Ammunition Sales Faces New Record Keeping Burden
Lubbock retailers respond to 1968 Gun Control Act rules with mixed views. Some buyers resist the measures while clerks report no major sales drop. Officials note required records cover calibers and kinds of ammo not proof of registration. Local stores weigh labor costs against public safety aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mansfield
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
J. T. Alley
IRS
Washington
Avalanche Journal
U.S
George Mahon
Heavy rocket and mortar barrage hits Da Nang area
US forces report near 40 missiles and multiple attacks around Da Nang and Thanh Son as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops press toward Cambodia. Five killed and 37 wounded in Da Nang. more than 300 enemy dead on the Cambodian frontier in 24 hours as fighting shifts toward Tay Ninh and Firebase Creek. Pentagon notes a possible summer offensive aimed at influencing the Midway summit.
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Saigon
da Nang
Midway
Cambodia
U.S
Dan Nang
Tay Ninh
9Th Division
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Thanh Son
Tay Ninh City
25Th Infantry
Buell
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Reach Port Heroism Tales Related By Ship Survivors
Survivors of a maritime incident recount acts of bravery aboard the Reach Port during the crisis. Sailors describe quick thinking, rescue attempts, and crew cooperation that saved several lives amid rough seas and heavy damage.
Mariners recall deadly collision and rescue at sea
Survivors recount the Evans and Melbourne collision near Singapore as authorities prepare a formal inquiry starting Monday with six officers from the United States and Australia. Skipper Cmdr Albert S. McLemore rescued from the sea and met Capt John P. Stevenson aboard the Melbourne. Rescue diver Lt Robert J. Burns details diving into the flooded Evans engine room to save two men.
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Subic
Melbourne
Singapore
Evans
Albert S. McLemore
Vallejo
Calif
McLemore
J. G. Ronald Ramsey
Robert J. Burns
Burns
Wayne N. Baldwin
Stanberry Rites Pending After Bovina Explosion
Thomas Stanberry of Bovina died in an explosion while employed at Sherley Anderson Elevator. Survivors include wife Carolyn two daughters Deborah and Kay two sons Terry and Robbie and his parents Mr and Mrs Thomal Stanberry of Bovina four brothers Buford Harold Dean and Danny all of Bovina a sister Brenda Stanberry of Bovina and grandfather W A McCormick of Bovina. Services pending with Claborn Funeral Home of Friona.
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Bovina
Sherley Anderson
Carolyn
Deborah
Kay
Terry
Robbie
Thomal Stanberry
Buford
Harold
Dean
Danny
Brenda Stanberry
W. A. McCormick
Claborn Funeral Home
Friona
Seven Rules For Safe Swimming From Hartford Safety Experts
Hartford safety experts at Aetna Life & Casualty urge men 5 to 24 to follow six rules to reduce drownings. Never swim alone stay out of water when rerheated and after eating avoid diving into strange races and using tubes. Do not swim during terms or near a diving card. If helping a swimmer only throw or row never risk direct contact unless no other option.
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Hartford
UPS
Aetna Life & Casualty
Body found near Perryton in early morning shooting
Police report a man identified as Billy Joe Nalley was found dead on a dirt road three miles east of Perryton at 6 a.m. Friday by an oil company employee on his way to work. No further details were disclosed.
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Billy Joe Nalley
Perryton
Oil Company
Less Than Fun: White House Trip Covers Nixon Thieu Talks
Merriman Smith reports from Honolulu on Nixon and Thieu meeting on Midway for possible war-ending talks. A bustling press corps gathers at Waikiki's Nikal Hotel, where teletypes chug and hula dancers swirl as reporters chase a story with uncertain outcomes.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Honolulu
United States
Waikiki
Nixon
Pacific
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Nikal Hotel
SDS seeks convention site as talks stall at universities
SDS leaders push for a campus venue while University of Wisconsin and Buffalo officials cite scheduling clashes and space limits. A spokesman notes no federal contact and a postponement without cancellation, as the group's plans to stage a convention face university refusals and logistic hurdles.
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University of Wisconsin
SDS
Madison
Buffalo
Klonsky
Pollen Counts Reported Across City Sites
City pollen readings show Site 1 at 792 particles cc with 70 percent spores, Site 2 528 particles with 10 percent spores, Site 3 eight particles with 80 percent spores, Site 4 761 particles with 8 percent spores. Mortality note: a death warrant defines an official execution order.
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Avalanche Journal
City-County Health Unit
Nixon Announces Flood Aid and Appointments Amid Hawaii Talks
President Nixon declares Illinois a major disaster area after spring floods and allocates 500000 in federal assistance. He plans talks with Thieu en route to Hawaii and announces multiple appointments including John C. Pritzlaff Jr as ambassador to Malta and Hubert B. Heffner as deputy director of the Office of Science and Technology. Also named Leslie L. Glasgow and Col Charles Roberts to key posts as agencies reshuffle. Princess Margrethe of Denmark enters hospital to birth her second child, Frederik.
