Big City GOP Leaders Convene on Urban Outreach Efforts
Republican city managers from 18 large cities met in Washington to discuss strengthening the party in urban areas. They argued that urban and rural voters respond to similar issues, with Negro and white voters alike drawn to education, economic stability and job security. Billy Specter and J. Earl Dearing urged inclusive opportunity while Ray Bliss praised the conference as a first step in better organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lahr
Washington
WPI
Julius A. Leetham
Los Angeles County
GOP
Leetham
J. Earl Dearing
Louisville
William Johnson
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Arlen Specter
Philadelphia
Dearing
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Prosecution and Defense Duel Over Sentencing and Embezzlement
Jury decides punishment after defense elected for penalty by jurors. District Attorney Alton Griffin presents Miller theft conviction in Fort Worth and early embezzlement after taking office. Board pursues fundraising and bonding steps as new jury convenes in J C Yates incest case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Griffin
Miller
Fort Worth
Pasulgt
Airline Bomb Scare Prompted Lockdown at San Angelo
Trans Texas Airlines officials and San Angelo police moved a ticking suitcase away from Mathis Field after it arrived on an afternoon flight and went unclaimed. Station manager Joe Caudle ordered a careful examination before officers opened the bag and found an electric device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Trans- Texas Airlines
Mathis Field
Joe Caudle
Caudle
Jeep Mounted Radar Helps Averts Ambush On Highway
Saigon reports detail air support and ground fire during Operation Masher on Highway 1 north of Qui Nhon. Four guerrillas killed, 10 captured, nine American helicopters hit but no losses. US air sorties total 41 including B52 strikes near Tay Ninh. Civilian toll minimal but a bridge of casualties and a deadly C123 crash near An Khe with 47 killed.
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Saigon
W U
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Tay Ninh
U. S
Tan Son Nhut
1St Cavalry
Highway 1
Qui Nhon
An Duong
Bong Son
Cong Atanasins
Chanh Thanh
Binh Chanh
Viet Nam
Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
Lnt
Lgal
An Khe
Highlands
1St Cavalry ‘Infantry Division
U.S. Air Force
Kidnap Case Unfolds Like Spy Thriller on Trial
Testimony details a planned abduction involving Bailey Skalla and Eggers with a car mounted recording device. Bailey is shot at the mansion door as Eggers fires, killing Skalla who dies hours later. Investigators reported ransom references found on Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eggers
Bailey
Cork
Los Angeles
John Grant
Arthur van Court
Skalla
Escapees linked to farm-labor crime shooting
Escapees from page one fled after an attempt to question juvenile Rodriquez about his older brother. Stark and his son sought Rodriquez in a case involving a teenage girl molested in a farm-labor barracks. Rodriguez was captured next day in a Hale County onion patch car. Stark remained in Crosby County Memorial Hospital in Crosbyton for seven days in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodriquez
Stark
Rodriguez
Hale County
Crosby County Memorial Hospital
Crosbyton
Doorman Pete Gripps Leads Ivy Republican Club Ad Drive
Pete Gripps, longtime doorman, reelected head of the Ivy Republican Club and noted ad seller, has built a career around boosting the club’s journal and recruiting members. Since four years ago when elected president he has chaired meetings, set policies, and enjoyed a high profile among doctors and lawyers. His Sundays include prayers from a tenant’s wife for his generous tipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grippi
Ivy Republican Club
Mallee
John V. Lindsay
Gripps
Sutton Terrace
Pete
Sutton Place
Burlington judge warns about fake traffic postcards
Municipal Judge Arthur D. Peterson in Burlington Iowa advised motorists to ignore counterfeit notices from a supposed Traffic Ticket Accounting Bureau. The phony cards claimed an overpayment and urged motorists to incur another violation to balance books, which the judge labeled misguided humor and not dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington
Arthur D. Peterson
Traffic Ticket Accounting Bureau
Four Cub Scout Graduates and Meetings Highlight Local News
Four boys graduated to Webelo Den at Cub Scout Pack 117 in Hodges School Cafeteria. Awards were given by Malcolm Hull and Joe Stanley before Stanley travels to San Diego for the American Bottle Water Association board meeting. A two car collision injured three year old Kevin Click, who was treated and released from Methodist Hospital.
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Webelo den
Cub Scout Pack
Hodges School
Cory Beavers
Danny Jackson
Danny Martinez
Ralph Klieber
Malcolm Hull
Joe Stanley
Lth
San Diego
American Bottle Water Assa
Stanley
Kevin Click
44Th St
Methodist Hospital
16Th and
College
Johnson outlines unified plan for federal blight relief program
Johnson proposes a large scale demonstration using all available social programs to counter urban decay. He calls for a single coordinating authority to manage construction, relocation, schools, parks, centers, and access to facilities, aiming to minimize human costs and ensure nationwide participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Volved
America
97 New School Jobs Approved Amid Budget Shakeup
Trustees approved 97 new positions across elementary and secondary schools. The package adds 77 principals and assistants, teachers, and staff under special projects with counselors, reading teachers, nurses, and librarians. A $4.1 million bond sale to First National Bank Dallas and others was approved.
