Mexican president Echeverria to visit U S for talks
Mexican President Echeverria, 49, heads to Washington for talks with President Nixon and a Joint Session of Congress. He will press for a solution to Colorado River salinity affecting Mexicali Valley crops and better treatment of Mexican nationals in the United States.
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Mexico City
Luisj
Echeverria
Mexico
Ech
Press City
Daident Nixon
Congress
Organization of American States
United States
Colorado River
Mexican Valley
California
Arizona
Japan
Chile
Panama
Nixon
Washington
White House
Nixson
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
San Diego
Calif
Puerto Vallarta
U.S
Mexicali
U.S. Immigration Service
Obits and notices from Lamesa to Tahoka region
Funeral services are announced for Charles Umphrey of Lamesa at 10 a.m. in Branon Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. S. L. Terry of Snyder dies and services marked for 10:30 a.m. at Colonial Hills Baptist Church with burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Lala Stephens of Lorenzo to be interred at 2 p.m. following services at Lorenzo Baptist Church. Marion M. Boyd of Tahoka to be buried in Tahoka Cemetery after services at Tahoka First Baptist Church. Genealogical notices include Alles Brothers Fest 148 meeting and multiple local gunshot and traffic incident updates from Lubbock area hospitals. Additional injuries include Linda Fletcher and Charles Ray Bass from incidents at West Lubbock and Checkerboard Lounge, with several others listed in critical or serious condition. Police continuing to seek driver of a hit-and-run car involved in a 2500 block E Broadway Street crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Umphrey
Lamesa
Branon Funeral Home
Lamesa Memorial Park
Umphrey
S. L. Terry
Snyder
Colonial Hills Baptist Church
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Terry
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Lala Stephens
Lorenzo
Lorenzo Baptist Church
Carter Funeral Home of
Balls
Ralls Cemetery
Dollar Devaluation Impacts U.S Auto Sales Say Peterson
Commerce Secretary Peter G. Peterson says foreign car sales in the United States are falling as the dollar devaluation and currency realignment push up import costs and trim exports. He cautions improvements will take time, with early signs of U.S. domestic auto sales rising while imports weaken and the trade deficit remains large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
Peterson
America
U.S
Toyota
Volkswagen
Fred Self 42 Roswell man dies after car crash
Fred Self 42 of Roswell died Saturday from injuries in a crash between Fort Worth and Weatherford. Rites set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sanders Memorial chapel, burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include wife, two daughters, four brothers, a sister, parents, and two grandchildren.
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Roswell
Fred Self
Fort Worth
Weatherford
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Resthaven Memorial Park
Lubbock
Self
W. Lynn McFarland
Corpus Christi
Terry
Glen Nathan
Stanley
Lloyd
California
J. D. Baxter
Spur
Fred G. Bell
E. 47Th St
Woman sets fire to home to gain fireman’s attention
In Leeds England an unnamed divorced mother of two started a fire in her own house to attract a fire brigade response. Police say she confessed the arson remarking it was not recommended. She received three years probation.
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Leeds
England
Mrs. Olive Woodin 57 Dies in Alamogordo New Mexico
Mrs Olive Woodin 57 former Roaring Springs resident died Sunday in a hospital at Alamogordo New Mexico She lived in Bowles Acres New Mexico now after leaving Roaring Springs circa 1946 She was a Motley County native Survived by husband William F Woodin a daughter Ada Farley two stepsons Victor and Billy Woodin a stepdaughter Sally Woodin mother Mrs P J McDorman six sisters and two grandchildren Services pending Seigler Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Woodin
Roaring Springs
Alamogordo
N.M
Woodin
California
Bowles Acres
Motley County
William F. Woodin
Ada Farley
Victor Woodin
Seattle
Wash
Billy Woodin
Sally Woodin
Kansas
P. J. McDorman
Fort Worth
W. F. Lawrance
Hot Springs
Ark
D. J. Lawrance
Carl Barton
Aspermont
Lila Montgomery
Jack McMillan
Memphis
Memphis, Tenn, and Mrs. Pat Irwin of Amarillo
Seigler Funeral Home
Mrs Wilson Dies At 89 In Floyd County
Floydada Texas Mrs Joe Wilson longtime Floyd County resident died Saturday at Lakeside Nursing Home Lubbock after a lengthy illness She was 89 Services at 10 am today First Baptist Church with Rev Floyd C Bradley officiating Burial at Floyd County Memorial Park Moore Rose Funeral Home in charge Native of Clay County she moved to Floyd County in 1884 Married Rev Joe Wilson in Lockney in 1902 He died in 1964 Survivors include a son Joe Wilson of Lubbock three grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Joe Wilson
Floyd County
Lakeside
Lubbock
Lockney
Idalou
Miami
Hale Center
Sundown
Fairview
Friona
O'Donnell
Joe
Wilson
56Th St
Rites Pending for John H. Pope
John H. Pope, 44, died on arrival after a heart attack Sunday at 5:15 p.m. He lived at 823 Erskine and is survived by wife, two sons Dale and Randy, daughter Stacia, two brothers, five sisters, and his mother Opal Mae Pope. Services at Sanders Funeral Home. Pope was a Hunt County native who moved to Lubbock area 20 years ago and was a carpenter and partner in Village Maintenance and Service Co. of Lubbock.
