Nigerian Troops Tighten Push Toward Enugu Amid Heavy Fighting
Federal troops converge from four points on Enugu as heavy clashes flare in the Nigeria civil war. Lagos calls for volunteers while rebels claim gains. Ojukwu faces treason charges and potential death penalty. Towns Obudu Obolo Gakem reported captured as the four-pronged advance nears the Eastern capital.
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Lagos
Nigeria
UPI
Lagos State
Yakubu
Gowon
Enugu
Republic of
Biafra
Africa
Eastern Region
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Ojukwu
Niger Delta
Obudu
Obolo
Gakem
Emugu
Lorenzo farmer C W Falkenberg dies after brief illness
Charlie William Falkenberg 72 of Lorenzo died Sunday at Methodist Hospital after a brief illness. Services are set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Shepherd King Lutheran Church in Lubbock with Rev. Andrew Mild officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven Funeral Home. Survived by wife Emma, three sons Ernest Lorenzo August and Hugo Petersburg, three daughters Ida Balzen Athens Tex Stanley Mumme Hondo and Corinne Falkenberg of the home, one sister Emma Bush Houston and one brother Henry Knippa Tex.
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Charlie William Falkenberg
Lorenzo
Methodist Hospital
Shepherd
King Lutheran Church
Lubbock
Andrew E. Mild
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven Funeral Home
Falkenberg
Lubbock County
Uvalde
Emma
Ernest
August
Hugo
Petersburg
Ida Balzen
Athens
Tex
Stanley Mumme
Hondo
Corinne Falkenberg
Emma Bush
Houston
Henry
Knippa
Commissioners to Open Bids and Tax Hearings This Week
Lubbock County commissioners meet at 10 a.m. to open three sealed bid sets and begin two days of tax equalization hearings. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and 1 30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, with no Wednesday morning session due to a traffic safety workshop at Reese Air Force Base.
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Lubbock
County Commissioners Court
Board of
Four Teens Drown In Canadian River Near Roy New Mexico
Four teenagers including Lorraine Archuleta Patricia Gonzales and Herbert Gonzales drowned after stepping off an underwater shelf into 18 foot water in the Canadian River about 10 miles west of Roy New Mexico. None could swim and an 13 year old girl survived briefly before dying at Springer hospital. Public sorrow swept the village of about 400 as residents recalled their close ties.
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ROY, N. M
Canadian River
New Mexico
Arthur Burton
Lorraine Archuleta
Ernest B. Herrera
Herbert Gonzales
Patricia Gonzales
Frank Gonzales
Larry Griego
Manuel Griego
Gonzales
Springer
Archuleta
Elizabeth Hern
Rites Set Today For Mrs Parrish In Floydada
Funeral services for Anna Mabel Parrish 70 will be held at City Park Church of Christ at 3 p.m. with James Eubanks officiating. Burial follows at Floydada Cemetery. She died Saturday at 812 S Wall Street. Survivors include husband, one son Leroy of Liberty Missouri, four daughters, three sisters, two brothers, 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A note mentions age eligibility for the House of Representatives.
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Floydada
Anna Mabel Parrish
City Park Church of Christ
James Eubanks
Ralls
George Elkins
Moore - Rose Funeral Home
Parrish
S. Wallstreet
James
Shorty) Shannon
W. W. Rix Chapel
Shannon
Highland Hospital
Levelland
Charlies
Henry West
Center Point Cemetery
West
Charity and the costs of indifference in modern thought
In a reflective verse-like tribute Julien C. Hyer contrasts Christian ethics with Nietzsche and Hitler. It warns that neglecting the vulnerable aligns with inhumane doctrines, citing Jesus Xrs admonition to treat others as one would be treated by Christ.
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Nietzsche
Hitler
Rites Planned for Virgil Winn in Plainview
Virgil Winn 67 a longtime Plainview area business figure died Sunday morning in a local hospital after a long illness. Services set for 10 30 a m Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Frank D Travis officiating. Burial in Plainview Memorial Cemetery under Lemons Funeral direction. He was Ford dealer in Plainview from 1935 to 1962 and leaves wife Leora Mattlock Winn a daughter Mrs Ernest Gentry Levelland a brother Elgar of Plainview three sisters and three grandchildren.
