European Apathy Slows Early Bird Satellite Development
European interest in the Early Bird communications satellite remains weak, hindering a global system. By Sept 27, only 68 of 240 channels were leased, mostly to American carriers. US firms hold most European-half lease obligations, delaying intercontinental transmission.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Radio Corp. of
America One
Canada
Communications. Satellite Corp
U.S
Worldwide Communications Systems
Jeans
Comsat
International
Early Bird
American Broadcasting Co
Jo Hy
Federal ‘Communications Commission
Hughes Aircraft System
ABC
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
National Education Television Service
Communications Satellite Corp
Joseph V. Charyk
Harvest Moon Shines Over Sky Show And Moon Phases
The final performance of the planetarium show Reasons For The Seasons at 3 p.m. on the Tech campus coincides with the Harvest Moon nights. The article discusses the moon’s autumnal rise, timekeeping history, and the 50 cent adult 25 cent child admission, plus broader telecom and satellite notes.
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Tech
Julius Caesar
Minister W B Hicks Rites Set for Monday
Funeral services for the Rev. W. B. Hicks 73 long time Methodist minister will be held Monday at Floral Heights Methodist Church in Wichita Falls at 11 a m Dr T Lee Miller will officiate Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery Survivors include his wife Druilla his mother Mary Etta Hicks Abilene three daughters and three sons and several siblings from multiple cities with Hicks family members named Fort Worth Abilene Spearman Pampa Canyon and Atlanta Georgia listed among the relatives.
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Wichita Falls
Floral Heights Methodist Church
W. B. Hicks
Hicks
North Texas Methodist Conference
T. Lee Miller
Flora Heights
Riverside Cemetery
Drusilla
Mary Etta Hicks
Abilene
Margaret Heller
J. Ashlock
E. F. Cockrell
William B. Hicks Jr
Joe K. Hicks
Spearman
E. E. Rountree
Don Fickler
Atlanta
Law Disagrees Tags Why Bother On 1910 Model
In Mundelein Illinois 85 year old Frank Hoyer faced a $15 fine for driving a 1910 Model Ford without license plates or a license. Magistrate Doran ordered a driving test by Oct 13 and noted insurance proof is required for plates. Hoyer argued no license or plates were ever needed for decades and the car barely reaches 15 mph.
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Mundelein
Frank Hoyer
Thomas R. Doran
Circuit Court
Hoyer
Libertyville
Doran
Marie C. Tangney
Chicago
Convention Site Picked for 1969 World Red Cross Conference
Vienna Austria was chosen to host the 1969 world conference, defeating Mexico City by 75 votes to 72 in a second ballot after Turkey’s bid prevailed.
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Vienna
Austria
Red Cross
Prieces
Turkey
Mexico City
Five Injured In Mishaps In Lubbock Saturday
Five persons sustained minor injuries in traffic accidents in Lubbock on Saturday evening. Claude W. Croft 27 of 4808 Ith Street was hurt at 4th Street and Indiana Avenue, treated and released at West Texas Hospital. Mrs S Blaine Middleton 19 and her daughter Mitzi 1 of 2022 35th Street were hurt at 50th Street and Elgin Avenue and released at Methodist Hospital. Luya Fowler 10 of 2916 East Auburn received emergency care at Porter Clinic after a mishap at 6th Street and Avenue T. Copaus 23 of 2024 28th Street was treated at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital.
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Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Claude W. Croft
4Th St
Indiana Ave
Croft
Donald E. Long
E. Tulane
S. Blaine Middleton
Mitzi
35Th St
50Th St
Elgin Ave
Methodist Hospital
Middleton
George J. Colbert
Detroit
Iuya Fowler
Leslie L. Fowler
E. Auburn
Porter Clinic
6Th St
Ave. T
Fowler
James E. Copaus
28Th St
Copaus
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Edmonson Rites Today For Don Edmonson 58
Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. today at Bryant Street Baptist Church in Lamesa for Don ald Willis Edmonson 58 lifelong Dawson County resident who died at his home at 2 35 a m Saturday after two years of illness. Burial follows at Lamesa Memorial Park. He worked for a local oil distributor. He is survived by wife Mae three sons Kenneth Lee Edmonson Billie Donald Edmonson and Guy Dewitt Edmonson three sisters Maud Teague Naomi Trice Inez Keathley and three brothers John Wesley Clyde and others six grandchildren. Pallbearers are Beacher Keith McCormick David Williams A D Crow Glenn Cope A D Fuqua and Gervis Medford.
