Texans To Vote Tomorrow On Unit Rule At Convention
Texans vote Saturday to determine how delegates in the presidential nominating conventions will be pledged. Connally favored son for Democrats and Tower for Republicans loom large, with discussions of unit-rule changes and unpledged options pending. Precinct meetings set after 7 p.m. voting, Wallace and other candidates on the Texas ballot, and a broad slate of governor races shaping the convention landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Johnson
Dallas
John Connally
John Tower
Connally
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Texas
McCarthy
Don Allford
Newsmen
Kennedy
Tower
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Ronad Reagan
Miami
Reagan
Peter O'Donnell
GOP
Wallace
Alabama
George Wallace
Funeral Today For Claude C Riley
Services for Claude Cecil Riley 61 of 3222 35th St were set for 2 p m at Northside Church of Christ He died on arrival Thursday at West Texas Hospital from an apparent heart attack Officiating minister Garrie Atkinson Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery Henderson Funeral Directors guided arrangements Riley a native of Soper Oklahoma moved to Lubbock in 1957 from Duncan Oklahoma a retired farmer Survivors include wife Eather two sons James D of Fort Worth and Claude C dr of Spokane Wash a daughter Mrs Chester Hartman of 116 E Tulane his mother Mrs Nora Riley of 1512 E Tulane a brother Oscar of Hanford Cal 3 grandchildren Pallbearers were Truman Gregory Leland Horne R C Gritfin Elmer Vieregge L T Davis and Marshall Rackley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Cecil Riley
35Th St
Northside
Church of Christ
Riley
West Texas Hospital
Garrie Atkinson
City of Lubbock
Henderson Funeral Directors
Soper
Okla
Lubbock
Duncan
Eather
James D
Fort Worth
Claude C
Spokane
Wash
Chester Hartman
Mrs Pearl Walker Rites Set Sunday
Mrs Pearl Gullick Walker 88 mother of Mrs Paul Newman of 3110 23rd St dies after long illness in San Angelo. Graveside services 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Montrose Cemetery Greenville Illinois. Dewey and Sons Funeral Home Greenville in charge. Survivors include husband Charles E granddaughter Mrs Courtney Clark and two great grandchildren. Memorials to crippled children's fund or donor's charity chosen.
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Montrose
Greenville
Ill
Pearl Gullick Walker
Paul Newman
23Rd St
Walker
Baptist Memorial Geriatrics Hospital
San Angelo
Colorado Springs
Colo
Methodist Church
Dewey and Sons Funeral Home
Charles E
Courtney Clark
Pleated Slacks Return In Stores And Fashion Trends
Style notes for men highlight pleated slacks reappearing in shops while cognac shades in knitted sport shirts and sweaters gain popularity. Formal shirts adopt deep tones with matching or lighter color bowties, plus varied textures and accessories like calendar-print silk pocket squares.
Crossover voting eyed in Indiana presidential primary
Indiana voters may help Gov. Branigin with party crossover ballots in the presidential primary where write ins are barred. Nixon runs unopposed on the Republican side while Branigin appeals to Republicans. Ballot challenges require affidavits and device based counts vary by ballot type across 4,461 precincts.
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Irwin J. Miller
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Roger D. Branigin
Texas Tech honors two executives with Distinguished Engineer Alumni Awards
Texas Tech awards two graduates as Distinguished Engineer Alumni for 1968. Charles W. Wooldridge of Dallas, executive VP at Texas Power & Light, and Raymond Austin Davis of Los Angeles, VP at North American Rockwell, were announced by Dean John R. Bradford. The luncheon honored their achievements and a reception in Dean Bradford's office followed.
