Kennedy Sister Recalls Family Tragedy of Retarded Sibling
Eunice Kennedy Shriver writes in the Saturday Evening Post about Rosemary Kennedy, the president’s sister, who was placed in an institution after a decline in memory judgment and mood. She recalls family hopes and later efforts, including the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, to aid mentally retarded individuals and the shift toward day camps and inclusive care.
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New York
Eunice
Kennedy Shriver
Mrs. Shriver
Saturday Evening Post
Sargent Shriver
Rosemary Kennedy
Kennedy
Shriver
Kennedys
London
Joseph P. Kennedy
U.S.A
Rosemary
Caveman Emerges After 62 Days Beneath Alpine Ice
Michel Siffre, a 23 year old French speleologist, spent 62 days 426 feet below the surface in the Scarasson Chasm near the Franco Italian border. He was brought out piggy back by two friends on Monday and exclaimed how good it felt to see the sky. Mountain police protected his eyes with a canvas hood after he spent days in near total darkness.
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Nice
France
UPI
Michel Siffre
Siffre
Scarasson Chasm
Alps
Marriage Licenses for Gomez and Gutierrez Castro
Pablo Salina Gomez age 19 and Mise Victoria Gutierrez Castro age 18, both of Rt 1 Shallowater, have filed marriage license applications.
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Pablo Salina Gomez
Mise Victoria Gutierrez Castro
Rt 1
Shallowater
Divorces Sought and Damages Case in Several Courts
In 72nd District Court Vietor H Lindsey Judge presiding Joan Forge against Arnett Forge for divorce. Curtis Lee Phillips against Peggy Sue Phillips for divorce. Lula Mae Lee against Leonard Lee for divorce. 69th District Court Howard Davison presiding Bob Pierce against Ramsey Truck Lines Inc for damages from alleged cotton stripper damage asking 2977. WOTH District Court Weldon R Wheatley habeas corpus. County Court Bill Davis presiding estate of Davis Calloway Bettye Jeanne Robinson administratrix temporary administration for limited purpose. Divorces granted Geraldine Palumbo against Lawrence Palumbo.
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72Nd District Court
Vietor H. Lindsey
Joan Forge
Arnett Forge
Curtis Lee Phillips
Peggy Sue Phillips
Lula Mae Lee
Leonard Lee
69Th District
Howard €. Davison
Bob Pierce
Ramsey Truck Lines, Inc
Robert H. Bean
Weldon RE. Wheatley
Bill Davis
Davis Calloway Robinson
Bettye Jeanne Robinson
Property Transfers Listed in Urban Renewal Records
A long list of real estate transfers shows numerous Lot, Block, and subdivision changes between individuals and organizations. Transactions include sales to Urban Renewal Agency, deeds for various tracts in Wheelock, Slaton, Beverly Heights, Hamman Heights, and other areas, with nominal consideration of $10 and assorted recorded balances.
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Earl E. Vaughn
Urban Renewal Agency
Wheelock Wnd
Augustin DeLeon Martinez
Loyd Wooten
C.D. Elliston
Donald Lamar Harris
Ola R Patterson
Leftwich Monterey Hts
Ballie Mae Sneed
Mill Addn
Jessie Lara
Slliston
Henry Gaska
James Erickton
Slaton
Vernon W. Daniel
James C. Turner
Beverly Hill
Gayle Clewson
Clawson Ridg. Co
Co. Co. Lane
John McLarty
John DePauw
Catalina
McCullen
DePauw McLarty
Julia A. Adams
State of
Texas
Harold A. Blank
Jim Guest
Hamman
Adda
Peter B. Durham
E. F. Forrester
G. T. Smith
James R. Brown
College
Garth L. English
Henry H. English
James T. Rodewald
Nina Beverly Rodewald
E. L Keeter
Leslie E.ce
Dan C. Stanley
H. C. Black
Wheelock
Bertell Jackson
James G. Robbins
Windsor
Kathleen W. Peavy
Patrick W. Peavy
William A. Peavey Jr
George Cannady
Beverly
William A. Peavy Jr
E. L. Wil
Patrick W. Peavey
Wiliam A. Peavy Jr
W. E. Alderson
Theo V. Boniezens
Richard H. Mosley
J. B. Easter
Lutheran Church Miasouri Synod
Our Savior Lutheran Church of
Police investigate shot at segregation protest at Austin Ice Palace
AP reports police are probing claims that a shot was fired during pickets protesting segregation at the new Austin Ice Palace. No injuries are described and details remain unclear as investigators review witness accounts and possible evidence.