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Plainview
Virgil Winn
First Presbyterian Church
Frank D. Travis
Plainview Memorial Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Winn
Fontanelle
Iowa
South Plains
Leora Mattlock
Ford
Hale Center
Ernest Gentry
Levelland
Elgar
A. F. Yates
Fern Andrees
Amarillo
R. H. Hale
Breckenridge
Daughter of Dallas Civic Leader Dies At 54
Mrs. Bernard H. Hilburn wife of a Dallas oilman and daughter of Harry Hines died Sunday after a long illness in a local hospital. A Kansas City native, she had lived in Dallas since 1935 and attended SMU. Survived by husband Bernard Hines Hilburn Jr a son and a daughter Mrs. Bruce Bowman of Austin and two grandchildren.
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Dallas
UPI
Bernard H. Hilburn
Harry Hines
Hilburn
Kansas City
Miss Mason
Urban migration to cities to rise in coming years
The National Planning Association projects a rising urban share as 68 percent of the population in metropolitan areas grows by five percent by 1983. The study by Dr Joe Won Lee forecasts 60 percent of Americans in 1975 will live in the 25 largest metros, with higher incomes and job growth.
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Washington
UPI
National Planning Association
NPA
Joe Won Lee
America
Lee
Metropolitan population shifts to cities cited in NPA projection
The NPA projects metro area growth across regions from Southeast to Far West tied to urban job opportunities. Macon Georgia and Tallahassee Florida lead Southeast growth with 3.6 and 3.8 percent. Texarkana Texas 3.1 and Phoenix Arizona 3.2 percent lead Southwest. Far West Reno Nevada 3.7 and Las Vegas Nevada 4.2 percent.
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NPA
Southwest
Mountain
Far West
Middle Atlantic
Macon
Tallahassee
Fla
Texarkana Eye
Texarkana
Tex
Phoenix
Ariz
Mountain - Provo-Ore
Utah
Far West-Reno
Nev
Las Vegas
Ex Stanton Resident Ed Bloomer Dies in Santa Maria Boat Crash
Former Stanton resident Daniel Edgar Bloomer 42 was killed in a motor boat accident in Santa Maria California Saturday. His body will be returned to Stanton for funeral services and burial in Evergreen Cemetery. He is survived by a son Dan a stepson Joe Reynolds his mother Mrs Mary Bloomer of Stanton a brother L G Coquille of Oregon and a sister Mrs Willie Beth White of Houston.
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Stanton
Daniel Edgar
Israeli urges Nasser to seek peace amid arms buildup
Israeli Labor Minister Yigal Allon urged Egyptian President Nasser to pursue peace to avoid Egypt becoming a Soviet satellite. He warned Egypt’s arms buildup with Soviet weapons risks dependence, while Gaza worshipers prepare for Sabbath services at Al Aksa Mosque. Ceasefire line fighting persisted as Israeli and Egyptian forces clashed for hours.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Yigal Allon
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Egypt
Russia
Allon
Nasser
Moscow
Middle East
Gaza Strip
al Aksa
West Bank
Mecca
Dim In Tribute To Vivien Leigh
London reports say theater marquee lights dimmed in tribute to Vivien Leigh who died at 53 from natural causes related to tuberculosis. She was the ex wife of Sir Laurence Olivier and had planned a return to stage in Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance before illness forced bed rest.
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London
UPI
Vivien Leigh
Miss Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Harold Hobson
Sunday Times
The
Sunday Mirror
Edward Albee
Elmer C Kilpatrick Dies in Seminole Rites Planned
Elmer Clifton Kilpatrick 59 a plant supervisor for Columbian Carbon Co. in Seagraves died of an apparent heart attack in a local cafe. He lived in Seminole 20 years and will have viewings at Singleton Funeral Home before services at Carmichael Whatley chapel in Pampa with Rev. Frank Pollard. He belonged to Masonic Lodges in Seagraves and Pampa and the Seagraves Rotary Club. He is survived by Ruth his wife son George D Kilpatrick mother Lula Kilpatrick two brothers and two grandchildren.
