Connally Wins Liquor Vote Amid Texas Democratic Tangles
Governor Connally gains a liquor by the drink victory as Texas Republicans approve the measure, while precinct contests and factional splits hamper Democrats. Eugene Locke falters, and runoff pits Connally against Smith or Yarborough. Republican support for Tower as favorite son gains traction despite amendments.
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Connally
Smith
Ben Barnes
el Paso
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Austin
California
Ronald Reagan
Sen
John Tower
R-Tex
Miami
Tower
Texas
Reagan
Richard Nixon
Mrs Lena Schantz Rites Set in Calvary Baptist Church
Services for Lena Schantz 71 of 2117 17th St will be held at 2 p m today at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev D C Hamilton and Rev Claude Cone officiating Burial will follow at Roemforce Memorial Park by East Haven Funeral Home She died Saturday night at University Convalescent Center Survivors include husband two sons Gerald and Ira two daughters Trudy Caplan and Gladys Schantz two brothers Henry and Ed Gruben a sister Mrs John Schmidt and three grandchildren Pallbearers are James Ray M H Kinnard Morris Clinton Bryan Landers C W Norwood D A Willson Jr Gene Alred and Bob Hunter
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Lena Schantz
17Th St
Lubbock
Calvary Baptist Arch
D. C. Hamilton
Claude Cone
Roemforce Memorial Park
Esthaven Funeral Home
Gerald
6Th St
Ira
Fort Worth
Trudy Caplan
Washington, D.C
Gladys Schantz
el Paso
Henry Gruben
Roby
Ed Gruben
Mineral Wells
John Schmidt
San Bernardino
Calif
James Ray
M. H. Kinnard
Morris Clinton
Bryan Landers
C. W. Norwood
D. A. Willson Jr
Gene Alred
Bob Hunter
Accidents injure two people in city traffic Sunday
Two persons sustained minor injuries in separate crashes Sunday. Elton H. Kesler, 23, was treated at Highland Hospital after his car struck a pole and a parked car near 26th Street and University Avenue. Sadie McGregor, 72, was released from hospital after a two car collision at Idalou Road and Loop 289.
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Elton H. Kesler
39Th St
Highland Hospital
University Avenue
26Th Street
Kesler
Sadie McGregor
27Th St
Idalou Road
Ex-Pottery Firm Head Dies at 68 in London
Josiah Wedgwood longtime chairman of the Wedgwood pottery firm died Saturday in St Bartholomew's Hospital after a brief illness at age 68. A direct descendant of the founder, he headed the firm until December and served as Bank of England director and Royal College of Art advisory council chair. He leaves a widow, two sons, and a daughter.
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London
Josiah Wedgwood
Wedgwood Pottery
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Stoke-on-Trent
Wedgwood
Bank of England
Royal College of Art
Memorial services and deaths noted in Lubbock area notices
Funeral and death notices from Lubbock area papers list Lola M. Jackson of Lorenzo Mirl Jackson husband Geraldine Hamilton and large family Survivors include four brothers six sisters and six grandchildren Oscar L Looney 81 Lubbock resident since 1953 burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery Graveside rites for Ramon Montes Arenivas 31 Lovington New Mexico A and W Construction Co employee killed by a falling pole Myrtle Jenkins 60 former Lubbock resident died Fort Worth burial Resthaven Memorial Park Evangelist D D Roberts El Paso opens open air revival at 1509 Ave E daily 7 30 pm through May 19.
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Oscar L
Pat) Looney
City of Lubbock
Henderson Funeral Home
Lubbock
Looney
Purdue
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Ramon Montes Arenivas
Lovington
N. M
Lovington Cemetery
Rogers Funeral Home
Arenivas
A and W Construction Co
Myrtle Jenkins
Resthaven Memorial Park
Jenkins
Fort Worth
Sanders Funeral Home
D. D. Roberts
el Paso
Ave. E
Mediators Meet Nigeria and Biafra Envoys in London
Separate sessions in London gathered Nigeria’s Chief Anthony Enahoro and Biafra’s Sir Louis Mbanefo with mediators after a failed first attempt at direct talks. Attendees discussed peace framework while public support accused the mediator of bias and expressed war-time security concerns.
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London
Nigeria
Biafra
Commonwealth
Arnold Smith
Smith
Anthony Enahoro
Louis Mbanefo
Port Harcourt
Enahoro
Mbanefo
Yakubu Gowon
Gowon
Julius Nye‘rere
Negro Candidate Forces Runoff in Dixie State
North Carolina’s Democratic gubernatorial race produced a runoff after Lt. Gov. Bob Scott fell short of a majority. Third candidate Dr. Reginald Hawkins, first Black candidate for governor in the state, captured 18 percent. Hawkins backed by Charlotte civil rights leaders did not declare support for Scott or Mel Broughton ahead of the second primary set for June 1. Republican Jim Gardner led early in returns with a clear margin over Stickley across districts.