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Austin
Austin Ice Palace
After Mishap Tulia Woman Joins Mother In Hospital
A Tulia beauty operator, Mrs Viola Pohlmeier, remained in Castro County Hospital in good condition after a Sunday collision on Hwy 86 near Dimmitt. Her husband Virgil, 36, was treated and released. The unidentified car forced the Pohlmeier vehicle off the road, causing it to overturn. $700 in damage was reported.
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Dimmitt
Tulia
Castro County Hospital
Viola Pohlmeier
Tulsa
Rose
Virgil
Hwy. 86
Pohlmeier
Noel Carter
Scout Court Of Honor Held At First Baptist Church
Parents and members of Scout Troop No. 401 attended a court of honor at 7 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church basement where J. W. Smith chaired a ceremony with about 50 present. Max Tidmore led tenderfoot investiture for Lee Tarbox. Second class went to David Beauchamp George Shirley and Danny Kinsey. Scott Smith earned the star. Eagle candidates were David Abbott Brian Reeves and Max Tarbox. About 17 merit badges were awarded to various scouts for swimming life saving citizenship in the home cooking safety and more.
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Scout Troop No. 401
First Baptist Church
J. W. Smith
Max Tidmore
Lee Tarbox
David Beauchamp
George Shirley
Danny Kinsey
Scott Smith
David Abbott
Brian Reeves
Max Tarbox
John Benson
Ricky Stafford
Kurt Tidmore
Jim Yates
Bill Evans
Polio Vaccine Drive Totals Grow in Lubbock Area
Immunization figures for the Sabin oral vaccine drive rose to 158 682 in Lubbock and nearby South Plains cities. New additions show Seminole 3 182 Post 3 565 Spur 3 700 Silverton 847 and Quitaque 450 with a makeup day planned at Lubbock elementary school and a second station at the Texas Tech dispensary for residents unable to attend Sunday.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Post
Spur
Silverton
Quitaque
Texas Tech
Earthquake Shakes Greve and Florence Area
An Italian tremor struck the village of Greve in Chianti and was felt in Florence. The Siena Observatory reported a 10 second quake of intensity VI to VII on the Mercalli scale, shattering some windows and knocking plaster without causing major damage.
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Florence
Italy
Greve
Chianti
Siena Observatory
Caltech Seismographs Record Oceanic Quake West of Ecuador
Caltech seismological instruments detected a distant strong earthquake Monday. Preliminary data place the epicenter in the ocean hundreds of miles west of Ecuador with a magnitude exceeding 6 on the Richter scale and a recording time around 5 46 p.m. PDT.
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Pasadena
Calif
Caltech
Ecuador
India plans copper mining in Ayasthan state
New Delhi announces forthcoming copper mining project in Ayasthan state. Officials say exploration licenses were issued to firms and production is slated to begin within two years, aiming to boost metal output and regional job growth.
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New Delhi
India
Ayasthan
Rites today for Donald H. Howe 43
Rites for Donald H. Howe 43 of 2116 56th St. are at 2 p.m. today at Trinity Baptist Church with Dr. C Melvin Rathael officiating. Burial will be City of Lubbock Cemetery. Howe died Sunday night in St. Luke's Hospital Houston after a lengthy illness. He was a World War II veteran and a Baylor graduate. Survivors include his wife Audra Mae and three daughters Jeanne Carolyn Sue and Peggy Lou, two brothers Worth and Fred, a sister Mrs W J Waggoner and his mother Mrs B E Howe.
