Runoff Signals GOP Primary Battles and Key Races
The state GOP runoff centers on Bush and Cox as they campaign to beat Yarborough in November. May results show Bush 62,985 to Cox 49,561 from 145,000 votes. First primary totals: Pool 678,584 and Baker (out of 1,404,000). Legislative races feature De la Garza vs Rodriguez with Kilgore backing De la Garza. Coulter and McGregor face White amid liberal-conservative splits.
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Bush
Cox
Yarborough
Pool
Baker Oe
Temple
de la Garza
Rodriguez
Nberal
Kilgore
Dee Coulter
Reowneville
McGregor
White
MelGreek
Suppeart
Study Calls For State Audit Of Lubbock County Finances
County treasurer Mrs. Rieger asks State Comptroller Robert Calvert to thoroughly investigate Lubbock County finances. She cites confusing money handling policies and says an Austin review is needed to enforce proper procedures under Article 1656 of Vernon’s Civil Statutes.
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State Comptroller of Public Aerogaate
Robert S. Calvert
Lathbork County
Dane Rieger
Rieger
Calvert
Austin
Labock County
Lubbock County
Tl Am
Royal Furgeson
Vernon
Youth Held on Murder Charges After Sleepover Slayings
Police report a Kal amazoo area youth known as Ranes confessed to killing Smock and Snider with a .22 pistol and confessed to another slaying. He was taken into custody at a friend’s home after a late night incident and waived exam in preparation for circuit court arraignment on June 15. His mother was asked to be notified but not visit. his father is believed living out of state. He seeks court-appointed defense and claims no conscience.
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Banes
Wilmer Baakman
Arthur
Raches
Arthur Booth
Ranes
Booth
Smock
Lutz
Snider
Labenne
Raymond Fox
Eugene Field
Kalamazoo
Burge
Smith
Carr
Carri
Lubbock
Austin
Houston
Waggoner
Byers
Connally
Gov
Dorsey Hardeman
Will Wilson
Thedea
Harte-Hanks
Millard Cope
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Senate
City Man Injured in Auto Crash
Ramos Grego, 36, of 2817 Au burn, treated and released at West Texas Hospital after an auto accident in the 3900 block of Duke. Police said his car rammed a parked pickup, which then struck a third vehicle and caused light damage to that vehicle.
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Grego. Ramos
Auburn
West Texas
Ramos
Political race talk stirs as Connally silent on third term
Smith and Carr debate futures as Texas leaders weigh term limits and a potential 1960s Senate bid. Connally offers no comment while Carr faces high stakes and education spending looms large in the governor’s plan.
Estes Appeal Focuses On Trial Coercion Arguments
The defense challengers claim Judge Thomason coerced the El Paso jury with a moral lecture after a 6 6 deadlock while noting the high cost to taxpayers. They cite survey findings of local familiarity with the Estes case and argue against venue change. Observers see a looming political split between Connally paths in Texas.
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Hutcheson
John Cofer
R. E. Thomason
el Paso
Idge Thomason
Golding
Thomasson
Hume Cofer
Thomason
Estes
United States
el Pago
Births in Shallowater and nearby areas reported
A series of birth notices from local families lists newborns at Methodist and West Texas hospitals. Details include parents names such as Mr and Mrs Richard Milton Enidtt Shallowater and Mr and Mrs Larry Harrell Abernathy, baby genders, weights around seven to nine pounds, dates and times, and fathers' occupations.
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Richard Milton Enidtt
Shallowater
Metholist Hospital
Larry Harrell
Abernathy
Allis Ba
Thoreday
West Texas Hospital
Joe Gomez
Bayior
Ton
Son
Methodist Hospital
Eisenhower Visits Normandy Beaches 20 Years After D-Day
In a preview of the 20th anniversary of D-Day General Dwight D. Eisenhower, then serving as supreme commander, called the Normandy beaches “almost unreal to look at.” He said the horizon was peaceful and there was no smoke or fire, reflecting on the former war zone.
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Normandy
Atright
Dwight D. Eisenhower
St. Laurent
France
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Eisenhower
New York
French
de Gaulle
Montgomery
BBC
London
Monty
Lord Tedder
Royal Air Force
Tedder
Gettysburg
Battleground
Walter Cronkite
England
Omaha
Utah
Pointe du Hoe Jand Sie
Mere Eglise
D Day Remembrance Reflections On Normandy Beaches
Side by side in the rain French schoolchildren and military figures attend rites honoring 971 fallen on D Day. Maj Gen William J. Witte recalled the 88 mm gun on a Vierville pillbox pinning forces until a brush fire allowed a beachward move. De Gaulle’s absence sparks debate. Eisenhower and Montgomery clash over wartime strategy. Eisenhower’s Normandy revisit emphasizes sacrifice and peace.
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Omaha
Utah Beach
William J. Witte
Baltimore
National Guard
Vierville-sur- Mer
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Yarborough Denies Federal Involvement in Tapped Phone Claim
Yarborough rejects allegations of federal agency involvement and says the tapped phone was related to his Texas primary campaign. He insists the statement is untrue and that he never contemplated any federal lagencies being implicated.
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Yarborough
Texas
Cyprus Tensions Escalate as UN Forces Hold at Barracks
Cyprus crisis deepens as Turkish and Greek Cypriots sharpen standoffs. UN troops, led by Prem Singh Gyani, restrict their movements to barracks in Limassol and Larnaca while Greek Cypriots bolster northern coast defenses near Morphou Bay. Ankara signals possible intervention amid rising mutual distrust.
