Dirksen shifts on Fortas cloture as filibuster looms
Senate maneuvering over Fortas nomination heats up with Dirksen now opposing a debate limit and Mansfield warning a second cloture bid. Fortas ties to obscenity rulings and a Puerto Rico role cited as Sen. Hansen presses resignation while Hart defends rulings on obscenity. discussions note legal fee and court cases altering precedent.
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Dirksen
Friday Dirksen
Fortas
Supreme Court
John Stennis
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
McClellan
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Clifford P. Hansen
R-Wye
Johnson
United States
Justice Fortas
Hansen
New York
Interior
Commonwealth of
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Detroit
William Gossett
American Bar Assny
WJR
ABA
Subcommittee On the
Federal Judiciary
Gossett
Albert Jenner
Chicago
Jenner
Top Officials to Visit as City Prepares for Grid Iron Extravaganza
Thousands pour into Lubbock for a weekend packed with events headlined by a Southwest Conference football showdown at Jones Stadium. Texas Tech hosts Texas in a high profile clash while attendance records loom and a packed day of meetings and receptions accompanies game night.
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Lubbock
Austin
J. T. King
Darrel Royal
Texas
Associated Press
Raiders
Crimson Crusaders
Polk Robison
Texas Tech
Jones Stadium
Tech
Texas Tech Board of Directors
School of Law
University Theater
Tech Foundation Board
Mesa
4Th St
Indiana
Lubbock Country Club
Harold V. Ratliff
Ratliff
Lone Star State
Diane
Bob Hope
Vietnam
Hippodrome
London
Olympia Theater
Paris
Upper Midwest
Shelton
Boone
Arkansas ‘Livestock
Little Rock
Don Rice
Colorado Springs
Colo
Births Report from West Texas Hospitals
A roundup of newborns across Lubbock and area, listing parents and addresses, weights, and times at which babies were born in local hospitals including Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital West Texas Hospital and Reese Air Force Base Hospital. Father occupations noted for several families.
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David Cervantez Jr
Idalou
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Fowler Mfg, Co
Gregory EB. Willams
Rt. 2
Floydada
Highland Hospital
Michael Riddle Byron
49Th St
West Texas Hospital
Goodbody and Co
David Oxford Mayo
Lev Élland
South Plaing College
Robert B. Wilson
Joseph Haynes
Allen Elkins
Abernathy
Methodist Hospital
Abernathy Body Shop
Otly Rhodes
U.S. Army
Harold Wiliam Tshudy
Chamber of Commerce
John H. Wilson
Mitchell Boulevard
Reese Village
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
Reese
Set
William Gladitsch
Indiana Ave
Thomas Nulty
Lubbock
Merlyn Baker
16Th St
Harry Pier
E. Amherst St
Reese Air Force Base
Eese
David J. Prochaska
Plainview
Best Fertilizer
Eugene Gunn
Belton
Pollen Count At City Health Units By Station
Friday pollen readings issued by the Lubbock City County Health Unit show Allergens per cubic foot at stations including 263 at No 1 Oth and Utica 108 at No 2 Ave X and Find 27 at No 3 Ave K and Thi 183 at No 4 Zenith The main allergens listed include Alternaria and Weed with ranges from low to high as indicated by percentages and values for each station.
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Lubbock
Oth
Utica
US and South Vietnamese Push Near Duc Lap Camp
American forces report heavy fighting near the Duc Lap Green Beret camp 140 miles northwest of Saigon. U S losses were seven killed and nine wounded as 32 North Vietnamese soldiers were killed in a three hour engagement aided by air strikes. B52 and fighter bombers attacked jungle routes along the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
API
Duc Lap
U.S
4Th Infantry Division
Demilitarized Zone
Thien Ngon
BO Baldy
UPI
Kate Webb
Webby
Texas Tech Entrance Marker Groundbreaking at Lubbock
The ceremony marked the first phase of an entrance marker project for Texas Tech, including a reflecting pool and fountain with plans for a matching pool and seal costing 45 000 dollars. Officials praised faculty and students and noted Grover Murray’s first campus appearance since eye surgery.
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Preston Smith
Texas Tech Laddie Tramp
Bill Pittman
University Avenue
Broadway
Texas Tech
Tech
Lubbock
Smith
West Texas
Saddle Tramp
Bill ‘Pittman
Grover Murray
Dallas
Murray
Parachute Jump Opens Youth Festival At Westminster Abbey
The 1940 pageant at Westminster Abbey included a parachute jump by young volunteers. Spectators debated propriety while the army trained at the west door for the event. W A Talbot-Ponsonby led the youth festival program and explained the jump showcased young people in service.
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Duke of Wellington
Winston Churchill
Westminster Abbey
Army
W. A. Talbot-Ponsonby
Talbot-ponsonby
Twirlers Highlight Fair Show as Record Attendance Near
The Me a Cam fair closes tonight amid a fifth consecutive attendance push, with a Quarter Horse Show, Appaloosa events, and a leading twirler Miss Shelton headlining. Diane Gustin, a famed Canadian broadcaster and former Raiders and Hoff show twirler, shares her backstory and ambitions.
Housing deal finalized after months of negotiations
Mayor W D Rogers read a telegram from Rep George Mahon praising the city officials. Mahon said months of discussions yielded the best arrangements and that the problems have been resolved, noting the purchase was executed last November.
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W. D. Rogers
George Mahon
Marion Faces Possible Delay In Monday Execution
Reports detail Marion's stay request amid claims of unconstitutional conduct during arrest and confession seizures. Defense rights argued violated by late counsel, coerced statements, and biased jury guidance. A Midland County judge will set a new hearing date. stay ends five days after the hearing if no substantial facts remain.
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Marion
Midland County
Texas
Shaver
Austin
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Lubbock County
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