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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1967

Page

6

Cambodia Leader Open to U.S. Talks on Vietnam Spillover

Cambodian head of state Norodom Sihanouk said he would welcome an envoy from President Johnson to discuss the use of Cambodian territory as a sanctuary for Vietnamese Communist troops. He added Cambodia would not intervene if American troops fought Vietnamese forces that crossed illegally into Cambodia.

Washington Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk Johnson Washington Post Sihanouk Vietnam Stanley Karnow Hong Kong Post Johnson Administration U.S China North Korea Cuba Soviet Union Agence France iPresse United States

Vietnamese fighting around Da Nang and air strikes near Hanoi

U.S. Marines clashed around Da Nang as pilots targeted a highway bridge near Hai Phong and Hoa Lac airfield. Air actions included F105 missions from Thailand with reports of no American losses. Casualties included a Marine scout and his tracking dog near An Hoa.

U.S. Marine Haiphong Thailand Hoa Lac Hanoi da Nang UPI Thomas Corpora Marine An Hoa My Thuy Demilitarized Zone South China Sea

Plane crash near Bowie kills three from Wise family

An Iriving dentist Dr. Gerald Wise his brother Robert Weiss and brother’s fiance Myrna Daymen died in a light plane crash in North Texas amid bad weather. The wreckage was found near Vashti after a rancher reported a sky flash during snowfall. The three had refueled at Wichita Falls en route from Oklahoma to Dallas.

Bowie, Tex Irving Texas Vashti Here Wichita Falls Oklahoma Sty Dallas White Rock

Mother warded off deer near children in yard at RED HOOK

In Red Hook New York a mother of two wrestled a deer that threatened her children in the backyard. State police reported three others assisted as the animal posed danger.

Red Hook N.Y Pak Sane

Infant Rites Planned Today for Cheryl Rae Young

Services for Cheryl Rae Young infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Darris Ray Young of Brownfield will be at 10 a m at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers with Doyle Kelcy of Brownfield officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven Funeral Home direction. She died at 6 50 p m at West Texas Hospital. Born November 11 she leaves grandparents Cal via Young J H Pillow and others and great grandparents Mercer Young and E E Young.

Cheryl Rae Young Darris Ray Young Brownfield Resthaven Church of the Flowers Doyle Kelcy Church of Christ Cal Young 27Th St J. H. Pillow Seagraves O. P. Mercer Carlton, Tex Ella B. Young Kerrville E. E. Young

Doctors use oxygen to save patient refusing blood transfusion

Harbor General Hospital in Torrance reports a 26 year old man with massive gastric bleeding from a benign tumor survived without transfusions by driving oxygen into his body. Names of patient and doctors not released. The patient’s bleeding was stopped by surgery but he had lost too much blood. The imam refused transfusions citing religious belief.

Torrance Calif Harbor General Hospital

Flu Epidemic Expands Across South Plains With Rising Hospitalizations

A case count shows doctors in Lubbock treating about a dozen flu patients daily amid a wave that has reached Dallas and Houston. Pediatricians report about 30 cases in the area including Lorenza Plainview Hale Center Abernathy. A doctor in Orton notes roughly 10 percent of the town’s population ill, about 300 people, with cases waning by midweek and an eventual retreat expected across South Plains communities.

Lubbock Dallas Houston Ilorenza Plainview HalesCenter Abernathy Orton South Plains

Oxygen therapy buys time for influenza patient at Texas hospital

The patient showed vital signs improvement after 30 minutes and dramatic body physiology gains within 12 hours as oxygen was driven into the system to keep tissues alive until his red cell production recovers. Officials expect oxygen administration to stop by Saturday as his own blood cells increase. Details of the procedure will be released today. Meanwhile influenza cases strain Methodist and West Texas Hospitals where staff shortages persist and vaccine supply shortages affect elderly and heart patients in the region including Brownfield Idalou and Balts.

