McNamara backing GD in TFX contract sparks Senate probe
Washington AP reports a Navy split over the best TFX warplane with Rear Adm. Ashworth favoring Boeing and Gen Dynamics edge per Sheppard memo. McNamara defended choosing GD and urged a merit basis amid Senate investigations into possible favoritism and political dangers in the award.
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Washington
Navy
Senate — Investigations Subcommittee
Frederick L. Ashworth
General Dynamics~ Corp
Fort Worth
Pentagon
John T. Sheppard
General Dynamics
Boeing Co
Seattle
Sec. of
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Boeing
Senate Investigations ‘Subcommittee
McNamara
Air Force
Senate House Economic Group
Texas
Ashworth
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Military Source Selection Board
Jerome Adlerman
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sheppard
Navy Cochairman
Hall Bill Aims to Sharpen County Treasurer Duties in Texas
The measure defines treasurer duties as ministerial and requires county funds to be expended only by checks signed and approved by the treasurer or a designated representative. It seeks to repeal conflicting statutes and would place authority over check writing beyond the treasurer only as allowed by the commissioners court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas County ‘Treasurers’ Assn
Hall
Lubbock
Rieger
Dist
Victor H. Lindsey
Commissioners
Lindsey
Commissioners Court
Bilby
Senate
Frances Nalle
GOP
Possession of gun questioned in Langdon death case
Arizona college student Arthur Brown Jr. admits taking a .38 caliber pistol he turned in to police amid the rape murder investigation of Fort Worth socialite Jane Langdon. Tests by the FBI lab were inconclusive linking the gun to the victim.
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Phoenix
Arizona State College
Fort Worth
Jane Langdon
Arthur Brown, Jr
Casa Grande
Ariz
Miss Langdon
Flagstaff
Langdon
FBI
Washington
Local Man Freed After Ardmore Warrant Payment
James Louis Shobert, 21, of 1824 E. 2nd St., was released from county jail after paying 66.90 on a misdemeanor warrant alleging defrauding an innkeeper in Ardmore, Oklahoma. arrest was made near Abernathy by highway patrolmen. A separate notice reports 56,909 vehicles registered in Lubbock County for 1963, with 4,028 since 8:30 a.m. Thursday, and a 4-day licensing deadline of April 1 for plates on street vehicles.
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James Louis Shobert
E. 2Nd St
Ardmore
Okla
Abernathy
Lubbock County
Padre Island Compromise Wins Senate Approval
ERNEST STROMBERGER reports the Padre Island seashore compromise passed the Senate on Thursday and awaits House approval before heading to the governor. The measure grants concurrent federal and state jurisdiction for criminal and civil matters in the 80.5 mile park and expands authority to enforce speed and lighting rules on beaches. The Senate also approved hospital research use, a West Texas State College to university change, and several House bills including Sunday bowling and aid-to-dependent-children age adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Stromberger Austin
Padre Island
House
Texas
Bill Hollowell
Grand ‘Saline
U. S
Senate
Governor House
State Hospitals Board
West Texas State College
West Side Calhoun Navigation District
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Highway Department
Panel Discussion Spurs Lubbock AIA Chapter Meeting
The Lubbock chapter of the American Institute of Architects held a Thursday night panel at Lesters Hickory Inn. Mayor Jack Strong and Commissioner Roland Simpson joined developers John Hickerson Fritz Lanham and other officials to discuss Cooper ation with City Hall. Spob Goyette presided as about 33 persons attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
American Institute of Architects
Lester’s Hickory Inn
City Hall
Jack Strong
Roland Simpson
W. B. Rushing
Ken Flagg
John Hickerson
Fritz Lanham
Spob Goyette
All Dressed Up New York
