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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1968
Page
6
A damaged fragment notes a Red Fire hit on a C123 transport during a landing at Sand Friday. The big plane was put out of action but not destroyed, indicating damage yet survival of the airframe as reported in the muttered lines.
A bus and a 1864 white automobile collided near the Nevada border, igniting a blaze that twisted metal and ejected passengers. responders worked to remove injured and charred remains along the lonely highway as investigators examine the fiery crash scene near Baker, about 45 miles from the state line and Las Peres roughly 100 miles east.
Reported heist details are unclear as thieves allegedly fled with cash while a security truck was attacked. Army and police respond to the scene amid chaos.
A town zoning and industrial area debate centers on University Avenue with plans for a 34th Street and Ave A M-1 industrial zone. The hearing discussed Airfields targets, wartime history, and Polish neutrality remarks amid a broader zoning study for the commercial district.
The article recalls casualties in Vietnam and Korea with figures of killed and wounded, and notes shifts in governance and social aims postwar. It mentions Polish government changes, U S officials on troop returns, and a seminar discussing the Soviet bloc evolution. It also references a local zoning dispute and property development plans near 5th Street and Temple Avenue.
A two man gunman crew attacked an armored car carrying $29 000 near a state facility. The guards and crew scuffled as the robbers grabbed a bag and fled, injuring a guard who suffered a heart attack during the incident. State police said the attackers had shown anger before opening fire and were immediately stopped by officers on the scene.
In Brockton Massachusetts on May 23 a group of three masked men robbed the First National Bank East Side branch. They used machine guns to threaten the truck crew inside the bank. The incident is part of a string of major robberies in the Boston area with totals cited around 4.7 million dollars.
Funeral services are listed for Thomas Raylmidst Fortenberry four month old son of noted senator and family. The service schedule includes burial at Garden of Memory Cemetery under the direction of Sherwood Mortuary. A large attendance of family friends and members of the senate are expected in New York.
New Orleans officials report a patient climbed a nine story hospital building to threaten jumping but was stopped by staff. The man, Raymond D. Price, 40, an outpatient at Hutchinson Memorial Hospital, was hospitalized after the incident and asked for further guidance on future cases. Father Kerlock referenced in the review of the plat subject to development.
Residents sought shelter as storms hit after 8 p.m. Dozens of tornadoes tore through the business district leaving a nearly new building ruined. Civil defense workers at City Hall tracked the danger while Holland and Hale Center volunteers followed the funnel through town. The scene was chaotic with debris and scattered bodies as responders aided victims and safety crews recovered remains.
Lubbock leaders and ministers urged creation of a juvenile detention home after tours of city and county facilities. They cited 1967 police figures showing 2,472 city juvenile cases with many offenders aged 15 to 16 and called for coordinated studies and citizen involvement.
F W White 85 died at Brownfield General Hospital with services pending at Brownfield Funeral Home. A native of Eastland County he farmed 47 years in Meadow. Survivors include relatives in Lubbock Brownfield and Houston. Meantime details include a stray line about Hurst and political figure Martin in separate notices, with funeral plans in Attleboro and Waco.
At Clovis New Mexico a nine officer panel hears Capt Dale E Noyd a Wenatchee Washington native claim religious beliefs shaped his refusal to train for Vietnam duty He seeks conscientious objector status or resignation The defense argues a 1968 religious experience changed his life and conscience prompting moral conflict in obeying orders
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