Masterpiece Club wagers luxury gifts from Sakowitz store
USTON reports Sakowitz department store offered a high end Christmas program called The Masterpiece Club with monthly paintings by famous artists and rare items including Picasso works, stained glass windows, and a Bedfordshire duchess holiday. The club drew enthusiasts such as oilmen and sultans, with a 15 000 monthly edition The Commers for promising young artists and occasional 4 day 3 night trips.
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Picasso
Robert Sakowitz, Inc
Texas
Sakowitz
Sultan
A.J Foyt
Pleasao
George Brazue
Paul Rice
Wassily Kandinsky
Et Matisse
Joan Miro
Max Rat
Jackson Pollock
Giorgio de Chirico
Marc Chagall
Bonnard
Modigliani
France
Sakowicz
Duke and Duchess of Bedford
England
Salvation Army Aids Lubbock Fire Victims Family
A Lubbock woman and her five children lost their home to a Wednesday fire. The Salvation Army provided immediate Christmas gifts, food, and a tree, then organized additional donations and shelter. Welfare workers will assist Friday with clothing bedding and furniture.
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Salvation Army
Lubbock
Rights ruling blanks Peace Corps selective service clash
U S District Judge Raymond Pettine ruled that Stephen Bruce Murray 28 had his constitutional rights violated by both the Peace Corps expulsion and the local draft board actions. The decision voided the indictment halted further charges and ordered readjustment of his draft classification from June to December 1967.
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Providence
Ros Cap
Peace Corps
Newport
US District Court
Raymond Pettine
Stephen Bruce Murray
Chile
Murray
Armed Services
Pettine
Rhode Island Selective Service Administration
University of California At Los Angeles
Conception University
Massacre Probe Group To Leave For Vietnam Mission
Army investigators led by Maj. Gen. William R. Peers prepare to depart for Vietnam on Friday to conduct on the scene interviews. The special Pentagon board probes whether earlier inquiries into the My Lai killings were a whitewash and aims to determine the truth behind reports of a massacre of Vietnamese civilians.
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Washington
UPH
My Lai
Vietnam
William R. Peers
Pentagon
Births Reported From Local Hospitals This Week
Mr and Mrs Mike Aveveda of Wollt forth welcomed a son weighing pounds 5 ounces at 9 15 p m at Lauf Clinic Hospital. Mr and Mrs Antonio Lugo of MN Ave M on a daughter weighing 4 pounds 10 ounces at 9 19 p m Tuesday at Latif Clinic Hospital. Mr and Mrs Don Gersback of Brownfield welcomed a daughter weighing 7 pounds 5 14 ounces at 3 09 a m Wednesday at Methodist Hospital. The fathers include a farm laborer minister and a dispatcher for Haliturtton Services.
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Stanley J. Kirby
West Texas Hospital
Paymaster of Co
Forrest’ Moses
Idalow
Lauf Clinic
Kert Motor Co
Mike ‘Aveveda
Wolltforth
Antonio Lugo
MN. Ave
Latif Clinic Hospital
The
Apostolic Church
Don Gersback
Brownfield
Methodist Hospital
Haliturtton Services
George Ortega
James Wood
Tahoks, On
Quetee
Nelson Campbell
Ave. Ge
Wesentey
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Weslern Uniform and Towel Service
John van. Bilis
Southwestern Transmission Go
Willard
West ‘Texas Hospital
Dr. Pepper
Terrell Bachman
Ave. O
C.N. Harrison
Promotions announced for 11 officers in Lubbock Police
Lubbock Police Chief J T Alley announced promotions for 11 officers effective January 1 1970 based on exam scores performance and longevity. Three lieutenants were promoted to captain and five officers to sergeant. Specific promotions include Lt Carrol G Bartley to captain in training division Lt James Fergerson to captain in planning and services Lt Keith O Q Stuart to captain in patrol division Det Bobby Barker and Det Robert Tedder promoted to sergeants as desk sergeants with others Bennett Ussery and Aivie Garrett also advancing in patrol division.
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Lubbock
J.T. Alley
Leutenant
Alley
Carrol G. Bartley
James Fergerson
Keith OQ. Stuart
Bobby Barker
Robert Tedder
Aivie Garrett
Jack Seal
Bennie Ussery
Weather Storms Scatter Snow and Rain Across Regions
A northeastern storm moved off the coast as a cold front swept through Texas. Rainfall totaled over five inches in Blue Canyon while Lubbock eyed mainly cloudy skies and mid 50s, with gusts up to 95 mph noted earlier. Travel warnings remained in effect for Cape Cod and offshore Massachusetts as heavy snow and freezing rain spread inland from the central states.
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California
Blue Canyon
Calif
Lubbock
South Plains
Chaliie
Ree
Panhandle
Gulf
Chast
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
North Atlantic
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Ny York State
New Eng
Midwest
Central States
Kansas
Missouri
Kan
Nebraska
Nowa
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Orega
Ithe
Sierra Nevadas
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Fritz Burns
San Fernando
Burns
USTON
UPD
Ius Rats
Memns
Mattel Toys
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels Rally
Sulla Dollis
Farmer
Onan
Schick
Baccus Cologne
Polaroid
Poleroid
Kedek Film
Toni Baby
TIMEX
and Selective Service
Ant James
Meadow
Ruth Bristow Rock Center
Wgag
Hairdressers, Inc
University
Sord Sr
Richard Smith
Dacron & Cotton
Mrck Richard Smith Fabrics
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