Candidates vie for Liberal Democratic leadership in Japan
A four way race to succeed Prime Minister Eisaku Sato unfolds within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. Takeo Fukuda leads early but faces factional rivalries, while Kakuei Tanaka and others battle for support as the Diet leader is chosen to steer policy. In Texas obituaries and local incidents mirror a nation watching a pivotal leadership contest unfold.
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TOKYO
Money Usu
Sato
Takeo Fukudaipick
Diet
Kakuel Tanaka
Liberal Democratic Party
Puotic
Takeo Miki
Masayoshi Oh
Suntory
Nikka
Preston B. Grist
Diet Namex Mead
Services for Joel E Burns in Levelland chapel
Funeral services for Joel E Burns aged 53 will be held at 3 p.m. today at the George C. Price Funeral Home Chapel in Levelland following his death at approximately 4 55 p.m. Sunday in a Littlefield hospital.
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Whitharral
Joel E. Burns
Littlefield
George IC. Price
Levelland
Three Arrested On Drug Charge in Local Raid
Police report a Sunday morning drug raid led to three arrests for possession of marijuana and pills. Among those detained were a 21 year old, two women aged 19 and 21, and a man found at a residence. Officers say several others are being held in city jail pending further charges.
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Aljuana
Maydl Fraser
Cisco
Mrs Shepherd Rites Tuesday at First Baptist Church
Mrs J K Shepherd 89 died Sunday morning in Brownfield area hospital. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Brownfield with Rev Suara and Emanuel Baptist pastor assisting. Burial planned at Terry County Memorial Cemetery.
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Brownfield
J. K. Shepherd
First Baptist Church
Suara
Emanuel Baptist Church
Terry County Memorial
Services Pending For Mrs Beatty
Mary Belle Beatty 92 a former San Angelo and Dallas resident died after living in Lubbock 11 years. Survivors include daughter Mrs G B Peyote of Lubbock three sons Woody Milton and Joe two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services pending.
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Mary Belle Beatty
San Angelo
Dallas
Beatty
Lubbock
G. B. Peyote
Lubboc
Woody
Midland
Milton
Joe
Hobbs
Two youths capture armed robber in Hialeah
Kenneth Sprouse and Johnny Price chased a teen fleeing from Montanari Clinical School area. The robber, armed with a .22 pistol, fired twice but missed. The chase ended with the suspect surrendering earlier, and police reported $7,500 in cash and checks recovered.
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Aseras
Kenneth
Sprouse
Johnny Price
Montanari Clinical School
Johnny
Hialeah
James Doud
Abandoned Houston Baby Dies in Downtown Find
A four day old baby girl found nude and wrapped in newspapers in a downtown Houston restroom died after being taken to Hen Taub General Hospital. The baby, abandoned and unclaimed, deteriorated from critical to fair then worsened. An undertaker offered to bury her at his expense if no relative claims the body.
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Houston
W. T. Grant
Fire Department
Hen Taub General Hospital
Jimmie H. Pruitt
Garza Infant's Service Today
Services for Lisa Garza infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnulfo Garza of 3302 Jarvis in Lubbock will be at 10 am today in St Isadore Catholic Church Burial will be in Abernathy Cemetery under direction of Chambers Funeral Home The child died about 6 pm Saturday in Lubbock Methodist Hospital Surviving besides the parents is a sister Lucinda of the home.
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Minnie Carther
Silverton
Amarillo
Church of Christ
Lockney
Blackburn - Shaw Funeral Home
Hellmuth
Klaus
Lubbock
Dallas
Lubbock Man
W. W. Rix Chapel
City of Lubbock
2Nd St
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Abernathy
Lisa Garza
Arnulfo Garza
Jarvis
St. Isadore Catholic Church
Harry Walden
Our, Lady of Grace Catholic Church
Chambers Funeral Home
Methodist Hospital
Lucinda
Bert McDonald Rites Pending
SLATON Special. Bert McDonald, 98, a retired Santa Fe Railway conductor, died Sunday morning in a Temple hospital. He had lived in Slaton from 196? until his retirement. Survivors include his son Mike and other relatives.
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Slaton
Bert McDonald
Santa Fe Railway
Temple Hospital
Mike
Donald Eet
Gts
Ryan
Wih Hhosee Vicral Bens
Kentucky Official Regains Strength After Surgery
Gov. Wendell Ford of Kentucky shows improvement after abdominal surgery by Dr. Michael DeBakey at Baylor. He enjoyed two milkshakes and is expected to leave the hospital this week to attend the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach starting July 10. The report notes the restored appetite and regained weight, with Ford 47.
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Houston
UPS
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Ford
Miami Beach
Michael DeBakey
Baylor College of Medicine
Wreck Victims Memorialized in Irving Area Services
Two Irving teens perished in a three vehicle crash 1.7 miles north of Litfield. Services for Robert Kent Walker 18 near Olton were set for 10 a.m. at First Baptist Olton with burial at Oak Grove Irving. Melissa Ellen Bailey 15 also died. funeral at Brown Funeral Home Irving at 10 a.m. with Crown Hill Dallas burial. Curtis Black Sr. 32 and Curtis Black Jr. 6 of 1028 E 29th St Apt E also killed. services pending at Jamison Funeral Home.
