Lach Status Pending as Rusk Officials Review Certification
District Attorney J Blair Cherry Jr and defense counsel Bill Gillespie met officials at Rusk State Hospital to review records of Benjamin Lach who has been confined since December 1968. They expect staff to decide whether Lach should be certified back to the 99th District Court in Lubbock, with the final call up to Supt Arch Connally.
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J. Blair Cherry Jr
Bill Gillespie
Benjamin Lach
Rusk State Hospital
Texas Tech
Arch Connally
99Th District Court
Lubbock
Cherry
Connally
Avalanche Journal
Gillespie
J. A. Hunter
Rusk
Tlunter
Governor addresses drug abuse at Kiwanians meeting
Governor Preston Smith spoke to Kiwanians and wives denouncing a Life Magazine portrayal of Lubbock as middle America. He urged action on drug abuse, citing a Avalanches Journal report that high school students in the area had experimented with drugs. He urged reconsideration of policies and support for prevention efforts.
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Jack Golding
Avalanche-Journal
Preston Smith
Life Magazine
Goveror
Middle America
Plump Wand Falkss
Avalanches Journal
Mirvors
Econ Tau Humer
Daitheask
Smith
Courinisteetien Varese
Ths
Atern
Sostite
Sistiae
Cease Fire Efforts Renewed Amid Middle East Tensions
The United States protested an Israeli air attack on an Egyptian scrap metal factory near Cairo that killed at least 68 civilians and wounded 98. The UN proposed a new cease fire with Britain, France, and the Soviet Union joining. Israel warned a time bomb might explode, prompting Dayan to seek device disarmament with the Red Cross.
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Avalanche-journal News Services
United States
Cairo
United Nations
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Middle East
Defense
Moshe Dayan
International Redo Cross
Dayan
Oded Bell
Israel
el Khanqa
U.S
State Department
Yitzhak Rabin
Asst. Sec
Joseph Sisen
Cait Barteh
Airhre Ters
Eonhet
New Chamber Board Directors Take Seats in Lubbock Meeting
Today in Lubbock a Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development meeting saw new directors assume seats. The report notes a local committee formed to study pollution and population issues as part of civic efforts.
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Lubbock
Areca
Chamber of Commerce
Board of City Development
Lubbock | Croup
eAlestan
Friday the 13th and the Superstitions of Moonlight
The article muses on Friday the 13th fears and long standing beliefs about the moon's influence. It discusses omens and legends of werewolves and sleepwalking, noting modern parallels and the enduring tension between superstition and reason.
Students Protest Job Interviews
Eight protesters were arrested and tear gas used as students demonstrated near the University of Wisconsin civel engineering facility. The march involved members of the Student Mobili and capel Youns groups while interviews were conducted by Gen the LOS at the space center leral Eleetrie Ca.
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Mabison
WisiePha Polee
Wisconsin
Civel Engineering
Ottawa
Jase Be Philp
Mobili
Mestre
Prince Szation Committee
Fori Feosband
Queen Elizabeth
School districts sue state education board for fair funding
Fort Worth Dallas and Houston districts file suit in Fort Worth federal court alleging unequal administration of state school laws. Loyal Turner says districts lose millions yearly and seek proper, present-funds distribution without retroactive claims.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
State Board of Education
State Commissioner of Education
U.S. District Court
Prayer Reflection on the Cross and God’s Love
A reader offers a devotional prayer thanking God for the cross and the gift of Jesus. The prayer asks for remembrance of Christ’s heart of love and ends in Jesus' name.
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Jesus
Mayor's Plan Faces Delay In Lubbock Charter Debate
A 15 member committee will be appointed Feb 26 to study proposed charter changes affecting city manager powers and elected officials. The council rejected an immediate charter election and set April 21 for mayor and council elections while delaying an annexation hearing and golf course improvements discussion.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
W. D. Rogers Jr
Wera
Wuicker
Rogers
James Granberry
Denton Grigsby
Meadowbrook
Jay McClure
Rigsby
Granberry
Warner
Jonnie Hollingsworth
Morris W. Turner
Aviation and Finance
Police raid nets $1000 narcotics haul in Lubbock
Detectives raided a South Lubbock home and a nearby business, seizing nearly 2000 pills valued at about $1000. Barbiturates and amphetamines identified. two suspects, a 45 year old man and his 29 year old wife, were arrested. A 12 gauge shotgun and a 30 30 rifle were also removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Cox
Avalanche-Journal
Wayne Love
South Lubbock
Dorm Evacuation After Tear Gas Blast at Tech Campus
At Texas Tech University a tear gas canister exploded in Gaston Hall causing a dorm evacuation. Three students Jeff Stephenson, 19, Donny Salm, 21, and Phillip Sterrett were treated for nausea and eye throat irritation after the incident near the first floor exodus. No arrests reported as responders contained the scene and cleared residents from Hinman Hall.
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Methodist Hospital
Cannister Son
Gaston Hall
Texas Tech University
Methodist
Jeff Stephenson
Donny Salm
Phillip Sterrett
Weather Map Page 3-A Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Fair and warmer through tonight with partly cloudy mild Saturday. Highs in the low 70s and overnight lows in the low 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph today.
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Lubbock
Lane
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KFYO
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Avahnche-Journal
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