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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1968
Page
22
Kennedy signals Californias result will shape his bid amid a week of primaries. He argues the fight with McCarthy is to press Humphrey toward policy change and insists he will stay in only if he can advance that cause.
UPI reports a rocket strike near Saigon wounded and killed several police chiefs and military leaders. Civilians sought refuge in a church as fighting raged in Saigon two miles from the city center. Government figures say civilians killed and wounded run into hundreds amid a weekslong guerrilla drive.
In Lubbock the Braggs created a backyard playground with a 30 foot cement pole, a red white and blue slide, a gravity house on a 25 degree slope, a large rocket ship with an 18 inch lift, and a time tunnel. They host annual Halloween tours drawing over 1 000 children and maintain supervision with a guest book and locked equipment.
Four-time former president Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra led unofficial returns with about 90 percent counted as he claimed victory in the Ecuador presidential election. Velasco Ibarra had previously won the post four times but served only one term amid political instability.
Officers will elect at 7:30 p m at the Municipal Garden and Arts Center 4215 University Ave Mrs Modena Davis to speak on United Nations stamps first issue An auction of old first day covers and new stamps will follow Glenn T Hackney president will preside Stamp collectors invited to attend
The Associated Press reports a nonholiday Memorial Day toll of 488 highway deaths for a four day period ending May 1, compared with last year’s observance figures. The survey covers 6 p.m. May 15 to midnight May 1.
Regular registration for the summer session at Lubbock Christian College ends at 3 30 this afternoon. Academic Dean Norman Keener says about 100 students have signed up, nearing last summer's 140. First classes start Tuesday morning. late registrations will be accepted for two more days.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon's presidential campaign was disrupted as a tropical storm prevented his departure from Miami. He had chartered two planes to transport a large press corps and aides to Walkers Cay in the Bahamas to discuss strategy, but torrential rain and 35 mph winds stranded the group on a small island northeast of Miami. The storm followed a May of record rainfall in southern Florida and raised flood fears. In Cuba, medical teams were dispatched to Pinar del Rio Province after the storm. No casualty figures were reported.
A gas fired drying unit exploded at the J. P. Stevens Co. plant in Clemson South Carolina early today killing electrician George Mathis 32 department superintendent Edward Whitman 31 and Samuel Cobb 31 all from Seneca and injuring about a dozen others. Coroner Williams said cause unknown but electrical problems in the unit may have triggered the blast which tore a 40 foot hole in the roof and sent glass fragments across the room.
Polices report a string of burglaries and thefts across the city. Cash taken from residences includes 40 dollars at a Cor nell Street address and 70 dollars from a home on Idalou Road. A juke box burglary at 207 18th Street yielded 40 dollars and records valued at 125 dollars. Additional losses include rings, travel clock, radio, cameras, fishing gear, tools, clothing, and various items from cars and garages. Suspects described as three men aged 30 to 35 were noted in one incident.
Bulldozers cleared oil from a 40 mile stretch of the English coastline at Kelixstowe as a huge slick from the North Sea washed ashore. Authorities said the spill might have been caused by an unidentified source or by a tanker sunk during World War II that is breaking up.
A parade of birth notices records newborns at Methodist and University hospitals and Lauf Clinic. The items name parents, occupations, and weights from several towns including Levelland, Lubbock, and Crosstown with details of times and clinics.
After a severe thunderstorm warning, two tornado funnels were sighted near Corpus Christi, one in the air between Calallen and Odem and another on the ground north of Taft. Twisters were reported near Palacios and north of Victoria earlier, with no damage. East and Central Texas saw lighter rain. Presidio reported 96 degrees. Salisbury Maryland received 14 inches in six hours. New Jersey faced flash floods with Passaic River swell and six deaths nationwide. Wabash River flood levels peaked near Mount Carmel Indiana, the largest since 1913.
Horace McQueen of the Plains Cotton Growers Association in Lubbock will be one of four people honored at the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation roundup at Texas A&M University. Others include Murray Cox farm editor of WEAA Dallas, Mrs Kathryn Randall women's editor of the Oklahoma Farm-Stockman Oklahoma City, and Be farm editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald.
The Supreme Court debates whether juries with favorable views toward capital punishment constitute a fair cross section. Justices Douglas and Black dissented, urging a constitutional rule to require an impartial jury in death penalty cases while the majority avoided per se reversal of convictions.
Army troops seen loading televisions while raiding shops as looting expands during Saigon Tet offensive violence. Police join in as soldiers secure radios and luxury items, with liquor, cigarettes, and food common finds.
Edward Faber 1906 1968 is remembered by the Page brothers and club members who agreed to bury him on the golf course with a memorial stone. His wife expressed surprise and happiness at the cooperative gesture noting he wanted to be laid to rest where he loved to play.
Clifford, 24, a former University of Oregon athlete, was shot in the shoulder during a robbery attempt and was captured at a Sacramento hospital. Louis Huerta, 36, fired the shot that struck Clifford. Clifford faces armed robbery charges and was reported in fair condition. Ted Watkins, ex University of the Pacific player, had football stints in Canada and was a noted advocate of black power.
Democratic primary results foretell a tougher year for building projects as House and Senate committees press to trim or delay funding. Governors budget proposes cutbacks in mental health and salaries while lawmakers push to add funds, keeping agency requests well above the budget plan.
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