24 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1968
Page
1
Pvt. Roy Arthur, a 1 inch draft 5 foot tall recruit from Friendship Ohio, stands out in basic training at Fort Knox. He struggles with gear and jeers while keeping pace with larger soldiers during marches. The article highlights his challenges and determination in this quirky human-interest piece.
Austin A Liquor Control Board district supervisor faced only a temporary demotion after reportedly pulling a pistol on a deputy during a drunken driving stop. John Crank, former LCB undercover head, says Crank investigated the fall 1964 incident at a roadblock and asserts the supervisor was arrested but only briefly jailed, with two charges filed. Crank also cites gifts from the alcoholic beverage industry and questions whether the punishment was unusually lenient. See OUSTED Page 8.
Dr Edward A Condon head of a $800000 Air Force funded UFO inquiry said he appealed to the Soviet Academy through the National Academy of Sciences seeking Soviet scientific cooperation. He said no reply yet and noted the probe has faced criticism from non scientists while continuing with independent review.
Lubbock section notes Baylor University President Abner McCall is set to speak on campus. The brief item places the event on Page 3 Bee, under Bee. A.
Daily plea urging readers to pause amid busy life to thank God for Jesus Christ crucified. Mrs. Lois Patterson of Lubbock signs the brief prayer message.
Col Robert L Stephens, a veteran test pilot, told Reese Air Force Base officers and cadets that jet speeds and altitudes will soar. He noted the shift from early prop planes to modern supersonic craft and predicted passenger use within decades. The briefing occurred during a base ceremony honoring 51 pilots as staff reported the event amid base activities.
Snow from Texas storms fades as skies clear and temperatures rise sharply. Dalhart sees 58 degrees, Lubbock reports 53 after a frigid night, while South Plains towns record up to eight inches of lingering snow. Officials expect a pleasant weekend with no new precipitation.
Washington Defense Department issued a draft call for 48 000 men in April the second highest Vietnam era draft and first involving Marines in two years. Joint Chiefs proposed mobilizing nearly 50 000 National Guardsmen and Reservists if Johnson raises troops to 525 000. President awaits Wheeler report on manpower and mobilization plans as Alabama governor reports governor’s surgery condition and possible tumor removal.
Judge William R Edwards ruled the 1960 will invalid in the Sarita Kenedy East case, leaving the bulk of the King Ranch founder’s estate to a New York foundation. He admitted a 1948 will and two codicils for probate, directing assets to friends distant relatives and the Oblate Fathers, with the suit following her February 11 death from cancer.
In Hue the assaulting South Vietnamese troops and U S artillery broke the Viet Cong resistance inside the Citadel as U S forces bombarded the fortifications. Reports say the Viet Cong banner was lowered, ending a long siege that marked one of the war's fiercest actions.
New York tributes recall Fannie Hurst once mistress to a married man in her fiction and life. The noted author died in her apartment on West 67th Street overlooking Central Park after a career of writing and journalism.
Diplomatic sources report optimism about renewed peace talks with Thant seeking a bombing halt. He met Johnson and Rusk in Washington and, despite no clear progress, remained convinced the pause would aid negotiations, though an end to the war seemed remote.
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