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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
1
Louis Washkansky, the first person to receive a human heart transplant, died at Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town 6:50 a.m. 18 days after the operation. He lived with the donor heart for that period before complications set in and led to his death.
President Johnson and President Thieu gave divergent yet overlapping signals on talks with the Viet Cong National Liberation Front. Ambassador Bunker says their views align on negotiations while both governments reject NL F recognition. Johnson backs informal talks with NLF representatives to seek understanding. Thieu says he would meet individuals from the front who come over but not as NL F representatives. See PRESIDENTS Page 12.
City officials in Lubbock prepare to examine a proposed capital improvement program. The agenda includes project scopes and funding methods as councilors plan the city’s long term investment in infrastructure and facilities.
District Attorney Jim Garrison filed a bill of information accusing Edgar Eugene Bradley of wilful conspiring to murder John F. Kennedy. Bradley’s full identity was not disclosed. Garrison notes no Warren Report mention and contrasts with Clay Shaw’s prior charges.
A reader requests blessing for courage and laughter alongside prayer. The message bids to remember joy and humor as part of faith practice today.
The State College Coordinating Board staff proposed creating 52 junior college regions over the next decade to expand access in areas lacking such schools. Thirty four regions already host one or more junior colleges and the plan calls for regions to attract at least 500 full time equivalents in academics and vocational studies by year three and 1,000 by year one,000 by year one. A public hearing is set for January 8 with changes possible before the January 15 board meeting.
Two young girls report receiving 50 cents weekly and offer to send 80 cents to aid other children, hoping to brighten Christmas. In Nicosia Cyprus AP reports U.N. envoy Gunnar Jarring returned after visits to Lebanon Israel Jordan and Egypt but declined comment on peace settlement efforts.
Lubbock police say a polygraph test cleared a Texas Tech student of involvement in the Dec. 4 campus custodian slaying. Capt. Bill Cox noted the test was negative though the student was not asked if he committed the crime. He matched closely to a dark haired man in circulated sketches. The test showed the student was not in the Science Building on the date of the slaying. This was the first lie detector test in the 244 week probe.
A powerful earthquake centered in northern Chile was recorded at 6 37 p m PST Wednesday on UC Seismography registering 7 5 on the Richter scale indicating a major seismic event.
A brief notice states that a greeting card will be sent to announce a gift. The item highlights the gesture and the sender’s intention to share appreciation. No further details about the gift are provided.
An eight day Southwest storm dumped up to seven feet of snow across the Great Plains while tornadoes raged in the South. Blizzard warnings spread from the Dakotas to Minnesota as temperatures plunged below zero in several states. Flagstaff reported 83 inches on the ground after 17 inches fell in 24 hours.
Texas Tech students heading home for Christmas rode a special Santa Fe train through Clovis and Lubbock as heavy snows disrupted Southwest travel. About 300 Tech students with tickets rode the six to seven coach car train, normally three, to Houston area for the holidays.
Community leaders and a 60-person audience gathered at City Hall to discuss city county welfare policies for indigent children's medical aid. The meeting reviewed certification hurdles, lack of a supervising physician, and a $15 000 salary for a head doctor, urging urgent action and a formal study.
Considerable cloudiness and cold windy conditions with limited snow flurries possible by early today. High in the low 40s, tonight low in the mid 20s, no measurable precipitation expected. Humidity around 96 percent during the day, 30 percent at night. Temperature highs and lows listed for 24 hours ending tonight.
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