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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1967
Page
1
The article explains daylight saving time starts and ends this year with clocks set forward in spring and back in fall. It notes the loss of one hour at 2 a.m. and the return on October 29, clarifying the timing and purpose of DST.
Patty Bradley, 14, of Lubbock, took first in the 15th annual regional spelling bee at O. L. Slaton Junior High, sealing the title on the word deductible. Cochran County’s Susan Schooler placed second. Patty will compete in Washington D C June 7 8.
An Ohio aeronautical engineer plans a solo nonstop 25,000 mile flight around the world next month. James Bede, 34, designs a very light single engine plane with a 565 gallon fuel load and 28,500 mile range. He will use automatic pilot and rest during flights up to two hours at a time. The Continental 210 horsepower engine is promoted as exceptionally economical, especially as fuel weight drops.
Patty Bradley reports a long bee where a competitor lingered to round 80 and claimed third place. The contestant, daughter of Bill D. Kimbrough, exited on the word correlate. Kent Bell, 14, from Yoakum County Denver City Junior Blan School, placed fourth as son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bell.
An unprecedented Lubbock building surge employs over 900 workers weekly across nine major projects with payrolls surpassing 150000 dollars weekly. Texas Tech dominates the list alongside a new high school post office courthouse and a 15 story downtown office building.
A Lubbock Reader reflects on faith asking believers to remember their first loyalty belongs to God and not to other loves. The brief noteLibrary-style devotional expresses piety and humility.
Storms cut a wide swath across the state with winds up to 41 mph in Lubbock and hail in Abilene, while cooler air moves in. Forecasters expect temperate highs upper 70s with near 60 overnight, and Libbock reports a 68 degree high as the front drops south. Lt General Ralph E Haines Jr left Fort Hood to assume duties as Army vice chief of staff in Washington.
A Saturday rash of traffic accidents in Lubbock injured thirteen people including four motorcyclists two police officers and three others in a dramatic four car crash at E Fourth Street and Guava Avenue. Wreckage stretched across more than 850 feet as vehicles collided and one convertible driven by Clyde Johnson Jr. 31 fled west after a crash. Johnson was treated and released.
Relatives discovered the bodies of Dale Hadaway 44, his wife Dorothy 34, and Earnest J. Hadaway 71 buried in shallow graves on a farm 5 miles southwest of Gilmer. All died from shotgun blasts. the couple was shot in the back of the head and Earnest Hadaway in the face. No motive was immediately evident.
The VFW backed Loyalty Day events across the United States with thousands marching in New York and Philadelphia. In New York nearly 1,000 on Fifth Avenue and 4,500 in Brooklyn joined a crowd of about 60,000 spectators. Nationwide the VFW forecast about six million attendees across 5,800 parades.
U S Air Force F105s from Thailand bases raided the Hoa Lac MIG base west of Hanoi and attacked Kita Kep and other targets in North Vietnam. Friday reports say a MIG21 downed an F105, with total US aircraft losses reaching 521.
A feature notes planned honors for senior citizens during a designated special week. Community groups in Lubbock area highlight events and activities aimed at recognizing older residents.
Rep William Ryan released a 16 month old NASA report harshly criticizing North American Aviation the prime contractor for Apollo. NASA plans meetings with current and prospective contractors to set a new schedule for manned spaceflight. Webb urged restraint and NASA provided a summary of the report while discussions with North American continue.
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