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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1969

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Ruling stuns Shaw trial as officer testifies alias dispute

New Orleans judge Edward A. Haggerty Jr. blocks police testimony on an alias Shaw allegedly used during fingerprinting. Shaw denies any alias and asks for a mistrial ruling. Prosecutor Alcock vows to appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court as court delays proceedings.

Associated Press New Orleans Edward A. Haggerty Jr Criminal District Court Dist. Atty Jim Garrison Clay Shaw Shaw Haggerty Garrison James L. Alcock Alcock Louisiana Supreme Court John F. Kennedy Supreme Court Aloysius Habighorst Clay Bertrand Lee Harvey Oswald David W. Ferrie Kennedy Habighorst

Arabs' Raid On Plane Stirs Anger

The Zurich hijack by three Arab gunmen prompts Israel to demand immediate action by Arab governments and airlines to protect air routes. Moshe Carmel warns Beirut and Lebanon to uproot piracy nests while the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claims responsibility. The attackers reportedly originated from Damascus and refugee camps in Jordan and Syria.

Jerusalem Israel el- al Zurich Moshe Carmel Lebanon Damascus Syria Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine Jordan River Beirut Popular Front Eaj Algeria Athens Amman Jordan Front West Bank Abdul Munim Rifai Middle East

Stormy Plains Weather Brings Sleet Snow and Thunder

A major Rocky Mountain storm brought freezing rain snow and gusty winds into Texas with Lubbock and Panhandle areas hit by thunderstorms. Freezing rain and snow pellets coated ground within minutes and forecasters warned of up to 2 inches possible in northern counties while South Plains snow chances waned.

Dave Knapp Avalanche-Journal Rocky Mountains Texas Lubbock Plains Panhandle Dalthart South Plains

Panhandle Panhandle Panhandle Storms Bring Icing and Fog

Weather across the Panhandle Plains early today caused hazardous driving with icing on bridges and overpasses as temperatures neared freezing. Fog reduced visibility in Lubbock while intermittent drizzle and a sleet mix produced light snow and slush. Thunderstorms popped up regionwide but caused no severe damage.

Panhandle Plains Panhandle Amarillo South Plains U.S Lubbock Sneax Fox Hub City University Avenue

Shakeup in Regional Postal Posts Sparks Jobs Readjustment

Postmaster General Winton Blount ordered a major shakeup to remove political patronage from post office appointments. About 2,200 acting postmasters from patronage roles will be ousted or reassigned as regional directors are briefed and demotions planned.

Washington Winton M. Blount Blount Percy L. Coleman Memphis Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Charles W. Shoemake Wichita Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska

Training Rigorously Sex Education Masters Degree Visit

In New York a group of eleven teachers undergoes sensitivity training led by Dr. Tom McGinnis of NYU. They confront anxieties about teaching sex education during a 15 hour marathon session that uncovers fears, memories of illness, and death notices while aiming to improve instruction for young, sensitive pupils.

New York Tom McGinnis New York University

Norman Luboff Choir in Concert at Plainview Saturday

The Norman Luboff Choir schedules a concert at Plainview this Saturday. Page 12, Section C notes details and timing for the event.

Norman Luboff Plainview

Prayer Card Invocation for Holy Spirit

A devotional prayer asks the Holy Spirit to fill the faithful hearts and kindle their love, offered in Jesus name with Amen.

Jesus

Five masked bandits raid Louisiana trailer park killing woman

Police issue a nationwide bulletin for five masked robbers who chained 24 residents at Dunn Trailer Park north of Covington. Victims included women children and elderly. one woman died after declaring she did not know the safe combination. Gypsy residents were among those seized as men were away for Mardi Gras.

United Press International Covington St. Tammany Parish Dunn Here Louisiana Highway 25 David Bulloch New Orleans Bulloch

Pay Heavy Price Viet Cong Ready U S Forces Learn

In a three part series, the Avalanche Journal recalls a Mobile Riverine Force firefight in the Mekong delta. PO3 C Kim Howard notes eight of ten crew wounded on Coronado 9 while medivacs and replacements arrived as a large operation involved U S 9th Infantry and Vietnamese Marines with air support. The Viet Cong pressed a major search and destroy mission.

U. S PO3 C. Kim Howard Labbock Mike Avalanche Journal Vietnam Mobile Riverine Force Jim Howard Mekong U. S. 9Th Infantry MRE Lubbock U.S. Mobile

Missing DC3 Plane Vanishes With 35 On Board

In Hawthorne Nevada a DC3 carrying 32 passengers and a crew of three vanished before dawn Tuesday on a trip from Hawthorne to the Los Angeles area. A dozen planes aided a snowbound two day search but found no trace of the missing airliner.

Hawthorne Nev Cap Los Angeles Long Beach Burbank

Weather map page report for Lubbock area today

Occasional light sleet or mixed precipitation possible with snow flurries. Cooler with continued cold conditions. Daytime highs near 40s and overnight lows near freezing across the region.

Lubbock

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