Burial Due Today In Illinois Dirksen Rites
Washington AP reports farewell to Everett Dirksen the influential senator. Leaders and President Nixon attended the Capitol Rotunda eulogy as Dirksen’s body was prepared for burial in Pekin Illinois where he grew up and served 35 years in Congress.
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Washington
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Pekin
Nixon
Dirksen
Rotunda
Washington Monument
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Capitol
Abra
Ham Lincoln
Senate
Tlinois
Surial
Rites Pending for George Andermann 16th Traffic Fatality
George Andermann 72 of 208 Country Club Drive died about 9 a.m. Wednesday after being struck by a car on the Amarillo Highway near Country Club Drive in rain. Mrs. Rich, driver of the car, swerved to avoid him and struck the median. Andermann’s death marks the 16th traffic death in Lubbock this year and 27th in the county, with the South Plains toll at 89. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Tom L. Hataway of Amarillo, a brother, two sisters, a German nephew, and three grandchildren. Funeral services are pending at Henderson Funeral Directors.
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Henderson
George Andermann
Country Club Drive
West Texas
Andermann
Amarillo
Burl Rich
Laibbock
South Plains
Germany
Lubbock
Pennsylvania
Lubbock Country Club
Tom L. Hataway
Mrs. Nannie Williams Funeral Today in Lamesa
Funeral services for 90 year old Mrs. Nannie Williams will be held at 3 p.m. at North Ridge United Methodist Church with Rev. Howell Watkins and Larry Marshall officiating. Burial follows at Lamesa Memorial Park. She died at 4 a.m. Wednesday in a local nursing home. Born in Grimes County in 1879, she lived in Dawson County since 1921 and is survived by four daughters, two sons, ten grandchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren.
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Lamesa
Nannie Williams
North Ridge United Methodist Church
Howell Watkins
Larry Marshall
Fourteenth Street Church of Christof
Lamesa Memorial Park
el Paso
Amos Dohannon
Midland
W. R. Cates
Seminole
Carl Long
Magnolia
Ark
Carl Williams
L. H. Williams
Johnnie Lynch Rites Arranged in Sanders Chapel
Services for Johnnie B. Lynch 70 of 2503 Ave L will be held at 2 p.m. today in Sanders Chapel with Rev. Ben D Johnson of College Heights Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Everman Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Directors supervision. The obituary notes he died Tuesday.
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Johnnie B. Lynch
Ave. L
Sanders
Ben D Johnson
College Heights Baptist Church
Everman Cemetery
Dirksen Burial Attended by Presidents and Senators
Attending with his wife and daughters, former President Eisenhower's family joined Vice President Agnew and others at Senator Dirksen's funeral. The Senate planned to observe the burial, with Speaker McCormack and the Illinois delegation present. The service marked the opening of a new church, and wreaths from Congress and Dirksen staff accompanied the coffin.
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Mamie Isenhower
Dwicht JD. Fisenhower
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
John W. McCormack
Tlinois
House
Louella Dirksen
Dirksen
Congress
Kansas
Frank Carlson
California
Thomas H. Kuchel
Nixon
Remember Army
Sant Hignins
Mrs. Netlie Boyer Rites Set In Welch Church
Mrs. Netlie Boyer 83 died Wednesday at Permian General Hospital Andrews after a long illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Friday at Welch Church of Christ with burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield. Survivors include four sons two daughters a sister and a brother plus 29 grandchildren 52 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
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Rownfield
Netlie Boyer
Permian General Hospital
Andrews
Welch Church of Christ
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield
Brownfield Funeral Home
Hamburg
Iowa
Terry County
Marlow
Okla
Midway
Welch
Clinton
Alice
Marvin
Corvallis
Ore
Joe
Roswell
N.M
Warren
Seminole
Olan Herring
Artha Cox
Fillmore
Calif
Vera Smith
Long Beach
C. O. Barnard
El Chico Comedor Opens On Brownfield Highway
The new El Chico Comedor opens with a colorful two day fiesta on Brownfield Highway drawing over 200 guests including Mr and Mrs Kenneth O Carter and four Cuellar executives. Mayor Rogers Jr and Barbara Specht attend as Mariachi bands entertain. the $225000 unit seats 200 and covers 5000 sq ft as the first local franchise and ninth overall with plans for two more.
