Science Project Pays Off For Young Texas Scientists
Two 17 year old Texas students from Alpine built a plasma jet in 8 months from a 55 gallon barrel and $40 in parts. Their project earned first place in a regional science fair and led to scholarships: Larry Don Johnson will receive a Goldston Foundation scholarship for physics at Oklahoma, and Benjam in Rush Wright got a Rotary scholarship to Sul Ross State College for engineering.
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Gene Woodruff
Johnson
Wright
el Paso
Baltimore
New York
Alpine High School
Joan Ford
Glenn Couch
University of Oklahoma
United Press International
Goldston Foundation of
Houston
Oklahoma
Alpine Rotary Club
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Hobbs man charged with murder in stabbing death
Hobbs painter Winfred Lloyd Elrod, 28, was charged with open murder after allegedly fatally stabbing companion Mrs. Lottie Mae Miears during a Thursday night argument at a Hobbs residence. Police say Elrod signed a statement admitting the stabbing. An autopsy was performed, with services for Mrs. Miears set for 4 p.m. at Grace Assembly of God Church in Andrews, with burial in Andrews Cemetery. Survivors include her husband William Miears and three sons.
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Avalanche-Journal
HOBBS
Winfred Lloyd Elrod
Justice of the Peace
Robert L. Bensing
Lottie Mae Miears
Lea General Hospital
Boyd Eason
Elrod
Station Burns Injures Man In Lovington Explosion
One man suffered first and second degree burns when a Mobil service station exploded in Lovington New Mexico. The blast leveled the station and caused extensive damage to nearby buildings. Firemen fought the ensuing fire for three hours as crews assess the total loss and radio outages.
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Lovington
N. M
James F. Robinson
John Eskew
Lea General Hospital
H&h
Mobil
Rusty Woodward
Lubbock Briefs Include Scout Leader in Dallas and Graduates
Mrs. L L Beck Caprock Girl Scout Council executive in Dallas for AGSPW Section IX meeting and nominating committee duties. Abilene Christian College graduate Jan McKnight Bedichek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C E McKnight, to attend commencement with parents present. Dr L Kay delivers lectures in Floyd and Texico and preaches in Kirland NM. Senior Day at Southcrest Baptist Church with breakfast and cap and gown ceremony. Trinity Baptist Church honors local high school grads with breakfast at Pan Cake House. Sands Consolidated School coach Nathan W Dyer to spend summer at Texas Tech. Lubbock Saddle Club places second in Helldorado Parade in Las Vegas.
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L. L. Beck
Caprock Girl Scout Council
Dallas
Association of Girl Scout Professional Workers
Beck
AGSPW
Jan McKnight Bedichek
Abilene
C. E. McKnight
1521
28Th St
Abilene Christian College
Nathan W. Dyer
Sands Consolidated School
Ackerly
Lubbock
Texas Tech
J. H. Dyer
Auburn
City Youths Bike Scheme Goes Awry
A detective said a young dealer planned to obtain a new bicycle by having two acquaintances steal his old bike and turning it to police. Eight other bicycles were missing in the spree.
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City Youth
Gunshot Wound Ends Life of Lubbock County Man
A 59 year old Lubbock County man, John W. Schuknecht, was found dead in his pickup off Ave P just south of the city limits from a .22 caliber gunshot wound to the head. He died shortly after an ambulance transported him to Methodist Hospital. An inquest was planned with Justice of the Peace George H. McCleskey presiding. Deputies Dennis Ploeger, Bruce Parson and Albert Smith assisted.
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Lubbock County
Methodist Hospital
John W. Schuknecht
Rt. 4
Lubbock
Ave. P
M. E. Wylie
32Nd St
Wylie
Henderson - Wilson
Schuknecht
Justice of the Peace
George H. McCleskey
Dennis Ploeger
Bruce Parson
Albert Smith
Bonham Woman Killed in City Collision
Mrs. Allen Bailey, 65, died Friday after a two car crash on Sam Rayburn Drive inside Bonham city limits. It marked the first auto fatality within the city in 12 years. Bailey's granddaughter was a passenger.
