Texas election chatter swirls around Connally and Yarborough
Fragmentary notes place Connally and Connally’s backers in a conservative bid while Yarborough faces renewed scrutiny. Former ambassador posts and party alignments mix with talks of Waggoner Carr, Gordon McLendon, and Lee O Daniel. Campaign plans, endorsements, and fee disputes color the shifting field.
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GOP
Stim
Gordon “McLendon
Dallas Broadcasting
Maghorough
O.daniel
Lee O'Daniel
Yarborough
Remains unsolved tech death puzzle on Tech campus
The Texas Tech murder of Sarah Alice Morgan remains unsolved after seven weeks of intense police work led by Chief J.T. Alley and Bill Cox. Reporters note polygraph tests, a hidden cubbyhole in a lab wall, and discrepancies in testimonies as investigators explore possible motives, timelines, and a potential reward not funded by the state.
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Dave Knapp
Jay Marris
Avalanche Journal
Sarah Alice Morgan
Texas ‘Tech
South Plains
Mrs. Morgan
Poli
J.T. Alley
Bill Cox
Aters
Morgan
See Tec Death Tuzlle
Glimpse of Lubbock News and Culture Highlights
A digest from the Lubbock area covers cotton research lagging behind needs per the National Cotton Council, prize theater The Time of Your Life opening at Lubbock Theater Center, a missionary couple’s daughter reflecting on life in Lubbock and Chile, and a variety of national topics from surgery and organ transplants to Cambodian security and British defenses. Also mention of horoscopes and a cartoon dictionary in the back pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cotton Council
Lubbock Theater Center
Lubbock
Chile
FHA reappraises prices on West Texas vacant houses
The Federal Housing Authority discloses a major price reevaluation of 542 FHA acquired vacant houses in West Texas including Lubbock. The nationwide move aims to reduce vacant inventory with sweeping price adjustments in problem neighborhoods, as Lubbock region led FHA districts in December vacant properties. Local officials report most properties remain under $10 000 outside vacancy clusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Avalanche-Journal
Federal Housing Authority
Lubbock
Texas
FHA
Lubbock Fha
Soo Fha
Heart Transplant Recipient In Critical Condition
KASPERAK Heart Case Peril Seen in Palo Alto California Doctors report Kasperak 54 lapsed toward semi coma following historic heart transplant performed a week earlier The patient remains in critical condition doctors cite faltering liver as a concern and note the new heart is in excellent condition Additional context references the young donor and prior transplant cases without clear, reliable details
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Palo Alto
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Kasperak
America
Norman E. Shumway
Kauperak
Joneek
Itio
Change Boy Adopts Indian Heritage Despite Welfare Hurdles
Hollingshead couple seeks to adopt Indian child Cody through welfare channels. After eight months of personality tests and matching Indian children, officials say an Indian boy would be theirs, but the Wingsheads already named Cody and planned a different path amidst cultural considerations.
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Cody
Hollingshead
Bay
Agence Y
Walt
A. Evans
Arspaho
Mortar attack on Marine convoy near Rockpile
North Vietnamese mortar unit attacked a U.S. Marine convoy about four miles south of the Rockpile near Da Nang. Reports say 315 Marines killed and 49 wounded with several vehicles destroyed. Enemy losses listed as around 10, unclear details amid chaotic battlefield reports.
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Saigon
U.S. Marine
Serollliarized Zone
Rockpile
da 'Nang
A. Rye Spestall
la Picea
Khe
Sanh
Lorner
Laos
Jek
Sogens
Wennday
Tech Center Area Panel Proposes Rehabilitation Aid
Kenneth May reports from an Avalanche-Journal session on a regional study forming a comprehensive rehabilitation fund for handicapped persons in Texas and neighboring counties. More than 60 attendees from a 20 county area heard Dr. Richard Burke of Southwestern Medical School in Dallas advocate establishing a network of centers to meet varied needs.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
A. Com
Tex
Saniraay
Tech
Richard Burke
Southwestern
Adalles
Burk
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