A fragmented item from a Buddy Ebsen piece recalls a hillbilly from a mountain drive who chats with a neighbor and jokes about his own strange attire and travels. The garbled text hints at a humor piece or column about road encounters and eccentric fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Buddy Ebsen
Beverly Hillibillies
Labor dispute halts Philadelphia Inquirer first edition
In Philadelphia the Philadelphia Inquirer did not publish its first edition due to a labor dispute in the composing room. About 100 ITU Local No. 2 workers walked out after the firing of John Seahan, a line type operator and ITU official, with union leaders saying he was conducting union business when dismissed. The paper said an illegal meeting delayed the edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Philadelphia Inquirer
International Typographical Union
ITU
John Seahan
the Inquirer
Seahan
Merger Proposal Delayed Again in Texas Senate
The Texas Senate postponed debate on merging the Game and Fish Commission with the State Parks Board until at least Wednesday. Four aged-senior absentees left the tally 18 to 11 against suspending rules. If reintroduced next week the bill likely passes with a compromise nine member board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Senate
Game and Fish Commission
State Parks Board
House
Senate
Ike's Son Becomes Civilian After 19 Years in Army
Lt Col John Eisenhower, son of President Eisenhower, was discharged Wednesday at the Army War College in Carlisle. He announced he will join Doubleday Inc in New York as a nonfiction editor after nineteen years of active duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
John Eisenhower
Army War College
Carlisle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
Eisenhower
Doubleday, Inc
New York
Princess Soraya to star in first film role
Princess Soraya, former Empress of Iran, will receive 200000 dollars and 20 percent of film profits for her debut acting role. Dino de Laurentiis Studios confirmed the deal and said work begins in about two months on a modern dramatic story, with the title not yet released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sorays
Dino de [Laurentiis Studios
Soraya
Iran
Negroes March Amid Tense Police Watch in Greenwood
A Negro voter registration march near the Greenwood courthouse ended with a police dog bite report and no arrests. Six men were convicted of disorderly conduct in City Court, while Lawrence Guyot faced contempt charges after opposing testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood, Miss
Lawrence Guyot
Chicago
Funay
Guyot
Curtis Lary
Lary
Moroccan King Cancels Annapolis Trip Talks With Kennedy
King Hassan II of Morocco cancels plans to travel to Annapolis for talks with President Kennedy. He did not meet all intended U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary McNamara, who was testifying. A new meeting with Kennedy or a separate McNamara discussion is possible. White House says no crisis prompted the talks and details on bases' status remain unclear. Hassan hosted a lunch at the Moroccan Embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard
Air Force
Dean C. Strother
R.B. Pirie
Strother
Pirie
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ashworth
R. G. Ruegg
Almod T. Culbertson
Mundt
Culbertson
Ruegg
McClellan
Defense Department
Washington
Morocco
Hassan II
Annapolis
Kennedy
Hassan
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
White House
United States
Miroccan
She Should Have Baked A Cake In Fort Worth Jail Plot
Sheriff Lon Evans pursued a jail break plot case in Fort Worth as June O Heron admitted concealing two hacksaw blades under her dress. She was charged with aiding a felon and held on a 2500 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
UPI
Lon Evans
Evans
June O'Heron
Pecos Fire Chief Dies After Drill
Pecos Fire Chief E. B. Sammy Caroline, 61, died of a heart attack during a department drill. A 38 year Pecos Fire Department veteran and chief since 1945, Caroline’s funeral services are pending.
