Ralph Grant Ends Era at First Baptist Church
The Rev Dr James Ralph Grant retires after 20 years as pastor of Lubbock First Baptist Church to pursue international evangelism. He led with serious devotion, faced controversy, and remained a steadfast Christian soldier seen as a representative of Southern Baptists and the Broadway church.
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James Ralph Grant
Lubbock
Doctor Grant
Southern Baptist Convention
Broadway
Ralph Grant
Water plan hearing backs West Texas water import study
Texas Water Development Board Executive Director Joe G. Moore Jr. said at a Lubbock hearing that new studies will assess the feasibility of importing irrigation water into West Texas. The panel examined in-State and out-of-State surplus sources as West Texas interests pressed for detailed cost estimates.
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Texas Water Development Board
Lubbock
Joe G. Moore Jr
West Texas
West Texas Urges Plan Revisions and Regional Study
Directors explore better prospects for meeting West Texas urgent needs. Director Moore welcomes a select committee to work with the Board on regional and statewide planning. The Texas Water Plan remains open to change as West Texans seek stronger influence.
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West Texas
Moore
Texas Water Plan
West
Texas
Blair Cherry remembered for coaching grace and sportsmanship
Tribute follows his death at 65 after a life in Texas high school and college football. Blair Cherry led Amarillo Sandies and connected with TCU Texas Texas Tech while serving as business member of the Texas Tech Athletic Council and earning a place in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He valued players and avoided second guessing, earning lasting respect from colleagues.
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Blair Cherry
Texas Tech Athletic Council
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
West Texans
Amarillo Sandies
Texas
Texas Christian University
University of Texas
Texas Tech
U11
First Christian Church of
Right-To-Work Debate Haunts Johnson Detroit Speech
The article discusses President Johnson's Labor Day remarks in Detroit and the political optics around repeal of Taft-Hartley Act Section 14B. It notes the clash over right to work, union influence, and the line between campaign and official messaging. Senator Dirksen signals potential filibuster, and readers hear concerns about freedom of association.
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Washington
Johnson
Romney
Michigan
Detroit
Congress
Conyvey
Supreme Court of the United States
Everett Dirksen
House
Senate
Geulen
Europe
United States
CIA
Gehlen
U.S
U.S. Army
Arthur Trudeau
Army Intelligence
Far East
John Foster Dulles
Pentagon
Trudeau
Fake Katzenbach quote fuels housing rights fear campaign
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report on a distorted claim attributed to Attorney General Katzenbach, used to attack the Civil Rights bill’s open housing provision. For weeks conservatives circulated letters claiming the administration favors a blanket policy against housing protections.
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Washington
Radical
Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
Congress
Katzenbach
Sylvester Petro
New York University
Petro
United States of America
LBJ
Open housing probe sparks Cold War style spat and misinformation
The article flags a Gehlen led espionage clash between Erhard and Johnson amid troop talks, then shifts to a domestic battle over civil rights open housing claims. It traces a protracted “big lie” campaign using misattributed Katzenbach quotes, amplified by Courtney and Stone, fueling anti open housing sentiment.
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Washington
West Germany
Reinhold Gehlen
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
Erhard
Gehlen
Soviet Zone
Moscow
U.S
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
East Germany
Senate
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Reichswehr
France
Soviet Union
Courtney and Stone
Friends of Civil Rights
Justice Department
Katzenbach
Congress
American delegates oppose Bulgarian claims and reject Italy reparations
Paris-American delegates at the Peace conference condemned Soviet backed Bulgarian territorial claims on Greece and declared the United States seeks no reparations from Italy. In Chicago Col. Bradley Dewey disclosed a secret JCS atomic bomb report urging U S readiness for nuclear fission attacks.
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Paris
United States
Italy
Chicago
Joint Chiefs of Staff
American Chemical Society
Col
Bradley Dewey
Society
The Kennedy Years Seen Through Fay Memoir Highlights
Washington notes John F Kennedy and Robert Kennedy pressed allies to pledge loyalty. Paul Fay Jr earned a Pentagon post despite vetoes as details of Kennedy friendships and family dynamics through Hyannis Port and Palm Beach are revealed. Johnson ascends to the presidency three months later.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Bob
Paul B. Fay Jr
Jack Kennedy
Navy
Defense
Robert McNamera
John Connally
Fay
JFK
Pentagon
Kennedy
FDR
Tommy
Happy
Shafty
Red" Fay
Cool Kid
Quentin Thompson
Barney Boy
Barney Ross
Manilla
Robert Kelley
Red
John Warnecke
Bitter Bill
Hyannis Port
Palm Beach
Joseph P. Kennedy
Joan
Teddy
Twisted Remarks Stir London Symphony Controversy
Ernest Fleischmann, general manager of the London Symphony Orchestra, issued a disclaimer over misreported remarks about American women’s legs as the SAC bombers neared London. A violinist mocked American women’s figures while skirts were debated, prompting Fleischmann to defend the orchestra’s image and caution about overemphasis on dress amid broader international tensions.
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SAC
London
Ernest Fleischmann
London Symphony Orchestra
England
America
Fleischmann
Fiedschmann
Britain
Daytona Beach
Fla
Houston Post
Dear Turnrow Turner on Inflation and Aviation
O C McBride writes about inflation and depression, asks how doctors who fly planes have higher accident rates, and ponders pilot overconfidence. He teases Lyndon and shares a playful note on golfing attire and wearing shorts with britches.
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New Orleans
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Liberty Amendment Committee
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