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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1970

Page

7

Found Shot Victim Lidia French Linked To Liberation Movement

Lidia French a 31 year old secretary at the American Foundation for Religion and Psychiatry and part time actress was found shot to death in her East Side apartment. Police say the body was discovered by her roommate at about 1 30 a m with no signs of a struggle and the door locked. French had attended a Greenwich Village liberation group meeting Wednesday night and coworkers note her outspoken support for women's liberation.

Ardenie Women's Liberation Movement East Side Lidia French American Foundation For Religion and Psychiatry Greenwich Village Foundation Norman Vincent Peale Marble ‘Collegiate Church Marguerite Gambuzza

House to House Search Drags on in Montevideo

In Montevideo the government continues a citywide house by house search for kidnapped foreigners, as 12 000 troops patrol and 75 arrests occur after a 20 day suspension of civil rights. U S expert Claude L. Fly and Brazilian consul Aloysio Gomide Dias Gomide are among the captives with Dan A. Mitrione fatally wounded. The city braces under a tense security sweep as protests flare.

Montevideo Uruguay Tupamaros Tental Liberation Jeane Ey Cemains Roops Contin Claude L. Fly Ued Fort Collins Colo Brazil Ian Aloysio Mares Dias Gomi É Dan A. Mitrione U.S Mitrione Richmond Ind Pocitos Kkidnap Tupamaro Fly Dias Gomide Dias Go

Dunbar PTA Play Day draws parents and teens

News briefs note Dunbar High School PTA sponsors a Play Day on campus with volleyball softball touch football and track events for Dunbar community families. Also reported are funeral notices for Irene Hunter James Arley Cozart William Chapman Louie Grosche Dorene Chilton and Teo Avery with details on services and burial locations.

Dunbar High School Ilness Dunbar

Steven Howard's Services Today

Services for Steven Rankin Howard three year old son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Howard will be at 10 a m today in Sanders Memorial Chapel. Jess Hall Jr minister of Greenlawn Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. The child died about 855 p m Wednesday in a Lubbock hospital. Survivors include sister Vonda Kay grandparents Mr and Mrs Woodrow Howard Levelland and Mr and Mrs Floyd Sims Ruidoso and great grandmother Ottie Bell Ditto Fort Sam Houston. Pallbearers Rex Whitely Gary Sims Phillip Sims and William Howard.

Steven Rankin Howard Wilson Howard 28Th St Sanders Memorial Chapel Jess Hall Jr Greenlawn Church Levelland Floyd Sims Ruidoso Ottie Bell Ditto Fort Sam Houston Rex Whitely Gary Sims Phillip Sims William Howard

Nixon Creates Youth Conservation Corps Pilot Program

President Nixon signed a law establishing a three year pilot Youth Conservation Corps. The program will recruit youths aged 15 to 18 to work on land and water conservation projects during the summer months.

Washington Nixon Youth Conservation Corps

Bridge beams kill worker on U S 287 near Henrietta

A 34 year old worker, Robert Wayne Teague of Sunset, was crushed when eight 26 ton bridge beams collapsed onto construction vehicles on U S 287 southeast of Henrietta. Three others escaped serious injury as the 100 foot long beams fell domino fashion during early on site, on a $5.5 million project now 40 percent complete.

Henrietta U.S. 287 Here Robert Wayne Teague Sunset M. C. Winters Inc Johnson City Teague Analysia Jack McFarland Robert W. Teague Babi Coy Ben Peers

Rites Scheduled For Mrs. Pauline Bear

Mrs Pauline Bear 68 died Thursday in Deaf Smith County Hospital Hereford after a long illness. Services 3 30 p m today at First United Methodist Church with Rabbi Maurice Feuer of Amarillo officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery Amarillo under Gilisland Funeral Home. Memorial to Cancer Fund. Born New York, moved Hereford 1921. Married Gaston Bear in Wichita Falls in October 1921. Survivors: husband daughter Harriet Alexander Hereford mother Lena Berg Hot Springs Ark brother Max Berg Hot Springs two sisters Rose Brave Oklahoma City Ruth Lewin Wichita Kan and two grandchildren.