Viet Cong In Key Setback In Do Xa Operation
Government forces overran the headquarters of a top Communist general in central Viet Nam and set back Viet Cong strike plans by at least six months. Gen Don escaped with most forces as a secret Phase Two of Operation Do Xu began, involving about 5,000 troops in 500 square miles. American helicopter airlift supported the costly assault.
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Central
Viet Nam
UPI
Don
Saigon
Lynn Jury Returns II Indictments
Lynn County grand jury returned eleven indictments against eight persons led by Frutoso Valencia of New Home charged with murder with malice in the Reyes Hersacheta shooting death last March 29. Other indictments cover swindling by worthless checks theft in securities burglary multiple counts and burglary related offenses against several named individuals.
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Lynn County
Harold Green
Frutoso Valencia
New Home
Reyes Hersacheta
Dwayne Jolly
C. L. McCaleb
Lubbock
Robert Lee Hood
Lawrence Carter
Julio Calvillo
Guadalupe Bermudez
Steve Valdez
J. D. Flatt
Whitewright residents named in brief incident report
Miss Carolyn Clark twenty three and Mike Burchfield with Connie Smith and Eddie, all of Whitewright, were involved in a incident where Years of Bells were injured.
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Carolyn Clark
Mike Burchfield
Connie Smith
Whitewright
Eddie
Life magazine accused of editing letters from dead pilot
Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Sylvester charged Life magazine with editing parts of Air Force Captain Edwin G. Shank Jr.s letters from Vietnam, changing words to alter meaning. He urged clarifications in a later issue, noting editors may have guessed at unclear words while preserving the captain’s letter spirit.
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Washington (Ap
Sec. of Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Life Magazine
South Viet Nam
Sylvester
Pentagon
Life
Air Force
Edwin G. Shank Jr
Winamac
Ind
Render to God the things that are God's
The text cites Luke 20 25 Romans 13 1 through 7 and I Peter 4 urging Christians to honor authority and endure suffering as Paul and biblical passages instruct. It promotes contentment and glorifying God in providence and government relations as part of a Sunday School lesson by Julien C Hyer.
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Paul
Christ
Peter
Julien C. Hyer
Ancient Lore Guarded Mysterious Kahunas of the Pacific
Special Correspondent Ruth Montgomery visits Hawaii and Tahiti to study kahunas, Polynesian medicine men specializing in herbs prayers and love potions. Interviews with a Pan American official and Maui elder David Kahoohele reveal belief in healing via occult practices and the persistence of indigenous lore.
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Pacific
Hawaii
Four New Sons Create Eleven Kid Family in Ohio
Cincinnati report says Robert Mincey and wife Willie Mae welcomed quadruplets at Catherine Booth Hospital. The 44 year old father, already parent to seven, now faces space concerns in a five room bungalow in Springfield Township. Mincey, a General Electric drill press operator, jokes about no income tax next year.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
UPI
Robert Mincey
Catherine Booth Hospital
Willie Mae Mincey
Mincey
Springfield Township
General Electric
Evendale
U S Chinese Pilots Rescued From Mainland
An American and a Chinese pilot in a reconnaissance mission crash landed on the Chinese mainland coast and were rescued by Nationalist guerrillas. They were hidden for two days before being flown to Formosa by an amphibious plane. identities and precise mission details were withheld. The incident marks an unusual exposure to mainland operations by foreign personnel.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
China
U.S
Guerrilllas
Advance Of Boll Weevil Toward Southwest Seen
LAS CRUCES New Mexico State University entomologists watch the burberia weevil as it adapts to the arid Southwest with concern. No weevils found yet in New Mexico, but neighboring regions report sightings in Mexico near El Paso, Arizona, Southern California, and Texas near Presidio and Eagle Pass.
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Las Cruces
N. M
UPD
New Mexico
New Mexico State University
Stanley Coppock
Mexico
el Paso
Arizona
California
Texas
Presidio
Eagle Pass
Coppock
Southwest
TWO STILL FREE Escapees Give Up To Minister
Four prisoners forced the Harrison County jailer to hand over his keys and escaped Friday night but two surrendered to a minister and returned within two hours. Deputy Rippey said a car was stolen near the jail after the break but directions of the remaining two were unknown. Bobby Collier and Bobby Tiller, both 24 and 22 respectively, were serving armed robbery sentences and turned themselves in at an Assembly of God Church nearby.