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Seminole
Elmer Clifton Kilpatrick
Columbian Carbon Co
Seagraves
Memorial Hospital
Kilpatrick
Pampa
Singleton Funeral Home
Carmichael- Whatley Funeral Home
Frank Pollard
Dimmitt
Seagraves and
Rotary Club
Ruth
George D
Euless
Lula Kilpatrick
Monroe
Robert
Hartford
Rites set for Waylen Powell killed in Vietnam action
Waylen Lee Powell 21 son of Mr and Mrs Woodrow W Powell 4516 40th St to be buried with full military honors at City of Lubbock Cemetery after funeral at Highland Baptist Church Rev I D Walker officiating Powell killed in action in Vietnam early July 4 while serving in the U S Army. He was born in Amarillo and moved to Lubbock in 1954 a Monterey High School graduate 1964 and attended Texas Tech one semester before enlisting in 1965 He is survived by his parents a brother Gerald F Lawton Okla two sisters Mrs Billy Barton Fort Worth and Sherry Powell Lubbock and grandmother Mrs H A Ricks 2601 York St Pallbearers will be U S Army members stationed at Ft Bliss.
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Waylen Lee Powell
Woodrow W. Powell
40Th St
Highland Baptist Church
I. D.walker
City of Lubbock
Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home
Lubbock
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Powell
Amarillo
Monterey High School
Texas Tech
Gerald F
Lawton
Okla
Billy Barton
Fort Worth
Sherry Powell
H. A. Ricks
York St
Ft. Bliss
Westmoreland Matriarch Dies at 81 in Columbia
Mrs. James Ripley Westmoreland, mother of General William Childs Westmoreland, died at 81 in her Columbia home. Gen Westmoreland had been notified in Saigon and was expected to attend the funeral, set for Wednesday. She died from congestive heart failure after a brief hospitalization last December. She accompanied her son during a Senate address in Washington earlier this year.
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Columbia
S.C
James Ripley Westmoreland
William Childs Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Saigon
South Carolina
Gen. Westmoreland
Congress
Washington
Rites for Clyde Stringer Sr. Held at North Crest Baptist Church
Clyde C Stringer Sr 79 died Saturday at 504 Municipal Dr after months of illness He born in Palmer Texas became Lubbock resident in 1934 and attended Northerest Baptist Church Services set for Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev E L Bynum officiating Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery Pallbearers listed Stringer survived by three sons four daughters seventeen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren
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Clyde C. Stringer Sr
North Crest Baptist Church
E. L. Bynum
Tabernacle Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Stringer
Palmer
Tex
Lubbock
Northerest Baptist Church
Golda
A. G
Clyde C. Stringer Jr
Gird Dr
Jack
55Th St
Clarence McKamie
Moody
Bill Davis
Earl Penney
Amos Jones
Muleshoe
Ralph Norton
Bruce Davis
L. O. Ingley
J. W. Chesser
Ted Pitts
Darrol Clawson
Sister of Pakistan's Founder Dies at 74
Fatima Jinnah, aged 74 and sister of Mohamad Ali Jinnah, died of a heart attack in Karachi early Sunday. She aided in the freedom movement that led to the 1947 partition and later opposed Ayub Khan in the 1964 presidential race, losing by a wide margin.
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Karacht
Pakistan
Fatima Jinnah
Mohamed Ali Jinnah
Miss Jinnah
India
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Bombay Moves to End Industrial Expansion
In Bombay a special planning committee urged banning further industrialization and suggested relocating some heavy industry away from the city to curb rapid development.
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Bombay
Algerian President Boumedienne Welcomed in Cairo
Algerian President Houari Boumedienne arrived in Cairo aboard an IL18 and was greeted by President Nasser and a crowd of about 200000. The talks focused on the Middle East crisis as Boumedienne, a leading Arab hard liner, met with Nasser and aides.
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Cairo
UPI
Houari Boumedienne
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Boumedienne
Algiers
Tahar Zbiri
Middle East
Israel
Cairo Radio
Dmitri Pozhidayev
Gerhard Weiss
Boume
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Interstate 30
Johnny Smith
William O’hand
Matt
Julien C. Hyer
Plainview Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
American Legion
Middle Atlantic States
U.S. Hamton
N.Y
Supreme Court
Baltimore
Suez Canal
Allen
Jordan
Sinai ‘Peninsula
Syria
P. L. Mansingale
Clovis
N.M
Dale Lee Sherwood
Massingale
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Ward M. Eakin
Tohoka First Baptist Church
Eakin
Elmer F. Gibson
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Gibson
Joe W. Alexander
Silverton
Alexander
Antelope Valley Hospital
Lancaster
Calif
Silverton Funeral Home
E. C. Kilpatrick
Waylen Powell
C. C. Stringer
Franklin-Bartley
Peoria
Funeral Home—Cemetery
Dienne
Beltone
Sanders
Funeral Home
Main Street
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