Youths Forced To Buy LBJ Fitness Awards
Hundreds of American schoolchildren earned certificates signed by President Johnson but did not receive them due to a 50 cent fee, imposed to avoid the program becoming a federal giveaway. In Miami 34 girls and 73 boys, mostly Black, were blocked by costs. officials note schools rarely pay and some teachers have covered costs.
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Miami
Fla
Johnson
President's Council On Physical Fitness
Washington
White House
Nicholson
Ted Bleier
Jaycees
American Legion
PTA
Bleier
Robert Temple Rites Arranged
Robert E. Temple 20 of Hartley a former Lubbock resident died Tuesday morning in Highland Hospital Services will be Thursday at Oakwood Methodist Church with Rev David Fens officiating Burial location pending He was born in Lubbock and moved to Hartley 166 Survivors include his parents a sister and two grandmothers from Martley Levelland and 2124 54th St
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Robert E
Bobby) Temple
Hartley
Lubbock
Highland Hospital
Oakwood Methodist Church
David
Fens
Temple
Hale Center High School
Bayless Elementary
Atkins Junior High
Hale Center
RB. E. ‘Temple
Martley
Tyvka Temple
54Th St
Clara Hearne
Levelland
Mrs. Pendergrass Rites In Anton
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Elizabeth Pendergrass 75 will be held today at the Anton High School Auditorium with Leland M Knight of Rogers Ark officiating Burial will follow in Anton Cemetery under Hammons Funeral Home Littlefield direction She was a South Plains resident since 1925 and died Monday at University Hospital Lubbock Surviving are her husband three daughters one son two sisters two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Anton
Mary Elizabeth Pendergrass
Anton High School
Leland M. Knight
Church of Christ
Rogers
Ark
Hammons
Hame
Littlefield
Pendergrass
South Plains
University Hospital
Lubbock
Dallas County
Thetford
Whitharral
Ruben Broek Sr
J.B. Brimball
Arthury P
Clovis
Calif
W. A. Chennault
Portales
N. M
J. L. Sutton
Mesquite
C. 7
CG Heason
Dallas
Paul Tracy
Fresno
Hold to and do what is right religion guide
The text discusses personal religion and creed, asserting that each person may elect their form of worship or denomination. It emphasizes choosing a religion to live by and facing accountability to the Creator for deeds and earthly life.
Funeral today for Mrs. Houser in Anton
Services for Mrs. George Mary J. Houser 70 who died at Ray's Hospitality Home will be held at 10 a.m. at First Methodist Church Anton with Rev. Delton Fisher officiating. Burial in Anton Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Robert Sanders of Lubbock a son Johnny of Odessa seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers listed. She moved to Anton in 1953 and was active in the church.
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Anton
George
Mary J.) Houser
Ray
First Methodist Church
Delton Fisher
Anton Cemetery
Sanders Funeral Home
Houser
Paullina Park
Town
Robert Sanders
25Th St
Lubbock
Johnny
Odessa
Robert Myer
Clovis
N. M
Henry Myer
Tulsa
John Myer
Plainview
Arnold Myer
Anaheim
Calif
Harold Trenary
Denver City
Irene Hall
Otto Denner
Blackwell
Okla
Zade Hooper
Mack McCarty
Ralph Huckaday
Martin Munn
Glenn Jones
A. L. Wilson
Mrs Mullins Rites Today Funeral for Carrie Mullins
Funeral services for Carrie Virginia Mullins will be held at 11:20 am at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Knox City, with Rev. Floyd Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in Knox City Cemetery. Survivors include her son Norval Mullins Jr., a brother Karl Gilespie, four sisters from Dallas and Knox City, and a granddaughter. Henderson Funeral Directors arranged local services.
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Carrie Virginia Mullins
Norval FL Mullins Jr
Sth
Karl Gilespie
Dallas
State Guard raidip in Texarkana and El Paso riots
Texas Adjutant General urged budget writers to fund riot control training for the State Guard. He warned El Paso and Texarkana are manpower short and requested 15,000 for two years plus 390 for shotguns. Current National Guard limits and rioting risk drive the plan for battalions and equipment.
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Austin
Texas
Texar
Kana
el] Paso
el Paso
Texarkana
Thomas
Bishop
Capitol
Governor’s Office
Legislative Budget Board
State Guard
Fl Paso
Adjutant General
Ment
Aiken Wins Nominations in Vermont and Nearby States
In nine states voters chose party nominees for November. Vermont Senator George D. Aiken won renomination in the Republican primary over William H. Tufts and secured the Democratic nomination by write-in against no opposition. Vermont Governor candidate Deane Davis won the Republican nod. New Hampshire backed Senator Norris Cotton. John W. King sought the Democratic governorship. Rhode Island reelected Fernand J. St. Germain, who faces Lincoln Almond in November. The text notes Marietta Ohio’s Catherine Fay founded the first publicly supported children's home in 1867.
