Tech Med School Filibuster Ends As Bills Pass
Sympathetic senators eased rules allowing brief washroom trips during a long talkathon led by El Paso’s Kennard and Sarlier in support of a Tech medical school. Christie argued for El Paso as the site, and the measure returned to the House by voice vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
el Paso
Sarlier
Kennard
Joe Christie
Tech Medical School
Christie
Lubbock
Sens
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
Charles Herring
Austin
Coordinating Board
Texas
M.I.T
Plano
House approves wage and marriage law measures in Texas
The Texas House approved a watered down 1.25 dollar minimum wage bill and a measure easing marriage ages and no fault divorces. Senate action may face filibuster as party lines and university governance issues surface in debates over higher education and UT Dallas plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Senate
Joe Bernal
San Antonio
Cory
State Bar of Texas
Vagrant nickname Midnight Stays Content In Jail
An inmate nicknamed Midnight, a half grown black kitten, was picked up for vagrancy about 6 30 p m at 10th Street and Ave J just before rain. Jailers do not know the cat's name, address, or date of birth and expect a long wait for details. Midnight is reportedly happy eating jail food and staying dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th St
Ave. J
Purkey seeks new trial claiming coercion in 1968 Mardi Gras case
Eugene Baker recalls writing to The Indianapolis Star as Larry Joe Purkey, adopted at 16, asks for contact with his birth mother while seeking a new trial. Purkey and James Cripps faced murder charges in the McLaurin killing, touting gang ties to the Flying Ax men during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Danny Arthur Franklin awaits trial.
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Larry Joe
Laurence
Eugene Baker
Indianapolis Star
Purkey
James
Bulldog” Cripps
Mount Pleasant
Mich
McLaurin
Cripps
Danny Arthur
Franklin
New Orleans
Apollo 10 prep advances as launch nears
Engineers report Saturn 5 readiness with launch timed a hour early while teams test escape procedures and systems. Crew techniques include rapid-action drills and lunar module training as meteorological and power glitches prompt cautious optimism before the July 20 lunar landing activity.
End in sight for nonstop South Plains storms
The South Plains faced ongoing tornado watches and storms Friday across Bailey Lamb Hale and surrounding counties. Reports cited funnel clouds near Goodland Needmore and Lubbock area flooding with high winds and hail, while Panhandle and San Antonio areas also endured damage and flooding risk.
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Pampa
South Plains
Tornad
Baile
Cochran
Lamb
Hockley
Castro
Swisher Counties
U. S. Weather Bureau
West Texas
Amarillo
San Angelo
Goodland
Bailey County
Needmore
Bula
Lamb County
Sudan
Dimmitt
Abernathy
Friona
Hale Center
Bovina
Floydada
Plains
Silverton
Gail
Spur
Reese Afb
Morton
O’ Donnell
Borden County
Amherst
Cotton Center
Kress
Muleshoe
Shallowater
Lubbock
Ginning Research Lab Dedication Near Lubbock
USDA Chief to dedicate a new 140 by 86 foot ginning research lab at Tech near Lubbock. Roy Baker will demonstrate operation and oversee tours. talks by Tech deans and regional officials announced. focus on reducing ginning costs and improving fiber quality.
