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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1968

Page

13

Propaganda stunt linked to U S deserters in Stockholm

AP reports American journalist William Russell and U S consul Merle Arp were trapped by two American deserters and two Swedish women at a Stockholm youth hostel in a staged scene meant to imply Embassy involvement in deserter activity. The intrusion was confirmed by the U S Embassy.

Stockholm U.S Wiliam Russell Army Times Russell U.S. Army Ray Jones Germany Arp Dodson Sweden Jones U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Detroit

Morale Erodes Among Khe Sanh Rangers Under Siege

At Khe Sanh Vietnam a 380 strong South Vietnamese ranger battalion guarding the U S Marine base waits for an attack that may never come. The near pressure from North Vietnamese trenches napalm and shelling has left many soldiers demoralized and exhausted with scarce water fatigues and food. Two rangers shot themselves last week seeking evacuation to see their families while commanders report over 100 enemy killed.

Khe Sanh Vietnam U.S Hoan Pho Pho Nigne

Knox Services Set At Olton

Samuel L. Knox 88, a former Olton resident, died Saturday night in a Corpus Christi hospital. Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist Church of Olton with two ministers officiating. Burial will follow in Olton Cemetery under Parsons Funeral Home direction. Knox lived in Olton two years before moving to Corpus Christi seven years ago. Survivors include five daughters Edna Goolsby Christine Fenn Moselle Funke Helen Dugan all of Houston and Mary Figard of Alexandria Virginia and four sons W A of Pearland A R of Hebbronville T L of Riviera and R F of Del Rio.

Olton Samuel L. Knox Corpus Christi Hospital First Methodist Church Tommy Nelson R. H. Campbell Olton Cemetery Parsons Funeral Home Knox Corpus, Christi Edna Goolsby Christine Fenn Moselle Funke Helen Dugan Houston Mary, Figard Alexandria W. A Pearland A. R Hebbrowville T. L Riviera R. F del Rio

Theodore H. Pierce Rites Arranged

Theodore H. Pierce 87 of 216 Ave. T died 5 15 a m Sunday at St. Marys Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services set for 10 a m Tuesday at Resthaven Funeral Chapel with Rev J R Bell officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include four sons Arthur Bill Ira Truman two daughters Dora Jordan and Mrs Jim Davis 18 grandchildren 41 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Theodore H. Pierce Ave. T Lubbock County St. Mary's Hospital Resthaven Funeral Chapel J. R. Bell First Church of the Nazarene City of Lubbock Pierce Fort Worth Dawson County Arthur 23Rd St Bill Sacramento Calif Ira Slaton Truman Houston Dora Jordan Dallas Jim Davis 32Nd St

Rites Arranged For Mrs Caton At Mattoon Funeral

Mrs Caton Gran0 of Mattoon died Saturday night prompted rites planned in Mattoon under Schilling Funeral Home guidance. Payne Funeral Home of Amherst managed local arrangements. Surviving stepdaughters include Frances Westfall of Australia and Richley Garley of Mira Loma California, plus Lou Nichols Norman Olja ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Gran0 Mattan Otd Byron Sudan Mattoon Schilling Funeral Home Payne Funeral Home Amherst Frances Westfall Australia Richley Garley Mira Loma Calif Mia Lou Nichols Norman Olja

Wolfforth auction aids Easter drive at stock show

The Wolfforth Young Farmers will auction a registered gift donated by F A Durham at 3 p.m. to support Crippled Children Easter Campaign. Auctioneer is Herb Henderson. Also reported are funeral services for L C Tilley and Louisa Esqueda with multiple other obituaries and missing persons notes from Brownfield and Meadow.

Wolfforth Young Farmers Chapter F. A. Durham Crippled Childrens Herb Henderson

Language honors banquet honors French scholars at Tech

French recitalist Pierre Viala addressed Tech’s annual awards banquet as Pi Delta Phi the Beta XI chapter sponsored the event in the Texas Tech Union ballroom. Awards recognized first through fourth year French excellence and literary achievement among Tech students and faculty.

Pierre Viala Exas Tech Union Que and Pa Hardee Pat Coil Tech Texas Tech Union Viala Hag Baudelaire United States Beta XI Pi Delta Phi Lubbock Maynor Hardee Miss Coll L'Esprit Francais Hachemi Saada Ann Strawhorn Morgan Mill Ann Benoit Houston Barbara de Garmo Baytown Charles Johnson Jr Fort Worth William R. Herter Amarillo Sharon Short Clare Smith Pat Schroeder Dallas Diane Bodoh Hartland Wisc Edwin le Breton Suzy Crain Jerry C. Nash Longview Jan

Henry L Fowler services set in Denver City

Henry Lee Fowler 70 died at 6 a.m. Sunday in Denver City. Services will be at 2 30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church with pastors Ferguson and Broad officiating. Burial will be in Denver City Memorial Park under Singleton Funeral Home. Survived by his wife four sisters and three brothers previously operated upholstery businesses in Denver City and Brownfield.