Methodist Hospital West Texas Hospital South Plains Brownfield Idalou Balts

New York Dwellers Faced With Strikes Fares and Cake Scare

The piece notes taxi drivers awaiting a city council fare raise under a conditional settlement. It mentions a Brooklyn bakery raid with 70 cakes seized for toxic dye. Midtown Manhattan sees a kindergarten day crowd and a Times Square traffic halt. Local officials deny show removal equipment issues as a snowstorm looms.

Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Health Department City Council Frank O'Connor Brooklyn Manhattan Times Square Daily News

Births and civic notes from West Texas area

A long item lists numerous births at West Texas hospitals including weights and times, with family names and occupations. It also notes a civic funding pledge of 500000 in replacement funds for a museum and a 250000 state appropriation, praising lawmakers for passing state funds for the project.

General College Preston Smith Doc Blanchard Delwin Jones Reed Quilliam Elmer Tarbox

Debs TTD One Debuts Cancelled By Flu Outbreak

The largest debutante season on record was cut short as the Debs TTD One had to cancel its bow due to flu. Tables at the Waldorf Astoria banquet featured the Astors du Ponts Vanderbilts Whitneys Cromwells and other prominent families including Nixon’s daughters Patricia and Julie with Eisenhower grandchildren among the young guests.

Astors du Ponts Vanderbilts Whitneys Cromwells Nixsons Waldorf - Astoria Hotel Richard M. Nixon Patricia Julia Deirs David Eisenhower Juilia Lance Barbara Eisenhower Susan

Tax Hike Debate Shapes House Attitudes

The Ways and Means chair Rep. Wilbur D. Mille of Arkansas warned that a House majority would not support a tax increase as Congress neared adjournment. He cited spending cuts, public support, and fears for the dollar as factors likely to shift opinion in the coming month.

House Congress Ways and Means Wilbur D. Mille D-Ark

Museum campaign hits halfway toward 2 million goal

The $2 million target for the ICASALS arid lands museum project is more than halfway reached with $1.19 million already raised. Backers credit Lynette Jones and many Texas donors for the push as the Tech Foundation plans expanded fundraising and a new campus site on the Texas Tech University campus.

Lubbock Texas Lynette West Texas ‘Museum Tech Harris F Underwood D M. Wiggins Key Development Council Lanotte Bob Brummal West Texas Museum Assn Brummall Texas Tech The Tech Foundation NoeDoubt Brummal Parker F. Prouty Charles E. Maedgen Jr Pattern Gifts Marion Sanford Advance Gifts J. C. Chambers Special Gifts Alvin R. Allison Area Gifts Buck Iw. McNeil Bill J. Parsley Parsley Grover F.murray Jones Dth Street Indiana ‘Avenue Loyd Lanotte Icasals Museum Development Fund Russell Bean West Texas Museum Association

Junkets From Saigon Shape Schedule For Congressmen

VIPs visit Saigon with hotels ranging from Embassy houses to private U. S. officials homes. Costs split among committees or U. S. counterpart funds. some pay their own way. An armed officer must accompany congressmen leaving Saigon for safety. Large parties and multiple trips are possible, with some lawmakers staying outside the capital.

Saigon U. S Ambassador Westmoreland Vietnam Charles H. Percy Dakson Sone

Wintry Storms Hit Wide Sections Of Nation

A vast winter storm triggered snow and rain from the Gulf to the Great Lakes. Temperatures were forecast 11 to 14 degrees below normal with 0.20 to 0.50 inch precipitation as snow along the cold front and Southeast. Major cities saw rain or light snow and several regions reported heavy snowfall in Appalachia and the Kentucky mountains.

Mes Abilene Wichita Falls Pan‘handle South Plains New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pennsylvania Erie West Virginia Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Georgia Appalachian States Gulf of Mexico Canada Gulf Middle Atlantic Ohio River Valley Florida Plains Great Lakes Pacific Northwest California San Francisco Sault Ste. Marie Ont Lakes Superior Huron St. Mary's River

U.S. reports weekly Vietnam casualties and enemy deaths

Saigon reports 166 American deaths and 1397 wounded in the week ending last Saturday. Allied forces killed 1523 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in the period.

U.S

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