Plastic cornea restores sight for woman after 20 years
Mrs. Arlen Orr, 55, blinded by a fountain pen tear gas device, regained vision after a plastic cornea implant and cataract removal at Methodist Hospital in Houston on November 28. She described bright colors and recognition of her husband and daughter, now Mrs. Bill Boren of Beaumont.
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Tes Associated Press
Henderson
Arlen Orr
Caroline
Bill Boren
Beaumont
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Pastors Tour Jail Urged Reform of Juvenile Detention
Ministers visiting county juvenile facilities urged humane treatment of truants and young offenders. Dist. Judge Howard Davison argued that minors should not be treated as felons and stressed that many juvenile offenders are not tough or hardened.
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Ly Opal Dixo
Valanche-Journal
Dist
Howard Davison
Davison
Turner
Shorty
Lubbock
Rate Nearly Triple Vietnam Death Toll in 1968 Nine Weeks
The first nine weeks of 1968 saw American combat deaths in Vietnam rise to a rate nearly three times that of the same period in 1967. By mid February the toll had surpassed the prior year, with 542 Americans killed in the week ending Feb 17. Gen Westmoreland announced command revisions in the north while Marines maintained overall northern responsibility. Ground fighting eased briefly with mortar and rifle fire incidents near Tuy Hoa Can Tho Kontum and Saigon area. new details on juvenile detention reform were also reported in a separate local item.
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Saigon
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Army
William B. Rosson
Hue
Khe Sanh
U.S
Robert E. Cush Iman
Phuj Hiep
Tuy Hoa
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
26Th Infantry Division
Kontum City
Central Highlands
Dunbar Panthers Earn Berth In AAA State Finals
The Lubbock area Dunbar Panthers clinched a spot in the AAA state finals as district play concluded. Local coverage notes the team’s performance and upcoming matchup details.
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Lubbock, Area
Dunbar Panthers
Blasts at LBJ policy spark Senate clash over Vietnam
Feisty exchanges erupt as Sen. Roberts questions Tex. troops' purpose while Kennedy and Fulbright press for clearer aims. Tower defends withdrawal stance amid deadly Saigon war events and calls for congressional consultation. Page 6 with reports on the debate and troop actions.
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Hue
Washington
Sen. Roberts
United States
Kennedy
D-Ny
Beaumont
Tex
Viet
Nam
Johnson
Saigon
Asia
John G. Johnson
Tower of Texas
Congress
God of the Old
Son
J. William
Fulbright
D-Ark
Tower
Tech Talk opens with Polish and American at World Affairs Conference
Texas Tech kicks off a three day World Affairs Conference with Polish Ambassador Jerzy Michalowski and U S Foreign Service veteran George Venable Allen addressing about 350 attendees. Michalowski argued Poland views U S involvement in Vietnam as an intrusion and called for peaceful coexistence while outlining Poland’s stance in global affairs.
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Texas Tech
Avnusncne-journa
Ambassado
United Nations
Jerzy Michalowski
Tech Union
George Venable Allen
U.S. Foreign Service
Union
Coronado Room
Michalowski
U. S
Allen
United States
Poland
Vietnam
Prayer On Being Good Kind And Loving
A brief reader note from A Lube Wook Reader asking for guidance to live as Christians. It emphasizes practicing goodness kindness and love to grow in Thy Kingdom. The tone is devotional and exhortative to readers.
Miners Entombed as Fire Ravages Louisiana Salt Mine
Rescue teams faced intense heat 1,200 feet deep in Calumet as 21 miners remained missing after a late Tuesday fire. Earlier efforts halted when oxygen supplies dwindled, but absence of active flames allowed plans to probe winding tunnels for survivors.
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Aspctated
Calumet
Hower
Jean
Three Boys Die In Pool Near Beaumont
In Beaumont a backyard pool near the home claimed the lives of three boys ages 5 Calvin Troy Thomas 4 and James 3 after they drowned Thursday Firemen and Justice of the Peace Wallace McCasland pronounced them dead. Neighbor Mrs J D Melacon said she heard a child scream and found the three bodies in the shallow water The pool contained debris and boards and connected to underground tunnels and a shaft noted in prior reports as part of the mines complex.
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Beaumont
Justice of the Peace
Wallace McCasland
Charles Edward Lewis
Calvin Troy
Thomas
James
J.D. Melacon
Tor
Zoning changes approved for fraternity lodge and apartments in Lubbock
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved changes in three Lubbock areas including a Sigma Chi fraternity lodge at Peoria and 28th Streets in an otherwise residential area. Apartments zoning was recommended for lots at 20th and University, and M-1 industrial zoning for 34th and Ave. A. Sigma Chi argued the lodge would host meetings and events, not residents, while city planners warned against placing a lodge in a mostly residential zone.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche Journal
Peoria Ave
28Th St
Lubbock
Planning and Zoning Commission
20Th St
University Ave
34Th St
Ave. A
Bob Burr
Tech
Fiery Bus Crash on I-15 Near Baker Kills Twenty
A collision on rain slick Interstate 15 three miles east of Baker California between a Greyhound bus and a car killed twenty people and injured twelve. The bus traveling from Los Angeles to Las Vegas crashed, caught fire, and scattered bodies along the eastbound lane behind a truck. Investigators noted the bus likely carried nineteen victims plus one in the car.
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Grash
Greyhound
Baker
Calif
Romanueteveos News
Interstate 15
Here
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Bus Crash on South Plains Leaves Dozens Injured
A Pacific front brought thundershowers and scattered showers to the South Plains causing a westbound bus crash near Baker. At least five in the U S Weather Bureau area were injured with many bodies burned. drivers and passengers from Barstow to Beaumont faced severe conditions.
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Elaine Bartow Gormaniy ‘Hospital
Taureday
Baker
Borger
Lubbock
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ubbock
Tait Jury
Mojave Desert
South Plains
Nevada
Plain
Bakersview
Clovis
Hereford
Reetz
Phail
Panhandle
Pampa
Clarendon
Tubbeck
Mike Dellarocco
al Haney
Ambulance Co
Barstow
Cen
Texas
San Antonio
Beaumont
Galveston
Tex
Pacific Telephone Parkana
Presidio
Childress
Los
Angeles
Walter Terry
Hale Center Tornado Recalled At West Texas Storm Meet
Hale Center civil defense director recounts the June 1965 Hale County tornado that killed one person and damaged the town. The event occurred 9 27 p m and stretched across Hale Center as volunteers observed severe weather. The conference at City Hall featured Holland as a substitute speaker and included a color film titled Tornado.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Carlton Holland
Cotton Center
Hale Center
Civil Defense
Hale
Hale Center Civil Defense
West Tex
Plainview
Holland
City Hall
West Texas
Department of Public Safety
Division of Defense and Disaster Relief
Gerald Lee
Hale County
Weather map notes for Lubbock area forecast
Partly cloudy today and tonight with no precipitation threat. Winds southwest at 15 to 30 mph. Highs near mid 60s, lows in upper 30s.
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Lubbock
Asim Hake
Midahan
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