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Raleigh
N. C
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Scott
Mel Broughton
Jim Gardner
Broughton
Reginald Hawkins
Hawkins
Charlotte
Extras that prove God is Kind
Poetic meditation lists life’s nonmaterial sustenance beyond bread. It cites bird song scenes flowers poetry restful hours memories solitude friendship love gratitude and unselfish deeds as proofs of divine kindness and the good life.
Woman Professor Set to Teach at Princeton First Female Faculty
Princeton University selects Dr Suzanne Keller a 41 year old sociologist to serve as visiting lecturer beginning July 1 the first woman to join Princeton's faculty in 222 years. She will teach sociology after three years as professor at the university.
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Princeton
N.J
UPI
Princeton University
Robert F. Goheen
Suzanne Keller
Giant shrimp nets off New South Wales coast draw attention
Australian fishermen report catching giant shrimp up to a foot long and weighing as much as a half pound in very deep water off the New South Wales coast.
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Syndey
New South Wales
NASA Officials See Moon Landing In 1969 Favorable
NASA officials say a 1969 manned moon landing remains feasible after completing the unmanned phase. Plans call for an August to November first crewed Saturn 5 test, followed by a second crewed flight and eventual lunar surface mission, with multiple earth orbital tests required for full qualification.
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Howard Benedict Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E. Mueller
NASA Associated
Webb
NASA
James E. Webb
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Frank Borman
Mueller
Reuther Fees Fail First Test At Convention
A small group of UAW delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Atlantic City opposed to Walter Reuther's leadership failed in their first voting test. Locals 588 and 160 support direct one man one vote for leaders, seeking a referendum to change election rules, but their bid stalled. They aimed to lower the roll call threshold from 850 delegates to 700 for questions.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPD
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Ford Motor Co
Chicago Heights
Ill
General Motors Corp
Warren, Mich
Illinois
Michigan
Socialist Leader Edgardo Lami Starnuti Dies at 81
Rome AP report says Edgardo Lami Starnuti a veteran Italian Socialist leader died Saturday at his Rome home aged 81 He backed the Democratic Socialists after 1947 split and served for years as president of the Senate Justice Commission.
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Rome
Edgardo Lami Starnuti
Italian Socialist Party
Lami Starnuti
Democratic Socialists
Justice Commission
The
Senate
Budget cut okayed in Monday morning briefing
Johnson presses Congress on a 10 percent income tax surcharge as urgent to curb inflation and reduce the federal deficit. He offers a $4 billion spending cut in exchange and warns against further budget reductions. The president urges passage as leaders prepare for committee action. Hoover and wife are buried near West Branch, Iowa.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Congressional
White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Senate
Vietnam
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Faith and praise as Johnson attends church in Washington
President Johnson and his wife attend 11 o clock services at National City Christian Church where pastor George R. Davis praises his leadership and notes the president has kept the faith while seeking peace. Mrs Johnson and daughter Lynda join him, as a visiting Mrs Beda Lane greets the president.
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Washington
Johnson
Lynda
National City Christian Church
George R. Davis
Dr. Davis
Davis
Heavenly Father
United States
Beda, Lane
Clinchport
Kidnapping Trial Begins in Levelland Case
Jury selection starts at 10 a.m. in 121st District Court for Loren Blood charged with kidnapping 14 year old Debbie Feemster of Levelland. Blood's trial moved from Levelland on venue request. prosecutor Bill Boedeker leads case. Feemster and Blood were found in Twin Falls Idaho on Oct 25 1967 after a cross state search.
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Brownfield
Loren Blood
Levelland
Blood
Frank Kiser
Richard Prigmore
Brownfield Dist
Bill Boedeker
Debbie Feemster
Twin Falls
Idaho
Longtime Area Resident Dies in Lubbock Hospital
Mrs. Flossie Kirby 78, a Level land resident since 1948, died on arrival at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock after a sudden illness at her daughter’s home. Funeral services are pending at George Price Funeral Home. Survivors include three sons, five daughters, four sisters, 23 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. She was born January 28, 1890 in Tennessee and moved with husband O. O. Kirby through Texas towns including Ralls Morton and Hereford. She was a member of Austin Street Church of Christ.
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Levelland
Flossie Kirby
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Martha Johnson
56Th St
George Price
Kirby
Tennessee
O. O. Kirby
Ralls
Nell Duke Hightower
Portales
N. M
Truin Coffee
Hope, Ark
Glenna Clark
Honey Grove
Monnie Hulsey
Oklahoma City
Brucilla Samuel
Sherman
Eisenhower Improves at March Air Force Base Hospital
General Dwight D. Eisenhower continues to progress satisfactorily after his fourth heart attack in 13 years. He remains in a cardia care unit at March AFB with at least another week of bed rest planned before transfer to Walter Reed for further convalescence. Mamie Eisenhower visits from an adjoining room as medical bulletins decrease in frequency and diet is adjusted.
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March Afb
Calif
UPI
March Air Force ‘Base Hospital
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bbase Hospital
Indian Wells
Walter Reed Hospital
Washlington
D.C
Eisenhower
Mamie
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Walter M. Schirra Jr
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