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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1968
Page
2
Raymond M. Lahr weighs the Kennedy name against political opportunism and a Johnson precedent as Robert F. Kennedy announces a 1968 presidential bid. The piece contrasts Kennedy’s national profile and media savvy with McCarthy’s experience and delegate machinery, noting timing and party dynamics shaping a potentially turbulent season.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told Indiana Democrats at French Lick that within days an intensive government review has been undertaken to find a better or more effective way to peace. He spoke after Sen. Robert F. Kennedy announced his candidacy against President Johnson but offered no hint on further steps.
In Chicago a Caesarean delivery produced a baby girl for Mrs. Olivia Mendola who died minutes earlier from a .32 caliber gunshot wound. Father Robert Mendola was charged with murder after claiming an accidental shooting during a money dispute in a west side basement apartment. The infant, unnamed on hospital records as Baby Mendola, remained in guarded condition.
The annual School of Instruction of District 2 Section 4 of the Order of the Eastern Star concluded Saturday with a banquet at the Pioneer Hotel. Herbert L. Arnold of Fort Worth, Texas grand worthy patron, was principal speaker. More than 400 registered for the school and evening meetings.
Public notice details old subscription options for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal including Morning Evening Sunday editions and varying rates per month with prices and classifications. The document lists frequency plans such as Sunday Only and Morning or Evening combos, printed in Lubbock Texas in 1908.
The Panhandle West Texas NA Bank Women Spring Convention ends Monday with a breakfast in the Flame Room of the Pioneer National Gas Building. National president Mrs. Lillian L. Wilkins of Williamsburg Virginia and regional membership chair Miss June Jennings of Searcy Arkansas will speak after breakfast. Saturday sessions with Mrs. Wilkins as main speaker were held at Forrest Community Center.
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