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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1968

Page

15

Murder Charge Lodged In King Assassination

FBI released details linking fugitive Galt to a conspiracy to injure King in exercising federal rights. The statement notes gun purchases in Birmingham, a 1966 Mustang, and travel across multiple states including Memphis and Atlanta. FBI records list aliases Harvey Lawmyer J and John Willard with a July 20, 1931 birth.

Memphis Lear FBT Galt John Hollywood Tomas Reyes Law The International School of Bartending Lint Gault Lant King FBI Harvey Lawmyer J John Willard Birmingham Bureau South Main Street Kting Lorraine Hotel Alabama Atlanta Los Angeles Calif New Orleans Ala Mexico Tenn

Birth announcements from multiple families in local hospital notices

Congratulators note births at University and Methodist hospitals. Daughters weighed 3 pounds 10 ounces to 8 pounds 13 1/2 ounces with times between early morning and late evening. Fathers include a Texas Tech student, a veteran in Vietnam, teachers, and a farmer. Names include Morart, Gonzales, Ramirez, Guerra, Bankowsky, Johnston, Fisher, Adams, Rosson, and Bazeer.

Samuel Robert Morart Farenday University Hospital Texas Terr Ani Mra Pedro Gonzales Latam AU Tagat Clinic Unbawaking Co Juan Ramirez Raymon Guerra Sfrst Pate Tuessing Methodist Hospital Vietnam US. Army Rawant Bankowsky Smger Methodist Hoxnital Methodist Church Texas Tech Donald Jack Fisher Jet Shy von Mandate Wellland Hospital Las Auto Parts AMF Richard Adams Wellness Methodist Hospital Lubbock Meandre Tommy Rosson Mort Fon Tie’ Bie Weanewins Methodist Orton Public School

Allies To Be Informed Pledge To South Korea Reaffirmed

US officials say Park Chung Hee faces domestic problems and must show resolve to deter communism in Asia. They expect renewed North Korean aggression concerns this spring and warn Park may withdraw South Korean troops from Vietnam if US policy weakens.

South Korea U.S United States Republic of Korea Park North Korea Asia Vietnam

Multiple injuries in Texas and Vietnam era notes

Report details a fatal incident with a victim transferred to Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio after hospital care in Del Rio area. Leticia Arellano severely injured in Sonora. Sheriff Richter says at least two suspects likely involved. Also mentions Park Chung-hee urging limits on concessions and U.S. ally South Korea with 50,000 troops in Vietnam and cautious tone ahead of negotiations.

Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio Leticia Arellano Sonora Val- Verde Herman Richter South Korea U.S Vietnam Park North Vietnam Hanoi South Vietnam

G A Moore Funeral Slated in Stanton

Private services for George A Grew Moore 95 longtime Stanton resident who died in a Big Spring hospital will be held at Gilbreath Funeral Home at 10 am with Rev Richard Payne officiating Burial follows in Evergreen Cemetery Survivors include three sons Ernest Andrew Elvis Luther Alvin Raymond all of Houston two daughters Mamie Lee Kelly of Stanton Leliah Elizabeth Commander of Abilene a sister Nettie Miller of San GOBEL TO STAR and four grandchildren plus four great grandchildren Born in Lamar County Moore moved to Big Spring five years ago

Stanton George A Grew Moore Big Spring Gilbreath Funeral Home Moore Richard Payne First Methodist Church of _ Stanton Evergreen Gilbreath Lamar County Ernest Andrew Elvis Luther Alvin Raymond Houston Mamie Lee Kelly Leliah Elizabeth Commander Abilene Nettie Miller San Gobel Angelo Hollywood George Sobel Thesis Grand Coulee Columbia American Theater St. Louis Washington

Mekong Delta Battle Reports Heavy Fighting and Casualties

U S infantrymen trapped a strong enemy force in the Mekong Delta as artillery and air strikes hit positions. The U S Command said 78 enemy and four Americans were killed, with major actions also reported at Dong Ha, Khe Sanh, and near Hue. Marine engagements near the DMZ yielded ten killed. A separate convoy incident in Tam Ky and a ferry strike near Vinh were noted.

