Tuition debate tightens tax support for Texas colleges
J K Williams and Dr Norman University of Texas at Austin discuss college funding limits. Erwin argues private Texas colleges face damage from state tuition policy while public universities like UT Austin keep costs low. Stephen F. Austin College president Ralph Steen notes a shift to oppose tuition hikes as enrollment climbs. Proposals call for substantially higher out of state tuition and separate rates for professional students.
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J.K. Williams
Norman
Texas
Ralph Steen
Stephen F. Austin College
Erwin
University of Texas
Mrs. Mary Williams Rites Planned in Granbury Street Church
Mrs Mary Williams 65 a former Lubbock resident will be buried in Greenacres Cemetery after services at 3 p m Friday in Granbury Street Church of Christ Crosier Pearson Funeral Home directs. She died about 11 a m Wednesday at Fort Worth Hospital Survived by husband George two sons Ray Cleburne Bill Dallas a daughter Rosa Lee Coy Lubbock Route 3 two half brothers two sisters seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Cleburne
Mary Williams
Lubbock
Granbury Street Church of Christ
Greenacres
Crosier-Pearson Funeral Home
Rosa Lee Coy
Rt. 3
Lynn Merrill Funeral Services Planned in Clovis
Lynn Merrill 55 a Clovis resident will be buried at Mission Garden of Memories after services at Trinity Methodist Church. He died Wednesday at Clovis Memorial Hospital after falling ill at home. A retail department store salesman he is survived by wife Rosie two sons Billy and Tommy two brothers Lee and Ben Edmonson a half brother Holy and sister Mrs Joyce Abernathy all of Clovis or nearby areas
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Clovis
Lynn Merrill
Trinity Methodist Church
Mission Garden of
Sherwood ‘Mortuary
Merrill
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Rosie
Billy
Tommy
Midland
Lee
Ben Edmonson
Holy of
Joyce ‘Abernathy
Icarus Asteroid Near Miss Noted by Smithsonian Official
Smithsonian astrophysical expert Dr. Marsden said the asteroid Icarus would pass by Earth harmlessly at a distance more than sixteen times the moon. It was photographed before dawn Tuesday by Dr. Elizabeth Roemer and Arthur Clements as it tracked a 409 day orbit, about 7 million miles away.
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Astrophysical Observatory
Marsden
The
Smithsonian
Icarus
Center
Central Bureau
Elizabeth Roemer
Arthur Clements
University of Arizona
Walter Baade
Mt. Palomar’ Observatory
California
Ivarus
Earth
Rome
Vatican Observatory
Postal Curbs On Firearms Tied to Enforce Local Gun Laws
Postmaster General W. Marvin Watson announced a major revision to postal rules delaying delivery of any mailed firearm not clearly labeled firearms. The measure requires notice to local law enforcement before delivery and bans sawed off shotguns and short rifles except to authorized officers. Congress eyes stricter gun controls as Sen. Tydings proposes universal registration and licensing.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. Marvin Watson
Congress
Postal Service
Watson
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Defector Uae Deferral Dismissed in Grand Larceny Case
Sheriff Renee A. Thompson testified Nelson, employed by the Southern Sea Food Co. for about a month, stole the 48 foot trawler Kuna Mae from a dock on July 26 1963 and fled to Cuba. The vessel was wrecked on a Cuban reef and Nelson was rescued by Cuban seamen and taken to Havana. He claimed to have worked across Cuba as a laborer and plotted escape after becoming disillusioned with life under Castro.
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Renee A. Thompson
Nelson
Southern Sea Food Co
Kuna Mae
Cuba
Thompson
Havana
Castro
LBJ Pledges Support in Geneva Nuclear Treaty Effort
The report states LBJ pledges support as nations discuss the Geneva treaty. Britain participates in drafting and joins the United States and the Soviet Union in urging UN endorsement. France, a nuclear power, remains aloof from Geneva proceedings.
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Britain
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
France
Geneva
Birth notices and family mentions flood local hospital births
A long list of birth announcements from Methodist and Reese AFB Hospital details weigh and time of birth for many babies. Fathers occupations include service station attendant, teller, Sunrise Biscuit Co, lawyer, and others. Parents come from Brownfield, Lubbock, and nearby areas with names and addresses.
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Caet Mitchell
Ast St
Methodist Hospital
Shell
Wayne Lima
Brownfield
Brownfield Savings and Loan
Texas House lines up minority report on four member committee
A minority report signed by four committee members shapes a bill strategy in the House. Debate and floor action will follow as if the committee had approved it. A later hearing on Connallys liquor bill was postponed to accommodate Sen Christie and his wife welcoming a baby.