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Pecos
E. B
Sammy
Caroline
McNamara Praised on Capitol Hill for Fiscal Caution
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara received compliments from Senator Paul Douglas for his efforts to curb Pentagon spending. He defended decisions on the TFX program and cited the Goose decoy missile as an example of costly projects cut to save taxpayer money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Joint
Senate House Economic Committee
McNamara
McClellan Investigations I
Douglas
Air Force
Carrell Services Set In Tatum
Lawrence Carrell 57 of Tatum New Mexico motel owner died at his home at 4 am Thursday Funeral services 2 30 pm today at First Baptist Church Ta tum with Rev Ray Cunningham officiating Burial in Tatum Cemetery Smith Yarbro Funeral Home in charge He had lived in Tatum 15 years and in New Mexico 45 years Survivors include wife Kathleen two daughters Mrs Billy Katherine Patterson and Mrs Lady Delores Whitely a step daughter Mrs Delores Brown his mother Mrs H H Carrell four siblings and 10 grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Lawrence Carrell
Tatum
N. M
First Baptist Church
Ray Cunningsham
Tatum Cemetery
Smith- Yarhro Funeral Home
Carrell
New Mexico
Durant
Oklo
Tatum Lions Club
Kathleen
Billy Katherine Patterson
Lady Delores Whitely
Durango
Colo
Delores Brown
H. H. Carrell
Hammel
Clarence
Albuquerque
Seth
Annie Laura Denton
Octalene Duke
Paramount
Calif
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Waller
Mrs. Juanita Waller 43 of Lovington died Thursday in Lovington Lea General Hospital after surgery. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Lovington with Rev J Samuel Phillips. Burial in Lovington Cemetery via Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home. Survivors include husband William Ollie parents B C and Mrs Whittle and brothers Carlton and Luther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Juanita Waller
Lovington Lea General Hospital
First Baptist Church
J. Samuel Phillips
Lovington Cemetery
Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home
William Ollie
B. C. Whittle
Carlton
Luther Whittle
Ethiopian coffee exporters claim record year likely unachievable again
Addis Ababa reports coffee exporters record a historic peak last year. Industry officials say they do not expect to match or surpass that all time high in the near future.
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Addis Ababa
Funeral services held for Mrs J W Bagby Slaton
Mrs Bagby died at Mercy Hospital from an apparent heart attack. Funeral services were set for 2 p m Saturday at First Methodist Church with Rev Fred Ryle officiating. Burial in Englewood Cemetery under Williams Funeral Home. Survivors include husband a son Ronald Slaton a daughter Mrs Ben Sorrells seven sisters a brother and three grandchildren.
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Slaton
J. W
Louella) Bagby
S. 9Th St
First Methodist
Fred Ryle
First Presbyterian Church
Englewood
Williams Funeral Home
Bagby
Mercy Hospital
Austin
Ronald
Ben Sorrells
la Junta
Colo
C. M. Fincher
C. F. Austin
Henry McGee
Pampa
L. L. Lively
41St St
Wade Robertson
35Th St
Lubbock
Sidney Anderson
Beatrice Childs
Winters
J. W. Henry
Services Pending For Mrs Groux
Services for Mrs. Thomas Groux 64 of 3204 29th Street who died at 8 PM Thursday in Methodist Hospital were pending at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home. She was born in Philadelphia and moved to Lubbock two years ago. Survivors include two daughters Mrs A Stetz and Mrs Winifred Barlow three sons William Charles and Thomas two brothers William and Eugene Haley and two sisters Miss Mary Haley and Mrs Susan O Neil along with 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Groux
29Th St
Methodist Hospital
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Groux
Philadelphia
Lubbock
A. Stetz
Winifred Barlow
Atlantic City
N. J
William
53Rd St
Charles
Thomas
el Paso
Eugene
Haley
Mary Haley
Susan O’neil
Funeral services for Mrs Senter at Second Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Mabel Senter 74 of 2024 36th St will be held at 2 p m today at Second Baptist Church with Rev Robert J Hearn officiating. Burial is in Lubrock City Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. Survivors include two sons four brothers a sister five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers are H P Clifton Fritz Lanham N B McCullough John T Hickerson Bob Burr and Al Couch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Senter
36Th St
Second Baptist Church
Robert J. Hearn
City of Lubrock Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
H. P. Clifton
Fritz Lanham
N. B. McCullough
John T. Hickerson
Bob Burr
al Couch
R. S. Kratzer Rites Slated Here Today
Services for R. S. Kratzer age 70 of 124 Ave T are set for 2 p.m. today at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Billy Anderson of Lubbock officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park under Franklin-Bartley direction. Survivors include two sons a daughter two sisters seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Kratzer
Ave. T
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Billy Anderson
Lubbock
Resthaven Memorial Park
Franklin-Bartley
Delbert Lutz
Carl Harper
Lonnie St. Clair
O. C. St. Clair
C. E. Nash
Ralph Campbell
Joe Sparks Funeral Held at Ebenezer Baptist Church
Rites for 70 year old Joe Sparks scheduled at 2 30 p m today at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev Frank Wells officiating. Burial in Everglade Cemetery under Griffin Funeral Home direction. Sparks died Sunday with survivors including his wife a son a foster daughter and five grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Hobbs
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Joe Sparks
Frank Wells
Everglade Cemetery
Griffin Funeral Home
Sparks
Women earning PhD degrees decline since 1930
Lindley J. Stiles, dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Education, reported that since 1930 the share of PhD degrees earned by women has fallen from 17 percent to 10 percent of all doctorates awarded.
