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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1966

Page

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Johnson Exes Dinner Date Sparks Washington Dinner Flap

President Johnson plans a White House reception for Congress in early March. A scheduling mix up with Bill Moyers and UT Exes in Washington triggered a flap over the March 3 dinner, tied to Texas Independence Day duties. Chancellor Harry Ransom and UT Regents considered attending.

Leslie Carpenter Avalanche-Fournal Washtinion Bureau Washington Johnson University of Texas Bill Moyers Congress Texas Moyers White House

Dope Charge Pair Draws Staff Terms

Dr Timothy Leary former Harvard professor convicted on two marijuana charges and given a maximum 20 year federal sentence. His 18 year old daughter Susan ordered to a federal reformatory. Judge Connally also fined Leary $30000. Susan drew an indeterminate term. Both sentences may change after psychiatric tests.

Leary Connally Millbrook N. Y Susan John Mexico Acapulco Laredo Castalia Foundation Ailbrook I.sd Medico

Pearson orders closed judicial inquiry into Munsinger scandal

Prime Minister Lester B Pearson moves to establish a sealed inquiry into the Gerda Munsinger affair amid Conservative protests. Justice Minister Cardin labeled Munsinger a former Communist spy and linked her to ex cabinet members. Pierre Sevigny acknowledged social meetings with Munsinger during 1959 and 1960, denying any security risk.

Ottawa Lester B. Pearson Gerda Munsinger Canada Britain Pearson Liberal Party Muns Sevigny Munsinger

Dawson County Winners Listed

Winners at the Dawson County Fair and Livestock Show include grand champion swine Steve Pearce of Union 4-H and reserve grand champion Lisa Ludeke of Borden 4-H. Judging was by Monty Griffin and awards total 2500 dollars.

Steve Pearce Union 4-H Lisa Ludeke Borden 4-H Monty Griffin Hampshires Dawson County Fair Associaion Lamesa Chamber of Conmimerce Benny Barton Donnell Bret Weght Etege Tyeest Grosnell Poland Tom Hatacek Gai Ffa Spotted Pal China Frank Farmer Gail FFA Joe Hark Burden Berkshire Joe Monte Bandra Hancork Borden Leon Pearce Unio Eade Joe Bmuure Ees Hampstire Lymiweght Dleada Jones Worden Hoopshire Resersve Chaingian Hatipahie Chester White Mariet Duck O'Donnell Chester Heavowe

Seven Texas Bases Win Southeast Asia Construction Funds

The House Appropriations Committee approved 65.421 million dollars for seven Texas bases to support Southeast Asia operations. Allocations include Corpus Christi depot 7.62 million, Fort Bliss 1.427 million, Fort Sam Houston 270 thousand, Beeville Chase Field 2.178 million, Kingsville Naval Air Station 1.0 million, Corpus Christi Naval Auxiliary Station 2.178 million, and Lackland Air Force Base 51.005 million.

Washington Texas Southeast Asia House Appropriations Committee Army Aeronautical Corpus Christi Ft. Bliss Ft. Sam Houston Nay Chase Field Beeville Naval Auxiliary Station Kingsville Naval Air Station Lackland Air Force Base

Cyril C Unger Rites Slated Today

Funeral services for Cyril C Unger are set for 10 am at Christ the King Catholic Church. He died Wednesday at age 64 after living in Lubbock since 195 years. Survivors include his wife three sons three daughters two brothers a sister and two grandchildren.

Cyril C. ‘Neer St. Janetine Lurbbeck Christ the Bing Catholic Church Surhas van Pesthaven Memorial Park Senders Funeral Home Lubbock Uneer St. Marx’s Hospital

Attendant Fires At Vandals Who Broke Window

Richard Rachford sold 13 cents worth of gasoline to five persons in a car early Friday at Premier service station. After refusing a beer, suspects smashed the station window with a rock. He fired once, likely hitting the car’s right rear fender as it sped away. The white Buick carried three youths and two girls. The incident occurred about 3:30 a.m. at 3428 Southeast Drive.

Richard Rachford Premier Southeast Drive Rachford

Mrs William Mull Services Slated In Snyder

Mrs Mull 69 Flu vanna resident died Thursday morning in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after a month long illness Funeral services set for today at 3Tth Street Church of Christ with Roy Phe mister of Clyde officiating Burial at Hillside Memorial Garden Bolger Funeral Home in charge Survivors include husband two sons one daughter three brothers three sisters and six grandchildren The Gile Stream keeps Rus sia s Arctic port of Murmansk free of ice throughout the winter.

Snyder William Mull Fluvanna Church of Christ Roy Phemister Clyde Hillside Memorial Garden Bolger Funeral Home Mull Methodist Hospital Lubbock

Wounded Rabbi Adler Dies After Assassination

Rabbi Morris Adler, 59, died after being shot during a synagogue service as Michigan officials mourned. The assailant Richard Wishnetsky killed himself days earlier, and Governor Romney declared a state day of mourning with tributes from leaders nationwide. Services were planned at Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.

