Court tightens secrecy in James Earl Ray case
A Memphis court, led by Judge W Preston Battle, issued a broad order barring lawyers, officials, and others connected to the James Earl Ray case from public comments or interviews. The move aims to prevent prejudicial statements about Ray's murder trial of Martin Luther King Jr and to protect jurors and trial integrity.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
W. Preston Battle
Battle
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Beese
U.S
Hanes
King
Morris
Clark
Criminal Courts
Weather shifts as cold front heads toward Texas
The forecast notes a Canadian cold front bringing cooler air to Northwest Texas with late day thunderstorms and moderate temperatures. Tuesday brought 100s along the Red River with 90s elsewhere, while dry air in central Texas and humid coastal air shaped clouds and warm conditions.
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United Press International
Texas
Lubbock
South Plains
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Panhandle
Wichita
Childress
Red River
West Texas Mountains
Two Officers Die in Head-on Collision Near Stillwater
In Oklahoma two law officers died in a head on crash Tuesday seven miles east of Stillwater on SH 521. Cushing Police Chief Joe Bowden and Payne County Deputy Sheriff Jerry Bell were transporting two prisoners from Cushing jail to the Stillwater jail at the time of the collision.
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Stillwater, Okla
UPI
Oklahoma
Cushing
Joe Bowden
Payne County
Jerry Bell
Stillwater
S.H
Rites Scheduled For Mrs Nelson
Services for Mrs Hr A Thursh Nelson 58 will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Abe Hester of Second Baptist Church of Lamesa officiating Burial will be in the City of Lubbock Cemetery She died Tuesday at her home after an illness She lived in Pocahontas Ark and Idalou before moving to Lubbock in 1925 Survivors include husband a son Alton Nelson and five brothers and two sisters and one grandchild The 11th wedding anniversary is the steel anniversary.
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Thursh
Nelson
Franklin-Bartley
Abe Hester
Second Baptist Church of
Lamesa
City of Lubbock
10Th St
Pocahontas
Ark
Idalou
Popularity versus faithfulness in Galatians reflections
Poem excerpt questions whether seeking approval from neighbors or election to trust positions aligns with pleasing God. It urges reading Galatians to measure living by gospel laws and growing in faith with God and others. Written by Julien Cl TYER.
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God
Rites Planned for Laurel West 76 in Cattle County
Funeral services for Laurel Lea West aged 76 will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Church with Rev. Robert Beck officiating. Burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery with Norris Funeral Home directing follows a death at Richards Memorial Hospital. West, a retired electrician, lived in Cattle County 67 years and served in World War I. He was a member of Dallas Masonic Lodge 705 KCCH Scottish Rite and Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife Isabell, a brother Kade West of Vernon, and two sisters Verg Fitveerakd of Dallas and Roselynn Mink of Fort Worth.
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Laurel Lea
West
First Christian Church
Robert Beck
The
First Baptist Church
Garden of Memories
Norris Funeral Home
Richards Memorial Hospital
Cattle County
Jones County
Ten
He Owas
Dallas Masonic Lodge 705
KCCH
Scottish Rite of
Dallas
Fastern Star of
Services Today For Fred Dodd
Fred Marsden Dodd a Lamb County resident since 192? died Tuesday at his home. Services set for 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev R N Tucker officiating. Burial in Littlefield Memorial Park under Hammons Funeral Home direction. He was a retired farmer and survived by two nephews and two nieces.