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el Chico Comedor
Brownfield Highway
Kenneth O. Carter
el Chico Corporation
Gilbert
Frank Sr
Mack
Alfred Cuellar
Willie Jack Cuellar
W. D. Rogers Jr
Barbara Specht
Texas Tech
el Chico
Dent Jr. War Pilot, 61, Dies at Fort Walton Beach
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Fred R. Dent Jr. died at 61 after a short illness at his home in Fort Walton Beach Florida. A 1929 West Point graduate, he led bomber strikes in World War II with the Fifth Combat Liberator Wing and later commanded Mobile Area headquarters at Brookley Air Force Base before retirement in 1997. Surviving are his widow a daughter Mrs. Robert Boykin Mobile and two sons Maj. Fred R. Dent II and David Dent. Funeral services will be held at West Point New York.
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Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Air Force
Fred R. Dent Jr
United States Military Academy
The
Th Air Force
Germany
Mercer
Dent
Mobile
Brookley Air Force ‘Base
Ala
Amotig
Brookley
Robert Boykin
Maj
Fred. R. Dent II
Vietnam
David Dent
Baltimore
West Point
N.Y
Rumor Control Earns Praise for City Safety Network
In Los Angeles the Rumor Control unit, run from a second floor office, has earned praise from Mayor Sam Yorty and Police Chief Edward M. Davis for providing solid information to the Negro community during crises. Callers dial 20 NAACP to hear a factual record message about unfolding events.
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Los Angeles
NAACP
Necro
Davis
Yorty
Watts
Carver Junior High
Rumor Control and Information Center
Raynor Control
Two Lubbock youths hurt in street collision arrests and notices
Two 16 year old girls Janice Clements and Laura Confer were treated and released from Methodist Hospital after a car collided with a parked vehicle on 1st Street west of Avenue W around 12:55 PM Wednesday. Officials report several hospitalizations and a citywide police case list includes a Post man charged with indecent exposure and a Mahalia Jackson benefit concert cancellation due to venue remodeling.
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Lubbock
1Sth Street
Avenue W
Janice Sue Clements
1505
46Th St
Laura Confer
S51
Methodist Hospital
Blas Guerra
John Henson
Ave
Quirt Avenue
Giles Connell McCrary
Post
Globe Discount City
Mahalia Jackson
W. D. Haynes
Christ Temple Church
Lubbock Municipal
Durdap
Caprock
Christ Temple Church of God In Christ
Fir Ave
Mrs Waterson Services Today
Mrs Laura B Watterson 74 died in a Clovis hospital. Services set for 2 p m at First United Methodist Church Melrose with Revs Widley and Dennis officiating. Burial in Melrose Cemetery. Survived by son Everett Watterson of Lubbock and four daughters. Two brothers and two sisters listed with other relatives and grandchildren.
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Clovis
Laura B. Watterson
Clovis Hospital
First United Methodist Church of
Melrose
Pat Widley
Burton M. Dennis
Melrose Cemetery
Watterson
Everett Watterson
Grinnell St
Lubbock
F. W. Barlow
Bennie Burchett
Carl Meredith
Y. L. Sinclair
Morton
Frank Moxley
Tee Mae Hughs
Hughson
Calif
Birdie Grammar
Maud Muse
Southgate
Hammond Rites Slated Friday
Malcolm Hammond 52 manager of Gifford Hill Western offices in Plainview died after a six week illness. Services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Johnson officiating. Graveside rites follow Saturday at Grand Prairie Cemetery. Burial by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Imo Gene two daughters Anita and Sharon his mother Mrs Virgie Hammond a sister Mrs Harry Miller and a brother James.
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Plainview
Malcolm Hammond
Gifford Hill Western
Anderson Hospital
Houston
Calvary Baptist Church
Roy Johnson
Grand Prairie Cemetery
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Gifford Hill
Toronto millionaire’s daughter freed after 200000 ransom paid
Mary Davis Nelles, 26, was released unharmed at the Muskoka cottage area after 28 hours bound and blindfolded in a car. The ransom, initially 850000, was reduced to 200000 with two suitcases left for pickup near an abandoned church. Police pursued three to four suspects across Ontario but the robbers escaped.
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Toronto
Muskoka
Ontario
Mary Davis Netles
Claremont
Footes Bay
Muskoka Cottage
Henry Radcliffe Nelles
Nelson Davis
Marshall Davis
Nelles
Canada
Retrospection on setbacks and resilience in success
The piece notes that eventual winners reflect on past setbacks as necessary steps that built caution and foundations for success. It emphasizes not letting temporary failures deter effort and encourages steadfast perseverance.
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Sam
Julien C. Hyer
T J McGehee Services Set in Denver City
Spacial services for Thomas Joseph McGehee 87 will be at 2 p m today at Trinity Baptist Church Denver City. A retired Yoakum County employee and former town marshal he died Tuesday in a local hospital moving to Denver City in 1940 from Eunice NM officiating at the services.
