Clergy Call for Modest Funerals in Millis Mass
Four town clergymen from Episcopalian Congregationalist and two Catholic churches urged lower funeral costs in Millis Massachusetts. They asked readers to avoid expensive caskets and extravagant floral gifts and to focus on helping the living. Their stance aimed to gently guide modernization without dictating rites.
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Millis
Mass
Massachusetts
Crawford F. Coombes
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Robert Fay
City Council eyes curb on movies and plays in Lubbock
Lubbock officials demand a strict entertainment ordinance after criticizing a local movie and a Broadway play at Municipal Auditorium. The council plans a thorough study, noting the city lacks any classification rules for films or plays. They also discussed intersection safety and a proposed baseball park project with Lubbock Christian College.
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Lubbock
Municipal Auditorium
Recreation and Park Commission
Lubbock Christian College
James Grandberry
Nod Comes In Speedy House Trip
A medical school bill for Texas Tech and a West Texas education hub cleared the Texas House in 53 minutes with 129 to 15 support. Speaker Gus Mutscher backed Delwin Jones as the bill heads to the Senate. El Paso opposed amid doubts about readiness and funding.
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Austin
Texas Tech
Lubbock
West Texas
Senate
House of Representatives
Gus Mutscher
Delwin Jones
House
el Paso
Amarillo
Midland
Odessa
Jones
Tech Board of Directors
Coordinating Board
Midland - Odessa
Tech
Texas Technological College of Medicine
Prayer note from Lois Patterson in Lubbock
A morning noon and evening prayer asks for continual remembrance of God and keeping hearts in tune. Signed by Lois Patterson of Lubbock.
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Father
Lois Patterson
Lubbock
St Patrick’s fete joins a little United Nations in SF
In San Francisco 600 members of the Irish Israel Italian Society gather for St Patrick’s Day under a “Little U N” banner. The group, described as a benevolent non dues order, marks the first year Italians join alongside Irish and Jewish members with other ethnic honorary affiliates noted.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
United Nations
Nondues
Good Fellows
U.N
Senate approves nuclear pact as ABM decision looms
The Senate backed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty 83 to 15. Sen. J W Fulbright says the treaty requires good faith talks to reduce arsenals and could block Sentinel ABM deployment. President Nixon will consult advisers and speak at a national news conference today.
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United Press International
Washington
Senate
Sen. J. W. Fullbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bete Uwaaay
United States
Fulbright
Nixon
North Korean Gunfire Hits U N Command Outpost
North Korean border guards fired about 40 rounds at a United Nations Command post along the western truce line Thursday. U S 2nd Infantry Division troops returned fire with no casualties reported. No North Korean casualties mentioned.
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Seoul
U.S
United Nations
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
Apollo 9 crew lands after Atlantic dunking recovery
Apollo 9 astronauts McDivitt Scott and Schweickart splash down in the Atlantic aboard the USS Guadalcanal after a nearly flawless 10 day mission. High seas dunked the crew during retrieval but they reach safety as mission officials declare the flight a success and say lunar landing plans remain on schedule.
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United Press International
Atlantic
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Guadalcanal
Russell L
Rusty
Schweickart
McDivitt
Scott
U.S
Lunar
Houston Space Center
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spaceflight Center
Idalou Meet Group Plans For Area College
About 75 representatives from Lubbock Lynn Crosby Floyd Dickens and Hale counties met in Idalou to hear instructions on creating a junior college district in the six county South Plains area. Dr Robert Clinton outlined state plans for 53 districts with Region 10 and Region 9 groupings and described the college’s roles in general education vocational training and continuing education.
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Idalou
South Plains
Lubbock
Lynn
Crosby
Floyd
Dickens
Hale
Robert Clinton
Austin
State Coordinating Board
Clinton
State Coordinating Committee On Higher Education
Garza
Kent
Region 9
Swisher
Briscoe
Motley
Texas
Smith calls for removal of VISTA aides in Val Verde
Governor Preston Smith urged the Office of Economic Opportunity to remove VISTA workers from Val Verde County after the county commission and local agency clashed over the programs. A special committee aired complaints of political involvement and ousted three VISTA workers including Monte mayor. Monte mayor plans an appeal as the dispute cites ties to a militant youth group.
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Associated Press
Austin
Preston’ Smith
National
Office of Economic Opportunity
VISTA
Val Verde County
Smith
Val Verde
Aurelio Montemayor
Montemayor
Carmen Benavides
el Paso
Raul Sanchez
del Rio
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