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Lamesa
Donald Willis Edmonson
Dawson County
Edmonson
Bryant Street Baptist Church
Jimmy Hardy
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon - Philips Funeral Home
Mae
Kenneth Lee Edmonson
37Th St
Lubbock
Billie Donald Edmonson
Cleburne
Guy Dewitt Edmonson
Lovington
Maud Teague
Naomi Trice
Inez Keathley
Wichita Falls
John
Wesley
Clyde
Goldthwaite
Beacher
Keith McCormick
David Williams
A. D. Crow
Glenn Cope
A. D. Fuqua
Gervis
Medford
Jacob S. Jones Services Today in Jayton
Funeral services for Jacob Stephens Jones 69 longtime Kent County resident will be at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Jayton burial in Jayton Cemetery. Jones a Spur resident since 1964 was found dead at his home Friday morning likely from natural causes. A real estate agent and church member he was a Oklahoma native survived by a son two daughters three brothers five sisters and ten grandchildren.
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Jayton
Jacob
Jake) Stephens Jones
Kent County
Pany
First Baptist Church
Eva
Campbell Funeral Home
Spur
Jones
Oklahoma
Myrtle Heathington
Lubbock
Zambian Official Urges End to Early Marriages
Junior minister Andrew Mutem bas appeals to parents in Lusaka to stop early marriages of daughters. He cites a serious shortage of young girls to aid rural development and notes some girls wed at age 13 in Zambia.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Andrew Mutembas
Funeral Planned for Jack I. Smith in Lubbock
Jack I. Smith 63 of 2808 32nd St died 6 50 p m Saturday after seven months illness. Services Monday 10 a m at Ford Memorial Chapel First Baptist with Rev J Ralph Grant and Rev J T Bolding officiating. Burial Tuesday Rose Hill Cemetery Longview. He was a longtime Texas Employers Insurance Association executive and past president of local claims groups. Memorials to Lubbock County Heart Assn. Society notes survivors include wife daughter and siblings.
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Jack I. Smith
32Nd St
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Ford Memorial
First Baptist ‘Church
J. Ralph Grant
J. T. Bolding
Longview
Sanders Funeral Home
Rose Hill
Smith
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Lubbock Claimsmen Association and Claims Managers Association
First Baptist Church
Tyler
John R. Stafford
Austin
Luther E. Smith
Dallas
Julian Hurst
John L. Smith
Lubbock County Heart Assn
Mrs. Ella B. Hardy 84 Funeral in Lockney
Funeral services for Ella B. Hardy age 84 will be held at 2 30 p m today in the First Baptist Church Lockney with the Rev Gene Hawkins officiating Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home directions Survivors include son Frank daughter Ottie Rexrode plainview sister Eula Wilkes Olton 10 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren
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Lockney
First Baptist Church
Ella B. Hardy
Floyd County
The
Baptist Church
Gene Hawkins
Floydada Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Frank
Ottie
Rexrode
Plainview
Eula Wilkes
Olton
Rescuers intensify hunt for missing fishermen near Marianas
In the Pacific off the Marianas Islands rescuers intensified a search for 208 missing Japanese fishermen. U.S. Navy and Coast Guard planes joined Japanese forces and fishing boats in the hunt for mariners aboard seven vessels overwhelmed by Typhoon Carmene.
