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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1965

Page

3

Congress resists urged cuts as Johnson seeks economy moves

The article notes that Congress largely rejected administration requests for cuts or new funding while the Budget Bureau lists 42 spending proposals for 1966. It highlights key bills passed or stalled, including Appalachia and education authorizations, and cites defense and Veterans affairs as sources of proposed savings and restructuring debates.

Appalachia Star Congress Franklin D. Roosevelt Inter-American Development Bank International Monetary Fund House Senate Tne Defense Robert S. McNamara Army Reserve National Guard McNamara Veterans Administration Johnson Agriculture Conservation

Luci Johnson Escapes Spotlight For A Weekend Of Fun

President’s daughter Luci Johnson, 17, says she wore a disguise to enjoy a private weekend with friends. She attended a Marquette University graduation and prom, traveled with her father on his jet, and escaped Secret Service attention while gaily eluding media pursuit across Wisconsin.

Washington Luci Johnson Chicago Luci Marquette University Marquette Wisconsin Secret Service Laci

Federal aid boosts Texas colleges for low income summer programs

The Office of Economic Opportunities announced nationwide federal aid totaling 807347 to 43 Texas colleges for part time summer programs benefiting low income students. Institutions named include Navarro, Parker, Pan American, Prairie View A&M, Paul Quinn, Ranger, San Angelo, San Antonio, South Plains and others with varying grant amounts.

Office of Economictions Texas Baptist Navarro Sane Our Lady of the Lake Pan American Paul Quinn Prarie View A&m Ranger Save Din San Angelo San Antonio South Plains

PIANIST RETURNS TO MOSCOW CHEERS FOR CLIBURN

American pianist Van Cliburn draws ecstatic cheers and flowers on his Moscow Conservatory return after his 1958 victory. Police barrier crowds outside the hall as he delivers two curtain calls and three encores amid long post concert ovations.

Moscow van Cliburn Oitside Moscow Conservatory Cliburn Brahms Mozart Samuel Barber Schumann Scriabin Chopin Colburn

Mississippi Republicans Make First City Sweep This Century

In Jackson and 17 other Mississippi cities, the Republican party fields 47 candidates in municipal elections. Seven GOP hopefuls challenge Democratic mayors as the party rides the Goldwater surge from the prior November. Voters respond as Republicans expand into city races.

Jackson, Miss Mississippi Miseiasippi Nominnees GOP Adeae

PBX Club installs new officers in Lubbock event

Mrs Isla Martin was installed as president of the 2 PBX Club for Lubbock. Mrs Joyce White, state vice president, attended the ceremony held during PBX Operators Week. Other officers installed included Mrs Bob Fisher vice president Mrs Charles Cameron secretary Mrs Bud E Mitchell historian Gay Shirley treasurer and Mary Lee Smith chaplain.

Isla Martin Lubbock Joyce White Bob Fisher Charles Cameron Bud E. Mitchell Gay Shirley Mary Lee Smith

Negro Teachers Sue Stanton Schools Over Hiring Bias

PECOS AP Two Negro teachers Belvin Stewart and his wife filed a federal Civil Rights Act suit claiming discrimination after the Stanton School District did not hire them for an integrated system. District official Beryl Clinton said consolidation of two schools left no open positions and indicated one white teacher was dropped. the suit also names several school board members.

PECOS Stanton Belvin Stewart Stanton School Courtney Clinton Courtneys

Mary Hall Rites Slated Today

Funeral services for Mary Hall 77 will be held at 11 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev Andrew A Jumper officiating. Burial follows in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. Hall lived in Lubbock since 1923 and was employed by Davidson Wholesale. She was a church member and survived by nephews Joe Davidson and William Davidson and sister-in-law Mrs Carrie L Hall. Pallbearers: William Johnson Roy Horn Sam Wegler Joe Priddey Ed Hambright Tom Wilkinson.

Mary Hall 10Th St West Texas Hospital Andrew A. Jumper First Presbyterian Church City of Lubbock Rix Funeral Home Miss Hall Lubbock Davidson Wholesale Parvo Joe Davidson 43Rd St William Davidson Temple City Calif Carrie L. Hall Ave. K

Miles D. Thomas Dies at 68 in Clovis Hospital

Miles D Thomas 68 longtime Clovis resident died Monday morning at Clovia Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for today at 2 p m in C V Steed Memorial Chapel Steed Funeral Home He is survived by brothers Terrell Thomas Freer and sisters Margaret Melugin Clovis and Molly Kale Alice Texas

Clovis Miles D. ‘Thomas Clovia Memorial Hospital C. V. Steed Memorial Chapel Steed Funeral Home Terrell Thomas Freer Margaret Melugin Molly Kale Alice Tex

Meacham Services Set Thursday In Ralls

Thomas Virgil Meacham 66 of Ralls dies Monday in Lubbock after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church Ralls with Rev. C. M. Fields officiating. Rix Funeral Home directs burial in Crostoe Cemetery. Meacham caretaker of Ralls Cemetery. survived by two sons three brothers and one sister.