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Assembly of God
Mrs Georgia Lee Chaney Rites Held At Friona Church
Mrs Georgia Lee Chaney 72 of Dimmit died Thursday and services were set for 4 p.m. today at Friona Baptist Church under Clathorn Funeral Home. A Hamilton County native she is survived by son C. M. Patterson of Dimmit, daughters Elizabeth Hunt of Santa Monica California and Evelyn Butte of California, sister Lily Martin of Waco, and 14 grandchildren with 19 great grandchildren.
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Friona
Friona Baptist Church
Georgia Lee Chaney
Rt. 4
Dimmit
Clathorn Funeral Home
Hamilton County
Chaney
C. M. Patterson
Elizabeth Hunt
Santa Monica
Calif
Evelyn Butte
California
Lily Martin
Waco
Father of Lubbock woman, Merkel official, dies at 73
Philip A Diltz, 73, father of Mrs. J C Wright of Lubbock and longtime Taylor County commissioner and law officer, died Friday after a three month illness. Funeral at 3 p.m. Sunday at Starbuck Chapel with Rev. Floyd Kinser officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Merkel. Born October 10 1890 in Valley Mills Texas. Survived by wife two sons two daughters two sisters and ten grandchildren plus three great grandchildren.
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Merkel
Lubbock
Taylor County
Sadler Hospital
Philip A Diltz
J. C. Wright
Starbuck Chapel
Floyd Kinser
John Knox Presbyterian Church
Abilene
Rose Hill
Diltz
Valley Mills
Tex
Tommie Lou Compton
Rockwall
P. A. Jr
Midland
Tommy
C. D Coats
Big Spring
Mina Winter
J. W. Tipton
Hot Springs
Ark
P. J. Powell
Long Beach
Calif
Mrs. Webb Rites Slated Sunday Olton
Services for Mrs. H. P. Webb 78 will be at 2 p m Sunday in Olton First Baptist Church with Rev. John E. Lewis officiating Burial will be in Olton Cemetery under Parsons Funeral Home direction She died Friday morning in Brownwood Married to H P Webb in 1906 in Arkansas He was Olton school superintendent from 1921 to 1943 Survivors include son H P Webb Jr Pasadena Tex a grandson four great grandchildren three sisters Mary Allbright Heber Springs Ark Gene McDougle Orlando Fla and George Bohner Orton Pallbearers Elmore Moore D M Granberry Frank Cornelius Bailey Hair Fred Gordon Elmer McGill
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Olton
H. P. Webb
Olton First Baptist Church
John E. Lewis
Olton Cemetery
Parsons Funeral Home
H. P. Webb Jr
Pasadena
Tex
Mary Allbright
Heber Springs
Ark
Gene McDougle
Orlando
Fla
George Bohner
Orton
Elmore Moore
D. M. Granberry
Frank Cornelius
Bailey Hair
Fred Gordon
Elmer McGill
Mrs Coffman’s Services Held at First Methodist Church
Morton's Mrs Cristine Coffman 60 died early Thursday in a local hospital. Funeral services Friday afternoon at the First Methodist Church were conducted by Rev H F Dunn with two other pastors assisting. Burial in Morton Cemetery directed by Singleton. Survivors include two sons Virgil and C E Ken of Morton, her father George Allen McKenzie of Seymour, a sister in Korea, four grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Morton
Cristine Coffman
First Methodist Church
H. F. Dunn
Clarence Stephens
Hale Center
J. E. Harrell
Amarillo
Morton Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
George Allen McKenzie
Seymour
J. C. McCurin
Korea
Robinson Services Scheduled In Hobbs
Funeral services for Ruben Robinson aged 66 of Hobbs will be held at 2 p m today at Pleasant Green Baptist Church with Rev. J W Watkins officiating. Burial will follow at Everglad Cemetery under Roberts Funeral Home direction.
