Texas American Legion Boys State draws 73 South Plains youths
Seventy three South Plains district youths depart Lubbock at 7 15 a m Saturday to attend the Texas American Legion Boys State workshop at the University of Texas in Austin. The week long program covers government operation and two top delegates travel to Washington for federal government study. 750 participants statewide will form political parties run campaigns enact laws within a mythical state.
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South Plains
Texas American Legion
Lubbock
University of Texas In
Austin
Washington
D. C
Bullard
American Legion
Johnny Upchurch
Abernathy
Keith Clanahan
Andrews
John Cantu
Anton
Lynn Cauley
Gary Hinds
Gary Hughes
Joe Moss
Big Spring
David Watson
Mike Richardson
Jimmy Cousineau
Ronald Luker
Gary Dugger
Gerald Bevers
Brownfield
Mark Estes
Louis Cardinal
Floydada
Michael Wilcox
Ed Tinsley
Jim Harp
Don Davis
Corkey Goode
Lamesa
Mark Jordan
Littlefield
Rex Brooke
Roy Davis
Vick Bozeman
Steve Louder
Brad Hall
Charles Francia
Gerry Losley
Roger Gillespie
John Hamilton
Albert Bourland
Paul Cammack
Frosty Walker
Richard Phillips
McGovern launches fund drive for Yarborough and 13 liberal senators
Senator George McGovern has started a fundraising campaign for Ralph Yarborough of Texas and 13 other liberal Democratic senators facing re election in 1970. The effort targets 14 of 25 Democratic incumbents plus others, including Mansfield Burdick Gore Hart Kennedy McCarthy McGee Moss Muskie Proxmire Tydings Williams Young.
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Washington
UPI
George McGovern
D-Sd
Ralph W. Yarborough
Texas
McGovern
Yarborough
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Philip Hart
Michigan
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Frank Moss
Utah
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Joseph D. Tydings
Maryland
Harrison A. Williams
New Jersey
Stephen Young
Ohio
Admission Fees Slated At Lake White River Lake
White River Municipal Waters District directors approve a new policy to charge admission to enter White River Lake. Manager A F O'Brien says a fee amount and start date are not yet set and related resident issues must be resolved first. A public announcement will precede any rate changes.
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White River
White River Lake
A. F. O'Brien
O'Brien
O’brien
Negro elected first black Episcopal bishop in Massachusetts
The Rt. Rev. John M. Burgess was chosen as Massachusetts Episcopal diocese bishop on the fifth ballot, after 130 clergy and 221 lay votes. He will be consecrated next fall and assume leadership in 1970 when Bishop Stokes retires, guiding about 125000 members in the eastern half of the state.
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Boston
John M. Burgess
Episcopal Church
United States
Massachusetts
Burgess
Maassachusetts
Esther
Anson Phelps Stokes
Irregular Practices Sink High-Paid Medicaid Doctor in Chicago
Chicago Tribune reports Dr Leonard Pomper the citys top welfare doctor was dropped from Medicaid for irregular practices. He signed bills for another doctor and treated welfare patients earlier. Pomper was removed from the approved list and later reinstated but now works in industry and cannot treat relief patients. Guillermo Valdez, linked to the former clinic, faces license charges.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Leonard Pomper
Ilinois Department of Public Aid
IDPA
Clinic
Pomper
West Side
the Tribune
Val Suarez
Chicago Medical Society
Suarez
Dr. Suarez
Welfare de
Pomp
Guillermo Valdez
Kenya teachers strike to cripple schools nationwide
Nairobi reports the Kenya National Union of Teachers says forty thousand teachers will strike on Tuesday, halting classes across the country and impacting schools in major regions. The announcement follows dispute talks and seeks improved pay and conditions.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Teachers’ Union
Young U.S. Officer To Lead Collision Probe In Evans Melbourne Crash
Subic Bay Philippines initial investigation centers on Lt. (j.g.) Ronald Ramsey who commanded the Evans bridge as the Melbourne rammed the destroyer. Capt. Stevenson of the Melbourne and other officers will testify. 74 crewmen perished. The probe will seek radar and message exchanges, course changes, and maneuvers during SEATO exercise.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Subic Bay
Philippines
U.S. Navy
Melbourne
Frank E. Evans
J.g
Ronald Craig Ramsey
Long Beach
Calif
John P. Stevenson
Stevenson
Evans
SEATO
South China Sea
Albert S. McLemore
George L. McMichael
Ramsey
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