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Lubbock Independent School District
First National Bank
Dallas
Reinholdt and Gardner
St. Louis
First National Bank of
Memphis
Wright
Wheatley Ela Tles
Dunbar High School
Struggs Junior High
Lubbock Trustees Approve 4.1 Million Bond Sale
Lubbock Independent School District bonds valued at 4.1 million dollars were ordered sold to First National Bank holders of St Louis and Memphis. Bids totaled sixteen with the winning rate 3.43838 percent for bonds maturing 1967-1986. Funds finance a new high school in northeast Lubbock and two elementary schools.
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Northeast High School
Lubbock, Crosby, Garza County
Hardwick
Defsuit
Lubbock
First National Bank
Dallas
Reinholdt
Garner
St. Louis
Memphis
Ernest Dickey
Federal Reserve Board
Savings and Loan
St. Lews
Underwood, Newhaus and Co
Houston
Mellon
National Bank and Trust Co
Pittsburgh
Connecticut Bank and Trust Co
Hartford
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Smith, Barney and Co., Inc., and Associates
Chase Manhattan Bank
Nua
and Associates
Phelps, Fenn and Co, and Associates
Rowles, Winston & Co
Kenyon
Mark Hailey
James Whiteside
Perenneellengen
Acaa Re
Williams
Youth Held After Fire Kills 12 in Yonkers Center
A 17 year old, Thomas Ruppert, is in custody after a fatal fire at a Yonkers Jewish community center killed 12. Police say evidence indicates the blaze was deliberately set in the southeast wing near the upper floors. Ruppert worked as a part time maintenance helper from the Yonkers Neighborhood Youth Corps. Police also report a separate arson probe in San Francisco involving a 14 year old boy and another youth sought in connection with 36 fires.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Westchester Dist. Atty
Leonard Rubenfeld
Rubenfeld
Thomas Ruppert
Family Court of
Westchester
Ruppert
William Polsen
Polsen
Frank Vescio
San Francisco
George Kelley
Fire Department
Monterey
Kelley
Recent Ruling May Help Ruby Get New Trial
The U S Court of Appeals decision in New Orleans could affect Jack Ruby's appeal for a new trial. Ruby was sentenced to death in 1964 for killing Lee Harvey Oswald. He awaits further action as Dallas lawyers pursue post conviction relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
Austin
U.S. Sun Circuit Court of Appeals
Jack Ruby
Dallas News
Lee Harves Oswald
Kennedy
Dist
Joe B. Brown
Dallas
J. Frank
Wilson Brown
Federal
New Orleans
U.S
Houston
Denis Randel
Randel
Odessa
Bankers removed after liquidation at Blanket bank
Mor ris Hill of Blanket was ousted Tuesday as chairman and president of the First State Bank of Banks. The Blanket bank was liquidated after closing for examination by a federal examiner amid a reported failing condition. Blanket population 600 lies 11 miles northeast of Brownwood.
Keep Amarillo Base Open Says Lawmaker
Rep. Walter Rogers proposes keeping Amarillo Air Force Base open for training as long as the Vietnam War requires bombers. He has tasked the Pentagon to rescind an order calling for deactivation.
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Washington
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
Air Force
Amarillo
Tex
Rogers
Pentagon
Danc
Panhandle Weather Signals Warmer Thursday on South Plains
Lubbock observers expect the South Plains to warm from the 30s to near 50 today with a slight rise Thursday. Morning lows included 7 above at Lubbock, single digits at Silverton Plainview and Hereford. Brownfield reported 16 degrees as snow receded.
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Seminole
Lubbock
South Plains
Silverton
Plainview
Hereford
Spur
Brownfield
Lamar
Colo
Dodge City
Kan
Goodland
Pueblo
la Junta
Garden City
Gage
Okla
Guymon
West
Pacific Coast
South Atlantic
Syracuse
N.Y
Wanakena
Mercury
Massena
Watertown
Utica
Albany
Weather Bureau
Washington, D.C
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Jackson
Miss
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee
Kentucky
Maryland
Carolina Coast
Florida
Alabama
Alma
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League Board of Directors
J.C. Yates
Yates
Egges
Los Angeles County General Hospital
da ‘Nang
Co. L. Boggs
Jimmy Smith
Hub
Toastmasters Club
Cabana
Alvin Griffin
Don Hunt
John Kallas
Boy Scout
Bayless Elementary School
Robert L. Carr
Den 6
Den 7
Josephine P. Gonzalez
Hanover Insurance Co
Hanover
Wanda Aaron
Sanders
Jane Bundock
James E. Fuller
Struggs
Shirley Hand
Chris Harwell
Billy R. Hicks
Bayless
Latrell Joy
Evans Junior High
Earl Parker
Lubbock High School
Jim Moses
Janell Bedichek
Posey
Beth Brunson
Parkway
Jane Burley
Southeast
Sherrell Force
Coronado
Andria Gardner
Wester
Gary Gardner
J. Owen Gilbreath
A. Doyle Justice
Cochran. Wright
Ishmael Hill
Lubbock School
Family Court
Baltimore, Md
Lee's
Era
Eae
Amarillo Base
Panhandle
Fort Myers
Peninsula
Tallahassee
Apalachicola
Aransas
Morro Bay
Midwest
Winnipeg
Man
Crookston
Mann
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