Vikings Lose Stamford Bridge Reenactment Set in York
Stamford Bridge reenactment staged on the original site ends with Vikings fleeing as Saxon archers meet Norse rivals at York nine miles away. London to York relay hands message for lord mayors. Spear pie feast and pie entries add festive history flavor.
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Harold
William
Hastings
Stamford Bridge
York
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
London
Mansion House
Yorkshire
Stamford
Weather pattern shifts as rains possible by late Monday
Forecasters expect a return of clouds and possible scattered showers across the South Plains and Texas early next week after a mainly rainless Saturday. Lubbock reached 91, with lows near 60, as cooler air and lingering humidity return to the region ahead of the Panhandle South Plains Fair opening Monday.
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South Plains
Texas
Lubbock
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Second Wife Of Clark Gable Dies In Houston
Maria Ria Franklin Gable 76, second wife of Clark Gable, died Saturday in a Houston hospital. She was born in Chapman Kansas and had lived in Houston for 60 years. Services set for 11:30 a.m. Monday at Christ Church Cathedral with burial at Glenwood Cemetery. survivors include a daughter Mrs. Thomas W. Burke and two sons, William Franklin Prentiss and Alfred Thomas Lucas.
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Houston
Maria
Ria
Franklin Gable
Clark Gable
Gable
Chapman
Kan
Christ Church
Glenwood Cemetery
Thomas W. Burke
William Franklin Prentiss
Alfred Thomas Lucas
Austin, T
Segregationist Rarick Defeats Morrison in New Orleans Runoff
Segregationist John Rarick defeats incumbent James Morrison in a bitter Democratic runoff Saturday night in New Orleans, ending Morrison’s 24 year congressional tenure and drawing noted ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
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NEW Orlean
UPI
John Rarick
James H
Jimmy) Morrison
Ku Klux Klan
M. C. Donham Services Slated in Post
M C Donham 88 died Friday at Garza Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 10:00 a m Monday Roby Church of Christ Burial in Roby Cemetery under Weathershee Funeral Home Roby Retired farmer moved to Post 18 months ago from Rotan to live with daughter Mrs Sam Sanders Survivors include four sons Elmer Rosenberg Roy Roby Luther Roatan and Pete Lafayette La with 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren
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Mason Dennett Donham
Garza Memorial Hospital
Roby Church of Christ
Roby
Weathershee Funeral Home
Rotan
Donham
Post
Sam Sanders
Elmer
Rosenberg
Roy
Pete
Lafayette
Vinnie Timmons Rites Set for Monday
Vinnie Timmons 73 of Lubbock dies after two weeks hospitalization at West Texas Hospital. Service at Sanders Memorial Chapel at 4 p.m. Monday officiated by Dr. C Melvin Ratheal. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors: six sons three daughters 25 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren.
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Vinnie Timmons
Ave. M
Lubbocki
West Texas Hospital
C. Melvin Ratheal
Trinity Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Vernon
Timmons
Lubbock
Vera
Lamesa Rites Slated For Mrs. Mattie Fox
Services for 78 year old Mrs. Mattie Fox will be at 3 p.m. today at Downtown Church of Christ in Lamesa. Burial follows at Lamesa Memorial Park under Branon Philips Funeral Home. She died Friday morning in Medical Arts Hospital. Survivors include two sisters.
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Lamesa
Mattie Fox
Church of Christ
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Mrs. Icy Strickland Rites Held in Seminole
Funeral services for Mrs. Icy F. Strickland 83 longtime Seminole resident were held at 2 30 p m today at First Methodist Church Seminole with Rev Preston Florence and Rev R L Kirk officiating Burial followed at Liberty Cemetery in Greenville She died at 5 am Saturday at West Texas Hospital Survivors include two sons four daughters eighteen grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren
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Icy F. Strickland
First Methodist Church
Preston Florence
R. L. Kirk
Liberty Cemetery
Greenville
West Texas Hospital
Jess A. Strickland
Seminole
Claude Strickland
Upland
Calif
Vernon Peters
45Th St
M. L. Henry
George Beggs
Lumby
Tex
David A. Rice
Dallas
Claude E. Melton Dies in Tulia Rites Set
Claude Edward Melton 63 died early Saturday in Swisher Memorial Hospital Tulia. Requiem Mass 11:00 a.m. Monday at St Williams Catholic Church with Rev J J Duddy and burial Rose Hill Cemetery Wallace Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother Ada Melton five brothers and three sisters.