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Redi
China
Albania
Cuba
Tanzania
Zambia
India
Johnson
United Nations
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
St. Patrick’s Catheral
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
U.S
House
Siter
Clayton
Clark
Liquor Control Board
R. H. Cory
Lett
Charles Jungmichel
Smoke Vendors Hit Tax Plan As Hard Pressed Industry
Cigarette wholesalers and vending machine operators told the House Tax Committee that Gov Connallys 125 million tax plan would raise tobacco taxes and push sales taps higher. They warned the industry is floundering with dwindling sales and profits and fear customers will quit. Maxie Wilson of Berry Cigar and Candy Co. urged finding revenue without overburdening the trade.
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Austin
John Connally
House Tax Committee
Connally
Maxie Wilson
Berry Cigar and Candy Co
Tyler
Storm Rakes Panhandle as Showers Hit Amarillo Area
Storms lashed the Texas Panhandle with hail and heavy rain. Lightning sparked a minor house fire and a tree split near Amarillo while gusty winds blew dust across Lubbock. Rain fell in Hale Center Silverton and Abernathy with other towns recording small amounts.
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Lubbock
Hale Center
Silverton
Abernathy
Lockney
Hart
Floydada
Anton
Olton
Slaton
Kress
Dimmitt
Hereford Amherst
Idalon
Lorenzo
South Plains
Peace Talks Teeter As Hanoi Bombardment Probed
Harriman denounces North Vietnam for Saigon attacks and notes defectors who say generals planned the offensive. He warns that restraint by the U S may trigger further escalation and delays progress toward a peace deal. Thuy counters that South Vietnam will resist U S aggression.
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Ise
Vung Tam
Saigon
Paris
Saigon Daily News
Johnson
Hanoi
U.S
Harriman
Heaid
North
South
North Vietnam
Sai On
Thuy
South Vietnam
United States
Board Hears Zone Change Bid for Hospital District Expansion
The city commission considered enlarging the Methodist Hospital district to stretch east toward Indiana Avenue but trimmed the area to Knoxville Avenue. Chair Arnold Maeker urged a hearing on potential change while Commissioner Nolan Barrick argued the area showed insufficient change to justify extending the district. The panel, including new member Bob Jordan, voted to deny the request and not to hold a hearing.
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Indiana Avenue
Knoxville Avenue
Commission
Arnold Maeker
Methodist Hospital
Texas Tech
19Th Street
Maeker
Nolan E. Barrick
Smith
Barrick
Harold Blank
John A. Anderson
W. P. Clement
R. D .Whipple Sr
Bob Jordan
Mishap Victims Services Friday Tahoka Family
Services for Mrs. Vicki Gonzales 43 and her children Sylvia 8 and Alfred 19 will be held Friday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Tahoka. Rev. John Dillon to officiate burial in Tahoka Cemetery. The trio died Monday in a wreck near San Angelo. Surviving husband three sons parents sisters and brothers and grandmother are named, with Plainview and Lubbock connections.
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Tahoka
Vicki. Gonzales
Sylvia
Alfred Savas
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
John Dillon
Tahoka Cemetery
White Funeral Home
Gonzales
San Angelo
Arthur
Alonzo
Gilbert
Esteban Silvas
Plainview
San Juana Gonzales
Lubbock
Bank Robbery Injures Four at Spartanburg Office
A lone gunman robs the Duncan Park Office of Spartanburg Bank and Trust Co. in Spartanburg South Carolina escaping with about $8,000. Four employees are wounded including manager Shelton McClure who suffers chest wounds and head and facial injuries.
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Spartanburg
S.C
Duncan Park
Spartanburg Bank and Trust Co
Shelton McClure
Spartanburg General Hospital
McClure
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Berlin
Klaus Schuetz
West Berlin
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Ralph Bunche
Arthur Goldberg
U.N. General Assembly
Rabe
Uae
LBJ
Ag Amy
Bob Wooten
42Nd St. On
Sunrise Biscuit Co
M. B. Smith
47Th St
General Electri Ca
George Nelson
Williams
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Howard H. Harvey
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Reese Afb Hospital
Reese
Mroo
Roy D. Smith
Ofa
Aim
Afb Hospital
Gifford-Hill-Western
Lindnda Joyce
Women's Army Corps
John Ailcrease
44Th St
Stuart A. Roger
Reese - Apb Hospital
Jerry Wayne
West, Texas
Alstendant
Mathews
Wiley
Fidencio Banda
Laut Elias
James Price
Amherst
Atif Clinic
Joe Gonzales
Zenith
Laut Clinic
Gifford-Hill Western
Ramon’ Garcia
Lubbock Osteopathic “Hospital
Lakewood ‘Pipe ‘Co
Joe Perez
N. Ave
Au Meat
Panhandle
MT Cats
Amarillo
Texarkana
Weather Bureau
Hillister
Tene
Spurger
Tyler County
Marie Ayers LeBlanc
Beaumont
Atlanta U.S
TAS Weriot
Rae
South Carolina
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