Mahon Visits Lubbock for Groundbreaking and Related Talks
On Armed Forces Day congressman Mahon returned to Lubbock to attend dedication ceremonies including a $2 million hospital ground breaking at Reese AFB and a cotton ginning research lab dedication with Sen. Ralph Yarborough and Agriculture Sec. Clifford M. Hardin. He commented on Fortas resignation, tax reform, ABM, and Nixon’s peace plan, urged expenditure ceilings, and defended defense and space programs while urging confidence in institutions.
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Fortas
Supreme Court
Mahon
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Johnson
Nixon
United States
Texas
Naval Reserve Training Center
4Th, St
Reese Afb
Lubbock
Ralph Yarborough
Sec
Agriculture
Clifford. M. Hardin
Women Meet To Discuss Crime Prevention In Lubbock
A Lubbock luncheon session gathered women from multiple groups to discuss crime prevention through improved street and alley lighting and neighborhood safety. The meeting reviewed night burglary totals for 1968, programs like Light the Night, and plans for a June job fair and child protection efforts.
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Lubbock
Frank Neal death notice and survivors
Services pending for Frank Neal age 65 of 4202 43rd Street who died at 5 12 p m Saturday in University Hospital He was born March 14 1904 in Hillsboro and lived in Lubbock since 1941 after leaving Fort Worth He was a retired civil service employee at Reese Air Force Base and a member of Asbury Methodist Church in Lubbock Survivors include his wife Loreta one son Bobbie Ray Neal of 3410 Belmont Avenue three daughters Mrs Bill DeSherlin of 1119 43rd Street Mrs Wayne Owen of 5107 40th Street and Mrs Wilson Eval of Las Vegas Nevada one sister Mrs Lena Martin of Hillsboro and 14 grandchildren Franklin Bartley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
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Frank Neal
43Rd St
University Hospital
Neal
Hillsboro
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Civil Service
Reese Air Force Base
Asbury Methodist Church of
Loreta
Bobbie Ray
Jack) Neal
Belmont Ave
Bill DeSherlin
Wayne. Owen
40Th .St
Wilson Eval
Las Vegas
Nev
Lena Martin
Franklin Bartley Funeral Home
Apollo 10 Crew Prepares For Critical Moon Mission
Apollo 10 aims to complete 32 lunar orbits before splashdown in the Pacific near Pago Pago expected about a week from Monday. The mission tests rendezvous in lunar orbit and the Snoopy lander separation as Stafford Cernan and Young rehearse moon operations before Apollo 11.
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Moon
Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago
Lunar
Harrison H. Schmitt
Stafford
Young
Cernan
Princeton
Births and Parents Listed in Local Notices
Mr and Mrs Arnold Oneal Morgan TH announce a son born Saturday in Methodist Hospital weighing 6 pounds 2% ounces at 32:16 a.m. The father is a Tech student. Mr and Mrs Alvin Block announce a son born Saturday in West Texas Hospital weighing 6 pounds 2% ounces at 6:16 a.m. The father works for Farm Pac Kitchens. Mr and Mrs Raul Davila announce a son born at 9? in Cinic with weight 9 pounds? The father is a farm laborer. Mr and Mrs Moses Moya announce a son born today in Laut Clin c weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces.
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Arnold O
Alvin Block
West Texas Hospital
Farm Pac. Kitchens
Raul Davila
Poe
Moses Moya
Mms Ave.k
Aulo-Uphol
Vows Help Mother Reunite With Doomed Son in Prison
An Indiana mother, Mrs. Arthur G. Sutton, 37, visited death row inmate Larry Joe Purkey at Orleans Parish Prison for about an hour. She had not seen him since he was 11 months old and drove 800 miles to Louisiana after speaking with him by phone. She vowed to do everything possible to free him, even selling possessions if needed, and planned to return to Indiana the next day.
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New Orleans
Anndiana
Death Row
Orleans Parish
Arthur
G. Sutton
Larry Joe Purkey
City Praised For Gift To State School
The Lubbock State School near northwest Lubbock will open around June 15 housing 282 students, with a second phase planned to double its size. Dr. Charles Barnett praised community support before resigning to lead a South Carolina program, as Charles Martin was named to succeed him. The board gratefully accepted the chapel gift and saw plans for playgrounds and farm program expansions presented by architect Bob Goyette.
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Lubbock State School
Lubbock
Charles Barnett
Barnett
South Carolina
Charles Martin
Richmond State School
Rushing
Gram
Bob Goyette
Congress
Goyette
Bob Nash
Rotary Club
John Gladsden
Kenneth May
Lubbock Board of Trustees
Dick Moseley
Chamber of Commerce
House pledges major spending cuts and new ceiling vote
Speaker Mahon announces major reductions in government requests and a move to a first time government wide expenditure ceiling. He says about 17 more appropriations votes are needed after last year’s cuts of roughly 13 to 14 billion dollars to shrink defense and other areas.