Hereford Pauline Bear Deaf Smith County Hospital First United Methodist Church Maurice Feuer Temple B’nai Israel Amarillo Llano Gilisland Funeral Home Cancer Fund Bear New York Gaston Bear Wichita Falls Harriet Alexander Lena Berg Hot Springs Ark Max Berg Rose Brave Oklahoma City Ruth Lewin Wichita Kan

Mrs Stephenson Dies in Lubbock Rites Pending

Mrs J B Stephenson 77 of 2427 21st St Lubbock dies about 1 20 pm Thursday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Survived by husband four sons Carl and Ames of Lubbock J and J B Jr of Amarillo a sister Miss Annie Stewart of Lubbock four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services pending Franklin Bartley Funeral Home.

J. B. Stephenson 21St St Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home

Granite Slab Kills Three on City Hall Block

A five ton granite slab crashed from a three story building near City Hall in Philadelphia. The cable holding the slab snapped as pedestrians used an enclosed walk way. Three workers died and at least four were injured. Kenneth Harris, a truck driver, identified one victim on the truck bed. Witnesses noted two workers were on a ledge fitting the slab when it fell.

Philadelphia UPS City Hall 15Th Street Kenneth Harris Harris

Health Message on Weight Control from Julien OC Hyer

A devotional style urging readers to shed excess weight to protect health. It contrasts daily burdens of physical weight with spiritual guidance from I Cor 12 24 and calls for personal discipline in diet and activity. The author frames overweight as a personal responsibility and health risk.

Immunization Plan Sought After Hepatitis Death in Plainview

In Plainview a Latin American girl, Linda Torrez Gonzales, 20, died of acute hepatitis at Central Plains General Hospital. Health officials plan immunoglobulin treatment for all in contact and urge careful washing of cucumbers. survivors include Antonio Gonzales in Illinois, Alecia Gonzales Ruiz in Michigan, and Maria Gonzales in Pharr.

Plainview Gerald W. Wagner Plainview City-County Linda Torrez Gonzales Pharr Central Plains General Hospital Wagner Miss Gonzales

Mrs Swindell of Abernathy Dies in Lubbock Hospital

Mrs Lillian Mae Swindell 78 of Abilene died about 4 am Thursday at Rays Hospitality Home in Lubbock. A native of Erath County she lived in Glen Rose before moving to Abilene in 1920. Services 4 pm today at Abernathy Church of Christ with Candy Billingsly officiating. Burial Abernathy Cemetery Chambers Funeral Home in charge. Survived by a daughter Mrs J B Bradley Abernathy three sisters Mrs Roy Taylor Mrs Fay Dove both of Glen Rose and Mrs Margaret Kinsey of Houston five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Abernathy Lillian Mae Swindell Abilene Ray Lubbock Erath County Glen Rose Abernathy Church of Christ Candy Billingsly Chambers Funeral Home J. 3B. Bradley Roy Taylor Fay Dove Margaret Kinsey Houston

Thompson Dies at 71 in Paris Rites Planned

Phillip A. Thompson 71, a former Plainview resident, died Thursday in Paris. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Lemons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Williams officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. Born in Bowie he ran a Plainview cafe until 1964 then lived with his son Phillip in Blossom. Survived by sister Sybil Thompson of Sacramento California.

Plainview Phillip A. Thompson Paris Lemons Funeral Home Mark Williams First United Methodist Church Plainview Cemetery Bowie Thompson Phillip Blossom Sybil ‘Thompson Sacramento Calif

Mrs McDaniel services set for Dickens area

Mrs Sally Jane McDaniel 74 of Dickens dies in a Spur area rest home about 2 a m Thursday Burial will be at Dickens Campbell Funeral Home in Spur Mrs McDaniel lived in Dickens since 1968 Survivors include her husband Brit three daughters and nine grandchildren plus a sister and a brother Pallbearers listed as Cecil Meadors Clyde White Jonnah Taylor Cal Stephens Lieo Leffield and Delmer Browning

SPUR Sally Jane McDaniel Dickens Northside Church of Christ In Gary Williams Dickens Cemetery Campbell Funeral Home Brit Ade Lee Straight Greeley Colo Mildred Lee Gertie Pickens Sam Baxter Afton John Webb Houston Cecil Meadors Clyde White Jonnah Taylor Cal Stephens Lieoleffield Delmer Browning

Multiple Fire Alarms Responded with Minor Damages Across City

Fire crews rushed to a car fire at East 19th Street and Loop 20 around 9 25 a m reporting only minor damage. Other incidents included barricade flames on 3th Street, grass fires on 13th and 5th Streets, a battery of trash and fence fires, an apartment air conditioner short, and a motor fire at Pollard Friendly Ford Body shop.

