Marion Receives Execution Stay In Death Penalty Case
James Lee Marion, a 26-year-old convict awaiting execution for the 1964 bludgeoning death of Midland socialite Mrs. Fred Turner, was granted a stay after defense attorney Warren Burnett filed a writ of habeas corpus challenging trial issues. U.S. District Judge Hal O. Woodward signed the stay, three days before the planned Huntsville electric chair date.
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Howard Swindle
Avalanche-Journal
James Lee Marion
U. S. District Clerk’s Office
Warren Burnett
Odessa
Marion
U.S
Hal O. Woodward
Lubbock
Midland
Fred Turner
Huntsville
William R. Shaver
Burnett
Texas
Supreme Court
High Court
Twirlers and Animals Highlight Panhandle Fair Day One
Diane Shelton, 21, famed for baton skills, eyes a four baton routine and aims to perform ten perfect catches. She appears with Pat Boone on the 51st Panhandle South Plains Fair lineup as crowds surge to 41,549 on day one featuring Quarter Horse, twirling festival, poultry, minerals shows, and more.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Diane Shelton
Amateur Athletic Union
Pat Boone
Panhandle South Plains
West Texas
Fairpan Coliseum
Fair Park Coliseum
Gene Ledet
Shelton
Fair Park
4Th Street
Avenue A
Regord
Parachute Jump At St Pauls Marks Youth Festival
A Church of England effort to lure youth drew London crowds as four churchmen and a canon parachuted from St Paul’s cathedral. Dean Martin Sullivan and Canon Douglas Bean described the thrill and prayerful moment after a simulated jump organized by the army parachute regiment to open a three month youth festival at the historic site.
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Associated Press
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Church of England
Martin G. Sullivan
Tle
Douglas Bean
Army
Parachute Regiment
Christopher Wren
St. Paul’s
Ins in the Lubbock Area
In the Lubbock area police report several incidents with injuries and property damage across multiple neighborhoods. Detectives urge tips on unsolved cases as investigators track leads and review surveillance footage for possible suspects.
Slaton to vote on municipal sales tax Oct 26
Slaton city commission sets October 26 for a municipal sales tax election. Plainview manufacturing plant plans announced. Reese AFB club address by Mayor Rogers noted. Daily pollen count starts today through mid November. HEW rider linked to appropriations bill. Equatorial Guinea may see a self styled dynamic government exponent as president. Editorials and comics listed across pages. Horoscope and radio logs noted. Classifieds run pages 8 to 14. Adolescent dictionary joke defines adolescence as children stopping parental guidance to give it to them.
Daily Prayer for Guidance and Forgiveness
A reader offers a brief private petition asking God for forgiveness and guidance through the day in peace and love in Christ's name. The note reflects a personal devotional request and communal religious tone.
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Christ
Commission Approves New DPS Vehicle Purchase
The Texas Public Safety Commission approved buying 525 vehicles for the Department of Public Safety and other services. Charles Hodges of Goldthwaite was approved as a new Texas Ranger assigned to the Midland unit. Col. Wilson E. Speir will present DPS budget requests in Austin Tuesday.
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Texas Public Safety Commission
Department of Public Safety
DPS
4010 Ave. R
Charles Hodges
Goldthwaite
Texas Rangers
Midland Ranger Company
Lubbock
Wilson E. Speir
Austin
Tthe
Protests Force Removal of 34th Street Left-Turn Bans
Boston traffic officials lifted signs banning left turns onto 34th Street from Boston Avenue after protests and a council poll. The delay had been extended for two more weeks to study the intersection, with critics calling the ban a mistake given Boston Avenue’s role as a north south artery to shopping centers and the Texas Tech campus.
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34Th Street
Boston Avenue
Denton Rigsby
Texas Tech
19Th Street
James H. Granberry
Wayne Sherrell
Boston
Texas Eyes Southwest Conference Opener Extravaganza
A huge crowd of about 49,000 is expected at Jones Stadium for the Texas Longhorns opening game against Texas Weens Hed Halders as the Southwest Conference gridiron campaign kicks off. Fans arrived by plane, car, and bus ahead of the 7:30 p.m. kickoff amid a festival atmosphere.