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Tokyo
UPI
Pacific
Marianas Islands
U.S. Navy
Coast Guard
Amarillo KGNC Stations Sold to Kansas Firm
KGNC AM FM TV in Amarillo Texas was sold for 5.9 million dollars to Stauffer Publications Inc of Topeka Kansas. The deal requires FCC approval. KGNC traces to 1935 and is a NBC network affiliate serving the Texas Panhandle.
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Amarillo
Texas
Kgnc- AM
Kansas
S. B. Whittenburg
Amarillo Globe-News
FCC
Whittenburg
Stauffer Publications, Inc
Topeka
Federal Communications Commission
Stauffer
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Mrs Williams, 103, Dies in Spur Area
Centenarian Mrs. Sarah Sallie Williams died Saturday morning in Kalgary at her daughter’s home after a long illness. Services are set for 2:30 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Dickens with Rev. Victor Crabtree and Rev. Robert Griffith officiating. Burial at Red Mud Cemetery near Spur. Campbell Funeral directs. She was born Sept. 27, 1862 in Felton Mississippi and moved to Texas in 1865. Survivors include two daughters, two sons, two sisters, 16 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and 23 great great grandchildren.
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Spur
Sarah
Sallie) Williams
Kalgary
Buran Jones
First Baptist Church
Dickens
Victor Crabtree
Robert Griffith
Red Mud Cemetery
Campbell Funeral Home
Williams
Felton
Miss
Texas
Dickens County
Lucy Spears
Coahoma
Ava Johnson
Tom
Bud Williams
Belle Atkinson
Salem
Ore
Annie Haley
Azusa
Calif
Ferguson Rites Scheduled Today
Charles Ferguson 46 of Tulsa died at his home early Saturday. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. in Central Church of Christ with Harold Kennamer officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery under Wallace Funeral Home. Survived by parents A. S. J. and wife, four sisters and two brothers with listed residences.
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Tulia
Charles Ferguson
Tulsa
Central Church of Christ
Harold Kennamer
Rosé Hill Cemetery
Wallace Funeral Home
Comanche
Zeigler-Wimberley Co
A. S. J. Ferguson
Bobby
Stratford
Tex
Irel
Elton Booth
Lyle Wilkinson
Welch
Leonard Walker
New Iberia
R. A. Ferrell
Vernon
Mrs Garrett Rites Set in Lovington Church
Funeral services for Mary Kate Garrett, 72, longtime Lovington resident, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church. She died Saturday at Lovington-Lea General Hospital. Born in Paint Rock Texas she belonged to a ranch family and was active in Eastern Star, the First Christian Church, and the Lovington Cemetery Association. Burial follows at Lovington Cemetery under Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home. She leaves son John Billy Garrett of Grants New Mexico a daughter Mrs Chad Wiley of Evansville Indiana five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Lovington
Mary Kate Garrett
First Christian Church
Roy Meador Services Planned in Mineral Wells
Roy Meador 52 a longtime Lamesa resident dies Thursday at Methodist Hospital Lubbock Services set for 2 p m today at Southside Church of Christ Mineral Wells Burial in Woodland Park Cemetery Mineral Wells under Bran on Phillips Funeral Home Meador was a Church of Christ member and a Mason He worked as an accountant for Wilton and Woods Accounting and Purcell Construction Survivors include his wife a son his parents and three grandchildren
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Roy Meador
Lamesa
Southside
Church of Christ
Mineral Wells
Woodland Park
Branon-Phillips Funeral Home
Meador
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Church of Christ and
Masonic Lodge
Wilton and Woods Accounting Firm
Purcell Construction Co
Funeral services for David Kent Cline
David Kent Cline 93 died after being struck by an eastbound car on the Idalou Highway near the city. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at W. W. Rix Chapel with Kingdom Hall Jeho vah's Witnesses officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. He was born in Lubbock and attended a school for the deaf. He leaves a brother Michael and sisters Cindy Theresa and Malinda and paternal grandmother Mrs. S. A. Cline and maternal grandparents.
