Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Lubbock Avalanche Journal in Lubbock, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1968

Page

2

SCUM Organizer Solanas Fires Shot at Andy Warhol

Valerie Solanas 28, arraigned for attempted murder after she invaded Warhol's Union Square studio and fired a 38 caliber bullet at the pop art icon, seriously wounding him while gallery director Mario Amaya was only slightly hurt. Solanas, creator of The Society For Cutting Up Men, shouted that Warhol had claimed her play.

New York UPI Andy Warhol Valerie Solanas Warhol Columbus Miss Solanas Criminal Court David Getzoff Pasha The Pop Andy Getzoff SCUM Society For Cutting Greenwich Village Union Square Mario Amaya London Amaya Lttle Dick Tracy

Crushers State Houston Meeting Dixon White Attends

Dixon White longtime manager of Lubbock Cotton and president of the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Assn will attend the 74th annual convention in Houston. More than 500 industry readers will join two days of addresses by Roy Davis of the National Cotton Council and Dr. Richard Evans of Houston University. Davis will discuss Cotton's Future while Evans speaks on Psychology Common Sense and Nonsense. White travels with his wife daughter Mrs Jay Eagan and two granddaughters Delia and Amy.

Dixon White 43Rd St Lubbock Cotton Texas Siti Cottonseed Crushers Assn Association Houston Cotton Industry Roy Davis National Cotton Council Richard Evans Houston University Davis Lubbock Evans White Jay Eagan Delia Amy

Arson trial in 137th District Court and local incidents

Testimony continues in the arson case of Clinton Baker Jr. charged over a fire at 1603 Ave J. Donny Ray Biggs faces robbery by assault in Slaton, after allegedly taking $7 from Hattie Mae Williams. Deputies Reed and Neal were injured during a June arrest at a west Lubbock house as a 30 year old was taken into custody. Earl Green led a talk on the Panhandle Pueblo Culture at a Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society meeting with slides from a Canadian River salvage project now under Lake Meredith.

137Th District Court Clinton Baker Jr Ave. W Baker Ave. J Baker’s Decorators Associates James A. Ellis Donny Ray Biggs Slaton Lubbock Bill Reed Jim Neal West Lubbock Reed Neal West Texas Museum Earl Green Lubbock Gem and, Mineral Society Green Lake Meredith Amarillo Bureau of Reclamation Lamesa O'Donnell Brownfield Levelland Tahoka Plainview

Testimony Looms In Suit Against Greyhound Lines

In 140th District Court, Mrs. Myra Tanner of Pascagoula sue s Greyhound Lines Inc and others for 120000 with claims of injury from a bus turnover on U S 87 near Lubeae Municipal Airport on January 20. Judge Robert H Bean presides.

Myra Tanner Pascagoula, Miss Greyhound Lines, Inc Tanner U. S. 87 Lubeae Municipal Airport Tee Robert H. Bean

Minor shifts in runoff canvass across races

A Saturday Democratic runoff canvass in the area shows small changes from initial totals. Polls tallied 26,991 voters down from 27,078, with Freshan Smith at 20,564 and Don Yarborough 6,238. Other results included Blanchard 14,345 defeating Harrist 12,399 and Joy 14,678 over Hazlewood 11,813. Parson 7,198 over IL. B. Parsons 2,811. Madison Sowder became county Democratic chairman, with Jimmy Davis reelected as vice chair and James Sharp as secretary. A stray note references the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming named by Indians.

Freshan Smith Don Yarborough C. H Choc James A. Joy Jack Hazlewood Court of Civil Appeals F. H. Bolen IL. B Bruce) Parson Madison Sowder Ralph Brock Jimmy Davis James Sharp

Lubbock Avalanche Journal Subscription Rates Notice

The notice lists home delivery options for morning and Sunday editions with various price levels for daily, weekend, and combination plans. It includes rates for morning only, evening only, morning and Sunday, and evening and Sunday plans, with separate subscriber categories and postage information.

Lubbock-Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Avalanche- Journal 8Th and Avenue J Tabbock Texas Eile Mo T-Mo Eve Sun Lubbock, Tex

Early completion earns safety awards for water project

The U S Bureau of Reclamation presented safety certificates to R H Fulton Construction Co and Brown McKee Inc for the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority aqueduct project. From Aug 13 1964 to Sept 13 1967 Fulton logged 424698 man hours with an 11.8 accident rate. Brown McKee reported 15249 hours without an accident from Sept 1965 to June 1967.

R. H. Fitton Fulton Construction Co E. Jack Brown Leff Brown-McKee Inc Lubbock U.S. Bureau of Reclamation C. O Spike) Crane Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Fulton, Brown J. Ray Dickey W. C. O'Mara CRMWA U. S Bureau of Reclamation R. H. Fulton Construction Co Brown- McKee Inc M. Ja DeVilbiss River i Erskine St Libbock John C. Williams Authority Fulton Bureau Brown-MckKee Inc Jack Brown Crane Lake Meredith Sanford Dam Amarillo Jilly 4 Pampa Borger

Demonstrators press for justice at Justice Department visit

Demonstrators from the Poor People's Campaign met Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark in Washington to press charges of discrimination in jobs education and housing. The group gained entry after being locked out the night before and urged a new philosophy of justice while clashing with officials and planning unity talks for Resurrection City.

Washington Atty Ramsey Clark Clark Rudolfo Gonzalez Gonzalez Department Office of Economic Opportunity Justice Department Hosea Wil.iams Iaid Resurrection City

Also Mentioned on This Page

Aplonix InCourt Crushers’ State Big Hom Wyoming Beneficial Finance Co Broadway Ares Panhandle Crappie General. Electric Mel Tue G&m Plumbing 34Th St EL 44Th General Electric Joe Rushing John Beckler Williams iCity Bayard Rustin Southern ‘Christian Leadership ] Conference Bayard Rustin N.Y Peer Fe Vintage Press Lady Call Brady Bae Ere Dway Radin Eesti 50Th Street Bob Medlar FPICE Sto AG Lubbock, Texas Sears Sears and SAVE Sears, Roebuck And.co
Search Courier

Search the Lubbock Avalanche Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Lubbock Avalanche Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication