Lubbock Post Office Bustles With Christmas Mail Rush
Lubbock's new post office handles heavy holiday volume as about 4 million pieces move since Dec 2 and totals are expected to reach 7.5 million in the next 10 days. daily mail includes 300k outgoing and 300k incoming letters plus 150k parcels. New headquarters space and machines speed processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gordon
Avalanche - Journal
Lubbock
John Caraway
Caraway
Arch Harper
Bush
Harper
Postal Department
House Passes 4.1 Billion Dollar Government Spending Cut
The House approved a 4.1 billion dollar budget cut for the fiscal year ending next June 30 by a 366 to 26 vote. The plan trims personnel costs by 2 percent and other controllable spending by 10 percent, with exemptions for defense, courts, Congress, veterans benefits, Social Security, farm price supports, and interest on the debt.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson Administration
Congress
Republican
George H. Mahon
Dtex
Mahon
Missing Driver Reported In South Texas
Three guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases of malicious destruction of public property involving traffic signs were entered before Judge Moore in Moore County Court-at-Law No. 2. Pleas by Don Mc Bride, Gernald Young, and Steven Warden carried fines of 65, 50, and 50 dollars respectively. A truck driver reported seeing Bobby Fred Crowe, charged with felony theft after a vanished refrigerated truck and beef valued at 53,975, last seen near Georgetown. Crowe was not located Monday night. Freddy E Morris pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, fined 200 dollars, 20 days jail (probated two years).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Moore County Court-at - Law No. 2
Don McBride
Main St
Gernald Young
Steven Warden
Sneed Hall
Texas Tech
Con
Fort Hood
Ave. S
St. Georgetown
Puinioy
Bock Sheriff's Office
Bobby Fred Crowe
Crowe
Cordova
Ala
Rain Cattle, Co
Lubbock
Georgetown
Ronald R. Catshall
Willie Iee
Spain
38Th St
George AL. Miller
Jessie Britton
E. Purdue
Terrace Cemetery
Oil St
Hudrian
Hama
Matthew Colquitt
28Th St
Noe Garza
Dartmouth St
Jack R. Bell
41St St
Werester Turner
Juniper St
F. L. Coleman
E. Broadway
James L. Fl
Transplant Survival Record Ends As Girl Dies in Colorado
Lillie Paula Kay Hansen, 26 months, dies at University of Colorado Medical Center after a liver transplant. Her death follows another patient’s death within three days, reducing survivors of liver transplants to three, all at the center and in fair condition. The hospital notes her intestines died of tissue necrosis and links to the new liver remain unestablished. Paula Kay’s transplant on Aug 1 had its function decline to serious then fair before a Sunday operation attempt. A prior patient, 16 month old Carol Lynne MacCourt, died last Friday from a blood clot affecting her new liver leading to fatal infection.
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Denver
Colo
Lillle Paula Kay Hansen
University of Colorado Medical Center
Paula Kay
Jerome Hansen
Fort Worth
Tex
Carol Lynne MacCourt
Marylin MacCourt
Salt Lake City
Blaze damages Hunt's Grocery on 5reandaalou Road
Fire broke out at Hunt's Grocery causing smoke and fire damage. The store suffered pened inventory loss and about 7:15 p.m. firefighters reported the blaze in the market area. The building is owned by H. C. Morris and a nearby vacant house owned by Floyd Barrow was affected. The extent of damage to a shed nearby was not yet determined.
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Hunt's Grocery
Zetzman Rites Slated At Post
Funeral services for William Zetzman aged 80 a former Post resident who died Sunday in Kerrville Hospital will be held at 10 a m today in the First Presbyterian Church Post Texas officials said.
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POST
William Zetzman
Kerrville
First Presbyterian Church
Tech Schedules Vietnam Pilot Maj Mee Texas Tech Grad
Air Force Major Thomas E. Mee a decorated Vietnam combat pilot and a Texas Tech electrical engineering graduate class of 1963 will participate in a program sponsored by the ROTC unit at Tech Readable fragments indicate Mee earned his degree in 1963 and is tied to a ROTC program.
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Air Force
Thomas E. Mee
Vietnam
Texas Tech
Tech
Amador Rites Set At Slaton
Services for Adolfo Amador of Slaton will be held at 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Rev. James Pastor officiating. Burial details were not determined.
Otepka Demoted Reprimanded by Rusk at State Department
Otto F. Otepka the State Department security evaluator was demoted reassigned and severely reprimanded in a decision by Secretary of State Dean Rusk dated December 9. The ruling lowers him from GS 15 to GS 14 with about $3000 yearly loss and moves him to duties not involving security.
