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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1967

Page

6

Redistricting Shifts in Texas House Seats Noted

The plan moves Yoakum County to Pendelton and adds Cochran and Bailey to Rep. Clayton. Crosby County joins Rep. Rosson. Briscoe shifts to Rep. Simpson. Most South Plains counties stay in place. Travis and Burnet share four members. The 1965 act is repealed after Supreme Court ruling on equal population standards.

Yoakum County Pendelton Cochran Bailey Bill Clayton Springlake Crosby County Renal Rosson Snyder South Plains Briscoe County Bill Heatley J. M Red)Simpson George Hockley Yoakum House Mutscher Travis County Burnet County Travis Burnet U.S. Supreme Court

Housewife Returns to School After Long Absences

A La Te town housewife recalls trying correspondence courses but finding them inferior to high school. She credits her husband for support and notes church and social life shaped her eight-year pause before resuming study, raising her county education prospects.

Local Births Found in Reeves AFB Area Notices

This notice column records multiple birth announcements from Reeves AFB area. Individuals include Mr. and Mrs. El Hat at 1915 mith Bt, a son 7 pounds 1 ounce born 11 20 Wednesday at Neil paint Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Kendrick at 702 Bg. Ave. FB with a newborn. Delbert Spencer at 494-B Helin Ave. with twins born Thursday morning. a TIME Fretan Inc. employee father and Texas Tech student. Don Wallace Henalty at 30S Glet St. with a son. Mrs. Kenneth Watenzat at Main with a newborn. James ate at a residence with a newborn. Airman J.C. and Mrs. Gerald Lubbock with father stationed at base. James P. Gealey at Harmon Dr Reese Village with a daughter. Benjamin W. Moates Rt. 5 Lathock with a son. Airman 2.C. and Mrs. Clarence B. Harris at West Carlisle with a newborn. all births occurring at local hospitals or base hospitals and noting parental occupations or base assignments.

el Hat Mith Bt Neilpaint Hospital Delbert Spencer Helin Ave Texas Tech Time Fretan Inc Don Wallace Henalty Wen Henne Colonial Clarence BD. Harris West Carlisle Reese Afb Hospital

Marines Fight to Take Hill 117 Bunker Positions

Marines fight to seize bunkers on Hill 117, three miles west of Concord, amid heavy exchanges. Spokesmen report Leatherneck units opened fire, called for reinforcements as the assault progressed.

Baca Con

Auctioneer keeps sale going late in Texas oil land case

Referee Joe Huffstutler of Tyler ordered the auction to continue into the early hours as thousands filled a vast Beaumont area barn and outsiders lined the streets. The dispute centers on heirs to land tied to Spindletop oil, with Medders claiming he may be heir to Pelham Humphreys League lands near Beaumont. The case involves multi million dollar debts and bankruptcies and no one has secured a final heirs declaration after years of effort.

Itrom House de War Ben Barnes Consor George Hinson Mineols Conference Committee John Connally John Field Dick McKissack Dallas McKissack House Senate Connally BS Vee Promoti Ee Delwin Jones Joe Huffstutler Tyler Cook Newaman Muenster Gaines Mrs. Care Dad Casiine Ringo Sansimone Han Medders Ceed Tig Grinnell Calonial

Three High Schools Plan Evening Graduation Programs

Graduation services begin in the city as Monterey High School with 637 seniors leads 1967 ceremonies at Municipal Coliseum under the theme A Call To Commitment. Corona do High School 380 candidates and Dunbar High School 121 seniors hold eight p.m. programs at Municipal Auditorium and their own venues respectively.

Land F. W. Mattox Christ the King High School Christ the King School Lubbock Christian ‘School St. Christopher's ‘School Monterey Monterey High School Municipal Coliseum Coronado High School Municipal Auditorium Dunbar High School Sharon Anderson Tony Windsor Dennis Graham Sue Sudduth Jimmie Hall Jimmy Snowden Ceremoy BJ. Randies Sieee Mage James R. Cochran Fred Holmes Pamela Hall Don Kuykendall Pamela Cox Mike Clendenin Richard Holton Howard Price Ronald Gooch Nat Williams Lubbock Public Schools Watson Carlock Board of

College yearbook dispute over text and photos

School officials clash with Wilhelm over controversial yearbook content including potentially defamatory text and photographs. President Leggett may reject a compromise. Wilhelm and Philips threaten self publication citing ownership of the copyright and student fees of seven dollars each.

