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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1968

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28 Others Airlifted To Safety

Avalanche Journal reports 28 women and children evacuated by Reese AFB helicopters from Palo Duro Canyon. Two days of rescues brought the total to 44 as a lone woman refused to leave her husband and belongings. Cold fronts produced frost on the Panhandle South Plains with Lubbock hitting 70 degrees.

Dave Knapp Avalanche-Journal Palo Duro Canyon State Park Canyon Air Force Reese Afb Panhandle-South Plains Lubbock

Johnson warns of Soviet invasion rumors in Europe

President Johnson told seven state Milk Producers delegates that Russians mass along the Romanian border and fear independence. Pravda reportedly calls for liquidation of opponents while Western officials assess threats and discuss potential actions amid Cold War tensions.

Wy Carter San Antonio Johnson Europe Moscow Milk Producers, Inc Sei Washington Crete Tian Sand Hussain Invasry Walt Oaanee Cleag Pask Defense Clark Clifford

California Kidnapping Foiled in Beverly Hills Chase

FBI rescues 4 year old Stanley Stafford Jr. after a 10 minute pursuit ends when an FBI car rammed the kidnapper's vehicle causing a crash. Dacy, 39, is charged with kidnapping for ransom and assault on an agent. The child suffers a knee cut. Dacy is wounded and held at county hospital.

Morningside Hospital Los Angeles Stanley Stafford Stanley Jr FBI Robert L. Dacy Associated Press Beverly Hills Calif Stanley Stafford Jr Tyke Fidelity Bank of Boy Candy Lakewood Dacy Stanley U.S Russell R. Hermann University of Southern California County Hospital

Prayer for Forgiveness and Memory in Crosbyton Reader

A brief prayer asks for help to forget past hurts to aid forgiveness. The writer seeks strength to overcome the hardest task of forgiving and forgetting, concluding with an Amen.

Crosbyton Reader

Little Guys Lead CTC Back-to-School Safety Campaign

The Citizens Traffic Commission promotes its Little Guys slogan Keep Your Eye on the Little Guy as part of a back-to-school safety drive with five new school crossings in the Hub City. CTC executive secretary Van McVay says pamphlets bumper stickers and programs are available.

Citizen's Traffic Commission van McVay CTC

Humphrey Wins Nomination Returns to Minneapolis Welcome

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey returned to Minneapolis as the Democratic presidential nominee amid a crowd of about 200 hecklers. Senator Edmund Muskie accompanied him and planned weekend discussions in Waverly on campaign strategy. Signs supported Humphrey and McCarthy, while one urged returning to Chicago against Daley’s cops.

Associated Press Minneapolis Minn Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Edmund Muskie Maine Waverly Humphreys Humphrey Chicago Eugene J. McCarthy Daley Hubert

Chicago Patrolman Voices View Amid Convention Riots

Patrolman Frank Nanni describes the conflict between police and demonstrators during the Democratic Convention in Chicago. He speaks from the Hilton Hotel line, saying officers are expected to remain calm and professional despite insults and violence from crowds. He notes pride in standing firm and being a better man still.

Thditor Nolte Chicago Associated Press Frank Nanni Nanni Illinois U.S Vietnam Illinois National Guard Sea Rioters

Eisenhower Sits Up in Bed After Heart Attack Recovery

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, was allowed to sit up and read in bed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday for the first time since his seventh heart attack two weeks earlier. Doctors reported continued improvement and a comfortable night, with light reading and music aiding his confinement as visits from Mrs Rosenthal added support.

Washington Dwight D. Misenhower Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Hiness Fatal To Lubbock Lawyer and AG

Biographical notice honors Hiness a Lubbock lawyer and former attorney general who died in a Texas hospital after a long legal career. He served in the Navy Reserve and acted as attorney for firms, with World War II and Korean War service including duty on amphibious force staffs in the Atlantic and Caribbean theaters.

Willeare Chark Attarnes Pari Beabhey Weeot Texas Ledhboack Fee Taos Lightask Texis Vtech University of Pesxas Serne Chit Carr Cheek LDS Navy Reserve

Polio Vaccination Push as Texas Cases Rise

Texas health officials urge immunization after 17 polio cases this year, up from six last year. State Health Commissioner Dr. James E. Peavy announced clinics in Tyler on dates in September and November, the first there since 1962–65.

Austin Texas James E. Peavy Peavy Tyler

Wallace backs talks to end Vietnam war

Wallace runs as American Independent candidate in Louisville rally. He says he would pursue an alternate plan if Paris talks fail and would consider returning U S troops after a victory. He criticizes the two major parties and urges voters to back his antiwar, reform platform.

Ite Associated Press Louisville Wallace G Wallace Alabama American Independent Party

Weather Page Latbock and Vicinity Summary

Partial weather page note reports partly cloudy conditions in Latbock and vicinity with highs in the high 70s and low 80s Light variable winds. High temperatures forecast in the upper 80s.

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