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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1969

Page

2

Dulles Dies Former U S Spy Chief at 75

Washington AP reports Allen W. Dulles longtime CIA director died Wednesday night at age 75 from flu and pneumonia. He led the agency for eight years until 1961, a figure noted for secret operations and controversial episodes including the Bay of Pigs and the U2 mission. Funeral set for Georgetown Presbyterian Church with burial at Green Mount Cemetery.

Washington Allen W. Dulles Dulles Central Intelligence Agency Russia Cuba Bay of Pigs CIA Nikita Khrushchev Stalin Soviet Communist Party White House Ian Fleming James Bond Warren Commission Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Mississippi Tass Soviet Union Georgetown Presbyterian Church Amerimount Cemetery Baltimore Cans Allen Welsh Dulles Switzerland Office of Strategic Services OSS Europe Hitler

Lubbock Heart Ball Sets Feb 6 at Country Club

Tickets remain for the third annual Lubbock County Heart Ball at the Lubbock Country Club on February 6. The $35 per couple formal affair supports Heart Be Month with music by Mark Anthony, refreshments, and a jet set breakfast. Tickets from Mrs Bernard P Evans or local heart association members. Lt Jerry Goldstein Reese AFB to speak on Causes of Student Unrest at Lubbock Board of Realtors lunch today at Johnson House 4801 Ave Q.

Lubbock County Lubbock Country Club Heart Be Mark Anthony Bernard’ P. Evans Heart Association Jerry Goldstein Reese Afb Lubbock Board of Realtors, Inc Johnson House Ave. Q Lt. Goldstein University of California At Berkeley

Rites Set Saturday for Mrs Castle and Local Notices

Funeral services for Mrs. R J Castle 84 of 1717 Broad Street will be at 10 a m Saturday at Ford Memorial Chapel First Baptist Church with Rev J T Bolding officiating Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Home direction She died at Methodist Hospital She had lived in Lubbock since 1915 moving from Dallas She attended Northwestern State and Texas Tech among others and taught in area schools and ranches Survivors include a son Robert two daughters two brothers and two sisters four grandchildren and five great grandchildren Pallbearers named A meeting to organize a men over 30 basketball league will be held at 530 p m today at the YMCA Those unable to attend may call Gary King at the Y Phi Delta Theta painted the Y health and weight room as part of spring service projects They collected over 200 for Mothers March of Dimes Ralph Leon Norton 57 of 302 50th St died at Southside Baptist Church with burial at Resthaven under Henderson Funeral Home Survivors include wife two sons two daughters four brothers two sisters mother and 13 grandchildren Pallbearers listed Kenneth Curtis Keeton charged with amphetamine possession in County Court at Law No 1 with bonds set District Attorney set Heaton charged with theft by false pretenses for a Dec 29 In Town Inn lodging check Heaton is also facing forgery and passing charges in Brownfield

R. J. Castle Brd St Ford Memorial Chapel First Baptist Church J. T. Bolding Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Funeral Home E. Tulane W. M. Rice Fort Worth John Gillespie Benjy Gillespie Terry Howell Joe Gillespie Louie Schroeder Steven Castle Charles Lewis Phi Delta Theta Texas Tech Y.M.C.A 14Th St Ralph Leon Norton 50Th St Southside Baptist Church Henderson Funeral Home J. B. Thames Homer Morrow Slim Southard Guy Willis A. G. Stringer Clyde Stringer

Billingsley Rites Pending In City

Funeral arrangements are pending at Sanders Funeral Home for Raymond Gordon Billingsley 54 of 3304 53rd St. He died Wednesday in West Texas Hospital after an extended illness. He operated the Top Oil Co. He served in the Air Force in World War II and was a member of Broadway Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife Mildred a teacher at Evans Junior High a son Keith R. of Madison Wis his parents Mr and Mrs D A Billingsley of New Deal a sister Mrs Kenneth Privett of Lubbock and one grandson.

Sanders Funeral Home Raymond Gordon Billingsley 53Rd St West Texas Hospital Top Oil Co Broadway Church of Christ Mildred Evans Junior High Keith R Madison Wis D. A. Billingsley New Deal Kenneth Merle) Privett Lubbock

Navy League Lubbock selects officers at Reese Air Base dinner

At a Navy League Lubbock Council dinner held at Reese Air Force Base officers were named. Walter McNatt was elected president with Ed OConner as vice president Pat Wallace secretary Whit Vic tory treasurer and Gene Norris publicity chairman Verne Waldron served as outgoing president A slide show titled A Sailor in Vietnam was presented by Lt Com Ron Stanfield Plans were announced for a trip to an aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Mexico within a few months.

