VFW official criticizes HEW secretary fight over veterans hospitals
A veteran group alleges Health, Education and Welfare chief Joen Wilbur Cohen aims to take over VA hospitals. Francis Stover, VFW legislative officer, urges members to oppose HEW control and warns of a pending plan to place VA hospitals under HEW, risking care for disabled veterans. Poster boy for 1968 is Michael McCubbin. The drive is chaired by Jerry Childs with door to door lead Gifford Hemphill.
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Joen Wilbur Cohen
Education
Welfaire
Veterans Administration
Francis Stover
VFW
Washington
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Odessa
Jerry Childs
Gifford Hemphill
Permian Basin
Michael McCubbin
Charles MecCubbin
Redbud
Stover
Cohen
Congress
Ce VA
Cohen l
United States
Odessa Student Tops Summer Graduates at ET University
Odessa's Roy Leon Slreit ranked among the top ten percent of East Texas University summer graduates and is a candidate for a bachelor's degree from Arts and Sciences. Three more Odessans also join the commencement at Memorial Stadium: Stanley Heaps for Education, Roy Mack Nill for a master's in Arts and Sciences, and Ceresa H. Parks for Administration.
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Roy Leon Slreit
Odessa
East Texas University
iSchool of Arts and Sciences
Californian Dies In Wreck In El Paso on I-10 median
Douglas W. Johnson, 44, of Santa Monica, Calif., was killed when a car struck him while he stepped onto the median of Interstate 10 in El Paso's lower valley to retrieve luggage. His wife, mother, and four children were in the car. Driver Joe l Ramirez Torres, 42, of El Paso, faces murder charges in a drunken driving case after the crash. The vehicle left the highway, hit a telephone pole and traffic sign, then halted on a residential lawn.
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EL Paso
Tex
California
Interstate 10
Douglas W. Johnson
Santa Monica
Calif
Johnson
Joel Ramirez Torres
Justice For the Peace Court
Bob Lewis
Three Killed In Accident Near Pratt Kansas
A Juarez Mexico family of Alicia Hicks 37 Polly 16 and Ralph 6 died when their car left U S 84 near Pratt and struck a telephone pole. Driver Frankie Hicks 36 was injured and taken to Pratt County Hospital. relationship to victims undetermined. Patrol cited wet pavement and loss of control as causes.
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Pratt, Kan
Juarez
Mexico
U.S. 84
Pratt
Kansas Highway Patrol
Alicia Hicks
Polly
Ralph
Frankie Hicks
Pratt County
Hicks
Smoking Habits Survey Planned in Permian Basin
A federal survey in Odessa and Midland will query about 100 residents to assess changes in smoking habits amid reports linking cancer to cigarettes. Led by Mrs. Anita Windham, interviews cover current and past smoking, cigarette types, age of starting, and changes such as cutting down or switching to a pipe. Results expected in two months.
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Permian Basin
Odessa
Midland
U. S. Departments of Commerce and Health
Anita Windham
Marie Hagman
Education Agency Seeks Parent Involvement Aid
The U.S. Office of Education issued new criteria under Title I to boost parental and community involvement in schooling for educationally disadvantaged children. Guidelines encourage formal advisory committees and may provide payments to parents for time on boards, babysitting, or transportation.
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Washington
U.S. Office of Education
Harold Howe II
U.S
Office of Education
Fisherman Drowns After Cedar Creek Lake Capsize
In Athens Texas an AP report states a fishing boat capsized on Cedar Creek Lake Friday. Otis Cox, 30, of the lake area, drowned as high winds whipped up waves on the lake.
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Athens, Tex
Cedar Creek Lake
Otis Cox
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