HEW pressure on Dunbar zone shift to 42nd Street
School trustees shift Dunbar boundaries to 42nd Street with lines turning east then back south along Ash Avenue to Slaton Highway. HEW urged written record of all zone changes and a pledge to faculty integration, prioritizing staff mixing at Coronado Lubbock and Monterey High Schools. It advised that crossover teachers not be restricted to schools with many crossovers.
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42Nd
42Nd Street
Williams
HEW
Ash
Ash Avenue
Slaton Highway
Willams
Hews
Coronado
Lubbock
Monterey
James M. Reynolds
Dunbar
Lubbock High
William Powell
Lubbock Classroom Teachers Association
Dunbar High School
Powell
Hill
Watson Carlock
Carlock
Dallas
Washington
Doyle Justice
Charles L. Waters
Bill D. Tucker
Dr. Reynolds
Smith Holdouts and Crossovers Shape Texas Runoff Outlook
The piece analyzes possible voter shifts among Locke Carr and Briscoe supporters in West Texas, predicting Smith could win large majorities of defeated candidates' voters and noting past runoff outcomes in 1956 and 1962. It also covers school desegregation talks, cross over teaching, and HEW approval plans in Lubbock Dunbar with trustees pushing faculty integration.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Smith
Carr
Locke
Briscoe
Yarborough
Connally
Hill
Don Yarborough
James E. Roy Dies at 79 in Floydada Funeral Today
James E. Roy 79, longtime Floydada resident since 1916, died Monday at Westbryan Haven after a long illness. Services 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with Rev. Floyd C. Bradley officiating. Burial Floydada Cemetery directed by Moore-Rose Funeral Home. Survivors: Myrtle wife, Guy son of Dallas, two daughters Mrs. Harold Huggins of Floydada and Mrs. Gordon Gray of San Diego, six grandchildren.
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Floydada
James E. Roy
First Baptist Church
Floyd C. Bradley
Moore-Rose Funeral Home
Roy
Westbryan Haven
Fannin County
Floydada Electrical Co
Myrtle
Guy
Dallas
Harold Huggins
Gordon Gray
San Diego
Maria Longoria Dies at Home in Apparent Heart Attack
Mrs. Maria Longoria of 601 14th Street died about 8 a.m. Tuesday at her home after convulsions. Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy ruled death from an apparent heart attack following an autopsy. Arrangements are incomplete at Henderson Funeral Home.
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Maria Longoria
14Th St
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Henderson Funeral Home
Gardner Rites Slated in Dallas for Dr T C Gardner
Services will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Highland Baptist Church Dallas for Dr T C Gardner 80 former director of the Texas Baptist Training Union who died in San Angelo Monday after an extended illness.
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Gardner
Dallas
Highland Baptist Church
T. C. Gardner
Texas Baptist Training Union
Interest Up Home Loan Cost Hike Announced
A government move to raise mortgage discounts may calm builders costs and help home sales. FHA officials say higher rates will offset discount points added to total loans, potentially easing equity loss for sellers and aiding low income housing programs. The Home Builders Association backs open housing per the Civil Rights Act.
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FHA
P. N. Brownstein
Brownstein
Weaver
Clarke
The
Home Builders Association
Opportunity Plan aids Levelland students in continuing education
Morris promotes The Opportunity Plan begun at West Texas State University to fund student loans and support trade and college paths. Since 1959 the program has $350,000 capital and $1.4 million loaned, with a 95 percent return as students repay without cosigners.
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Morris
iTexas Panhandle
Levelland
WTSU
West Texas State University
Gene Quest
Lubbock
Opportunity Plan
E. W. Boedecker
W. O. Cherry
Lorenzo
Bernice H. Railsback
Levelland Public Schools
Transplant Dilemma Rises Over Death Definition and Houston Case
Key figures gathered as Clarence Nicks aged 36, a homicide victim beaten in Houston, may become a donor after his death. Doctors debated brain activity as death criteria while the district attorney cleared the operation and four other recipients in Houston London and South Africa were reported in good condition.
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Jachimczyk
Nicks
Cooley
Houston
L. D. Morrison
Pedro Caram
Methodist Hospital
Texas
Paris
London
South Africa
Everett C. Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
James Bordon Cobb
Alexandria
St. Luke's Hospital
Frederick West
California Declares The Golden State Official Nickname
Governor Ronald Reagan signed a bill making The Golden State the official nickname of California. The change confirms a long used moniker in state law.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Golden State
Ronald Reagan
Saigon Battles Intensify As Civilians Flee In Record Exodus
Heavy shelling and fresh mortar attacks hit Tan Son Nhut airbase and a nearby residential sector as Saigon endures a fourth day of fighting. Allied forces claim at least 200 Viet Cong from Phu Loi 2 killed, while civilian casualties rise and 110,000 refugees crowd Saigon centers. U.S. infantryman killed and 17 wounded as clashes widen around Saigon.
