North Vietnamese antiair unit found infiltrating South Viet Nam
American troops along the Cambodian border uncovered evidence that a North Vietnamese antiaircraft battalion, the H-130 unit with 18 heavy guns, infiltrated South Vietnam. Prisoners from Operation Matador provided details as U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry swept the Pleiku area. In other actions, 62 Viet Cong guerrillas were killed northwest of Saigon with 29 killed in a clash near the capital and continued operations against Communist forces. Diverting to legal notices, several district courts list civil suits, divorces, and judgments including a $1,000 settlement in a bicycle accident case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South
Pleiku
U.S. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Sa San
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
1St Infantry Division
Royal Australian Battalion
173Rd Airborne
Police and Firemen Probe Arson and Burglary At Local Grocer
City police and firemen investigated arson and burglary attempts at Stewart's Grocery 1706 E29th St. A back door showed a six by eight inch burn and nearby tools and a lighter were found. Earlier break ins included Ray Farwood Gulf station and Jess DeBord Chevron station thefts. A metals and cash loss at Plains Electro Plating totaled 178 with missing copper wire and tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart's Grocery
E. 29Th St
Ray Farwood
Gulf Station
Ave. A
Jess DeBor
J. T. Gunn
Carlisle
Sheriff's Deputies
Dawson County Wildcat Staked by Gordon Knox Co
Gordon Knox Oil & Exploration Co of Midland has staked a Spraberry wildcat well No 1 Wright, 17 miles northeast of Lamesa in northeast Dawson County. Location is 1.5 miles from Section 21, Block 1, J Poitevent survey, near Snowden field's Spraberry discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Knox Oil & Exploration Co
Midland
Wright
Lamesa
Dawson County
Eheet
J. Poitevent Survey
Snowden
Official Records Marriage Licenses Listed
John Alvin Reeder 20 and Misa Reta Farrell 18 both of Lubbock. Mike Ochoa Jr 1 at Ropesville. Gus Misa Dora Batella Rivas 15 Ropesville. Stubbs and Venita Fay Rob erts both of Lubbock. Jose Angel Vargas 34 and Vicenta Marin 22 both of Lubbock. Chifton Armstrong Jones 22 of Muleshoe and Lan Ann Kent 19 of Preps. David Lee Baldwin 23 of Lubbock and Patty Jean Pearson 21 of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alvin Reeder
Misa Reta Farrell
Lubbock
Mike Ochoa Jr
Ll Ropesville
Gus Misa Dora Batella Rivas
Ropesville
Stubbs
Venita Fay Roberts
Jose Angel Vargas
Vicenta Marin
Labbock
Chifton Armstrong Jones
Muleshoe
Lan Ann Kent
St. Louis Screw firm opens Southwest unit in Lubbock
St. Louis Screw and Bolt Co. expands outside its St. Louis base with a Southwest Division in Lubbock at 2422 Clovis Road. James E. Schiele and George W. McCleskey announce the new location, a stocked warehouse serving a 300 mile radius, with plans for eventual local manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Southwest
Lubbock
Schiele
Thomas Feeney
Dan Baxter
Man Struck With Bat In Critical Condition
Albert Ray Wilburn, 31, of 1901 E 15th St, remained in critical condition at Methodist Hospital with a fractured skull after a Sunday afternoon attack. Police said a second man struck him with a baseball bat at a cafe as Wilburn dozed in a booth around 3 45 p m. A complaint of assault with intent to murder was filed against Ernest Judy, 44, but he had not been arrested at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ray Wilburn
15Th St
Methodist Hospital
Wilburn
Ernest Judy
Texas Key Broadcasters seeks KPAR-TV license transfer
Texas Key Broadcasters applies to transfer the license of KPAR-TV from Grayson Enterprises to acquire the Abilene Sweetwater station. Dick Elam, president, says the firm operates KLBK-TV in Lubbock and has leased the Abilene station since 1960, running it for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kpar-Tv
Abilene Sweetwater
Texas Key Broadcasters
Grayson Enterprises
Dick Elam
Lubbock
Klbk-Tv
Elam
Abilene
Dick Turpin Ride Story Questioned
The account of Dick Turpin’s famous ride from Donny to Yorkshire is challenged as lacking factual foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dondon
Yorkshire
Sukarno Expels All American Journalists From Indonesia
President Sukarno announced the expulsion of all American correspondents as punishment for what he called lies in the U.S. press about Indonesia. Subandrio said the order is irrevocable for American reporters. the situation follows large student protests over government economics and rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Syria
H.M. Sudjono
R.E. Stannard
United Press International
Donald Kirk
The
New York Times
Antoine Yared
Associated Press
Abdul Haris
Nasution
Koti
Supreme Operations Command
Subandrio
Hope For Life Is Thwarted By Viet Cong Fire
