Fanny Hill Goes To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court examines whether the novel Fanny Hill can escape obscenity bans. Justices weigh redeeming social value with critics’ praise while it tests limits of court censorship and literary merit in a historic obscenity dispute.
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Fanny Hill
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Charles Rembar
Massachusetts
Brennan
John M. Harlan
Harlan
Earl Warren
M K Foster Pioneer City Barber Dies at 72
Marvin Key Shorty Foster a Lubbock barber of 60 years died at West Texas Hospital after a heart attack at his home. He came to Lubbock in 1914 from Grapevine and owned three shops including Palace Unique and Foster’s on Texas Ave. Survived by widow Izetta son Brad and siblings services at Sanders Funeral Home Tampa?
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Sanders Funeral
Marvin Key (Shorty) Foster
Lubbock
Foster
West Texas Hospital
28Th St
Grapevine
Palace
Avenue J
Texas Ave
The
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Izetta
M. E. Jr
Rosita
Mexico
Brad Foster
Arizona State University
Tempe
Ariz
Sanders Funeral Hom
Power Blackout Probe Leader Signals New U.S. Laws
Rogers, D Texas, heads the inquiry into recent blackouts and predicts possible new federal rules for electric energy resources. He notes a hospital power law likely, and hearings begin December 15 with witnesses from power commissions and federal entities.
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Dallas
Rogers
D-Tex
Pampa
Rogers’ Committee
Texas
el Paso
New Mexico
Association of Broadcast Executives of Texas
Arlington
New York
Eastern Seaboard
Power Commission
White House
Rites Arranged for V L Copple at Trinity Church
V L Copple 65 an employee of Post Tex Mills died at Garza Memorial Hospital. He lived in Post 13 years. Services set for 10 a m Thursday at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev Clayton Pennington officiating. Burial at Robert Lee Cemetery under Hadman Funeral Home. Survived by wife two sons Boyd of Farmington New Mexico and Dalton of Pearsall three daughters Mrs R J Ready of Lubbock Mrs W C Craig of Waco and Mrs William Hal Jones of Post two brothers Virgil of Leakey and Earl of Harper four sisters Mrs Gertrude Spencer of Georgetown Mrs Vera Funderburke of Pecos Mrs Laura Turner of Kerrville and Mrs Florence Francis of Nebraska and 15 grandchildren.
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Dalton
Pearsall
R. J. Ready
Lubbock
W. C. Craig
Waco
William Hal Jones
Post
Virgil
Leakey
Earl
Harper
Gertrude Spencer
Georgetown
Vera
Funderburke
Pecos
Laura Turner
Kerrville
Florence Francis
Nebraska
Lubbock County Farm Road Funds Approved
The State Highway Department tabulated low bids totaling 13.5 million dollars for highway and farm road projects. The Lubbock project covers Farm Road 2528 from Farm 1729 to Loop 289, a 10.5 mile stretch, with Construction Co. of Lubbock listed as apparent low bidder.
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State Highway Department
Lubbock
Farm 1729
Loopee
In Construction Co
Lockney Woman Killed in Auto Truck Crash
A 71 year old Lockney resident, Mrs. Monroe Smith, died in a collision between a car and a semi truck at 7 50 a m Tuesday near Lockney on US Highway 70 and FM 378. Funeral services are set for Thursday at the Main Street Church of Christ.
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Lockney
Monroe Smith
U.S. Hwy. 70
Main Street Church of
Keen
Tom Fortenberry
Cedar Hill
C. A. Stevenson
Silverton
George Taylor
Mr and Mrs LNB Named At Bank Dinner In 1965
Dan Wilbanks and Beth Covey were announced as Mr and Mrs Lubbock National Bank at the bank annual dinner dance held in Hillcrest Country Club. Charles E Maedgen Jr presided as president and nearly 300 people attended. Covey has five years service as bookkeeping supervisor. Wilbanks joined in 1963 as a teller. Awards were given to staff with 5 to 25 years of service. Entertainment followed with Varsity Trio Jack Frost and Mark Anthony Orchestra providing music.
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Dan Wilbanks
Beth Covey
Charles E. Maedgen Jr
Miss Covey
Wilbanks
Wayne Finnell
Hazel Alexander
Bill Wharton
Rosa Jones
Tom Locke
Juanita Carpenter
Mildred Dunn
Harriette Halsey
Bertha Hyman
Ann McGill
Don Chastain
Maedgen
Varsity Trio
Jack Frost
Mark Anthony Orchestra
Santa Land plans Christmas visit in Lubbock
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in Lubbock at 6 p m Saturday for a 13 day stay at Santa Land on 24th Street and Avenue Q. Mayor pro tem W E Gene Alderson and dignitaries welcome them as carols glow from new scenes and a 80 foot tree. Proceeds fund new displays with hot refreshments and a campfire for roasting marshmallows.
