Miss Fort Worth crowned Miss Texas at Will Rogers Auditorium
Molly Grubb, Miss Fort Worth and a Tyler native, won Miss Texas from a field of 63. Odessa’s Martha Whiddon placed first runner-up, with Lubbock’s Jan Glenn second runner-up earning a $450 scholarship. Grubb, 20, said she was surprised to crack the top ten and cried with happiness as she accepted the title.
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Fort Worth
Susan Logan
Lubbock
Joe Gordon
Avalanche-Journal
Worth
Odessa
Martha Whiddon
Jan
Jan Glenn
Texas Tech
Wellington
Paul E. Grubb
Tyler
Calleen Anderegg
Miss Richardson
Miss Texas
LBJ Study Group In First Meet
President Johnson charged a new 11 member anti riot commission to find causes of big city riots and propose prevention. He called for a profile of rioters and environments, interim and final reports, and urged non political guidance to reduce violence. The panel includes Gov Otto Kerner and Mayor John Lindsay.
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Wident
Johnson
Advisory Commission On
Inois
Otto Kerner
Commission
New York
John V. Lindsay
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Cyrus Vance
Defense
Detroit
Change of command at Reese AFB set for Tuesday
Ira in the Ira reports Col Cragg will receive a general's stars at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock area. The ceremony marks a notable leadership transition with Col Cragg assuming new duties.
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Lubbock
Reese Afb
Col. Cragg
Prayer Urged as Nation Faces Rioting and Violence
Riots across the country shrink to vague rumbles as President Johnson forms a new commission to find the causes and cures for summer violence. Detroit reports security and eased curfew, but further violence erupts with a fatal shooting during an investigation of looting. Dozens of cities report racial incidents and vandalism, with 39 dead and 1500 wounded in a week of unrest.
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Detroit
George Romney
Michigan
Cers
Ernest Roquemore
Wilmington
Del
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Calif
New Castle
N.Y
Chicago
East St. Louis
Ill
Ohio
Philadelphia
Sudden Storm Floods Part Of El Paso
A thunderstorm dumped heavy rain on El Paso causing flooding up to 10 feet in northeast areas and water over curbs in downtown. No injuries reported though electricity was interrupted in isolated sections. Rain also fell five miles east of Dell City and the front extended to Virginia triggering storms elsewhere.
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el Paso
Weather Bureau
Highway Patrol
Dell City
Northgate
Lubbock
South Plains
Midland
Big Spring
Texas
Virginia
Arkan- Lee
Two Vessels Collide Off Golden Gate
Coast Guard reported two ships collided one mile off San Francisco near the Golden Gate. The Philippine vessel President Quirino sent an SOS claiming it was in danger after striking the freighter Tsuneshi Maru.
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San Francisco
UPS
Pacific
Golden Gate
Coast Guard
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Caracas Quake Kills At Least 11. City in Panic
A powerful afternoon quake jolted Caracas causing widespread damage and fear. Police report 11 dead with 1,000 injured as high rise buildings and smaller dwellings collapse while hospitals call doctors to emergency duty. A second quake struck Bogota killing at least 12 and injuring more in central Colombia.
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Caracas
Bogota
Colombia
Venezuela
la Guaira
Los Palos Grandes
U.S
Vargas Hospital
Government
Valencia
Marcay
Storms Hit Tokyo and Northern Japan Disrupt Rail Service
Thunderstorms and heavy rain lashed Tokyo and northern Japan on Saturday causing rail delays and crop damage across the region. The weather hampered travel and threatened farms as officials urged caution and prepared for possible further storms.
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Tokyo
Japan
Waynesburg July 29 Rain Tradition Continues Bet Wins
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania the July 29 rain tradition proved true as patrolmen and students spotted drizzle at 347 am and a downpour soon after. Attorney John Daily known as the rain reporter won the bet by predicting rain on this date, inheriting the role from his father.
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Lloyd Henderson
Kyle Walker
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Waynesburg
John Daily
Byron Daily
Texas Tech approves 1.34 million bond issue for expansion
The Texas Tech board OKs 1.34 million dollars in bonds for classroom expansion as part of a larger 16 college issue totaling 8.63 million dollars financed under a state building amendment. Bonds issued to Halsey, Stuart and Co. at about 3.99 percent. The panel plans to meet next Saturday to discuss the fiscal year budget and retains Crenshaw Dupree Milam as legal counsel through August 31, 1969.
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Texas Tech
Grover E. Murray
Halsey, Stuart and Co., Inc
Assoc
Chicago
Tech
M. L. Pennington
Crenshaw, Dupree
Mil
Bar Group Works to Overhaul Texas Penal Code
A 26 member committee led by W. Page Keeton and Charles Herring aims to draft a complete reorganization and restatement of the Texas penal code by 1969. The effort seeks consistency across sections such as theft penalties and murder rulings, with input from judges prosecutors and defense attorneys, to replace the 1856 framework last substantially revised in 1925.
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David Anderson Astin
UPI
State Bar Assn
Texas
William G. Reid
Reid
Bar
W. Page ‘Keeton
University of Texas Law School
Charles Herring
Austin
Dist
Atty
James E. Barlow
San Antonio
Carol Vance
Houston
Tragedy on Forrestal After Explosive Fire Off North Vietnam
An explosion and fuel fire aboard the carrier Forrestal in the Tonkin Gulf killed 46 sailors and pilots, with 56 injured and 60 missing. About 80 Americans were affected as bombs exploded on the flight deck, 25 planes destroyed and 31 damaged. Naval crews searched for survivors as the ship headed to Subic Bay for repairs.
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Mike Feinsilber D'Aigon
UPI
Forrestal
U.S. Navy
Subic Bay
Philippines
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Oriskany
El Paso Voters Reject Revised City Charter
El Paso voters defeated a revised city charter by an 8 to 1 margin. Nine thousand seven hundred thirty three opposed the charter while one thousand two hundred thirty three voted for it. The 25 member commission had labored 24 years on the document amid newspaper and mayoral opposition.
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el Paso
Judson Williams
Texas
Weather map snapshot Lubbock area shows warm day
The forecast calls for mostly fair weather with partly cloudy skies this afternoon. Highs near the mid-90s, tonight lows upper 60s, light variable winds. Record and hourly readings appear in the map grid with temperatures from 68 to 79 at various times and locations.
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