Private rites set today for Jack Ruby body viewing
Jack Ruby's sisters and brothers viewed his flag draped casket at a Chicago funeral home. The body was dressed in a black suit with a white shirt and black tie, a Jewish shawl and skullcap, while officials said the immediate cause of death was a blood clot linked to cancer. A family funeral is planned, with burial beside his parents in Westlawn Cemetery. Rabbi David Graubart to lead the service and Kaddish recited at the grave by three brothers.
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Jacky Ruby
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Hershey Weinstein
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Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
Hyman Rubenstein
Earl
David Graubart
Mrs. Oswald pushes for probe into Jack Ruby death
Mrs. Marguerite Oswald urged an investigation into Jack Ruby’s death at Parkland Hospital Dallas after Ruby died of cancer. She argued the incident fits a pattern of strange coincidences and questioned the Warren Report while detailing her past investigative expenditures.
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Marguerite Oswald
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Oswald
Lee Harvey
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Funeral for Mrs. John E. MeVickers in Plainview
Funeral services for 71 year old Mrs. John E. MeVickers will be held at 4 p m today at First Methodist Church in Plainview with Dr Marshall Rhew officiating. Burial follows at Plainview Memorial Park. Survivors include two daughters two sons two brothers one sister and 14 grandchildren.
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John E. MeVickers
Royal Neighbors of America
Hardy J. Carlisle
Brac Biggers
Borger
George
J. E
Muleshoe
Archie Duckwall
Allen W. Duckwall
Prescott
Aviz
Bain McCarroll
Lubbock
Mishap Victim's Services Planned
James Walter King 81 died Thursday from injuries in a Christmas Eve accident in Plainview Texas. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Springlake Baptist Church with burial at Earth Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction. King lived in Springlake since 1961 after moving from Oklahoma. Survivors include Avor wife one daughter L F Mayfield Plainview one son Elmer Springlake two sisters Fannie Magnus Greenville California Lucy Mitchell Apache Oklahoma eight grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. King's death marked the 17th traffic fatality on the South Plains in 1966.
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James Walter King
Springlake Baptist Church
Earth Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
King
Springlake
Oklahoma
Avor
L. F. Mayfield
Knife Wound Sends Man to Hospital
A 51 year old man Le Roy Dowdey was admitted to Methodist Hospital Thursday afternoon after a stabbing in the 1800 block of Ave B. Dowdey said a Negro woman stabbed him during an argument and pulled a knife. His condition was listed as satisfactory and he declined to press charges.
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Le‘roy Dowdey
Dowdey
Court Acts Nevada Outlaws Marriage Law Change
Nevada Supreme Court struck down part of the marriage licensing law, allowing marriages without state permission. The decision centers on Rev. Robert S. Truesdell who officiated without renewed credentials, triggering a shift from county judge licensing to potential broader licensing by the 1967 Legislature.
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Nev
State Supreme Court
Nevada
Robert S. Truesdell
Las Vegas Strip
Truesdell
Barbara Ann. Hensley
Odessa
Edwin H. Boedeker
Tom Strange
Amarillo
Vedon Stephens
Reese Afb
Flying Saucers Back Navy Air Battles Use for Targeting
Norfolk based Navy flying saucers with radar housings guide carrier aircraft in North Vietnam. E1B Tracers and E2A Hawk eyes relay target data to a carrier task force, warn of MIGs, and assist search and rescue. Snaking bombs led to a new vertical descent with the Snake-eye fin design and a shift to precision bombing under SAM threats.
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Vietnam
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Norfolk Naval Air Station
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South China Sea
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North Vietnam
Air Force
Marine Corps
Serenity calls clash as designers seek chic yet silly season returns
New York AP reports fashion accessory makers promise another silly season amid calls for calm elegance. Hannah Troy pushes a glider collection with monastic whites and bold denim trends mix with playful jewelry like bug earrings and glow-in-the-dark accents.
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Hannah Troy
New York Couture Group
Jackie Kennedy
Miss Troy
The Shepherd Anxiety and Trust in the Lord
A reflective excerpt urging reliance on God from Isaiah 50 10 with admonitions against anxiety and fret, advising readers to trust in the Lord, maintain clear vision and duty, and find serenity through faith attributed to Julien C Hyer.
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Julien C. Hyer
Leo Gibson Funeral Slated
Leo Gibson 71 longtime Eunice resident died at Permian General Hospital in Andrews. Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist Church Eunice with burial at Andrews Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction. He retired from Sunray Oil Co in 1957 after 22 years as a pumper. He was survived by Mary Josephine a son Lewis Doyle sister Emma Ball and brothers Bruce and Wallace.
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Longnecker Reassumes Post at High Plains Research Center
Dr Thomas C Longnecker returns as director of the High Plains Research Foundation located 13 miles west of Plainview after four years away. He takes over from Dr Earl Collister who resigned to join World Seed Co in Salinas California. The foundation now sits on land and property valued over 2 million dollars, founded in 1956 by the Renner Foundation.
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Thomas C. Longnecker
High Plains Research Foundation
Longnecker
Earl Collister
The
World Seed Co
Salinas
Calif
Death of Former City Resident Marlin J. Smith
Marlin J. Smith aged 55 died in an auto accident Thursday near Dayton Ohio while en route to work from his Wilmington Ohio home. He was a former Lubbock resident moved after World War II. Funeral arrangements are pending at Reynolds Funeral Home Wilmington. Survivors include his wife and daughter, two sisters Mrs. Lessie Mae Kincaid and Mrs. Marie Hardy, and a niece Mrs. Wanda Doak.
