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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1967
Page
5
Johnson vows a steady war and peace course on a southern campaign trail. He dedicates a new junior college in Central Texas and visits the George Marshall Space Center near New Orleans to inspect rocket work. He pledges the space program will continue despite funding cuts, aiming to lead as space pioneers and reach the stars.
About 300 Fort Hood troops confronted three peace activists near Central Texas College during President Johnson's campus speech. Guards escorted the demonstrators after placards were ripped. no soldiers were charged, while arrests ensued for the trio linked to antiwar protest.
A cold front pushed into the high plains delivering snow and freezing drizzle from Colorado to Texas. Temperatures plunged from the 70s in western Texas to 11 degrees in Hereford as Colorado and Montana reported heavy snowfall. Forecasts warn of continued cold through Thursday with a warming trend later, while Tito plans trips to four Asian nations and Ethiopia early next year.
The Avalanche Journal in Lubbock reports Goodfellows TTD must discontinue Thursday’s daily coupon list for needy children. Appeals outpace funds. contributions should be sent to Chief Goodfellow at The Avalanche Journal. Early public support ensures gift purchases and screening are ready for Christmas deliveries.
West Germans ignore weight warnings as gaily decorated tables groan with goose duck and roasts. Health authorities urge restraint but most families continue festive feasts featuring goose, carp, venison, and turkey along with stollen and krepple, while gingerbread bakers in Nuernberg prepare for the Christmas trade.
A Plains-area group toured California’s vast water system from Oroville to the Delta Pumping Plant. They viewed the San Luis Reservoir project with an estimated 481 million dollar total cost and a 3.5 thousand acre recreational development. The tour highlighted the 103 mile San Luis canal, 13,100 cubic feet per second capacity, and 24 hour instrumented gates controlled by computers.
Western India faced a new series of tremors as the Colaba Observatory tracked over 40 aftershocks centered near Koynagar, southeast of Bombay. At least 170 people died, 1,600 injured, and hundreds of villages cut off as relief crews struggled amid damaged roads and scarce supplies.
An armed man driving a car with two college students crashed into the front entrance of the Texas State Capitol in Austin after a high speed chase. The captor forced the vehicle to the steps near the Capitol and fled. the two students aged 18 and 19 were unharmed and held by police. The gunman disappeared, and authorities questioned him but charged him later.
Teller Travis Waller recounts delivering 12 000 to Curry’s office during a bank holdup. The bandit, about 6 feet 9, 150 pounds, light complexion, dark hair, wore a dark suit and used a briefcase to shield a .38 revolver. FBI probe underway with no direction or suspects yet.
Mrs. Howe was found bound in the back seat as Robert Sheader and Edson Lite were seized on suspicion of kidnapping for ransom. Howe moved the payoff to an ashcan in North Hollywood and police tracked the Lincoln Continental to the pickup. Mrs. Howe said she was not mistreated beyond being restrained and covered.
Westmoreland welcomes the 101st Airborne Division to Vietnam as airlift speeds up deployment. The move adds about six weeks of manpower, bringing U S forces to roughly 475,000 of the 525,000 promised by early next year.
Officials say NATO set a five year plan to outline defense goals and force sizes through 1968 through 1973. Hockaday notes December 1968 winter session will approve a five year plan with naval force limits in the Atlantic. Initial participants include the United States Britain Canada and the Netherlands with others considering joining.
The seven active members of the London gold pool agreed in Basel to ban future gold sales and credit deals, forcing central banks to seek U.S. Treasury approval for deals. The move aims to shield official gold reserves from speculative pressure as the dollar gains strength, with France excluded for hostility to the dollar.
Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace returned home after cancer surgery. Doctors reported all tests normal and satisfactory, and she was discharged in the late afternoon after treatment at a Houston cancer institute.
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