Lubbock Schools Desegregation Debates Roil Officials
Testimony in the federal desegregation case reveals proposals to move seventh and eighth graders west to Avenue H, shift ninth graders to Slaton and Atkins junior highs, and close Lubbock High, with officials citing overloading and over-age concerns. Williams recounts historic transfer rules and the evolution from freedom of choice to majority-to-minority standards after 1964.
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Strugga
Avenue H
Dunbar High School
Slaton
Atkins
Flesing
Lubbock High School
Aino Nied Pengrasta Cobb
Ilar Alsolia
Sehools
Bernie Lait
Williams
Woodward
Cobb
Lubbock
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Desegregation Progress In Southern Districts Reported
The Justice Department said 94 percent of Southern school districts will operate unitary systems this fall. Of 2,702 districts in 11 states, 2,543 will desegregate, with 566 doing so for the first time this year. States listed include Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
John N. Ue
Ment of Health, Education ,and Welfare
Department
Justice Department
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louiisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Pioneer Minister on South Plains Dies
Levelland Texas special report says Rev. W H Hughes 81 pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church died on arrival at Levelland Hospital after a heart attack. Services pending at George Price Funeral Home. He organized multiple churches and returned to Levelland in 1959. Survivors include wife Cynthia son H E two daughters and extended relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
W. H. Hughes
First Baptist Church
Levelland Hospital
George Price
Selma
Ala
Hughes
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Petersburg
Whiteface
Lams Chapel
Maple
Morton
Sundown
Whitharral
Trinity Baptist Church
Morningside Baptist Church
Hockley County
Early Settlers
42Nd St
Lubbock
Judson Burnett
Lavelland
L. K. Gregory
Rodney Moore
Stanley Ham
Beaumont
W. A. Gonzales
Houston
Mrs Ava May Dies In Tulsa
Mrs. Ava Thomas May, 80, will lie in state at First United Methodist Church in Tulia at 4 p.m. with Rev. James Carter officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery under Wallace Funeral Home direction.
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Tulia
Ava Thomas May
First United Methodist Church
James Carter
Rose Hill
Wallace
Yarborough declines rule out Texas governor bid after Senate loss
Fort Worth AP Ralph Yarborough says he will not close the door on a future race for Texas governor though focused on law practice and passing new laws. He blames his Senate defeat on the press, criticizes Nixon Agnew and Texas election laws, and calls for party parity to curb primary infiltration. He notes his past power in the Senate and contrasts with Bush and Bentsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Ralph Yarborough
Senate
Texas
Texas Democrat
Austin
George [Bush
Lloyd Bentsen
Yarborough
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Bentsen
Bush
Garlington Dial Rites Pending
Garlington Cokey Dial, 83, died at a netwater rest fame. Mrs Syeetrates new srandehtideen land nine great grandchildren. Burial plans and memorial details are pending as friends and family await arrangements.
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Aspermont
Garlington Cokey Dial
Rest Fame
Mra. Syeetrates New Srandehtideen
Trunk Robbery Ends in Death of Salesman
William Prevost, 32, a cigarette salesman, died Friday after robbers locked him in the trunk of his car. He was rescued Wednesday after suffering heat exhaustion with a 109 degree body temperature, while the trunk reportedly reached 200 degrees. Witnesses saw two men drive the car into a ditch and abandon it. Prevost later died from brain damage due to heat and oxygen deprivation.
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Houston
William Prevost
Prevost
Mrs. Clemmons Funeral Today in Kilgore
Funeral services for Mrs. Gwendolyn A. Clemmons 65 of Galveston will be at 4 p.m. today at Kilgore’s Kil gore funeral home. She died Tuesday in Galveston with survivors including daughter Mrs. Given Henderson of Midland two sons Robert L Clemmons and Dr Tom J Clemmons and seven grandchildren.
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Gwendolyn A. Clemmons
Galveston
Lubbock
Kilgore
Rader Funeral
Thomas Morgan Rites Held In Spur
Services for Thomas Wyly Morgan 91 were set for 4 30 p m today at Campbell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Howard Marcom officiating. Burial will follow at Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home direction. Morgan a Dickens County resident since 1908 died today in Big Spring after a lengthy illness. He was a former farmer. He is survived by six daughters and four sons along with 13 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bearers listed include Victor Aerington Herman Bostick Everett Martin Graden Bass W J Bridge and J B Morrison.