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John H. Pope
Hubert Jackson Pope
San Antonio
James Harrold Pope
Commerce
Alta Mae Parker
Judy Ann Austin
Tohoka
Hazel Weatherby
Evelyn Shaw
Marilyn Eastman
Opal Mae Pope
8Th St
Rites Pending for Mrs. Bibby of Springlake
Mrs. Madeline Bibby 54 died after a short illness Sunday at Littlefield Hospital. Services pending at Parsons-Ellis-Singleton Funeral Home. A native of Alabama she lived in Springlake since 1950, former Birmingham resident, member of Primitive Baptist Church. Survived by daughter Millie Jones of Los Angeles, son William Massey of Lufkin, mother Ola Gambrel, sisters Katherine Murrell and others, three brothers, and six grandchildren.
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Madeline Bibby
Littlefield Hospital
Parsons - Ellis - Singleton Funeral Home
Alabama
Bibby
Springlake
Birmingham
Ala
Primitive Baptist Cauren
Harrold
Millie Jones
Los Angeles
William Massey
Lufkin
Airplane Crash Claims Light Aircraft Teenager
Fort Worth awaits funeral services for Philip Daniel Danciger an 18 year old killed Saturday when his light airplane crashed near Haslet. He was flying solo for the first time witnesses heard the engine die and the plane nosed into a pasture. The NTSB opened an investigation and Col E J Porter Meacham Flyers reported a half hour prior check showed adequate fuel and the aircraft in good mechanical condition.
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Fort Worth
UPD
Philip Daniel Danciger
Haslet
Danciger
National Transportation Safety Board
Col
E. J. Porter
Meacham Flyers Inc
Porter
Six Die As Train Wreck Hits London Suburb
A special train carrying Kentish Town Railwaymen's Club members and families derailed near Well Hall station Eltham southeast of London. Six died including the engineer and 45 were injured with others possibly trapped. The train was returning from Margate after a day trip.
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London
UPI
Well Fall
Eltham
Kentish Town Railwaymen’s Club
North London
English Channel
Margate
Frank Jourden Funeral Today
Snyder funeral service for Frank Leeroy Jourden 64 who died at his home will be held at 4 p.m. in Bell Seale Funeral Home chapel with Bob Clements and Jasper Conners officiating. Burial is in Snyder Cemetery. He was a Snyder native and World War II veteran. Survived by three Snyder sisters E M Davis J H Nunn Archa Martin and brothers E E of Levelland and E W of San Angelo.
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Snyder
Frank Leeroy
Jourden
Bell- Seale Funeral Home
Bob Clements
Brownfield
Jasper Conners
Snyder Cemetery
J. H. Nunn
Archa Martin
E. E
Levelland
E. W
San Angelo
Mrs Sylvester Rites Pending in Lubbock Funeral
Mrs Luise Sylvester 46 of 2301 57th St died at home after a lengthy illness. Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. A native of Farwell she moved to Lubbock 35 years ago and was a 1942 Lubbock High School graduate. Surviving are husband Charles P. and two sons Kenneth Roy Sylvester and Michael Sylvester, and her father C R Carpenter of Hale Center.
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Luise Sylvester
57Th St
Sanders Funeral Home
Sylvester
Farwell
Lubbock
Lubbock High School
Parent- Teachers Association
First Baptist Church
Charles P
Kenneth Roy Sylvester
23Rd St
Michael Sylvester
Ave. T
4C. R. Carpenter
Hale Center
Clarence Daves Service Today
Clarence L. Daves 47, owner of Daves Welding Service in Big Spring, died from injuries after a high voltage incident in Midland. Services are 3 p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church with burial at Trinity Memorial Park. survivors include his daughter Brenda Joyce and two sons Stephen and Billy Bob, plus his mother, seven brothers and two sisters.
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Big Spring
Clarence L. Daves
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland
Grace Baptist Church
Trinity Memorial Park
Nalley - Pickle Funeral Home
Daves
Daves Welding Service
Hemond
Iredell
Brenda Joyce
Stephen
Billy Bob
A. C. Daves
Lubbock Man Shot and Injured After Car Collision
A 25 year old Lubbock man Tommy Garrett of 1102 FE Stanford St was listed in serious condition at Methodist Hospital after a gunshot wound to the abdomen during an altercation near Texas Tech University campus. He reportedly drove to the hospital and struck a utility pole in the 2400 block of Akron Avenue.
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Charles Ray Bass
E. 15Th St
University Hospital
Checkerboard Lounge
E. Main Street
David Avenue
Lubbock
Tommy Garrett
Stanford St
Methodist Hospital
Garrett
Texas Tech University Avenue
Akron Avenue
Suspects Nabbed After Drug Raid
Police investigating a 9 p.m. call found seven people in a South Lubbock residence room with two pipes, pills, and a bag of plant substance believed marijuana. A 16 year old girl was detained. six adults were released pending charges.