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Irving
Lit
Efield
Robert Kent Walker
Wallace Hackler
Olton
First Baptist
John Lewis
Oak Grove
Parsons Funeral Home
B. J. Walker
Maurine Curb
Hurst
Herman- Walker
Minerail Wells
Melissa Ellen Bailey
Walker
Brown Funeral Home
Crown Hill
Dallas
A. W. Bailey
Curtis Black Sr
Black Jr
Apt
Jamison Funeral Home
Robbery Arrest In Night Deposit Window Theft
Police arrested a 15 year old armed suspect for robbing a 52 year old woman at a local bank night deposit window as she deposited receipts from an auto tag agency. Officers later learned the money bag was missing and a manhunt followed leading to three Montanari students, Kenneth Johnny and Mike Kenny, who allegedly completed the job. The bag was recovered buried behind the clinical school after authorities retraced the suspects’ steps.
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Kenneth
Johnny
Montanari
Mike Kenny
Hymn Prayer Reflection by Julien C Hyer
A devotional prayer emphasizing humility before God. The speaker asks for guidance to act within personal limits, aligning actions with circumstances and divine will. The text urges recognizing individual roles and seeking an acceptable path, grounded in Psalm 65:2.
Kenneth Smith Funeral Today at Singleton Chapel
Services for Kenneth Smith 36 and Ian Andrews resident for 15 years who died after a lengthy illness will be held at 4 p.m. today at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel for the Chimes.
John T Lokey Rites Held In Slaton
Funeral services for John T Lokey 79 will be held Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Slaton with Rev George Hall officiating. Lokey, long‑time resident, worked as a hot oil operator and lived in Slaton from 1916, moved to Dallas in 1942, and later to Lubbock. Survivors include wife, daughter Lesa Ann, five sisters, a brother, a grandson, and a great grandchild. Burial in Englewood Cemetery. Funeral directors are England Funeral Home.
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George Hall
Andrews Slaton
Church of Christ
Beltor John
Lokey
Ily Willams
Slaton
Ovenant
Dalleg
First Baptist
Andrew
Singleton
John Cartrite
Pas Smith
W. S. Ferguson
Brookhaven
Miss
Fanny
Iferson
Carrie i Bowlings
Aulhe Lokey
Tulsa
Okla
Myrile Adsil
Bamk
Methodist Srampton
Vac
Qlton
Martin Benavides Rites Tuesday
Odessa special obituary for Martin Benavides 50 who died in a one car crash five miles east of Odessa on U S 80 at 10 19 p m Saturday. Service at Saint Catholic Church at 2 00 p m Tuesday burial at Sal Cemetery. Survivors include four sons Martin Ruben Frankie Jesus. five daughters Cecilia Gloria Emma Vicki. two brothers Raymond Jose. three sisters Luannita Nena Pauline. Benavides a carpenter, World War I veteran, moved from Tyler to Midland in 1949.
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Odessa
Martin Benavides
Son
U.S
Sal
Hubbrd- Kelly Funeral Home
Behavides
Odesta
Tyler
Ysiddra [Rodriguez
Midland
Benavides
J Carpenter
Martin. R
Ruben
Frankie R
Jesus R
Lubbock
Cecilia Granalos Kalay
Gloria
Emma
Vicki
Raymond
Jose
Luanita Benavides
Nena Pinada
Two Tornadoes Sighted Northwest of Hereford Texas
Deputies reported two tornadoes northwest of Hereford late Sunday with a Lepartinett spokesman saying the twisters touched down briefly in open country around dusk but pulled back without damage. The first sighting was near Sims about 20 miles northwest of Hereford and the other about five miles farther northwest as a brief storm produced light rainfall. National Weather Service warned Lamb County residents of a tornado watch from 11:15 p m Sunday to 12:30 a m today as radar indicated the storms moving across the Panhandle accompaniment of other warnings extended to Swisher County and areas east of Amarillo.
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Lay
Sett
Smith County
Hereford
Sims
Rfl
Fiona
National’ Weather Service
Lamb County
Earth
Spring Lake
Oldham
Deal
Smith
Palmer
Cooke County
Texas
Gainesville
Red River
Panhandle
Dalhart
Adrian
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Municipal Drive
United Penitecostal Church
Logansport
le Tha Tianhe
Camatary
Hanson
3Rd St
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Hayato Ikeda
China
Fukuda
Ee Tanaka
Bob Thomp
Tanaka
Miki
Chira
Japan
Reynolds
Drive Church of Christ
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Littlefield Butane Co
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Arkansas
Shepherd
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Cal Mnala
First Bay
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Montfeur
Fukida
J. D. Wyett
Toner
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W. B. Cole
45Th Street
Lillie Cole
Latra Gail Cone
Tatum
Luther Cone
L. J. ‘Cone
Robert Cone
Fla
Hamalsee
Garza Infant’s Service
Ly Be
Stevie
Julien C, Hyer
Kenneth Smith
John T. Lokey
Sruppnas
Bowling
Blanchard
U pAist
John P. Bowling
Jimmy P. Bowling
Viola Oldham
Ela Moore
Jewell
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