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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1969
Page
4
Kennedy defeats Long as Powell regains a seat amid 1967 House turmoil over alleged payroll abuses. Celler leads probe. Powell fined via withholdings over two years. Liberal view links Kennedy win to Senate showdown where Hugh Scott defeats Roman Hruska.
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy spurned pleas from liberal backers and declined to support Sen. Edward M. Kennedy for assistant Senate leader. Kennedy won the post 31-26 after a tense caucus, with several Finance Committee members backing him. Kennedy stressed duties over ambitions, while Long retained the Finance Committee chair and praised the outcome.
Miss Susan Holder of Jackson Mississippi crowned 1968 Maid of Cotton as final selections narrowed from 20 finalists chosen from 300 applicants. Finalists included Sharon Applegate and Barbara Arentz among others, with duties to travel nationally and internationally as cotton goodwill ambassador.
Three Sea World whales Kilroy Shamu and Ramu contracted the Hong Kong flu. Veterinarian Dr. David Kenney reported the animals grew sluggish and irritable after blood tests confirmed the virus. Ramu suffered the worst case requiring 375 pills every six hours.
Former prisoner Rowe, soon to be 31, describes his capture in the Mekong Delta and escape after overpowering a guard. He relates being moved between jungle outposts, hearing only Viet Cong news, and enduring a skimpy rice diet before the evac hospital meal that revived him with American food.
GAO investigators told Sen. Proxmire that at least 5.5 million gallons of fuel and lubricants destined for U S Army and Air Force units in Thailand were stolen in 1967. Bribery forgery and lax oversight blamed as 52 percent of gasoline and lubricants to Thai service stations were siphoned and 40 percent of diesel to a base did not arrive. The Navy Fuel Supply Office in Bangkok held sole duty to ensure contractors met standards.
Near Cu Chi 18 miles northwest of Saigon Vietcong artillery caused light damage after 50 rounds of recoilless rifle and mortar fire. In the DMZ sector two U S observation planes were shot at Friday. one aircraft sustained light damage.
A cold front swept the region with subzero readings in parts of the Upper Midwest and Texas. Warmth returning today expected to lift highs into the upper 40s while southerly winds replace biting north winds. Forecasts call for partly cloudy skies and no major precipitation through the weekend.
A rainy funeral drew about 500 mourners to Olive Branch Baptist Church for Lewis, a Catholic Mason and longtime local figure. Jazz pianist Henry Blackburn and visiting Swedes Lars Edegran and Orange Kellin performed. at the graveside, the crowd watched from cars as drums and Dixieland tunes filled the air.
UN chief U Thant welcomes proposed four power talks among the Big Four on the Middle East crisis. France and the Soviet Union offered to join Britain and the United States in pursuing peace efforts, building on Thant’s October suggestion for foreign ministers to meet. The aim is to bolster Ambassador Gunnar Jarring's peace mission in the region.
Joe Bob Tyler longtime Rider head football coach and athletic director resigned Friday to take the Haltom City post. Rider opened in 1961 as a Class AAA school and moved to AAAA in 1965, posting a 36 14 3 record under Tyler. He succeeds Jim Henderson, who shifts to another role in the district.
Readers of Storia Illustrata select Czech leader Alexander Dubcek as 1968 Man of the Year. He tops figures such as Christiaan Barnard Robert Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr Pope Paul VI De Gaulle, with the vote tied to the Apollo 8 moon mission.
New York state records a population density of a little over 338 persons per square mile from the 1960 federal census with the nation averaging about 49 per square mile.
Tension rises as the Soviet Mediterranean fleet moves toward Lebanese waters despite peace efforts. Kasatonov warns of NATO naval expansion, while Arab states discuss a Cairo summit urged by King Hussein. Nasser’s aide signals urgent international action to avert a war eruption.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has accepted in principle a program of six U.S. 6th Fleet visits to Turkey in 1969. Dates, locations and size are not yet set. Past visits sparked anti American protests with a July Istanbul melee injuring 20.
A compressed report notes a Duryea vehicle leading in a race described as 19 percent faster than rivals at Anesrhge with other competitors six miles away.
Mr and Mrs Frank Cox of 5404 3rd Street welcomed a daughter weighing 6 pounds ? ounce at 3 09 a.m. Friday in Methodist Hospital. Father is employed by the Internal Revenue Service.
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