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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1966
Page
6
United States forces raid South Vietnam with B52 bombers and ships of the 7th Fleet engaging Viet Cong coastal targets. Carronade St Francis River and the destroyer Ernest G Small fired more than 430 five inch rounds and rockets in Saturday action. Aerial spotters reported results.
Judge Ellis limited juror exposure to trial coverage amid a lengthy voir dire for Usasaga. Prosecutors plan a 99 year sentence with 19 witnesses, while suspects Garcia and Bela remain jailed on bonds as robbery loot is recovered.
Jackie F Foreman 11 son of Mr and Mrs Ed Foreman died Sunday at Methodist Hospital from leukemia He attended Cooper School Woodrow Survived by parents two brothers Dan Idi Jou and Harold three sisters Melrose Neitsch Lorenzo Johnny Long and The resa Foreman grandparents W F Foreman Newport Mr and Mrs J A Gant Whitney and great grandmother Mrs A W Arnold Clifton
Services are pending at George Price Funeral Home for Giraldene Cubit daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Lee Cubit who died Sunday at Levelland Clinic and Hospital where she had been a patient one day. Survivors include parents four sisters Mary Sue Doris Jean Barbara Ann Nell at home two brothers Joe Lee Jr and Jackie Lee and grandparents A B Shannon Lockhart.
Funeral services for Steve F. Beadles 61 of Rt 4 Brownfield who died Friday at Brownfield General Hospital are pending at Brownwood Funeral Home Beadles moved to Terry County in 1945 from Hockley County He was a farmer in Gomez community and a Gomez Baptist Church member Survivors include wife Etta four sons Dennis Seagraves Bobby Frankie and Larry a daughter Maxine Moore one son served with 8th Special Forces in Germany five brothers and seven sisters and seven grandchildren all listed with multiple hometowns.
Joe Rangel 29 14 Aubtor n was found with a back wound at 704d EK Stamford around 3 am Sunday. He was treated at Methodist Hospital where doctors removed a slug from his chest. A 17 year old Latin American man was arrested after police found a .22 rifle and an empty hall under a record player. Charges expected today.
Police confirm the body of Prince Friedrich of Prussia, grandson of the last Kaiser, was recovered from the Rhine near Bingen after he disappeared April 19. The 54 year old, who lived in England, owned Erbach Castle hotel and is survived by Lady Brigid Guinness Iveagh and five children. Officials say death by possible own action is likely but not confirmed as investigations continue. Divorce proceedings against his 20 year marriage to Lady Brigid were pending in Frankfurt.
Lovington I Special services set for Mrs Lillie Eveline Fairweather Chamberlain 77 a longtime resident. The First Presbyterian Church will host at 2 PM with Rev Earl B Brandon and Rev William Beauchamp officiating. Burial in Lovington Cemetery. Survivors: Ernest husband two sons Albert E Fairweather Lovington and James E Fairweather Midland daughter Mrs Caty E Thompson Lovington, 1+ grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Students at a high school report a mysterious glow from tombstones with various explanations. Jerry Fisher’s car mats and a witness named Miss Lyda discuss sightings while Sheryl Givens credits phosphorus from bone marrow, noting prior Hawaii folklore and local claims.
Funeral services for Fred Lee Woods 58 Slaton area resident since 1915 who died Friday in a Fort Baird New Mexico hospital are pending at Williams Funeral Home Slaton native formerly operated a service station at Southland Avis Slaton a daughter Mrs Roma MecInvale in Germany two grandchildren six sisters and three brothers are named in the notice including P R Son Woods Gallup New Mexico and Dink Woods Paducah with additional kin listed
Mrs A L Ater 84 of Idalou died at McMurry s Convalescent Home Lubbock. She lived in the Idalou area since 1953 member of Idalou Methodist Church. Rites at Idalou Methodist Church with Rev Hugh Daniel and Rev B H Kendrick. Burial in Lubbock Cemetery. Survived by son Alvie Joe Idalou route one daughter Mrs Hazel Arscott Fort Worth. Pallbearers named. Burial directed by Sanders Funeral Home.