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Spur
Thomas Wyly Morgan
Campbell Funeral Home
Howard Marcom
First United Methodist Church
Campbell Funeral, Home
Morgan
Dickens County
Marlin Rogers
Lubbock
Harold Karr
Spat
Ira G. Tyler
Bridge
Graden Bass
W. J. Bridge
J. B. Morrison
Lubbock Schools Adapting to Racial Enrollment Shifts
Testimony details how racial makeup and school attendance zones have changed over the past decade in east Lubbock. Housing patterns driven by urban renewal altered enrollments at Hunt, Parkway, Wheatley, and Cobbs schools, with Wheatley and Dunbar cited as predominantly Negro or mixed enrollments amid shifting demographics.
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North Avenue U
Guadalupe
Sanders
Bozeman
Parkway
Posey
Martin, Hunt and Wheatley
East Lubbock
Lubbock
Hunt and Parkway
Cobbs
Williams
Wheatley
HEW
Dunbar
Struggs Junior High
Hes Elementary
Latest Estimates On Celia Insurance Losses
Dallas AP reports new figures on Celia hurricane losses with totals around 330 million dollars. Estimates list 117 500 mobile units 1 million mobile homes and 8 750 other items in the damage assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Adene
Frank I. Lewis
Tragic Shooting Ends in Self Inflicted Gunfire
A man outside a house shot Sher then turned the rifle on himself. Mrs. Martinez died at the scene. Martinez, a former Snyder resident, lived in Post about a year and worked at the hospital there. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bolger Funeral Home and Bell Seale Funeral Home, then to Riker and Sons in Colorado City. Survived by Josephine and four sons Louis Tommy Frank Reynaldo, all of Post, plus parents, siblings, and extended family.
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Sher
Martinez
Cogdell
Mra
Snyder
Bolger Funeral Home
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Riker and Sons Funeral Home
Colorado City
Couptes
Josephine
Louis
Tommy
Frank
Reynaldo
Post
Ray’ Melcher
Angie Belderrama
Odessa
Janie Kenney
Mary Lou Rodriguez
Elsie Smithwood
Big Spring
Matt Melcher
McCamey
Albert Martinez
A Praise for Julien C Hyer from Theaterd Good Report
The piece extols Julien C Hyer praising his public praise of others and his respectful stance toward wife nation town flag and occupation. It quotes a proverb about speaking well of others and notes his habit of staying silent rather than speaking ill.
Federal appeals court orders desegregation plan changes for Longview schools
The 5th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to modify Longview Public School System desegregation. Four elementary schools Janie Daniel Maggie B Hudson Southside and Rollins were found to remain largely Negro. The court directed pairing with nearby largely white schools or allow rezoning to achieve substantially the same desegregation, or revert to a prior plan.
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New Orleans
Longview
Tex
U.S. District Court
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Janie Daniel
Maggie B. Hudson
Southside
Rollins
Pedro P. Lara Rites Arranged
Services for Pedro P. Lara 81 will be at 2 p m today at Redeemer Assembly of God Church with Rev Hector Sanchez officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery by Henderson Funeral Directors Lara died Thursday in Wilmington California He was a native of Alpine and had lived in Lubbock since 1918 Survivors include Henry Lara of Lubbock Rafael Lara of Dallas a stepson Mauro Martinez unknown address five daughters Dora Lara Wilmington Calif Mrs Lucy Rangel Bates Mrs Amelia Musey Emory Mrs Flora Garcia and Mrs Margaret Peters both of Lubbock 42 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren
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Pedro P. Lara
Redeemer Assembly of God
Hector’ Sanchez
Peeper
City of Lubbock
Henderson
Lara
Wilmington
Calif
Alpine
Lubbock
Lasbbock
Song
Henry Lara
Rafael Lara
Dallas
Mauro Martinez
Dora Lara
Dante's Divine Comedy Title Origin Explained
The article notes that Dante named his work Comedy because the tale ends happily, while readers later added the Divine to honor its grand scope and moral purpose. It reflects medieval naming customs and reception of the epic.
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Dante
Panel on respiratory diseases at COLD meeting
A panel discussion on respiratory diseases will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday during the 12th COLD meeting at the West Texas Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association office 1961 Texas Ave. The panel includes Dr Cadman Chaffin Dr Martin Dalton Dr Carl Page and Dr Lowell Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Minnesota car train crash kills Austin girl
Kathryn Arnold, 18, of Austin dies in a pickup truck collision with a Milwaukee Railroad freight near Dresbach Minnesota while visiting for a sailing championship on Lake Ona laska. James McNutt, 18, of Austin, is seriously injured as witnesses say the truck stalled on the tracks at 8 30 p m Thursday.
