07 Jul 1968
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1968
Page
1
Blinding rains flood lowlands of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez forcing hundreds from homes. Four feet of water on Juarez Street. streetcars halted. sandbags exhausted as basements flood. Churches and the Armed Forces YMCA shelter evacuees while officials warn more rain could follow.
South Plains endures 20 tornadoes this year, matching 1963, with Edmondson and Tulsa hardest hit. Edmonson in Hale County records about 400000 dollars in damage. Swisher Electric Cooperative reports 60000 in power-line losses. Lubbock suffers tornadic winds up to 84 mph, with total losses reaching near 100000 dollars.
Seven year old Susan Husa found a 1918 nickel with an 8 struck over by a 7. Her grandmother, a collector, confirmed the mint mark and value near 1150 dollars. Susan is the daughter of Bob and Mrs. Dietrich, with relatives in Axtell Kansas.
Secretary Freeman forecasts a new rice strain could turn South Vietnam into a major exporter by 1971. The note appears in a column on Page 6, with related items in Editorials, Radio, TV logs across Sections A, E, and F.
A brief devotional note asks Dear Father to guide readers in facing problems honestly and seeking divine aid for resolve and rest. The piece reflects a humble plea for spiritual strength and tranquility in daily troubles.
In Lansing a 10 day call in campaign by Mrs Priscilla Peterson and Mrs Betty Gillings drew 1461 calls to praise police. Citizens expressed appreciation amid protests and accusations, with 21 negative calls among 1887 total. petitions and letters totaled 385 with many groups signing in support.
California and Texas led a grim holiday toll with 67 deaths so far. Traffic crashes totaled 28, drownings 20, plus 19 other fatalities in a summary of a deadly July 4 period.
Nine year old Renee Scott died after a glass storm door shattered when it slammed shut at her home 1801 East 26th Street. George Scott Jr. principal of Dunbar High School said a shard pierced her chest near the heart. Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy pronounced her dead after 3 p.m. Funeral services were pending.
Jakarta Indonesia AP Major General Mohammad Jasın commander orders night to morning curfew across several districts in East Java. Military operation targets Communist subversives to clear the area.
In Austin a Texas Senate move install microphones ends Dorsey Hardeman era. The change shifts power toward Ben Barnes who aims to preside as lieutenant governor. Hardeman’s departure marks the end of an old style of unseen debate and silent motions.
Myron Two Hearts, a 10 year old Indian boy, fired an arrow that struck the central air conditioning system at radio station KOLY. Workers alerted by the incident cooled coolant sprayed into the yard as the boy apologized for the accident.
President Johnson, greeted by cheering crowds and a small antiwar faction that vandalized his limousine with eggs and paint, joins five Central American leaders to back a regional common market. He announces 65 million in loans, 30 million for economic integration, and 35 million for country programs, including education and rural electrification.
B52s bombed Communist base camps and infiltra tion routes within 13 miles of downtown Saigon as Strato Fort missions swept into border areas of North Vietnam's southern panhandle. North Vietnamese gunners shot down two U.S. jets. four airmen are missing. Marines report 105 enemy killed near Da Nang below the DMZ. An ambush near Saigon killed two teenagers from Los Angeles and injured another California civilian and a U.S. sergeant as Brandi Perry and the Bubble Machine were en route to Vung Tau. Survivors said they escaped by playing dead. first such entertainer killings near Saigon noted.
Washington reports a mid July tax hike plus spending cuts may ease the economy with unemployment possibly rising beyond 4 percent in early next year. Officials stress no current alarm while noting Congress delayed tax action, accelerating collections to July 15.
Thunderstorms may develop this afternoon and tonight across the region with mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Highs in the low 80s, tonight's lows near 60, southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Readings show 66 at 1 pm and 75 at 2 pm with varying gusts, high humidity around 90 percent and sunset near 9:01 pm.
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