Marion's Plea Fails In Texas Death Penalty Appeal
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied Marion's plea after five adverse rulings in a capital case. The 24 year old, convicted of the 1964 murder in Lubbock, faced a death sentence and multiple appeals referencing Escobedo and Miranda rulings. Additional notices report births at Reese Air Force Base Hospital and related civilian listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Morales
Turner
Marion
Midland
Circuit Court
Dist
Atty
Alton Griffin
Lubbock
Griffin
Court of Criminal Appeals
U.S. District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Escobedo
Supreme Court
Arizona
Garland Casebier
Carl Steckelberg
Reese Officer II Medal Winner at Reese AFB
Air Force Commendation Medal awarded to 1st Lt. James T. Koczak at Reese Air Force Base for outstanding Viet Nam era service from January 19 to May 15, 1965. Col. William C. Sipes Jr. presented the award. Koczak led security operations for the 34th Tactical Group and devised an aerospace security plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
James T. Koczak
Reese Air Force Base
William C. Sipes Jr
34Th Tactical Group
Reese
Spindletop story in Interior publication recounts 1901 boom
The tale of Spindletop the site of the 1901 oil boom in Southeast Texas appears in the Interior Department publication National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings. A second note mentions Colombo Ceylon plans to dam several rivers nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Spindletop
Texas
Interior Department
Department
National Survey of Historic Sites
City tour highlights Urban Renewal progress in Lubbock
TED CONT spector Bob Bailey and city staff toured the Urban Renewal area from Avenue H to Yellowhouse Canyon. Alderson reported land acquisition at 97.8 percent and relocation at 85.9 percent for the 7 million project, with two thirds federal funding. The area shows poverty and shanties, while 2100-block Date Avenue is praised as a pretty residential block. Several legal notices and divorces are listed in the courts section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spector
Bob Bailey
Farr
Alderson
Avenue H
Avenue P
4Th Street
Yellowhouse Canyon
Lubbock
Date Avenue
Green Fair Manor
Harry Stokely
Stokely
City of
Peace Plan Aims At Saigon Viet Nam Split
US observers note Saigon plans to offer peace with self determination for both regions while Ky favors keeping spirit of 1954 Geneva terms. The dispute centers on supervision of withdrawals and elections and whether the United Nations or a three member International Control Commission should oversee enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Washington
Saigon
International Control Commission
Poland
India
Canada
United States
United Nations
Lifesaving Courses Open at Sunplay Pool This Month
Red Cross offers junior and senior lifesaving courses at Sunplay Pool 4435 Brownfield Hwy starting Monday at 6 p.m. for 10 days. Junior pupils must be 12 or older and senior 16 plus prerequisites. Enrollment via Sunplay Pool or Red Cross office. no instruction fee charged, only normal pool admission. Instructor Mike Wimberley leads the sessions. Additional first aid courses scheduled for August at 2109 Broadway and K N Clapp Pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Sunplay Pool
Brownfield Hwy
Mike Wimberley
Chapter
Broadway
K. N. Clapp Pool
Rites Set Here For Floyd Day
Funeral services for Floyd Procter Day 64 of 2207 49th St will be at 10 a m Thursday at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers with Jim Swinney officiating Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park Day moved to Lubbock in 1947 from Washington and ran Day Metal Products Co He is survived by his wife Alda Mae two sons Jimmy Dan and Benny Dale a sister Mrs M B Brown and a granddaughter Dina Beth Pallbearers include W R McWilliams D E Visage E M Wilbanks Lindsey Doss all of Lubbock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Procter Day
49Th St
Methodist Hospital
Resthaven
Church of the Flowers
Jim Swinney
Resthaven Memorial Park
Lubbock
Washington
Day
Day Metal Products Co
Cattle County
Floydada
Childress
Britain imposes short term austerity measures in 1966
The government outlines a $226 million 1967-68 cutback for nationalized industries including coal electricity gas and railways. Military and civil expenditures fall $280 million. A six month wage freeze followed by restrictions, a one year price freeze, 12 month price standstill with no enforcement machinery, travel budget cut from $700 to $140 from Nov 1, special travel arrangements, promotion of foreign tourism loans, and gift remittance cap reduced from $700 to $140.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Sterling
Texas oil allowable for August cuts again in 1965