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Littlefield
Fred Marsden Dodd
First Baptist Church
R. N. Tucker
Parkview Baptist Church
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammions Funeral Home
Dodd
Lamb County
Postal Service Exemption Clears Senate Amid Cutback Clash
Congress exempts the Post Office from broad government job cuts after a House Senate conference. Postmaster General Watson warned of 83,000 lost jobs out of 726,400 if rollback proceeds. Senate passed by voice vote, House to vote, then White House action expected before recess.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Senate
House
W. Marvin Watson
Congress
Johnson
Watson
Post Office
White House
Reagan Attacks Post Office Spending Cutbacks
Reagan assails the Post Office Department for trimming personnel and services to meet a six billion dollar spending cut. He calls this bureaucratic blackmail and warns other agencies will mimic the tactic to pressure Congress. He cites mail costs and delivery changes as examples of wasted efficiency under Democratic policies.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Post Office Department
Ronald Reagan
California
Republican Party
Reagan
Congress
Post Office
Hendrix Rites Set Thursday
William Hendrix 74 of 2405 21st St. died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital after illness. Services 4 p.m. Thursday at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers with Dr Burgin Watkins officiating. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Former Plainview resident, 22 years in Lubbock. Retired barber since January. Mason. Survived by son Fillmore Jr. of Austin, brothers Jack Plainview Webb Los Angeles, sisters Mrs. Charlie Seiwell Amarillo and Mrs. Cass McGee Santa Ana, and a grandson. Pallbearers listed.
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Fillmore
William Hendrix
21St St
Methodist
Resthaven
Jessie
Fillmore Jr
Austin
Jack
Plainview
Webb
Los Angeles
Calif
Charlie Seiwell
Amarillo
Cass McGee
Santa Ana
William Guion
Bill Jones
Glenn
Thompson
Tom Brown
Lewis Thompson
D. L. Thompson
Pendergrass Rites Set for Lubbock Barber Owner
Funeral services for Edd Pendergrass 71 will be held at 2 p m today at Southside Church of Christ with Pastor Herman Alexander and J W Davis officiating Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park by Rix Funeral Directors The Lubbock resident since 1935 formerly owned Edd s Barber Shop and died Monday in West Texas Hospital Survivors include his wife two sons Charles Amarillo and Louis 4519 35th Street three brothers R L Kingsland Roy Del Rio and Jess Muleshoe and three sisters Mrs H V West Meadow Mrs G A Wingfield and Miss Stella Pendergrass Littlefield
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Edd Pendergrass
Southside
Church of Christ
Herman Alexander
J. W. Davis
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix Funeral
Pendergrass
Ave. P
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Edd
Ave. H
Snyder
Charles
Amarillo
Louis
35Th St
R. L
Kingsland
Roy
del Rio
Jess
Muleshoe
H. V. West
Meadow
G. A. Wingfield
Stella Pendergrass
Littlefield
Ford Stamp On Sale At Ford Birthplace
A 12 cent postage stamp featuring Henry Ford went on sale for the first time at Ford's birthplace in Greenfield Village Michigan on the 105th anniversary of his birth Tuesday.
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FORD
Greenfield Village
Mich
UPI
Henry Ford
Thomas Wiseman Rites Thursday
SUDAN Special Thomas Criss Wiseman 89 who farmed near Sudan died Tuesday afternoon in a Littlefield hospital. Services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Sudan with Rev J R Manning officiating. Burial in Littlefield Memorial Park under Hammons Funeral direction. Survivors include five sons two daughters 21 grandchildren 35 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Sudan
Thomas Criss Wiseman
Littlefield
First Baptist Church of
J. R. Manning
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammons
P. A. Howard
C. D. Chester
Rites Due for Mrs. C. W. Furr in Amarillo
Funeral services for 89 year old Mrs. C. W. Furr will be at 10 a.m. at Polk Street Methodist Church with Dr. Harry Vanderpool officiating. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Survivors include Roy Furr of Lubbock and Rey Furr of Amarillo among six grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