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USDA
Lubbock
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hardin
Washington, D.C
Orville
Sleepy) Bailey
Anton Ginner
Gerald W. Thomas
Tech
John Bradford
Roy Baker
ARS
High Plains
Baker
Textile Research Center
Mesila Park
N.M
Stoneville
Miss
Clemson
Thompson
Texas Cotton Ginners‘ Association
Bailey
W.D. Rogers Jr
Grover E. Murray
Texas Tech
John Logan
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
C. E Fisher
A&m Agricultural Center
Roy B. Davis
National Cotton Council
George W. Brassell
Bob Poteet
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Don Anderson
Crosbyton
The
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Conley Bell
la Villa
Texas Cotton Ginners Association
Bob Price
Pampa
House Agriculture Committee
Local births update listing newborns and parents
Congratulations to numerous families for new births. The notice records each baby’s weight, time of birth, hospital, and father’s occupation, naming individuals and hometowns such as Latif Clinic, Lauf Clinic, Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital, Methodist Hospital, West Texas Hospital, and employers including South Plains Construction Co, Pioneer Gas Co, Sanitary Linen Co, National Cash Register Co, and First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stafford
16Th St
Methodist Hospital
South Plains Construction Co
Wilburn Harris
Quirt
Pioneer Gas Co
Ray. Bateman
Nelson Andrew Geron Jr
44Th
West Texas Hospital
National Cash Register Co
James T. Mullin Jr
25Th St
First National Bank
Rites Slated Today For Lubbock Soldier Medal of Honor
A Lubbock native, a son awarded the Medal of Honor for Hue action during the Tet offensive is to be honored today. He flew low over the city in an unarmed helicopter to pickup troops amid heavy fire, with a damaged craft still delivering passengers. He previously earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medals for dangerous missions in enemy territory. Ferguson joined the Army in 1966 after Navy service and a prior career as a commercial pilot, earning his aviator wings in 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Army
Phoenix Aviation
Bookmakers close Moon landing bet as July Apollo mission looms
London book firm William Hall ends all bets on man reaching the moon. David Threlfall laid 10 pounds at 1000 to 1 for a moon landing by January 1, 1971, now worth 24 000 dollars. Hall says Apollo astronauts are now certain to be on the moon in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Hall
David Threlfall
U.S
Threlfall
Heart Transplant Pioneer's Setback Shocks Cape Town
Dr. Philip Blaiberg, long time heart transplant survivor, was rushed to Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town after a setback. A hospital bulletin said he is under observation following a recent setback after a weekend of entertaining guests. He received the heart from Clive Haupt in January 1968 in the famed operation led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaibeerg
Blaiberg
Clive Haupt
Christiaan Barnard
TIPRO Meeting Speaker Set for June in Galveston
Wallace W. Wilson vice president of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co Chicago will address the TIPRO annual meeting on June 9 in Galveston Texas Independent producers and Royalty Owners Association set the agenda for the gathering.
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Austin
Wallace W. Wilson
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
TIPRO
Galveston
Birmingham Magic City nickname origin noted
A historic note identifies Birmingham Alabama as the "Magic City" and explains its early rapid growth and development that earned the nickname.
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Lubbock City
Dave Davison
John Palm
Bills
Texas College —_ Coordinating Board
Minority Report
Frank Erwin
University of Texas Regents
State College Coordinating Board
Regents
State University
Southwest Center For Advanced Studies
Henry Grover
Houston
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Abraham
Karen
Laredo
Henry B. Gonzales
Man
Mom
Schmitt
Cernan
Charles A. Berry
Naut
Paul C. Donnelly
Donnelly
Stafford
Jones
Castro County
Reese Reese Afb
KFYO
82Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
City Hall
Civil Defense
Bill Payne
Department of Public Safety
Fisher Farm
Larbuddie
S. W. Moore
U.S. 70
Earth
Mgr
Roy Jones
Nazareth
H. E. Loman
Petersburg
Hale
Sandhill
McCoy
Farwell
Panhandle
Borger
Buna Vista
Shamrock
Stinnett
Brownsville
Centerville
Beaumont
la Grange
Corpus Christi
San’ Antonio
Southwest Research Institute
Twister
Weather Bureau
Alamo City
H.O
Kunkel
Texas A&m
Jose Delgado
N. Canton
Latif Clinic
First Baptist Church
Emilio Pesino
Idalou
Lauf Clinic
David E. Crawford
Colzate
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Trevino
Roy Burks
Brownfield
Co-Op
Due Medal of Honor
Hue
Frederick E. Ferguson
Petersburg High School
H. L. Stewart
David Cave
Bennie Martin
Kim Porter
Rodney Collins
John Howard
Abernathy Beuwe
Eeebeter
Dhennes
St Andrews
Amherst Eerie
Anton
Dickens ‘ Seiden
Reese
Ll Farwell
Friona Cower
Guthrie Sues
Idalou Ray
Levelland
Littlefield
Lackney
Lorenzo
O'Donnell
Birmingham
Ala
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