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Dresbach
Minn
Kathryn Arnold
Austin
Minnesota
Lake Onalaska
Miss Arnold
Milwaukee Railroad
James McNutt
Rites Pending for Mrs Reena Mal och
Mrs Reena Maloch 38 of Daily City California former Lubbock resident died after lengthy illness at City Hospital Daily City Funeral services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors Survivors include her husband Chester three sons Terry Charles and Dwight a daughter Marilyn two sisters Mrs Earl Box of Lubbock Mrs Lee Burns of Amarillo and five brothers Craig McGuire Travis McGuire Delbert McGuire Cole Alien McGuire and Gene McGuire plus a Roswell New Mexico connection
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Reena Maloch
Daily City
Calif
Lubbock
Rix Funeral Directors
Maloch
City Hospital
Chester
Terry Charles
Dwight
Marilyn
Earl Box
Lee Burns
Amarillo
Craig McGuire
Travis
McGuire
Wellington
Delbert McGuire
Fort . Collins
Cole
Eva Rice 87 dies. rites set in Lubbock area
Eva Rice 87 longtime Lubbock County farmer and former Laidbock resident died Friday at an El Paso daughter home after an extended illness. Services Monday at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sam Estes. burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include three sons six daughters a brother 43 grandchildren and 63 great grandchildren.
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Eva Rice
el Paso
Sanders Funeral Home
Sam Estes
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
City of ‘Lubbock
E. E
Santa Craia
Calif
L. H
Davis
R. J. Rich
Las Cruces
N.M
T. S. McGowan
Max Rahnefeld
Bill Brummundt
Union City
N.J
Joe McGowan
Erskine
Myra MccCoughan
Prescott, Ariz
Louise Lay
San Angelo
Howard Estes
Chickasha
Okla
Riliey Stevenson Rites Planned
Riley P Stevenson 42 of 218 Hub Homes died Friday in Methodist Hospital after an illness. Services set for 2 p.m. at Home Memorial Chapel with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. He was native to Lubbock and worked for T. T. McSpadden. Survived by his wife Helen and son Gary of Harrison Ark. daughters Sandra Dennington of 308 37th St and Debra Stevenson of Harrison. mother Ina Stevenson of 1530 32nd St. brothers Calvin of 2410 38th St and Albert of Fort Worth. sisters Odessa Kizer Bells Olene Bussey Doris Aberstner Lillian Jones. Pallbearers listed.
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Riley P. Stevenson
Hub
Methodist Hospital
Sanders Funeral Home Memorial Chapel
City of Lubbock
Lubbock
Stevenson
T.T. McSpadden
Helen
Gary
Harrison, Ark
Sandra Dennington
37Th St
Debra Stevenson
Harrison
Ina Stevenson
32Nd St
Calvin
Albert
Fort Worth
Odessa Kizer
Bells
Olene Bussey
Doris Aberstner
San Francisco
Calif
Lillian Jones
Wellington
Jake Goss
Bob Dillashaw
Johnny Walkup
Hollis Parker
Bobby Owens
James Morris
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Ace Board
Polley
Iliams
Shapiro
Lufvbock School Board
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
J. £. Rowan
Tallahassee
Fla
Erik
Godby High School
South Plains
Ava May
Tulsa
Lyndon Johnson
Charles Culbertson
Garlington
Thomas Morgan
Gulfgate
Port Arthur
Sabine Neches Ship Channel
Pleasure Island
Cameron Parish
Julien C, Hyer
Pedro P. Lara Rites
Leslie Earl Matheny
Methodist’ Hospital
63Rd Street
Canton Avenue
Ted Williams
Rallel
George H. Mcl
Lubbockia
Ralls
Casa Lorna
Shannon Lenora
Baylor Womens and Childrens Hospital
McCleskey
Shirley Waggoner
Leroy Waggoner
George W. McCleskey
34Th St
Amelia Soto
14Th St
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Henderson Funeral Home
Samuel Henry Lewis
Dimmitt
Dennis Memorial Chapel
Raymond Perkins
Dimmitt First Baptist Church
Castro Memorial Gardens
Dennis Funeral Home
Lewis
W. H. Long
St. Mary's Hospital
Chris Harwell
46Th St
North University Avenue
North University
Charles Keene
18Th St
Avalanche Journal
West Texas Hospital
Verna Brown
20Th. St
Pioneer Natural Gas-First National Bank
Monterey
48Th St
Gary Avenue
19Th Street
Avenue JL
James C. Hodges
9Th St
Charlotte Scott
Nancy Layland
28Th St
Lubbock, Osteopathic Hospital
Ronald Wylie
Hobbs
First Baptist
Bailey Smith
Eunice
Griffin Funeral Home
Wylie
Hobbs Municipal Golf Course
Avenue S
Riley, Stevenson
Harrod Music
Resthaven Memorial Park
Tener al
Investigati
19Th St
T. Plan
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