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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1967
Page
6
A spokesman said the storm moved in with funnel clouds rolling along about a mile apart. Police noted pilots confirmed funnel activity as clouds dipped and reappeared over the region. Rainfall measured about 1.50 inches west of Tohoka and 1.77 inches east of the town.
The McHugh nomination cleared the Judiciary Committee on July 14 after initial submission June 27. Press secretary George Christian called the president's choice well known to Johnson and praised his loyalty, while noting the marriage to Victoria McCammon could influence perception. The Wall Street Journal critiqued McHugh’s thin qualifications but highlighted the White House’s favorable enthusiasm.
A parade of birth announcements lists several families in Lubbock and surrounding areas including Harms, Miller, Gomez, Garrett, Chamberlain, Edmonson, and others with newborns of varying weights and times at Methodist, Lauf, Latif, and West Texas hospitals. Flooding and storms brought by heavy rains affected Garner State Park, Uvalde, and Lubbock region with notable damage and two deaths from flash flooding. tornadoes caused property losses totaling millions while hail damaged more. Weather shifts in Dallas bring more moisture from the Gulf, spurring rain across the state. statewide damage from weather reached about 4.7 million dollars.
About 300 Black protesters marched through Durham seeking housing reforms while white youths jeered from the opposite sidewalk. Police and National Guardsmen stood by as one youth was cut by a brick hurled toward the crowd. The event followed warnings of trouble during the Aquatennial celebration.
A reward drive began in Abilene led by the Abilene Reporter-News and Abilene National Bank for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mrs White's killer. If no recipient is found, funds will be turned into a scholarship for Scottie White, the victim’s 14 year old son visiting grandparents.
The state pageant and traffic incidents dominate a messy clipping. Six people were injured in Thursday crashes in Lubbock while officials discussed a courtroom in the round redesign for the 157th District Court.
U S bombers struck the A Shau Valley in the northwest corner of South Vietnam twice on Thursday and again Friday to halt a reported North Vietnamese buildup. In North Vietnam, B52s attacked Yen Bai airfield 78 miles northwest of Hanoi, a site under construction used as a storage area.
Lyndon Johnson aides push for more help from Asia as Manila hosts last October's summit and Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, and others consider expanding commitments. Korea already has 46,000 troops and could reveal about 30,000 more via an over‑strength division, with other allies asked to contribute 5,000 more. Thailand plans a 2,400‑man unit by fall, while Australia earmarks 6,000 of its 35,000 forces. New Zealand has 200 in Vietnam. The Philippines faces internal fights over a $9 million funding request as Huk guerrillas reappear. A moon shot TV report from London closes the dispatch.
Department of Public Safety Patrolman Al White was arrested in Austin on Thursday in connection with the slaying of his wife Jast Friday night. He sits on the edge of a bed in his Abilene parents’ home during an interview the day after her body was found.
Wee Wa described a bill to create a high commissioner of the rat corps and questioned the rule to bring the bill before the House. The House rejected the measure 176 to 207 on a roll call. If approved, grants would fund up to two thirds of anti rat programs for states and localities.
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