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Santa Claus
Lubbock
Santa Land
24Th Street
Avenue Q
W. E
Gene) Alderson
Claus
Santa
Lubibock
Bayless School
Plans to Merge ABC and ITT Announced
New York The American Broadcasting Company and International Telephone and Telegraph Corp announced plans to merge with ABC becoming a separate subsidiary of ITT pending stockholder and FCC approval. ITT has led advances in international communications and satellite tech. Harold S. Geneen, ITT chairman, calls the merger a progressive force for broadcasting.
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New York
API
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Federal Communications Commission
ABC
ITT
Harold S. Geneen
Fincher Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for W. H. Fincher 83 longtime Snyder resident will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Bell Seale Home Chapel with Rev. Virgil Mott of Bethel Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home. He died Monday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Survivors include his wife four daughters six sons two sisters six brothers many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Snyder
W. H. Fincher
Bell- Seale Rere
Virgil Mott
Bethel Baptist Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Fincher
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Breckridge
Montague County
Methodist Church
Ethel McCoy
Farmington
N. M
Velma Kirby
Valrico
Fla
H.E. Morris
Ora Clark
Queen City
Tex
Finnous
Fort Worth
Ernest
Longview
Joseph
Poteau
Okla
Marvin
Houston
Monroe
Carthage
Herman Oak Ridge
Texas built AF Hopes Ride High On Future Of F111 Fighter
Gen Thomas P Garrity at Kelly AFB said the F111, built in Texas, heads into a second year of testing. He cited 285 flights and 400 hours, with speed targets of 2.2 to 2.5 times the speed of sound and altitude above 60 000 feet. All aircraft in the program delivered on or ahead of schedule.
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San Antonio
UPS
U. S. Air Force
Kelly Air Force Base
Thomas P. Garrity
Texas
Garrity
Air Force
Engine explodes on National Airlines Boeing 727 at Tampa
A National Airlines Boeing 727 exploded its engine while taxiing at Tampa International Airport. The 59 passengers and crew were unharmed and one fire occurred. Damage stayed mainly to the engine and housing with minor fuselage damage. Cause unknown. investigation under way. Flight 23 from Miami to San Francisco had stopped in Orlando.
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Fila
UPI
National Airlines
Tampa International Airport
Miami
San Francisco
Orlando
U S Denies Peru Vessel Attacked American Boat
Lima officials refute Washington reports that a Peruvian naval vessel attacked the tuna boat Mayflower. Two American crewmen were said to be wounded and the incident described involved a tug firing shots and ramming the vessel, though officials call the reports inexact.
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U.S
Peru
Lima
API
United States
Washington
Navy
California
Bob Wilson
San Diego
Cal
Cape
New Word Coined On Gemini 7 Flight
During the Gemini 7 mission at Space Center Houston a new term called tweak entered space vocabulary. Ground controller Charles Bassett said it comes from electronic jargon and means a very fine adjustment, not the dictionary sense of seizing or pulling.
James Hobbs Rites Set in Plainview
Funeral services for James A. Hobbs 83 longtime Plainview resident will be at 10 a.m. today at Wood Dunning Colonial Chapel with Rev W P Brain of Seth Ward Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park under Wood Dunning Funeral Home direction Hobbs retired farmer moved to Plainview in 1945 from Quitaque earlier lived in Memphis Texas He died Monday at a Plainview nursing home Survivors include his wife Kate three sons MSgt Jesse C Burkburnett Walter T Houston and Lawrence J Plainview a daughter Miss Opal Lee Hobbs a sister Mrs Sam Folmar Shreveport La and four grandchildren
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Plainview
James A. Hobbs
Rt. 3
Plainview Area
Wood-Dunning Colonial
W. P. Brain
Seth Ward Baptist Church
Plainview Memorial Park
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Hobbs
Plainveiw
Quitaque
Memphis
Tex
Kate
Jesse C
Burkburnett
Walter T. Houston
Lawrence J
Opal Lee Hobbs
Sam Folmar
Shreveport
Infant Sonja Taylor Services Set in Olton Cemetery
Graveside services for Sonja Michelle Taylor infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Taylor of Earth are set for 10 a.m. today at Olton Cemetery. Officiating will be J. D. Lancaster. Parsons Funeral Homes directing. Survivors include the parents two brothers a sister and the grandparents and great grandfather all of Olton.