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Washington
Otto F
Otepka
State Department
Secre
Dean Rusk
Senate
Rusk
Department
Robert J. McCloskey
State’ Department
Edward Dragon
Dragon
Civil Service Commission
Mrs McKinzie Services Today in San ders Memorial Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs G W McKinzie 83 of 3502 29th St are set for 10 30 am today at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev James McGuire of Arnett Benson Baptist Church and Rev J T Bolding of First Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery Survivors include three sons three daughters a sister 15 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
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G. W. McKinzie
29Th St
Sanders Memorial Chapel
James McGuire
Arnett Benson Baptist Church
J.T. ‘Bolding
First Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
John and
Clyde
Bowie
Ross Hill
23Rd St
Grady Petty
Sacramento
Calif
Beulah McKinzie
Amarillo
R. L. Russell
Bartlesville
Okla
Rites Set Today For Ebbie Jones
Funeral services for Ebbie Jones 77 longtime Luzon resident will be at First Baptist Church at 10 a m with graveside rites at Idalou Cemetery at 2 30 p m under Weathersbee Funeral Home Jones died Sunday in Callan Hospital He moved from Limestone to Stonewall and Luzon and is survived by his widow a daughter Mrs W C Crabtree Idalou a son Frank Jones Odessa a granddaughter and three great great grandchildren
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W. C. Crabtree
Idalou
Frank Jones
Odessa
Mrs Layfield Rites Today in Navarro County
Funeral services and burial for Mrs. P. Layfield former Lubbock resident of 15 years will be held at Prairie Point near Kerens Navarro County at 2 pm She died Saturday night in Kerens Survivors include four sons Tom and Jester Layfield of Kerens R E Layfield of Powell Texas and F H Layfield of Trinidad Texas eight grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren
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P. Layfield
Lubbock
A. L. Bentley
Ave. M
Prairie Point
Tex
Kerene
Navarro County
Trinidad
Local firm urged on free wigs in Lubbock
Watson, manager of the Labook Better Business Bureau, reports many calls Monday about a Philadelphia firm advertising free wigs. The only charge noted was $5 for styling in Lubbock, with residents asked to be on the lookout.
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M Watson
Labook
Buren
Philadelphia
Atyl
Lubbock
Rites Pending for M. H. Tucker Lubbock Builder
Funeral services are pending for M. H. Tucker 5 9514 38th St a retired builder and longtime Lubbock resident who died about 9 30 am Monday at his home He was a Trinity Baptist Church member and had lived in Levelland and Idalou before moving to Lubbock in 1941 Survivors include son Calvin J. Tucker of New Home three daughters Mrs Joe Crosno 2516 38th St Mrs Neil Campo of Seattle Wash and Mrs Bill W Smith 5101 44th St two sisters Mrs Maude Carr 2516 38th St and Mrs Mabel Warrman of South Gate Calif and 11 grandchildren Pallbearers are D B White Earl Kerr Oscar Tapp Pat LoCascio Tom Squires and J E Benefield
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M. H. Tucker
38Th St
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral
Campo
Seattle
Wash
Bill W. Smith
Maude (Carr
Mabel Warrman
South Gate
Calif
D.B. White
Earl Kerr
Oscar Tapp
Pat LoCascio
Tom Squires
J. E. Benefield
Rites Set Wednesday For Hickman Infant
Services for Christopher Wayne Hickman two months old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hickman of 403 38th Street will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Western Hills Baptist Church. The Rev J R Church pastor will officiate with burial in Hickman Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Wayne Hickman
Charles Hickman
38Th St
Western Hills Baptist Church
J. R
Jury Arguments Planned Today In Two Civil Cases
Testimony concluded in two district court civil suits and juries will hear final arguments this morning. In the 99th District Court, Pollard et al seek 134000 from Bennett and Irwin Steel Erectors over their son Richard C. Pollard’s death after a pickup truck crash, presided by Judge toward C. Davison. In the 72nd District Court, M T Darden sues Lubbock County to cancel a right-of-way easement deed with trial resuming at 9 30 a m before Judge William R. Shaver.
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99Th District Court
M. L. Pollard
William Edward Bennett
Irwin Steel Erectors, Inc
Richard C. Pollard
Bennett
Toward C. Davison
72Nd District Court
William R. Shaver
M. T.darden
Lubbock County
Mass for Mrs. Mary Veretto Held in Levelland
Funeral mass for 81 year old Mary Veretto of Levelland was held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Rev. R H MacLellan as celebrant. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, under George Price Funeral Home. Survivors include five sons, three daughters, a sister, 19 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
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Levelland
Mary Veretto
St. Michael's Catholic Church
R. H. MacLellan
Resthaven Memorial Park
Lubbock
George Price
South Plains Hospital
Hockley County
Lubbock County
Frank
John
Elmer
Amil
Dolfus
Kattle Madry
Carlsbad
N. M
Dorothy Horn
Evelyn Palmer
Susie Veretto
Nocona
Town Devastated by quake Menaced by Wolf Packs
Debar Yugoslavia reports after a November 30 earthquake wolves threaten livestock as most stables and barns were wrecked and officials warn of widespread animal losses.
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Debar
Yugoslavia
Indians Play Sitar Tabla in Tech Union Ballroom
About 500 students and faculty at Texas Tech Union Building Ballroom welcomed Debu Chaudhuri from India on sitar and Faiyaz Khan on tabla. The concert showcased Indian classical music with five pieces, highlighting the musicians current university study in the United States and hopes to fund their careers while introducing a new musical form to American audiences.