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Tulia
Claude Edward Melton
St. Williams ‘Catholic
J. J. Duddy
Rose Hill Cemetery
Wallace Funeral Home Chapel
Wallace
Melton
Swisher Memorial Hospital
Widow Of Israel Ex Chief Dies In London
Mrs. Vera Weizmann widow of Israel’s first president Chaim Weizmann died of heart failure at a London hospital. She was 87 and had hip injuries from a fall during a private visit. Her body will be returned to Israel. Chaim Weizmann led Israel from 1948 to 1952.
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London
Vera Weizmann
Israel
Chaim Weizmann
Weizmann
Houston Youth Dies In Car Cycle Mishap
AP reports a five year old boy Joseph Fountain died after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle in Houston. A seven year old girl Diane Slater was in critical condition. No charges were filed against the driver.
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Houston
Joseph Fountain
Radar Fountain
Diane Slater
R. L. Slater
Italian Monsignor Dies at Papal Audience in Vatican
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Giovanni Dossi, 64, of Varese, collapsed and died of a heart attack during a group audience with Pope Paul VI in Clementine Hall at the Vatican. Pilgrims from Varese were among the attendees when the incident occurred.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Giovanni Dossi
Varese
Clementine Hall
Lovington Man Killed Crossing Street
William George Cook an 84 year old Lovington resident was struck by a car in the 500 block of South Main and died at Lovington Lea General Hospital Marvin Ray Copeland 20 was injured and taken to the same hospital under sedation no charges filed pending investigation Cook widow Susy Cook and several relatives survive the incident occurred Saturday evening in downtown Lovington services pending at Smith Rogers Funeral Home
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Lovington
South Main
William George
Bill) Cook
Lovington Lea General Hospital
Marvin
Ray Copeland
Alvis Hill
Cook
Copeland
Shackelford County
Tex
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Campbell Dies on Duty at Permian General Hospital
A. B. Campbell 72 a night watchman at Permian General Hospital died on duty at 12 10 a m Saturday from an apparent heart attack Ex Andrews resident for five years he moved from Odessa He was a retired carpenter Funeral at 4 p m today First Baptist Church DeLeon with burial in DeLeon Cemetery under Nabors Funeral Home DeLeon arrangements He survived by three sons George Andrews Bill Abiine Glenn Paramount Calif three daughters E J Luke Mary Mowlin Gladys Pittman a brother H O Campbell Cisco He had lived in Andrews and previously in De Leon and Fort Worth.
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Angus Eaton Campbell
Permian General Hospital
Campbell
First Baptist Church
DeLeon
Nabors
George
Bill
Abilene
Glenn
Paramount
Calif
E. J. Luke
Mary Mowlin
Fort Worth
Gladys Pittman
Haskell
H. O. Campbell
Cisco
Graveside Rites For Brown Infant
Douglas Vernon Brown infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Brown died at 7 22 am Saturday at Methodist Hospital. Graveside services at 10 am Monday at Resthaven Memorial Park conducted by Rev William S Smith. Memorials to Westminster Presbyterian Church building fund.
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Douglas Vernon Brown
James R. Brown
53Rd St
Methodist Hospital
Resthaven Memorial Park
William S. Smith
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Jim W. Brown
Ira
Vernon Bell
22Nd St
Julia Y. Black
Colorado
City
Tex
Mabel Mer
Westminster Presbyterian Church Building Fund
Services Slated For Mrs Bowser In Plainview
Mrs. O P Bowser 83 died Friday in a Plainview hospital after a long illness. A resident since 1929 she had lived in Kress about 20 years. Services Monday at 3 p m at Lemons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Arthur Digby and Rev Russell McAnally officiating burial in Kress Cemetery. Survivors are her husband and two sons Perry and Frank of Plainview. Pallbearers include Jason Gordon Frank Riker Stanford Skrogren Carl Losson Buz Weatherbed Charles Childress J P Jones J W Dines.