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Hawaii
Nixon
Mississippi
New York
Michigan
Iowa
Oklahoma
California
Thieu
Tllinois
Tlinois
John C. Pritzlaff Jr
Arizona
United States
Malta
Stanford University
Hubert B. Heffner
Office of Science and Technology
Pritzlaff
Phoenix
Arizona House of Representatives
Valletta
Hugh H. Smythe
Heffner
Department of Defense
National Aeronautics and Space Adminisstration
Ivan L. Bennett
Leslie L. Glasgow
Fish and Wildlife
Commission
Col
Charles Roberts
Army Corps of Engineers
Leigh B. Hanes Jr
Roanoke
United States Attorney
Western District of Virginia
Thomas B. Mason
Brown free on bond in slaying case facing long appeal
A ruling delaying a likely fall decision on a murder case centers on record approval, defense briefs within 30 days and state replies in 25, with potential new trial and appeals. The trial judge, Ward, moved to the El Paso Civil Appeals bench, and Woodard now presides.
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Austin
Gilkerson
William E. Ward
Ell Paso
el Paso
Brown
Chlorine Shipments Start From Snyder Plant
The first commercial shipment of liquified chlorine left Snyder for El Paso. A 52 ton chlorine tank car produced at the Snyder magnesium plant was delivered to a local customer. Santa Fe officials J. P. Spears and William A. Cockwell attended with city dignitaries Shelby Coker Bill Wilson and H. F. Clark.
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Snyder
American Magnesium
el Paso
J. P. Spears
Santa Fe
Slaton
William A. Cockwell
Santa Fe Lubbock
Minister Faces Assault Count In Odessa Case
Sidney Junior Shanks 33 who said he led Odessa Texas and Clement St. Church of Christ was charged Friday with statutory rape. He was held on $3,000 bond after a complaint by the girl’s parents. The 15 year old girl is a member of the church.
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The
Texas and Clement St
Marsh Services Pending Here for Odessa Man Pete Marsh
Services for Pete Marsh aged 69 of Odessa are pending at Rix Funeral Directors. Marsh died on arrival Friday at Methodist Hospital. He is survived by wife Maria, a son Bobby of 5501 27th Street, a daughter Mrs Jim Hubbard of Hobbs New Mexico, two brothers Robert and Boyd, two sisters Mrs Mabel Collins and Mrs Drain Row, and five grandchildren. He was a member of Belmont Baptist Church in Odessa.
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Pete Marsh
Odessa
Rix
Marsh
Methodist Hospital
Maria
Bobby
27Th St
Jim Hubbard
Hobbs
N.M
Robert
Boyd
Mabel Collins
Drain Row
Corsicana
Bellmont Baptist Church
Funeral Sunday for Mrs Pope in Palestine
Services for Mrs. Teatter Pope 59 who died Sunday in Methodist Hospital will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Odessa Baptist Church in Palestine with Rev Jim Thompson officiating Burial will be in Jackson Cemetery Sedberry Funeral Home in charge She had lived in Lubbock 22 years Survived by husband Andrew a stepson Edward Pope of Oklahoma City two sisters Mrs Emma Glen of Malakoff Mrs Idell Andrews of Dallas and two brothers Mr Oble Allen of Lubbock and Mr Currie Allen of Palestine
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Teatter Pope
Methodist Hospital
Odessa Baptist Church
Palestine
Jim Thompson
Jackson Cemetery
Sedberry Funeral Home
Lubbock
Andrew
Edward Pope
Oklahoma City
Emma Glen
Malakoff
Idell Andrews
Dallas
Oble Allen
Currie Allen
Birth notices summarize multiple local deliveries and parent jobs
Numerous birth announcements from the city record the names and addresses of parents, newborn weights, and delivery times at University and local hospitals. Fathers’ occupations include Industrial Metalcraft, Affiliated Foods, Tatum Bros. Grain, Hester’s Office Supply, Gibson’s, and other local firms. Thanksgiving Day is noted as observed on the fourth Thursday of November.
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Ralph Robertson
Montgomery Ward & Co
Robertson
Sears Roebuck and Co
Sporting Goods Department
Jim Frye
Charles Rivers
Farmers Exchange, Inc
Rivers
Gibson Discount Center
Sporting Goods
Glen Gibson
Chuck Schooler
Quaker Ave
Schooler
Lamesa
Police Department
Alley
Sen
John Tower
Texas Republican
Sen. Tower
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
U Maat
Larbuddie
Clovis Stanberry
Stanberry
James Boyett
Page
Tikal
Midway Island
Waikiki Beach
Copenhagen
Margrethe
Frederik
William Rogers
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rogers
Mrs. Pope
Demetrio Garcia
N. Elgin Ave
University Hospital
Industrial Metalcraft Co
Ine
Freddy Gene Cate
E. Erskine &J
Affiliated Foods, Inc
Amarillo
Robert Carl
Tatum Bros. Grain Co
Charles Dale Wilson
Ard Place
Apt. F
Texas Tech
Danny Pounds
Route 6
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
H. A. Lott Inc
Billy Ray Webb
Highland Hopital
Lubbock County
Jimmy Dick Ahuddell
Highland Hospital
L. B. Foster
Mickey Dean Leach
Weigshing
West Texas Hospital
Hester
Harvey Mundkowsky
Biethodist Hospital
Gibson's
Jimmie Bass
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