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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1968
Page
7
A line of savage storms moved across the southern plains with a funnel cloud seen near Lubbock. Rain totals varied from trace to over an inch with isolated hail and strong winds. Temperatures ranged from 60s to low 100s as the system shifted eastward threatening more storms.
Dr Barnett conferred 925 degrees 240 graduates with 1 doctoral tie. Army ROTC commissioned 22 cadets with Maj Gen Warrand giving main address. Air Force ROTC cadets commissioned in aerospace office.
Texas delegates and alternates number over 400 in Chicago for the Democratic Convention. The Connally Special Train carried about 100 Texans to town, though Governor Connally was absent. A Texas press room is set up at the Conrad Hilton, with a $100 per delegate contribution. Federal troops and local police brace for possible rioting while diplomats arrive to observe the proceedings.
Maddox backed delegates and a tough slate split Georgia seats with 213 votes each. The DNC barred Georgia from seating on day one pending dispute resolution. Hughes warns about floor disruption benefiting Nixon. Stevenson comments on looming floor fights.
A newborn heart transplant plan emerges as Harman’s infant struggles with irreparable heart damage. Physicians discuss donor age limits and hospital links while a related political scene sees Ribicoff backing McGovern and Johnson facing withdrawal. Security at the Democratic convention tightens with thousands deployed.
Speciale Roy Gilbert Wild 75 a former Cochran County and Morton city commissioner died at 3 p.m. Saturday in a Lubbock hospital. He moved to Morton from Robertson near Lorenzo in 1954 and was in the ginning business. He served on the Morton School Board and worked with the American Legion baseball team. Survivors include his wife a son Wasdelle of Thurstson a daughter Mrs Autry Been of Hondo three sisters and three brothers and six grandchildren. Services are pending with Singleton Funeral Home.
Farless services for Lee Berry Farless 95 who died Friday in a Lubbock hospital will be held 2 pm Monday at Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Ben J Johnson officiating. Burial in City of Taurh back Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Cora Beaver and four Farless relatives with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
Services for Willidam Wilkison 91 of Rapesville who died Saturday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital will be held at 2 pm today at Rapesville Methodist Church. The Rev John Drawhenn will officiate. Burial will be in Rapesville Cemetery under Pais Eenera Home direction. Surviving are his wife two daughters Mips D R Gaitles and Isla Htheridee both of Trovesville five orp and grandchildren seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Levelland funeral services set for P S Norfleet at 2 PM Monday at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Matthew Moore officiating. Burial at Levelland Cemetery under Price Funeral Home supervision. Norfleet died Friday after an apparent heart attack. survived by wife three daughters and a brother. pallbearers named.
A formatted obituary notice reporting the death of a local resident and the funeral arrangements. It mentions surviving sister Joan Frances Bednar, a 1967 Texas Tech graduate, and a planned memorial at St Josephs Catholic Church. The piece includes villagers’ names, family ties, and requests for memorials to aid hospital charities.
Czechoslovak and Slovak leaders Vasil Bilak Alois Indra and others join Soviet officials in Moscow for talks tied to the invasion. Svoboda says discussions proceed with Dubeck Smrkovsky and Chernik present. he plans to depart soon. Gunfire and curfew grip the city as Soviet troops disperse crowds. radio reports warn of casualties and injuries.
Jiri Hajek denounces Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia at a United Nations emergency security council session. He says invasion was uninvited and unjustified and urges ending the military presence, while East German participation and Soviet filibustering dominate discourse.
Republican Jim Collins widened his margin in a special election to fill the late U S representative Joe Pool’s term in Dallas. Democrat Eliza beth Pool, widow of the congressman, trailed with 9 209 votes to Collins 1 829 across 118 precincts. The result signals possible impact on the November general election.
Mrs Shirlene Story Goldman 22 of Clovis died in a two car crash near Larfat when her car collided with a loaded potato truck as it pulled onto US 70-84. The truck driver Manuel Daniel 42 of Muleshoe was not hurt. Goldmans two children Randy Thomas 12 and Lisa 5 were hospitalized at Cannon AFB Clovis with injuries.
Nine people died in a flash fire at Roseario public market. Seven members of one family were among the victims when the blaze swept through a market stall where they were sleeping. Local authorities investigated the causes and effect of the fire.
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