Craw ford Martin a Democratic candidate for Texas attorney general was hospitalized in Austin after a three year old leg injury flared up. He was admitted to Seton Hospital following severe pain in the left leg and knee after a weekend incident. Martin, former Texas secretary of state, suffered the injury in a car wreck three years ago and lost an eye in the crash.
Herbert M. Sledge 60, longtime Lubbock resident since 1949, died Sunday in a Ballinger hospital after a three year illness following a stroke. Survived by two sons Dan and Lt Don Sledge, his mother Mrs A W Sledge, and two sisters Mrs Charlie Miller and Mrs Woodrow Wilson, all of Ballinger. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 00pm in Ballinger with burial in Leversreen Cemetery under Allen Davis Funeral Home. Sledge’s brother Al was former editor of the San Angelo Standard.
Beeville Texas report notes Ed Singleton executed in 1877 left his skin to the prosecuting attorney who convicted him. The will directed the skin be made into a drumhead to be beaten to the tune Old Molly Hare at a hanging anniversary event outside the jail, per UPI sources.
Flooding along the Trinity River forces evacuations at a trailer park on Harry Hines Boulevard Dallas and swamps areas in Grand Prairie and Irving. Fire crews search for five missing people after a stalled car was swept away, while 17 deaths are attributed to the storm and floods with six people still unaccounted. White Rock spillway rescues save three youths clinging to trees. Laredo endures a flash flood and Nueces Frio rivers rise across South Texas as cleanup begins in Bachman Creek Dallas.
B C Crouch 86 longtime Gaines County rancher and farmer died Sunday in Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Services set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at First Methodist Church with Rev N S Daniel and Rev R L Kirk officiating. Burial in Seminole Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction. Survived by wife Nannie daughter Debbie Lewis Arcadia California sister Mrs Bobby Williams Dallas brother Richard Wortham and three grandchildren
Mao Tze-tung did not appear at Peking May Day events fueling speculation on his health and possible behind the scenes political shifts. Peking Peoples Daily urged workers to follow Mao's philosophy as broadcasts reported large participation in celebrations across China and Japan.
Fidel Castro used a May Day address in Havana to declare prostitutes now serve as public health workers and pledge to curb beer consumption to promote reading. He denounced U S imperialism over Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic, while criticizing State Department spokesman McCloskey.
In Red Square the Soviet Union showcased mobility of its missile forces amid an eight minute parade, criticizing American policy and Viet Nam while highlighting oceanic ballistic missiles and mobile launch ramps. Western experts called mobility the core shift in Soviet strategic thinking. The event included a mass rally with Marshal Malinovsky and Brezhnev observing, despite rain.
In Warsaw the Communist regime marks May Day while Poland nears the 1000th anniversary of Christianity. Gomulka cites secular ties to Christianity and denounces U.S. policy in South Vietnam beneath a Ho Chi Minh portrait.
Berlin marked May Day with East German goose-stepping troops in the Communist sector while about a quarter million West Berliners listened to Mayor Willy Brandt demand more and lasting freedom for their divided city. Western allies condemned the display as a violation of the quadripartite status. Soviet troops did not participate in East Berlin’s parade.
In Singapore police blocked a May Day rally of pro-Communists near the U S embassy. Demonstrators rallied and left in trucks with Red flags but could not reach the embassy as riot trucks and officers kept streets clear. No incidents were reported.
Thousands of workers joined May Day celebrations in Belgium under banners of the Belgian Socialist parties and unions. Many others chose the sea and countryside over the parades amid the blazing sun.
About 1 000 Communist party stalwarts gathered in Paris for the traditional May Day demonstration. The event was orderly and featured calls for working class solidarity and an end to the Vietnam War while many Parisians chose leisure outings in the countryside.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser warned in a May Day address that Egyptian troops would occupy two centers of aggression inside Saudi Arabia. He accused Saudi training of Yemeni royalists to ambush Egyptian troops and urged action if Saudi aggression against Yemen continued. In Oslo, Norway, thousands of Norwegian Socialists marched for peace on May Day.
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