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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1967
Page
6
Marines drive a large force back near Con Thien with about 700 troops engaged. They seize seven individual weapons and two crew-served weapons as U S air power including 352 bombers and smaller fighters pounds the area.
Weather shifts across Texas bring a cold front from the Rocky Mountains after warm autumn sun. North Vietnamese and U S forces exchange air strikes near Con Thien and Bu Dop with rising casualty tallies and ongoing ground battles around the demilitarized zone.
Flights were delayed at Philadelphia International Airport while travelers faced lengthy delays at Chicago O'Hare. Snow blanketed Teton Pass in Wyoming and Gooding Idaho with Salt Lake City reporting its first major snow of the season. Mountain areas across Utah Nevada Idaho Wyoming Colorado faced heavy snows with warnings for Nebraska and Oklahoma. A tornado toppled a house trailer and uprooted trees near Brennan Georgia as twister warnings spread through Georgia Alabama South Carolina and North Carolina.
Eugene McElvaney of SMU board John William Meyer of Pepsico E Q Cartwright Dallas Chamber Ed Haggar Loyd Bowles and others joined a holiday chorus. They described the performance as simple Christmas ditties sounding surprisingly good, noting varied voices and a hopeful future for the choir.
A fragmentary note references Carra, a day and night event at the J T venue. Details are unclear, but the reference points to an happenings column or advertisement with a local focus. Further readable context is required to confirm participants and exact timing.
Mrs Alvin Stiewert at 2208 23rd Street entered a yard display in the Exterior and Doorway divisions. A 150 year old pulley forms part of a decorated well with a Santa in a bucket and lights, a tree-stump mouth, an old bean pot Santa and poinsettias.
The article outlines Robert McNamara’s discussions about a World Bank appointment while he remains defense secretary. President Johnson, McNamara, and Treasury officials weigh timing and fit with ongoing Vietnam policy. Kennedy questions whether McNamara is being eased out, and aides note McNamara’s willingness to serve if needed.
President Johnson met with Texas Governor John Connally in the White House and hosted a private off record dinner attended by Texans in Washington. Connally plans to fly to Paris to promote HemisFair in San Antonio next year and has said he does not want to be Secretary of Defense.
Revered leaders including F Kennedy Eisenhower Walter Lippmann and Jefferson urged Americans to defend liberties and confront complacency. Rev Ray Horton Shipley and George McCleskey led the program with Brownie Brownlee honored for service as officers and directors were listed alongside new appointees.
At Plainview the 1968 cotton program drew mixed views on acreage diversion and price support. Farmers weighed mandatory and voluntary cuts, with many favoring 95 percent or 65 percent plantings depending on irrigation and prices, while cautions warned of reduced carryover and future quotas.
The Goodfellows and Weata program seek donations of any amount to fund Christmas gifts for needy children. Send contributions to Chief Goodfellow at The Avalanche Journal in Lubbock. Submit coupon notices to list candidate families early to aid indexing, purchasing, assembly, and Christmas morning delivery, a tradition since 1935.
Pi and Mrs. Adan Caudillo announce the birth weighing around thirteen ounces at a Thursday weighin. The father works for Farmers Co-Op Compress. Mr and Mrs Max Escobar are mentioned as relatives or witnesses. The document references Hoopla and Parie Gately with unspecified roles in the birth record.
In 1952 foreman Lieberman named his sister Natasha Rintz beneficiary of a $2,000 policy. To avoid Latvia intercepts, Home Life of New York and the DoJ arranged monthly payments of 12.16 dollars, sent as CARE and other channels. By 1955 Mrs. Rintz began receiving checks and thanked the U.S. government and insurer for the aid to her family.
Troopers N F Strange and Edsel Smith ran a radar unit on I 20 to slow speeding drivers as a small airplane with engine trouble landed on the highway near Shreveport. The plane touched down safely after pilots alerted airport control and nearby dispatchers. Strange joked the pilot slowed the traffic as officers managed the scene.
A funeral service was held Sunday in Hollywood for Snyder, 40, an Oxnard, California advertiser. Family and friends gathered in a private room to honor him.
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