Federal push on school integration reaches Lubbock
The federal drive against de facto segregation tightens in Lubbock ISD with threats to withdraw about 1.2 million dollars from an 18 million dollar budget. Officials weigh steps from boundary redrawing to busing, closures, or pairing grades as Office of Education scrutiny intensifies and public sentiment favors current desegregation.
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Lubbock Independent
Department of Health
Education On Welfare
U.S. Office of Education
Deep South
Lubbock
Washington
Office of Education
SOE
USOE
Space Age gold search on moon via soil test device
A miniature lunar soil tester carried by Surveyor shows the moon’s surface is largely basalt like Earth. Similar devices may detect trace metals in rocks, potentially transforming global gold and silver prospecting and fueling space race excitement.
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Moon
Lunar
Earth
Comstock Lode
Toy trains at Christmas spark boyhood memories
A reflective line notes that without toy trains at Christmas few boys would know what a train looks like, implying the lasting impact of holiday gifts on childhood perception.
Mary Dunn Day Honors West Texas Music Pioneer
City officials dedicate a Mary Dunn Day in West Texas to celebrate Miss Dunn long career promoting piano teaching and music appreciation. Mayor W D Rogers Jr presents a plaque at City Hall noting her frontier leadership and tireless service despite hardships. The piece lauds her as a champion of the arts and a force behind community music.
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W. D. Rogers, Jr
Miss Dunn
City Hall
West Texas
Mary Dunn
People and Cattle in Texas Population vs Livestock
The piece notes Texas population growth from the Census estimate and a rising cattle inventory. It links space use to humans and cattle, warns of a future balance crisis, and suggests considering implications while enjoying beef.
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Texas
Nixon Candidates Split Republicans Amid Unopposed Bid
Washington political chatter notes Nelson Rockefeller exit from the GOP race leaving Richard Nixon as the sole nominee contender. Loyal Republicans fear an unopposed run deepens party division, sparking debates on unity and potential consequences at the August convention. Trembling voices concern over Nixon’s continued bid and possible early bow-out signals.
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Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Romney
Rockefeller
Nix
Afteers
Johnson
McCarthy
Kennedy
That Girl on Broadway Says Advice to Children Not Wasted
A column notes how lessons told to kids endure and shape their families. It contrasts common truths with modern attitudes about parenting on a long weekend. It mentions entertainment and business advice amid social talk on power and influence.
Church Happenings and Local Politics Spur Tension
A Washington church hosts a controversial Carmichael talk linking guns and race, prompting fears of genocide preaching. In Lubbock, a school board race highlights blue power tactics by the Classroom Teachers Association with voter influence and party-like pressure.
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Washington
Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer
Stokely Carmichael
Lubbock
George Bond
Clay Henderson
Lubbock Classroom Teachers Association
Classroom Teachers Association
Tass denies US submarine threat off its coast
London Tass, the Soviet news agency, denied tonight that unidentified submarines stationed off the United States coast were attacking. The agency labeled such reports as unfounded and emphasized peaceful naval activity.
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London
Tass
United States
Fort Concho notes reveal 1868 supply woes and abundant game
In an 1868 Surgeon General report relayed by Bill Shell of San Antonio, Fort Concho's supply line is described as precarious with no coast transport and long distances to Indianola and San Antonio. Despite scarcities, the area teems with game, waterfowl, and large freshwater fish while venomous creatures and predators lurk nearby. The report also recalls Comanche and Kiowa horse thefts but ends hopeful about the post’s future along three travel routes. A separate note traces the old Stinson Trail from New Mexico toward Magdalena and invites Texas trail information for descendants of James Stinson.
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San Angelo
Fort Concho
E. Army Information Press
Bill Shell
San Antonio
Indianola
Concho
Stinson
New Mexico
Clovis
el Paso
Gene Strever
Mills St
Fort Sumner
Vaughan
Estancia
Mountainair
Magdalena
Slaughter Brothers
Texas
James Stinson
Russians Boost Ads with Eight Page Supplement in Moscow
A Moscow newspaper expands from one page of ads to a weekly eight page supplement featuring cruises, color TVs, baby foods, beauty items, and more. The piece notes limited ad style but growing consumer production, while US and British ads are contrasted for punch and persuasion.
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Russia
Moscow
Vechernyaya Moskva
Black Sea
Vecherniyaya Moskva
U. S
Madison Avenue
Wall Street Journal
Voices on Training, Equality, and War Reflections
Quotes from Sliston Johnson Neon Kentucky McGeorge Bundy and Pat Nugent discuss a Federal training program for unemployed fathers prejudice equality and the decision to seek assignment in Vietnam. The comments compare social progress and personal choices in a candid cross section of views.
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Sliston Johnson
Neon Ky
McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation
Johnson
Pat Nugent
Vietnam
Dear Turnrow: McBride Reviews Defense Secretary Choice
O C McBride comments on Clark Clifford as a moderate hawk regarding Vietnam and questions moderation in war. He also jokes about LBJ’s grandson Patrick Nugetts burning fingers in chili and recalls enjoying Texas chili with fingers.
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Clark Clifford
Vietnam
LBJ
Patrick Nugetts
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McBride
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