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Donald H. Howe
56Th St
Trinity Baptist Church
C. Melvin Rathael
John Johns
Mackenzie Terrace Baptist Church
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
Howe
R. C. Taylor Wholesale Tobacco Co
St. Luke's Hospital
Houston
Howard Payne College
Baylor University
Yellowhouse Masonic Lodge
Downtown
Optimist Club
Young People's
Audra Mae
Jeanne
Carolyn Sue
Peggy Lou Howe
Worth Howe
Menard
Fred Howe
Fort Worth
W. J. Waggoner
B. E. Howe
Lewis Services Set At Levelland
Funeral for J. D. Lewis 46 longtime Levelland resident will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Dr. Bill Cook officiating. Burial follows at City of Levelland Cemetery. Lewis owned Levelland Hardware Co and held lodge positions in IOOF and South Plains Encampment. He is survived by wife O Fay two daughters a son his parents a sister three granddaughters and two grandmothers.
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Levelland
J. D. Lewis
First Baptist Church
Bill Cook
Bob Robbins
City of Levelland Cemetery
George Price
Runnels County
IOOF
Lewis
South Plains
O’fay
Wayne Kemp
Artesia
N.M
Gene Snead
Hereford
Paul
Morse
C. C
Jurors Return Verdict In Breach Of Contract Case
Jurors in County Court-at-Law No 2 returned a verdict in a breach of contract suit filed by Joe Roney of Hale County against J B Marion doing business as J B Marion Co of Lubbock. The case involves a 1961 cotton purchase contract valued at 6259.90 with a claimed sale value over 6300 for 44 bales.
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Joe Roney
Hale County
J. B. Marion
J.B. Marion & Co
Lubbock
Roney
Frenship FHA Chapter Welcomes New Members
Freshmen and new members of Frenship High School’s Future Homemakers of America gathered for the first meeting of the term. Martha Tucker presented a monologue skit while Donna Blissitte presided as FHA president. Sponsors are Mrs Bill Warren and Mrs Ray Drennen.
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Frenship
The
Future Homemakers of America
Martha Tucker
Donna Blissitte
FHA
Bill Warren
Ray Drennen
Portales Rites Planned Today For Edwin Neer
Edwin Neer 68 died Sunday night after a long heart attack effort in Portales. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary chapel with burial in Portales Cemetery. Neer, lifelong Portales resident, was in hardware business, survived by wife Bess daughter in Lovington and four grandsons.
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Portales
Edwin Neer
Wheeler Mortuary Chapel
Neer
Roosevelt General Hospital
Santa Fe
Roosevelt County
Weatherford
Tex
New Mexico A & M College
Las Cruces
Episcopal Church
Ruling Slated Today In Frank Moore Case
Judge James A. Roy deferred ruling on a defense motion to quash the perjury indictment of Hale county farmer Frank Moore from an injunction suit against Hale County Commissioners. A 9:30 a.m. ruling was scheduled.
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Plainview
James A. Roy
64Th District Court
Frank Moore
Hale County
Roy
Moore
Uruguay to train 1200 more teachers under new program
Asuncion reports that 1,200 teachers are slated for training as part of Uruguay's new education initiative, aimed at improving classroom instruction and student outcomes.
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Asuncion
Uruguay
Longtime Area Resident Dies in Muleshoe
Mrs. Lucy Viola Garth aged 73 died at 3 20 p m Monday in Green Hospital Muleshoe She had lived in Bailey County since 1925 moving from Crosbyton and resided on Rt 5 Needmore She was a member of the Adventist Church Funeral services are pending Survivors include husband G J Garth four sons Royce Alton Wayne Claude and four daughters C L Schmitz Charlie Stallcup Rudolph Moran and James Dobbins a sister L M Ray a brother C J Tirey 9 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild
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Muleshoe
Lucy Viola Garth
South Plains
Green Hospital
Bailey County
Garth
Crosbyton
Rt. 5
Needmore
Jack County
Adventist Church
Singleton Funeral Home
G. J. Garth
Royce Garth
Alton Garth
Lubbock
Wayne Garth
Friona
Claude Garth
Comanche
Okla
C. L. Schmitz
Seagraves
Charlie Stallcup
San Antonio
Rudolph Moran
James Dobbins
Grand Prairie
L. M. Ray
Longtime Scurry Rancher Roy Elkins Dies at 78
Roy Elkins, 78, of 2806 Avenue W in Scurry, a longtime Scurry County rancher, died Monday at 1 10 p m at his home. Services were pending Monday night at Bell Funeral Home.