Walter McNatt Ed O'Conner Pat Wallace Whit Victory Gene Norris Verne ‘D. Waldron Vietnam Ron Stanfield Gulf of Mexico

Services Pending For Mrs. Noell

Mrs. Ruth A. Noell 76 of 3413 40th St died at 8 50 p m Thursday in a local hospital Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home She lived in Dallas County and in Ralls before moving to Lubbock 30 years ago She was a member of the First Baptist Church Survivors include three daughters Olen Perryman John Ball Fred A Stout Jr two brothers Frank Good Don Good three sisters Louella Cook Bertie Noell and Guy Gennis all of Dallas 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren

Ruth A. Noell 40Th St Sanders Funeral Home Noell Dallas County Ralls Lubbock First Baptist Church Olen Perryman John&. Ball Bartlesville Okla Fred A. Stout Jr Odessa Frank i Good Carrollton Don ‘Good Woodson Louella Cook Bertie Noell Guy Gennis Dallas

Peru Seizes IPC Assets as U S Pressure Grows

Peru moves to expropriate International Petroleum Co assets including the Talara refinery amid U S threats of sanctions over debt and sugar purchases. James Dean of IPC cancels a U S return flight as Lima says actions are misinterpreted and Washington demands meaningful negotiations by April 9.

Lima Peru James Dean International Petroleum Co United States State Department Washington U.S Robert McCloskey Jersey Standard Talara Empressa Petrolera Fiscal IPC

Be Meta Faithful Health Verse in 3 John 2 Paraphrase

The excerpt shows a speaker asking about health and replying with a contrast between physical illness and spiritual well being. The speaker asserts a healthy soul, expresses faith and hope, and describes spending days helping others achieve their own health and peace rather than boasting about medicines.

Early Day Pastor Talks at Lubbock Ministers Dinner

A 200 person All-Church Staff Dinner at First Christian Church featured Dr. J. O. Haymes reflecting on Lubbock in 1930. The program mixed humor and music with performances by Mrs. Gertrude Lasley, Richard Campbell and Clyde Perkins, and a dramatic piece by Mrs. Gene White.

Lubbock Gene White Texas Mike Skipper Candy Perkins Jim Forrest Trinity Church Morris Sheats Lashbock Ministers Association O. C. McBrayer Forest Heights Methodist Church

New Officers Elected as Association Holds Show

The president of the association participated in the event and new officers were chosen during the show. The gathering featured the president and other members, signaling a leadership transition and ongoing group activities.

Muleshoe Man Bud Shockey Dies After Heart Attack

Clarence E. Bud Shockey 74 of Muleshoe died Wednesday at West Plains Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at his home. Retired farmer, WWI veteran, American Legion member, he moved from Amherst. Services 2 p.m. Saturday Singleton Funeral Home Chapel of the Chimes. Buried Amherst Cemetery. Survived by sisters Mrs. Fred Horn and Mrs. B. McSpadden.

Muleshoe Clarence E Bud) Shockey West Plains Memorial Hospital Shockey Amherst American Legion Singleton Funeral Home Chimes Fred Horn B. McSpadden

Ontario taxpayer pays taxes with shirt alternative

In Ottawa a taxpayer offered a shirt as payment to the Canadian revenue department. The department returned the shirt and asked for a cash check. The man sent a check drawn on a freshly laundered but used shirt. A spokesman said the check would be deposited into the government account.

Ottawa Canadian Revenue Department

Priest Who Won Peace Prize Dies in Belgium

The Rev. Dominique Pire, 59, Nobel Peace Prize laureate for aiding refugees from Eastern Europe, died in Louvain after surgery for a blood clot. A doctor of theology, he founded refugee villages in Germany Austria and Belgium and created a “university of peace” to teach overcoming racial and political barriers. The Nobel committee praised his work healing war wounds and building a bridge of light and love.

Louvain Belgium Dominique Pire Europe Louvain Roman Catholic University Hospital Pire West Germany Austria University of Peace Nobel Committee Gunnar Jahn Father Pire

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Allen W. Dulles Nnation Peenemunde England Gestapo Italy Harry S Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John Foster R. I. Castle Mrs. Castle YMCA Gary King County Court-at-Law No Kenneth W. Keeton Joliet Curtis D. Keeton Tulsa Edwin H. Boedeker Fredrick L. Heaton Henderson Seymour Heaton Brownfield Billingsley Kaufman County His Navy League Navy League Lubbock Council Reese Air Force Base Wichita Ronald Roberts Arkansas River Roberts Standard Oil Company Friady US S Standard Fernando Belaunde la Brea Y Parinas Julien C. Hyer Lubbock Ministers Association Taeeday , Mebrayer Forrest Forrest Heights Sam R Paceir Cummberand Presyierian Ve. Pee Én Wel Tre Focend Baptit Church A ‘Er Bethany Chris Church First Christian Church Wwe Beltone J. R. Jordan Keith Franklin Barletta Vendel
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