Lubbock County voters weigh contested races in light turnout
Light turnout in Lubbock County produced close results for several races. Incumbent judge Alton Brazell led with 18,000 plus, Rex Boyd won county school superintendent renomination by 6,865 to 4, and Reed Quillian held his state representative Place 1 seat with 8,592 votes to 2,845 for N. J. Murdock. Governor race showed John Connally with strong local support. Local figures noted apathy due to lack of statewide contests.
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Lubbock
Court of Criminal
Alton Brazell
John F
Jack Onion
Democratic
Brazell
Brown
G. A. Gatford
Rex Boyd
James R
Jane Rieger
H.C
Ralph Brock
Strek
Lubbock County
Delwir Jones
James A. Elli
J. R. Dever
Deker
Lane No
Pat
Moore
Nowante
Cone Aoe
Smith
Piton Smith
John Connally
Congress
Doc) Blanchard
Senate
United States
Democrat Camp
Ruth
Mon
Hiera
Central Fire Station
Don Carpenter
Justice of the Peace
Roy Brazel Brown
Eight Hurt In Rash Of Wrecks In Hub City Area
A Saturday series of traffic crashes injured eight people, nine seriously, in Lubbock area incidents. Victims included Mrs. LaVadia Parker and Jack D. Parker among others treated at West Texas Hospital and Methodist Hospital with varying conditions. Police reported collisions on Thalow Road, 27th Street, Avenue Q, and other city streets, with multiple drivers and passengers receiving urgent care.
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Hub City
Thalow Road
Sth Street
West Texas Hospital
LaVadia Parker
Nd Place
Jack D
Ruby Brown Freeman
Beech St
Freeman Coy
Pox Heeman
Bunting
Ernestine Frown
Tin Sh
Laut Clinic
Cleveland Cross
Yih St
West Tess Hospital
Inl Feiss
B Seed & Defining Co
Erskine Road
Henderson Funeral Directors
27Th Street
Avenue Q
Pam
Jack Marin Uvalde
Velma Watkins
Ave.ny
Jhiem
Goodlove
Methodist Hospital
Fund Street
Wayne Avenue
Pole
Donat L
Teleford
St Athycareld Midland
4Th Steet
Avenue M
Terry G. West
Howard Ke. West
Kenneth A. Jones
College Aven
Ind Street
Boston Avenue
Jones
Willie W. Pearke
Mrs Texas Wins Mrs America Crown in San Diego
Mrs. Texas Joy Noufer of Houston, 32, a University of Houston senior in psychology, won Mrs. America 1966 at the San Diego pageant. She has three children and a husband, John Noufer, and will receive about 20 000 dollars in prize money plus trips and appearance fees. The first runner up was Joan Berry of Lusk Wyoming and the second runner up Mary Hamie of Mattoon Illinois.
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Houston
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University’ of Houston
Steven
Glenn
Lisa
John Noufer
US. Savings Bonds
Saturda
Wyoming
Joan Berry
Lusk
Wyo
Janes L. Berry
Mlinois
Mary’ Hamie
Mattoon, Til
William PB. Tamet
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Mattoon
Journal-Gizette
First Negro Women Elected to Texas Legislature in 1967
Barbara Jordan wins Harris County precincts with 64 percent and 15 729 votes over Rev J C Whitfield for the State Senate seat. Curtis Graves also wins a Houston State House race in a three way contest. Redistricting reshapes Texas legislature with many new or altered seats across rural and urban counties.
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Harris County
Barbara Jordan
Miss Joran
Houston
Rev. J.C. Whitfield
Curtis Graves
Savings Association
Gro
State House
Bill Patman
Ganaily
Jack High
Tower
Vernon
Calp Krueger
BE Campo
Andy Rogers
Childress
Patman
Krueger
Hightower
Rogers
Neveille Colson
Navasota
Bill Moore
Bryant
Highover
Moore
Colson
Slite
Charles Wilson
Trinity
Bob Murphey
Nacogdoches
Senate
House
Dallas
San Antonio
Big City
Harris Dallas
Bexar
Tarrant
Drying Continues As Texas Basks After Rain
Texas remains mainly sunny with warming temperatures after a rain drenched period. Forecasters expect upper 80s in some areas while gusty winds ease, and floodwaters recede as cold air from Canada moves southeast and storms clear. Roads damaged by prior floods reopened and evacuees begin cleanup operations in Pharr and nearby towns.
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Midwest
Lubbock
New England
Peniston
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Canadian
Gulf
Mexico
Corps Christi
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
Pharr
Bomb Scare Forces Jetliner To Land
A chartered jetliner with 97 passengers bound for Boston made an unscheduled landing in Jacksonville after a telephone caller reported a bomb aboard. Officials diverted the Northeast Airlines flight to Jacksonville. a two hour search found nothing and the plane resumed its trip.
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Fla
UPI
Boston
Carlier
Northeast Airines
Miami
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