Maid Of Cotton Honor Crowned By Mississippi Contestant
Susan Holder, 19, from Jackson Miss, was chosen as King Cotton’s 1968 goodwill ambassador over 18 finalists. The sophomore at Mississippi State College for Women will model cotton fashions and serve as the industry living emblem. First runnerup was Vicki Marie Palmer, while Seree Irene Scott placed second.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Vicki Marie Palmer
Brownette
Cathedral City
Calif
Seree Irene Scott
Odessa
Tex
Marines Press Advantage In DMZ Clash Near Da Nang
Three U S Marine companies plunged into a Communist stronghold near the DMZ and routed two North Vietnamese units after a two day battle. At least 67 Marines were killed and 106 wounded while Communist losses were about 60. The fighting began with helicopter and boat landings south of Da Nang and 20 miles southeast of the DMZ. Marines faced heavy mortar and rifle fire as they attempted to break the enemy positions and supported South Vietnamese allies. Page 10 reports continued action and light from flares.
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Saigon
UPI
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
South China Sea
Dmz
da Nang
Thon Tham Ke
Caprock Holiday cage tourney seals win for Monterey
Monterey defeats Coronado to claim the Caprock Holiday basketball title in Lubbock. Raiders meet Washington U in a Coliseum showdown tonight for a key nonconference clash.
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Monterey
Coronado
Raiders
Washington U
Sec. C
Sihanouk Praises Mansfield as Possible U S Mediator
Prince Norodom Sihanouk praised Senator Mike Mansfield as a potential U S mediator with Cambodia. He urged strengthening the International Control Commission and said Cambodia would not intervene militarily if combat occurred between American and Vietnamese forces in its territory. The State Department noted it would study Sihanouk's Washington Post interview and maintain silence on the text.
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Cambodia
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
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Washington Post
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International Control Commission
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Prayer Lampoons Community Hands The Levelland Note
Today's message from Reta Richards of Levelland asks for God's guidance in life health and happiness. She prays for love of neighbor and for comfort of the sad and lonely while urging concern for personal souls and the church.
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Reta Richards
Levelland
Ultimatums issued police in major cities to get tough
Police in New York Chicago Philadelphia Miami Jer vey City and Los Angeles vow to use force to curb riots. Chicago Mayor Daley says swift harsh action is needed while Miami Police Chief Headley warns looters will face gunfire. Los Angeles officials insist no special get tough policy exists, as authorities claim a broad stance against crime.
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Walter Headley
Miami
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Thomas Whelan
Jervney City
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Frank L. Rizzo
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Watts
Richard Simon
Double Take Follows City Man Around by Wain Miller
J R Chalker's face brings frequent stares and whispers as strangers confuse him with President Johnson. The Lubbock power supervisor says he grows used to the look alikes at events like the Caprock Basketball Tournament and jokes about the resemblance while explaining he simply resembles no one else but himself.
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Wain Miller
Avalanche-Journal
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Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Lubbock Power & Light
Prisoners Tied to Trees After Lima Earthquake
In Lima Peru prisoners in a suburban jail were reportedly tied to trees after an October 1966 quake destroyed their cells. Senator Sendullo de la Piedra moved to compel the ministry to explain recon- struction funds and an appropriation for the jail.
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Peru
UPI
Sendullo de la Piedra
Senate
Levine's Unwraps Downtown Plans for Lubbock Mall
Levine's Department Stores moves to lease a quarter-block at Broadway and Avenue J in downtown Lubbock. Remodeling begins soon with a goal of occupancy by July 1. The project, valued over 250 000, stems from a complex land assembly under the Edwards Estate with prior ownership by Benjamin Cain and the late Dr. J. T. Hutchinson.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
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Levine
Edwards
Benjamin Cain
Washington, D. C
Bank Robbers Take $26000 From Rhome Bank
Two masked youths entered the First National Bank in Rhome, locked six clerks in a vault, and escaped with about $26,000. Bank president Van Maeyers said the robbers, estimated at 18 or 19, did not threaten violence and fled in an older model car. Rhomes lies in southeastern Wise County.
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Maeyers
Rhomes
Wise County
Black holes may fill unseen vastness of space
Princeton physicist John Wheeler suggests the universe could be threaded with invisible black holes, dense remnants of collapsed stars that look like nothing yet wield immense gravity. They might rival visible stars in number, shaping the cosmos from birth to end in a cycle of explosion and contraction.
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Princeton University
John A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Arctic front to trigger snow over Panhandle South Plains
A fresh arctic air blast pushes toward the Panhandle and South Plains with gusty northerly winds and a chance of light snow. Forecasters predict a 30 percent chance of precipitation in Lubbock and Midland as temperatures drop from near 30 this afternoon to the teens tonight, with lingering snow possible through Sunday.
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South Plains
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Successful Final Tally for Goodfellows in Lubbock
The 1967 Goodfellows Christmas program in Lubbock raised 9442 dollars and distributed toys fruit nuts and candy to about 9000 needy families on Christmas morning. Volunteers coordinated the effort as the anonymous membership group contributed to the holiday remembrance.
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Anonymous
Goodfellows
Marysville Bomb Threat Terrorizes Town
A terrorist struck Marysville California with dynamite at a motel and a storage tank after threatening nightly explosions until Donnie Baker and Robert Vore were released. Police detained Donald J Baker and Robert Vore as investigations continued into the blasts and hostage-like demands.
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Bernice Basore
Ming Tree
Donnie Baker
Donald J. Baker
Weather Map Page Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy and colder today and tonight with a high in the mid 30s and a low around the teens Northerly winds up to 20 mph with a slight chance of measurable precipitation The 24 hour precipitation report shows varied amounts across listed cities including Dallas and Abilene
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