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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1967

Page

4

Scattered Rains Hit South Plains Area With Light Storms

A line of scattered showers and a strong thunderstorm moved through the South Plains causing brief flooding at a few intersections and crop damage only. Rain totals ranged from light sprinkles to about a half inch with 90 degree heat and rising humidity forecast.

R. P. McCall South Plains Lubbock Plainview Amherst Hale Center Panhandle Dakotas Texas Panhandle Gulf South Presidio Texas New Mexico Clovis Portales Gail Spur Caprock Tulsa Farwell Friona Muleshoe Sundown Lamesa Earth O'Donnell Hart el Paso

Grizzlies Injure Three In Alaska

Three people were mauled by grizzly bears in Alaska over four days. A bear attacked two people near Cooper's Landing in Anchorage and another injured a ranger at Mt McKinley National Park. Loren Croxton of Fish and Game advised bearing country warning methods such as rattling a tin can, blasting a boat horn, or singing loudly to deter bears.

Anchorage Alaska Anchorage Area Cooper's Landing Mt. McKinley National Park Loren Croxton Alaska Department of Fish and Game Croxton Bear Country

Bear Attacks in Montana Park Leave Teenager Dead

Five campers at Granite Park near Trout Lake in Montana faced a grizzly attack. Miss Koons died after the bear dragged her from a sleeping bag, while Helgeson was also mauled nearby. Rangers killed two grizzlies and closed trails as hikers were escorted out. Survivors were left with scratches after climbing trees to escape.

Dunn Miss Koons Ray T. Noseck Oracle Ariz Miss Ko Trout Lake Granite Park Chalet Miss Helgeson Roy Ducat Ducat Ballspell Mont Bears Granite Park Montana- Canada Dale Lake McDonald Lodge

Motorist Injured In Collision At Intersection

Rudy Ybarra Romo twenty of 1812 Cornell injured when his car overturned after colliding with Thomas Owen Brown Jr. at 50th Street and Avenue H. Romo taken to Methodist Hospital for X rays with possible back injury.

Rudy Y. Romo Cornell 50Th St Ave Rudy Ybarra Romo 50Th Street Avenue H Romo Methodist Hospital Thomas Owen Brown Jr 48Th St Arthur Dale Robertson 22Nd St West Texas Hospital 4Th Street Tech Freeway Randy Shirley 15Th St Avenue Q 32Nd Street

Births Reported At Local Clinics And Hospitals

A sequence of birth notices from area addresses lists families welcoming daughters and sons. Notable details include weights from 6 pounds 1 ounce to 8 pounds, with times ranging from morning to night and hospitals such as Lauf, Methodist, and West Texas. Fathers’ occupations include highway department worker, building contractor, minister, driver, music instructor, student, and meat packing employee.

Curry Perry 22Nd St Lauf Texas Highway Department

Claudia Co Stars No More Kid Hollywood

Hayley Mills, once a child star, co stars in The Family Way marking her first married role for Warner Bros. The UPI report notes Mills and Jong balance early fame with a new adult screen persona in the film adaptation.

Claudia NO More Kid Hollywood UPI Hayley Mills Warner Bros

Senate fray over foreign aid and arms sales

Senate considers a revolving fund amendment to preserve arms sales financing through the Export-Import Bank. Jackson and Tower seek restoration of at least part of 205 million dollars earmarked for direct grants to Greece, Turkey, Iran, the Republic of China, and South Korea. Debate covers disarmament, secrecy, and the overall effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid over 20 years.

Greece Turkey Tran Republic of China South Korea U.S Stennis United States Albert Gore D-Tenn Gore Defense Department Dirksen

Power Struggle In Red China Described As Acute

UPI reports in Hong Kong that Mao Zedong’s supporters and rivals clash as Beijing admits an acute power struggle. Pro Maoist broadcasts praise the new Chinghai Revolutionary Committee while opponents face charges of seeking U.S. ties. Main fighting and casualties reported in Shanghai and Canton.

Charles R. Smith Hong Kong UPI Peking Communist Party Mao Tse-tung China Shanghai Canton Mao Chinghai Liu Shao-chi United States Liu Chinghai Revolutionary Committee

Elm Street Reopens After Cave In Commemoration

Dallas Cave ace meg becomes focal point as locals and visitors gather to witness Elm Street reopening after a spring cave expedition incident. A crowd cheers as Bert Pope and Robert Abbotts lead the first cars down the newly asphalted street amid media coverage and celebrations.

Dallas Elm Street Skid Row Bar Association Fowler Jenkie T. Pirkle Bert Pope Skokie Til Robert Abbotts Fort Worth

Noted Actress Jane Darwell Dies at 87 in California

Hollywood report says Jane Darwell winner of the 1940 best actress Oscar for Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath died at age 87. She passed away last Sunday at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills after an extended illness, having entered the facility on June 13.

