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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1966

Page

9

Demo Leaders Meet Today To Certify May 7 Results

In Austin the state Democratic Party canvassers prepared to certify May 7 results after a formal audit. Sen. Pete Snelson reported no protest plans though discussions about contesting ballots surfaced. Gov. Connally and candidates Crawford Martin and Franklin Spears were noted for attendance or planned appearances.

Garth Jones Austin Enun Democratic Party Pete Snelson Midland Tee Dallas Dorsey Harte San Angelo Snelson Senate John Connally Demcratic Committee Crawford Martin Franklin Spears

Mrs Howell To Speak At Texas Lamplighter Meeting

Mrs T D Howell of Odessa will guest speak at 7 p m Tuesday for the Texas Lamplighter Chapter of the American Business Women's Assn installation at Lubbock Women’s Club. Scholarship recipient Jeannette Kelly Howell, 2505 36th St, will be announced.

T. D. Howell Odessa Texas Lamplighter American Business Women's’ Assn Lub Bork’ Women's Club Jeannette Kelly Howell 36Th St Howdy Pardner Alpha Tau Chapter Phi Sigma Alpha Sorority Texas Tech Texas Woman's University Sylvia Jean Tommy

OES Chapter Honors Officers During Tea

Dallas AP report covers an OES chapter tea honoring outgoing worthy matron and patron with 40 guests from five chapters. Speakers include Sen John Tower who cautions against U S withdrawal from Vietnam, warning of communist provocation.

OES Chapter

Husbands Honored At BSP Supper By Dallas Teachers

The Dallas BSP meeting honored husbands as principal speakers Tower and Mrs Harriet Griffin of the Texas State Teachers Association presided. The canvass showed Tower led the ticket with 50 709 votes. No statewide GOP battles. The event highlighted teacher pay concerns with ties to inflation and national averages. The next meeting is planned for May 24 at Mrs Cecil Wilson’s home.

Tower Harriet Griffin Texas State Teachers Associat Dallas GOP Lou Stubbs Theta Chi Beta Sigma Phi Clint Castleberry Armore Griffin Don Braswell Donald Johnston Texas Cecil Wilson 47Th

Government pressure curbs inflation driven price actions

The text describes the U S approach to curb inflation through urging business restraint on price increases while avoiding explicit rollback language. Moyers asserts ongoing scrutiny of businessmen and notes government use of voluntary measures and stockpile actions to ease cost pressures, with examples from tobacco, aluminum, and other sectors and hints at possible industry outreach.

S Moyers Moyers Cnal United Mine Workers of America R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co United States Tims Congress

Graduating Senior Honored At Parties

Janet Gann and Paula Wheelan, Monterey High School seniors, were honored at two separate parties. Janet Gann’s event at 3203 30th St featured red and blue colors and a host gift with about twenty guests. Paula Wheelan’s party at 2702 Gist St included a graduation globe and candles with fourteen attendees.

Janet Gann Monterey ‘High School A. C. White 30Th, St Ruth Earsley George Gann Paula Wheelan Monterey High School Jackson Drew Jancen Gist St

Speakers On Wide Range Of Topics Available On Campus

Page one notes Texas Tech bureau says speakers cover varied topics but many are unable to travel due to campus duties. Gilad to share knowledge and Hamm emphasizes the program helps clubs stay informed about current events on campus.

Gilad Hammtain Hamm Tech Bureau

Bus Strike Impacts Greyhound Routes Across Western States

Amalgamated Transit Union led a Sunday strike that disrupted Greyhound service in California Oregon Washington Arizona Utah Montana and West Texas with over 500 workers leaving at once. Commuters faced delays as thousands sought alternatives while disputes over pension eligibility and contract terms lingered. Federal mediator William Simkin urged talks as authorities warned of possible wider traffic delays.

Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Greyhound Wom Lubbock Albuquerque el Paso Denever Continental Bus Owens Amalgamated Transit Union William E. Simkin Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Washington Simkin California Oregon Arizona Utah Montana Wyoma Mexico Idaho West Texas San Francisco Bay Area Long Beach Santa Monica Bay Area California! ‘Highway Patrol CHP

De Gaulle Faces Major Nationwide Strike Beginnings

Paris reports a two hour nationwide strike starting at midnight Monday impacting 2.5 million government workers and 5 million private sector employees. News blackout follows walkouts by newspaper staff and expected closure of state media in solidarity. Intrusion and disruption ripple through government and industry as protests unfold. A separate Arcadia incident notes a fiberglass dinosaur stolen from a miniature golf course.

Paris UPI France Charles ‘de Gaulle de Gaulle

Supreme Court to Hear Ministers Libel Case

The court agreed to hear four Episcopal ministers who allege they were libeled by a judge in a public dispute. The action stems from a case involving pamphlets and alleged sham justice in Jackson Mississippi and a broader line of civil rights lawsuits against municipal officials. The decision, delivering the first public sitting since May, also opens the path to rulings on damages for official acts and the limits of state and federal powers in civil rights matters.

William ©. Douglas Washington Supreme Court Steve Ashton Oberlin Epis l Scopal Kentucky Jackson Miss Consolidated Efison Co New York U.S Lower Court West Bank Hudson River Cornwall N.Y New England Electric Massachusetts Gift Us Arkansas Communist Party Ry Barry Schweid

Search For Girl Not Letting Up In Kidnapping Case

In Shade Gap Pennsylvania police persist in searching for Peggy Ann Brodnick a 17 year old high school junior abducted by a masked rifleman. About 100 state troopers aided by helicopters and bloodhounds comb Tuscarora Mountain area with earlier crowds of 600 reducing as effort continues.

Shade Gap UPI Peggy Ann Brodnick Tuscarora Mountain Bradnick Pegey Ann X Man Barunette

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