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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1966

Page

3

Medical Inquiry Is Not Witchhunting

Washington AP The inquiry into rising medical service costs will not be a witchhunt says William Gorham assistant secretary of welfare. He promises a hard quick look to determine justifications and potential abuses and notes the Justice Department will join in antitrust aspects. Gorham aims to produce findings that could spur action to ease the burden.

W. Joynes Mackarlan Washington Johnson Asst Welfare William Gorham Gorham Gardner White House Gerhani

Firemen In Ambulance Run Marks Historic Start

A Lubbock Fire Department ambulance completed its first trip at 9 p.m. carrying Larry Hill from 2007 Avenue M to Porter Clinic after a collision at State Street and College Avenue. Hill was admitted in fair condition. The run, by Charles Ewings and Kenneth Etheridge, followed a city move to begin stop gap ambulance service.

Lubbock Ewings Flill Hub City Anna Bell Bishop Methodist Hospital 19Th St Ave. A

IRS Expedites Viet Nam Sailor Family Tax Refunds

The IRS pledged rapid refunds for families of Viet Nam service members, stating that a spouse can receive an overpayment refund without the husband’s signature. It urged wives to note or notify if the service member is away, and promised leniency for families owing taxes.

Washington UPS Internal Revenue Service IRS Viet Nam Sam

Danish Princess Margrethe to announce engagement to French count

Prime Minister Krag said Princess Margrethe would reveal her betrothal to Count Henri de Laborde de Montczat a French diplomat. The engagement, needing royal and political approval, would be discussed on Sept 6 with government and parties informed.

Copenhagen UPI Jeng Otto Krag Margrethe Henri Jean Andre de Laborde de Montczat London Frederik VII Ingrid Fredenborg Krag Anne Marie Constantine Greece Alexia Benedikte

Texas Plant Wins $44.3 Million UH-1D Contract

Bell Helicopter in Hurst Texas secured a $44.3 million contract to produce 708 UH-1D helicopters. The Fourth Army announced the work will be performed at Bell’s Hurst plant between Fort Worth and Dallas. The UH-1D has seen extensive use in the Vietnam conflict.

San Antonio Bell Helicopter Hurst, Tex Fourth Army Bell Hurst Fort Worth Dallas

Tech Inaugural to Install Murray as Texas Tech President

Dr. Grover E. Murray will be inaugurated as Texas Tech’s eighth president on November 1 in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum with Dr. Carey Croneis of Rice University delivering a keynote on academic success and educational failure. The symposium on Arid and Semi-Arid Lands will precede the ceremonies.

Carey Croneis Rice University Grover E. Murray Texas Tech Tech W. M. Pearce Lubbock Municipal Colisuem John Gray Beaumont Texas College and University System Dr. Croneis Bill Bueck Midland Ex-Students Association Don Anderson Crosbyton Pearce Dr. Murray Tech Board Roy Furr Lubbock Murray Stewart L. Udall John W. Gardner Health, Education and Welfare Crancis Rice Beloit College Denison University Harvard University of Chicago National Defense Research Committee Chicago Museum of Science and Industry American Geological Institute National Association of Geology Teachers Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Southwestern Assembly Columbia Universities Croneis Houston ‘Council On World Affairs The Contemporary Art Association

Farmer Homecoming and Local News Highlights

Sunday homecoming at Farmer School house includes a basket lunch at 12 30 p m with all former Farmer Community residents invited. Lubbock City Council schedules a public hearing on the 1966 67 budget for Thursday at 2 p m with formal adoption on Sept 22 and no tax rate change proposed. James Ray Phifer named house manager of Alpha Tau Omega for 1966 67. Fire damages clothes closet contents at W E Russell home. Attorneys file injunction in 99th District Court concerning foreclosure and trust deeds. An abandoned car reported stolen from a leasing firm. Local court actions include multiple DWI and theft cases with fines and jail days imposed. Texas Tech Journalism head elected to ACEJ representation. Tech journalism accreditation noted. Seven year old Anthony Burrell treated and discharged after dog bite.

