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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
3
A beauty care column advises on leg pampering to conceal skin issues and improve tone. It suggests a weekly pumice stone treatment, weekly oil soaks, and daily moisturizing, then dressing with sheer nylons and pantyhose. Readers may write Mary Sue Miller in care of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal for more information.
The report outlines a wedding setting in Forres with Miss Chidley pledging vows to Mr Allison. Names such as Maes Clauelie Anne and Poearale Tae AE appear among the readable details, while the rest of the text remains garbled and difficult to parse.
In Orangeburg South Carolina on Sunday about a hundred Negroes urged the immediate withdrawal of National Guard troops. They outlined a boycott of white-owned shops and called for desegregation measures in schools and public facilities following last week’s racial violence that left three dead. The meeting, led by NAACP officials, adopted a plan urging suspension of police officers and a broader campaign to pressure white businesses.
A tractor truck loaded with about 30 000 to 50 000 pounds of military ordnance flipped on the Neches River bridge near Beaumont Texas. The bombs were not armed and no fire followed. Driver Russ Heffron 41 of South Bend Ind escaped with superficial injuries. The truck was en route from Dover Delaware to a Nevada Army installation.
The AP reports heavy fighting along an 80 mile Jordan River front with both sides claiming initiations. Jordan cites three Israeli 106mm guns and seven observation posts destroyed, five Israelis killed and one Arab wounded. Israel notes one Jordanian tank destroyed and a Jordanian island knocked out near the Dead Sea. Traffic on the Damiya and Allenby bridges continued intermittently despite the clashes.
A New York report touts Preparation H as a nonprescription remedy for hemorrhoids. Tests in major cities claim the ointment or suppositories stop burning itching relieve pain and shrink swollen tissue without narcotics or stinging agents.
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