Connally Forces Gain Margin In Conventions
The piece notes conventions in Texas as Connally and Yarborough clash over party direction. Delegates from Travis County backed Connally and labeled him a bold Democrat. Yarborough accused Connally of delaying federal aid while conservatives see gains in precincts and county meetings. Republicans held county conventions with routine matters and support for Sen. John Tower.
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Connally
Yarborough
Texas
iSaturday
John Tower
County GOP Delegation Backed Amid Strong Opposition
The county Republican convention adopted a lead resolution urging Congress and President Johnson to order a naval blockade of Viet Nam to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong. It unanimously endorsed Senator John Tower for reelection and commended GOP leaders and volunteers for their work. About 200 delegates and alternates attended. 31 delegates and 31 alternates were elected to the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Viet Nam
Tower
John Tower
U.S. Senate
Senate
Syd Moore
Sen. Tower
House of Representatives
Moore
Monterey High School
Jodie Blake
Terry Condrey
Condrey
Bob Hancock
Jim Granberry
Nell Oldham
Swisher Democrats Convene with Harmony in County Meet
Swisher County Democrats gathered in the district courtroom for their county convention. Twenty two delegates elected Sam Appleton as permanent chairman and approved two resolutions backing President Johnson's Vietnam policy and the Texas State Teachers Association educational program. Delegates and nine alternates were chosen for the state convention, including Paul Miller Dick Kennedy Bob Brown Dick Shackelford and R. T. O'Daniel of Tulsa Q B Workman of Tulsa Calvin Reed and Travis Rinehart of Kress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulia
Swisher County
Sam Appleton
Pres. Johnson
Texas State Teachers Assn
Paul Miller
Dick Kennedy
Bob Brown
Dick Shackelford
R. T. O'Daniel
Q. B. Workman
Tulsa
Calvin Reed
Travis Rinehart
Kress
Doroteo L Cordero Rites Set In Olton
Graveside services for Doroteo L. Cordero 67 Olton resident for 17 years are planned at 5 20 p m today at Olton Cemetery with Father Cockrell Muleshoe officiating Survivors include his wife Daria two sons Doroteo Jr Olton and Joe Earth two daughters Mrs Amelia Perez Olion and Mrs Auro Aguirre Brownwood one brother Bartola Hernandez Eden 19 grand children and five great grand children Arrangements are under direction of Parsons Funeral Home
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Olton
Doroteo L. Corders
Cockrell
Muleshoe
Daria
Doroteo Jr
Joe
Earth
Amelia Perez
Olion
Auro Aguirre
Brownwood
Bartola Hernandez
Eden
Pioneer Round-Up Parades Through Plainview for Hale County Heritage
Several thousand Hale County residents attended the 38th Pioneer Round-Up parade in Plainview with a chuckwagon supper for 600-plus and a square dance. Pioneer Mother of the Year went to Mrs. L. T. Mayhugh, 83, longtime Plainview and South Plains resident. Parade winners included Plainview Homemakers Demonstration Club in the adult float division and Date Street Baptist Church in the youth float division, with Lockney Riding Club and Lamb County Riding Club leading the riding clubs. The Honor Patrol of Plainview topped the youth riding division, followed by Hart Junior Riding Club.
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Plainview
Hale County
L. T. Mayhugh
Plainview Area
South Plains
Plainview Homemakers Demonstration Club
Plainview Young Homemakers
Date Street Baptist Church
Lockney Riding Club
Lamb County Riding Club
Honor Patrol of
Hart Junior Riding Club
Lubbock Team Wins Second Plymouth Trouble Shooting Contest
A team of Lubbock High School student mechanics won the Dallas regional Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest. Mike Morgan and Lindy Moore led the group, setting a new record with forty two and a half minutes. They earned trophies prizes and an all expense paid trip to Detroit for the national event June 21 23. Their instructor James Burnett also received a trophy and trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock High School
Dallas
Mike Morgan
Lindy Moore
Mike
W. D. Morgan
Lindy
Earl H. Moore
Detroit
James Burnett
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Plymouth
Don Runnels Services Today
Services for Don Runnels 25 of Lamesa and formerly Brownfield are at 2:00 p m at Sage Terrace Baptist Church with Rev Ray Turner officiating. Burial follows at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral direction. Runnels died on arrival at Brownfield General Hospital after a heart attack. He worked for an irrigation company. Survivors include a daughter, his parents, two brothers and three sisters.
