War Policy Protesters Provoke Own Arrests
Whitehall induction center near Manhattan faced a five hour antiwar protest. Lt. Col. McPoland said the event caused no schedule disruption for 250 inductees. Police estimated 3,200 at peak, with 2,000 extra officers assigned. Grace Paley and Spock backed the march, which aimed to draw 5,000+.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. McPoland
Whitehall Army
Manhattan
Induction Center
Whitehall Street
Grace Paley
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Dow Chemical Co
Towa
Denver
Colo
Federal
New York
Spock
Slaying Casts Shadow On Tech Campus
Police push search for clues in the murder of Mrs. Morgan at Texas Tech. detectives, security forces, and six investigators pursue leads. no robbery motive found as funeral plans proceed and relatives await word on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Bill G. Daniels
Tech Security Police
Dist
Alton R. Griffin
Cox
Science
Texas Tech
Richard O. Morgan
Tech Science
John Hightower
Macie Mathis
Bohlen to Receive Pension as Career Ambassador Leaves Paris Post
Bohlen, who served over 35 years as a career ambassador, will retire with about 70 percent of his $27,500 salary as pension plus university benefits. The Harvard-educated diplomat, age 59, faced a long Paris tenure amid tense Franco American ties and leaves Paris with no immediate replacement named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohler
Bohlen
Kohler
John F. Kennedy
Moscow
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Stalin
Joseph Stalin
de Gaulle
United States
Europe
Johnson
France
Refugees From Cuba Reach Brownsville After Matamoros Flight
A planeload of 71 Cuban refugees, mostly elderly and U.S. citizens, landed in Matamoros and were moved by two buses to Brownsville Texas. State Department official Carl Davis said all aboard were in good condition. The group included a small boy with a canteen and an elderly woman in a blanket, with others dressed in worn shoes but in high spirits to leave Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matamoros
Mexico
Cuba
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Carl Davis
U.S. State Department
U.S
Brownsville International Airport
Immigration and Customs
Tech campus lights up for annual Carol of Lights display
Students and faculty joined in the Carol of Lights ceremony as a 35-foot Christmas tree, torches, and campus lighting illuminated the Engineering Mall and Quadrangle. The Saddle Tramps and Phi Mu Alpha choir led a parade from the Quadrangle to the East Green of the Tech Union, reopening campus gates for visitors viewing the holiday display as campus lights returned to full shine across Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Women
Engineering
Phi Mu Alpha
Tech Union
Lubbock
Goodfellows in Lubbock Seek Names Funds for Christmas Aid
The Goodfellows of Lubbock solicit names of needy children 14 years and under and urge donations to buy nuts fruit candy and toys for sacks to be delivered on Christmas morning. People are asked to return coupons from the Avalanche Journal and send funds to the Chief Goodfellow at the newspaper office to fund the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche Journal
Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
The
Goldwater Arrives in Johannesburg for Short South Africa Vacation
Former U S senator and 1964 Republican nominee Barry Goldwater and his wife Peggy arrived in Johannesburg for a short vacation. He said he would stay through Saturday and described the trip as a brief holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
UPI
Barry
Goldwater
Peggy
U.S
South Africa
Marines push into DMZ as big Viet offensive unfolds
U S Marines probe the Demilitarized Zone near Hill 28 with a platoon raid amid a surge of action across South Vietnam. B52s raid North Vietnam while a large Communist assault drives back relief helicopters near Phu Yen, and a separate refugee village attack near Dak Son leaves casualties and disappearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phu Yen
South Vietnam
Dmz
Can Thien
Gio Linh
McNamara
Saigon
U.S
Dak Son
Mekong
Quang Nam
da Nang
UPI
Dana Stone
Demilitarized Zone
Stone
Births Across Cities Highlight Local Families
Numerous families welcomed daughters and a son in Lubbock area hospitals. Recipients include Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Wayne Hamilton in University Hospital with a 7 pound 9 ounce newborn, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bass with an 8 pound 8 ounce girl at West Texas Hospital. Other births feature parents from Idalou, Tahoka, and nearby towns, detailing hospital, time, and parental occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol Wayne Hamilton
16Th St
University Hospital
Hamilton and Son
Frank Bass
67Th St
West Texas Hospital
U. S. Post Office
Rescuers Probe Fallen Bridge in Mexico City
Rescuers searched wreckage of a bridge collapse in Mexico City on Tuesday for the bodies of about 20 trapped workers. Officials feared another collapse as the center span gave way into a canyon. ten bodies were recovered and estimates of those still trapped ranged from 30 to 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Decoration Contest Draws Lub bock Entries On Yule Trail
A-J will award 590 in prizes for the annual Yule Trail decoration contest in Lubbock. With 77 entries, homes across Exterior Window and Doorway divisions display elaborate scenes including a Luke 2 theme, Mary and Baby Jesus figures, angels, and colorful lighted displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
George E. Reynolds
Rebecca Chancey
49Th St
Ed Cerowski
Newcomb
Jack Walker
Walker
Mary Anne
58Th St
Yale Trail
Don McBrayer
Don
Pat
Daugher
Beth
Kent
Lubbock Country Club
Mary
Baby Jesus
K. E. Lorenzen
28Th St
Lorenzen
Mickle Jennings
Jackie Jenings
67Th St
Evans ‘Junior High
N. Velasquez
E. Amherst St
Three Wise Men
Cheatmas
H (Doc) Blancha
Nth
Blanchard
Architects Scout Group Forming for Explorer Club
An Explorer Scout post on architecture plans an organizational meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Coronado High School cafeteria. About 175 Monterey and Coronado students and parents are invited. a temporary president will be elected and 40 charter members are hoped for. Meetings will be twice monthly for high school juniors and seniors eligible to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronado High School
Monterey and
Coronado
Bill Hamilton
Lubbock
AJA
Funeral services for W E Britt breeder of race horses
Funeral services will be held at 11 a m Wednesday at the First Methodist Church in Clayton for W E Britt a prominent race horse breeder burial will follow at Liano Cemetery in Amarillo He is survived by a brother a sister and five grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
N.M
W. E. Britt
Liano
Amarillo
Nga Ate Acea
Cara Monta Ranch
Chastone
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John V. Lindsay
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
FBI
Wilmington
Ohio
James R. Wessner Jr
University of California
Wessner
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
Vietnam
Claruns
Department of Public Safety Laboratory
Austin
Mrs. Morgan
Comanche
Methodist Church
Lester Goad Jr
32Nd St
Robert C. Perry
Abilene
Texas
Slam Reds
North Vietnam
Con Thien
Bu Dop
North
Panhandle
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Francis L. Rose
J. C. Hightower
Hightower
Emory
Mrs. Mathis
Jim Joiner
Idalou
Methodist’ Hospital
Robert. Brumley
Bates St
Methodist Hospital
Thomas Denson
Stonday
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
B&h ‘Transfer. Co
Evan Threatt
Cahel’s No. 1
Tommy
Elmore
Tokio
U Methodist Hospital
Aarmer
William Morris
10Th St
Mra
Jimmy. Goddard
Nashville
Fidencio. Hernandez
Tahoka
Laut
Paymaster Gin
Domingo
Sepeda
Ave. T
West Texas Optical Co
Nieves
Escobedo
and. Urs
John Ener Elston
Laut Clinic
AC Pump
Aimee
Architect
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