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Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Tau Ho Canal
Viet Cong Phu Loi 2
UPI
U.S
Debate Challenge Persists With Runoff Election Near
A third representative joined talks to set time and ground rules for a debate before the May 8 deadline. The mayoral runoff follows an April 16 vote that failed to yield a clear winner, with Council seats 2 3 and 4 contested. Absentee ballots end Friday at 5 p.m. in the city secretary’s office as 70 votes were tallied late Tuesday.
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Diekemper
Lonnie F. Sollingsworth
Gene Anderson
Deaton Rigsby
H. P
Bob) Brown
Morris W
Moe) Turner
W. E. Medlock Sr
Births and ages listed in local notices mix with errors
Local birth announcements report several newborns with weights and times at Methodist Hospital West Texas Hospital and Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital, naming parents and occupations. The text also notes the average American age at year end 1967 as 27.7 years per the Commerce Department.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Vietnamese author visits Lubbock in AWRT program
Vietnamese author and TV personality Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thai arrives for a six day Lubbock visit to share ideas in an AWRT international program. She notes progress in the United States, contrasts language unity with her culture, and discusses family life and education in Vietnam. Mayor Rogers honors her as an honorary citizen.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Nguyen Thi Thai
Lubbock
United States
Tiny
New York
Vietnam
U. S
W. D
Dub) Rogers Jr
Kennedy Dominates DC As Indiana Voters Weigh Delegates
In Indiana voters cast ballots in a hard fought primary while in District of Columbia Kennedy led with about 60 percent of partial returns among pledged national convention delegates. Nixon ran unopposed on the Republican ballot as nearly a million Hoosiers participated in the day’s decisive vote for 63 Democratic and 26 Republican slots.
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District of Columbia
Indiana
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Branigin
Humphrey
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Weather picture shows mild South Plains day
Scattered thunderstorms formed across the state with mostly mild conditions elsewhere. Lubbock reached 79 degrees under clear skies while overnight low dipped to 46. South Plains forecasts call for mild partly cloudy weather near 75 with middle 40s overnight. winds light and variable. Clouds may increase Thursday with unchanged mild temperatures, and moisture remains due late next week.
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Texas
Panhandle Plains
Lubbock
Mercury
South Plains
Star-Telegram backs Preston Smith for governor
The Star-Telegram endorsed Preston Smith citing his 18 years in state government and current role as lieutenant governor. The paper praised his public service record while deeming opponent Don Yarborough untested and unproven.
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Fort Worth
The
Star-Telegram
Preston Smith
Smith
Texas
Don Yarborough
Pend E. L. Thomas Services Pending After Floyd County Death
Earnest Lee Thomas, 57, Floyd County farmer, died Tuesday in Houston after heart surgery. Services are pending. He served on the Floydada school board for years, was a Methodist. Survivors include his wife and two sons Bill of Houston and Keith of Canyon.
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Floydada
Earnest Lee Thomas
Floyd
Houston
Moore-Rose Funeral Home
Thomas
Bill
Keith
Canyon
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Price Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Daniel
Milton Morris
Opportunity Plan, Inc
Levelland High School
Nelda Conaway
J. E. Conaway
Dianna Runbaugh
Raymond Runbaugh
William
Bill) Munn
Munn
N. H. Munn
59Th St
Francille Bergquist
E. W. Bergquist
Syystem
Saigon Tae
Viet Cong
Phu Loi 2
Cholon
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D. M. Malmsten
4Th St
Apt
Texas Tech
Ralph Garling
41St St
Thailand
U.S. Army
Wayland Farley
Boston Ave
Farrs
John Anthony
3Rd St
Latif Clinic
Willie Alvah Batten
58Th St
West Texas Hospital
International Harvester Co
Frank Rios
Ropesville
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Tommy Romo
Vanda
Southcrest Baptist Church
Larry Gene Thompson
18Th St
Tech
Wayne Graham
Edwin E. Merriman Co
George Kattan
Ralls
Highland Poaylink
Alls
Nguyen Thi Thal
E. L. Thomas Services
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