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Brownfield
Don Runnels
Lamesa
Sage Terrace Baptist Church
Ray Turner
Terry Co. Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Runnels
Brownfield General Hospital
Mrs. Mary Bradley Services Set Monday
Mrs. Mary Clarice Bradley 63 former Plainview resident dies in Carthage. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Parkview Baptist Church with Rev. Clayton Watkins officiating. Burial in Silverton Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction. Survived by five daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Mary Clarice Bradley
Parkview Baptist Church
Clayton Watkins
Silverton Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Bradley
Carthage
Births Announced From Local Hospitals
Congratulations to multiple local families on newborn daughters. Lupe Lara and spouse announce a daughter at Methodist Hospital weighing unknown pounds ounces. William Forrester share a daughter at Methodist Hospital weighing unknown pounds ounces. Kenneth Maddox and spouse announce a daughter at Methodist Hospital with weight unknown. Thomas Waldrop and spouse announce a daughter at Highland Hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces. Cris Cecil and spouse announce a daughter at Highland Hospital weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. Father occupations include roofer, Tech student, school teacher, Kraft Foods employee, and carpenter.
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Lupe Lara
Ave. L
Methodist Hospital
Texas Roofing Co
William Forrester
College Ave
Kenneth Ray Maddox
Post
Thomas FE. Waldrop
Highland Hospital
Kraft Foods, Inc
Cris J. Cecil
Abernathy
Conservatives Win Delegates Fight Amid Dallas County Assembly
At a roughly 300 member county convention in Dallas, delegates approved a unit-rule plan to cast 96 votes per the majority, backed water and safety resolutions, and praised Connally, Smith, Carr, and Mahon. The meeting closed with election of Brock and Dennis as leaders and a list of elected delegates and alternates to the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Tower
Ralph Brock
West Texas
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Austin
Magness
Abedoon
Voli Pe Viners
Central
Zenith Avenue
McWherter
IX. Carter
Hutchinson
Joupree
Bean
Tes
Mareen c
Harwell
Slide Road
Clubhouse
Abernathy
Shakawater
Roscoe Wilsons Hook
Jackson
Oo. L. Stateni Sthoals
State Democratic Party
Texas Water Plan
Oab
Canada
Alaska
Agriculuab
Theu
South Plains
Oithin
Nahye
Brock
Robert E. Dennis
Charles Jones
Davis
Mrs
Tom i Murphey
Creidentials
Syrian Marbut, Madison Sowder and EF. W
Boedeker
Sen
Blanchard
Sniper Fire Hits Dormitory Wounding Two Students
A sniper fire struck a three story campus building housing 115 girls injuring Sus an Smith 19 and another student. Police expanded a New York manhunt as detectives chase the shooter who wounded 16 people, two seriously, on Thursday night.
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New York
Quest For
Manhattan
Joseph Thompson
Bogota
N. J
Launch Tuesday Atlas Agena mission to moon plan
Weather outlook for Tuesday is satisfactory with partly cloudy skies and 82 degree temperatures at the launch site. Stafford and Cernan will lift atop Titan 2 at 10 39 a m after an Atlas Agena blastoff at 9 a m CST.