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Maude Smith
Broadway
Dayton
Ohio
Smith
Lubbock
Wilmington
Reynolds Funeral Home
Lessie Mae Kincaid
Marie Hardy
Ruidoso
N.M
Wanda Doak
32Nd St
Stan Getz to Perform in Lubbock MSG at Union
Tickets are on sale for a Union sponsored Stan Getz trio appearance with the Pair Extraordinaire at 8 pm in Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. Admission for Tech students is 1.25 dollars, 2 dollars for faculty and staff, 3 dollars for the public. all seats are reserved.
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Tech
Ropesville Ex Mayor Troy Morris Dies at 67
Troy Morris, former mayor of Ropesville and longtime area newsman, died at age 67. He was widely known in local journalism and community service.
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Troy Morris
Troy M. Morris
Ropesville
Furman Grant's Services Slated
Services for Furman D. Grant 51 of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Church of Christ with ministers Alvin Mitchell and Harold Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Lubbock City Cemetery. Grant died Thursday at home. He was a retired Dunlap's employee and editor of the Levelland Daily Sun News. He lived in Lubbock since 1957 after stints in Muleshoe and Lubbock area. He is survived by wife Robbie Louise a son Phillip and daughter Anita all at home, sister Mrs Etta Huff of Greenville DC, three brothers and other relatives. Pallbearers include Dr Ben Lyman Jr. and others. He previously owned the Ropesville Plainsman, edited the Hockley County Free Press, and was active in local journalism. Services are pending at George C. Price Funeral Home in Levelland. Survivors include son Donald W of Port Arthur and three daughters, plus a brother and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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39Th St
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Ropesville
Hockley County Free Press
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South Plains
George C. Price
Donald W
Port Arthur
J. C. Whitfield
42Nd St
Lubbock
Lela Shanklin
Bossier City
B. J. Thomas Ropesville
Willie Morris
Lone Wolf
Okla
Fry Rites Slated For Paris Lumber Leader J R Fry 79
J R Fry 79 longtime Paris area resident and former Fry Lumber Co owner died at his home in Paris Texas after an illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Leveritt Steel Funeral Home Paris with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors include a wife Ora five sons including Jack W P Clyde Harry and James A Fry and four daughters with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Dallas Teacher Mrs J M Simmons Dies
Mrs John M Simmons a retired Dallas teacher and mother of Tom J Simmons assistant managing editor of the Dallas Morning News died Wednesday. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p m with burial in Oakland Cemetery. She taught in West Texas and later was a Dallas public school substitute for 20 years until retirement. Surviving relatives include brother Robert H Lindop and a granddaughter. Formerly Ada May Lindop.
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Dallas
Tom J. Simmons
Dallas Morning News
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Simmons
West Texas
A. H. Lindop
Dr Milton Blume rites set in Turkey
Services for Dr Milton T Blume 63 longtime dentist of Turkey will be at 3 pm today at the First Methodist Church. The Rev Fred Brown will officiate. Burial will be in Turkey Cemetery via Seigler Funeral Home. Dr Blume died at his home last Tuesday. He practiced here since 1927. Survivors include his wife a son David stationed with the U S Army in Vietnam a daughter a brother a sister and four others.
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David
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Infant Rites Set Saturday for Dudley Jr
Services for six month old Van H Dudley Jr son of Mr and Mrs Van H Dudley Sr of 205 N Elgin will be held at 2 pm Saturday at Northside Assembly of God 2901 Bates with Rev Scott F Mitchell officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors The infant died Wednesday afternoon after strangling on crib edge Survivors include parents two sisters Carol and Phylis paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs John Dudley Lorenzo and maternal grandmother Mrs John Moore Crosbyton
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Crasbyton
Mrs. Jondahl Funeral Services Held at Lincoln-Bartley
Mrs. Harry Jondahl age 69 of Lubbock died Wednesday in St. Marys Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 50 p m today at Lincoln Bartley Funeral Home with Ray Johnson officiating and burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband a daughter Frances two sisters and a brother. Pallbearers listed.
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32Nd St
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Ray Johnson
Christian Science Reader
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St. Mary's Hospital
Lubbock
Frances Jondahl
C. E. Whitney
E. E. Louthan
Walter Shrum
Ponca City
Oklo
William B Parrack
Newton Walton
J. 1D. Hassell Jr
H. Klaus
J. D. Jenkins
Eddie Sellers
Divers Join Search For Abilene Resident
Two skindivers from the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station joined the 80 foot water search for Ed Mann missing since Monday after canoeing on Oak Creek Lake near Sweetwater. Mann worked in the Abilene Reporter News circulation department.
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APS
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Ed Mann
Abilene
Oak Creek Lake
Mann
Corpus Christi
Three Tots Killed By Smoke and Fumes
In El Paso a southside tenement fire killed three children Leticia Rosales four Oralnda seven and Ismael two others in the Miguel Rosales family were away at the time six members not home when blaze broke out back room. The victims were asleep watching television and apparently overlooked during firefighting efforts.
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Leticia Rosales
Oralnda
Ismael
Miguel Rosales
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