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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1968

Page

4

Burglary Hits City Firms Across Ave District

Police say multiple businesses were burglarized Friday night into Saturday morning. Loot included cigarettes, cash, clothing, watches, tools, and luggage from Hemphill Wells and other Montereyen centers, with merchandise stolen from Gilford Moore and Hemphill’s. Vandalism saw windows smashed, eggs hurled, and a restaurant on Redbud Square tied to breaks. A pistol was reported at one residence, and a grocery near Purdue noted entries with funds missing.

Lubbock Marvin C. McKenzie Hemphill& Wells Montereyen E. 4Th St Gilford Moore Midland 28Th St Dale Havens 33Rd St Anderson Brothers Floyd Wilson Davis Grace Cruder King Redbud Square Ray Ave. A J. C. Massengale Sheriff's Grocery Jeniaha Rantina Annenedy T

Four Men Try to Start Plane at Odessa Airport

Four men attempted to start a single engine plane at Ector County Airport by spinning the propeller from outside the cockpit. The pilotless engine caught, and the plane rolled, then taxied and flew about 100 yards before crashing in a pasture and burning. There were no injuries though Don R. Shutters 35 of 1622 24th St was treated after a dog bite to both hands at Methodist Hospital.

Odessa Tex UPI Ector County Jack Vaught Odessa College Don R. Shutters 24Th St Methodist Hospital

Johnson recalls Duke Biddle to head protocol again

President Johnson ends his LBJ Ranch stay and recalls Ambassador Angler Biddle Duke from Spain to resume the protocol chief post on April 1. Duke previously led protocol from 1961 to 1965 before becoming ambassador to Madrid. Symington resigns as protocol chief. James Symington to Missouri for possible Congress run. Curtis faces a Senate race challenge from Edward Long. Johnson plans to press income tax surcharge and cut $3 billion from the balance of payments deficit as Congress opens.

Michael L. Posner San Antonio UPI Johnson LBJ Stuart Symington D-Mo James Symington Missourri Congress Symington Washington Tom Curtis R-Mo Curtis

A Christian Solution to the New Morality Sermon

Dr William S Banowsky presents A Christian Solution to the New Morality at Broadway Church of Christ tonight at 6 p m The sermon ponders whether moral laws are absolute or situational and invites reflection on ethical decision making.

William S. Banowsky Broadway Church of Christ

Voter Signup March Planned by Negroes in Lubbock

Members of Lubbock's Negro community aided by Texas Tech groups will march through east Lubbock Sunday to call attention to a voter registration drive. Beginning at Messiah Presbyterian Church at 5 p.m., the parade will end at Thunderbird Addition near east 19th Street with a goal to register 5,000 voters in Lubbock County. Tech participants come from Camus Christian Fellowship and Wesley Foundation.

Lubbock Texas Tech East Lubbock Messiah Presbyterian Church Ave. B T. Merrell Reed National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Booker ‘T. Washington Park Carver Heights Coronado Manhattan Thunderbird East 19Th Street NAACP Lubbock County Tech Camus Christian Fellowship Episcopal Presbyteriany Wesley Foundation Methodist

Ralls Boy Scout Receives National Honor in New Brunswick

Kim Cox 17 of Ralls Texas was named one of 13 royal scouts for a national honor. The award recognizes service to church, Scouting, and community. Cox will join the others for a February week of visits to Washington and New York to report on the anniversary events.

New Brunswick Kim Cox Ralls Itex Dupreeves

Cambodia and Laos suffer border tensions amid Bowles talks

UPI reports Bowles warns of possible U S hot pursuit into Cambodia as Phnom Penh seeks heightened ICC border surveillance. Sihanouk efforts to balance North Vietnam and the United States are noted while Cambodia and Laos face renewed anti American and anti foreign statements from Peking Radio and regional talks.

Norodom Sihanouk Cambodia North Vietnam Phnom Penh International Control Commission ICC Bowles United States Shas Vietnam U.S Peking Radio America Sihanouk Laos

Moon digger Surveyor 7 drills furrow and snaps rocks

Pasadena report says Surveyor 7's steel tipped digger claw carved a foot long furrow in lunar top soil and moved a rock near the lander. The TV camera captured bright closeups of the digging claw and has logged more than 6,000 pictures since landing near Tycho crater Tuesday night.

Pasadena Calif UPI Surveyor 7 Moon Tycho Crater

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