30 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1969
Page
1
Crowds gathered in drizzle to honor the fallen at a midnight ceremony. Enlisted men carried the body in a hearse through a cathedral portal bearing the inscription The Way of Peace as mourners thinned by dusk.
An unclear clipping notes events in Vietnam and Viet Cong activity around Easter, with scattered terms about service and arrival. The readable fragments reference Plainview vicinity and wartime odyssey without clear dates or confirmed actions.
The funeral service for General Dwight D. Eisenhower is held at his son John Eisenhower's home farm with M ammie Eisenhower facing the crowd in mourning. An Honor Guard of modern military leaders including Omar Bradley Arthur Radford and Lauris Norstad attends as about 600 people gather for the 20 minute private rites and public viewing.
Soldiers from 5th Army and Ft. Riley pour into Abilene ahead of Ike burial with 2,400 on hand by Wednesday. An army operations manual titled Plan Kansas outlines every burial step as writers compile 71,500 fact sheets and 5,250 photographs on Eisenhower across odd topics from poker to soup.
Arizona engineers convert treated sewage water into an aquatic study site in Tucson. Four ponds host thriving fish while two 17 acre lakes are under construction. Project uses city water returned at about 45 million gallons daily after treatment and testing.
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