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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1967

Page

2

Fights Erupt Across Chinese Cities Amid Maoist Clash

Reports from AP describe large scale armed clashes in at least nine Chinese cities including Lanchow and Yinchuan as Maoist supporters confront foes, with mobs besieging the Mongolian embassy in Peking and Red Guards seizing a Soviet ship captain in Dairen.

Tokyo Mao Tse-tung Red China Lanchow China Peking Asahi Moscow UPS Soviet Union Mongolia Tass Red Guards Svirsk Dairen Mer Erercenary Mediterranean

War All Out In Nigeria As Gowon Orders Full Action

Lagos Nigeria AP Maj Gen Yakubu Gowon head of the federal government orders full scale war against the breakaway eastern region of Biafra following rebel bombing raids. Ojukwu vows Biafra will not negotiate or surrender and claims readiness to launch a decisive offensive. Reports also cite Soviet adviser shipments and possible British arms aid. Bonn says West Germany plans no major reduction in armed forces as defense spending cuts loom.

Lagos Nigeria Yakubu Gowon Biafra Britain Soviet Union Odumegwu Ojukwu Gowon Federal Nigeria Sim Ojukwu Bonn Germany Kurt jGeor Kiesinger West Germany Karl Guenther von Hase Kiesinger Gerhard Schroeder

Castro Sees U S Negro Revolt At Havana Conference

Fidel Castro led a Havana meeting of Latin American leftists endorsing his revolutionary line. Delegates from 27 nations backed anti U S subversion rhetoric and praised the Black Power movement while pledging solidarity with Stokely Carmichael.

Havana Fidel Castro Latin American Solidarity Organization Castro United States

Tito and Nasser Hit Snags in Middle East Talks

Cairo reports say Tito and Nasser faced obstacles to a peace formula amid renewed Arab Israeli tensions. Yugoslav aides deny a concrete plan exists, signaling a possible shift toward non aligned nations. Indications point to further discussions next week with India’s Gandhi considered.

Cairo Aqaba Suez Canal Tito Yugoslavia Gamal Abdel Nasser Egypt Israel Gulf of Nasser Mohammed Hassanein Heikal al Ahram Middle East Yugosslavia India Indira Gandhi

WWII grenade blast kills four youths in Pristina

A World War II grenade detonated in Pristina on Friday, killing four boys aged eight to ten and injuring others as investigators determine how the device remained unexploded.

Pristina Yugoslavia UPD

Liberation School Ousted by Episcopal Church in Nashville

Nashville's Liberation School was barred from St Anselm's Episcopal Chapel and suspended by the Metropolitan Action Agency after testimony that the school teaches hatred of whites. The agency cited loss of liability insurance as a key factor and awaited full commission vote.

Nashville J. Paschall Davis John Sprace Senate Judiciary Committee Vander Horst Episcopal Liberation School James Woodruff St. Anselm’s Tennessee A&i Fisk

Roof-Top Sign Celebrates New Baby at Tech Couple

Bill and Terry McLelland welcomed an 8 pound 4 ounce son named Hal Hart McLelland at West Texas Hospital. The newborn arrived at 3:19 a.m. Friday as neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Smiley Glover raised a large roof sign to announce the birth. The father serves as swimming director at the ABC Boys Club and both parents are seniors at Texas Tech.

Bill Jack MecLelland 18Th St Terry Bill Jack Smiley Glover McLellands West Texas Hospital Hal Hart McLelland ABC Boys Club Texas Tech

Detroit riot damages may reach eighty five million

Insurance losses from the Detroit riot may hit 85 million, per the General Adjustment Bureau. Surveying 300 firms, 538 were destroyed and 549 seriously damaged, with 43 deaths linked to the week of rioting. Liquor dealers, grocers and laundries faced heavy losses as the bureau opens a Detroit office with 30 investigators.

