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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1968

Page

15

Lubbock County voters ready for 47 polling places

Forty seven polling sites will open Saturday in Lubbock County for the Democratic primary with polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Democrats will hold precinct conventions at 2 p.m. and Republicans at 7:30 p.m. Voter receipts show each person’s precinct number. Names of polling locations include Wolfforth School and numerous other city schools, stations, and junior high facilities across Lubbock County.

Lubbock County Texas New Deal Clubhouse New Deal School Abernathy Shallowater Krat Gs Zankienie 12Th St Bangor Lubbock GOP Ave. Q New Deal Aber- Snathy Idalou High School Reese Cooper Elementary School Commissioner’s Phil J. O’jibway Bo Becker

Ike's Progress Said Good By Physicians

The bulletin said there has been no recurrence of heart difficulties and Eisenhower remains under complete bed rest in the cardiac care unit. The 77 year old former president was flown to March Air Force Base Hospital from Palm Desert and is expected to stay for several weeks.

March Air Force Base Calif Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower Air Base Palm Desert Palm Springs March

Ballot Preview Shows Pro and Con on Horse Racing Measure

Lubbock Democratic ballot explains the proposed horse racing law with pari mutuel wagering on a local option basis and the distribution of state revenue. It contrasts pro and anti positions while noting revised election rules and write-in policies for party officials and precinct races.

Texas Texas Horse Racing Board Sreaeeze Pe Baer el Rg Totel Texas Dairy Commission

Industries confront alcoholism costs with rehab push

Industry data show annual losses from alcoholism rising from about one to two to three billion dollars. The National Industrial Conference Board plans a new study, with Kemper Insurance funding, to examine corporate programs and the shift toward treating alcoholism as a disease rather than a personal failing.

New York National Industrial Conference Board Stephen Habbe Hobby Kemper Insurance

Almanac Entry and Casting News May 3 1968

May 3 1968 marks the 124th day of the year with celestial notes and notable events. Abraham Lincoln’s body reached Springfield Illinois in 1865, and Walter Brennan joins the cast of Support Your Local Sheriff with James Garner and Joan Hackett in 1968.

Abraham Lincoln Springfield Washington Chungking China Supreme Court San Salvador Christopher Orley James Garner Joan Hackett

General Sam Bell Maxey Home Becomes Museum in Paris

The Paris home of Confederate General Sam Bell Maxey, later a U S senator, is being transformed into the Sam Bell Maxey Museum by the Lamar County Historical Society. Maxey, a West Point roommate of Stonewall Jackson, served in the Mexican War and lived in Paris with his bride before Civil War service.

Paris Tex Sam Bell Maxey U. S Lamar County Historical Society Maxey Stonewall Jackson West Point

Woman reports man with spy glass watching her at beach

A Melinci mujer in Mar de Plata says a stranger peeping with a spy glass watches her every siesta afternoon. She slept nude with window open claiming heat. Police advise dressing or changing hotels.

Mar de Plata Argentina

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