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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1968

Page

2

Connally Faces Apathy in Texas Gubernatorial Race

A jumble of campaign notes shows Gov. Connally urging voter turnout while acknowledging apathy. Candidates focus on liquor, insurance, education, and registration reform as Don Yarborough, Preston Smith, Dolph Briscoe, and Don Gladson campaign across Texas. The piece notes endorsements, proposals, and political dynamics in cities like El Paso, Houston, Tyler, and Fort Worth.

Texas Eugene Locke el Paso John Connally Fexis New Orleans Dolph Briscoe Uvalde Houston Baytown Freenort Carr John Hill Democratic Pli Bryanning Preston Smith Tyler Don Yarborough Paul Eggers Pampa Exegers U. S John Tower R-Tex Don Gladsen Galveston Brotherhood of Railroad Fort Worth Union Yarborough Gladden

Wayland Names New Athletic Director and Faculty Additions

Wayland Baptist College announces Bob Clindantel as athletic director and men's basketball coach, starting June 1. Five new instructors join the faculty for the fall term, with two existing part timers becoming full time. Additional vacancies remain in art, chemistry, music, and physics.

Plainview Wayland Baptist College Bob Willis Apple Lockney Reta Jane Carter Donald L. Cook Robert D. Hamner Wayland Glenn E. Johnston Texas Tech W. Wayne Alford

Sierra Leone Chief Jailed as Coup Leaders Take Charge

In Freetown after a coup that jailed Brig. Andrew T. Juxon-Smith, fourteen warrant officers and junior police officials took control. They named Col. John Bangura and Lt. Col. Ambrose Genda to head the army while pledging civilian rule. Armed patrols imposed a curfew as reports of casualties emerged and Sierra Leone’s fragile postindependence stability was tested.

Freetown Sierra Leone Andrew T. Juxon-Smith Noncoms John Bangura Washington Ambrose Genda Liberia Emad Rogers South Carolina Great Britain Juxon Smith

Gunned Down In Eatery Tied To Gangland Killing

A masked gunman killed Cologero Lo Cicero, known as Charlie the Sidge, at a Brooklyn luncheonette in 1964. The case ties to Cosa Nostra feuds between Bonanno and Colombo factions and to a 1965 securities theft involving Lo Cicero’s grandnephew Richard. Police note potential witness intimidation as a motive in the mob war context.

New York Cosa Nostra Con Cologero Lo Cicero Brooklyn Cologero Lo Cice Underworld Charlie the Joe Bonanno Five Cosa Nostra Lev Jos Ifeph Colombo Cicero Cosa Nostra Bonanno Joesph Joe Bananas Bonan Tno Lo Cicero Joseph Colombo Colombo Richard Lo Cicero Cologero Wall Street Sons LoCicero Elliott Golden

LCC Trustees and Developers to Confer Today

A joint meeting of Lubbock Christian College board of development and board of trustees begins at 10 a.m. in the college auditorium to discuss advancing toward becoming a senior college and to elect a development board chairman from four candidates all in Lubbock. After the meeting trustees tour Hancock Farms and attend a noon luncheon featuring George Benson, president emeritus and Hardin College board member, then attend dedication ceremonies at the Lubbock Children's Home seventh cottage.

Lubbock Christian College Board of Development and Board of Trustees Lubbock Christian College Board of Development James A. Hays Andrews Donald S. Osborne Don D. Williams James C. Bearden Lubbock LCC Hancock Farms George Benson Harding College

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