Thomas Virgil Meacham Ralls Lubbock C. M. Fields First Baptist Crostoe Rix Funeral Home Meacham

Wallpaper tips and stray lines from a Chicago UPI piece

Fragments discuss wallpaper application hints and a stray line about Mississippi politics. The text blends home decor notes with references to Reconstruction era themes and a metallic candidate. The garbled wording makes specifics unclear.

Astronaut Edward White Photo Shows Pacific Walk Path

Photographs released by The Associates show Edward H. White's space walk occurred over the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and the California coast, correcting earlier statements that put the event over Texas.

White Texas PF Astronau Edward H. White Pacific Ocean Hawaii California

Nelson Services Scheduled Today

Nelson 83 died Monday in Levelland and funeral services will be at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Lubbock with Dr. Dudley Strain officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Henderson Funeral Directors. He was a retired contractor, survived by two sons two daughters a brother three sisters eight grandchildren and a great grandchild. Pallbearers include G L Grantham and C B Emerson of Lubbock.

William Walter Nelson Broadway Levelland Dudley Strain First Christian Church of G. L. Grantham Belton C. B. Emerson Lubbock

Craddick Rites Pending In City

Funeral services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home for Thomas C. Craddick, 83, long-time Lubbock resident who died after arriving at West Texas Hospital. A retired farmer, he lived in a convalescent home and had been ill for 18 years. He formerly lived in Paris, Texas, and is survived by a sister, a daughter and several grandchildren.

Sanders Funeral Home Thomas C. Craddick Lubbock West Texas ‘Hospital Craddick Paris Tex G Fabri Mire Porte Nehila South Norwalk Conn

John W Shedd Services Pending in Post Texas

John W. Shedd 68 of Post died at 5 15 p m Tuesday in St Marys Hospital Lubbock Burial will be in Terrace Cemetery Survivors include his wife three daughters Margie Nell Mrs Onella Snow Albuquerque NM and Mrs Clara Rumbaugh Levelland five sons Lloyd Plainview Emmett Post Delbert Birmingham AL Charles Austin and John Mesquite three brothers R E Noble El Paso and A T Cres

POST John W. Shedd Lubbock St. Mary's Hosplital Mason Funeral Home Terrace Cemetery Margie Nell Onella Snow Albuquerque N.M Clara Rumbaugh Levelland Lloyd Plainview Emmett Delbert Birmingham Ala Charles Austin John Mesquite Tex R. E Noble el Paso A. T. Cres

City Man's Brother's Services Are Slated

Reuben C. Pirtle 63 longtime Throckmorton resident and brother of Thomas E. Pirtle died Tuesday at 11 a.m. Baylor Hospital Dallas. Surviving are two sons R. Pirtle of Throckmorton and W. Nash of Muskogee Okla, one daughter Mrs James Cherry of Mississippi, and two sisters Ruth Pirtle and Mrs W George, both of San Angelo.

Reuben C. Pirtle Throckmorton Thomas E. Pirtle 28Th St Lubbock Baylor Hospital Dallas Neor the White R. Dr Wilitow Nash Muskogee Okla James Cherry Mississippi Ruth Pirtle W. George San Angels

Hope as an anchor of the soul in religious adage

The piece cites Hebrews 6 19 and an Arab proverb linking health to hope. It urges relying on hope over pills and trusting God for healing while physicians treat pain. Author: Julien C Hyer.

Julien C. Hyer

Hutchings Rites Pending In City

Funeral services for A. H. Baer are pending at Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home. Baer a retired real estate dealer died at 1 40 am Tuesday in a Lubbock convalescent home. He was born in Sparta Tennessee and moved to Lubbock in 1941 from Dimmit where he had lived since 1925. He was a member of the First Methodist Church. Surviving are a son Herschel Hutchings a daughter Mrs Dapheene Goodpane Arlington VA two daughters in law Mrs Billie Louise Hutchings and Mrs Nora Taylor, and six grandchildren.

