24 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1969
Page
1
In the week of Jan 12 18 Americans killed in combat rose to 196 the highest weekly total of 1969. Since peace talks began May 13 the U S casualty total reached 8040 with rising South Vietnamese and enemy losses.
Gov Preston Smith appealed for youth voting rights lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 while outlining broad state guidelines. Liberal lawmakers applauded most, and Republicans welcomed his call for government economy as the session opened. Smith endorsed the 1968 Democratic platform, opposing an income tax and backing liquor by the drink on a local option basis.
A brutal arctic front drove temperatures down and unleashed killer storms in Texas Panhandle and Mississippi Hill Country. Tornadoes killed 30 and injured hundreds in three Mississippi counties while officials sought disaster aid. Gov Williams urged presidential disaster declaration as search crews recovered victims.
State and Nation reports the confirmation of Walter Hickel as Interior Secretary completing Nixon's cabinet, signaling a key administration step ahead of the 1964 or 1968 political timeline.
A devotional prayer asks for divine help to enact a world changing transformation in the new year. The speaker pledges faith and Christian resolve to fulfill a large spiritual mission.
Airlines faced charges totaling 2500 to 3500 dollars per hijacking when planes landed in Havana. The system links U S carriers with Cuba via Switzerland to cover hotel meals and other expenses, with the State Department reimbursing the Swiss who bill Washington.
President Nixon signals a possible large legislative effort in Congress this year. Dr. Arthur Burns, named counselor with cabinet rank, says 18 proposed actions span electoral reform to education and health care. Burns suggests a State of the Union style address within 30 to 40 days.
In Evanston Township High School district parents allege a faculty sensitivity training exercise caused hysteria and sleepwalking among students. The exercises included blanket crawls and bread passing, while the school investigates with principal Clyde Slocum and teacher Thomas Klein amid halted sessions.
U S spokesmen report a ringed Communist force near Quang Ngai city fought back with mortars rockets and small arms for a fifth day as U S bombs and artillery pounded the village. A captured defector said the Reds have little food yet show no sign of surrender.
MOSCOW AP Premier Alexei Kosygin, unseen for over a month and said to be on vacation, was reported by an informed source Thursday night to have a liver ailment. The informant could not gauge severity or duration. The unofficial source said the 64 year old premier has been deteriorating from an old liver complaint. He was reportedly living near Moscow.
William Thomas Gaston longtime Texas Tech business manager and secretary to the board died at about 7 30 p m in Kilgore hospital age 90 He helped establish the campus dormitory system and was emeritus business manager at his death Services set for Crawford Funeral Home Chapel Henderson with burial at Lakewood Memorial Park.
The City Council approved a six pair one way street plan with parallel parking in the central business district. Phase-in over six months will extend existing segments and add signals and street resurfacing while merchants debate parking changes and shopper impact.
Cmdr Lloyd M. Bucher testified to a Navy board in Coronado describing North Korean officials pressing a spying confession by threatening to shoot his crew. He said he twice attempted suicide by drowning in a water bucket after surrendering secret intelligence aboard the ship. His wife Rose wept as the hearing paused for a recess.
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