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Amarillo
C. W. Furr
Roy K. Furr
20Th St
Lubbock
Polk Street Methodist Church
Harry Vanderpool
Llano
Boxwell Bros Funeral Home
Furr
High Plains Hospital
P.E.O. Sisterhood
Daughters of the American Revolution
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Colorado
Arizona
Roy Furr
Furr's Inc
Rey Furr
J. L. Sparks
Willis Furr
Memphis
Tenn
Don G. Furr
Roy K. Furr Jr
Charles Key Furr
Jack R. Hall
Tom J. Fotheringham
Ray Holbert
Vietnam Victim's Rites Arranged
Plainview service planned for Lance Cpl. Jimmy Ardell Awalt 19 killed July 22 in South Vietnam. Funeral at Boswell Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Burleson and Rev. Whitten officiating. Burial at Parklawn Memorial Garden. Survivors include parents Bill and (Mrs.) Awalt, sister Sally, brother Roger Keith..awalt
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Plainview
Lance
Jimmy Ardell
Awalt
Boswell Heights Baptist Church
John Burleson
Mineral Wells
Kenneth Whitten
Parklawn Memorial Garden
Lemons Funeral Home
South Vietnam
Plainview High School
Marines
Mrs Lovie Virginia McCutcheon Rites Planned
Funeral services for Mrs Lovie Virginia McCutcheon 59 of 1801 Ave B will be held Friday at 3 PM at Greater St Luke s Baptist Church with Rev A L Davis officiating Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Ledberry Funeral Chapel direction She died Saturday in Colorado City after a lengthy illness Survivors include husband Burton a son Clarence Elmer Thomas of Lubbock a brother Albert Lee of Los Angeles a stepmother Mrs Jusie Lee of Midland and a grandson
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Lovie
Virginia McCutcheon
1801 Ave
Greater St. Luke’s Baptist Church
A. L. Davis
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Ledberry Funeral Chapel
McCutcheon
Colorado City
Burton
Clarence Elmer Thomas
Lubbock
Albert Lee
Los Angeles
Calif
Jusie Lee
Midland
Services for Mrs. Lessie Blakney Hall at First Baptist Turkey
Services for 85 year old Mrs. Lessie Blakney Hall will be held at 10 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Turkey with burial in Dreamland Cemetery. She died Monday at Lockney General Hospital after a lengthy illness leaving a son and a daughter as survivors.
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Lessie Blakney Hall
First Baptist Church
Turkey
Dreamland Cemetery
Seigler Funeral Home
Labor Day Celebration Plans Okayed by Lubbock Group
Lubbock's Central Labor Council approves renewal of Labor Day events and a poverty conference to educate the public on government programs. The festival will include a keynote speaker and a picnic in an undisclosed city park, while the poverty conference runs August 16 at O S Slaton Junior High auditorium with films lectures and Q A. Edgar Berlin leads the statewide effort with AFL CIO support and ties to the Office of Economic Opportunity.
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Lubbock
Central Labor Council
Mrs Sanders Rites Planned in Southside Baptist Church
Mrs. Syble Sanders 33 of 311 Keel died at Highland Hospital after a five month illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Southside Baptist Church with Rev Bill Wadley and Rev Peyton Fullingham officiating. Burial at Peaceful Gardens. Survivors include husband two sons Wesley and Preston a daughter Gaylene parents Hosey and Mrs Horton Hugo Okla and brother Harry Gilbert Mesquite.
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Troy
Syble) Sanders
Keel
Lubbock
Highland Hospital
Southside Baptist Church
Bill Wadley
Peyton Fullingham
Plains Baptist Church
Peaceful Gardens
Sanders Funeral Home
Wesley
Preston
Gaylene
Mrs. Hosey Horton
Hugo, Okla
Harry Gilbert
Meslquite
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Mrs. Nelson
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Trevor Lyons
New Brunswick
N.J
East Bruswick
Julien CL. Tyer
L. L. West
Fred Dodd
Gop
Rocky
Nelson Rockefeller
Denver
Monty Montana Jr
Rex Ross Walker
Estes Park
John Lave
Walker
Rockefeller
Miami
Hendrix
F. W. Hendrix
Thomas Wiseman
Vietnam
Mrs. McCutcheon
Hubert Humphrey
San Francisco International
Lubbock County Commissioners Court
Fred Ganske
Ave. J
Methodist Hospital
7Th St
Ave. N
Bob Whitaker
Rt. 6
West Texas
Aufill
Tohoka Highway
Edwin H. Boedeker
Raymond Harold Weaver
Slaton
Weaver
Labor Day
Keith Franklin
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