11 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1968
Page
1
Hale Center resident Jerrye Kelley completed a 4 by 8 foot depiction of The Last Supper staged over two years. A broken toe during painting and sand blown Fourth of July sparked the project as she transformed a kitchen plate reproduction into a full mural.
AP reports officials say a core U S objective in preliminary talks with North Vietnam is to learn if Hanoi would agree to restraints on military actions to allow a full bombing end. Harriman and North Vietnamese envoy to meet. venue debated between Phnom Penh and Geneva with other options discussed.
A Polish defense minister was proposed as a candidate for the nation's presidency. The notice appears among various sections including British race relations bill endorsements and market reports with horoscopes listed on different pages and sections.
A reader from Lubbock offers a brief daily prayer asking God to comfort those who are ill and bring happiness to those who feel disheartened.
President Johnson named Gen Creighton Abrams to replace Westmoreland as U S commander in Vietnam with Senate approval pending. Lawrence F OBrien quit as Postmaster General to aid Robert Kennedy's presidential bid. Marvin Watson to replace OBrien. Jim Jones and Larry Temple to assume Watson duties. Adm Ulysses Sharp to be replaced by Adm John S McCain Jr as Pacific commander. McCain III, a prisoner of war, is John II McCain’s son.
In Edinburg the Rev. Antonio Gonzales apologized to gubernatorial candidate Wag goner Carr for charges tied to the Lower Rio Grande Valley to Austin march. Gonzales said Carr’s purpose was misunderstood and that he respected Carr as a leader seeking labor issues for the working poor. He noted peaceful intent and warned against outside agitators.
Rod Steiger and Katherine Hepburn won best actor and actress at the 40th Academy Awards. In the Heat of the Night earned best picture with five wins while George Kennedy and Estelle Parsons took supporting actor and actress honors. Special tributes went to Alfred Hitchcock Gregory Peck and Arthur Freed.
A total lunar eclipse lasting about 50 minutes will be visible across most of North and South America if skies are clear. The moon enters Earth's inner shadow at 9 10 p.m. CST and takes on a coppery red translucent hue.
Three representatives from the Dallas regional HEW office surveyed Lubbock schools for de facto segregation. They met with Assistant Superintendent Ismael Hill and Superintendent Nat Williams. They stressed motivation over balanced racial enrollment and urged sensible boundary lines without gerrymandering, proposing disestablishment of segregation and full faculty integration if needed.
New York Stock Exchange volume reached a record 20.41 million shares on Wednesday as trading surged for the third time in seven sessions. The spike followed President Johnson's Vietnam peace talks progress, with tape delays reaching 41 minutes at the peak and Wall Street telephone lines jammed.
Congress sent to the White House a sweeping open housing civil rights bill. President Johnson pledged to sign soon, calling it a victory and urging action on welfare urban renewal and jobs. The House defeated a conference vote 229 to 195 while Southern lawmakers criticized the tense atmosphere following Dr. King’s assassination.
Bayernkurier urged the West German government to establish diplomatic relations with Communist China. The weekly newspaper is edited by Finance Minister Franz Josef Strauss and published in Munich.
Noel Wright, 30, and his wife Lois, newlyweds art students, were attacked while driving to Eden Park. In Mount Auburn a group of youths pelted their white station wagon and stabbed Noel fatally, with Lois restrained by several girls during the assault.
Five people were shot to death as snipers fired from rooftops and cars in Kansas City on the east side. National Guard reinforcement brought nearly 3,000 troops to the area amid arson and shootout incidents. Police and guardsmen faced sporadic gunfire and multiple fires caused by arsonists, with several injuries reported including a fireman in critical condition.
The Lubbock and vicinity forecast calls for fair weather today and tonight with warmer temperatures. Highs in the mid 70s and overnight lows in the mid 40s, southerly winds 10 to 20 mph.
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