29 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1969
Page
1
President Nixon recalled Dwight Eisenhower as a moral authority in American life. He credited Eisenhower with standing for freedom through war and peace and said he would remain with freemen as they cherish liberty.
Editorialists recall former President Eisenhower, praising his service to country and Western civilization. Truman and Eisenhower tributes stress military leadership, unity, and enduring national heritage as Nixon’s national day of mourning is noted. Blair House offers guest access for Johnson and Truman during funeral observances.
A Lubbock High School teacher reports a practical fix for textbook shortages in the education section. The article outlines classroom strategies and references page placements for related notes.
Fragmentary note honors a former service member with a memorial tribute. It mentions memory, public buildings in Lubbock, and references to American grounds and sens invoked in a commemorative context. The readable text points to a tribute or remembrance event or display.
Dwight D. Eisenhower died at Walter Reed Army Hospital at 12:25 p.m. He was 78. A three day state funeral will begin in Washington with lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda, followed by burial Wednesday at the Eisenhower Library chapel in Abilene Kansas.
In Lubbock, all federal offices will close Monday for a day of mourning for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Postal services will be curtailed. city manager Bill Blackwell said municipal services will run on a normal schedule.
Snow and blowing winds sweep the region as a cold front plunges temperatures below freezing across the Panhandle and South Plains. Warnings cover northern panhandle areas while Lubbock reports morning lows in the upper 20s and highs near 50.
The USDA announced no extension for price support loans on 1968 cotton. Don Anderson of Crosbyton led a Beltwide proposal to extend 14 months from disbursement, but loans will mature July 31 as since 1956. The Commodity Credit Corp will take title on defaulted entries.
A U.S. congressman urged suitable for war in South Vietnam, citing fighting at the Ben Cui rubber plantation northwest of Saigon. Reports say casualties included U.S. and allied personnel, with several killed and wounded as hostilities intensified near recent frontline positions.
President Nixon announced Dwight Eisenhower's death with a proclamation naming the next Monday a national day of mourning. The flag will fly at half staff worldwide for 30 days as the nation honors the late general and former president.
The Soviet Union launched its 275th unmanned Cosmos satellite. Tass reported the craft orbits the Earth once every 95.2 minutes, with mission specifics not disclosed.
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