Erie Pennsylvania AP reports Marine Lance Cpl. David V. Billings 19 from Girard died of gunshot wounds near Da Nang airbase after serving in Vietnam since November. His mother heard his recorded plea to survive and prayers as he described patrol dangers and brush burns from earlier combat in the Dominican Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Yusko
Girard
Viet Nam
Lance Cpl
David V. Willings
Dominican Republic
Billings
Defense Department
da Nang
Hamlin Funeral Set For Former City Man
Services for Bill Sellers 55 longtime Lubbock native now of Long Beach Calif will be held in Hamlin Texas Wednesday. Seller a former Lubbock car dealer died Sunday in Long Beach after illness. Survived by wife a son Joe Sellers Long Beach a daughter Mrs Bill Nesbit Long Beach four grandchildren a sister Mrs T G Hodges McAllen and a brother Vernon Sellers McAllen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sellers
Long Beach
Calif
Lubbock
Hamlin
Tex
Sellers
Joe Sellers
Bill Nesbit
44Th St
T. G. Hodges
28Th St
Vernon Sellers
McAllen
William Harris Takes Command of Naval Air Wing at Miramar
Cmdr William H Harris formerly of Lubbock assumed command of Attack Carrier Air Wing Two at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego. A 1945 Lubbock High School graduate, he attended Texas Tech and serves with sons Tommy and Jimmy. Cmdr Robert E Moore relieved him in a Dec 28 ceremony and was later promoted to captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Harris
Lubbock
Carrier Air Wing Two
Naval Air Station
Miramar
San Diego
Harris
Lubbock High School
Donna Harris
44Th St
Texas Tech
Robert E. Moore
Espanola
N.M
Cmdr
Constellation
Tonkin Gulf
North Viet Nam
University of Oklahoma
Tommy
Jimmy
Moore
Naval Ordnance Test Station
China Lake
Calif
Robert
Marlene
Credit Seminar Explores Water Laws and Farm Credit
On the Texas Tech campus a day-long seminar tackles Water in the Future for West Texas, Impact of New Farm Legislation, and Creditors’ Rights in Texas. Sponsors are Texas Tech and the Lubbock Association of Credit Management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Texas
Texas Tech
Lubbock Association of Credit Management, Inc
Lubbock
Midland
Odessa
Plainview
Jim Price
First National Bank
Gerald W. Thomas
Pauline Rutledge
Bill Parsley
Thomas
Herbert Grubb
Tom McFarland
Willard Williams
Donald A. Johnson
G. Nelson
Elmer V. East
Robert E. Garner
G. E. Lawrence
Connally Approves Head Start Projects and Grants
Gov. John Connally approves six Operation Head Start projects and four community action grants under the Federal Anti-Poverty Act. Grants include Lockett Rural High School Vernon 7712 and Uvalde ISD 28145 with other district awards and community groups in Starr County Hays Center and Mineral Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
API
John Connally
Connally
Lockett Rural High School
Vernon
Whitharrai Independent
Uvalde Independent Scogel
Netroit
Snyder Consolidated Independent
Wasara Independent
Amarillo Woman Mrs H A Hunter Dies At 56
Mrs H A Hunter, 56, of Amarillo, died at 3 a m today at St Anthony s Hospital after a two week illness. She was a sister of Esther Adams of Lubbock. Services are 4 p m Wednesday at the First Christian Church with burial in Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, a son Stephen, two sisters, and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Hunter
Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lubbock
Esther Adams
14Th St
First Christian Church
Memorial Park
Stephen
Sara Bird
Dallas
Mary Heitzman
Cortez
Colo
James Childs
Two Seek Re-Election In County Offices
Two candidates filed Monday for the May 6 Democratic primary seeking re-election. Roy Boyd aims to retain his post as county schools superintendent while Mrs. Frank Lawrence of Slaton seeks another term as justice of the peace Precinct 2 Place 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Slaton
Roy Boyd
Frank Lawrence
Justice of the Peace
Lubbock Chapter of Texas Barbers Association Reorganized
A Lubbock chapter was reorganized with officers Jerry Burgess as president Lloyd Mae Entire as vice president and Gary Clemens as secretary. Four directors to be appointed later. Hair-styling course starts January 17 taught by Travis Brunson Midland. Paul Johnson Midland field rep and association president led meeting. Thirty seven city barbers attended. New Delhi India planning to borrow ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Texas Barbers Association
Jerry Burgess
Lloyd MaeEntire
Gary Clemens
Travis Brunson
Midland
Paul Johnson
Ava Gardner Taken To London Hospital
Film star Ava Gardner was admitted to Chelsea Hospital for Women in London with an undisclosed illness. A hospital spokesman confirmed her admission and declined to release details about her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava Gardner
London Hospital
London
UPT