Mia Wilhelm Leggett Philips

Ambulance Licenses Debate in Lubbock Council Hearing

Lubbock council reviews Henderson and Napier ambulance applications amid talks on license limits and minimum needs. Officials consider two firms, city and Henderson, amid wage guideline questions and the June 10 effective date for a new ordinance.

Lubbock Franklin Bart Hey 34Th Street Iservice Henderson City Rogers Napier Diekemper Bill Blackwell East Lubbock

Navy 6th Fleet Embarks as Arab-Israeli Crisis Mounts

Navy spokesmen said the 6th Fleet with about 50 ships and 5,000 men remained in an eastern Mediterranean posture while avoiding the crisis area. The U.S. privately warned Egypt to keep the Gulf of Aqaba open. Meanwhile Israeli, Jordanian, and UAR forces moved on strategic fronts and talks continued in Washington and Cairo as tensions rose.

Weasel Arphthesiers Ely Navy Mediterranean Washington 6Th Fleet Endian Medi Terranees U.S Suez Canal Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba 6Th United States Egypt U.A.R Kremlin Johnson Sec Dean Rusk Rusk George Thomson Israel Jordan River Aqaba Elath United Arab Republic Cairo Palestine Liberation Army PLA Dier al Balah Gaza Strip U.N Gaza Exceiew Tel Aviv Hecpla Ir ‘Ahmed Shukeiry Palestine Liberation, Organization Jordan Hussein Ibassy Aid State Department Syria Strait of Tiran Sano

House OKs four year draft continuation bill

The House passed a bill to extend the draft four years and retain deferments for college students. it preserves graduate deferments and allows a congressional veto on a lottery system for draftee selection. A Senate House conference will reconcile differences.

Washington House Senate Otis G. Pike Vietnam He ‘Wai

Vietnam War Turmoil Across DMZ and Central Highlands

The report notes heavy fighting near the DMZ and in the central highlands of Vietnam during the early 1960s. U.S. forces face a feared Communist drive as casualties rise, with a weekly toll nearing a previous record of 274 in a prior period.

Dmz Demilitarized Zone Vietnam U.S Highlands Distertente

Weather notes report mixed rain and snow in Boston area

Occupants of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and higher offices in the Prudential Tower report seeing mixed rain and snow. The city’s latest snow season record dates back to May 11 in 1907 and 1945, with conditions noted before Thursday.

John F. Kennedy Federal Prudential Tower Boston

Pari Mutuels Bill Faces One Amendment Consideration

Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a legislative scene with discussion of a pari mutuels bill and a single amendment. Unable to extract clear entities, dates, or outcomes from the garbled text.

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Bethea Ceramen A la Jack B. Clendenin B.H. Showden Pepper Shelton Lubbock High School W. E. Shelton Reese Afb Billy Smith Joel Dagby Hpec Sammy Kendrick Reining & Pou de Ie Tre Father Ia U. Army Ft. Biss el Paso Amon Batty Paba Kenneth Waten Zat Main Tate West Twaas” Hospital Pancake House Tharesday Bethadint Faee James Reece Howitt J.C Gerald Lubbock James P. Qealey Harmon Dr Reese Vilage He Rees Anes Benjamin HW. Moates Lathock Leathernec Alberta Lincoln Dianna Baldwin Shirley Wiley Marilyn Parrish Harolyn Long Ishmael Hill George Scott Jr James M. Reynolds Board of Education Dunbar Stind Ae Ing. Henderson iEastman W. E Medlock James H. “Gransberry Hewes Ant Elty Eer Liberation Army Jerusalem Ithe Weather Ladd Selene
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