27 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1968
Page
1
Dallas resident James Montgomery kept a 300 to 400 pound brown bear tethered to a tree in his front yard. Police checked city pet rules and allowed the animal if Montgomery built a cage. A neighbor worried about children near the bear and the scene drew police attention.
More than a dozen Texas Tech students volunteer to help 6 to 12 year olds at the Multic Service Center during a 4 to 6 pm session. Len Chew Jr. notes the informal, voluntary effort has run for a month with one college student per child most days.
Gen. Creighton W Abrams arrives in Washington to brief President Johnson and Defense officials on ARVN strength as rumors mount about his possible succession to Westmoreland. Officials offer few details amid secrecy, while a royal trip to South America is teased for fall with dates and destinations undecided.
Page 1 describes how the Community Mental Health Center project in Lubbock is moving toward realization with updates on progress and potential services for residents. The report highlights timelines, funding prospects, and expected community impact as planners push toward final approvals.
Dr Margaret Mead told a packed Municipal Auditorium the generation gap signals progress and that immigrant founders misread their children. She argued television shaped the first generation reared by TV and warned about a 20 year span of pre era power for those over 40 while urging a common language to avert global catastrophe.
Seven days into spring Texas logged a 91 degree high in Presidio with 70s and 80s statewide. Amarillo reached 88, Dalhart 80, Lubbock 75 after a 49 overnight. forecasters expect upper 80s to low 90s then cooling tonight as a cold front arrives. Thunderstorms may form over North Central and Northeast Texas. the Trinity River remains bankfull and could crest about eight feet above flood level at Trinidad.
A reflective prayer urges daily giving with self forgetfulness. It asks that even in prayer, concern remains for others, and after earthly work ends, the focus stays on others rather than personal reward.
Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien, a Kennedy ally and Johnson adviser, said he would resign if Johnson pursued total military victory in Vietnam. He told UPI he would leave with his head high if the president demanded unchecked victory.
A Larky Camp woman was bitten Tuesday afternoon by a dead rattlesnake in her front yard on the Lion Camp Ranch two miles from here. The dog shook the carcass until the head popped off. She felt a lump above her left eye and skin breaks were found. She consulted a physician about 90 minutes later and returned to work. The same page also discusses O'Brien's loyalty stance toward the Kennedy family and Vietnam War views.
Alice Margaret Christensen a 61 year old history professor who died in San Antonio on December 23 1966 leaves United States ten thousand dollars in grateful appreciation to the country that enabled her Danish immigrant parents Adolph and Hannah Christensen to seek life liberty and happiness. The bequest appears in a will made public by the Internal Revenue Service in Austin and notes most of her estate goes to charities with any federal estate tax due likely small.
GONPRES dealt a double blow to Johnson era tax and spending plans as Senate overruled Treasury on tax exempt bonds for private plant financing. House Ways and Means balked at abroad tax, final vote due today with limited support for the package.
Detroit officials completed a five hour auction of unclaimed riot loot from July. The sale raised about $9,000 for the city fund as residents bid on items from fry pans to TV sets and rugs. Police guided bidding to keep prices fair and prevent retail-price gaps.
In Dayton Ohio AP report delegates at a Consultation on Church Union meeting described efforts to unite 10 major denominations as a last chance before younger Christians pursue their own alliances. A Melbourne theologian and others warned that failure could spur bypassed unity efforts and new working blocs.
Fair and cooler today with a high in the upper 60s and a low tonight in the low 30s. Westerly winds should range from 10 to 20 mph.
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