Chelsea Hospital
Farm Bureau Says Wheat Supply Ample with No Shortage
The American Farm Bureau Federation argues the United States faces no wheat shortage. It cites strong domestic stocks and export surpluses, noting factors such as high carryover, subsidy effects, and slow demand from less developed nations. It warns against calls for greater output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bis
Farm Bureau
U.S
Parliamentary Course Slated in Lubbock
A 12 lesson elementary parliamentary procedure course will run six weeks starting January 17 at Maxey Community Center taught by Dr. Charles C. Rahm. The program costs a small fee and meets 7:30 p m on Mondays and Thursdays. Sponsoring groups include the Lubbock General Athletic and Recreation Association and the Park and Recreation Department. For registration call PO2 6411 Ext 321.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Association of Parliamentarians
Jim Dailey
Maxey Community Center
30Th
Nashville
Charles C. Rahm
National Association of Parliamentarians
The
Lubbock General Athletic and Recreation Association
Park and Recreation Department
Pollution of Trinity River to be aired in Dallas hearings
Texas hearings will be held in Dallas for two days to probe Trinity River pollution. State Sen. Culp Krueger of El Campo chairs the Committee on Pollution of Texas Waters and says many witnesses will be subpoenaed. Previous sessions occurred in Austin and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Trinity River
Dallas
Committee On
Texas
Culp Krueger
el Campo
Houston
Mrs. Gertrude Waldroup Dies in Lubbock
Mrs. Gertrude Waldroup longtime Lubbock resident died at 4 10 a.m. at Methodist Hospital Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at W W Rix Chapel with Rev Andrew Mild officiating Graveside burial at 4 p m Wednesday in Childress Cemetery under direction of ux Funeral Home Survivors include four sons three sisters nine grandchildren and numerous relatives The obituary notes her work at Dunlaps and her late husband William R Waldroup
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Waldroup
4Th St
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
W. W. Rix
Andrew Mild
Shepherd King Lutheran Church
Childress
Ux Funeral Home
Palo Pinta
William PR. Jr
Monahans
Charles W
San Antonio
Wallace C
Alst St
John M
E. Lrd St
M. EF. Snider
24Th St
Tom E. Snider
29Th St
Jess Snider
Compton
Calif
Joel HH. Snider
Albuquerque
Archives push to release two year records nationwide
The National Committee of Archives urged state and central governments to release confidential records even a century old to the archives. It recommended all records two years old be released regardless of classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
National Committee of Archives
Medicare Benefits Explained in Free Report
Free report details the new federal program paying hospital and medical costs for persons over 65. United National Life Insurance Company offers information through its Social Security and Medicare Service with no charge and no salesman calls. The company also promotes a Personal Estate Plan with plans for under 81 to pay $1 for the first month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blue Cross Association of Chicago
Aetna Life and Casualty Co
Travelers Insurance Co
Hartford
John W. Gardner
Gardner
Social Security Administration
United National Life Insurance Company
United
W. Osborn
Phoenix, Annee
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Lubbock Courts
Doeph B. Dooley
United States of America
Pat Herriage
Joyce Herriage
General Accounting Office
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Lawrence Roberta
Betty Roberts
Anderson Box Co. Inc
Ll. R. Delanhan
Victor H. Lindsey
Tdocia Whitehall
Lewis A. Whitehall
Oth
Howard C. Davison
Frestting Leda H. Hardin
Richard B.hardin
Allen Ray Talbot
Frank Goslin
James A. Et_ls
Dude
Moncrief-Lenoir Manufacturing Co., Inc
W. T. Sessums
Ain Roofing Co
Pedr Valerio
Audelin
Della” Valerio
Anita Anderson
Robert Leon Anderson
Phhyl Williams
McKinley Williams
Linda Wood
Jay Wood
Fields and Co. Inc
W. M. Milburn
Robert H. Bean
Dudge Preaidina
Bowman
Miguel Villarreal
Asker
Dca
W. Pond
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
Meniyn Jo Taylor
Bobby Lloyd Taylor
County Court-At-Law NG
Kevin H. Boedeker
Felix A. West
Dong
Feix West
Fernando Aguirre
San
Rodrick F. Shaw
Jurge
Jose Guzman Chavez
Department of Public Safety of
State of Texas
Katherine O'Brien
Ber
Donald O Brien
Wildcat
Lubbock Group
Dick Turpin
Chaerful Saleh
Armed Forces
Erie
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Sth
Avenue J
Sun
Pederal
United States
College Ave
TECH
William Harris
Naval Wing
Barbers Association
India
Frank W. Wilson
Soviet Union
Cuba
Department
Ukraine
Gertrude
Tagus River
Toledo
Spain
Blair Chiropractic Clinic
Avenue Q
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