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Olton
Sonja Michelle Taylor
Don Taylor
Earth
Olton Community Clinic
J. D. Lancaster
Main Street Church of Christ Here
Parsons Funeral Homes
Bryan Weldon
Christopher Loren Taylor
Teri Deniece
M. E. Taylor
Raymond Thompson
John Taylor
Landers Rites Set Today in Levelland Church
Funeral services for Marvin T. Landers 56 longtime Levelland resident will be at 2 p.m. today at Fifth Street Baptist Church with Rev. Ronald White officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock with George Price Funeral Home in charge Masonic rites will be observed Landers who died at 5:15 a.m. Monday after a short illness was a farmer living in Levelland since 1943 coming from Altus Oklahoma He was a member of Levelland Masonic Lodge and the Lubbock Commandery Survivors include wife Margaret two daughters Marvine King Roswell New Mexico and Annie Clem La Junta Colorado a brother Buford Landers Imperial Beach California three sisters Lois Ready Kael Alaska Floy Walters Elmore City Oklahoma and Daphne Abney Salinas California and four grandchildren Pallbearers are Quentin Morris P H Dobkins Louis Glass Marvin Berry James A Pirtle and F E Haseloff
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Levelland
Marvin T. Landers
Levelland Area
Fifth Street
Baptist Church
Ronald White
Resthaven Memorial Park
Lubbock
George Price
Landers
Altus
Oklo
Kael
Alaska
Floy Walters
Elmore City
Okla
Daphne
Abney
Salinas
Calif
Quentin Morris
P. H. Dobkins
Louis Glass
Marvin Berry
James A. Pirtle
FE. R. Haseloff
Electrician testifies on Yarmouth Castle fire defects
The Coast Guard inquiry heard that a prior small blaze on the Yarmouth Castle was caused by a faulty cable and small in scope. Theodor Sakaleros said he replaced the wiring with lead coated cable and that the fatal blaze began in unoccupied Cabin 610.
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Miami
UPI
Lelectrician
I Coast Guard
Yarmouth Castle
Theodor Sakaleros
Coast Guard
Sakaleros
Byron Voutsinas
Voutsinas
Norway Christmas in the Land of Midnight Sun
A poetic reminiscence on a Norwegian Christmas lasting three weeks with visiting friends, baking many goodies, extra sheaves for cows and birds, barnyard hymns, and a bounteous feast thanked to God, attributed to Julien C. Hyer.
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Julien C. Hyer
Walding Rites Slated Today
Floydada special service for James Irvin Walding 84 who died at 7 a m Tuesday in People's Hospital will be at 3 p m today at Wall Street Church of Christ Homer Kirk will officiate burial in Floydada Cemetery Moore directing Walding married March 7 1901 to Manda Lawman they moved to Floydada from Colorado City in 1917 Survivors include daughter Lyda Walding two sons C N Walding Buck Walding six grandchildren eight great grandchildren one brother J J Walding and two sisters Billie Hamilton and Lillie Carpenter
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Floydada
James Irvin Walding
People's Hospital
Wall Street
Area Group to Visit Naval Academy From Lubbock
Thirty four Lubbock and area school officials and businessmen depart today for a three day visit to the Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland. They will tour the academy and witness the evening meal formation. Thursday includes academic and military briefings and a parade. Friday offers a brief Washington sightseeing trip before returning home.
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Lubbock and
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Arms Charge Pends Against City Man
A 24-year-old Lubbock man was held by police Tuesday awaiting possible federal charges of possessing an illegal firearm. Officers said a sawed off shotgun was confiscated from the suspect's car after a traffic stop. Charges had not been filed by Tuesday afternoon.
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Lubbock
J F Woody Dies at 77 Former Littlefield Farmer
J F Woody 77 longtime Lubbock resident and former Littlefield area farmer died about 7 p m Tuesday at a Lubbock rest home Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev Oran Smith and Rev J R Wood officiating Survivors include wife Regina three sons O A Glenn and H F a daughter Mrs Eddy Stavle two brothers Oscar and Hoof Littlefield nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
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J. F. Woody
39Th St.s
Lubbock
Littlefield Area
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Oran Smith
Pioneer Memorial Methodist Church
J. R. Wood
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Woody
Littlefield
Re‘gina
O. A
44Th
Glenn
57Th St
H. F
56Th St
Eddy Stavle
Borger
Oscar
Flankard Rites Set for Elmer Flankard at Assembly of God
Elmer Flankard 71 died Saturday in the VA Hospital Wadsworth Kaw. Funeral 4 p m today Assembly of God Church Matador with Rev Donald Martin Lubbock and Rev Frank Postelle. burial Fremont Cemetery Seigler Funeral Home. Military graveside rites. Survived by cousin Mrs Bruce Martin Matador.
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Assembly of God
Elmer Flankard
Wadsworth
Kaw
Donald Martin
Lubbock
Frank Postelle
Fremont Cemetery
Seigler Funeral Home
Frankard
Motley County
Bruce Martin
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Shorty) Foster
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