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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1968
Page
2
Rain and showers spread across the area with only light amounts in some towns. Cooler temperatures follow with night lows in the 30s and scattered showers along a broad line from Tahoka to Levelland and near Lubbock. Meantime a political notice notes a governor’s mansion event in Austin and schedules a public gathering.
In Lovell Wyoming and Billings Montana reports two mayoral and council hopefuls were denied ballot placement after failed timely receipt of filing applications. The city attorney’s opinion required Saturday midnight receipt, while applicants claimed mailed submissions were postmarked earlier but not received until Monday. The event followed a broader federal land dispute over wild horses and a write in campaign option.
About 30 members of the Lubbock County Democratic Executive Committee met in the county commission chambers to draw names for May 4 ballot spots. A unanimous resolution endorsed the Johnson administration on Vietnam and urged support for Democratic candidates. The gubernatorial race order listed Hill, Hackworth, Smith, Whittenburg, Locke, Yarborough, Briscoe, Veloz, Warrner Carr, and O Daniel. Barnes ranked third for lieutenant governor behind Smith and Gladden.
U S Marines stormed North Vietnamese trenches four miles north of Dong Ha and killed 67 enemy soldiers. US losses were 12 killed and 24 wounded. The clash came as fresh offensive fighting expanded around Saigon and targets near Khe Sanh and Haiphong were hit by air and armor.
A court signed an order for Benjamin Lach, 23, Texas Tech student, to undergo psychiatric examination by Dr. R. K. O’Loughlin. Lach is jailed on charges of murder with malice in the scalpel killing of 54-year-old Sarah Morgan in the Tech science building. He was arrested after a high speed chase ending in a West Lubbock cemetery and found with a stolen car.
A girl named Dana Lynn Kelfer was abducted from her San Antonio home between 1 and 1:30 pm. Police said a man, later identified as the kidnapper, led them to a farm two miles from Bulverde where the 32 mile drive north of the city ended with the child safe. The FBI noted the man in custody appears involved. The girl's father, attorney Marvin G. Kelfer, and grandparents Jerry G. Kelfer and Louis Michael, president of Travis Saving Loan Co., were connected to the case. The maid aided by binding, the intruder wrapped the child in a blanket before fleeing. the woman freed herself and sought help nearby. The suspect was arrested around 10 pm and taken to the farm location.
Weather data shows mostly cloudy night and cooler conditions. High today expected in the mid to upper 50s with a low tonight near 30s. Winds from the west to northwest at 15 to 25 mph. Humidity around 86 percent with midday readings near 43 percent. Temperature comparison notes show a year ago high of 68 and low around 4.
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