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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1968

Page

7

American Bases Target Of Communist Gunners

Heavy shelling struck nine district towns and the capital of Quang Ngai province about 50 miles south of Da Nang. The provincial capital received seven 82 MM mortars, a government post was hit by five rounds, and rebels briefly entered the city radio station. Saigon officials warned of renewed large scale assaults following prior northern province offensives.

Quang Ngai Province da Nang Saigon Quang Ngai Quang Ngai City U.S Air Force

Three Shot In Lower East Side Apartment Knocked Out

Police searched a one-story Lillian Wald housing unit on Avenue D and 4th Street for a sniper after three residents were wounded. Andrew Feliciano 20 in critical condition Janet Wortherly 22 and Melvin Wright 21 treated and released. Police hunted William Purcell as the suspected shooter while noting a quarrel the night before may have sparked the incident.

New York Lower East Side City Avenue D 4Th Street Lillian Wald William Purcell Purcell Andrew Feliciano Belleview Hospital Janet Wortherly Belleview Melvin Wright Fifth Street Quarrel Angel Angelos Central Park South Bronx Robert L. Rogers North Carolina

Lubbock School Board Seeks HEW Plans And Court Options

The Lubbock Independent School District weighs HEW proposals and possible court action if funds are withheld. Board members discuss maintaining neighborhood schools, potential bus routing changes, and immediate studies on federal program impacts while awaiting HEW guidance. A July 11 HEW visit spurred letters urging compliance and removal of segregation in schools.

HEW Charles L. Waters Lubbock Nat Williams Department of Justice Doyle Justice James M. Reynolds Linus Wright Williams Johnson House Frances Brown 1St St Keith Lawson 55Th St Howard T.crosley Brown Lawson Tucker Reynolds Kingsbery U. S Supreme Court Wright Ishmael Hill Watson Carlock Justice Waters Classroom Teachers Association William Powell Donald Gilstrap Eavy Lubbock Independent Bureau of Health, Education and Welfare

Warm East Texas Sees Widespread Thunderstorms

Associated Press reports heavy thunderstorms with hail and high winds hit Southeast Texas Monday night while eastern Texas statewide saw lighter rain. weekend downpours exceeded four inches in spots with high temperatures from 86 to 104 across multiple towns. Lubbock forecast afternoon storms and a trend to partly cloudy skies.

Associated Press Texas Presidio Galveston Wichita Falls Cotulla del Rio San Angelo South Plains U.S Lubbock West Texas Polk San Jacinto Harris County Livingston Camp Ruby Weather Bureau Houston Louisiana Gulf of Mexico Commerce San Augustine

Births in Lubbock area announce new family arrivals

Mr and Mrs Domingo Guzman announce the birth of a son at Latif Clinic weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces at 12 50 a m Sunday. Nicolas Rodriguez reports a daughter 7 pounds 10 ounces born at Laut Clinic at 7 25 p m Sunday. Tomas Lotoya welcomes a son 6 pounds born at Laut Clinic. Marcelino De Leon and City of Lubbock employee fatherhood noted for a daughter 7 pounds 12 ounces at 1 03 a m Monday. Charles Streiff confirms a daughter 6 pounds 10 ounces at 9 03 a m Monday in Methodist Hospital. Robert de Latiarza reports a daughter 5 pounds 4 ounces at 1 58 p m Saturday. Fathers listed with employers.

Domingo Guzman Rt. 1 Lubbock Latif Clinic Lubbock Country Club Nicolas Rodriguez Laut Clini Lubbock Wood Works Tomas Lotoya Thalou Marcelino de Leon Charles Streiff Methodist Hospital Montgomery Wards Robert Te Latiarza Idatou Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Bil Grabber Construction Co Arthur Sanchez Brownfield Eddy Herm St .T Texas Tech

Rites Set for Patrick G Smithson and Birth Notices Compiled

Services for Patrick G. Smithson 75 longtime Martin County resident will be held at 5 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Rev. W. H. Uhlman officiating. He died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday at Physician's Hospital after a heart attack. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery by Gilbreath Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife and son Jack of Iruan, plus siblings. Separate birth notices list newborns in Mo nd St and Brownfield with weights 6 lb 14 oz 3:24 a.m. and 6 lb 3 oz 6:33 p.m. respectively, deaths and hospital names appear truncated in the clipping.

Jack Iruan Michael J. Hameton Mamie Salmon Boise Cipe Bet SS Fity Okla Johnnie W Texas Hospital Diss Nashville Tenn UN Petro

Widow of Town Founder Nelia Beeton Dies at 90

Mrs. Nelia Bryant Beeton, 90, longtime resident of the Beeton community north of Idalou, died at Crosbyton Hospital. She moved to Estacado in 1896 and to the Beeton area in 1898. Surviving are three sons, three daughters, a brother, 14 grandchildren, and 28 great grandchildren. Services pending at Quarter Funeral Home in Ralls.