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South Lubbock
Night's Silence as a Mystic Preacher Time
Julien C Hyer muses on night as God's time of quiet rest for man beast and bird. He cites Isaiah 30 30 and calls night darkness treasures a period for thought meditation and renewal guiding readers to seek their teacher in sleep.
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Isaiah
Rites Pending for Roberto Alvarez in Lubbock
Roberto Mendez Alvarez 45 died about 3 15 a m Sunday at Methodist Hospital. He lived at 3020 Ford Place and worked 20 years for Plains Bay Co. since coming to Lubbock from Big Spring in 1947. Survived by wife, son Roberto Jr. in the U S Army, Rubin at home, four daughters, parents Mr and Mrs George Bonilla of Big Spring, three sisters in Big Spring and Lubbock, and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rix Funeral Directors.
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Roberto Mendez Alvarez
Methodist Hospital
Rix
Alvarez
Ford Place
Plains Bay Co
Lubbock
Big Spring
Roberto Jr
U. S. Army
Rubin
Mary Garzia
Austin
Pearl
Pricilla
Monica
George Bonilla
Eustola Moncada
Socorro Correa
Isabell Garcia
Miss Westbrook's Funeral Services Today
Miss Delia Lynn Westbrook sister of Mrs. E Ester Day of 2603 32nd St will be buried Tuesday in a Sherman cemetery under direction of Daniel Funeral Home. She died Sunday morning in an Austin hospital and was a former librarian at Martin High School in Laredo. Survived by sister Mrs. Kathleen Long and two brothers James M Westbrook and Richard E Westbrook, all of Austin.
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Delia Lynn Westbrook
E. Ester
32Nd St
Austin
Cook-Walden Funeral Home of
Sherman
Daniel Funeral Home
Westbrook
Martin High School
Laredo
Daniel Holds Lead in Texas House Speakership Bid
Calhoun, an Abilene conservative, says Heatly sought Tax Committee chair and claims a deal with Daniel. Heatly reportedly urged support from House members as Daniel, from Liberty, announced his bid after meeting West Texas lawmakers. Daniel denies any deal and rejects Heatly for a chair.
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Price Daniel Jr
Cialevenea
Heatly
Daniel
Calhoun
Capital Eye
Rayford Price
Price
Revenue and Taxation Committee
House
Liberty
Lubbock
West Texas
South Plains
Fires Damage Two Homes Early Sunday
Two separate fires Sunday caused extensive damage. At 3:52 a.m. firefighters fought a mattress fire in a front bedroom at Tommy Taylor’s home with smoke damage throughout. losses estimated between 100 and 1000 dollars. About 3:00 a.m. a bathroom heater caused a hole in a wall at 2501 58th St. the residence of Charles Cole with heavy structural damage and over 100 dollars in contents lost. Burial services were held for Ellis at Abernathy Cemetery under Chambers Funerals direction. Survivors include a wife a son Keith a daughter Mrs Joe Allen a brother Tom Ellis six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers were H B Davis Millard Hancock Roy LeMond Wayne Carpenter Roy Mills and Buck Martin.
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Tommy Taylor
58Th St
Charles Cole
Ellis
Draw Methodist Church
Keith
Abernathy
Joe Allen
Odessa
Tom Ellis
Casa Grande
Ariz
H. B. Davis
Millard Hancock
Roy’LeMond
Wayne Carpenter
Roy Mills
Buck Martin
Charlie Ellis dies at 83 at Ruidoso Downs
Services for Charlie Ellis, 83, who died of an apparent heart attack at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico, will be held at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church.
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Abernathy
Charlie Ellis
Ruidoso Downs
Ruidoso
N.M
First Baptist Church
Germans Flee Weapon Fire Across Berlin Border
Berlin police reported two escapes by youths from East Germany to West Berlin under fire. An 18 year old fled through automatic weapon fire from border guards at the southern city border, escaping unhurt. A 15 year old crossed the mid city wall the day before, apparently unnoticed.
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Marion M. Boyd
Tahoka
Tahoka First
White Funeral Home
Boyd
Alles Brothers
The
American Legion
Ave. Q
Linda Fletcher
Dallas
West Lubbock
Quay County
Travis Haynes
Jim Bolton
Hobbs
James Bell
Morton
Roger Dele Harmon
Wellman
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Loop 289
Spur 327
Leanie Brown
Jessie Simms
Matador
Broadway Street
Gary Charles Grote
Ave. U
19Th Street
Rapid City
S.D
My Chanh
Hue
Quang Tri
Frank Jourden
Mrs. Sylvester
Clarence Daves
By Julien C. Hyer Night
Julien C, Hyer
Roberto Alvarez
Kathleen Long
James M. Westbrook
Richard E. Westbrook
Arkansas
Draw
Lynn County
Service Today
Main Street
Texas
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