Hollywood UPI Jane Darwell Ma Joad Miss Darwell Motion Picture Country Hospital Woodland Hills

Masons Hold Annual Meet in Ralls Hilltop Gathering

More than 300 Masons from across the South Plains attended the Hilltop Meeting sponsored by Emma Lodge No. 931 in Ralls. Lodges from Crosbyton Idalou Lorenzo Yellowhouse Mackenzie Lubbock Petersburg Floydada Dickens Spur and Matador joined the event. The group met at 4 p.m. then moved to the Bar-X ranch for a chuck wagon barbecue and annual session with visiting deputy grand master and area grand officers in attendance.

Ralls South Plains Emma Lodge Crosbyton Idalou Lorenzo Lubbock Yellowhouse Mackenzie Petersburg Floydada Dickens Spur Matador Bar-X

Carr Responds to Rioters Criticism on Page One

Former Texas official Carr defends his record and warns that supporters of law and order represent Texas voters. He contrasts his decades of work with Mexican American communities to Father Gonzalez and condemns riots and burning. Carr recalls his roles in education and legal appointments.

Detroit Watts Newark Carr Father Gonzalez Texas Texas House

College Students Face Draft Rules and Classification

State Selective Service Director Col Morris S Schwartz of Austin outlined how undergraduates must report to their local draft boards to obtain 11 S classification. Students must meet yearly credit milestones toward their degree and report intentions to continue education each year.

State Selective Service Col. Morris S. Schwartz Austin Col. Schwartz

PIELER TE ET NEWS BRIBES MEETING UPDATE MIDLAND

The Permian Basin Water Works will hold a regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Elks Lodge in Midland. Guest speakers include A. J. iGeron Brownfield city manager and Jack Huppert Texas Water Pollution Central Assn president. A Northtown Place subdivision project in Midland is among the first two under HUDs Land Development Program, with a $120000 FHA insured mortgage. Burglary charges were filed Monday against James Roy Jackson 17 of 1513 Ave D in connection with a break in at Tonys Bar B Q 1628 13th St. Bond set at $2000 by Peace Justice Wayne LeCroy.

Permian Basin Alan Elks Lodge Cuthbert Ave Midland A. J. iGeron Brownfield Jack Huppert Texas Water Pollution Central Assa Texas Northtown Place New Land Development Department of Housing and Urban Development FHA James Roy Jackson Ave. D Tony's Bar-B-Q 13Th St Jackson Wayne LeCroy

Irrigated Lands Leaders Worldwide

China holds the most irrigated land, followed by India the United States the U S S R and Pakistan. Global irrigated area totals about 320 million acres, far above 1900 levels.

China India United States U.S.S.R Pakistan

North Vietnam air raids draw mixed reactions in U S capital

In Washington, lawmakers and officials debated the North Vietnam strikes within ten miles of the Chinese border. Sen. Mike Mansfield warned of likely Chinese involvement, while Eisenhower approved and urged continuation. White House aides cited no widening of the war.

Lawrence L. Knutson Washington North Vietnam Red China Mike Mansfield Senate Senate Democratic Montana Dwight D. Eisenhower White House George Christian Lang Son Johnson Mansfield China Soviet Union Hanoi South Vietnam Laos Vietnam Demilitarized Zone Percy Charles H. Percy R-N Christian New York Times Q. George George

Tax Hike Seen As Budget Gap Measure In 196? Era

A proposed tax hike and spending cuts aim to close a projected deficit ranging from 14 to 18 billion, the sixth largest red ink in history. Ackley and Schultze back tax increases with targeted cuts. a 10 percent surcharge would apply Oct 1 to individuals and retroactively to July 1 for corporations, boosting current-year revenues by about 7.4 billion.

Gardner Ackley Ackley Mills White House Schultze Congress Treasury Post Office Interior Johnson

Interferon inducing drugs may offer broad viral protection

A Merck spokesman described interferon inducing substances as a potential substitute for vaccines by offering broad antiviral protection. He noted vaccines target specific viruses, while a successful interferon therapy could act against multiple viruses and possibly cancer with viral origins, pending proof.

Merck

Border Raids Against North Vietnamese Forces in Vietnam

Border raids by airborne division in coastal lowlands 340 miles northeast of Saigon killed 35 enemy. Three Americans died with 19 wounded. South Vietnamese rangers reported 156 North Vietnamese regulars killed weekend. U.S. pilots flew 162 strike missions north of Hanoi Haiphong. No U.S. planes lost Sunday or Monday.

Airborne Saigon U.S. Command U.S North Vietnam Air Force Navy Hanoi Haiphong U.S. i

City Council Reviews Budget and Gas Rate Study

Lubbock city council meetings run 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today through Friday to review a preliminary budget for the 1966-67 year. The 1966-67 budget totals 1,395,335 with a mid September final hearing anticipated.

Lubbock Martin Bennett D.C Pioneer Natural Gas Co

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