisk who was elected secretary of the Hockley County board development. An improv quartet contest at a Lions Club luncheon at the Hilton marked trophy awards to Ed Allen H C Pender Rufus Scarborough and F A Kennedy with K L Riggs as program chair. Outlook for the 1940 cotton crop on the South Plains grows brighter as Aug 5 rainfall boosts prospects near bumper levels. Lubbock County reports scattered rain aiding recovery from heat.
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Slaton
Louise Payne
Slaton High School
Miss Payne
Texas Tech
Melvin Sisk
Hockley County
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Lions Club
Hilton Hotel
Ed Allen
H. C. Pender
Rufus Scarbrough
F. A. Kennedy
K. L. Riggs
C. C. Craig
South Plains
Lubbock County
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