House panel concludes seven week school prayer hearings
The House Judiciary Committee finishes seven weeks of hearings on 147 proposals to allow prayer or Bible reading in public school classrooms. Chairman Emanuel Celler faced pressure from both sides over time and delays while not committing to a date for closed sessions on constitutional amendments.
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UPI
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Supreme Court
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Celler
Senate
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Lake Erie
House Appropriations Committee
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Buffalo, N.Y
Johnson urges justice and education for strong America
Johnson argues national strength rests on more than weapons. He says democracy requires equal rights at home and social justice, education, and care for the poor and elderly to earn respect abroad. Civil rights filibuster and canal study notes follow with funding hints.
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Johnson
America
Odessa American subscription rates and publishing details
The Odessa American lists carrier and retail subscription rates with monthly and weekly pricing for Kiessa and Ector County zones. Rates include daily and Malt subscriptions with annual, semiannual, and quarterly options. Published daily except Saturday by The Odessa American at 2% East Fourth Street in Odessa Texas. entered in Odessa post office as second class matter under act of March 3 1879.
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Kiessa
Ector County
Odessa American
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Texas
Matthew M. Fox Pay TV Pioneer Dies at 52
New York reports Matthew M. Fox a pioneer in pay television died on Tuesday. Fox, age 52, helped shape early cable and pay channel ventures and was a notable figure in the industry.
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New York
Matthew M. Fox
Three Days Added To 99 Year Term In Texas Court
Angleton Texas Harry Washburn received three extra days in jail and a $100 fine after shouting that a witness was lying in court. He has already been convicted twice in connection with the bomb slaying of his mother in law.
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UPI
Harry Washburn
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Washburn
Helen Harris Weaver
San Angelo
Tex
Weaver
Waco
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Dallas
Clyde Woody Fof Houston
Earl Smith
la Grane
Hardy
Andrew Nelson
4-H Events At A&M College Station
About 2000 Texas 4-H Club members workers and executives attended the annual 4-H Club roundup at Kyle Field Texas A&M. Six organizations and firms were honored for contributions to the 4-H movement.
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College Station
UPI
Goldwater Presses Lead as California Returns Roll In
With uncommitted voters still cited, Goldwater claimed a mainstream GOP victory while Rockefeller warned the race remained unsettled. EVA Center noted Rockefeller strength in the Bay Area and minority groups, as Goldwater fared better in high population centers. Little Modoc County showed Goldwater ahead exceeding 54 percent.
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Goldwater
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San Francisco
Chinatown
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South
Little Modoc County
CBS
ABC
Thomas d. Ku ‘Chel
Lawsuit Seeks Maximum Disability Judgment
A Upshur County man A C Smith filed a Wednesday suit in the 161st Court against Security Insurance Co of New Haven seeking 14035 dollars as the maximum allowed by law for total and permanent disability from injuries suffered last March while employed by E L Farmer and Co.
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A. C. Smith
Security Insurance Co
New Haven
Smith
E. L. Farmer and Co
Deaths Mrs Luther McDonald Sharp
Mrs. Luther McDonald Sharp 74 mother of Mrs Cecil Middleton of Odessa and C W McDonald of Andrews died Monday at her home after a brief illness. Services set for 10 a m Thursday at Sharp Presbyterian Church with burial at Sharp Cemetery. Marek Burns Funeral Home of Cameron handles arrangements. She was a native of Sharp. Survivors include a daughter, two sons, 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Luther McDonald
Cecil Middleton
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Odessa
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Andrews
Sharp Presbyterian Church
Sharp
Marek Burns
Cameron
Primary Results Show Edges for Stennis and Mansfield
In Mississippi and Montana contests Sen. Stennis and Rep. Whitten along with Rep. Williams led a field of Negro candidates. Montana Senator Mansfield won renomination showing a strong early 7-1 edge over Joseph P. Monaghan as voters counted. South Dakota delivered a Goldwater challenge to the uncommitted slate with Lt. Gov. Nils Boe leading Anderson while John Lindley led the Democratic field.
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Moss Point
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Hattiesburg
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John Bell Williams
Montan Senate
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Montana
Mansfield
Joseph P. Monaghan
Butte
Arnold Olsen
James F. Battin
Tim Babcock
Roland R. Renne
Montana State College
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Billings
South Dakota
Barry Goldwater
Archie Gubbrud
Goldwater
Nils Boe
Sigurd Anderson
John Lindley
Merton Tice
Salinger Wins Democratic Senate Nomination After Primary Battle
Salinger, once Johnson's press secretary, wins the Democratic nomination for the Senate in California with strong backing from AFL-CIO and the California Democratic Council. Cranston, Engle’s late campaign, Brown, and Salinger clash over support as Murphy leads Republicans in the general election race.
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Salinger
Engle
Murphy
Leland Kaiser
Kansas
Fred Hall
UPI
Cranston
Eagle
George McLain
Kaiser
Hall
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
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