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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1966

Page

3

Runoff Elections Loom in Lubbock Area May 29 1966

Drab runoff campaigns push to a climax with an expected extremely light turnout for the second Democratic primary across 33 counties centering on Lubbock. In Yoakum and surrounding areas four races include county judge, precinct leaders, and clerk contests shaping Saturday ballots.

Kenneth May Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Crawford Martin Franklin Spears Lubbock County Elmer Tarbox Bill Gillespie Cecame Yoakum Tarbox Francisco Carrillo Oscar Ray Yoakum County Denver Stanley Duvall Gene H. Bennett Cleatus Phelan Bennett Duvall Dist Blanche Dyer Ray Trent Ruby Heald Marguerite Barron J. W. Q. Alldredge Paul Lee Johnnie L. Fitzgerald Snyder Beverly Ainsworth Pat Johnston Evelyn Schultz Zadha Drum Chapman Scurry County Earl Hassie) Sneed W. P Bill) Herring Tahoka-O'Donnell-Wilson Jessie J. Stevens Teddie B. Kelly Lynn County Stevens Kelly L. A. Forsythe Cannvss D. L. Gandy Willis Pennington Brownfield J. O. Burnett Jr Terry County Joe Horton Wade Yandell John L. Johnson Wayne Mullins Jr Borden County C. C. Nunnally Borden Gray Don Cox Sid Reeder D. J. Young Kent County Norman Hahn Hortense North Jed the Batot Ion Rhoda Tibbels Andrews James Craddock Leland W. Hamilton Cattle Lela Rayburn Vana. Tobias Paducah

Former Area Girl Honored

Jannette Poe of Commerce High School is valedictorian for 1966 with a 95.47 grade average. Daughter of Hugh and Rip Poe, she lived with relatives in Commerce, attended Cooper and Commerce high schools, and held NHS membership, editor duties, student council VP, and TEXAS council award recognition. She participates in Methodist church activities and serves as youth representative to the First Methodist Church board. Graduation speaker Ben Barnes will address about 180 seniors at Lamesa High School. Other local races include commissioners Coggin versus Airhart, Forman versus Cave, and Swisher County and Odessa precinct contests.

NEW Deal Jannette Poe Hugh M Rip) Poe Rt. 2 Lubbock Commerce High School Commerce Leonard Danner Abernathy SMU First Methodist Church Lamesa High School Milo B. Arbuckle Lamesa Denver iColo Ben Barnes Texas House of Representatives M. D. Coggin Clarence E. Airhart Joe Forman G. E Jack) Cave Swisher County Leslie Raymond Monroe Thomas Odessa Lawrence Day Ed) Hassell Lor

Weather forecast signals scattered rain across regions today

Occasional rain is expected to continue in the lakes region with showers developing in the southeast. The Rocky Mountain area also faces possible rain while the Gulf states look for rain later today.

Lower Lakes Region Gulf States Rocky Mountain

Brezhnev to Visit Belgrade Soon

Brezhnev the Soviet party chief hopes to visit Yugoslavia within months, Radio Belgrade reported Saturday. The auction at Le Miracle des Loups zoo in Auch features 40 lions 20 tigers leopards and other animals and will be held June 22 at the Audi Courthouse. The trainer died last year and inheritance issues prompted the sale as a single operating business.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Leonid I. Brezhnev Radio Belgrade Auch France Audi Courthouse

Northwest Airlines flight lands gear up at Detroit airport

An eight or four engine turboprop with 35 passengers made an emergency landing at Metropolitan Airport after the landing gear could not lock. The Northwest Airlines Electra blew two tires and skidded 100 yards off the runway. no injuries were reported. Pilot reported gear down indicator would not activate during the Cleveland to Detroit flight 465.

Detroit Metropolitan Northwest Airlines Electra Daniel Wilson Northwest Wilson Cleveland

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