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David Kent Cline
Kenneth Cline
Idalou Rd
W. W. Rix Chapel
Johnny Moore
Bill Anderson
Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses
Resthaven Memorial Park
Idalou
Lubbock
Michael
Cindy
Theresa
Malinda
S. A. Cline
43Rd St
Fred Blassingame
37Th St
Jess J. Davis Rites Are Today
Services for 82 year old Jess J. Davis of Lubbock will be held at 3 p.m. at George Price Funeral Home Chapel in Levelland with Dr. W H Cook of First Baptist officiating. Burial will follow in Levelland City Cemetery. Davis died Friday at South Plains Hospital after arriving deceased. He lived in Lubbock 25 years after moving from Southland and was born in English Texas. Survivors include two sons Glenn of Levelland and Ken of Montana two sisters Mrs Carter McCuan of Oklahoma City and Mrs Mary Blocker of DeKalb two brothers Hugh of Levelland and Henry of Chico plus 15 grandchildren.
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Levelland
George Price
Jess J. Davis
23Rd St
Lubbock
W. H. Cook
First Baptist Church
City of Levelland Cemetery
Davis
South Plains Hospital
Southland
English
Tex
Glenn
Ken
Montana
Carter McCuan
Oklahoma City
Mary Blocker
DeKalb
Hugh
Henry
Chico
Calif
Funeral for Father of Dallas Editor Held
Luther K. Mc Knight age 90 father of Dallas Times Herald Editor Felix R. McKnight. funeral held at Highland Park Presbyterian Church after his death at home Friday. Born in Trimble Tennessee, son of a Presbyterian minister, he moved to Texas young. retired 25 years ago and volunteered for the Community Chest before becoming an associate worker in Dallas.
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Dallas
UPI
Luther K. McKnight
Dallas Times Herald
Felix R. McKnight
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
McKnight
Trimble
Tenn
Texas
Mel Knight
Paris
Tex
Community Chest
Services Slated For Mrs Campbell In Sweetwater
Funeral services for Mrs Flor ence Ethel Campbell 85 longtime Sweetwater resident will be at 3 p m today at Patterson Funeral Chapel. The Rev Virgil Barron of West Park Baptist Pecos will officiate Burial will be in Roby Cemetery under Branon Phillips Funeral Home Lamesa She died Friday in a Lamesa nursing home after months of illness She moved to Sweetwater in 1944 from Roby Survivors include five daughters two sons four sisters including Mrs Willie Williams of Lubbock a brother R T Bertam of Lubbock 21 grandchildren 31 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren
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Sweetwater
Florence Ethel Campbell
Patterson
Virgil Barron
West Park Baptist Church
Pecos
Roby Cemetery
Branon-Phillips Funeral Home
Lamesa
Campbell
Roby
Clarence O Dell Smith longtime Hale resident dies
Clarence O Dell Smith 52 longtime Hale County resident died Saturday at Hi Plains Hospital Hale Center. Funeral 2:30 p m Monday at First Baptist Church Hale Center with burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include wife mother Mrs C S Smith Abernathy one son Merle Ensor Farmington NM one brother J A Abernathy three sisters Jim Fitzgerald Floydada Roy Castleberry Sunnymeade Calif Rita Smith Abernathy and three grandchildren.
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Ioof Lodge
Jimmy McGuire
Northside Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Chambers Funeral Home
Abernathy
C. S. Smith
Merle Ensor
Farmington
N. M
J. A
Chapa Services Set Today in Tahoka
Funeral services for Tony Chapa 24 formerly of Tahoka will be at 3 p m today at Tahoka Baptist Mission burial in Tahoka Cemetery under White Funeral Home direction Chapa died Thursday in Albuquerque after moving there from Tahoka He was a butcher born in Williamson County and had lived in Lynn County since infancy He was a Baptist Church member and survived by three sons Tony Jr Ricky Tina and two daughters Leandra Rita his parents Mr and Mrs Manuel Chapa Albuquerque his John Prado Tahoka and two brothers and two sisters
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Tahoka
Tony Chapa
Tony Jr
Ricky
Tina
Leandra
Rita
Manuel Chapa
Albuquerque
John Prado
Luther Skaggs Rites Are Set In Clovis
Luther Skaggs, about 40, died Friday morning in the Santa Fe Railway Hospital at Topeka Kaw. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the C. V. Steed Memorial Chapel with Rev. Leonard Gillingham and Rev. E D Bleaton officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Cemetery under C V Steed Funeral Home direction. He is survived by Louise and two sons and a daughter.
