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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1970
Page
4
The codeveloper of a pill speaks against critics while Rock defends long term observation of women using oral contraceptives. He cites fewer early cancers and questions animal study theories as British researchers note higher blood clotting in high estrogen pills.
A long list records births at Methodist, Lauf Clinie Hospital, Highland and other facilities. Each entry names the parents, child’s weight, time of birth, hospital, and the father’s employment or station, reflecting a community update on newborn arrivals and parental professions.
U S headquarters reported 98 Americans killed in action in the week ending last Saturday, with 29 North Vietnamese infantrymen killed at Carolyn five miles from the Cambodian border. Sources say Sihanoukville and Ream port shipments aid Vietcong, while 85 percent of war materiel to Mekong Delta and Saigon region moves through these ports.
Mrs. Nixon christened Pan American’s Boeing 747 superjet Clipper Young America at Dulles Airport. She toured the cockpit with Pan Am president Najeeb Halaby, recalling flying lessons in California. The jet is designed for 49 passengers and will fly New York London. Evacuation tests noted one week earlier had two chutes misinstalled but are being corrected.
A man following a trolley to find his missing family ends up at the police subway unit as officers contact districts statewide. The search reaches West Philadelphia where Mrs. Steiner reports the family, while the Steiner children receive a last thrill as police transport them to meet their frantic father.
Wanda Faye Breedlove, 25, sentenced to eight years in prison for the August 29 1969 murder of Willie Helen Miller, 24, in Plainview after a one hour jury deliberation in 6th District Court. Breedlove testified she shot Miller once with a .22 pistol at an East Plainview residence. District Judge John Thomas Boyd imposed the sentence.
Police investigated the theft of 18 to 20 suits from J C Penney Company at 1102 Broadway with a loss of 1400 dollars. Witnesses described four suspects, two men and two women, as leaving in a white car. Two 15 year old Lubbock youths were picked up for glue sniffing near 62nd Street and Utica Avenue and turned over to juvenile authorities.
Agnew dismissed protests during his Australia visit noting they involved about one third of Auckland police and around 200 demonstrators in Canberra. He said the actions were childish and not worth comment. fewer demonstrations occurred elsewhere. He will return to Washington via Honolulu after stopping in Ashington. Leader in Wyoming industry in 1963 was oil and gas.
Republicans target a record campaign to flip the House from Democrats in 1970. Rep. Bob Wilson notes a stubborn 245-189 Democratic edge amid five special elections last year, as John T. Calkins argues the goal is to reverse history with a $4.3 million budget.
The panel spent 3.4 million in 1968 and 1.8 million last year and plans to raise 1.5 million more via the Republican Congressional Boosters Club. I Lee Potter will head the Boosters starting February 1, heading a group of over 1,000 members each contributing 1,000 dollars or more to finance campaigns against Democratic incumbents.
A 140th District Court jury returned a verdict for Raymond Hefner against International Security Life Insurance Co. Hefner sought 2302.20 dollars for hospital and medical claims from May to August 1968.
Two Long Island professors lead an experimental plan at Topic House Westbury a residential therapeutic community sending two thirds of its 75 residents to Nassau Community College for night courses and college credit. The $34 000 state funded study aims to motivate completion of therapy and provide ex addicts with life skills to avoid recidivism.
Mrs Parmer rushed to help a neighbor when a fire started in the back yard doghouse. Rick smelled smoke and news says heat shattered back windows as flames spread through the dwelling. Firefighters contained the $15000 blaze within about five minutes with a dachshund rescued.
Secretary Laird presents an upbeat view of Vietnamization while warning of possible setbacks. He notes a 115 000 troop reduction and emphasizes listening to youth grievances via draft reforms. He criticizes McNamara era centralization and advocates shifting authority to military services for efficiency.
President Nixon, with his dog King Timeline and limited staff, pursued the State of the Union work in seclusion at Camp David. He traveled there by helicopter from Washington Wednesday afternoon and plans to return for a White House dinner honoring William McChesney Martin amid his Federal Reserve Board chair transition.
Mrs. Ben Barnes files under the New Texas Family Code claiming the marriage is insupportable due to discord with no specific allegations. Judge Roberts may order counseling or further steps. Barnes, 31, is a former Texas lieutenant governor and former speaker of the House.
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