New York Detroit General Adjustment Bureau, Inc

Burglary Sprees Reported Across City Homes

Mrs. Tom Hoy eight 3003 58th St. chased burglars after seeing a man near her house at 9 30 p m a partner pursued him out a back gate another intruder pushed her aside and fled with a 275 watch missing. A break in at Jack C Smith 3703 Paris Ave left a 159 television set and other items stolen. Billy B Beck 4724 27th St reported three lawn chairs taken. A hair salon suffered about 300 damage with a filing cabinet pried open and rooms ransacked. Rob Aguilar 2716 3rd St found clip pers at a pawn shop and police pursued a suspect. C C Leftwich 4412 19th St reported lumber worth 43 56 stolen from 1616 Main St.

Tom Hoy 58Th St Hoy Jack C. Smith Paris Ave Billy B. Beck 27Th St Jessie Lee Robert Aguilar 3Rd. St Lubbock Barber College C. C. Leftwich 19Th St Main St

FHA Approves Water Plan for Guthrie Texas

The Farmers Home Administration preliminarily approves grants totaling 183,930 dollars to the Red River Authority for a 4 water system serving 78 Guthrie families in Texas. Senator Yarborough announced the action. Judge Morris notes final approvals remain and construction could begin soon.

Avalanche-Journal Washington Bureau Washington, D.C Farmers Home Administration Red River Authority Guthrie Tex Ralph Yarborough W. L. Morris King County Morris FHA

Reagan names Nancy Reagan to California Arts Commission

Gov. Reagan appoints his wife Nancy Reagan to the California Arts Commission with travel expenses but no salary. The panel, funded by federal and private sources, promotes culture and surveys artistic activities statewide and awaits Senate confirmation. He also names actress Irene Dunne Griffin of Los Angeles to the commission.

Sacramento Calif Reagan Nancy California Arts Commission Commission California Senate Hollywood Irene Dunne Irene Dunne Griffin Los Angeles

Indonesia to Resume Ties With Malaysia in Confrontation Era

Brig. Gen. Sunarso, head of Indonesia’s relations with Malaysia, told the Malay Mail in Kuala Lumpur that Indonesia will soon resume relations with Malaysia, which were severed during Sukarno’s confrontation policy.

Kuala Lumpur UPI Malaysia Sukarno Sunarso Malay Mail

Senate curbs Fiat deal as Eximbank gains authority

The Senate approved extending the Export-Import Bank to 1973 and raising loan limits while banning financing for a Fiat automotive plant in the Soviet Union. Mundt praised the move as a blow to East-West trade and a potential aid to Vietnam efforts, as Javits questioned its impact on arms support to North Vietnam. The measure also bars funding of Soviet tied exports and renames the bank to the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Washington Senate United States Russia Karl E. Mundt R-S.d Fiat Automobile Company Italy U.S Fiat Soviet Union Johnson Mundt Vietnam Jacob K. Javits New, York Ctly North Vietnam Free World Export-Import Bank of Export- Import Bank of the America

National Guard Leaders Oppose Pentagon Reorganization Plan

State Adjutants General protested to Congress against a Pentagon plan to shift Guard units to the Army Reserve reducing Guard strength by about 19 000 to a 400 000 level. They warned states could lack proper units to maintain order and quell rioting as seen in metropolitan areas. The plan was revised to address objections but still eliminates one of the Army Reserve infantry brigades.

Washington UPI State National Guard Congress Pentagon Army Reserve Adjutants General Association House Armed Services Committee Defense Department Associaton

Texans Killed in Action Identified by Pentagon

Pentagon released names of three Texans killed in Vietnam Friday. Army Captain Donald H Mabry of Rusk Hospital Street, Corporal Joel D Fendley of Richmond Route 2 Box 134A, and Marine Lance Corporal Earnest R Byars of Houston 2314 Radcliff.

Washington Pentagon Vietnam Army Donald H. Mabry Nancy F. Mabry Hospital Street Rusk Joel, D. Fendley Marcus I. Fendley Box Richmond Marine Lance Earnest R. Byars Ethel. Byars Radcliff Houston

Night at the Hilton Inn Dallas Offers City Splendor

A travel snapshot invites readers to enjoy the Hilton Inn Dallas with pools gardens and sundecks. Guests can dine at Trader Vic's on the 10th floor and enjoy popular family prices near major routes. Reservations available via Hilton and Dallas number 214 827 4100.

Magnificent Hilton Inn Dallas Mockingbird Hilton Reservations Service

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