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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1967
Page
4
Fragmented text reports confusion over Pulitzer Prize winners and related awards. Mentions Times and Associated Press involvement, years, and specific categories but lacks clear names or events due to damaged source.
A garble of awards and names recounts journalism and literary prizes across universities. The Milwsinker Journal and The Five Filw receive accolades, with Pulitzer prizes echoing for reporting and international coverage.
Fragmentary text references strike ban labor issues, Johnson request, HECHT, Conners, and a President Benneds accused in a work relation context. Mentions editor and a book by David Brion Dae, with scattered numbers and names, but no coherent event or clear outcome.
Severe cold stretched across the plains with record low readings in multiple towns. Weather warnings reported strong winds, hail damage, and flooding from recent storms, while Northern Plains areas saw lingering snow and drifting.
Fragments describe a chaotic scene at Manseipel Airport with mentions of Justice Co. and a protest or disruption. Interpretable details are sparse. several named individuals and locations appear amid garbled text.
In a London robbery modeled on the Great Train Robbery, four bandits hijacked a armored truck carrying 21 million dollars in gold bullion. They blinded guards with ammonia, battered another, and transported the metal across the city before police stopped pursuit. The payload belonged to N M Rothschild and Sons and may be melted down for sale to jewelers.
About 500 letters urging removal of Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman and undersecretary Daniel S. Lehnster were mailed to farmers and ranchers in the Plains. A former federal farm adviser said the letters, sent from Brewster Kim Texas Montana, recommend replacing Freeman and Lehnstker with men with agricultural backgrounds. The push is linked to Kansas figures and advocacy from Evan Strnad who argues the family farm system would collapse without their removal.
A terse military bulletin reports 11 Red Jets destroyed with Marines suffering heavy casualties in ongoing combat. Details on location and unit designations are not provided in the fragment.
North Vietnamese forces attacked from fortified bunkers atop Hill 881 and a ridgeline, while Air Force jets pounded targets. Pentagon warned of tough fighting ahead near the DMZ with no mass invasion planned.
A Wednesday meeting of Tech groups in Plainview and Dallas discussed changing the university name to Texas Tech University and the impact on students and faculty. Faculty and ex-student associations favored a Texas State University and Technology aligned name, with a university-wide poll showing support for the change but mixed opinions among faculty.
A legislative committee advanced a bill imposing a 4 percent tax on pari mutuel betting pools up to 10 million dollars, 2 percent on pools 10 to 20 million, and 1 percent on pools over 40 million, with distributions to racing counties. The measure faced opposition from several lawmakers who urged a no vote.
Cuban officials announced on May Day that Ernest Che Guevara remains active as a guerrilla leader in Latin America. Major Abimeila, an armed forces minister, said Guevara appeared two years ago and has been pursued as the strongest influence against Pasinew.
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