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Picket Interviews Halt Signups At Floydada Delta Plains

About 50 Latin-American and Negro protesters picketed Delta Plains School registration in Floydada as no Latin-Americans registered. Principal Faris Wilson said registrations were “nice” and Negro registrations proceeded, with a meeting planned to decide future action amid zoning controversy that would group 115 Negro and 90 Latin-American students with no Anglos.

Floydada Delta Plains Faris Wilson Wilson School Board Bill Taylor Mexico Lindo Hall Paul Link Lockney Wendell Tooley Floyd County Hesperian Tooley The Ralph Yarborough George Mahon Princeton Caprock Chat

Youth Corps Applicants Seek Jobs in Texas Cities

A second group of applicants attended a program briefing at Mae Simmons Park's Party House. They filled TEC screened applications and interviews for job placements from sanitation worker to cameraman. Participants work 30 hours weekly at 1.25 dollars with six hours for classroom instruction across 100 work stations in Lubbock Lamesa Plainview Spur and Slaton.

Neighborhood Youth Corps Mae Simmons Park Texas Employment Commission TEC Lubbock Lamesa Plainview Spur Slaton

Karen Sharpe Weds Stanley Kramer in Beverly Hills

Movie producer-director Stanley Kramer and actress Karen Sharpe were married Thursday at Kramer's home in Beverly Hills. The Rev John J Hinkle conducted the ceremony with only family present. The couple plans a possible honeymoon in Europe later.

Beverly Hills Calif Stanley Kramer Karen Sharpe John J. Hinkle Unity Church Inglewood Europe

Area Woman Hurt In Crosbyton Wreck

Mozelle Odam Mitchell, 42, of Floydada Route 2, was seriously injured when she apparently fell asleep at the wheel on Farm Road 651 in Crosbyton and rammed her car into four parked vehicles. Damages were set at about $6,000. Mitchell received emergency care at Crosbyton Clinic Hospital and was later moved to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock.

Mildred ‘Truman Victoria Truman Wesley Truman E.ast Place Louis S. Fields Sudan Delmer Lee Wilson Levelland Huntsville Ala Idalou Road Loop 289 Reese Afb Aubrey Farmer Aubrey Jr Jo Ann Jerry Melva L. Colquett Idalou Betty King Lock Methodist’ Hospital Amarillo Highway Country Club Drive Crosbyton Floydads Department of Public Safety Mozelle Odam Mitchell Route 2 Floydada Crosbyton Clinic Methodist Hospital Lubbock Texas Highway

Brandt pushes for East bloc ties with no strings attached

West Berlin mayor and SPD leader Willy Brandt urged in Hamburg that West Germany establish diplomatic relations with eastern bloc countries without conditions. He said this would not violate the Hallstein Doctrine which bars recognition of states with relations to East Germany, noting the Soviet Union as Bonn’s sole exception.

Bonn UPI Willy Brandt Brandt Social Democratic Party West Berlin Hamburger Abendblatt Hallstein Walter Hallstein Foreign Ministry European Economic Community Commission West Germany

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Denmark Texas Coral Gables Fla Robert Williams Cloud Williams Farmer Farmer Comunity James Ray Phifer John Leslie Phifer 45Th St University of Colorado Alpha Tau Omega W. E. Russell 44Th St 99Th District Court Frank Atkins Simpson Home and Finance Corp Houston Chamber of Commerce Houston Museum of Natural Science Kinkaids Deed of Trust Power of Sale Geotechnical Corporation of Dal-Chatman Wheelock Police Edwin WH. Boedeker Texas Tech Journalism W. E. Garets American Society of Journalism American Council On Education For Journalism ACEJ United States Anthony Burrell Willie Burrel 10Th St Floydada School F.D.I.C Harold Griffith North College East Accord K. E. Lorenzen Ave. N DIAL St. Lubbock Lubbock Power and Light Lubbock Power & Light Conn Olds Selmer Bundy Leblanc Martin Wurlitzer Earl Ray Avenue
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