Kennedy Gravesite Stadium Renaming Marks Memorial Events
The Kennedy gravesite area near Arlington, part of a 3.2 acre memorial, hosts a stadium renaming with 6000 students and 75 athletes, including Roosevelt Grier and Rafer Johnson. The project features a 10 by 20 foot decorative pool, a granite wall inscribed with Kennedy quotes, and an exclusive walkway for the disabled. the design by T M Pei was family approved. Memorial activities span New York to Boston with services, choirs, and a 12 hour vigil near the United Nations.
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Russians unlikely to land men on moon within a year says Apollo official
Air Force Lt Gen Samuel Phillips director of the Apollo program downplays a Soviet lunar landing within 12 months noting unmanned missions lack the full launch vehicle and spacecraft combination seen in Apollo. He cautions only that Apollo 11 remains on schedule with launch July 16 and moon landing July 20.
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Moonshine Demonstration Planned at Folklife Festival
Revenue officers reportedly allowed a noonshine still display on the Washington Mall as part of the Festival of American Folklife at the Smithsonian. The event, spanning six days around the Fourth of July weekend, will feature crafts, music, and exhibits from about 200 participants across 20 states. Willard Watson of Deep Gap North Carolina plans to demonstrate moonshine paraphernalia as part of the corn culture exhibit.
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New Image Drives Lubbock American Party Meeting
Local American Party members discuss power and light bond controversy in Lubbock. R L Isom notes a motion to back the $10.2 million bond election and plans an executive meeting Friday amid criticism from the mayor and others.
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Miss Clovis Contestants Vie Tonight at Pageant
Five Clovis beauties compete for the Miss Clovis 1969 title at 7 p.m. in the Marshall Junior High School auditorium. Contestants include Melody Woodcock Randi Ann Wockenfuss Debby Schopp Judy Diane Dunn and Linda Sargent. The winner will represent Clovis in the Miss New Mexico Pageant at Hobbs July 17-18.
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Melody Woodcock
Eugene Woodcock
Randi Ann Wockenfuss
Allen Wockenfuss
Debby Schopp
Richard Schopp
Judy Diane Dunn
Eldon Dunn
Linda Sargent
James Sargent
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Hobbs
Computer project for Texas schools and Tech
A modified computer program aims to serve secondary schools statewide. The project includes registration and scheduling for Texas Tech, developing a staff for computer work, and applying skills to Texas Tech problems. It covers development procedures planning in service training and research.
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Minimum Tread Rules Outlined For Trucks And Buses
The government unveiled tire tread rules for trucks and buses. Front tires must have at least one eighth inch of tread, other tires at least one sixteenth inch, per Federal Highway Administrator Francis C. Turner, with a ban on retreads and recaps removed.
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Rifle Expert Girl Aims for National Junior Shooters
The 15-year-old daughter of Ralph and Mrs Denney from 3323 22nd St talks about prone shooting techniques heat affects sight and waves, overnight matches like San Angelo, and plans to compete in NRA deer matches aiming for a top three junior prize and a weeklong hunt.
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Mercy Plane Shot Down Near Biafra Run
Soviet built MIG jets of the Nigerian air force shot down a Swedish Red Cross DC6 carrying 10 tons of supplies to Biafra’s Ali Shiala airstrip. The four crew parachuted to safety and were captured after the crash. An American pilot David Brown, now in Stockholm, was identified by informants.
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Tech course enrolls teachers for English as second language
Thirty six students mainly elementary teachers in West Texas join a Texas Tech course led by Faye L. Bumpass. The program, begun Friday, targets schools with many Latin American pupils to improve English communication and reduce dropout rates. Funded by the university International Center for Arid and Semi Arid Land Studies, the effort involves graduate research assistants Cynthia Walker and Hector Zamorano.
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Monterey Chapter installs officers at high level luncheon
Newly installed Monterey Chapter American Business Club officers meet for planning. Secretary-treasurer Joe Stockton, president Charles Lovell, and first vice-president Bob Clark are pictured as they shake hands. Charles Perry installed the new officers at a Friday night banquet at the Cabana Motel with Denton Rigsby master of ceremonies.
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