Denver City Henry Lee Fowler First Baptist Church John Ferguson Kenneth Broad First Christian Church Buria Denver City Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home Brownfield Fowler Lions Club Thelma Magneag Farwell Lois Magness Cortez Colo Pearl Humphreys Levelland Jane Osgood del Rio John Staggs Gustine Calif Obie Staggs Frank Staggs San Antonio

Funeral Rites Pend For Meyer Infant

Troy Allen Meyer 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs Roger Meyer of 2102 E 50th died about 10 15 am Sunday at his home Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy is conducting an inquest The boy was a native of Lubbock Surviving besides the parents are a brother Bobby and grandparents Mr and Mrs Arthur Brashers and the Rev and Mrs H C Meyer Services are pending with Rix Funeral Directors.

Troy Allen Meyer Roger Meyer E. 50Th Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy Lubbock Bobby Arthur Brashers H. C. Meyer Edgemont

Dr. A. F. Woods Dies Rites Set

Dr. A F Woods 90 of 1319 58th Street, retired optometrist, dies at Ray's Hospitality Home. Funeral services at 2 p.m. at Rix Funeral Chapel with Dr C E Hereford officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include wife Lonnie two sons Bert Woods and C N Woods a stepson J W Kinard a daughter Mrs Alex Taylor and three grandchildren two great grandchildren.

A. F. Woods 58Th St Rix Funeral Chapel C. E. Hereford First Baptist Church City of Lubbock Cemetery M. T. Grady Clifford Hilbers J. C. Hughes Frank Warlick Bud Wright Jacke Cline Woods McNary Tenn Ray Lubbock Lonnie Bert Woods Henderson C. N. Woods Tohoka J. W. Kinard 68Th St Alex Taylor Wichita Falls

Services today for Mrs J P Bowlin of O'Donnell

Mrs Bowlin 80 longtime O Donnell resident died Sunday at Ray's Hospitality Home. Services at 2 p m today at Forrest Heights Methodist Church with Rev O A McBrayer and Rev J O Haymes officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include two daughters two sisters a brother five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

J. P. Bowlin O'Donnell Forrest Heights Methodist Church O. A. McBrayer J. O. Haymes Resthaven Memorial Park Resthaven

Prayers Demand Pueblo Crew Release Across Korea

About 300 South Koreans of the Chondo Kyo sect held a prayer meeting for the safety and release of the USS Pueblo crewmen. Buddhists plan a similar demonstration next Sunday for the 82 men captured by North Korean Communists.

Pueblo Seoul Korea UPI

Bio Magic VIEWPOINT by Julien C Hyer

The piece discusses shifting loyalties and labeling defections as betrayals or conversions. It notes how people judge others differently based on allegiance, comparing reactions to those who switch sides with biblical references and calling attention to biased viewpoints.

A N Bullard Rites Planned In Plainview

A N Jack Bullard 59 died Sunday at a Plainview hospital. Rites set Tuesday at Boswell Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Ray Smith of Tulsa officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery, Wood Dunning Funeral Home directing. Native of Erath County moved to Plainview in 1932 from Durant Oklahoma then to Tulsa in 1962. Survived by son Arthur of Canyon. daughters Mrs C E O Kelly of Amarillo and Mrs Dan Barton of El Paso. four sisters. one brother.

Plainview A. N Jack) Bullard Boswell Heights Baptist Church Ray Smith Tulsa Plainview Cemetery Wood-Dunning Funeral Home Erath County Bullard Durant Oklo Arthur Canyon C. E. O'Kelly F Amarillo Dan Barton el Paso W. B. Jamison Okla Homa City Dolph Morgani Dougherty Junior Daniels Duncan Melburn Roundtree L. O Cordell

Detroit Mayor's Father Dies After Parade

Sylvester J. Cavanagh, 75, father of Detroit Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh, died of a heart attack after watching the St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Detroit. He collapsed near his car. fire rescue arrived in two minutes but could not revive him. He was born in Richmond Ontario in 1892 and worked as a Ford steamfitter before retiring. He was described as austere and religious, attending mass daily.

Detroit UPS Sylvester J. Cavanagh Jerome P. Cavanagh Cavanagh Detroit Receiving Hospital George Rengers St. Mary's Richmond Ont Ford Motor Co

Lubbock Furniture Store Head Shot during Sunday Slay

Det. Lt. Ben Moorman reports 3 year old Fudge found shot in his Family Mart office near a police store in Lubbock. A 9 mm automatic pistol lay on the desk. No sign of struggle. Funeral arrangements pending. An inquest will be held in Plainview.

