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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1968

Page

8

Nixon Plans New Team for Paris Peace Talks

President elect Nixon intends to appoint a new U S delegation for the Paris talks after his inauguration. Henry Cabot Lodge may serve as envoy though Nixon seeks to retain current diplomatic and military experts. Ky and other Saigon officials prepare to brief Washington as talks edge toward a start next week.

Nixon Paris Washington, D.C Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge U.S West Germany Varriman Murphy Henry A. Kissinger Harriman Pierre North Vietnam Xuan Thuy Johnson Vietnam North Saigon Vance Pham van Ba Viet Cong Information Bureau Pham Dang Lam Washington

Religious Christmas Trail lights up Lubbock with entries

CRS of 34th St hosts a grand prize contest with a religious theme and a larger plan for December 12 when lights along the Yule Trail will ignite. By Thursday there were 64 entries at 40 homes, with expectations to surpass last year’s 102.

Tim Redus J. T. Hutchinson Wes Redus Monterey High School 43Rd St Redus Brothers Jim Martin 45Th St

Bond issues pass in Alderson district with school expansions

The vote totals show Alderson 69 105 against Atkins 362 241 for Evans 528 129 for Hutchinson 445 281 for Mackenzie 160 127 for Matthews 88 83 for Slaton 252 282 against Struggs 65 24 for Thompson 104 132 against Wilson 238 199 for. Itemized spending includes 474 918 for Lubbock High School improvements, 335 973 for a new 15 room elementary, 187 992 for Evans Junior High additions, 179 093 for Matthews Junior High classroom expansion, 207 800 for occupational shops at Matthews and Thompson, 299 400 for library expansions across 26 schools, and 114 824 for updated lighting in six schools. A separate Verona find reports Venus 68, a three inch terra cotta figurine, unearthed by English students led by Prof. Barfield.

Alderson Atkins Evans Hutchinson Mackenzie Matthews Slaton Struggs Thompson Wilson Lubbock High School Melanie Park Evans Junior High School R. W. Matthews Junior High School R. W. Matthews Carroll Thompson Arnett Bayless Guadalupe Harwell Hodges Jackson McWhorter Parsons Stewart Stubbs J.T. Hutchinson Junior High O. L. Slaton Brown Overton Maedgen Elementary

Lach to Face Sanity Hearing in Texas Murder Case

Lach appeared in a Texas court for a pre trial sanity hearing after prosecutors refused to consent to a separate sanity inquiry. Attorneys predicted a brief session with three expert witnesses and potential outcomes directing future trial scheduling. The case centers on the murder of Mrs. Morgan in a Tech Science Building lab.

Davison Dist lAtty Alton Griffin Lach Bill Gillespie A. W. Salyars Griffin Gilllespie Louis R. Barnes Jr Murray Kovnar R. KK. O'Loughlin Gillespie Rusk State Hospital Mattapan Mass Morgan Benjamin Lach Tech Alice Morgan 99Th District Court Pauline Warner

Lubbock Planning Board OKs six zone changes

The Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission recommended six zone changes while rejecting a rezoning request for a lot near the Villa Inn on South Avenue Q Drive. Several other zone change proposals were approved with conditions or tabled for further study including areas around 66th Street Slide Road and Avenue Q.

Pirl Hamilton Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Texas Farm Bureau Hadeen City Advanced ‘Planning Department 66Th Street Slide Road Robert Weems Frankford Avenue Talmage DeWitt J. R. Blumrosen Ethel Skinner Avenue C 3Rd Street 46Th Street Avenue P Dewie Rothwell Avenue Q 45Th 46Th Streets Roy Jennings 54Th Street Memphis Avenue Parkway Drive Beech Cherry Avenue

Texas professor to discuss college unrest at Trinity banquet

John R. Silber, dean of arts and sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss student unrest on college campuses during the Phi Beta Kappa founder's day banquet at Trinity University on Friday.

Es Antonio John R. Silber College of Arts and Sciences University of Texas At Austin Trinity University

FESS SIGNS HOLLYWOOD TO NARRATE ARMY DOCUMENTARY

Fess Parker known as Daniel Boone signs on to narrate The Silver Rifle a half hour Army Information Department documentary UPI reports Parker will provide the narration for the project intended to promote military history and values.

Fess Hollywood UPI Fess Parker Daniel Boone U.S. Army Information Department

Careful note on careers as changes loom in British future

An education study center in Cambridge warned parents to prepare children for a rapidly digital future. By 2000 one in five workers could be in medicine science or teaching with clerical jobs shrinking and more people becoming manual laborers or executives.

London Advisory Center For Education Center The Cambridge Colin Leicester Cambridge University Leicester

West Texas leaders push regional university cooperation plan

Civic and university officials in Lubbock Amarillo and surrounding West Texas discuss a plan to pool knowledge across Texas Tech West Texas State University and local colleges. They envision shared teaching resources medical education links and a cooperative approach to infrastructure and economic development.

Lubbock, Amarillo West Texas

Local births announced for multiple families in Lubbock area

Frequent birth notices record newborns across several Houston and West Texas hospitals. Parents include Gerald Wayne Weems, Lestia Wood, Ernest Garcia, James R Bandel, Joe Dominguez, Don Blake Meadow, Phillip Chavez Jr, Edward C Cothran, and John Jarrett Roberts. Hospitals listed include University Hospital, West Texas Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Laut Chime, Lub bock Osteopathic Hospital, Lauf Clinic, and Lubbock High School.

Don Blake Meadow Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Edward C. Cothran Methodist Hospital Lubbock High School John Jarrett Roberts Hart West Texas Hospital

Goodfellows Seeks Coupons and Cash for Christmas Aid

Goodfellows urge clipping and mailing coupons from The Avalanche Journal to an indicated address. They will screen records to deliver candy fruit nuts and toys to underprivileged children on Christmas morning. Financial aid from groups and individuals is slow but welcome. send funds to Chief Goodfellow in care of The Avalanche Journal Lubbock.

Avalanche Journal Goodfellows

United States and France Launch Joint Maneuvers in Corsica

The U S and France begin a week of joint maneuvers near Bastia Corsica named Philbet involving aircraft from the carrier Forrestal French planes Marine commandos and Foreign Legionnaires with ships and landing forces from both nations.

Bastia Corsica United States France Mediterranean Philbet U.S Forrestal

Doctor and wife adopt injured boy after hospital care

Dr. Gieseke and his wife in Fort Lauderdale pursue guardianship and consent to adopt Angel, a crash survivor treated in Miami. Over five months he bonds with them, receives gifts and a two wheel bike for his fifth birthday, amid the Welfare Department fight and his mother's reluctance.

Angel Aceveda Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Gary Ciezeke Ciezeke Haydee Center Derek Allen Fort Lauderdale Fla Gary Giesekes Guardian Angel Gieseke

Weeds cost US billions in farming damage and control

New York reports weeds cost the United States more than 5 billion dollars annually. Farmers spend about 2.5 billion dollars to control them and weeds cause an estimated 2.5 billion dollars loss in crop yields and quality.

New York UPI United States

Holidays Truce Plans Amid Heaviest Vietnam Barrage

Roving shelling hit seven villages in one night as Vietnam fighting spiked after a halt to bombing. The Viet Cong announced three day cease fires for Christmas and New Year while U S forces bombed DMZ positions. U S casualties rose with 29 865 battle deaths since 1961 and 56 civilians killed in the latest attacks.

Saigon UPI Johnson North Vietnam High Command South Vietnam U.S New Jersey North Dmz Vietnam

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