Saigon U.S Mekong Delta 9Th Infantry Division South Vietnam Dong Ha Demilitarized Zone Quang Tri Province Khe Sanh Dmz Hue 101St Airborne Division Graham Countels South Ariz North Vietnam Johnson Texas Timit Vinh

Webbs Charged After Texas Theft Note Found

Webb is charged with involvement in an ape incident in Texas and a truck theft in Bossier Parish. Police found the abandoned car with a note reading Sorry about the car Signed Bonnie Clyde and Jesse Tames, linking the trio to the case.

Webb Texas Bossier Parrish Bonnie, Clyde and Jesse Tames

Go-Between OTT Johnson Distorted Facts on Vietnam Proposals

Communist broadcast claims Hanoi rejected American proposals in a foreign ministry statement on April 11, while American officials say the statement lacked formal diplomatic delivery. The piece also recounts Webb and Collins adopting Bonnie and Clyde as aliases, their cited inspiration, and comments on their imitation of the couple after watching a film.

Johnson North Vietnam Hanoi Oreign

Bonnie and Clyde style ambush shocks Warsaw and North Vietnamese ties

An unverified report details a violent ambush with North Vietnamese and American figures in Warsaw. It notes three heavily armed figures killed near Arellano’s car, with bodies found about eight miles south of the scene. The vehicle carried Texas registration and was headed toward San Angelo. The sheriff described the killings as cold-blooded and indicated no clear struggle. The body was prepared for burial in Oswego Kansas.

Clyde North Vietnam Arellano Describ China Richter Paris San Angelo del Rio Allee

George Costley Dies In Tulsa County Hospital

George Costley 95 died after an extended illness. A native of Missouri he spent boyhood in Kansas and was a stock farmer in Oklahoma. Services are at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church Chapel with Rev. Frank Pollard officiating.

Or County Memorial Hospital Missouri Costley Kansas Oklahoma Laguna Bed Calif Tulia George Costley Baptist Frank Pollard Nastor Affi

Picket Action Tied to Western Electric Installations

Western Electric crews work at two locations in town while 90 Southwestern Bell union members say they will honor picket lines if initiated. CWA president Dale Magee states drivers will leave their jobs to support the pickets as unions coordinate demonstrations near the Porter exchange and the Swift exchange on 34th Street and Quaker Avenue.

Southwestern Bell CWA Dale Magee Porter Exchange Swift Exchange 34Th St Quaker Ave Western Electric Magee Lubbock Texas Bell Junion iWestern Electric

Gunshot wound patient and other briefs from Texas

TEWS BRIEFS report Bobby Green a 17 year old from Ralls in satisfactory condition after gunshot wound to the left leg undergoing late afternoon surgery. Linda Jo Jones 18 treated and released after injuries in a Gary Ave accident. Also mentions families, a KC individual, and other local names. includes notes on a Western Electric strike potential and CWA actions with Lub bock involvement and broader national implications.

Bobby Green North Star Ralls West Texas Linda Jo Jones 46Th St Gary Ave 49Th St

FBI probes Galt alias in King assassination case

Investigators concluded Eric Starvo Galt was a manufactured identity with no records before August 26, 1967. FBI checks across Defense, IRS, Social Security, and fingerprint files found no trace of Galt or social security, suggesting the name was probably an alias used by the King assassin.

