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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1968

Page

3

White House opens talks with Hanoi on Geneva meeting

The White House said U S and North Vietnamese envoys may meet in Geneva with W Averell Harriman ready to negotiate. Hanoi has yet to respond though officials expect an official reply soon. Collingwood reported Hanoi Premier Pham Van Dong remains optimistic but not rushing negotiations.

Lewis Gulick Washington White House Hanoi United States U.S Geneva Ho Chi Minh George Christian Johnson Vientiane W. Averell ‘Harriman CBS Charles Collingwood North Vietnam North Collingwood Pham. van Dong Nguyen Duy Vietnam Tokyo

Convict En Route Home Dies As Five Killed In Texas Crash

Five Texans die in a two-car crash on Interstate 45 and US 75 near Buffalo Texas. Convict Ray Junior Paul who had a reprieve to visit his gravely ill father survived with critical injuries. Victims include Rev A T Lane and John William Howe both of Denison plus Jimmy B Hunt Billy Ray Brown and Larry C Hunt.

Buffalo Tex Houston-Dallas Denison A. T. Lane John William Howe Jimmy B. Hunt Billy Ray Brown Waco Larry C. Hunt Houston Ray Junior Paul Baylor Hospital Dallas State Penitentiary Huntsville W. D. Wooderson John Connally Paul Leon County Brown Larry Hunt Jimmy Hunt Howell

Credit Report Bill Forum in Lubbock Tonight

The Lubbock Association of Credit Management hosts a 7 p.m. meeting at Hillcrest Country Club to discuss HR 15495 introduced by Wright Patman. The bill would strictly limit credit information disclosure by insured banks and penalize violations, with speakers including Walter Taylor and J Pat Malone and attendance by Texas lawmakers.

U. S House of Representatives Lubbock Association of Credit Management Hillcrest Country Club Wright Patman Texas House Committee On Banking and Currency Trade and Commerce Credit Rating Agency Credit’ Rating Agency Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve Board Walter Taylor Lubbock J. Pat Malone First National Bank of Amarillo State House of Hepruaeieanyss

Three Governor Candidates To Campaign Here

Democratic candidates Ed Whittenburg Dolph Briscoe Jr and Eugene Locke will campaign in Lubbock and the South Plains early this week Briscoe arrives Monday Locke Tuesday Whittenburg arrives today at 5 pm plans include a dinner breakfast TV appearance and lunch with the Lubbock Ministerial Alliance Whittenburg Briscoe and Locke will also hold public receptions and travel to Amarillo Hereford Plainview and other South Plains towns for campaign events

Lubbock South Plains Ed Whittenburg Houston Dolph Briscoe Jr Eugene Locke Whittenburg Koko Palace Ministerial Alliance Briscoe Lamesa In Town Inn Locke Villa Inn Amarillo Hereford Plainview Dallas South Vietnam Brownfield Midland Odessa Big Spring Snyder

Fire kills Texas man in Houston frame home blaze

Fletcher Hill, 50, died in a Saturday fire that gutted his frame house in Houston. Officials said the blaze appeared accidental and citing fire crews on the scene.

Houston Fletcher Hill

Hearing Set Monday On Rail Service Through Lubbock

Texas Railroad Commission officials and Santa Fe Railway executives will attend a 9 a.m. Monday hearing at the Pioneer Hotel in Lubbock to decide on discontinuing passenger service between Houston and Farwell, New Mexico via Lubbock. Two daily trains Nos. 75 and 76 now operate. Santa Fe cites mail revenue losses exceeding 35 million annually as a factor.

Texas Railroad Commission Santa Fe Railway Lubbock Pioneer Hotel Houston Farwell N.M R. JD. Shelton Chicago Santa Fe F. N. Stuppi Amarillo Western Lines J. P. Spears Slaton Luibbock Fort Worth Clovis John S. Reed Railroad Commission Brownwood Temple

Iran Air Jet Arrives in Moscow to Link Tehran and London

An Iran Air jetliner built in the United States landed in Moscow on Saturday, inaugurating a new route that connects Tehran with London via the Soviet capital.

Moscow UPID United States Tehran London

Trudeau chosen Liberal leader to become Canada’s next prime minister

Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 46, a Quebec intellectual and political newcomer, won on the fourth Liberal ballot with 1 203 votes of 2 342. He will succeed Lester B Pearson as the 15th prime minister, with a national election expected later this year against Robert Stanfield’s Conservatives.

Ottawa Pierre Eliott Trudeau Quebec Liberal Party Canada Trudeau Lester B. Pearson Robert Stanfield Robert Winters John Turner Paul Martin Allan MacFacen J.J. Greene Paul Hellyer Eric Kierans Pearson Lloyd Henderson Portage la Prairie Man Ernest Zaendel Montreal New Democratic Party Civic Center Mike Pearson U.N

McCarthy Delays California Campaign Tour After King's Assassination

Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy canceled a planned California air tour after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He flew to Washington after paying tribute at a Beverly Hills fundraiser, marking his first California visit in the campaign for California's 174 Democratic primary votes. His main rival is Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.

Los Angeles Eugene J. McCarthy Washington California Martin Luther King Minnesota King Beverly Hills McCarthy U.S Robert F. Kennedy

Duryea Claims First American Automobile in Springfield

Charles E. Duryea asserted he operated the first successful American automobile in Springfield Massachusetts on April 19 1892. The claim ties Duryea to early automotive achievement and local history.

Charles E. Duryea Springfield Mass

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