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Cyprus
Limassol
Siedom
Edic
NATO
Inc
Onl
Linder
Mrurkey
Fe Sens Ey
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Fazil Kuchuk
Makarios
Ankara
Feridun Cemal Erkin
Zerkin
Mam
Prem Singh Gyani
Polycarpos Georgadjis
Nicosia
Mansoura
Morphou Bay
Istanbul
Texas Weather Drenches State With Scattered Thunderstorms
Scattered thundershowers across eastern and southern Texas followed mild to hot conditions as storms rumbled near Corsicana and west of Waco. A severe thunderstorm alert was canceled while rain touched Walnut Springs to Kilgore and Clarksville in Red River County. In East Texas, a truck crash on U.S. 80 near Hawkins claimed Mrs. Marguerite Redding. In Tom Green County lightning struck an empty house. Mrs. Mattie Anderson died nearby. Showers expected to fade overnight with clearing skies Saturday. Rabat notes Moroccan ministries push tourism growth.
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Texas
Corsicana
Waco
Walnut Springs
Kilgore
Clarksville
Red River County
del Rio
San Antonio
Uvalde
Eagle
Pass
Cotulla
Pearsall
Bracketville
Crystal City
Hawkins
East
Marguerite Redding
Marshall
Colorado River
San Angelo
North Central
North East
Tom Green County
Mattie Anderson
Local races in Houston area drive Democratic turnout
In Houston area contests for county judge and state House Place 2 draw Democratic voters as Rod Shaw faces J Collier Adams and Delwin Jones takes on Warnick Jr. Runoffs in Slaton and cross voting rules on poll tax receipts shape turnout. GOP and Demo polling sites listed with expected vote totals ranging from thousands to tens of thousands.
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Houston
Pool
Bush
Cox
Rod Shaw
J. Collier
Buddy) Adams
K. L
Delwin) Jones
JQ. Warnick Jr
Attormey
House of Representatives
Adams
Judge
Jones
Warnick
Bolby Brown
Slaton
Constable
C. C. Weaver
James Mosser
Arlen Mearer
Weaver
Mosser
Victor Lindsey
GOP
Syd Moore
Ralph Brock
Demo
Travis Shelton
Rush School
15Th St
Utica. Ave
Republican
St. Slaton
Lubbock County
Former Miss USA Leona Gage Reunites With Baby in Juvenile Hall
In Los Angeles AP report, former Miss USA Leona Gage picks up her one year old daughter Cynthia from Juvenile Hall after the baby was placed there when the babysitter Beatrice Sloan turned the child over to police. Gage, born in Wichita Falls Texas, relinquished her Miss USA title after one day in 1957 and has since married and divorced twice.
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Los Angeles
Leona Gage
Beatrice Sloan
Probe Of Morrison Crash Is Complete
The investigation into the May 22 crash that killed former U S Ambassador de Lesseps Morrison and six others is finished. Findings will be sent to the Communications Ministry next week. The probe was carried out by Luis Gutierrez Cienfuegos and team from Ciudad Victoria with Pablo Villanueva, Tamaulipas state attorney general, also taking part.
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Mexico City
UPI
U. S
de Lesseps Morrison
Communications Ministry
Luis Gutierrez Cienfuegos
Civil Aeronautics Department
Ciudad Victoria
Tamaulipas
Corpus Christi
Tex
Gutierrez Cien
Slaying Charges Dismissed In Fort Worth Case
Dist. Judge J E Winters dismissed murder charges against Peter Vardas and ordered five years in prison on a guilty plea to robbery. Vardas had been charged in the stabbing death of B J Nowell, was declared insane and sent to Rusk State Hospital, later deemed sane. Charges dropped due to absent Texas witnesses and retrieval difficulties.
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Texas
Delegates Named In Colorado Pro Barry
Delegates in Colorado's Second Congressional District selected two GOP National Convention delegates on Friday. Jane Bales of Littleton and Richard Hite of Wheat Ridge were named as Goldwater supporters. Hite remains uncommitted but leans toward Barry Goldwater for the presidential nomination.
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Castle Rock
Colo
Goldswater
Jane Bales
Littleton
Richard Hite
Wheat Ridge
Hite
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Balesee
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Estes Appeal
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Loris Gene Sharm
Tor Regis
Weat Texas Hospital
Iasa
Jack Harvey
Mere Philip Brows
James Sirmimonts
B. Tiete
Dorothy Mae Mattress Co
Leland Rager
Pune
Taylor Hospital
Battle Raitwas
Alfredae Rownies
Laut Cini
Alfonso Lopez
Laut
Hemiiton Roofing Co
Jose Rug
EL Newndas
Laut Clinic
Mathew Green
Bemphil-Welle
St. Laurent On-The Sea
Eissenhower
Walter
West Point
America
Free World
Jim Coker
Rabat
Alderson Junior High
Walnut. Atkins Junior High
Ave. U. Monterey High School
47Th
Indiana
Pete Woitforth Senor
Arnett Benost
Rie Stanford
McWhorter
Pein Ee Gchoot
Mackenzie
Thompson
Courinohine
Wilson
Quaker
Overton
St. T
Hutchinson
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Saud
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U.S
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Joe Duff
Navy
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Sinton
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