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Texas Tech
Charles W. Wooldridge
Dallas
Texas Power & Light Co
Tech
Raymond Austin Davis
Los Angeles
North American Rockwell Corporation
John R. Bradford
Bradford
Louis J. Powers
Charles C. Wilson
Textile Engineering
Powers
Davis
Wilson
Wooldridge
Dean Bradford
Tp&l
North American Rockwell Corp
Air Force
Richard E. Davis
Grover
E. Murray
Bill J. Parsley
Law Students Organize Field Trips With Police Action Project
A group of St Marys University law students will ride on night patrol cars twice weekly to gain field insight into law enforcement. The project mirrors a prior effort in Austin that received praise from the police chief and officers. Each student will file a report after the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
St. Mary’s University
Austin
Sit in expulsions at Barcelonia college stir students
Barcelonia college faces expulsions as student sit in protests intensify. Administrators crack down on demonstrators while campus groups call for dialogue and renewed campus safety measures.
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Barcelonia
Lubbock Receives Grant for Mental Health Study
The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation awards over 6000 dollars to Lubbock for assessing current and future mental health needs and facilities. Psychologist Associates leads planning with a four psychologist team including Dr. Sweney Dr. Halcomb Dr. Landers and Richard Jones. The plan includes a Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center for Lubbock and involves local agencies providing matching funds and services.
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Texas Department of Mental Health
Lubbock
Pat S. Moore
Clude
Psychologist Associates
Moore
Arthur B. Sweney
Assocates
Sweney
Charles G. Halcomb
Tech
Jones
Texas Tech
Big Spring State Hospital
Senior Day Celebrated at Clapp Pool and Park
Lubbock High School marks Senior Day with a swimming party at K. N. Clapp pool. A buffet supper and dance follow. Relays run 2 to 5 p.m. and at 3 p.m. Mr Muscles and Miss Venus winners to be announced. Judges include teachers and administrators. The Streetcar will play at 7:30 p.m. for dancing. Only seniors and their guests may attend.
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Lubbock High School
K. N. Clapp Pool
Muscles
Miss Venus
Mary Ann Ince
Tanya Middleton
Bill Carter
Jerrell Snodgrass
Clapp Park
Assault Case Under Study
Police seek two Negro youths in an assault on a 17 year old Latin American girl at her home about 5 p.m. Thursday. One suspect about 14 or 15 entered the house and attacked her. the other waited outside. The assailants were described as 6 feet tall, 160 pounds in jeans and a blue shirt, and 5 feet tall 140 pounds in a brown shirt and jeans.
Absentee ballots continue to pour in for Lubbock primary
Lubbock County reports 16 more mail ballots arriving at the county clerk's office, boosting total absentee votes to 1,063 with 48 Republican and the rest Democratic. A further 56 out-of-county ballots were still outstanding at noon, eligible if postmarked today and received by 1 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock County
Mortgage Problems Discussed At Meet
Mortgage servicing and collection problems were discussed at the opening session of the second annual West Texas Servicing Clinic. The one day clinic was in the Southwestern Public Service Co. downtown Reddy Room with speakers from Austin Dallas and Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Lubbock Mortgage Bankers Association
Southwestern Public Service Co
Reddy Room
Carl Gieser
Austin
T. J. Bettes Mortgage Co
Bill Kirk
Lubbock
Ray Evans
Dallas
Federal National Mortgage Association
FNMA
Hugh Hamilton
Federal Housing Administration
B. A. McCreary
Veterans Administration
Bob Sisson
Plains National Bank
Meadow One Act Play Wins UILB Contest
Meadow High School of Meadow, Tex won the Conference B one act play contest at the state wide meet in Austin. Tom Copeland and Trudie Marchbanks were named best actor and best actress. The all star cast included Pat Rayes Gary Conner Becky Ballard and Pamela Palmer. Meadow won with Christopher Fry's The Boy With a Cart.
