Convention Ends Today at Texas Tech Catholic Meet
The Christian Family Movement convention on the Texas Tech campus featured discussions on democracy two party system and race relations with Rev William Nerin as keynote from Edmond Oklahoma area chaplain. Oklahoma State Sen Dewey Bartlett urged debate as a tool for clarifying issues and solving national and international problems. Mrs Clara Luper of Oklahoma City spoke on race relations during the afternoon session at the Texas Tech Student Union Building.
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Edmond
Okla
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Banks
Lubbock
Clara Luper
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State
Dewey F. Bartlett
Tulsa
Texas Tech
Oklah
Oklahoma
Texas Tech Student Union
Tech
General Assembly
Newman Center
George Sallaway
Canyon
Thomas Staley
Victor J. Reed
Lawrence DeFalco
Amarillo
Crosbyton Lions Club Rodeo Kicks Off Three-Day Event
The 17th annual Crosbyton Lions Club Rodeo begins Thursday with a parade at 4 30 p m and rodeo performances Thursday Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p m The event features events from bareback bronc to calf roping with proceeds aiding the Crippled Children's Camp at Keerville and improvements to the rodeo grounds.
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Crosbyton
Lions Club
Arles Graham
Sand Hills Rodeo Co
Keerville
J. W. Jackson
Bart Lynch
Chuck Martin
R. H. Farris Jr
Billy Joe Thomas
Bob Worgate
Harry Jung
Woodrow Robertson
Norton, Barrett
Ted Karr
Hartsell Ash
Throckmorton
Boyce Hart
Guthrie
Pioneer Memorial Museum
Tech Grad Named To TCU Faculty Post
Janie R. Flynt, a Mineola high school graduate and Texas Western College Tex as Tech alumna, is named assistant professor of accounting at the TCU School of Business starting September. She previously taught at Arlington State College and earned an MBA from Texas Tech in 1963 after winning multiple accounting and business scholarships.
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Texas Tech
Lamesa Sets Monthly Water Use Record
Lamesa’s water department reports a record 112 227 000 gallons used in the 31 days of the last month, exceeding 100 million for the first time. The city notes a major waterworks program doubled storage capacity and 22 active wells produce 100 to 500 gallons per hour, keeping supply steady.
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Lamesa
Bud Wilkinson Night Draws 1200 at Hobbs Talk
Bud Wilkinson former University of Oklahoma coach spoke to more than 1200 locals in Hobbs Friday night. Threatening weather and radio plans for an Albuquerque grid game kept turnout below expectations. A reception followed at Hobbs High School with Mayor Randall Montgomery presiding and Forrest Spry MC the Lea County Republican event.
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Hobbs
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Hobbs High School
Randall Montgomery
Lea County
Forrest Spry
Chamber of Commerce
Wilkinson
Four Charged With Misdemeanors In County Court
In County Court at Law No. 1 Judge James A. Ellis arraigned four defendants on misdemeanor offenses Saturday. Richard Nelson Smith 17 Odessa and Ronnie Taylor 17 3501 Erskine St faced theft over $5 and under $50. Smith pleaded guilty and received 30 days in county jail plus costs. Taylor pleaded innocent with bond $500. Betty Gestes 25 1007 Ave S pleaded guilty to passing a worthless check and drew a $25 fine plus costs and three days in jail. James Weldon Sneed 24 Trammel Terrace pleaded innocent to aggravated assault on a police officer with bond set at $500.
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James A. Ellis
Richard Nelison Smith
Odessa
Ronnie Taylor
Erskine St. Smith
Taylor
Betty Gestes
Ave. S
James Weldon Sneed
Trammel Terrace
Lockney Youths To Attend Lutheran Meet
Twelve youths from Trinity Lutheran Church Providence community Floyd County will attend the International Lutheran League convention in Detroit Michigan August 18 to 23. They travel by chartered bus with Mr and Mrs Royce Carthel. Names include Judy Jackson Brenda Stovall Jess Wayne Sammann Larry Cypert Larry Glenn Johnny Quebe Debra Brandes Pat Schaffner Merlin Boedeker.
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Lockney
Trinity Lutheran Church
Providence
Floyd County
Detroit
Mich
Royce Carthel
Judy Jackson
Brenda Stovall
Jess Wayne Sammann
Larry Cypert
Larry Glenn
Johnny Quebe
Debra Brandes
Pat Schaffner
Merlin Boedeker
Crosbyton Teacher Receives 15 Year Service Award
Crosbyton High School vocational agriculture instructor Harold Eades earned a 15 year service award at a statewide In-Service Education Workshop for Vocational Agriculture Teachers in Houston. Eades has six years at Crosbyton and nine years at Hamlin, with degrees from Texas A&M in 1949 and 1955.
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Crosbyton
Harold Eades
Crosbyton High School
Houston
Eades
Hamlin
Texas A&m University
A&m
Four Methodist Missionaries Held in Congo
The Methodist Board of Missions says four missionary couples and their children are under house arrest in Wembo Nyama, central Congo, amid heavy fighting between rebel and government forces. One missionary, Rev. Burleigh A. Law Jr., 45, of Tallahassee, Florida, was killed. six stations were evacuated, with Wembo Nyama controlled by rebel troops.
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New York
Congo
Methodist Board of Missions
William S. Hughlett
Cocoa, Fla
Douglas Leon Crowder
Randolph, Neb
Larry G. Pleimann
Lake Charles
Nicholas Siksay
Burleigh A. Law Jr
Tallahassee
Fla
Wembo Nyama
Mr. Law
New First National Bank Building Opens in Clovis
The 7,700 square foot First National Bank of Curry County structure at Clovis has been completed serving as the headquarters for banking operations in Clovis and Melrose. The Melrose branch remains First National Bank. The Clovis building features contemporary design and potential for enlargement.
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Clovis
First National Bank of
Curry County
Melrose
Bank At
First National Bank
Everett E. Musick
Alvin G. Davis
Hugh L. Lackey
Steve Scott
Military Aid To Malaysia Stated
American Ambassador James Bell said the United States is ready to send a military team to Malaysia to assess needed aid. He spoke after returning from Washington where Malaysian Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman visited. A joint communique cited training Malaysian personnel and considering credit for equipment.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
UPI
James Bell
United States
Bell
Tengku Abdul Rahman
Tengku
Washington
East Berlin Youth Escapes To West Berlin
An 11 year old East Berlin youth escaped to West Berlin on Saturday amid Communist machine gun fire. West Berlin police reported guards fired about 20 rounds but the boy was not hit. The identity of the youth was not released.
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East Berlin
West
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