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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1968
Page
6
A truce signed 14 years ago for the Korean conflict is revisited after a North Korean raid on Seoul. Kyodo cites a KCNA broadcast claiming Communist ships killed and captured crewmen aboard the U S Pueblo, with Pentagon reports varying on injuries and no shots fired.
NASA flight director Kranz lauded his team after a lunar module descent engine mis fired four seconds into ignition. Ground controllers executed two thrust uprushes and an abort simulation plan dubbed Charlie while options assessed pressurization and guidance data.
Congratulations to Ont and Mrs Tinle Richard Lowe on a daughter born at University Hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces at 4 50 a m. The father serves in the U S Navy. Mr and Mrs John David Goley welcome a daughter 7 pounds 14 ounces at 8 33 p m at University Hospital. The father works for Pisins Co-Op. Mr and Mrs Willie Duenes welcome a daughter 5 pounds 6% ounces at 3 55 a m at Highland Hospital. The father is ranch foreman for the Barry Armes Ranch. Mr and Mrs Danny Lee Dotton welcome a daughter 5 14 ounces at 5 03 a m at West Texas Hospital. The father is employed by Tarver Electric. Mr and Mrs Ralph May announce a daughter 10 percent pounds at 1 50 p m Tuesday at Methodist Hospital. The father is a farmer. Mr and Mrs Wayne Parmer announce a daughter weighing 8 pounds at 3 14 p m Tuesday at Methodist Hospital. The father is manager for Woody's Fina Station.
Republicans accuse the Johnson administration of wasting funds and failing to curb poverty. They push private enterprise incentives and a national jobs program while criticizing urban renewal and housing policy. Senators and representatives urge action to boost private sector training and homeownership.
The Marion Laboratories profit sharing fund now stands at about 14 million dollars with 25 percent of net earnings funneled into it yearly. Employees receive stock options and generous benefits while Kauffman, owning 43 percent of the company, says 20 workers have become millionaires. He notes the plan has boosted morale and company success, with 1.9 million in net earnings and 10.4 million in net sales last year.
Wide floodwaters clogged farm roads across Texas while no major arteries failed. The Nueces near Corpus Christi and Uintah area predicted peak near flood stage. A dam near Austin released water after a break, flooding homes and damaging a bedroom wall as residents sheltered indoors.
A noon holdup at a Fort Worth area store ended with a brief gunfight and a swift escape. Carl Collier and another man were later held on charges of assault with intent to murder and burglary after a car theft tied to the incident. Witness Cecil Penny aided officers by flagging patrols and spotting suspects masks before the getaway.
U S Army reports 128 enemy dead after a surprise assault by Viet Cong and Hanoi regulars at a Marine observation post atop Hill 861. The action comes amid weekend clashes seen as prelude to a larger offensive. U S Command notes a brigade of 1st Air Cavalry Division exceeding 3 000 men involved.
Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan succeeded Halleck as minority leader after a 73 to 67 vote amid heavy GOP losses. Halleck, who had long warned of political risks, recalled the 1948 Dewey convention setback and later focused on Indiana politics and national defense developments in Vietnam.
Snyder Texas reports the death of Mrs Media Florence Clements 84 who died Sunday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 3 pm at East Side Church of Christ with minister Don Browning officiating Burial in Snyder Cemetery by Bell Seale Funeral Home Survivors include five daughters four sons a brother and a sister
A fragment notes Nagasaki harbor opened to foreign trade in 1568, marking a key early point in Japan's contact with external powers. The skeleton detail references Pas or a fragmentary aside about foreign traces.
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