Detroit UPI Morris Adler George Romney Michigan Rabbit Adler Richard Wishnetsky Sinai Hospital Wishnetsky Phi Beta Kappa Rabbi Adler Romney United Auto Workers Union Walter Reuther Shaarey Zedek Southfield

Scientists Agree Man Is Far From Weather Control

Washington AP scientists say decades of study remain to learn basic rain forming processes. Roscoe Braham Jr of the University of Chicago and Bernard Vonnegut of Arthur D. Little warn no one understands how clouds work. They urge expanded government funded basic research and caution against giving a single agency weather modification control. Hearing resumes in Denver March 31.

Washington Roscoe Braham Jr University of Chicago Senate Commerce Bernard Vonnegut Arthur Little, Inc Cambridge Mass Commerce Department Braham P. E. Church University of Washington Church National Science Foundation Denver

Texas Farms See 1965 Income Rise Across State

Texas farms posted a 2 percent rise in average net income in 1965 from 1964, with an average of 4972 dollars. Total receipts reached 2.7 billion dollars from sales and government payments, while government payments totaled 198 million, up 14 percent from 1964.

Texas Austin Texas Crop and Live Stock Reporting Service

Uganda Dissolves Presidency After Obote Move

Uganda's presidency and vice presidency are abolished as confirmed by radio after Premier Milton Obote announced he had assumed presidential functions and suspended the constitution. Unseated President Sir Edward Mutesa was ordered to vacate the presidential lodge.

Kampala Uganda Uganda Radio Milton Obote Edsward Mutesa

Miss Nannie Crecy Dies at 72 in Lubbock

Funeral services are pending at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home for Miss Nannie Mae Crecy 72 of Lubbock who died Friday at McMurry Nursing Home She had lived in Lubbock the past 18 months and was a member of the Northside Church of Christ Survivors include brothers Dan Crecy Seagoville and Ed Crecy Dallas and sister Mrs A N Wood 512 Hub Homes

Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Nannie Mae Crecy Lubbock McMurry Nursing Home Northside Church of Christ Dan Crecy Seagoville Ed Crecy Dallas A. N. Wood Hub Homes

Alma J Martin Dies Lubbock Resident in Galveston

Funeral services pending at Seigler Funeral Home for Alma Joyce Martin 19 of Lubbock who died Friday morning at John Sealy Hospital Galveston after five weeks as a patient. She lived in Lubbock two years and was born in Flomot Texas. Survived by husband Joe and her parents L E Shorter of Flomot.

Seigler Funeral Home Alma Joyce Martin Lubbock John Sealy Hospital Galveston Martin Flomot Texas Joe L. E. Shorter

Climbers Rescued From Wamann Mountain in Germany

Rescue crews brought down three Bonn men after a weeklong climb atop Wamann Mountain in Berchtesgaden. Police said the exhausted climbers appeared to have withstood the ordeal well.

Berchtesgaden Germany UPI Wamann Bonn

Kesey Faces Extradition Over Dope Flight Charge

International pursuit surrounds author Ken Kesey after a federal arrest warrant is issued in Mexico for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on marijuana charges. Kesey, 30, famed for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, is reportedly in Puerto Vallarta.

San Francisco Ken Kesey Mexico U.S Jerrold Ladar FBI Kesey Puerto Vallarta Pacific Coast Peter Demma Santa Cruz World Society Demma District Attorney's Office

Love and faith in a timeless message

Che Shepherd presents a devotional meditation on love as a pure gift from God. The verse emphasizes sincerity and compassion, warning against feigned affection and cynicism while urging believers to nurture genuine love as life’s sweetest gift and a source of hope.

Infant Found Dead In Bed In Germany

Mary Katherin Horn five months old daughter of Horst and Mary Horn of Landsberg am Lech Germany was found dead in bed from apparent suffocation. Paula Lewis the grandmother was notified by phone from Paula Horn in Germany. Services tentatively set for Monday in Gardenberg Germany. survivors include siblings Jon age 2 and relatives in Roswell Edinburg and Lubbock.

Mary Katherin Horn Horst Horn Landsberg Am Lech Germany Paul Lewis Jr 49Th St Paula Monterey High School Lubbock Horst Air Force Reese Afb Horns Lewis Marvy Katherin Gardenberg Ernest Horn Jon Paul Lewis Sr Roswell, Nal Bill Koen Edinburg Tex

Rites Sunday For Mrs Cotten Pioneer Resident Laid To Rest

Funeral services for Mrs Laura Sawyer Cotten 80 a Seagraves area pioneer will be held at 3 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church Seagraves with Rev H F Scott and Rev John F Franklin officiating Burial is in Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield under Webb Funeral Home direction She died Friday at Brownfield General Hospital after a lengthy illness She moved to Terry County as a girl with her parents Monroe D Sawyer and her marriage to Joseph W Cotten in 1904 left six sons three daughters a large number of siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren listed as survivors The ceremony reflects a long local association with Seagraves and Terry County

Seagraves Laura’. Sawyer Cotten First Baptist Church H. F. Scott John F. Franklin Permian Basin Stanton Terry County Memorial Brownfield Webb Funeral Home John Givans Cye- Tankersley Lubbock Tillman Stitt Clewston Fla

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