East 19Th Street Loop 20 Charlies Oxie Crosbyton 3Th Street 13Th St Wanies Platter 36Th St 47Th &T Ay Leon Thomason 26Th Street Avenue W IL Ave. Y T.H v Auburn Street Mh Street Avenue H Ford D.m 10Th Street Avenue A

Rites Planned for James C. Grant

Services for James C. Grant 50 of 2721 E 10th St will be at 3 p.m. today at Manhattan Heights Seventh Day Adventist Church Burial is at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Dorsey Keats Funeral Home Waco Grant died Tuesday in Waco after an apparent heart attack Survivors include his wife Hattie five sons James Charles Larry Barry and Calvin all of the home and four daughters Beulah Wright of Houston and Carolyn Ruby and Ora Lee Grant all of the home

James C. Grant E. 10Th St Manhattan Heights Seventh-Day Adventist Church City of Lubbock Dorsey-Keats Funeral Home Waco Lubbock Grant Hattie Charles Fort Sill Okla James Larry Barry Calvin Beulah Wright Houston Carolyn Ruby Ora Lee Grant

Funeral services for Lindy Lou Bird in Post

Lindy Lou Bird 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Bird of Post will be buried at Bird Ranch after services at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev Bob Ford. She died after a riding mishap east of Post when a horse fell during a ride with her sister. pallbearers named for the service. Memorials to Lindy Lou Bird Scholarship Fund at First National Bank in Post.

POST Lindy Lou Bird Jimmy Bird First Baptist Church Bob Ford First United Methodist Bird Mason Lubbock’s Methodist Hospital Jay Sherry Cindy Dana Doyle Smith Arlington Beulah K. Bird Jr. Wilks Dale Craby Bill Hall W. 0

Bee Swarm After Out of Control Truck Crash

A truck carrying 100 bee hives crashed into a utility pole near Titusville Pennsylvania. The impact shattered the hives and released thousands of bees. Police advised motorists to keep windows closed as a precaution. no injuries or nearby structures reported.

Titusville Pennsylvania

Funeral Pending For Rosie Hall

Rosie Hall aged 67 of 1710 Ave E died at Methodist Hospital from natural causes per Justice of the Peace F H Bolen. AID Ambulance Service transported her from the 1700 block of Avenue E to South Plains Funeral Home where services are pending.

Rosie Hall 1710 Ave Methodist Hospital Justice of the Peace F. H. Bolen AID Avenue E South Plains Funeral Home

Bubonic Plague Case Confirmed in New Mexico

State health officials confirm a fifth bubonic plague case in New Mexico this year and say a 4 month old infant from Shiprock is undergoing tests for the disease.

Santa FE N.M UPI New Mexico Shiprock

Murder Suspect Freed In Dallas

A Dallas man arrested in the mutilation murder of 26 year old Linda Phillips was released after hours of questioning as deputies said the lead fizzled out. Deputy Sheriff Dick Grier noted the suspect would be returned to Dallas County custody.

Kaufman Tex Dallas Linda Phillips Kaufman County Dick Grier Dallas County Sheriff's Department iGrier

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Mackenzie Park Irene Hunter O'Donnell St. Mary's Hospital Jamison Funeral Home James Arley Cozart Hale Center T. J. Orban Freeman Funeral Home Cozart William K. Chapman Lemons Memorial Chapel Carlos McLeod Parklawn Memorial Garden Chapman Nicholas Memorial Hospital Louie Grouche Minot N.D Dorene Chilton Church of Christ Hamby Eliott Funeral Home Teo W. Avery Rt. 6 I Larbbock Avery 19Th Street Steven Howard Mrs. Bear White’s Auto Heart of Julien Oc, Hyer Mrs P. A. Thompson Lindy Lou Bird Services Usi E-Lim OL Univ Cos Broadway Lord Byron Dacron
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