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Stafford
Cernan
Agena
America
U.S
Russia
Apollo
Strikes and clashes amid Vietnam unrest reach Da Nang
Reports describe a general strike call and accusations of police beating women workers. In Vietnam near Bong Son and Ban Me Thuot, U.S. airmen and a private are reported missing or killed by guerrillas while Da Nang sees tanks aidMarines seize the 1st Corps HQ and fighting erupt near the corps commander's residence. A Saigon communique notes forces rose up against the central government with reinforcements sent to restore order. The northern Buddhist-led area remains in virtual rebellion as elections and civilian governance demand rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore R. Vance
Eureka
Calif
Bong Son
Bennie Lee
Dexter
Bend
Ore
Ban Me Thuot
da Nang
1St Corps
Ton That Dinh
Saigon
Viet Nam
Wartorn
Dinh
Neguyen Chanh Thi
George W Harrell services for North Plainview man set
George W. Harrell 69 of North Plainview dies after a long illness at University Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday at Monterey Church of Christ with burial at Littlefield Memorial Park. Survivors include wife seven sons, two sisters, and other relatives.
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George W. Har
Irel
North Plainview
U.S
Pan
Monterey Church of Christ
North Vietnam
Bob Reynolds
Monterey
Christ
United States
Littlefield
Morial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Harrell
University Hospital
Pioneer Natural Gas
Navy
Don
Ram
Cloyce Harrell
Henidar
Ronnie Hanks
Kraft
Ideryee Rowland
Casualty Control Exercise Planned at Reese AFB
Lubbock medical, nursing and dental groups and the South Plains Hospital Area will observe a Disaster Casualty Control Exercise by the 3500th USAF Hospital at Reese Air Force Base. About 20 casualties will be managed with first aid, triage, ambulances and litter teams, with a display of field medical equipment. Lt Col Dr David Davis and Capt Ronald V Slagel Jr will brief invited medical guests on the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
South Plains
USAF
Reese Air Force Base
Air Force
Reese
Armed Forces
David Davis
Ronald V. Slagel Jr
Accident Victims Remain In Hospital In Slaton area crash
Chris Carpenter seven remained in critical condition at Methodist Hospital with a severe head injury after an accident two miles west of Slaton Friday night. His father Harold Carpenter ninety eight stayed serious as a driver in one vehicle. James Edward Vannev forty one, a Slaton area farmer, was in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. The other driver suffered chest and head injuries.
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Chris Carpenter
Methodist Hospital
Slaton
Harold, Carpenter
Carpenter
Services Pending for Plainview Tractor Accident Victim
Arthur Willie Hallman, a year-old farm laborer, died when the tractor he rode overturned at 10:25 am Friday four miles west of Plainview on U S 7. The tractor was being pulled by a pickup driven by T J Robinson of Orion Route Plainview. Survivors include his wife six children four sisters six brothers and his parents.
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Plainview
Arthur Willie Hallman
Wood - Dunning Funeral Home
Hallman
U.S. 7
T. J. Robinson
Orion
Plainy Pay
Mrs Betty Jones Dies Rites Slated
Mrs Betty Angie Jones 64 of Tatum NAT died with services set at 2 PM in Tatum First Methodist Church officiated by Rev Roy Tomlinson and Rev Al Crenshaw. Smith Rogl ers Funeral Home directs burial in Tatum Cemetery with survivors including two sons two daughters and eight grandchildren.
Test token group draws 300 as students take the exam
Saturday saw 300 students draft for a national test with 600000 others slated for May June and July. Demonstrators numbered 75 at Wayne State University Detroit clashed briefly with police but no casualties were reported. At Wisconsin Madison about 25 picketed. 2 600 students joined the exam in progress. City College of New York 80 pickets. Willard Boepple opposed the test saying it divides and discriminates. Richmond Professional Institute had 400 test takers amid a bomb scare none found. Oberlin College blocked entrances by 40 demonstrators. tests run in 50 states Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal Zone. Science Research Associates said 400000 turnout with no incidents under a government contract to guide draft calls.
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Wayne State University
Detroit
University of Wisconsin At Madison
City College of New York
Willard Boepple
Millikin University
Decatur
Oberlin College
Ohio
Robert K. Carr
Puerto Rico
Panama Canal Zone
Science Research Associates
Chicago
Draft exams administered at Texas Tech for draftees
Dr James F E Kuntz director of the Counseling Center at Texas Tech oversaw the psychomotor tests for about 436 potential draftees. About 900 students signed up though attendance varied. Exams will be offered again on May 21 and June 3 and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FE. Kuntz
Texas Tech
Diamond thieves raid Bond Street as widow fights back
Four ax swinging robbers smash a jewelry store window on Bond Street and flee with gems worth 42000. A 79 year old man and 58 year old widow Lady Shepherd confront the gang with an umbrella and a wooden staff, while a Canadian tourist films the scene. An earlier raid in Mayfair netted 8400.