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Snyder
Roy Elkins
Ave. W
Scurry County
Elkins
Bell Funeral Home
Powell Orders Ballots Placed Under Guard
Gov Wesley Powell in Concord NH orders ballots from last week's GOP primary moved from the secretary of state to state police guard. Secretary Stark says he will ignore the order and keep custody of ballots, asserting he acts legally.
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Concord
N.H
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Robert L. Stark
Stark
Be to me a father and a priest
A grateful boy thanks his dad for food shelter clothes and a chance at life. The poem stresses a father's influence to instill ambition and faith so the son can face life’s battles, hold an honest job, and rise above the crowd.
Mother of Texas Supreme Court Justice Dies
Mrs. W. F. Griffin 88 longtime Tulsa resident died at 6 30 a m Monday Services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Wallace Funeral Home Chapel Elder E J Norman Childress will officiate with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery She is mother of Meade F Griffin Austin associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court and had lived in Tulsa since 1914 Also surviving are three daughters Mrs Willis Hawkins Sr Hart Mrs Wilma Clark Big Spring and Mrs Lewis Goodrich Shamrock 11 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren
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W. F. Griffin
Tulsa
Wallace Funeral Home Chapel
E. J. Norman
Childress
Rose Hill Cemetery
Miss
Griffin
Primitive Baptist Church
Willis Hawkins Sr
Hart
Wilma Clark
Big Spring
Lewis Goodrich
Shamrock
Services Set Today For W A Gravelle
Services for W A Gravelle 66 of Half Way are set for 10 a m today at St Alice Catholic Church with Rev Soul der man officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park under Wood Dunning Funeral Home direction. Gravelle a farmer in Half Way west of Plainview died Saturday from a heart attack.
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Plainview
W. A. Gravelle
Halfway
St. Alice Catholic Church
James Soulderman
Plainview Memorial Park
Wood - Dunning Funeral Home
Gravelle
Here
Harlingen Woman Dies After Electric Cord Incident
Harlingen Mrs. Julia N Soliz, 38, died at her home on Monday after apparently touching a faulty electrical extension cord while scrubbing floors. Police labeled the death accidental.
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Harlingen
Julian Soliz
Campbell Rites Set At Plainview
Funeral services for Campbell will be held at College Heights Baptist Church with Rev. John Traylor officiating. Burial follows in Plainview Cemetery under Wood Dunning Funeral Home direction. Campbell, longtime Snyder area farmer now of Hale County, died after a week of illness. He resided in Hale County since 1942 and is survived by his wife Ruby a son six brothers and four sisters plus many relatives and three grandchildren.
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College Heights
John Traylor
Plainview Cemetery
Wood
Dunning Funeral
Campbell
Orie
Snyder
Avieg
Hale County
Ruby
Soa
Ballinger
Rocksboro
Ark
E. M
Bentonville
Roger
Muleshoe
Tom
Lubbock
R. H. Campbell
Pomona
Calif
Ronnie Campbell
Corsicana
Beatrice Willie
Mary Peterson
Seaside
John
Roswell
Katie Vercamp
Neosha
Jack Hewitt Rites Slated In Arkansas
Burial services for Jack Hewitt 51 are set for 10 a m today in Magnolia Arkansas Hewitt found dead in his Hobbs home Saturday He was an oil field driller Survivors include wife Marguerite and parents Roy and Mrs Hewitt Carlsbad Griffin Funeral Home handled local arrangements
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Hobbs
Jack Hewitt
Magnolia
Ark
Hewitt
Marguerite Hewitt
Roy Hewitt
Carlsbad
Griffin Funeral Home
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Lawrence Ls Palumbo
Caltech Instruments
Donald H. Rowe
Lewis Services
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Scurry
Powell
Winthrop
Julien C. Hyer
Texas Supreme Court
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SHELL
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