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Denver City
Thomas Joseph McGehee
Trinity Baptists Church
Yoakum County
McGehee
Denver
Services Friday For Mrs. Kuntz
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Kuntz 92 of S705 47th St will be at 2 pm Friday in Fiddler Funeral Chapel Meade Kansas Burial will be in Meade Cemetery Rix Funeral Home arranged Lubbock. Mrs Kuntz died Tuesday night at Methodist Hospital She was mother of Dr James B E Kuntz director of psychology at Texas Tech and had lived in Lubbock since 1956 after moving from Meade Kansas.
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al Erickson
30Th St
Sanders Funeral ‘Home
Lubbock Osteopathic ‘Hospital
Charlotte
Proctor
First United Methodist Church
Tahoka
Rt. 2
Lubbock
Curry McDnif
Grandview
George G. McDuff
48Th St
St. Joseph's Hospital
Fort Worth
Nina Stevens
W. W. Rix
Stevens
el Paso
Anna Kuntz
47Th St
Fiddler Funeral
Meade
Kan
Meade Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
San Antonio Bus Drivers Reject New Contract Offers
Striking drivers failed to act on two management contract packages and drafted a counter proposal. Buses stayed idle for the ninth day as Amalgamated Transit Union Local members debated the union’s reply. A temporary injunction hearing is set for Thursday. Tapp declined further comment. Parker also declined to comment.
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San Antonio
Felix Tapp
Ators
Amalgamated
Transit Union Local
Wilson Parker
Tapp
Parker
Rites Set Today For Mrs Buck
Services for Mrs. Mary Edna Buck 90 former Sudan resident will be at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Aubry White officiating. Graveside rites follow Friday at Hagerman New Mexico. Buck a former newspaper correspondent and teacher died after a lengthy illness in Littlefield Hospital. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Mart Tollett Sudan and Mrs Danial Koolman San Pedro California a sister Mrs Ester Tames Sudan 15 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
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Littlefield
Mary Edna Buck
Sudan
First United Methodist Church
Aubry White
Hagerman
N. M
Hamons
Buck
William
Langhorne
Mart Tollett
Danial |Koolman
San Pedro
Calif
Ester Tames
Vsi
Eldon Chitsey Rites Set At Central Baptist
Eldon L Chitsey 56 farmer of Snyder dies after lengthy illness at Johnson Hospital Lorraine Burial at Lone Wolf Cemetery with Bell Seale Funeral Home rites Masonic graveside service. Survivors include wife Ida Prescott three daughters two sons a sister and multiple brothers and stepchildren all named in obituary
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Hermleigh
Eldon L. Chitsey
Central Baptist Church
Fred Boatman
Lone Wolf Cemetery
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Snyder
Chitsey
Gaan
Johnson Hospital
Lorraine
Delta County
Ida Prescott
Inadale
Jo Henry
Roscoe
Doris ‘Layfield
Carolyn Beane
San Angelo
Jerry
Doug
Colorado City
E. T. Chitsey
Irene Soules
Seattle
Wash
Earlene Stroud
Sarah ‘Ward
W. B
W. T
Brownwood
Randy
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Illinois
Sen. Dirksen
Ciety
Extoled
Rev
Edward L.R. Elson
National Presbyterian Church
Eneras
Rites Pend
Johnnie Lynch
Army Chorus
Gen. Dent
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Everett Abernathie
Mae E. Middleton
Shallowater
St. Mary’s Hospital
Katie Murphy
First Baptist Church
Ester Vasquez Pena
26Th Street Assembly of God
Guy EF. Denton
Crosbyton
Denton
United Fund Campaign
Lubbock i
T.E.M.F Tx? Inc
74Th St
Mrs. Waterson
Luther Fuller Jr
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Kerner
Detroit
Chicago
Celes King TT
City Human Relations ‘Commission
Fuller
Hammond
Mary Davis Nelles
T. J. McGehee Services
C. J. McGuillan
Trinity Church
Ted Albritton
Assembly of God
Bill Allen
Church of Christ
Denver Cty Memorial Park
Directin
Singleton Funeral Home
Liddie
Clarence
Grove
Everett
Burlington
Joann Roberts
Norfolk Va
Jean Ford
Tohoka
Jane Green
Pasadena
Walter Meunier
A Gehee
Bakersfield
Chester Hall
Lela Segebart
Security
Colo
Lincoln
Neb
Gnat
Eldon Chitsey
Broadway
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