Damage Suit Heard In District Court
Testimony was to be resumed at 1 30 p m today before a civil jury in 137th District Court in a damage suit arising from a traffic accident Feb 22 1967 Judge James A Ellis presiding Carl Ray Hickam for himself and his wife seeks 12400 against Fred Norwood and his minor daughter Patricia Norwood Hickam alleges his wife was injured when the car he drove collided with Miss Norwood s car at the Levelland Highway intersection with the Texas Tech Freeway or Brownfield Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
137Th District Court
James A. Ellis
Carl Ray Hickam
Adalane Hickam
Fred Norwood
Patricia Norwood
Hickam
Miss Norwood
Texas Tech
Brownfield Highway
Levelland Highway
Mauritius Applies for UN Membership in 124th Seat
The United Nations near adding Mauritius, a former British colony in the Indian Ocean with under 500000 people, to its roster as Security Council expected to back the admission at Thursday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Mauritius
mid-Indian
Ocean
Spelling Champions Gather From Twenty Counties Saturday
The Avalanche-Journal speller contest gathers 20 county champions for a public event with judges from each county. Prizes include a trip to the National Spelling Bee in Washington DC, with regional champions and alternates listed, ages from seventh to eighth grade, and top honors announced at this Saturday’s competition.
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Avalanche Journal
Washington
D. C
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche - Journal Bee
Avalanche - Journal
National Bee
Andrews County
Teresa Willis
Andrews Junior High School
Loyd Willis
NE. Ave
F. Andrews
Hilary Bayes
Nell Hayes
Golf Course
Andrews
Bailey County
Charlotte Wedel
Muleshoe Junior High School
James Wedel
West Ave
Muleshoe
Geraldine Gray
Jesse Gray
Rt. 2
Cochran County
Susan
Lorenzo Junior High School
W. D. Reed
Harrison Ave
Lorenzo
Nyla Mediorck
Jimmie Medlock
Star Rt
Dawson County
Janet Miller
Union Independent School District
Vernon Miller
Rt. A
Lamesa
Maria Maule
North Elementary
Maule
8Th St
Eeter County
Stewart Wayne
Construction Women Honor Bosses Banquet in Lubbock
The Lubbock Chapter of Women In Construction will host the annual boss appreciation banquet at 7 p.m. in the Villa Inn Garden Room. Arthur Brewer of Lubbock is the guest speaker, with R B M Alister as master of ceremonies. Mrs. Fleeta Green serves as chapter president.
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Lubbock
Women In Construction
Villa Inn Garden
Arthur Brewer
R. B.M Alister
Fleeta Green
Union to consider pact terms for Western Electric strike
Tonight the Communications Workers Local 6290 will meet at strike headquarters 2009 Ave. K to vote on a proposed three year contract giving 16.5 percent yearly wage and benefit increases. The nationwide strike involves about 200000 telephone workers, with sessions planned across West Texas before the 72 hour voting window closes. Local 43 Lubbock workers and 328 from CWA Local 6203 have supported the walkout while service is restored after ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Electric
Communications Workers of America Local 6290
Ave. K
Nell Moore
Lubbock
West Texas
Max Wheeler
Abilene
CWA
Moore
Wheeler
New York
Sweetwater
Midland
Amarillo
Lubbock Western Electric Co
CWO
John Whitcomb
Telephone Company
Mrs. Lois Smallwood Rites Set in Lubbock Saturday
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Lois Lucille Smallwood at Shubeaisiin Christian Church in Lubbock on Saturday at a.m. She died Thursday at Méthodist Hospital. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter Gypsie Farnall. two sons Jessie and Murray Ray. six siblings. eight grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Shubeaisiin Christian Church
Lois Lucille’ Smallwood
42Nd St
Méthodist Hospital
Stan Hovatter
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven Funeral Home
Smallwood
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Amarillo
Lubbockview
Golden Agers Club
Gypsie Farnall
Jessie
Sweetwater
Murray Ray
New York City
Pete Brown
Duncan
Okla
Wally Brown
Phoenix
Barnie Cochran
Bates
Myrtle Talley
Peoria
Ore
Willie Weekly
Child Suffer Skull Fracture In City Traffic Mishap
A 2 year old Lubbock boy, David Lynn Scott, is listed in satisfactory condition at Highland Hospital after a skull fracture from a collision on 65th Street west of Canton Avenue. He was struck by a car driven by Jo Ella Richardson. Also treated and released were Pearl Harris after a two car crash on 52nd Street east of Boston Avenue, and Troy Norgrass a Lubbock High School teacher injured near 19th Street and Slide Road.