A. H Hince Dapheene Goodpene Arlington Aye Roberts Portland Ore Billie Louise Hutchings Los Angeles T. O. Hutchings Uvalde Annie Fox Sulphur Okla Nora Taylor Wolfe City Tex

Services Today For Mrs Bynum Amherst

Funeral services are set for 2 p m today for Mrs Julia Lenora Bynum 8 of Amherst who died Sunday night at Medical Arts Hospital in Littlefield The Rev James Patterson will preside at the First Methodist Church of Amherst Burial will follow at Amherst Cemetery under Payne Funeral Home direction Mrs Bynum came to Amherst in 1929 and lived there until two years ago when she moved to Salem Ore Aubrey O Neal Amarillo and Almond Speedy Bynum McAllen one daughter Gladys Frye Amarillo and several grandchildren Pallbearers are C A Duffty Jr Bob Clayton Howard Campbell Gene Campbell W T Templeton and Roger Britt

Amherst Julia Lenora Bynum Medical Arts Hospital Littlefield James Patterson First Methodist Church of Amherst Cemetery Payne Funeral Home Bynum Leon O'Neal Salem Ore Aubrey O'Neal Amarillo

Louis Bohanan Rites Set Today In Clovis

Louis Bohanan 72 longtime Clovis resident died Monday night. Burial in Mission Memorial under Sherwood Funeral Home. Survived by brothers Dorsey Bohanan of Clovis and C D Bohanan of Portales. Officiating by Garden McDonald. pallbearers listed as Jake Abernathy Vernon Mulhair Grady Best Walter Hoskins J C Porter and Albert Eims.

Clovis Louis Bohanan Hore Mission For Memories Sherwood Funeral Home Bohanan Dorsey Bohanan C. D. Bohanan Portales Garden McDonald Jake Abernathy Vernon. Mulhair Grady Best Walter Hoskins J. C. Porter Albert Eims

Space duo optimistic on longer Gemini flights

After four day flight aboard the USS Wasp astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White showed excellent health and less physical strain than Mercury program predecessors. Doctors called them tremendously optimistic about future longer missions as footage of White and McDivitt in space was released and televised. The crew enjoyed a real breakfast and prepared for further testing before planned return.

WASP UPI James McDivitt Edward White Earth Gemini Charles Berry Air Force Mercury Florida White Apace

Mrs Wortman Rites Set Today

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p m today for Mrs Ray Wortman 60 of 3615 32nd St who died Sunday at Methodist The Rev O A McBrayer will officiate at Forrest Heights Methodist Church Burial will be held in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Franklin Funeral Home. She lived in Lubbock since 1949 and is survived by her husband three sons two daughters a brother and two sisters 22 grandchildren and a great granddaughter Pallbearers include Jim Taylor Joe Crowe Pete Price Jerry Henson Roger Poff and Jim Ralph Krebs.

Ray Wortman 32Nd St O. A. McBrayer Forrest Heights Methodist Church Statlow City of Lubbock Franklin Funeral Home Jim Taylor Joe Crowe Pete Price Jerry Henson Roger Poff Jim Ralph Krebbs

Two Gemini 4 astronauts rest before Cape Kennedy homeward

After a 62 orbit 1.7 million mile flight the Gemini 4 crew relax for four days of weightless travel then fly to Cape Kennedy Florida for a reunion with families a news conference and a Texas ranch visit with President Johnson. Doctors report strong heart rate and pressure readings and note the crew show little long term symptoms despite exhaustion.

Tralee Cape Kennedy Fla Manned Spacecraft Center Johnson Texas Berry Jim McDivitt Gerri Cooper

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Waters Ben Brashears Debbie Indiana Ave Apt Texas Tech 6Th St Brashears Stanton Schools William Johnson Roy Horn Sam Weagler Joe Priddey Ed Hambright Tom Wilkinson Miles D. Thomas Thomas V. Meacham Martin Ed White William W. Nelson Nelson Bob Mercer Santa Barbara Santa Monica Texas Gulf Channel Islands Santa Rosa Santa Cruz San Joaquin Valley Mercer Sierra Nevaa Space Center United States Hutchings Moadway Avenes Houston Ourties J. T. McFarland Jackson 90 2Ville Fla Pam Trinity Baptist C. Melvin Ratheal McFarland Methodist Hospital Block‘house Baptist Church Blockhouse Cook's Funeral Home Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home Mamie McFarland Malcolm McFarland Mary Lou Kelly Caruthers H. F. McFarland Vernon McFarland Meeker Colo Dudley Pope Travis Peak L. C. Joslin J. D. Badley Ray McDaniel Paul Grasham Gene Parkinson Wayne Dean Carl J. Moyers J. T. McFarland Services Today Avenna Carl F. Page, M.D Association of John W. Ellis Jr., M 34Th St Dr. Page Lubbock, Texas Dr. Ellis
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