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Jack Sheridan
Avalanche
Journal
Texas Tech Union Building
Debu Chaudhuri
India
Faiyaz Khan
United States
Mason services set for Ted B. Mason
Funeral services for Ted B. Mason 65 of 2222 20th St. will be at 4 p.m. today in Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Andrew Jumper officiating. Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Mason, a native of Gorman, lived in Lubbock since 1952 and worked as a television repairman. He died Sunday at Highland Hospital after about a month there. Surviving are his wife two sons three daughters a stepdaughter two brothers four sisters and 12 grandchildren. Pallbearers named Delano Fisher Sanderson Jones Nichols and Robinson.
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Ted B. Mason
20Th St
Highland Hospital
Sanders Funeral Home
Andrew Jumper
First Christian Church
Kelly
Salinas
Calif
Jack
Fresno
Ray Wright
Lolita
Don Morgan
Visalia
Gerald McGahan
Charlie Hubbard
48Th St
G. A
Minesola
Charlie
Electra
Willie Parker
Loraine
Ray Roberts
Abilene
Bula Lofton
Denver
Lillie Boles
Ray’ Delano
Bill Fisher
John Sanderson
Wilburn Jones
Carl, Nichols
Bill Robinson
Children Christmas Service Message by Julian Hyer
A concise religious meditation on Christmas joy for children and families. The piece evokes carols, church bells, and gift giving as symbols of the manger story. It reflects on the nativity and the adoration of the infant Jesus by shepherds and wise men.
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Santa
Julian -C, Hyer
Sunrise Optimist Honors Young Texan of the Month
Larry F. Hulsey named Sunrise Optimist Club Young Texan of the Month at a Johnson House breakfast. Senior class president at Estacado High School, he has led his class since eighth grade and earned regional and district music honors. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Franklin G. Hulsey attended the event.
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Larry F. Hulsey
Sunrise Optimist Club
Johnson House
Franklin G. Hulsey
E. Stanford St
Estacado High School
Hulsey
Geer Services Planned Today for A L Geer 78
Funeral services for A L Geer 78 of 4204 West 16th Street Lubbock will be at 11 a m today at Tabernacle Baptist Church with Rev E L Bynum officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include a son a daughter three brothers four sisters sixty five grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Vernon Weems J A Nipp Preston Guthrie L O Holley H V Greer and Larry Holley.
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A. L. Geer
16Th St
Lubbock
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Geer
West Texas Hospital
E. L. Bynum
City of Lubbock
Henderson Funeral Directors
Andrew
W. 16Th
Clyde McElfresh
26Th St
Lora Owens
Houston
John
Wallace
Bangs
Jim
Lamont
Calif
Maggie Welch
Coleman
Edna. Duffy
Maude Turlington
Tatum, N.M
Sally ‘McKeever
Merkel
Vernon Weems
J. A. Nipp
Preston Gutherie
L. O. Holley
H. V. Greer
Larry Holley
Rites Planned for Ovid M Ray in Littlefield
Funeral services for Ovid Marvin Ray 49 who died of an apparent heart attack Sunday will be held at 2 30 p m today at First Methodist Church Wallace Kirby and the Rev James E Warrel will officiate Graveside rites follow at Littlefield Cemetery Hammons Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements Ray born February 10 1918 in Abernathy was a World War II veteran Survivors include wife a daughter Janice Elaine of the home his mother Myrtle Ray of Littlefield six brothers J P Pickett Monroe C V Jr and Allen all of Littlefield Gregory of Bedford and Odell of Arlington and a sister Charley Brown of Littlefield
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Littlefield
Ovid Marvin Ray
First Methodist Church
Wallace Kirby
James E. Warrel
Littlefield Cemetery
Hammons
Ray
Abernathy
Janice Elaine
Myrtle Ray
Browning Services Pending At Snyder
Funeral arrangements for Monty Brown ing, 55, Fluvanna resident, are pending with Bell Scale Funeral Home in Snyder. The retired farmer died at 7 p m Monday in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include two sisters Miss N E Browning of Fluvanna and Mrs Emma Hennessey of Fort Worth. Three brothers Foch of Fort Worth Jimmy of Dermott and Boliver of Springer ville Ariz.
B52s in Counteroffensive DMZ Fighting Near Saigon
In the DMZ and near Saigon fierce fighting continued with B52 raids aimed at hindering a North Vietnamese push. U.S. Marines reported 54 enemy killed near Truong Lam while strikes targeted Gio Linh Con Thien and the Bong Son area as U.S. forces reinforced and prepared to withdraw.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Marines
U Or
North Vietnam
Gio Linh
Con Tay
U. S
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Ch Minh
Highlands
Areca
Bong Son
Gio Linhandi
Con Thien
Et Thelof
Truong Lam
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Roscoe
Comfort
Clevora Parker
Dallas
Battlefront
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Bu Dop
Zetzman
Amador
Slaton
Moscow
Otto Otepka
Ebbie Jones
Hickman
Tech Union
Ovid M. Ray
Browning
Snyder
Dmz
Ae ES Funeral Home
Memorial Park
19Th St
Pecaeehul Gardens
Perk
Rita Seer
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