Sthadlat Hospital Lubbockst Hospital Ben Moorman Moorman Lubbock Wayne LeCroy Fudge Jack Dunn Clarence Lewis Plainview Medical Arts Hospital Wood- Dunning Funeral Home

Educators to Tour Naval Academy and Washington

Fourteen Lubbock area educators depart Reese AFB for a four day visit to the U S Naval Academy Annapolis and Washington D C to learn about Naval Academy education opportunities for qualified high school graduates. The group will tour White House Capitol and Library of Congress and dine with Rep. Mahon before visiting the Naval Academy. Mentions include Lee Ash Lowell Bynum Frank Don jahue George Scott Verne Waldron Paul Young Jerry Fletcher James Cunningham John Hurley Donald Jay Maxey McKnight Bill Mann Glenn Mitchell and Harold Reynolds.

Lubbock South Plains U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis Washington,dc George H.owe Reear Melvin Burks Naval Reserve Tohoka Public Schools Naval Academy Reese Air Force Base Naval White House Capitol Supreme Court Library of Congress Rep. Mahon House Appropriations Committee Lee Ash Estacado High School Lowell Bynum Cooper High School Frank Donjahue Navy League George Scott Dunbar High School Verne Waldron Paul Young Lubbock High School Jerry Fletcher James Cunningham Whiteface Public John Hurley Hobbs High School Donald Jay Lamesa High School Maxey McKnight Kress High School Bill Mann Springlake Public Schools Glenn Mitchell Wilson Public Schools Harold Reynolds Tohoka

Heart transplant patient rests at home in Cape Town

Dr. Philip Blaiberg, the world’s only living heart transplant patient, spent a quiet Sunday at home reading and resting after 75 days in Groote Schuur Hospital. A medical bulletin said he made excellent progress and planned a quiet evening.

Cape Town South Africa UPI Philip Blaiberg Blaiberg Eileen Groote Schuur Hospital Ators

Ship collision near Pointe a la Hache leaves eight dead

A 492-foot Farrell Lines cargo ship collided with an oil barge upstream from New Orleans leaving 63 aboard and eight dead. Seventy-five survivors were hospitalized with four in serious condition as FBI tried to identify burned bodies.

Samuel Brown Coast Guard New Orleans African Star Farrell Lines Federal Bureau of Identification Ndt Sydney Australia Pointe A la Hache Richard Schauer New York City

Minister Reveals New Post Plans To Congregation

Dr. William S. Banowsky of Broadway Church of Christ told his congregants he will resign to become executive vice president of Pepperdine College in Los Angeles. He will head development for a new Pepperdine campus, oversee campus planning, design and curriculum, and lead a fundraising drive of 10 to 12 million. He will serve as Pepperdine’s second administrator alongside Dr. M. Norman Young. Church elders expressed deep regret, noting the decision followed counseling sessions. Banowsky preached his first Lubbock sermon on March 31, 1963, about five years prior.

William S. Banowsky Broadway Church of Christ Pepperdine College Los Angeles Banowsky Pepperdine M. Norman Young John B. White Brother Banowsky Dr. Banowsky Lubbock

Wanton Gunshot Kills Boatman In Houston

A Houston father of seven, Marvin Robert Roark, 53, died after a .22 rifle slug hit him while he and his son were beating. Police arrested three young men ages 18, 18, and 19. no charges filed yet. Witnesses said the trio fired at boaters from the riverbank near the U S 59 bridge on the San Jacinto River.

Houston Marvin Robert Roark San Jacinto River U.S. 59 Roark

Abduction of Guatemala Archbishop Stuns Nation

The archbishop is kidnapped after leaving the radio palace, reportedly at the hand of guerrillas. Nuncio Msgr Bruno and Guatemalan church leaders met President Mendez Montenegro and officials as police pledge control, while the government faces pressure and delays on reforms.

Cane Papanuncio Bruno Nudio Julio Case Mendez Montenegro Hector Manelilae Pinte

Lurleen Wallace Slightly Improves After Restful Night

Governor Lurleen Wallace was slightly improved after a restful night but remained in serious condition at St. Margaret's Hospital. Ed Ewing said she continued to take some liquids by mouth after her third cancer operation and an abdominal abscess drainage.

Bodies recovered from Adriatic ship sinking

In Belgrade two Greek seamen were found dead after the 1,160 ton Peltastis sank in a Sunday Adriatic storm. The incident raised the death toll to six with two missing. Officials revised crew to 12 from 13 as initially reported. One seaman was ashore before the storm.

Belgrade Yugoslavia UPI Adriatic

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