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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1966
Page
6
Viet Nam rebels strike against North Viet Nam with daily raids and about 100 fighters ready for action. A rebel mortar barrage and a Skyraider bombing raid on Saturday wounded 15 Americans.
Police departments across Texas and neighboring states report mounting vacancies as leaders blame low starting salaries and limited benefits for driving officers away. City chiefs in Dallas Austin Fort Worth and El Paso say pay scales and hours deter recruits while advocates push for higher starting wages and improved advancement.
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Polk Street Methodist Church in Amarillo for John R. Fullingim 65 longtime Amarillo attorney and former Baylor football star who died Friday in Houston after a short illness. Dr. Newton J. Robison will lead with Dr. Jordan Grooms assisting. Burial in Llano Cemetery. services directed by Blackburn-Shaw.
The Hereford office offers push-button phones with transistorized gear enabling two second seven digit dialing. The new service costs an extra 1.75 monthly for residences and 2.25 for businesses plus an 8.50 installation fee, with unlimited extensions. Hereford leads in direct distance dialing since 1957, and officials note a longer term vision for programmable home tasks though still in early stages.
The Reese air base hosted Armed Forces Day with fly-bys at 15 minute intervals and displays of M 16 rifles para-sailing ejection seat training and helicopter fire fighting. Spectators toured the large installation and viewed exhibits from Lubbock police public safety bands science fair and student pilots. Viet Nam returnees provided briefings as 200 medical staff joined a disaster casualty exercise at the base hospital.
Congratulations to multiple families on newborns announced this week. Daughters and sons arrived at Methodist and West Texas hospitals with weights ranging from 4 pounds 11 ounces to 8 pounds, with times observed from early morning to evening. Fathers’ occupations include a foods company manager, a Tech student, a producer for Piggly Wiggly, and a Carnation Ice Cream Store manager.
Maria Remenyii of El Cerrito was crowned Miss USA at Miami Beach. The 20 year old UC Berkeley junior, a Hungarian refugee, has 35 23 35 measurements. First runner up Pat Denne of Connecticut, 19, 5-8, 34 23 35.
Judge Underwood pursued private practice in Amarillo forming multiple firms including Underwood and Jackson later Kimbrough Underwood and Jackson. He helped organize the Amarillo Bar Association in 1911 and worked on Amarillo’s city charter in 1913. A 1928 Smith Hoover campaign leader in the Panhandle, he united Baptist lay leadership for Smith and was known as a leading Northwest Texas defense lawyer. Survivors include a son in Amarillo, a daughter in Lubbock, two sisters, five grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
Two long residents of the Lubbock Levelland area die in separate incidents. Clawson, a 22 year Levelland resident and lumber entrepreneur, dies at home after a life in farming, building, and investing with burial at Resthaven and services led by Rev. Troy Dale. Wright, a 41 year Levelland resident and refrigeration service operator born in Ballinger, dies with services pending at George C. Price Funeral Home Levelland and survivors listed.
Four people were treated Saturday for minor injuries in separate traffic incidents in Lubbock with no hospital admissions. Harold D. Malone 19 Gaston Hall Texas Tech injured in a motorcycle car collision at Town and Country shopping center park. Starlie Glen Pace driver identified. M L Allen 50 701 37th St treated after a one car mishap near 54th St and Ave H. Kayleen Ann Dirks 18 4401 A 16th St released after a two car crash in the 300 block College Ave. Kaye Harrison 18 Rt 6 Box 111 treated after rear end collision involving Helen Harrison at E 50th St and Southeast Drive with Forrest G. Collins of Amarillo driving the other car.
Thunderstorms and warm temperatures are forecast today as Texas recovers from Friday's severe weather. A fisherman, William K. Gandy, 28, of Dallas, was killed by lightning while seeking shelter in a cave near Dallas. His companion Billy J. Blevins of Roanoke was also struck but survived.
The event will feature Dr. C Melvin Ratheal delivering the sermon with invocation by Rev John Walker and benediction by Rev Thomas McGovern. An orchestra of four area high schools opens at about 2 20 p m with Grieg March from Sigurd Jorsalfar and the choir sings Praise Ye the Lord Ye Children. The joint choir and orchestra perform From Sea to Shining Sea. Directors listed for both the orchestra and choir.
Two Plains men were hospitalized in Denver City after a pickup rollover near Tatum New Mexico. Bob Long 40 suffered broken ribs and William R Nelms 30 was checked for back injury. The wreck occurred about 3 40 pm MST on US 380 three rollovers into a bar ditch.
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