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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
13
Vietnam says a 1 mile long barbed wire and mine strip, built by army engineers, surrounds Da Nang to deter attackers. A second strip six miles away is planned with a pass system to control entry and exit, but officials warn it may not stop large enemy units.
A Gallup Poll of 1 570 adults shows 78 percent favor a guaranteed work plan providing at least 60 dollars weekly and oppose a guaranteed minimum income. Support grows among lower incomes and across races, while 18 percent oppose the work plan and 4 percent have no opinion. The minimum income plan trails with 68 percent opposed. Page 5.
The Texas death toll during the weekend reached 35 from drownings crashes and violent acts. Five fatalities occurred in water and vehicle incidents near Temple Seagoville and Quitaque while two Fort Worth men died in a daytime collision. A Dallas couple perished when their car left U S 175, striking a bridge abutment.
Evangelist Billy Graham warned in a Texas sermon that this world will end in a gigantic convulsion and revolution, with no second coming. He cited Russell and noted 26 civilisations have risen and fallen, declaring the cosmos will be renewed.
In Seattle a Sunday blaze drove from an abandoned old hotel where residents were not expected. Firemen reported a flock of guests fled the scene as firefighters contained the fire. Officers found four empty whiskey bottles and a half eaten steak in a vacant room. no injuries were reported.
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