28 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1968
Page
1
A Texas Democratic primary appeal argues Preston Smith offers state and regional strength. The piece touts his experience from farm boy to lieutenant governor, his time as acting governor, and his support in West Texas as pivotal for Texas and the region.
More than 4 million Texans face a tight week to choose among 13 gubernatorial candidates. The piece notes voter confusion and candidate difficulty in conveying positions and backgrounds, then profiles Republican Paul W. Eggers 49, Wichita Falls attorney. Eggers calls for two party competition and lists taxes education crime and conservation as priorities. He is a World War II Air Corps veteran, UT Law alumnus, and has held leadership roles in the State Bar taxation section.
U S bombers hit seven key points along the Ho Chi Minh trail to curb enemy supplies into South Vietnam. Strikes targeted lanes near Hue Da Nang and in the A Shau Valley with many missions in Laos. Allied forces reported 414 Communists killed, 10 U S and 60 wounded in ground clashes. Saigon quiet despite intel of an impending major attack.
News briefs and listings across sections highlight UIL meet prep, Voc Ag judging results from 10 schools, a Pops Night concert with Skitch Henderson, and upcoming features including editorials, oil news, horoscopes, market reports, and area church news across multiple sections.
The nation moves clocks forward one hour to extend evening daylight under the Uniform Time Act of 1966. Hawaii and Arizona exempt. last Sunday in April to last Sunday in October observed. Texans and other business owners voice complaints about night-time activity impact, while transit agencies note limited effects.
A reader prays for mercy and humility guiding the community to show Thy meaning. The note urges rivalries with other faiths to shift toward excelling in kindness and understanding.
Tornado watches covered forty seven Texas counties as a storm dumped heavy rain and hail across the Red River Valley. Hail up to baseballs battered Howe and Waxahachie, while Dorchester and Sherman reported eggshell to baseball sized hail. Weather Bureau noted rain rates near seven inches per hour with storms moving east up to forty miles per hour.
Santa Fe New Mexico report says land grant leader Reyes Tijerina, his brother Cristobal, and son Reyes Hugh Tijerina Jr. along with 10 followers were arrested on warrants issued by District Judge Samuel Montoya for charges tied to the June raid on the Rio Arriba County courthouse.
In Hamilton Bermuda the 300 man militia patrolled the island to halt riots and arson that followed two nights of turmoil. Governor Lord Martonmere imposed a curfew and summoned reserve police to enforce it as a state of emergency was declared.
Thousands of Americans from diverse beliefs joined antiwar demonstrations and Loyalty Day parades across the United States. In New York City a Stop the War rally at Central Park drew many speakers including Mrs Martin Luther King Jr and Mayor John Lindsay with estimates of about 100000 at the event and 40000 in Sheep Meadow. Fist fights and numerous arrests marked the mass gatherings as two days of nationwide protest against Vietnam war and racism.
A House negotiator group nears a tax bill agreement raising income taxes by about ten billion dollars and trimming long range spending by around twenty billion. If enacted, withholding would rise midyear and the first five billion in cuts would begin July 1. Consensus exists on rough figures but details split Congress and the Johnson administration.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey entered the Democratic presidential race with a call for national unity and peace over politics. He pledged a hard-fought campaign to support President Johnson’s goal of bringing peace to Southeast Asia and urged Americans to bridge divisions among race, region, age, and class. Kennedy and McCarthy remained contenders as McCarthy cautioned Indiana’s May primary could be affected.
Tulia Special reports 16 year old Kathy Fowler of Route 2 Tulsa died after her car collided with a loaded gasoline tanker truck at a rural intersection about 10 miles northeast of here. The crash at 5 p.m. involved truck driver Ebb N Drewry of Love Brothers Oil Co in Tulia. Fowler died about 7:30 p.m. in an Amarillo hospital. Funeral arrangements had not been made. Highway patrolman Don Black identified the directions of travel.
The forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in Lubbock and vicinity today and tonight. Temperatures will range from a low of 40 to a high in the 70s, with northeast winds at 10 to 20 mph.
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