Jerkhart, Swan

Police Probe Burglary and $80 Robbery Head Lubbock List

Police reported an $80 robbery and a $750 burglary as top cases in Lubbock Monday. Gus Mendia said three Latin American men beat him and robbed him after a car ride from a cafe on Avenue H. Louis Perez Jr. reported tools jewelry and other items stolen from his home. Ted Manriquez faced assault with intent to murder charges for a weekend shooting that injured Delinda Prado who was treated and released.

Gus Mendia Baylor St Avenue H Mendia Manriquez Delinda Prado 2Nd St West Texas Hospital

Madison Avenue Bargain Sale Draws Noncustomers

Shoppers including a plump woman with parcels and several first timers browse a Madison Avenue store sale offering one cent envelopes big sale items, a five cent stuffed fish, and five dollar oil paintings. Executives and secretaries staff the event as bargains lure lunch hour crowds. The sale runs today and Wednesday during regular hours.

Madison Avenue Leame Oa Bey

James Dutton Quartet Shines at Tech Ballroon Concert

The James Dutton Quartet wowed about 500 attendees at Texas Tech as the versatile five-man group delivered a dynamic mix from Take Five to My Fair Lady. Dennis Martin on drums joined regulars Paul Dickinson Mike Gerry and Don Simmons in a high-energy program spanning jazz, Bach, Beatle tunes, and a Latin medley.

Henry Mancini Texas Tech James Dutton Don Simmons Dutton Bernstein John Cage Saul Goodman Bach Jones Paull ‘McCartney Michelle Gerry Dennis Martin Neal Hefti Fabulous Five Jobim eHmphanys Union Daniel Lfords Segovia Stravinsky

Bailey says Democrats may move convention site

Democratic chairman John M. Bailey said the party’s convention might be shifted from Chicago if a city strike is not settled in time to install communications gear. He denied talks with Miami Beach officials and said no arrangements have been made. Mayor Daley met Bailey and labor leaders to discuss the IBEW strike against Illinois Bell and mediation efforts.

Chicago Thadiana John M. Bailey Miami Beach International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Illinois Bell Telephone Co International Amphitheatre Sally Richard J. Daley Dalley Daley

Plan Announced for Urban Aid in High Immigrant Areas

London reports the government unveiled a four year urban aid program totaling 60 million dollars aimed chiefly at high immigrant areas. The plan was announced Monday by officials seeking focused development and integration measures.

London

Soviet pressure on Czechoslovakia cited in UN meeting notes

Soviet notes demanded internal consolidation and suppression of counter revolutionary tendencies in Czechoslovakia and called for removing Lt. Gen. Vaclav Prchlik from the party central committee defense and security post. Observers warn against expecting quick de escalation while a Moscow Prague meeting site and date remain unclear.

Ment Czecho- Islovakia Vaclav Prchlik Communist Party Central Committee Prchlik Czechoslovakia Kremlin Moscow

Astronaut Collins Noted for Spacewalks Amid Medical Growth

Dr Berry reported that astronaut Collins developed a growth discovered after he described altered sensations in his left leg. The growth, linked to an old injury, appeared gradually over weeks. Collins 37, Air Force lieutenant colonel, third NASA group recruit of 1963, flew Gemini 10 in July 1966 with two space walks and is married with three children.

Berry Collins Air Force

Hernandez Boy Dies in Lubbock Died After Short Illness

Shadgraves Special Services for Carlos Hernandez aged five will be today at 4 pm in Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Cornelius Ramirez will officiate. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery. Survived by parents Jose and Mrs Hernandez and five sisters. DALLAS AP City nurses seek higher salaries and fringe benefits from the City Council.

Shadgraves Carlos Hernandez Hyear Jose Hernandes Seagraves Pam Webb Funeral Home Cornelius Ramirez St. Paul's Catholic Church Seagraves Cemetery Lubbock David Ricky Isidrio John Alma Mary Anna Patty Janie

Gillham, Donley County DA, Dies After Shooting

Clarendon attorney was shot just before meeting at Gillham's office. Gillham, 60, Donley County district attorney for about four years, was taken to Murphy Funeral Home for funeral arrangements. He is survived by his wife and daughter.

Clarendon Gillham Murphy Funeral Home Donley County

Y collision injures five in three car crash

A three car collision at the Brownfield Levelland Y injured five people with one hospitalized. Marynell Stringer 24 Wolfforth admitted to surgery. husband Jimmy Stringer 24 Katheryne Robinson 27 and Regina Ann 6 released after treatment. Gina Hoffman 3 of Lubbock treated and released.

Brownfield-Levelland “Y Marynell Stringer Wolfforth West Texas Hospital Jimmy J,stringer Katheryne Robinson 32Nd St Regina Ann Gina Hoffman Rt. 5 Lubbock Methodist Hospital Levelland Highway Brownfield 22Nd Street University Avenue Ella Bridges Simpson 28Th St Dennis Wayne Haggard Grinnell Sandra Winkler 14Th St Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital 10Th Street Avenue Q

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