Fort Worth editor McMullen shaped paper's sports voice
McMullen served as sports editor from 1937 to 1957 and then as managing editor. A WWII captain in the 13th Air Force, he wrote a daily sports column for 21 years. He nurtured sports enthusiasm in the newsroom, owned an early sports car, and later focused on typography and paper appearance emerging as a newspaper authority.
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Dnbel
13Th Air Force
Aselfe
McNallen
Fort Worth
McMullen
Connally denounces defeat of metropolitan government bills
Texas leader Jen Connally laments the defeat of a metropolitan government package before the legislature. He urged county judges and commissioners to expand city collaboration and push for urban-area reforms, criticizing opposition and urging action beyond the courthouse and statehouse.
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Bandera
UPI
Jen Connally
Texas
Iowa
Turing
Association of County Judges and Commissioners
Sean
Connally
Former Area Resident Queenellt Hannan Dies at 60
Brownfield special. Funeral services pending for Mrs Queenellt Hannan age 60 a former Brownfield resident who moved to Oakland California after living in Brownfield several years. She died Sunday at a local funeral home. She was a member of the First Christian Church.
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Brownfield
Queenellt Hannan
Injuries Reported After Farm Accident Fire Stabbing
A Worthas man lost part of a finger in a combine mishap near his home and underwent surgery at Methodist Hospital. Patricia Ann Elkins, 34, suffered second and third degree burns over much of her body in a butane fire at her Hart home and remained in fair condition. Betty Wilson was stabbed twice in a home altercation by a 54-year-old man, police said.
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LD. Worthas
Rt. 4
Aber
Pathy
Methodist “Hospital
Patricia Ann Elkins
Rt-2
Hart
Methodist Hospital
Betty Wilson
E. 17Th St
Negro Tean
Mariner 5 Path Altered By Midcourse Maneuver
Pasadena scientists report a midcourse thruster burn altered Mariner 5 flight path to refine its Venus flyby. The maneuver changed speed and trajectory, reducing miss distance by tens of thousands of miles. The craft, launched atop Atlas Agena, will measure Venus atmosphere during a four month journey.
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Pasadena
Calif
America
Mariner 5
California
Institute of Technology
Starabory
Kennedy
Venis
Mariner. 5
Dorm housing rush for Tech students to start end date set
Construction teams rush to complete the Wiggins complex housing project for 3,432 students at Tech. First phase, covering half the capacity, aims for completion soon with a second phase due by September 1969 and a December award for contracting. Officials credit a strong, coordinated team and careful planning.
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Wiggins
Elihia
Texas Auto Insurance Rates Expected to Change Little
In Texas, auto mobile insurance rates for the year starting Aug. 1 will show little statewide change, according to State Board chair William Hunter McLean. He said rates are likely to move sideways with variations by territory, some up and some down, as staff recommendations remain to be reviewed at the annual rate hearing. The board previously reorganized into 40 rating territories, replacing 26, and current rate trends reflect that structure.
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Austin
Texas Automobile Insurance
Dhe
State’ Insurance ‘Board
William Hunter
McLean
North Vietnam Faces War Burdened Farm Slump
U.S. analysts warn North Vietnam’s spring rice harvest may be poor or worse than last year due to manpower shortages, war damage, and drought. Declining output hits major crops, worsens a growing trade deficit, and relies on strained imports from China and other Communist nations amid ongoing conflict.
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Washington
UPS
North Vietnam
Vietnam
North Vietam
U.S
Hanoi
Marion Larsen
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Me ‘Larsen
Drouth
Cnet
Ottuals
Red
China
Russia
Mekong
Red River
North Vietnnam
North
Silent Way Challenge in Thoughtful Verse
A fragmented, satirical meditation on speech and silence. The piece references restraint and misused words, urging restraint and quiet in debate. It hints at public speaking pitfalls and social judgment, framed in a cryptic modern verse style.
L B Grizzles Rites Set Today
Funeral services for L B Grizzle scheduled for 4 p m today at the Baptist Church with survivors including his wife and three sons, one residing in Calumet City. The incomplete note lists family members and hospital references, reflecting a local obituary notice with fragmented lines.
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B. Grizzle
General Hospital
Ot Morton
Wendell
Calumet City
Ciovis, N
Clyde
Community aid helps retarded children in Torrington area
In Torrington a graft of volunteers led by Mrs. W G Vanderpoel started a small school in a church basement for four retarded students. Helpers include carpenters printers and Goshen County supporters. Since April 1985 the four students have learned basic reading writing and daily tasks. The group plans a sheltered workshop to aid mildly retarded students who cannot finish high school.
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Vanderpeel
Vanderpoel
Torrington
Goshen County
Calles
Dorothy Nite
Vanderpoet
Saat
Ras
Gene Chandler Drowned While Swimming with Boat Nearby
Gene Chandler died around 9 15 while attempting to swim to his boat. Police report from Colorado City notes the incident near the river. Survived by his wife and several relatives. pallbearers named in the obituary.
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Gene Chandler
Jin
Rey C
Dr. Walker
Chafer
Idaugh Petépsoris
Parprote Papas Grand
Cha ‘Arkington i
Bam Bed
Stubbs
Furgei'son
Arrest report fragment from Atlanta scene with Carmichael
An AP report from Atlanta notes the arrest of Carmichael on a Sunday night at a local scene. The fragmentary text is incomplete and the details are unclear.
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Atlanta, Ga
Stokely
Carmichael
Planned Castro County recreation center contract awarded near Dimmitt
Padgett Construction Co won the bid for 217000 to build the Castro County Recreation Center west of Dimmitt. The project, costing about 267000 including 100000 for land, will feature a nine hole golf course, picnic area, lake, swimming, and playgrounds with later additions. The Farmers Home Administration backs the loan. changes trimmed features but kept core plan.
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Dimmitt
Fe AY Padgett ‘Construction Co
Bene
Grind County
Padgett
Joan
Castro County Recreation Association, Inc
James E. Wohlgenruth
Stuction
C. K. Howe
Farmers Home ‘Administration
Wohlgemuth
Golf, Course Construction Co
Lubbock
Dimmer
Halite
Leon Howard
Austin
Avil
Castro County Recreation Association
Jone
Iy Ite
Cearter
Burglars Hit Two Lubbock Firms On Avenue Q
Police report repeat raids on McKelvy Furniture and Carson Drug along Avenue Q in Lubbock. Burglars entered via skylights and walls, looting more than 500 dollars in goods. The break ins matched an April crime at the same locations.
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Lubbock
McKelvyy Furniture
Carson
Avenue Q
Ave
Akylight
D E Hilliard Funeral Slated In Lawton Oklahoma
Jayton special bulletin reports Ronald Elgin Hilliard of Taibbock died in a dynamite explosion Saturday. Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Lawton Oklahoma with burial at a pawn cemetery under Gist Funeral Home. Campbell Funeral Home of Spur aided the arrangements while details came from relatives noting Hilliard had been with eight friends.
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Jayton
Ronald Elgin Hilliard
Taibbock
Lawton
Oka
Pawn
Gist
Beady
Campbell
Spur
Etait O
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Swift Press
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sRlready
W.G
Sally) Vanderpoel
Albert Sabin
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