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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1968
Page
6
Northwest winds and freezing temperatures grip states from Montana to Oregon. Travel warnings issued for Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin as heavy snow and freezing rain impact travel and power crews restore lines after the season's harsh ice storm.
The 10 member board discussed shelving a proposed supplement pay plan for top officials led by Vlad. They noted Harry Ransom earns 49 000 annually in state funds plus a 25 000 supplement, the highest in Texas, with staff recommending 1970 71 pay at 48 000. The board approved governor’s salary increase but rejected a 1 million request for a governor’s mansion. The board also addressed deficits in Connally’s office, possible supplemental funding, and various funding actions including college enrollments and vocational education line items.
Texas Tech officials Gerald W. Thomas and Thadis W. Box presented to the AAAS arid lands symposium that large scale water transfer to arid zones is technologically and economically feasible. They highlighted the Texas Water Plan to divert 22 to 25 billion cubic meters from the Mississippi River basin to West Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma for back pumping into major river systems.
Vladimir William Peter Tytla, longtime Connecticut resident and animator who gave life to Dumbo and helped shape Snow White’s dwarfs, died at his East Lyme home. Survived by wife Adrienne, daughter Tamara, and son Peter. funeral services set for Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret F. duPont 69 widow of a former duPont Co president died Monday at her suburban Wilmington home after a long illness. Her husband Lammet, who died in 1952, also served as board chairman of General Motors Corp.
Police Sgt James McCauley caught three men at 8 40 pm Monday at Clark's Discount Store 3907 Ave Q for shoplifting automobile parts. He chased and subdued one suspect who punched him in the chest and fled. All three were jailed on suspicion of theft.
U S command says PVs likely held in Cambodia and a 600 meter wide cease-fire corridor will run from the meeting site toward the border to protect prisoners and participants. Allied forces plan no new operations during the talks while continuing normal activity in other areas. The note notes a 1908 California film history element.
Three groups including 37 climbers led by Paul Petzoldt and George Lowe attempt Grand Teton’s first winter ascent for New Year’s Day. They face 50 mph winds and subzero temps as they push toward the Owen route and east ridge under challenging conditions.
Packard, a Pueblo native and former Hewlett-Packard executive, is appointed deputy secretary of defense under Secretary-designate Laird. He plans to forgo living on $20,000 and will supplement his government pay with other income noted as unspecified. He will sever ties with General Dynamics where he served as a director after the F111 contract, and succeeds Paul Nitze in the Pentagon role.
Louisville authorities report a 65 year old widow, Mirsoo McMahan, told she was dead after a government computer indicated her status. The error followed a foot operation under Medicare last September. Her estate received a letter about forms to collect payments, implying her death.
Three Marine Corps recruits were hospitalized with meningococcal meningitis over the weekend at the San Diego recruit depot. The trio Pvt Joseph Starr 23 from Chickasha Oklahoma Pvt Gary Welsh 17 from Saint Louis Missouri and Pvt Darrell Wing 1 from Dallas Texas were in serious condition Saturday and had improved by Sunday. They come from different platoons in separate battalions and were placed on four day quarantines.
Flu vaccine developers face virus drift requiring new vaccines each season as Lublock area hospitals report heavy loads with many non flu related admissions. Methodist Hospital returns to normal levels while staff illnesses ease. Cuban Air Force training plane crashes, killing six aboard per government announcement.
Astronauts release photos from the lunar far side taken by a hand held camera. Images suggest little difference from the near side and emphasize the moon as a forbidding world. Officials say the photographs aid planning for future manned lunar missions and exploration.
The United Nations debate saw Israel blame Arab governments for terrorism launched from their soil including an Athens attack claimed by Palestinian groups. Lebanon rejected responsibility for actions by refugees abroad, while U S backed measures to condemn Israel amid Lebanese demands for compensation and harsher security steps.
President elect Nixon will end his Miami vacation and travel to California on New Year’s Eve. He plans to attend the Jose Bowl game in Pasadena and join a Whittier birthday celebration before heading to Chicago for a dinner honoring Ken Kennedy and Schultz, then proceed to New York. FBI Director Hoover, vacationing nearby, paid a short socially oriented visit Monday night.
A flood of birth notices from Methodist Hospital and nearby facilities records the arrival of several daughters and sons. Parents include Alyo and Mrs Wayne Caormelais, Mr and Mrs Rav Schuetredert, Mr and Mrs James, Mr and Mrs Aurelio Rodrigues, and others, with weights ranging from about 4 pounds 4 ounces to 7 pounds 0 ounces and times from early morning to late evening on various Sundays and Mondays. Authorities note occupations for some fathers, including hotel manager, city sanitation worker, contractor, and factory worker.
Lubbock park policeman arrested a 2 year old Shallowater man and a 20 year old Lubbock soldier at Mackenzie Park rest area on vagrancy by lewdness charges. A second similar arrest occurred in two days. Albert Alejandro, 17, of 25 Bates, was shot in the side at Rode Park and taken to Methoni Hospital in fair condition. police seek occupants of a car from which the shot was fired.
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