County Officials Scramble Over County School Superintendent Status
Officials in Lubbock County failed to resolve the future of the county school superintendent post after a meeting with the county commission, school board, and district superintendents. Roy Boyd retires July 1 and a bill to abolish the office was vetoed by Gov. Preston Smith. Commissioners questioned if the office exists under current law, with no action planned and Shaw likely to become ex. See SCHOOL Page 10.
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Eugene
Smith Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Rod Shaw
Tom Purdom
Roy Boyd
Preston Smith
Arch Lamb
Sve
Shaw
Protection Sharp Wilton Deal Charged By Solon Ry
Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez accused Justice Department officials of leniency toward Houston financier Frank W. Sharp in a Texas stock scandal. He alleged Deputy AG Richard Klein arranged a light three year probation and a 5000 dollar fine to shield Will Wilson, then in charge of the criminal division. Wilson denied the accusations and said he disqualified himself.
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Washington
Henry B. Gonzalez
D-Tex
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Texas
Justice Department
Will Wilson
Wilson
Criminal Division
Gonzalez
Congressional Record
Sharp
Texas Banking Commission
Sharpstown State Bank
Department of Justice
Richard G
Kleindienst
Aides Linked To 1963 Coup Report Sparks Court Actions
The 2nd U S Circuit extended a temporary ban on Times publication while courts review the secret Pentagon study. The Washington Post faces an indefinite ban as declassification review proceeds. In Boston a judge issued a restraining order against the Globe amid similar disclosures.
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New York Times
Washington Post
Pentagon
Boston
U.S
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Chicago Sun - Times
State Department
Ngo Dinh Diem
New York
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Whitney North Seymour
Washington
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Post
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Globe
Julian
Licensing and zoning filings stall Midland package stores
Midland drinking establishments await license and zoning approval before opening. The item appears in a broader page layout with other notes on state House and Senate activity, naval hardware progress, spacecraft experiments, and media programming.
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Midland
Prayer Exhorts Reflection of God in Speech and Deeds
A Reader prays for all words and acts to reflect God and His glory. The prayer asks forgiveness for failures and closes in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Couple Wins Battle To Keep Infant Lenore
In Miami Dade County Circuit Court Judge Ralph Cullen ruled for adoptive parents Nicholas and Jean De Martino to keep one year old Lenore after a daylong hearing. The natural mother Olga Scarpetta sought the child's return. attorneys said they would appeal. Lenore was not present at the hearing.
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Miami
Dade County
Iide
Nicholas
Jean DeMartino
Lenore
DeMartinos
Ralph Cullen
Olga Scarpetta
New York
DeMartino
William Colson
Miss Scarpetta
Stanley Rosenblatt
Mallory Horton
Lubbock to unveil central library plans today at City Hall
Preliminary plans for Lubbock’s central library to be presented at 3 p.m. in City Hall as part of a joint meeting with library board county commissioners and city council. Architects from Lubbock will show a floor plan and a 50 000 square foot model with consultant Bob Rohlf in attendance. Land acquisitions have begun under urban renewal funds.
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Civic Center
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My EE 2
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County Library System
Minneapolis, Minn
Emergency Operations Center
Big Spring Petitions Seek Recall Vote Over Chief's Dismissal
Two affidavits filed in Big Spring seek recalls of commissioners Watkins and Choate over the firing of Police Chief Jay Banks. A third affidavit is expected. petitions allege dereliction of duty by the two commissioners who supported Banks' dismissal in a 3 to 2 vote.
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Big Spring
Jay Banks
Charles Smith
Jack Watkins
Wade Choate
Watkins
Choate
Eddie Acri
Banks
J. Arnold Marshall
M.R. Roger
John Currie
Big Spring Bank
D.G. Whitten
Britain Granted Place In ECM
A Common Market spokesman announced Britain has terms for entry into the six nation economic community. The decision ends ten years of negotiations with two French vetoes. Geoffrey Rippon and Six Foreign Ministers concluded the package, with minor points to be finalized later. Heath would seek parliamentary approval.
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Britain
Geoffrey Rippon
Edward Heath
House passes sweeping welfare bill shaping federal aid system
The House approved a large welfare package after President Nixon hailed it as major social legislation. The measure would set a federal family income floor, liberalize Social Security rules, and fund federal supplements for working poor, broadening eligibility by about 10 million. Final passage was 788 to 152 with several Texas Democrats voting yes.
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House
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U.S. Treasury
Texas
George Mahon
Clark Fisher
Omar Burleson
Bob Price
Manuel Lujan Jr
New
Senate votes for U S withdrawal from Indochina
United Press International reports the Senate approved a Mansfield sponsored amendment calling for U S forces to be withdrawn from Indochina within nine months of enactment subject to releasing all American prisoners. The vote showed 57 senators in favor with mixed lines from Texas and New Mexico and a White House caveat that the measure is not binding without the President's signature.
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John Tower
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Vietnam
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Congress
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Mansfield
New Deal Voters Approve One Percent Sales Tax
Mayor Bill Fortenberry says all 16 voters in Tuesday's election approved a 1 tax increase with no absentees and no other issues on the ballot. The tax takes effect in September.
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NEW Deal
Bill Fortenberry
Fortenberry
Odessa secretary's disappearance prompts suspect questioning
In Odessa a 34 year old ex convict held in Gainesville jail was questioned by Ector County Sheriff A M Slim Gabrel about the disappearance of Gloria Sue Nix Greene. Greene, 26, vanished Thursday afternoon from O L Well Service on Kermit Highway. A $1000 reward funded by owner O C Owens remains at American Bank of Commerce.
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Avalanche Journal
Odessa
Gaineville
Ector County
A.M. ‘‘Slim'' Gabrel
Gainesville
Gloria Sue Nix Greene
Weather map page forecast for Lubbock area
Lubbock and vicinity see warmer conditions with partial cloudiness through Thursday. Tonight lows mid 60s and highs today and Thursday near 90. Winds under 20 mph from the southeast.
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