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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1968

Page

9

London Bridge to Be Moved to Arizona Desert

The old London Bridge, 136 years old, is to be moved from the Thames to Lake Havasu City near the Colorado River. McCulloch Corp of Lake Havasu City reportedly won the bid to reconstruct the bridge in Arizona, near Parker Dam, creating a future city of about 50,000. The buyer’s formal announcement is due in New York and London. The granite stone’s estimated value is about 2.4 million, though that does not imply the bridge’s sale price.

Los Angeles UPI Thames Arizona Desert Colorado River Lake Havasu City McCulloch Corp City of London Corp New York London The London Corp Lake Havasu Cly Lake Havasu Parker Dam California Arizona Phoenix Robert P. McCulloch Jr

Robbery Assault Case Nears Jury Deliberation in Hereford

In 137th District Court jurors hear details in a robbery by assault case involving Emilio Gutierrez Casias, a taxi driver from Hereford, alleged to have beaten and robbed Mrs. J. Presiding is Judge James A. IH. (Hetty) Wilson. The trial paused as both sides rest their cases and the charge protocol is prepared.

137Th District Court Emilio Gutierrez Casias Hereford F. L. Sherley George R. Dooley John P. Watt Jr Helmut Wierzba John B. Hennesday Don S.C. Griffin Ernest J. Algeo Lila Webb Pascal R Wilson Jerry Leavelle Wade

Houston Youth Shot After Argument in Traffic

Houston police report a 16 year old was shot and killed after an argument between two vehicles. Witness James Alfano 17 said a pistol fired from a dark car as it sped away. Cockran Alfano was struck in the head and died at a church parking lot. Three other youths in the second vehicle fled the scene after the shooting.

Houston Cochran al Fore Robert Cockran Alfano Cockran James Alfano Fouri

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