15 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1969
Page
1
Five modern houses will be airlifted to the Havasupai at the canyon floor where about 200 tribe members live in tin and cardboard hovels. The homes include indoor plumbing and electricity within a year. Five wood burning stoves will be carried down on one trip.
Two Evans officers face negligence allegations after the Evans Melbourne collision that killed 74. Lt James Hopson IV admitted confusion before impact while Lt Ronald Ramsey chose not to testify. Cmdr Albert McLemore slept as the Melbourne’s captain blamed the Evans. Ramsey faces continued inquiry. possible court martial if charged.
U S. commanders report 22 bombardments of allied bases in South Vietnam with 107mm rockets. At Berchtesgaden a 101st Airborne defense killed 31 enemy fighters after a predawn assault on the mountaintop base. 42 101st paratroopers wounded. Air power including Enterprise jets aided the defense as Long Binh and Da Nang saw light damage and no casualties. Civilian deaths included one killed and two wounded in a mortar strike on Kien Hoa Province capital southwest of Saigon.
LAMESA girl earns the West Texas Area Sweetheart honor as members of the Demolays crown her in a school event.
Van White of Lubbock displays a completed homemade airplane before an appreciative audience including his wife Shirley. A staff photo by Pauline Warner captures the moment.
In downtown Lubbock electrician Van White, 43, built a single engine aerobatics aircraft in his shop at 514 Ave N. The craft promises a high rate of climb and maneuverability over speed, drawing local aviation enthusiasts to watch its early flight tests.
FBI transcripts capture Kenworth Corp offices and affiliated locations in Newark as the New Jersey Mafia leaders discuss murders, police payoffs, and public exposure. Conversations reveal plans and tensions between Anthony Ricardo and bosses DeCavalcante and Carlo, while agents monitored from 1961 to 1965 at multiple sites including night clubs and vending firms.
In Texarkana the Rat Patrol hearse signals a rat problem as estimates say up to 17 rats per family amid a city of 22 000. Officials blame open dumps and uneven garbage pickup for a citywide infestation with bites rising to about 100 annually.
University of Maryland physicist Dr. Joseph Weber reports detecting gravitation waves from space, claiming first evidence of relativistic gravitational fields. He says the finding could open a new method to probe the universe and even hint at gravitational energy applications, while noting peer validation is needed and debate will follow.
A reader asks for guidance to live this day free of envy and malice toward those with more material possessions. The note expresses a plea for contentment and divine help in resisting covetous thoughts.
Senators questioned Saigon's ability to assume major war duties as Nixon plans to withdraw 25 000 U.S. troops from Vietnam. Senator Aiken supported gradual handover while Senator Symington said he favored withdrawal regardless. Senator McGovern indicated Army officials briefed the Appropriations Committee.
A severe weekend storm system caused flash floods and heavy hail across the South Plains. Four people died in the Lubbock Amarillo area including Robert E. Sevier and Mae Sevier found in a washed car near Sudan. Other fatalities included Edward D. Slawson and Archie Copeland. Damaged farms homes and crops reported as residents called it the worst storm memory.
A U S Court of Appeals says a registrant’s protest activities should not affect Selective Service classification. Draft director Hershey will not notify local boards of the ruling, saying the decision lacks an injunction and changes nothing for boards. He recalls a 1967 letter and calls the judicial action declaratory rather than decisive.
Weather forecast shows Party cloudy today and tonight with a warming trend. Highs near the mid 70s and lows in the mid to upper 50s. Northeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph shift to southerly by daybreak Saturday. Monday outlook calls for partly cloudy and warmer skies.
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