The Texas Railroad Commission set August oil production at 33.0 percent of potential, down from July. Maximum daily Texas crude was 3,138,611 barrels, with nominations totaling 2,660,559 barrels day and major producers listing August needs and changes. Pan American requested 293,945 bpd, Humble 394,200, Texaco 155,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Texas
Sun
Sinclair
Standard of Texas
Shell
Gulf
Serviice
Atlantic
Mobil
Phillips
Continental
Pan American
Humble
Texaco
Riots and Police Debate Across Cities
Rioting and arson reported near a grocery store as officers said a firebomb started a blaze. Windows shattered and cars damaged before expressway exits closed. A white girl injured by glass. Mr and Mrs Robert Cutright attacked. Mayor seeks National Guard, governor favors highway patrol. National Guard on call. calm night reported in Chicago. In Grenada Mississippi police arrest about 50 pickets for blocking a grocery store sidewalk. CORE leader Floyd McKissick urges black self governance and black power as a path to reduce riots, noting rioting in four of 40 cities previously listed as riot centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ak‘ron
Ohio
Robert Cutright
Cutright
Louis Ritter
National Guard
Haydon Burns
Jacksonville
Chicago
National
West Side
Grenada
Miss
Bradford J. Dye
Mississippi
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
Floyd McKissick
Columbia University
Suit resumes before jury over skylight design dispute
A civil jury selected this morning in 99th District Court was to resume at 1:30 p.m. today in a case where Lubbock Glass and Mirror Co seeks 2577 against Southwestern Sheet Metal Works and Associated Architects of Lubbock for skylights ordered April 17, 1964 that proved wrong in design. Southwestern seeks 950 in a cross action for removal and replacement costs. Jury members listed accompany the panel. A second jury panel was to report to 140th District Court with Judge Robert Bean presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
99Th District Court
Howard C. Davison
Lubbock Glass and, Mirror Co
Southwestern Sheet, Metal Works, Inc
el Paso, and Associated Architects and Engineers of
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Southwestern Sheet Metal Works
William M. Holstine
W. W. Hall
Bobby Joe Conner
Aaron T. Mitchell
Eulin FE. Hastings
Troy
First entry in Lubbock Farm Bureau Queen contest
Margaret Ann Wages, 18, of Lubbock is the first entry in the 1966 Lubbock County Farm Bureau Queen’s Contest to be held August 4 at the Villa Inn. She is a Texas Tech freshman and must meet age and Farm Bureau family membership rules to compete. Entries are accepted at the Lubbock County Farm Bureau office. district and state prizes await the winner, per Erwin Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Wages
Glen M. Wages
Rt. 3
Lubbock
Lubbock County Farm Bureau
Villa Inn
Ave. Q
Wages
Texas Tech
Farm Bureau
Lubbock County
34Th St
Funeral set in Casa Grande for R. W. Howell
Funeral services are planned Thursday in Casa Grande Arizona for R W Howell 61 who died Sunday at his home. He is survived by his wife a son Leslie Howell two daughters and two sisters. Henderson Funeral Home Vernon directs arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casa Grande
Ariz
R. W. Howell
Vernon
Howell
Leslie Howell
45Th St
Bobby Eaton
35Th St
Gladys Miller
Hawthorne
Calif
Henderson
Major Viet Nam engagement and air battles reported
Viet Nam action described with Marine assault supported by B52 strikes and helicopter insertion. A U.S. 25th Division company suffered heavy casualties against a larger Viet Cong force near Saigon. Air war continues with U S Air Force and Navy missions against oil depots near Hanoi and MIG engagements. Several aircraft missing or shot down and helicopter losses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
U. S
25Th Army Division
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Navy
Hanoi
Nguyen Jhe
Air Force
Army PQ
South Viet Nam
Fake money haul tops state seizure in Albuquerque
Secret Service agents seized 107620 in counterfeit twenty dollar bills from a basement in Albuquerque but made no arrests. Arthur Blake, head agent for New Mexico, called it the state’s largest such cache and tied it to a Colorado Springs origin and a Denver conviction last month of Max Meyers for counterfeiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N.M
Secret Service
Arthur Blake
New Mexico
Fed
Blake
Colorado Springs
Cola
Max Meyers
U.S
Denver
East German rockets target Western Germany in propaganda push
East Germany fires propaganda laden rockets into parts of West Germany as tensions rise. The action follows increased visits by officials and intensified political rhetoric amid Cold War clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannover
