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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1969

Page

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Paris talks hit by North Vietnam and Viet Cong rejection

U S envoy Lodge proposed DMZ re establishment and troop withdrawal but Hanoi and the NLF rejected the plan calling it a camouflage of aggression. North Vietnam demanded U S removal and a peace government to negotiate in Paris.

William L. Ryan Paris United States Vietnam U.S Henry Cabot Lodge North South Vietnam Ward North Vietnam Viet Cong National Liberation Front Nguyen Thanh le Democratic Republic of North Vietnam NLF The Front Hanoi Saigon Paris Lodge Pham Dang Lam South Vietnnam Xuan Thuy Tran Buu Kiem

Butane Cars Derail and Explode in Mississippi Town

In Laurel Mississippi a derailment released 30 000 gallons of butane from a 26 car shipment and caused 18 tankers to explode over two hours injuring 39 people and destroying homes and a cafe. Firefighters reported being knocked down by the blasts as residents fled before dawn.

Laurel Miss North Southern Railway James Flowers Earl Wedgeworth James Brown Meridian Manzy Page Jackson

Ready to Die Failing Man Rejects Aid in Death Wish

Ron Frederickson, a 24 year old husband from Minneapolis, pleads for death amid a kidney disease. After five days of near delirium he refuses further hospital treatment and questions whether a kidney machine offers any real relief. He tells his wife it is time to die as he contemplates the uncertain three weeks to two months a machine might extend his life. He previously expected death from diabetes complications. DOOMED Page 16.

Associated Press Minneapolis General Hospital Ron Frederickson

Floods devastate Southern California towns and kill many

Mud from 12 inch rains buries 11 people as floods sweep Southern California. Reservoirs overflow in Pasadena San Bernardino and Beverly Hills with rescues by 76 helicopters from El Toro Marine Air Station. Dozens of homes damaged and roads washed out amid warlike destruction.

United Press International Los Angeles California Pasadena San Bernadino Beverly Hills

Neighbors raise funds for girl's kidney transplant

A Hot Springs 19-year-old Brenda Sheffield Andry receives community help to cover a $35,000 kidney transplant. Neighbors have already pledged $28,000 as she returns to the University of Arkansas Medical Center for treatment after prior stays and ongoing care for malignant hypertension.

Tommy Yates Little Rock Hot Springs Brenda Sheffield Andry Brenda University of Arkansas Medical Center

Tobacco states push for committee posts shaping smoking laws

Page 11 notes area members from tobacco producing states seeking committee roles that influence smoking warning legislation. A separate item reports the Matadors strike for a pay cut in TV broadcasting. Classifieds span Pages 1-11. church news appears on Page 11 Section D and a feature on marriage ends with a wife learning finding one man after marriage can be as hard as before.

Matadors TV Broadcasting

Prayer for Wisdom and Freedom in Devotion

A brief reader prayer thanks God for freedom to choose and asks for wisdom to select paths fitting for service. The tone is reverent and reflective, urging discernment in daily decisions and faithfulness to God's will.

Nixon Budget Process Delays Alarm House Panel Chief

House Appropriations Chairman George Mahon warns the Nixon administration faces a drawn out path to funding. With more than a dozen ongoing spending bills, hearings stretch weeks, delaying July 1 starts and forcing emergency financing as Congress debates details in both chambers.

William F. Arbogast Washington Nixon Congress George H. Mahon D-Tex House Appropriations Mittee Mahon House Senate White House Appropriations Committee

Avalanche-Journal wins Headliners Club prize for tech murder probe

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal earned a Texas Headliners Club award for its coverage and investigation of the Texas Tech woman custodian murder case and the arrest of suspect Benjamin Lach. Jay Harris, Dave Knapp, and Kenneth May led the team. The honor was announced in Austin with a large audience expected at the Headliners Club event.

Lubbock Avalanche Journal Texas Austin Higsshopee Avalanche - Journal Avalanche- Journal Jay Harris Edtitor Dave Knapp Kenneth May A-J Radiotelevision Natron Harris Page le

Missing stones and cash stolen from South Lubbock high rise

A theft at a South Lubbock apartment reported over $10,000 in unmounted stones, $5,000 in cash and stock certificates missing from a locked master bedroom metal box. The 1617 27th Street occupant, Joe Earnest Baldwin, said the theft occurred between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday and checks valued at about $300 were also gone. Police fingerprinting followed. In a separate case, a 26-year-old mother from Abernathy was arrested after an auto accident. two children were placed with child welfare workers.

South Lubbock Joe Earnest Baldwin 27Th St Baldwin Aivie Garrett Abernathy 30Th St Ave. H

Drought Evacuations and Flood Rescue Dominated California News

San Bernardino area reported widespread flood damage while Foothill residents fled rising waters near Ontario. Nine San Diego Gas & Electric workers were stranded in San Juan Capistrano as authorities evacuated communities and sheltered evacuees in schools and YMCAs. A Pasadena officer reported widespread property losses and ongoing power outages as two teens were rescued from flood channels. In nearby Ojai 300 evacuees, including three pregnant women, were relocated to refugee centers. one evacuated man died of a heart attack at a center. Irene Castle Enzinger, famed dancer of the Castle partnership, died at 75 in Eureka Springs after a storied career beginning in Paris.

Ontario San Diego Gas & Electric Co San Juan Capistrano Foothill Red Cross Ann Margaret Benedict Canyon Pasadena California San Fernando Valley Ojai Valley San Bernardino

Troop Removal Review Slated by New Administration

Washington reports a plan to withdraw more than 30 000 rear echelon troops in Europe will undergo a full Nixon era review. Clark Clifford oversaw the cutback plans as defense secretary and the move aims to streamline support elements affecting U S combat power on the central NATO frontier. The United States maintains about 320 000 troops in Western Europe.

Washington Europe Nixon Clark M. Clifford Defense President Johnson Pentagon U.S United States

Mabee Foundation Pledges 350000 for LCC Science Building

JOE MABEE of Midland, chairman of the Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, challenged Lubbock Christian College with a 350000 grant to be released when the first 2 million is raised in Project Four. The grant funds an agriculture science building housing labs in chemistry, physics, biology, microbiology, physiology, agronomy, meats, and a technical library, on a 16000 square foot one story masonry campus addition.

Joe Mabee Midland Mabee Foundation Tulsa Lubbock Christian College Mabee LCC Board of Trustees LCC

Weather Map Page Notes Show Mild 60s In Lubbock Area

Variable high cloudiness and warmer through today. High in the mid 60s, tonight's low in the upper 30s. Southwest winds up to 40 mph sweep across Lubbock and vicinity.

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