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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1968

Page

10

Texas Teachers See Strong Start For 1968-69 Year

South San Antonio Independent School District will open with about 90 percent of its teachers new and many on emergency permits after a mass turnover caused by contract disputes for two elementary principals and a new athletic director. Overall about 13,000 Texas teachers will work with emergency permits. Houston ISD, boasting 9,700 teachers, says its salary schedule remains among the state’s best, helping attract staff to the largest district in the South.

Texas South San Antonio Independent School District Texas State Teachers Association TSTA FE. L. Galyean Galyean Tarl J. Cantrell Cantrell Gilmer-Aikin South McAffee Houston

Television Schedule Fragments From 1968 Local Stations

OCR shows a dense grid of TV listings across multiple stations in Lubbock Amarillo Odessa and Midland with programs such as Bonanza News Weather The Virginian Hogan’s Heroes Space Ghost Moby Dick and The Prisoner. The page preserves channel blocks and time slots for both Saturday and Sunday schedules.

Fanny & Ranch Wits Four Sons Wilborn Bros KCBD Lubrock KIDDA Amarillo Faith Today Frank Mctee Willis Family Alcorn Singers NWS First Baptist Kettle Weather Kingdom New Mexico U.S World of Sports Kosa Channel Odessa Death Valley Shazzan Wagoner Kkrc-Tv Texas Trinidad KGAC Ainthers Polk Methodist Bonanza Kaparra KMID Midland Insight Crescent Park Animal World Walt Disney Meet ‘the Press

Gandy resigns as Lubbock Auditorium manager to lead Abilene civic center

Carl Gandy, longtime manager of Lubbock Municipal Auditorium since 1961, will resign effective Oct 1 to become manager of Abilene’s planned civic center. City Manager Bill Blackwell announced the move on Friday. Gandy, UT grad from Gatesville, came from Dallas Memorial Auditorium with wife Betsy and daughter Beth.

Carl Gandy Lubbock Municipal Auditorium Civic Center Abilene Bill Blackwell Gandy Dallas Dallas Memorial Auditorium Gatesville University of Texas Betsy Beth 69Th St

Radio Network and Station Listings Across Broadcast Bands

A compiled list shows network stations KFYO 790 KLBK 1340 KCBD 1580 and KDAV 580 among others, plus non-network KLFR 1420 and FM outlets KRFEM 96.3 RUBH 4.5 KSEL 93.7 and KTXT 91.8 megacycles. The page enumerates AM and FM frequencies and some channel identifiers for regional radio outlets.

KFYO CBS KLBK ABC KCBD NAC KDAV Mbs KLFR F.M Krfem-Fm Rubh-Fm Ksel-Fm KTXT

O Hair Leads Atheist Drive From Austin Home

Mada lyn Murray O Hair, dubbed the most hated woman in the world, directs the Society of Separationists from a quiet Austin apartment. She campaigns to tax church wealth, vows to press new suits after the election, and uses KTBC Austin for debates on church and state.

Austin UPI Madalyn Murray O'Hair America Society of Separationists O’hair Richard Society of Separationists

City Man Pleads Innocence In Slaton Stabbing

A 30 year old Lubbock man Juan Sanchez pleaded innocent in County Court at Law No 1 to aggravated assault from a Slaton stabbing. Judge Boedeker set bond at 750 dollars. Augustine Herrera was stabbed in the leg at a Slaton residence.

Lubbock Slaton Edwin H. Boedeker Juan Sanchez E. 38Rq Augustine Herrera Charles R. Stout

Youth shoots dog catcher in Fort Worth gunfight

Fort Worth in early chaos as Eldon Gregg, a dog catcher, confronts a German shepherd with a shotgun wielded by a 17 year old. The gun is broken when the youth strikes Gregg, who also suffers a broken arm but wrests the weapon before the dog is taken and the youth flees. He later surrendered without charges.

Fort Worth UPI Eldon Gregg Gregg Grege

Police hunt wounded burglar after Lubbock store break-in

Police tracked a wounded burglar Friday as they investigated a Thursday night break-in at Latham's Department Store in Lubbock. Blood stains were found on a sidewalk near a smashed window, with cash, shoes, lighters, and a small TV taken from the store and a separate haul from an auto owned by William F Banks.

Lubbock Latham’s Department 34Th St William F. Banks 42Nd St. Banks

Slaps On Wrist Foil Heist Try in Flint Bank

A Flint teller says a woman bank robber faced wrist slaps after taking cash from a drawer when refused a $100 request. The assailant fled with about $40 and was later arrested after police traced a car’s license plate near the bank.

Flint, Mich Flint

Texas Vending Operators Under Scrutiny By Inquiry

State Rep. Dick Cory disclosed three investigators are examining illegal vending machine company operations in Texas. He cited definite incidents guiding the committee and noted hearings in Dallas and Fort Worth, with no other cities named.

Victoria UPI Dick Cory Texas Cory Learings Dallas Fort Worth

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