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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1968
Page
18
The outpost fell after air strikes and artillery failed to blunt the attack. Evacuation followed as allied forces abandoned the camp. Irregulars, South Vietnamese and American advisers numbered among the defenders with uncertain casualty totals.
Mary A. Cantu, 24, said she picked up what she believed was a toy pistol at a bridal shower. The weapon discharged fatally wounding her sister-in-law, 29, Fernando S. Cantu. Police called the shooting accidental and referred the case to a grand jury.
Steve Williams, a hemophilia patient, learns through a home bound school system using a telephone link to attend classes from home. Teachers adapt exams by mail or in person, and community groups have donated blood to support his care.
Reports say a U S carrier withdrew toward the southern fringe of the Korean Strait while Soviet ships converged on the North Korea coast signaling heightened naval pressure. The unfolding action follows a push to expand anti crime ag encies and crackdown measures amid broader defense and foreign policy moves.
Carrol M. Anderson 63 of 4419 4th Street died Friday in a local hospital. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Broadway Church of Christ officiated by Horace Coffman Tom Gordon and Harvie Pruitt. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include wife son two daughters two sisters and 10 grandchildren. He was a Georgia native, retired foundry superintendent, and church worker in Lubbock since 1966.
Beverly Hills California UPI Nick Adams 36 was found dead at his home Wednesday night by his attorney Police report no marks on the body and investigators probe cause of death The actor had a 1964 Academy Award nomination for Twilight of Honor He starred in The Rebel and featured in numerous films His wife Carol Nugent filed for divorce in October 1965, reconciled, and refiled November 25 1966.
Services for Mrs. Roland Phillips 51 who died Tuesday night in a local hospital will be held at 10 a.m. today at Date Street Baptist Church Plainview with Rev. Eddie Freeman and Rev. A C Hamilton officiating. Graveside rites will follow at 3 p.m. Friday in Saltillo. Wood-Dunning Funeral Home Plainview is in charge. Survivors include husband three sons Ray Leo Randall two daughters and other relatives.
A blast and fire at a South Side passage plant collapsed a building sending firemen and bystanders to aid an unidentified Chicago firefighter lying on the ground. Several people were killed and injured as investigators began inquiries. The scene is captured by an AP wire photo.
A broad probe into liquor law enforcement expands as the Liquor Control Board, the Department of Public Safety, and the attorney general’s office pursue leads. Officials call for a thorough inquiry into irregularities, with public scrutiny and calls for accountability across involved agencies.
A city commission debates a sign study and zoning amendments as multiple panels discuss optimizing district uses. Planning Director Burr supports a more compatible grouping, while a separate panel weighs waste water storage lakes along Yellowhouse Canyon for industrial use and public benefits.
Mrs. Herbert C. Lewis 67 dies after long illness. Funeral at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church Tahoka officiated by Rev Jim Turner and Rev D W Copeland. Burial in Tahoka Cemetery. She moved from McLennan County to Tahoka in 1906 and married Herbert C. Lewis in 1919. She leaves two daughters Mona Lewis and Barbara Freeman, three sons Donald Gerald James, sisters Velma Godwin Irma Duankless Lola Boles, brothers Carlice Edwards Boswell Edwards Wilson Edwards, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Funeral services for Mark Gillespie 64 will be held Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev Calvin Partian and Rev Wo Barton officiating. Burial follows at O'Donnell Funeral Home in Tahal. He died Thursday at West Texas Hospital Lubbock after a brief illness. He moved from Tipton Oklahoma to Dawson County in 1916 then to O'Donnell six years ago. He was a farmer and a member of O'Donnell Baptist Church. He married Ruby Bryant March 3 1917 in O'Donnell. Survivors include his wife two daughters four sisters four brothers and three grandchildren.
A Lower Rio Grande Valley group applied for a charter to open the American Bank of Commerce in Harlingen. The plan lists $150000 capital, $100000 surplus, and $50000 reserves with McHenry Tichenor of Harlingen as board chairman and P O Newhouse of Mission as president.
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