West Germany
Gemini 10 Aboard NASA Craft Pursues Rendezvous with Agena 8
Gemini 10 mission reports continued attempts to rendezvous with Agena 8 while conserving fuel. Astronauts Young and Collins deal with eye irritation from lithium hydroxide as they maneuver near 240 miles up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Navy
Collins
Air Force
Wiliam C. Schneider
Gemini
NASA
Expansion Planned For Early Village in Sturbridge
Old Sturbridge Village announces a ten year 11 million expansion program to add 1066 acres nearby. The private non profit educational site recreates an early 1800s New England town and will upgrade facilities and exhibits to deepen its mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturbridge
Mass
New England
France tests first air dropped nuclear bomb in Pacific
France conducted its first air dropped nuclear test using a Mirage IV at Mururoa Atoll southeast of Tahiti. The test verified arming and launch safeguards, with two more series planned in the next two months and De Gaulle expected to witness a September test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pacific
Tahiti
United States
Hiroshima
Mururoa Atoll
China
de Gaullé
New Reese Class 67 H Begins 53-Week Pilot Training
Young officers commissioned through AFROTC and OTS form the bulk of Class 67 H at Reese Air Force Base. Twenty two AFROTC and 23 OTS commissioned. 11 navigators from aviation cadets and three in Air National Guard units. Students span 30 states plus DC with seven from California and others from Ohio Oklahoma Illinois Washington and Texas. Two Texans from Houston Denton and Fort Hood join. 54 colleges represented with 47 degree holders. Class 67 H remains 53 weeks at Reese AFB before graduation. wings awarded after 240 flight hours and rigorous training. Graduates proceed to major air commands for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Reserve
Reese Air Force Base
Afrotc
OTS
Air National Guard
Columbia
California
Ohio
Oklahoma
Ilinois
Washington
Texas
Houston
Denton
Ft. Hood
Air Force
Reese Afb
Teenagers discuss drinking laws and pounds gained abroad
Teens from Argentina Germany Brazil and France share views on drinking age laws and cultural differences. They note weight gain from travel with anecdotes about a car habit and souvenirs like Confederate flags and Ohio license plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar del Plata
Argentina
Hans Joerg Niebergall
Bremen
Germany
Jose Filomino
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Jose
Ohio
Annie Ringot
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Rutherford
Harmon Drive
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
John R. Weaver
Harold N. Campbell
Harmon St
A.lc
Wesley Kell
A.C
Norman Settlemire
Main St
Donald Rierson
Minnie Rogers
Tohoka
Nathaniel Wallace
Lauf Clinic
West Texas Block Co
Mike Stevens
Ralls
T. C. Gattis
42Nd St
Brooks Super Market
Jack Bill Everheart
Duke
West Texas Hospital
Boone Publications
Ronnie Eldon Ogle
Hickory St
U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
J. R. Wilkinson
Nashville
Highland Hospital
Paymaster Oil Mill Co
Joe Barton King
Canton Ave
City of Lubbock
Roy J. O'Donnell
Sard St
Swift & Co
Dickie Delamon Davis
Ave. H
Frito-Lay, Inc
Thomas Roy Ferguson
Lubbock Mfg, Co
Alfredo Zampago
Ave. G
Laut Clinic
Leonardo Garcia
N. Ave
Francisco Querrero
Lorenzo
Darwin Westbrook
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Paul Taylor
Caprock Rambler
J. T. Talkington
Urban Renewal Agency
Board of Commissioners
W. Pat Garrett
Coronado
Southeast
Reese Officer II
Colombo
Ceylon
Ted Cont
Donald Bruce Larson
Mary Alice Terry
Rt. 1
Coleman
Donald Ray Farris
Rt. 5
Sandra Sua Damron
U. S. District Court
Joseph B. Dooley
United States of America
Miles E. Gibson
Victor
Lindsey
Olivia Valverde
Jose I. Valverde
99Th District
Joyce Morgan Owens
Wesley Owens
Gaelic Distributors, Inc
Bernard C. Sweeney
Nate
Mariana Flores
James A. Ellis
Dora Marie Simpson
Claude Judson Simpson
140Th District
Robert H. Bean
Royce R. Roche
Mary C. Roche
Rita Kay Lamb
Benny Max Lamb
Edwin H. Boedeker
James A. Conner
American Rate Bank
Robert B. Smith
Joe Mata
Pat S. Moore
E. P. Paschel
Doyle Wayne Garrett
Hazel Rouse
Charlie R. Rouse
Mae Simmons
George C. Miller
Coffee Conner
Raymond Lawrence
Briggs Irvin
Gene Knight
Charles Northington
Leroy Denison
Charles Waters
Gene Edwards
Kimsey Miller
Sam Wahl
eSake
Floyd Day
Wilson
Jamie Henderson
Area I
Future Homemakers of America
FHA
St. Louis
Miss Henderson
Frenship High School
H. D. Henderson
Larry Gene Welch
52Nd St
50Th Street
Quaker Avenue
Main Street
Avenue
Mike Brock
Lonnie L. Brock
15Th St
Dale Neighbors
H. D. Neighbors
Gibson
Elgin
N. D
Schneider
Papeete
UPD
Charles de Gaulle
New Reese
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