High Point High School shooting ends in student death
In High Point North Carolina a 16-year-old student killed classmate David Lee Walker at High Point Central High School during lunch. Gerald Locklear was arrested nearby after the assault and found with a .38 caliber revolver. Police say there was prior conflict and Locklear had written an essay about how he would kill Walker.
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Associated Press
High Point
N.C
David Lee Walker
Gerald Locklear
Ralph Johnson
High Point Central High School
Locklear
Johnson
Walker
Laurie Prichett
Prichett
Lach Held for Jury in Tech Slaying Case
Benjamin Lach, charged with murdering a Texas Tech cleaning woman, was bound over to the grand jury after an examining trial where a surprise alibi witness testified they were together on December 4 the night of the slaying. The witness Joan Dominick a Tech freshman said they drank coffee and talked at her apartment after meeting at the Student Union. The Polish-born Lach came to Tech in September after graduating from Suffolk University in Massachusetts.
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Joe Gordon
Avalanche-Journal
Benjamin Lach
Texas Tech
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Lach
Bill Gillespie
Joan Dominick
Tech
Smyer
Student Union
Suffolk University
Suffolk
Boston
Mass
Dominick
Mekong Delta action tides up Saigon offensive
The Associated Press reports U S and South Vietnamese troops pressed the Saigon offensive as 243 Viet Cong were killed and 57 Americans and 71 South Vietnamese died or were wounded. In the Mekong Delta, U S air power destroyed 245 sampans in three days amid enemy moves toward Saigon. The fighting centered near Trang Bang on Route 1 as Allied casualties were light in the Saigon fights but mounting overall.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Mekong
Trang Bang
Texas candidates push final six weeks of governor race
Candidates enter a heated final stretch as campaigns race toward Election Day. Polls show tightening race dynamics with debates and policy contrasts shaping voter choice across key Texas regions.
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Texas
Sec. C
Lost Fort Leonard Wood soldiers found in cavern
Three soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood, reported missing after entering a cave north of Waynesville, were found Monday night by searchers. They had been missing since Sunday, were hungry and a bit exposed, but in good health and taken to the post hospital for care. They waited for rescue and prayed during their ordeal.
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Waynesville, Mo
Ft. Leonard Wood
Waynesville
Post Hospital
Letticer
Prayer Verse Blesses Hearts with Thankful Grit
A concise devotional prayer asks Jesus for grateful hearts that recognize blessings, thanking the giver for every good gift. The reader offers a reverent acknowledgment of gratitude and divine grace.
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Jesus
Cow Palace Plans Move Forward In Panhandle South Plains Fair
County commissioners met with fair association directors to discuss a proposed stock show and arena building. Earl Ince Jr. indicated arenas in Odessa and Abilene show typical costs and ownership by the county, citing a new Abilene facility as a benchmark for the planned project.
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Kenneth Irish
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock County
Odessa
Abilene
Spring Weather Flirts With Warmth Across Lubbock
Spring arrives with a 75 degree high in Lubbock marking the warmest day of the year. After a Monday morning low around 34 degrees, forecasters expect mid 30s tonight and mid 70s again tomorrow under partly cloudy skies and 20 mph winds. Hobbs, New Mexico, reports a related weather note.
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Availache
Jouranl
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Hobbs
N. M
Oh Good Grief Why Not Wed
Bristol resident Charlie Brown age 97 marries his 82 year old childhood sweetheart Annie a widowed woman. He announces he will give up drink claiming Annie does not like it and cites tired of single life as his reason for marrying again.
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Bristol
England
Charlie Brown
Monday
Annie
Charlie
Hazelbrook
Fire guts Caprock mall stores causing heavy losses
A fire gutted The Boutique in Caprock Shopping Center spreading to The Booterie and other nine shops. Estimated losses exceed 200000 with Boutique owner about 100000. damage to building fixtures and Farrs Cafeteria also heavy. Fire chief Sanford cited extensive smoke and spread from a storage room.
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Caprock Mall
Elata Ely
Phil Hamilton
Avalanche-Journal
Caprock
Marcus
Billie Rosenwasser
Caprock Shopping Center Inc
Booterie
Farr's
Roy Sanford
Sanford
Farr’s
Fire damages mall stores with limited losses reported
Sanford could not determine the fire’s exact cause and Fire Marshal Black planned to inspect debris. The blaze started near The Boutique as employees of nearby stores saw smoke and alerted crews. Dunlap’s Escapes major damage only to warped display windows. Zale’s Jewelers had light smoke damage. Caprock Salon suffered smoke in its area. Fire crews remained on site to prevent rekindling.
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Sanford
A. C. Black
Zale's Jewelers
Dunlap
Dunlap's
Zale’s
Johnson vows battle on two fronts in 1968 race
President Johnson pledges to fight election year attacks while pushing a social program and Vietnam policy. He defends progress in poverty, school aid, elderly care, and jobs, urging unity against partisan efforts as Nixon McCarthy and Kennedy seek renomination.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
America
Natron
Richard Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Brownsville rejects 1 percent sales tax proposal
Voters in Brownsville rejected the proposed one percent city sales tax in a last minute rush to the polls. The margin was 2,436 against to 1,519 in the UPI report.
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Brownsville
UPI
Lubbock County weighs cost of a medical examiner
The Lubbock County Commission goes slow on hiring a medical examiner citing high costs and proposing study before action. County Judge Rod Shaw favors tying the office to a teaching hospital and a future medical school to cut extra expenses. Commissioner Alton Brazell backs cautious steps toward a full medical examiner role as population grows.
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Lubbock County
Lubbock
Justices of the Peace
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Alton Brazell
See
Weather Map Page for Lubbock Area Forecast
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a high in the 70s and a low in the upper 30s. Winds southwest at 15 to 25 mph. Humidity high around 90 percent, low around 17 percent. Sunrise and sunset listed. precipitation and regional city references noted.
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