Texas Legislature Prepares With First Session Under New Members
The Texas House will open Tuesday with a roll call and swearing in of 31 new members including Frances Farenthold the lone woman. Barbara Jordan remains the only woman in the Senate. Speaker race centers on Gus Mutscher as tax and education dominate AP survey shows, with education spending proposals and tax reform debated.
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Erra
House
Frances Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Jim Hargrove
Lake Jackson
Senate
Barbara Jordan
Houston
Gus Mutscher
Brenham
Mutscher
Barnes
House Appropriations Committee
Associated Press
John Connally
Connally
Water Quality in Lubbock Keeps Stable Readout
Lubbock water fluoride remains under one ppm since 1965 with ideal range .80 to .90. Lake Meredith and well blends feed the system with well water showing higher fluoride near two ppm and minerals causing gypsum taste. Salt content varies by field, with Sandhills at ~30 ppm and county wells around 120 ppm, potentially affecting sensitive hearts.
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Lubbock
Sandhills
Shallowater
Willis
Meredith
Battle near Saigon leaves troops and civilians damaged
U S military spokesmen report two American soldiers injured and nine Communists killed after a four hour battle 55 miles north of Saigon as relief forces reach positions near Uth Armored Cavalry. Civilian casualties rise from mortar barrages in Mekong Delta cities.
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U.S
Saigon
Uth
Mekong
Phuoc Ninh
Cai Be
Kien Hoa
Mekong Delta
Havana Skyjackers Hijack Flight With Exchange Students
Eight hours after takeoff from Buenos Aires the four engine jet landed in Havana after a hijacker demanded to reach the Cuban capital. Captain Wagener and copilot Schrider reported the gunman, 26, with a Mexican passport but no Mexican accent, said lives did not matter and sought Havana. Flight origin was Buenos Aires and Miami was the planned Miami stopover.
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George Wagner
Pompano Beach
Fila
Rachel J. Anderson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Youths For Understanding
Michigan
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Carela Bustamente
Lima
Jesus Aloya
Quito
Wagner
Miami
Havana
Eric Schrider
Rites Arranged for Slaton Man Dooley
Rosco W. Dooley 70 a Slaton resident since 1944 died after an eight week illness in Mercy Hospital Burial is set for 3 p m today at the Church of Christ Englands Funeral Home will provide burial services Roy Verner of Houston will officiate assisted by C L Newcomb of Slaton Survivors include his wife Isle a son Rosco of Slaton a brother O L of Harlingen two sisters Mrs Sibyl Flewharty and Pearl Dooley both of Dallas and three grandchildren
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Rosco W. Dooley
Church of Christ
Roy Verner
Houston
C. L. Newcomb
Englewood Cemetery
Englands Funeral Home
Dooley
Mercy Hospital
Isle
Rosco of
O. L
Harlingen
Sibyl Flewharty
Pearl Dooley
Dallas
Wreck injures five at 19th Street intersection
A rear end collision near 10 p.m. Saturday at 19th St and Ave sent five people to Methodist Hospital. Eurina Soliz 1 fractured arm Maria Zamora 2 and Daniel Vargas 19 were admitted. Manuel Zamors 25 and his 4 year old son Manuel Jr were treated and released. Investigators said both cars were northbound on Ave A when the crash occurred.
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19Th St
Ave. A
Methodist’ Hospital
Eurina Soliz
Maria Zamora
Daniel Vargas
Manuel Zamors
Manuel Jr
Area Woman's Rites Monday in Lamesa
Services for Mrs. Lillian Hardgrave 76 longtime Dawson County president will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Northside Baptist Church with Rev. J. B. Chick officiating. Burial at Lamesa Memorial Park. Branon-Philips Funeral Home in charge.
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Lamesa
Lillian Hardgrave
Dawson County
Northside
Fred
Waultina O'Neil
Saticoy
Calif
Pearl Hansard
Fannie B. Carter
Fort Worth
Harvey Brown
Jewell Brown
Lamea
Burglary Suspect Held After Chase Here
A 2 year old Negro escaped custody after a bus stop incident and a large police pursuit led to his capture by Crosby County deputies and city police. The man, Carter, is charged with burglary and a parole-violation pistol possession and was held on bond while awaiting further processing.