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Texas Tech
University of Texas
Jones Stadium
Terry Stephens
Tech
Stephensfile
Robbie Specht
New Braunfels
Texas
Ween
Hed Halders
University of Texas Longhorns
Southwest
Big fall weekend planned at tech campus complex event
A major fall weekend unfolds with nearly sold out tickets for a football game, a Saddle Tramps fountain groundbreaking, a University campus entrance ceremony, a Tech board meeting, and a landmark ICASALS Museum complex groundbreaking. Jt Gov Preston Smith to attend with state officials.
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University and
Broadway
Tech Board
Icasals - Museum
Preston Smith
Youthful Negroes On Chicago Spree
Small bands of young Negroes roamed the Near North Side on Friday night throwing rocks. A bus driver reported being stopped by one group and white passengers were manhandled. Hospital staff treated two injured, including a fireman struck in the head with a brick. conditions not disclosed.
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Chicago
Near North Side
Top Jayton Fan Dies At Rally
Tom Fowler 76 longtime Jayton booster collapsed of a heart attack after giving a pep talk to Jayton High School students around 4 pm. A rancher and insurance man, he was voted No 1 fan last year. Jayton beat Rochester 12 to 6 in Friday night football opener.
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Jayton
Tom Fowler
Dayton
Fowler
Rochester
City completes sale of Green Fair Manor housing project
The 236 unit Green Fair Manor in Lubbock was transferred from the Southeast Lubbock Development Corporation to the Lubbock Housing Authority. HUD funds cover the $2.55 million complex with checks of $2,481,488.3 presented at City Hall to finalize the transfer after years of lease and sale efforts aimed at aiding displaced families with subsidized rents.
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Green Fair Manor
City of
Lubbock
Southeast Lubbock Development Corporation
Lubbock Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Authority
Preston Smith Opens Weekend With Campus Blast
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith pressed the button at Texas Tech to inaugurate a new $80 000 campus entrance marker on Amon G Cuarter Plaza marking the end of a five year drive by the Tech Saddle Tramps to raise 35 000. A crowd of about 350 heard him praise campus leadership and sensible behavior as four Reese AFB jets roared past.
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Texas Tech
Reese Afb
Jones Stadium
Red Raiders
University of Texas Longhorns
Guv
Preston Smith
Amon G. Cuarter
University Avenue
Broadway
Tech Saddle
Smith
Tech
Texas
Seo Smith
Dirksen's Support Wavering Over Fortas Nomination
Washington AP Abe Fortas faces a shrinking chance to be confirmed as chief justice as Senate leaders prepare a 1 p.m. Tuesday test vote. Senator Everett Dirksen voiced second thoughts, prompting calls from both parties for Johnson to withdraw. Senator McClellan urged withdrawal to protect the Democratic party and public confidence, while Senator Hansen pressed for Fortas to resign. The showdown centers on a vote to end debate and defeat a filibuster, with opponents seen at 35 votes in an AP poll.
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Gardner L. Bridge
Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate
Fortas
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Johnson
John L. McClellan
Democratic Party
McClelan
Supreme Court
McClellan
Clifford P. Hansen
Wyoming
Associated Press
Two Students Fatally Hurt In Texas Tech Collision
Two Texas Tech students died after a two vehicle crash at Idalou Road and Parkway Drive late Friday. Donald Marvin Hale, 18, from Tucson, died at Methodist Hospital. Lora Alice McVey, 19, of Lancaster, was fatally injured while a pickup driver Leslie Levacy, 34, escaped with minor injuries.
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Texas Tech
Idalou Road
Parkway
Donald Marvin Hale
Tucson
Ariz
Methodist Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Lora Alice McVey
Lancaster
Tex
Hale
Idalou
Leslie Levacy
E. Brown
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Lubbock Weather Forecast Fair and Warmer Today
Fair and warmer in Lubbock and vicinity with partly cloudy skies. A few showers possible late tonight. high in the mid 80s, low tonight near 30. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Sunrise 7 39 a.m. sunset 6 28 p.m. Humidity readings noted through the night.
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Lubbock
Newent
Denver
Albuquerque
el Paso
Amarillo
Houston
Clovis
Okla
Cig
Dallas
W. Falls
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