Atlanta UPI FBI Eric Starvo Galt Martin Luther King Jr Memphis Tenn Galt King Social Securit Armed Service Birmingham Ala Defense Department Internal Revenue Service Social Security Administration Investigatrie New Orleans Long Beach Calif Washington, D.C Los Angeles

William Bennett Rites Scheduled

Services for William Edward Bennett 55 will be at 10 am today in Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Dub Farley Meadow Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in Peaceful Gardens Cemetery Bennett resided at 5405 Ave B and was found shot to death in his home Tuesday Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCrow entered a verdict of death by self inflicted gunshot wounds Bennett a structural engineer for Twin Steel Erectors native of Gonzales moved to Lubbock in 1948 and was a member of the Operating Engineers Union in Fort Worth Survivors include his wife a son two daughters four brothers and three sisters

William Edward Bennett Henderson Funeral Home Dub Farley the Meadow Baptist Church Peaceful Gardens Bennett Ave. B Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCrow Twin Gonzales Lubbock Operating Engineers Union Fort Worth

Carl Woodson's Rites Friday

Carl Woodson Sr. 68 died of an apparent heart attack at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. All Severin and Rev. Henry Adair officiating. Masonic graveside rites follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock. Burial is directed by George C. Price Funeral Home. Woodson, a retired Gulf Oil Co. superintendent, moved to Levelland 30 years ago from Tulsa. He married Velma West on July 18, 1921 in Claremore, Oklahoma. Survivors include his wife, Carl Jr. of Las Vegas, a brother Fred Woodson of Tulsa, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Levelland Carl Woodson Sr First Presbyterian Church All ‘Severin Henry ‘Adair Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock Levelland Masonic Lodge George C. Price Woodson Gulf Oil Co Tulsa Velma West Claremore Okl Masonic Lodge Kellyville Okla el Paso Carl Jr Las Vegas Fred

Artificial blood could sustain organs and aid transfusions

Geyer told the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology that self regenerating artificial blood replaces human supply and tolerates substitutes. Fluorocarbon liquids carry gases, aiding organ preservation, cancer therapy, and potential distant transfusions. Initial tests used dog organs. next steps involve monkey experiments with Harvard researchers Monroe and Taylor.

Geyer Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology Harvard Robert C. Monroe Kenneth Taylor

Collision at golf tournament injuries bus driver injured

The collision at a golf tournament left bus driver Royce L Shelton in serious condition. Most other injuries were not serious, with many expected to be released from Brady Hospital where staff coped with a heavy patient load. Five ambulance loads arrived. later some injured were moved to Goodfellow AFB base hospital in San Angelo.

Royce L. Shellton Kerrville Goonfellow Air Force Base San Angelo

James Wood Rites Pending in West Helena Ark

Services for James Wood 74 are incomplete at Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena Arkansas. Local arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Directors. Burial will be Maple Hill Cemetery Helena. Wood a retired lumber inspector died Tuesday in Edwards Nursing Home after a long illness. He lived in Lubbock since 1966 and is survived by two sons James M. and Jack T and three grandchildren.

James Wood Citizens Funeral Home West Helena Ark Henderson Funeral Directors Maple Hill Cemetery Helena Wood 21Th St Edwards Nursing Home Lubbock James M 3821 24Th St Jack T Austin

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Clark J. Edgar Hoover Bir Fon Martin Luther “King Chung Hee Park Henry J. Kaiser Honolulu Aine James Robert Bazeer Rman Tibbeck Ten Hosplin G. A. Moore Ae AC Miss Collins Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie Parker Clyde Barrow Buley Ronnie and Barrow Harvey Dell Webb Adio Arizona Warsaw Datas Rannia Jessie James Bowman Smith Peking India Indonesia Burma New Delhi Jakarta Rangoon Oswego Kan Wallace Funeral Home Weapln Bonnie and, Clyde Businase Fuhow Bonnie Alice Lastley Kent L. D Jbuth Oreean City Magnicu Ol Venor Ana Ars Oleta Kirby Ann Arbor Mich Tom and Vivian Lamar, Mo Fred Mitchell Lamar Nettie Calhoun Carthage, Mo New York National Airlines Miami Fort Lauderdale Fla Los Angeres Jarea Jnnd William Bennett Carl Woodson Val Verde U. S. 277
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