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Lubbock
Carter
Crosby
Crosbyton
Stapp
Euvell Carter
Kenneth Anthony
Hunts
Crosby County
Chron
14Th
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Rio Grande River
Big Bend Rest
Asder
Liremen
Heuce
J. W. Stewart
Mrs. Phillips Rites Planned at First Baptist Jayton
Mrs. Redah Phillips 57 lifelong Kent County resident dies after short illness at Callan Hospital Rotan. Services set 1 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Jayton with Rev. M L Brewer. Burial Clairemont Cemetery Spur. Survivors: daughter Zana Sherer Wichita Falls. sons Joe William Jim Willie Girard. sisters Ida Lee Freels Slidell and Bert Jay San Antonio. two grandchildren.
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Spur
Redah Phillips
Kent County
First Baptist
Jayton
M. L. Brewer
Abernathy
Clairemont Cemetery
Campbell Funeral Home
Phillips
Clairemont
Callan Hospital
Rotan
Zana Sherer
Wichita Falls
Joe William
Jim Willie
Girard
Ida Lee Freels
Slidell
Bert Jay
San Antonio
Largest rice cache found in I Corps near An Hoa
A 100 pound bag rice cache unearthed near An Hoa 20 miles southwest of Da Nang is said to be the largest in I Corps. Spokesmen planned helicopter airlift to An Hoa for refugee relief. No Korean casualties were reported. Farther away, Air Force fighters killed 10 Communist soldiers after they fired on a recon plane. patrols also found two arms caches 125 miles northeast of Saigon.
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An Hoa
da Nang
South Vietnam
II Corps
Saizon
Sunny fair weather blankets Texas Panhandle northward
Forecasters expect sunshine to linger over the Panhandle and South Plains with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s and no precipitation. Lubbock records a 49 degree day after an overnight low of 19 while Dalhart and Amarillo see 16 degree mornings and 42 degree afternoons.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Dalhart
Presidio
Amarillo
Escapees still at large after Oklahoma prison break
Authorities say two inmates and a woman fled from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary on Nov 28 and resurfaced in Texas. They were recaptured Dec 22 in Big Spring but remain at large in the Lubbock area as investigators pursue leads. Police described a ten minute head start and noted the fugitives’ familiarity with Dallas area.
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Lubbock
Buchanan
Oklahoma
Big Spring
U. S
FBI
Dallas
Arkansas
Texas
Smith
New Deal
Edmondson
C. H
Choc) Blanichard
O. T. Lindsey
WC. Johnson
UU. S
Lindsey
Hereford Slaying Case Faces Grand Jury February
Deaf Smith County DA says the murder case of 72 year old Taylor H Holland will be presented to the grand jury when it meets Feb 3 The elder Holland was found shot near the courthouse He was dead on arrival His son 49 Taylor H Holland Jr was arrested in Amarillo and jailed without bond on murder charges The elder Holland had sought the release of his grandson Herbert Earl Holland 18 Held for burglary and AWOL from Fort Dix The grandson is linked to a theft of a coin collection Officials say the coin collection was not found in the suspect s car Services will be held Monday at 2 pm in the Martin Road Chapel Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery
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Hereford
Taylor H. Holland
Deaf Smith County
Holland
Amarillo
Deaf Smith County Hospital
Taylor H. Holland Jr
Herbert Earl Holland
Fort Dix
N.J
Martin Road
Robert Howard
North Seminole Church of Christ
Memorial Park Cemetery
Patton Services Planned Today in Matador
Vel Dean Patton, 61, a former Matador resident, died Friday in a Waco hospital. Services are at 2 30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Heard officiating. Burial follows at East Mound Cemetery, under Seigier Funeral Home direction. Patton had been a VA Hospital patient in Temple and was visiting in Waco. He leaves four sons, a daughter, five brothers, and four sisters.
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Matador
Vel
Dean Patton
Waco
First Baptist Church
Larry Heard
East Mound
Seigier Funeral Home
Patton
Veterans Administration Hospital
Temple
Auto owners report VW cars tipped over in Lubbock
Two nearby Lubbock men Charles A. Shelton and Vaughn Markier said their Volkswagens had been turned on their sides Friday night or early Saturday causing about 100 dollars in damage to each. Both lived within a short distance of each other on 64th Street and 60th Street respectively.
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Lubbock
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