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Plainview
O. P. Bowser
Lemons Funeral Home
Richardson
Perry
Frank
Jason Gordon
Frank Riker
Stanford Scjogren
Carl Losson
Buz Weatherbed
Charles Childress
J. P. Jones
J. W. Dines
James Ike Cullum dies at 76 in Muleshoe
Funeral services for James Ike Cullum 76 will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church in Muleshoe with Rev. Don Murray officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Lovington New Mexico. He was born June 13 1890 in Pike County Arkansas and ranched in Lovington and Tatum New Mexico. He had lived with his sister Mrs Ed Johnson in Muleshoe for two and a half years. Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews.
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James Ike Cullum
Shis
Ed Johnson
First Baptist Church
Don Murray
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Lovington
N.M
Singleton Funeral Home
Pike County
Ark
Collum
Tatum, N.M
U S Official in Budapest Dies at 59
Elim O Shaughnessy American charge d'affaires in Budapest died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 59. He is survived by his wife and three children and will be buried in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Edward Alexander will act as charge d'affaires. The U S has used a chargé d affaires since 1956. Shaughnessy became acting chief in October 1964.
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Budapest
Hungary
Elim O'Shaughnessy
Legation
O'Shaughnessy
Portsmouth
N.H
Edward Alexander
United States
Q'‘Shaughnessy
Miller Services Slated Tuesday
Fred J. Miller 80 died Saturday in Yoakum County Hospital Denver City. Funeral set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Seminole Memorial Chapel with Rev. James Caldwell. burial in Anton cemetery. Miller a Buchanan Michigan native. survived by wife two sons E. E. Bud Seminole and Marvin Klamath Falls Ore two sisters and seven grandchildren.
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Fred J. Miller
Yoakum County Hospital
Denver City
Seminole Memorial Chapel
James Caldwell
First Presbyterian Church
Anton Cemetery
Miller
Buchanan
Mich
E. E
Bud
Seminole
Marvin
Klamath Falls
Ore
Lt John P Skoro Killed In Viet Nam Services Slated
Funeral services for 1st Lt John P Skoro RAFB graduate killed in action in Viet Nam are set for 3 p m Tuesday at the Air Force Academy chapel Colorado Springs. Burial will be in the Academy military cemetery. A Air Force communique said he was flying an F 100 on a combat mission when his plane crashed after contacting a forward air controller. Survivors include his widow Betty Burgess Skoro and his Gary Indiana parents Milam and Mrs Skoro.
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John P. Skoro
Reese Air Force Base
Viet Nam
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Academy
Betty Skoro
Indiana Ave
Air Force
Skoro
Lubbock
Tan Son Nhut Air East
Saigon
I. L. Burgess
Brownwood
Jerry A. Burgess
52Nd St
Maj
Jack L. Drain
Vance Afb
Enid, Okla
Lt. Skoro
Gary
Ind
Milam Skoro
A Funds University
Lafayette, Nd
Mrs Bolton Dies at College Station After Long Illness
Mrs Frank C Bolton widow of former Texas A&M University president died Saturday in College Station after a long illness. She leaves Frank and Preston Bolton of Houston a daughter Mrs W E Eckles of College Station eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was born in Pontotoc Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 3 p m Sunday at the A M Presbyterian Church with burial in College Station City Cemetery.
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College Station
Tex
Frank C. Bolton
Texas A&m University
A&m Presbyterian Church
College Station City
Frank
Preston Bolton
Houston
W. E. Eckles
Pontotoc
Miss
Services Pending for Bobby Dupler in Earth
Bobby Dupler 24 died Saturday in South Plains Hospital Earth after a stay since Sept 7. He was born in Morton and moved to Earth five years ago from Maple Texas. Survivors include wife Nancy daughter Diane mother Minnie Dupler six brothers Bertha Hayes and Frances Griffin among two sisters and several others.
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Parsons, Ellis and Singleton
Earth
Bobby Clay Dupler
South Plains
Dupler
Morton
Maple
Tex
First Baptist Church of
Springlake
Nancy
Diane
J Minnie Dupler
Hugh
Clifford
Gilbert
Leon
Billy
Carl
Pettit
Bertha Hayes
Wichita Falls
Frances Griffin
Pueblo
Colo
Secret of success lies in enjoyment in class
Dr Mullins credits his technique to learning through fun. He says students enjoy themselves from start to finish, and as a result become the best readers anywhere.
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Cecil Mullins
Dr. Mullins
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