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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
12
A set of six Platemate TM plates and cups listed in various colors orange gold olive or blue priced at 5.00 with a name and address customization option. The item appears as an advertisement or product listing with design attribution J Design.
Marines at Khe Sanh prepare to hand over to U S Air Cavalry forces as the 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment takes over. Cols Campbell Lownds and Gen Davis comment on the transfer while Sgt Santaella and other service members reflect on battles and future missions.
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith says Texas faces undue negative criticism from gubernatorial candidates. He defends the state at a Sunday barbecue rally, insisting Texas has much that is right despite claims of being low in various rankings.
The Pope spoke during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica saying the killing of Martin Luther King Jr. was cowardly and atrocious. He urged reconciliation not violence and prayed for peace and an end to discrimination. He noted his prior private meeting with King and referenced broader global violence including Vietnam.
A Moscow newspaper reports Nelya Mikhailova, 40, claims weight loss through unusual telekinetic exercises. She allegedly moves objects like matchboxes and fruit by concentrating energy, including bread rising to her mouth, though no factual mechanism is given.
Atlanta AP reports a 1963 Charlotte speech by Martin Luther King Jr. warned that black retaliation to white violence could trigger endless strife. The piece recalls his bridges between races and quotes officials who saw King as a unifying figure amid rising violence and social upheaval.
Terry County Chamber of Commerce directors voted to petition the Terry Memorial Hospital District board to call a May 4 bond election for a new 50 bed hospital. The effort follows two prior defeated elections in the past year. George Weiss led the meeting. The Saint Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959.
After Sweden shifted from left to right driving last September, officials report a drop in traffic deaths. In six months 440 people died, 211 fewer than the prior year, credited to new speed limits of 33 mph in towns 50 mph on other roads and 60 mph on motorways.
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