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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1968
Page
11
Israeli defense officials report that about 50 raiders attempting to cross into the occupied West Bank have 35 killed in clashes over the past 10 days. The source cited tips from West Bank Arab collaborators and did not mention prisoners or Israeli casualties.
Richard Nixon told about 100 Wisconsin editors that he could ride a winner’s image to the Republican convention even if opposition is weak. He declined to attack Nelson Rockefeller and avoided commenting on the civil disorder report while promising a major national address. He also supported lowering the voting age to 18.
Civil jury panels will report to Judge James A. Ellis in 137th District Court at 10 a.m. and to Judge Robert H. Bean in 140th District Court at 1:30 p.m. Memorial services are listed for Jesse David Cunningham in Roswell and several funeral details follow for local residents.
Texas Tech unveiled the Wiggins Complex during a Sunday dedication at the campus. Dr. Grover Murray spoke as the principal speaker while Dr. Wiggins and Weymouth attended with Chitwood and Coleman family members. The 11 million dollar project included 12 story buildings and public rooms with student guides showing tours.
Three people were injured in a sequence of crashes on FM 651 south of Crosbyton. Martin Henry Ziehr 56 of Crosbyton was in serious condition Augustine Garcia Cantu 20 of Cone was in fair condition and Juan Yanez 25 of Petersburg was treated for minor injuries and released. Yanez attempted to pass Cantu and slid broadside into Ziehr’s oncoming pickup Ziehr’s vehicle collided with Yanez’s car Cantu swerved into a ditch and overturned.
Services for Jerry B Patterson 70 of Lubbock will be at 4 p.m. today at Broadway Church of Christ Chapel with Horace Coffman and Rev Morris Sheats officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery. He died Sunday at Porter Hospital after residing in Lubbock for 26 years. Survivors include his wife Jodie three sons a daughter and siblings. Pallbearers named.
At age 88 Brewster F. Ames audits Shakespeare and German literature at Sonoma State College. A 1901 Yale graduate and former lawyer, he moved from San Francisco to Santa Rosa after his wife died in 1966 and now spends time with young students. He attends events with friends and even brought a young companion to a Yale Harvard reunion.
Five persons were injured in separate Sunday traffic incidents. Tommie Wilson Seale, 85, of 2222 3nd St., was hospitalized in fair condition after a two car collision at 4th Street and Avenue U. Charley Graves, 31122th St., also hurt in the same crash, was treated and released. A second accident at Southeast Drive and 50th Street involved Lewis Alton Etheridge, 68, of Levelland, and Ruben Solis, 16, of Slaton. Etheridge was released from Highland Hospital and Solis got first aid at Methodist Hospital. Willie Pool Hobdy, 51, of 106 N. Zenity, received minor injuries in a four car pileup at 19th Street and Quirt and was treated at Methodist Hospital.
Wallace meets Nebraska voters and Negro youths during a busy day of campaigning as teachers strike and political organizing unfold. Pittsburgh convention plans stir party credential concerns while San Francisco and Florida strikes reflect broader education fights nationwide.
A reflective note stresses collective focus in The Lord's Prayer. It highlights the phrases Our Father daily bread and forgiveness for us all, urging deliverance from temptation as a communal demand.
Richard O. Wade 72 died Saturday afternoon in a Clovis hospital after a suspected heart attack. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Central Christian Church with Dr. Stanley Letcher Jr. officiating. Burial follows at Lawn Haven Memorial Park. Wade, a World War I veteran, was a retired farmer and merchant who had lived in the Clovis area 62 years. He is survived by two daughters Mrs. Mari Patterson and Mrs. Juanell Daugherty of Melrose and seven grandchildren.
Services for Marcus Burleson 74 of Rt. 1 Meadow will be at 4 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. Raymond Riley and Rev. Jordan Grooms officiating. Burial in Meadow Cemetery by Brownfield Funeral Home. Burleson died Sunday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after six weeks as a patient. He owned a gin and grain elevator until 1960 and served as Democratic chairman for years. He left Lucille a son Joe, a daughter Mrs Newell Reed, three brothers and one grandchild.
Services for Sampson Dick 57 who died Saturday in Hale Center will be at 3 30 p m Wednesday at Lone Star Baptist Church with Rev R J Dixon officiating Burial in Hale Center Cemetery under Freeman Funeral Home direction Dick a Hale Center resident since 1964 was born in Colgate Oklahoma Survivors include his wife a son Richmond of Kansas City Missouri two daughters Jesse Dick of Tulsa and Eula Mae Dunn of Ypsilanti Michigan his mother Mrs Josephine Dick Colgate three brothers Joseph Leroy of Tulsa Leonard of Oakland California three sisters Mrs Lena Harall of Plainview Mrs Willie Wolfforth of Amarillo and Beatrice Dick Colgate also a grandchild and a great grandchild
Leonard Homer Kinder 67 of Meadow died Saturday in St Pauls Hospital Dallas after an extended illness. Services set 3 p m today at First Baptist Church Meadow with Rev J R Williams and Rev Dorman Kinard officiating. Burial in Lamesa Cemetery Branon Phillips Funeral Home. Kinder a native of Adkins Arkansas lived in Meadow since 1923. He is survived by Mabel two sisters Mrs Leo Simon Comanche Okla and Mrs Clifton Carlisle Fort Worth and four brothers W C Alamogordo Arthur Madill Buster San Dimas and Gene Den
Services for Sam A Horton Sr 69 who died Saturday at a Rankin hospital will be at 3 pm today at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev Jimmy McGuire officiating Burial will follow at Terrace Cemetery under Mason Funeral Home direction Horton lived in Post since 1958 Surviving include two sons Sam A Jr Weldon both of Post three daughters Jennye Turner Doris Bowen both of Midland Lucille Funderburg of Rankin four sisters Nets He Auldridge Margaret Jones Viola Allen Lennie Purcell and 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Sweetwater Texas hosted its tenth rattlesnake roundup drawing about 200 hunters from nine states and 4,000 spectators. Tilbert Willman earned first prize for the largest snake at 64 inches and 300 pounds total across events, while four Sweetwater residents tied for smallest rattler at 14 inches earning $14 each.
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