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Vermont
Sen
George TD. Aiken
William H. Tufts
Aiken
Deane Davis
John Daley
New Hampshire
GOP
Norris Cotton
John W. King
David C. Hoeh
Nashus
Dennis Sullivan
Congress
James Cleveland
Hawley Chase
Rhode Island
Fernand J. St. Germain
Norman J. Jacques
St. Germain
Lincoln Almond
Marietta, Ohio
Catherine Fay
Comeback Possible as Quorum Gaps Delay Pact Action
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee failed to form a quorum to consider a nuclear weapons curb treaty. Yet signs point to a possible comeback as acting chair Sparkman listed the pact for today and Gore urged quick committee action amid Soviet moves in Eastern Europe.
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Walington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Czechoslovakia
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Europe
Johnson
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Hearing Still Planned Thursday Despite Budget Impasse
City council members scheduled the public hearing on the budget for 10:50 a.m. Thursday while debating funding for airport improvements and emergency runway repairs. Mayor Rogers questioned cost estimates and transparency as council eyes aviation debt service and potential Youth Services Department cuts.
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W. D. Rogers Jr
Airport Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Rogers
Blackwell
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Youth Council
Police Department
al Couch
Public Services
Graveside Services Planned For Infant in Littlefield
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Johnson to be buried at Littlefield Memorial Park at 10 a m with Bob Wear minister Crescent Park Church of Christ officiating Hammons Funeral Home in charge The stillborn infant was delivered at Methodist Hospital Lubbock Survivors include the parents and grandparents Cecil Johnson of Littlefield and Oscar Hubbell of Clovis
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Littlefield
Cecil Johnson
Littlefield Memorial Park
Bob Wear
Crescent Park
Lightning strike kills Fort Bliss soldier amid Texas storms
A lightning bolt struck three Fort Bliss soldiers on Tuesday and killed one. Towering thunderheads along a weak cold front lashed south and southwest Texas with funnel clouds in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Temperatures plummeted to near record lows in many cities as wet weather moved from the Great Lakes to the Carolinas. In Lubbock, temperature near 47 to 49 degrees tied or approached a long standing record.
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Ft. Bliss
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic States
Carolinas
Maynard Rites Planned Today
Services for J. S. Maynard Sr. 77 died Tuesday morning in Methodist Hospital will be at 3 p.m. in Franklin-Bartley chapel with Rev. David Ray of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include wife Nilaya son J. S. Maynard Jr. and two daughters. The long obituary notes 22 years in Lubbock and prior residence in Graham.
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J. S. Maynard Sr
Methodist Hospital
Franklin - Bartley Chapel
David Ray
First Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Maynard
Carpenter
Mth St
Lubbock
Graham
Baptist
Nilay
J. S. Maynard Jr
16Th St
J. D. Morgan
Phillips
Virginia Maynard
J. A
Laura Hendrix
Tope
Ark
Funeral Today for Mrs Carter of Andrews
Funeral services for Mrs Lillie Bell Carter 72 who died Monday of a heart attack will be held at 2 30 pm at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev H F P James and Rev Harry Pittman officiating Burial will follow in Andrews Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction Mrs Carter a Paris native came to Andrews 15 years ago from Odessa She was a Baptist Survived by Mildred Thompson of Odessa two sons Clarence Billingsley of Andrews and Lee Roy Billingsley of Odessa a brother Reore W Parker of Andrews and eight grandchildren
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Mildred Thompson
Odessa
Clarence Billingsley
Andrews
Lee Roy Billingsley
Reorze W. Parker
Mrs Ima Jean Roberson Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Ima Jean Roberson, 59, longtime Crosbyton resident, died at 12 30 a m Tuesday in a Temple hospital after a long illness. Services are incomplete at King Funeral Home. She was born in Hill County and moved to Crosbyton in 1929, later living in California and Colorado before returning in 1962. Survived by James A and two daughters Mrs Wayne Adams of Kansas City and Miss Sandra Good of Fort Smith. two sisters Mrs Willard Richardson and Mrs Leonard Autrey. three brothers George Bennett Homer Bennett and J M Bennett. and two other relatives.
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Peter Novak
James P. Novak
Houston
Novak
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Myer Range
Crosbyton
Ima Jean Roberson
Temple Hospital
King Funeral Home
Hill County
Roberson
California
Colorado
James A
Wayne Adams
Kansas City
Sandra Good
Fort Smith, Ark
Willard Richardson
Leonard Autrey
Sacramento
Calif
George Bennett
Fort Worth
Homer Bennett
Childress
J. M. Bennett
Dallas
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LBJ Fitness Awards
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Mrs. Pendergrass
Pate Bhegherd
Mrs. Houser
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Fort Wayne
Ind
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Vladimir Komarov
Curacao
Caribbean Sea
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Cuba
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James H. Granberg
Lonnie Hollingsworth
Denton Rigsby
Morris W.turner
Health Department
Mercury
West Texas Air Terminal
Olmito
Dinburg
Harlingen
Moore Field
Mission
South Texas
Edinburg
Brownsville
Raymondville
San Benito
Mrs. Carter
Mrs. Roberson
Lubbock-Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
8Th
Avenue J
Tubhbock
Fivening
Eve, & Sun
Tex
Lady Call
Keith Franklin
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