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Lindley J. Stiles
University of Wisconsin School of Education
Rites For Floyd Pioneer Slated
Funeral services for George W. Yandell 82 former Floyd County resident will be held at 2 30 p m in Harmon Funeral Home chapel Floydada. burial in Floydada Cemetery. survivors include wife Mary Martin of Floydada two sons Marion Ross and Orville Wilson both of Plainview five daughters Cleo Watson Billy Roller Nolan Ozborne Mollie Yandell all of Plainview and Mrs Buford Sain Amarillo a brother Jack Holdenville Okla.
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Harmon Funeral Home
George W. Yandell
Floyd County
Plainview
Edna Dillard
Roaring Springs
Floydada
Yandell
Mary Martin
Marion Ross
Orville Wilson
Cleo Watson
Billy Roller
Nolan Ozborne
Mollie Yandell
Buford Sain
Amarillo
Jack
Holdenville
Okla
Mrs. Clarice Odell Morgan Rites Planned in Portales
Services for 64 year old Mrs. Clarice Odell Morgan, who died Wednesday in a local hospital, are set for 2 30 p m Saturday at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Ernest Wheeler officiating assisted by Rev. Elliott Smith. Burial will be in Floyd Cemetery. She was born in Oklahoma but lived most of her life in Roosevelt County. Survivors include two daughters Iona Pearl Dodgin Portales and Esther Turner Kenwick Washington three sons Glenn Armitage Roswell Robert Armitage Orange California and Frank Armitage Lancaster Pennsylvania two sisters Ella Langdon and Adra Stockton Wichita Kansas nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portales
Clarice Odell
Morgan
Wheeler Mortuary
Ernest Wheeler
Elliott Smith
Floyd Cemetery
Oklahoma
Roosevelt County
Iona Pearl Dodgin
Esther Turner
Kenwick
Wash
Glenn Armitage
Roswell
Robert Armitage
Orange
Calif
Frank Armitage
Lancaster
Ella Langdon
Adra Stockton
Wichita
Kan
James Roberts Rites Set Today
Rites for James William Roberts 81 of Lamesa set for 4 p.m. at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Douglas Fuller officiating. Burial to follow at Lamesa Memorial Park. Roberts a retired farmer lived in the area since 1923. Survivors include his wife Lottie, a daughter Mrs. O L Williams of Hobbs New Mexico, five sons Arch ie and Clinton of Woodland California Wyley of Sacramento California Claude of Oklahoma City and A M of Lamesa, 18 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Higginbotham
James William Roberts
N. 2Nd St
Douglas Fuller
Pentecostal Church
Lamesa Memorial Park
Roberts
Lottie
O. L. Williams
Hobbs
Troy Price Services Planned Here Today
Funeral services for Troy M. Price aged 47 of 4312 44th Street will be held at 10:30 a.m. at St John s Methodist Church with Rev. Calvin W. Froehner officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under Sanders Funeral Home direction. Surviving are his wife a son a daughter his parents a brother and two sisters. Pallbearers named are David Shannon William Deal Keith White Ed Young John Buchanan Elwood Allen Aubrey Connally and Ben Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy M. Price
44Th St
St. John's Methodist Church
Calvin W. Froehner
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
David Shannon
William Deal
Keith White
Ed Young
John Buchanan
Elwood Allen
Aubrey Connally
Ben Cox
William Faulkner Brother John Faulkner Dies in Memphis
John W. T. Faulkner III, 61, a writer and painter and brother of Nobel laureate William Faulkner, died after surgery for a ruptured stomach blood vessel. He had been in critical condition since Tuesday night and had shown some improvement before his condition worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
John W. T. Faulkner III
Faulkner
William Faulkner
Oxford, Miss
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