Supreme Court Rules Tax and Form Provisions Uphold Drug Control
The court 6 2 in two rulings upholds government authority to prosecute drug traffic under untaxed sale and required order forms. Justice White notes forms bind sellers and aid the Treasury, while Black and Douglas dissent on form impossibility and punishment. Convictions cited include untaxed heroin and marijuana cases. penalties span five to 20 years.
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U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Byron R. White
White
Treasury Department
Hugo L. Black
William C. Douglas
Anthony Rocccograndi
Drugs Bureau
James Minor
Michael Buic
New York City
John Marshall Harlan
James D., Knox
Houston
Hugh Bryson
Old Marine Cooks and Stewards Association
San Mateo
Calif
Bryson
Black
Douglas
Knox
Insurance suit over $1000 life policy in Dallas mother case
A Lubbock woman, Daisy Mae Easter, seeks $1000 as beneficiary on her mother Lena Easter’s life policy from American Life Insurance Co. The insurer argues her husband’s 1967 health misrepresentation caused the payout dispute. Lena Easter died May 23, 1968, in Dallas. Court resumed at 9:15 a.m. Judge Bean presiding. Separately, Jesus Gonzales seeks $14,085 workers compensation from Westchester Fire Insurance Co. for a back injury from a Oct. 17, 1968 fall at KoKo Inn Motor Hotel. Judge Davison recessed to 9:30 a.m. today.
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Lubbock
Irs
Daisy Mae Easter
3Rd St
T40th
Coaches of America Life Ins@urance Co
Lena Easter
Dallas
Henry
Easter
Robert H. Bean
99Th District Court
Jesus Gonzales
Spruce
Westchester Fire Insurance Co
KoKo Inn Motor
Howard C. Davison
Registration Packets for Spring at Texas Tech
Registration packets for the Spring semester at Texas Tech will be distributed in the Coronado Room of the Tech Union. Permits are issued by last name on Dec 15 to 18 with a signed time to register Jan 12 to 14 and include a dean’s letter and Form B.
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Texas Tech
Coronado
Tech Union
Yegister
D. ON. Feterson
Island of Hawaii Larger Than All Other Islands
The Island of Hawaii spans nearly 100 miles in length and outweighs the combined land area of the rest of Hawaii’s islands, highlighting its sheer size within the state.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Island of
Burglary at Local Firms Yields Office Equipment Loot
Police investigated multiple break ins including B and H Warehouse at 1405 Ave A with over 2600 dollars in office machines taken such as two electric typewriters and a check writing machine. Other thefts involved a car on 15th Street, a Lubbock Realtors office, Bud Ferguson’s station, seven USDA vending machines and a clock radio losses.
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B&h Warehouse, Inc
Ave. A
Carrol Spelce
Fred Pentecost
15Th SL
Id. B. Rhea
Bud Ferguson
19Th St
USDA
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Subscription Rates Shown
Morning and evening mail subscription options listed for Lubbock Avalanche Journal including morning only evening only and combined packages with weekly and Sunday editions. Rates are shown for 1 month 3 months and longer terms with separate Sunday delivery and weekend bundles.
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Lubbock
Sun
Rogers paints grim view of Vietnam peace talks in Paris
Secretary of State William Rogers told President Pompidou that the United States sees no prospect of agreement in the Vietnam peace talks. He described the Paris talks as a dead end and blamed North Vietnam for the deadlock while signaling a hardening U.S. stance. Defense Secretary Laird said Washington would push Vietnamization to transfer military burden to South Vietnam in 1970.
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Paris
William P. Rogers
Georges Pompidou
United States
Vietnam
Rogers
Pompidou
Atlantic Alliance Council
Brussels
Atlantic
Washington
Pompido
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Bib
Habib
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Saigon
New Mexico man given life term for Hobbs murder
Cecil Ray Rinehart 37, already serving 30 years in Texas for robbery and car theft, received a life sentence in Lovington for the 1967 murder of Philip Vener, a Hobbs businessman. Vener's body was found in his bathtub with hands and feet bound. Rinehart also tied to earlier robberies in Lubbock, where $3,450 was recovered.
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Lovington
N.M
New Mexico
Texas
Hobbs
Philip Vener
Kermit Nash
Cecil Ray Rinehart
Rinehart
J. W. Neal
Lowell Stout
Vener
Lubbock
United
N. University Ave
Police Seek Auto Involved In Officer Hit Run Death
Weatherford AP Police continued Monday to search for the vehicle involved in the hit and run death of highway patrolman Douglas H. Thompson 26 near Weatherford as he spoke with a traffic violator on U S MO. A car found abandoned in Houston was ruled not involved after investigators noted damage on the wrong side. Sgt J N Beggs the struck patrolman said Thompson’s body was thrown onto the rear of the car. The unidentified traffic violator was slightly injured and the patrol was pronounced dead at a Weatherford hospital.
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Ricardo S.caraco
Somerville
Mass
Paul A. Carbone
Boston
Caraco
Italy
Carbone
Weatherford
Douglas H. Thompson
U. S. MO
Houston
Thompson
J. N. Beggs
Beggs
Pastrol
Arthritis Pain Formula promises easier morning relief
The Arthritis Pain Formula from the Anacin makers offers stronger pain relief per tablet and added antacids to protect the stomach. Each tablet contains 50 percent more pain reliever and is micronized for better absorption, aiming to reduce early morning stiffness without upsetting the stomach.
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Lubbock Board of Realtors
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