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Clovis
Luther Skaggs
Santa Fe Railway
Topeka
Kaw
C. V. Steed
Leonard Gillingham
Kingswood Methodist Church
E. D. Bleaton
First Christian Church
Lawn Haven Cemetery
C. V
Funeral services planned for Barbara Jo Sanford
Mrs Barbara Jo Sanford 31 a former Clovis resident will have funeral services Monday with time and place pending Burial will be in Arizona She was killed in a truck car collision near Dalhart on Friday Her husband and three children were injured and hospitalized at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo
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Clovis
Barbara Jo Sanford
Arizona
Sanford
Dalhart
Denver
Calo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Former Texas paper executive Hicks dies of cancer
Charles Thomas Hicks 64 of New York and Atlanta, chairman of Bowater Paper Co. of New York, died Saturday in New York Hospital after a cancer illness. A native of Marfa, Texas, he held top Bowater roles in North America and was a key figure in the U.S. and Canadian newsprint industry. Surviving are his widow, three children and three stepchildren. funeral set for St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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New York
Charles Thomas Hicks
Atlanta
Bowater Paper Co
New York Hospital
Hicks
Bowater Paper Co. Ltd
London
Bowater Organization
North America
United States
Canada
Marfa
Tex
San Antonio
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
The
International Paper Co
Mansfield
Bowater Co
Bowater
Bowaters United States Corp
Bowaters Canadian Corp. Ltd
Bowaters Southern Paper Corp
Bowaters Carolina Corp
Elizabeth Hicks
Charles Thomas Hicks Jr
San Francisco
George Nevin Beecher
James Jiranek
Darwin
Rites Held for Mrs Leona Fields at Local Funeral Chapel
Services for Mrs Leona Fields 78 of Lubbock were held today at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J D Walter officiating. Graveside rites will follow Monday at Center Point Cemetery near Ladonia. She died Friday afternoon after a lengthy illness. Survivors include two sons H W Fields of Hereford and Ben L Fields of Phoenix plus three daughters R L Cathey of El Paso Mamie Fields of 1103 34th St and Mrs Joe Bihl of Oakland and three brothers George Homer and Odis Anthony all of Lubbock.
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Leona Fields
34Th St
Franklin‘Bartley Funeral Home
J. D. Walter
Lubbock
Church of God
H. W. Fields
Hereford
Ben L. Fields
Phoenix
Ariz
R. L. Cathey
el Paso
Mamie Fields
Joe Bihl
Oakland
Calif
George
Homer
Odis Anthony
Port Arthur Woman’s Sister Dies After Illness
Mrs Roy A Poole 41 of Port Arthur sister of Mrs Cabelle Jeans 1509 Ave S Apt 23 died Saturday morning in St Mary’s Hospital Port Arthur after a three week illness. Services pending in Port Arthur. Poole a lifelong Port Arthur resident has several relatives in Lubec.
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Roy A. Poole
Port Arthur
Cabelle Jeans
Ave. S
Apt
St. Mary's Hospital
Poole
Lub- Cc
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Henry Slack
Glenn Jones
Carroll Williams
Leon Greer
Bob Slack
C. B. Joiner
Ferguson
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LCO
Lubbock Christian College
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Jerry Todd
Charles Siburt
Eddie Chance
Neil Davidson
Kathy Hamilton
Gerald Turner
David
K. Cline
David Cline
Father of Dallas
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Hale
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Paper Company
Mrs. Fields
Henry Shipp
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