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Futire
Mahon
House
Nixon
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
St Jast
Police raid two gambling games near motels
Police broke up two gambling games on Saturday at the Cabana motel on 19th Street and the Johnson House Motel on Avenue Q. Six men were booked at each location, and officers later arrested a man and a woman in the 900 block of Avenue H in a robbery and car theft case on E 37th Street and Walnut Avenue. Ray Villa reported two suspects in his wallet and car theft incident. he said a gun was involved and the woman carried a knife.
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Cabana
19Th St
Johnson House
Ave. Q
Ave. H
37Th St
Walnut Ave
Ray Villa
29Th St
Villa
Meadow class of ’29 holds reunion in Meadow
Lawmaker Rep Silk of Fresno attended the Meadow High School Class of 1929 reunion on Saturday. Members present included Effie Sanders, Maggie Lee Whatley, Cora Mae Judah, Berta Widener, Jessie McCoy, Verus Kelly, Edna Sims and Sue Timmons. Silk awarded a disciplinary charm bracelet as classmates recalled their graduation and memories with laughs and tears.
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Meadow
J.M. Burleson
Maggie Lee Whatley
U.S
Bernie Sisk
Burleson
Verus C
Silk
Fresno
Calif
Effie Louise Sanders
40Th St
Lubbock
Avenue Y
Cora Mae Judah
Dallas
Cliff
Berta) Widener
32Nd St
A. L
Jessie) McCoy
Ropesville
Verus C. Kelly
H. P
Edna) Sims
Eunice
N. M
Widener
Sims
Sue Timmons
Brownfield
Vorus
Mrs. Burleson
Rep. Silk
A. L. McCoy
Legislature Faces Final Stretch Without New Taxes
Lawmakers grapple in a tense session as a House committee backs a revenue plan to raise up to 25 million through higher real estate transfer stamps and driver license funds. The House passes a 1.25 dollar minimum wage bill amid filibuster fears in the Senate. A Dallas UT branch and TTU Medical School bills advance with final House action pending. A teacher pay bill targets 220 million for 1970 71, with 61 million proposed for 1970 and rest to come in 1971.
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House
Secretary of State
Senate
Mude
University of Texas
Dallas
Texas Tech Medical School
Lubbock
Three Arrested After Shooting In O Donnell
Texas highway patrolmen detained three suspects after a late Saturday shooting near Corner Cafe. A 23 year old Negro man was injured no one else harmed, officers said. The suspects include one man and two women, all described as Negro. Patrol units questioned them as part of the investigation. Communication history noted mentions the 1915 telephonic call by Bell and Watson.
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POST
Texas
O'Donnell
Region Nippy As Storms Fade Away
Dallas area rains prompt a call for immediate mosquito spraying by City-County Flood Control Committee. Weather data shows 22 stations with moisture. Lubbock totals bring monthly rainfall to 3.69 inches and yearly 7.73. Tornado sightings rise to 49 for the year as weather calms.
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Moffatt Adams
Dallas
South Plains
U. S. Weather Bureau
Abernathy
Aspermont
Big Spring
Brownfield
Crosbyton
Dimmitt
Floydada
Hereford
Lamesa
Levelland
Ropesville
Morton
Muleshoe
Olton
Paducah
Plains
Plainview
Seagraves
Seminole
Snyder
Spur
Tohoka
Tulsa
Silverton
Lubbock
Presidio
Weather Bureau
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D-Ark
House, Ways and Mens Committee
Executive ‘Branch
Richard Nixon
Asia
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Vietnam
Russia
Moscow
Crawford Martin
Preston Smith
Homer Roper
Jess Stinson
Stinson
America
National Association of ‘Real Estate Boards
John A. Anderson
City of
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Texas Employment ‘Commission
Haynes Elementary
Bryce Campbell
Campbell
Haynes ‘Pta
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Eagle Eye
Horace Sandlin
Lubbock Baptist
Baptist Church
United Fund
Junior League
The
League of Women Voters
PTA
United Church Women
Beta Sigma Phi
Theta Sigma Phi
Lubbock Council of Garden Clubs
Junior Powell
Forrest Williams
James W. Spears
Clyde. Morganti
Howard Davison
Birmingham
Ala
Blastoff Today
Are Arts
Lawmaker
New York
San Francisco
Alexander ,Graham Bell
Thomas A. Watson
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