Speedup By Solons Is Urged
Congress moves toward final adjournment stalled again but makes progress on the water projects bill with more than 4 billion for flood control navigation and 2.3 billion for similar aims. House and Senate debates on a 25 million farm research item and a self employed pension tax break are noted as major hurdles. The death of Rep. Clem Miller delayed House business. Adjournment efforts continue through the week.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Congress
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Monttana
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Dfk
Kennedy
Clem Miller
Queen Mother’s protege Joey Alfidi heads to Brussels
The 13 year old pianist and conductor Joey Alfidi of Yonkers New York prepares to study music in Brussels under the protection and guidance of Belgian Queen Mother Elizabeth. His parents Mr and Mrs Frank Alfidi and brother Frank Jr accompany him in the Yonkers home photo.
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Joey Alfidi
Brussels
Elizabeth
Yonkers
N. Y
Joey
Frank Alfidi
Frank Jr
Two Suspended Dispute Flares On School Gym Suits
Junior high students in Lubbock Public Schools were suspended after parents protested a gym suit policy for girls in physical education. The suspensions followed a board ruling after a Sept 24 meeting. The Rev Fred L Johnson and Herschel Adamson's families were named among those affected.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Public Schools
Board of Trustees
Akron
Linda Adamson
Herschel Adamson
15Th St
Alderson Junior High
Sue Johnson
Fred L. Johnson
29Th St
Johnson
Bible Missionary Church
21St and
Ave. S
Lubbock
Ohio
Springfield Township
Met
Nat Williams
Booth
Ohio girl faces expulsion over gym wear dispute
Judy Rae Bushong a Springfield Township High freshman faces expulsion if she refuses to wear the school gym uniform after the board ruled she must wear shorts. The 16 year old and her parents church group oppose shorts citing biblical beliefs and may pursue court action if funding is found.
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Akron
Ohio
Springfield Township High School
Judy Rae Bushong
Judy
Herbert Bushong
Church of Souls
Dr Owen to quit Wayland post resigns as president
Dr A Hope Owen announced resignation as Wayland Baptist College president after a board meeting. Trustees authorize a $350000 100 unit men's residence hall and an eight unit apartment house for married students, to be ready September 1964. A nominating committee will seek candidates for a called board meeting January 21.
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Avalanche-Journal
A. Hope Owen
Wayland Baptist College
Ing
J. D. McPhaul
Lubbock
McPhaul
Owen
Wayland
Board of Trustees
J. D. Bratcher
Plainview
E. M. Osborne
F. C. Bradley
Floydada
Harold Smith
Amarillo
Henry Heck
David Crist
J. Ralph Grant
Owen Page
Congress criticizes plan to cut cotton acreage allotment
Rep George Mahon of Texas warned that the Agriculture Department is weighing a reduction of the 18.1 million acre national cotton allotment next year. He met with Undersecretary Charles Murphy as the Cotton Advisory Council weighs options, with a possible cut to 16.3 million acres. Mahon urged against trimming, citing cotton’s competition with synthetics and the timing ahead of the Oct. 15 decision.
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Washington
George Mahon
D-Tex
Agriculture Department
West Texan
Charles Murphy
Secretary of Agriculture
Mahon
Wilmer Smith
Wilson, Tex
George Pfeiffenberger
Lubbock
Cotton Advisory Council
Army Chief Cyrus Vance Improves at Walter Reed
Secretary of the Army Cyrus R. Vance was reported to be quite comfortable and much improved at Walter Reed Army Hospital after entering Monday for therapy and observation on a back injury.
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ARMY
Washington
Sec. of the Army
Cyrus R. Vance
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Vance
Abilene Youth Nabbed for Mills County Bank HoldUp
Eldon G. Comer, 24 hours after robbing Schwartz Food Store in Goldthwaite, was cornered in a pasture five miles southwest of Goldthwaite after a brief gun battle. He admitted the theft and about $500 cash was recovered. no one was wounded. Comer is described as a Navy deserter from Abilene.
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United Press International
Oldthwaite
Abilene
Mills County
C. F. Stubblefield
Eldon G. Comer
Stubblefield
Comer
Goldthwaite
Schwartz Food Store
Navy
Railway arbitrators OK featherbedding abolition shift
An arbitration board ruled that Chicago and Northwestern Railway may eliminate telegrapher jobs it deems unnecessary with 90 days notice and union discussions, then finalizing the decision. Layoff benefits include up to a year’s pay or 60 percent pay for five years.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Jsyvau
Sylvester Garrett
Pittsburgh
C&enw
Afl‘cio Order of
George E. Leighty
Ben W. Heineman
Kennedy
Garrett
C&nw
Heineman
Cook Ponders Middle Woes in Dictionary Note
The Cook column humorously defines a person whose problem is not how to make ends meet but how to fill the middle. The quip appears in the paper's feature section and reflects a playful take on daily finance and balance.
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Cook
Oklahoma suspects tied to Earth Tex burglary seized drugs
Clinton police seized 3000 dollars worth of codeine and other drugs linked to a burglary at a drug store in Earth Texas. Two suspects were arrested at the Clinton bus station. identified as Melvin Leo Bowen 33 and Hazel Lorraine Rabb Bowen 32 of Casper Wyoming.
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Clinton, Okla
UPI
Clinton
Earth
Tex
Melvin Leo Bowen
Oklahoma
Hazel Lorraine Rabb Bowen
Casper
Wyo
Officials Maintain Benevolent Silence
Officials kept a quiet public stance on private talks over the release of 1 113 prisoners captured in last year’s Cuban invasion attempt. Negotiations involve Fidel Castro and James B Donovan with Castro delaying a final meeting to welcome Osvaldo Dorticos back from the United Nations as the parties seek an early resolution.
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Associated Press
Ashington
U.S
Fidel Castro
James B. Donovan
New York
Castro
Dorticos Donovan
Osvaldo Dorticos
United Nations
Dorticos
Cuba
Dor‘ticos
Donovan
Robert A. Morse
State Department
Lincoln White
Havana
White House
Prayer text of humility and national healing
The anonymous plea asks for divine guidance and forgiveness. It calls on God as Savior and Comforter, urging humility, prayer, repentance, and turning from wicked ways to heal the land.
Child prodigy Joey Alfidi to study music in Brussels
13 year old pianist Joey Alfidi will study music in Brussels under Queen Elisabeth of Belgium at the Observatory of Brussels. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall since age seven and conducted his own works in Europe. The queen mother praised him, but a New York Times review questioned his readiness for continued rapid progress.
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Onkers
N.Y
Joey Alfidi
Joey
Brussels
Elisabeth
Belgium
Observatory
New York
Carnegie Hall
Michael Privitello
Privitello
New York Times
Howard Klein
Texas higher ed funds cut proposed by state panel
The Texas Commission on Higher Education staff recommends a 20 percent cut in general revenue for 20 state supported colleges and universities for the 1964 and 1965 biennium. Total proposed general revenue of 158.6 million contrasts with schools’ request of 178.8 million, with Western University and UT listed among affected institutions as details are outlined for the two year period.
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United Press International
USTIN
Texas Commission On Higher Education
Commission
Legislative Budget Board
Governor's Office
Midwestern
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
University of Texas
Texas Western
College
Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity
Brief morning clouds give way to mostly cloudy skies with little temperature change. Highs reach the middle to upper 80s as southerly winds stay light to moderate. A chance of a few thunder showers favors the eastern South Plains.
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Lubbock
South Plains
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