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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1967
Page
6
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A Citizens Traffic Commission meeting with invited news executives is set for noon at the Johnson House Restaurant to discuss public education of motorists. Also listed are prayer chapel hours, a city tournament entry, and local obituaries and notices including a Cape Kennedy trip, Navy training, a fatality, and a brain tumor case.
AP reports that the 1968 outlook in Vietnam grows more ominous as war expands and strain tests the Saigon government and its legitimacy. The conflict forces more evacuations and challenges confidence among Vietnamese and Americans watching the outcome.
Westmoreland cites a recurring pattern of guerrilla raids and main force fighting, predicting the coming year will reflect continued attrition. Civilians suffer while pacification lags, with casualties and displacements mounting as both sides burn villages and fight near the DMZ and Dak To hills.
Brownfield report states four of five inmates escaped from Terry County jail Monday night have been recaptured. Joe Gutierrez remains at large with a .308 rifle and a stolen car. Other escapees were arrested in Plainview and Groom after a high speed chase and gun battle with officers.
Kent County commissioners in a special session interviewed seven applicants for county judge and one for sheriff and acted on both. Sheriff Bob Gallagher was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late County Judge D. J. Young and will serve one year. Deputy Sheriff B. J. Stanley was appointed to succeed Gallagher as sheriff and both were sworn in by County Clerk Hortense North.
Ten persons pleaded innocent in ey Court at Law No 2 on DWI charges during the holiday weekend. Bonds were set by Judge Pat S Moore for defendants including J D Beard Simon Carrizales Tom W Wills Michael Sadd Paul Lindell Margie Dubois Lupe Sanchez Paul R Santos Manuel Rodriguez and Manuel Benitez. Two defendants Rafael Valderaz Willie Ellis faced weapons and license offenses. Guilty pleas were entered by Garino Fonseca and Carl Owens with jail terms and fines imposed.
Agnes McCallum of Scotland travels to Texas South Plains with three daughters for holidays and to meet relatives. She plans to see Kennedy’s grave in Washington and visit family in Sulphur and Louisiana, enjoying a first trip outside Scotland without hills and marveling at American vastness.
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