Rangel Family Services Today After Fatal Wreck Near Post
The Rangel family of six and Porfiria Garcia Rangel died in a morning crash while returning from a Rio Grande Valley trip. Services set for 4 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial at Peaceful Gardens under Sanders Funeral Home. The family lived on 101 Ave O and included Gregorio Rangel 26 his wife Porfiria 27 and children Conrado 3 Porfiria 4 Sylvia 2 Dora 1. Gregorio worked at Angel's Barber Shop in Lubbock and was due to report to work Friday. Survivors include parents siblings and Porfiria Garcia’s Lynn, Texas relatives.
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Gregorio
Gregory) R. Rangel
Post
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Peaceful Gardens
Sanders Funeral Home
Rangel
Porfiria
Conrado
Sylvia
Dora
Ave. O
Lubbock
South Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Angel
13Th St
Marelo Rangel
3Rd St
Marelo Jr
Santiago
Willie
Joe Rangel
John Rangel
Ave. P
Domingo Rangel
Rosa Rangel
Gloria Rangel
Juanita ‘Perez
Gregorio Garcia
Lynn
Roberts Rites Set In Hobbs
Funeral services for Horace Wendell Roberts, 27, Hobbs oilfield worker killed in an accident, will be at 2 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Bill T. Carter will officiate. burial in Prairie Haven Cemetery. Survivors include wife Anita and two children of San Saba, father Horace W. Roberts of Hobbs, mother Mrs. Leroy Brackin of Humble City NM, brother Darrell, sister Bonnie Jean Brackin, and two grandparents. Pallbearers named Frank Smith, Kenneth Allen, Frank Sifford, Don Hill, Don Tidwell, Bill Gilley.
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Hobbs
Horace Wendell Roberts
Hobbs Oilfield
Griffin ‘Funeral Home
Bill T. Carter
Rock Chapel Baptist Church
Prairie Haven
Anita
San Saba
Tex
Horace W
Short) Roberts
Leroy Brackin
Humble City
N.M
Darrell
Bonnie Jean Brackin
N. M
Frank Smith
Kenneth Allen
Frank Sifford
Don Hill
Don Tidwell
Bill Gilley
Post Services Set For Owings in Post
Services for W F Owings aged 96 of Post will be at 2 p m in First Baptist Church Post with Rev Lee Jones of Calvary Baptist officiating assisted by Rev Joe Vernon First Baptist Church. Burial in Terrace Cemetery. Owings died in Garza Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lincoln County Missouri and lived in Post many years. He was a retired farmer and a member of First Baptist. Survived by two daughters Mrs Willie Goodgain Post Mrs Dorothy Kingston Lubbock four sons Warren San Angelo J B Baytown Fred and Edgar both of Post 19 grandchildren 42 great great grandchildren.
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W. F. Owings
Post
First Baptist Church
Lee Jones
Calvary Baptist Church
Joe Vernon
Terrace Cemetery
Mason Funeral Home
Owings
Garza Memorial Hospital
Lincoln County
Rites For Friona Infant Conducted
Graveside services were held at Olton Cemetery for Jimmy Dale Peters Jr. infant son of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Peters Rt 2 Farwell. The Rev J C Lewis pastor of the Assembly of God Church officiated. Clathorn Funeral Home was in charge of services.
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Friona
Olton
Jimmy Dale Peters Jr
Jimmy Peters
Farwell
J. C. Lewis
Assembly of God Church
Clathorn Funeral Home
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EWS Briefs
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Lubbock Christian College
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34Th St
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Trinity Baptist Church
Ave. Q
Lubbock Saddle Club
Las Vegas
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Bonham
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Aden
Federation of South Arabia
Abdullah Sallal
Egypt
Sallal
MEA
Imc
Shank
United States
the Shepherd
Ruth Montgomery
Honolulu
Max Freedom Song
Pacific Islands
Tahiti
Moorea
America
William Mullahey
Central and South Pacific
Pan American Airways
Bill Mullahey
Bill
Mullahey
Kawaihao Congregational Church
Abraham Akaka
Akaka
Nuuanu
Mather
Maui
David Kanaloa Kahoohele
Lower Nahiku
Cologne
Mrs. Webb
Robinson
Roberts
34Th Street
Resthaven Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Oro Mt
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