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Highland Hospital
Lubbock
David Lynn Scott
Clarence E. Scott
Ella Richardson
65Th St
Canton Ave
Pearl Harris
Rt. 5
St.Mary's Hospital
52Nd St
Boston Ave
Troy Norgrass
17Th Place
Methodist Hospital
19Th St
Slide Road
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Connally, Tower
Claude C. Riley
Mrs. Pearl Walker
de Gaulle
Mani Mann
Nyc
Jodhpur
Nehru
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Branigin
Keith
Franklin
Broadus Spivey
The
South Plains Trial Lawyers Association
Winston Brummett
John F. Maner
James R. Edwards
James M. Gerdeman
Bill Davis
Clapp
Meadow
Peaceful Gardens
Memorial Park
Busou Mtn
MUM Eswcess
Paine
McKeehan
Nimitz
Odessa
Revis
Conley
Batter-Flores Claims Service
Lawrence Dean Murphy
Bonham
Guessa
Thomas 0. Murphy Jr
Wo Crescent
Floyd County
Jim Dempsey
Flusdada Junior High School
Dennis Dempsey
Floydada
Brian Vickers
Floydada Junior High School
Bob Vickers
Seminole Junior High School
Dale Emery
Seminole
Ronnie MecPherson
John McPherson
16Th St. Garza County
Mark Dee Clayton
Post
Gerald Clayton
Wile Ann Harper
Cleve Harper
Hockley County
Cathy Rand
Levelland Junior High School
Bill
Charles K. Rand
Club View Drive
Levelland
Avalanche-Journal Bee
Dana Moore
Monta J. Moore
Howard Country
Greg Parnell
Runnels
Big Spring
Shelby Parnell
Cornell
Bi Spring State Hospital
Paul Talbot
Park Hill
M. W. Talbot Jr
Dayton
Lamp County
Ldenia Salas
Atadess
Springlake-Earth
Benigno Salas
Earth
Lamb County
Avalanche- Journal Bee
Dale Wheatley
Springlake Earth
Suzanne Arnold
Evans Junior High
Rex L. Arnold
Kay
Reading
Coty Cosmetics
Mars Dworacayk
St. Joseph
Slaton
Bernardine Grabber
Lynn County
Dina Wilke
Carlton Wilke
Rt 2
Mark Flippin
Tahoka
Welch Flippin
Martin County
Diana Payne
Stanton Junior High
Dauhter
Richard Payne
Stanton
First Methodist Church
Roger Scoggins
Stanton Junior High School
Calvin Scoggins
Midland County
Gregory Johnson
St. Ann's School
Robert Ernest Johnson
North
N St
Warren Brown
St. Ann’s School
Warren A. Brown
Leddy Dr
Ross Mitchell County
Elaine Ruffin
Hutchinson
Colorado City
Eldon Ruffin
Pine St
Mitchell County
Avalanche-Journalbee
Ruffin Food Services
Susan Blassingameli
Wallace School
J. W. Blassingame
Rt. 1
Scurry County
Lisa Mitchell
Lamar Junior High
If Snyder
H. T. Mitchell
Pl. Snyder
Humble OW Co
John Lees
Travis Junior High School
Moses Jaquez
Ave. E
Snyder
Terry County
Karl Baumgardner
Brownfield Junior High School
Robert W.baumgardner
EF. Reppto
Brownfield
Farmer
Marilyn Moss
Duane Moss
E. Ripley
Yoakum County
Genie Wickson
Denver City
W. A. Wickson
North Ave. C
M and M
David Gillis
Co. R. Gillis
West Spur
Phone Union
Sears McGee
Sears
McGee and Family
Erwin
Mary Gray
Claire
Alice
George
Mary Beth
Judge McGee
Houston
Rice
Texas Supreme Court
People's Choice
Supreme Court OF Texas
Pace
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