Political shifts in Waco council vote surprise insiders
In Waco, a split slate backed by the Chamber of Commerce produced Dr. G H Radford as the new city council member over Howard Dudgeon Jr Malcolm Louden and Donald Beck. The piece notes factional support from Crestview and Civic League precincts and discusses COPE misperceptions and labor influence. Texas sports and national politics commentary follow, including Astros remarks and Congressmen abroad.
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Waco Chamber of Commerce
Howard Dudgeon Jr
Malcolm Louden
Donald C. Beck
G. H. Radford
Radford
Waco
Crestview
Civic League
COPE
Committee On
NAACP
Service Men Remember Waco United Fund
Greater Waco United Fund reports gifts from airmen stationed at JC Air Force Base who were phased out. A2C Sidney Vu. Pryan Jr. sent a money order and praised the fund, while A2C Terry L. Thomas wrote Tokyo is great. The notes show servicemen continuing to support Waco’s welfare after relocation.
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Waco
Greater Waco
Ter
Viet Nam
Connally
Clark Afb
Sidney Vu. Pryan, Jr
United Fund
Terry L. Thomas
Hugh Garland
Waco Patrol and Detective Service
Charles E. Spratt
Waco Drive
James Simons, Sr
Lake Shore Paving Faces Strong Local Opposition
A packed city hall heard property owners oppose paving Park Lake Drive from North 19th to Mac Arthur. The council delayed action as city officials and lawyers argued over who should bear the cost for an arterial street benefiting nearby residents.
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Park Lake Drive
David Kultgen
Tom Moore
Winthrop Seley
Elmer Roberts
Coleridge
Humble Oil
Humble
South 5Th Street
Baylor
P. M. Johnston
Atty
Hubert Dunham
James Burl Livingston
Fire Department
Lake Success Drive
Lakeland Circle
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Reward Offered For Window Breaking Culprits
Storekeepers in the Fairgate shopping center rally support after last week's midnight window smashing. A Stevens cafeteria meeting raised close to fifteen hundred dollars for the culprits’ capture and conviction with S J Guthrie adding 250 dollars. Rexall owner W E Wicklander leads the effort and supplied police tips as Detective H M Cook investigates.
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Fairgate
Steven’s
W. E. Wicklander
Rexall
H. M. Cook
Don
Fairgate Shopping Center
Fairgate Center
Ron Forsythe
Jan Bayless Named Miss Lake Whitney
Karen Bayless of Venus was chosen Miss Lake Whitney over 23 contestants in Dettis Auditorium Clifton before about 600 people. Runner-up was Ann Reagan of Cleburne. Bayless, 18, a freshman at Arlington State College, will compete in Texas eliminations for the International Felicity Congress in California.
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Karen Jan Bayless
Venus
Lake
Miss Payless
Judy Redman
Lancaster
Texas
Longeach
Calif
Miss Reagan
Arlington State
Letty Durks
Ross
Kathy Rea
Johnnie Mae Allbritton
Waxahachie
Becky Wilson
Cleburne
Judy Lynn Lackey
Itasca
Miss Lackey
Jackie Knapp
West
Miss Bayless
Lake Whitney
Jan Bayless
Miss Lake Whitney
Pettis Auditorium
Clifton
Floyd Loflin
Increase Ordered Midnight Police Shift
City council approved four additional patrol cars for the midnight shift from 11 p m to 7 a m raising fleet to 17 as officers work on voluntary off days. Councilman Wood urged two man patrols with CB radios and media participation to combat burglaries and window vandalism at Fairgate Center last Thursday night.
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Bob Wood
Elmer Robert
Tom Hunter
Wood
KAWA
R. T. Sherrord
Civic Committee
Durham to Award $250 Miss Lake Waco Scholarship
The Miss Lake Waco winner receives a $250 Durham scholarship from Scholars College of Waco. The funds can enroll in the Junior Secretarial course or be applied to any courses offered at Durham Colleges.
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G. A. Durham
Rotary District Concludes Meeting With Fiesta Night
The district Rotary gathering in 1966 ended with a Fiesta night banquet at the Alice Center and other venues. Northwest Rotary hosted as President G A Durham announced a Miss Lake Waco Beauty Pageant prize plus trophies for runners up with entry details and rules for the pageant to be held at Westview Roller Rink in June.
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New Alice Center
Northwest Rotary
Sen
Truman’s
School of Beauty
Bill Foster and Associates
Westview Rollercade
Durham
Waco
Truman’s Beauty School
U. S
Texas
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Houston
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Don Drysdale
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Bob Poage
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Armed Services Committee
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Ty Council
A. D. Mabry
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Citizen
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Wicklander
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James Simon Jr
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