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Anthony C. Pearce
London
Bond Street
Lady Shepherd
Walker Shepherd
Storms sweep Plains with hail and floods across Texas
Gusty winds and a strong thunderstorm struck Wink, Texas, with heavy rain and hail but no injuries reported. Widespread showers stretched from the middle coast to Del Rio, while Southeast Texas faced flash floods and high waters near Beaumont Port Arthur. Houston and Galveston recorded notable rainfall as storms moved north, with disaster scenes including flooded interstates and a school bus incident in Brenham.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Wink
Middle Coast
del Rio
East Texas
High Plains
Amarillo
Texas
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Conroe
New Caney
Porter
Houston
Groves
Beaumont d
Orange
Galveston
Local Notices Report Two Deaths In City
Leon Shields Bennett aged 63 was found dead at his home on 1220th Street with services pending. Michael Rodney Harris one year old son of Mr and Mrs Johnny Lee Harris died on arrival at Lauf Clinic at 8 40 am Saturday. inquest by Justice of the Peace F R Land ruled pneumonia as cause. services pending at Jamison Funeral Home.
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Leon Shields Bennett
Michael Rodney Harris
Johnny Lee Haris
Lauf Clinic
Justice of the Peace
F. R. Land
Jamison Funeral Home
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Travis County
U. S
Jake Pickle
Demo
Wilson County
Floresville
GOP
Swisher Democrats
Doroteo L. Cordero
Don Runnels Services
Mary Bradley
Randy Beard
Kissimmee
Dorothy Pickens
Edinburg
Judith Anne Woleski
Honolulu
Miami Beach
Demos
Legislaure
Shelton
Carlton Dodson
van McVay
Delwin Jones
Wes Butler
Edward Dee
S. G. Pharr
James Sharp
Gill Shaver
Ates Blanchard
Jis Stinson
Hill Parsley
Byron Abernethy
J. Davis Armistead
George N. Atkinson
Fred Beasley
Bob Bartley
Alton Brazell
Guy Briscoe
Marvin Brock
Jonas Cain
Waggoner Carr
Warrick Carr
Frank Carrillo
Harold Chapman
J. A. Chatman
Verna Cooke
O. L. Crain
Richard Dickey
Bill Davis
Jimmie Davis
Roy B. Davis
Howard Davison
J. William Davis
Bob Dennis
Jonatha Dean
Ed Dee
Les Derrick
Armando Duran
James A. Ellis
Paul Enger
Roy Farr
Rose
Jean Griffith
Frank Guess
Sadie Gratzel
George Green
Alton Griffin
James Goodman
C. T. Harden Jr
Bob Huff
J. L. Murfee Jr
Robert E. Lee
S. M. Kennedy
Faye Ireland
Hub Jones
Beverly Kercheval
Marion Key
Ralphi Krebbs
Ronald Kutch
Arch ‘Lamb
George Leftwich
F. B. ‘Loveless
Marbur
Kenneth May
George Mahon
James Makins
Retha Martin
Walker Metcal
Bill Loshbaugh
Susan Smith
Deming
N.M
McBride
Miss Smith
British
Liu
George W. Harrell
Arthur W. Hallman
Betty Jones
Tech
Frank Freeder
Claude Payette
Plains
Presidio
Corpus Christi
U.S. Weather Bureau
Brenham
David Bell
Henry Pettie Jr
Edward P. Nichols
Bridge City
Rio Grande City
Rio Grande Valley
Missouri
Butte
Mont
Point Reyes
San Francisco
Point St. George
Oregon
Springfield
Syracuse
N.Y
Stampede Pass
Wash
Albany
Billings
Bismarck
N.D
Boise
Idaho
Burlington
Morris
Ottawa
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