Blood Clot Kills Oswald Slayer Case Cast Into Public View
Lubbock police urged the public for tips after Texas Tech student Gary Owens died from injuries after a Holiday Inn south robbery. Det. Capt. Forrester urged any information, promising anonymity, as authorities seek clues in a brutal motel hijacking case that has unsettled the South Plains.
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Phil Hamilton
Avalanche-Journal
Gary Owens
Lubbock
Texas Tech
South Plains
Owens
San Angelo
Methodist Hopital
Holiday Inn South
Texas
L. W
Skeet) Forrester
Forrester
Death Stirs Old Queries
Jack Ruby, the Chicago born strip joint boss who killed Oswald and sparked controversy, died of cancer and a fatal blood clot in Dallas. He was 55 and had just days from a second trial when death ended the case. An autopsy showed extensive cancer in lungs liver and lymph nodes with pancreatic cancer suspected. Dist. Atty Wade said the murder charge would be dismissed. Ruby’s body was sent to Chicago for funeral services.
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Tom Johnson Allas
Jack Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
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South Side
Ruby
Dist. Atty
Henry Wade
Jack
Dallas
Phil Burleson
Oswald
Love Field
Eugene Frenkel
Eva Grant
Elmer Gertz
Jack Ruby Final Days Denial of Conspiracy Claim
The report covers Jack Ruby’s last days as he lies dying of cancer at Parkland Memorial Hospital and pleads for belief that he acted alone in killing Lee Harvey Oswald. Relatives press him with one question: was there any conspiracy and, near death, he insists there was nothing to hide. He also suffers delusions of Jews being slain in a pogrom as punishment.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Bernard Gavner Allas
Earl Ruby
Jack
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Ruby
Wind on Way: Mild Returns After Frosty South Plains
A warming trend is expected to replace frosty South Plains temperatures for the next two days. Gusty north winds and low readings marked Texas weather Tuesday with occasional snow in South Texas. Forecasters say readings will rise to the low 50s as mild weather returns Thursday.
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Texas
U S. Weather Bureau
Ftat
Weather and politics roundup from Lubbock 1966 edition
At a glance today in the A J The Texas Parks organization passes control of LBJ State Park to John Ben Shepperd amid Austin spending controversy. Absentee balloting opens for a January 24 city charter amendment election. International items include India studying population control and a Jordan king Sabotage campaign amid Middle East flareups.
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Texas Parks Organization
Lbj State Park
John Ben Shepperd
Page
Jordan
Hussein
Middle East
Six Day Week Possible At Reese AFB From Training Boost
The Air Force announced a 15 percent increase in pilot training to 1 247 graduates per year due to Vietnam and losses abroad. Reese AFB may shift to a six day work week in spring to meet deadlines while not planning civilian staff expansion.
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Avalanche-Journal News
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Reese Afb
W Department of the Air Force
Vietnam
Reese
Avalanche-Journal
L. H. Neuhaus
Neuhaus
Army
Robert S. McNamaara
Father receives eight posthumous medals for son Ned Creed
Mark B. Creed accepted eight posthumous awards for Navy hospitalman third class Edward G. Creed who was killed June 25 in Vietnam while on a lifesaving mission. Creed, 21, was awarded the Silver Star along with the Air Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Purple Heart and other honors during a 20 minute ceremony.
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SAF Hancock Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Edward G
Ned) Creed
Navy
Creed
Vietnam
Mark B. Creed
Ridge Road
United States Naval Service
Ned Creed
Young Creed
Prayer Request for New Year Blessings and Peace
Today's prayer asks for closer prayer and consecration in the new year. It hopes for unselfish love and peace among nations, and asks God to guide leaders to align with divine will. Signature: Mrs. Amos Pate, Littlefield.
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Holy Father
Amos Pate
Littlefield
Taxpayers Nervous About Computers Prompt Extra Tax Checks
The IRS reports about six million dollars in previously unreported taxes since January 1, 1962, due to fear of computer processing. Programs in 1962 and later increased detection, boosting overall audits and marking the first time refunds and delinquent returns highlighted by automatic data processing.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Sam
IRS
Fifth Raid In Two Days Hits Viet Cong Positions
B52 bombers conducted their fifth strike in two days against Communist positions in South Vietnam. U S sources report 20 242 Viet Cong defections in the last year. Targets included a suspected Hanoi regulars concentration in the DMZ. Ground fighting remained minor as actions shifted to air power.
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Qaigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Saigon
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Weather Report for Lubbock and Vicinity
Mostly fair today and tonight with a slight warmup. Highs in the 50s and lows around 20 with variable westerly winds 15 to 30 mph. Humidity peaks at 92 percent and dips to 21 percent with midnight around 50 percent. Regional temperatures and humidity listed for major cities across the Southwest.
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Lubbock
Apscian
Sienasis
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