Burglary and theft probe in Lubbock weekend crimes
Lubbock police probe a weekend break in at Bruce's Clothing Store Redbud Square with about 5200 in clothing missing including 128 suits and dress items. Officers seek two Black youths in a purse snatching near Methodist Hospital and report thefts from Abbott Trailer Sales and a residence on East 8th Street totaling over 500 dollars.
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Lubbock
Bruce's Clothing
Redbud Square
Methodist ‘Hospital
James FP. Wilson
Brownfield
Laquita Cartill
A. L. Abbott Jr
Otha Terry
E. 8Th St
Three Cars Collision Injures Lubbock Woman
A Lubbock woman, 29 year old Marcela Breedlove, was seriously injured when her van was thrown from the vehicle in a three car crash at 19th Street and Boston Avenue around 4 20 p m Monday. Breedlove is in critical condition at Methodist Hospital with head injuries. The other driver, Stephen Lee Field, 18, a Texas Tech student, was uninjured. Police and Texas Tech Traffic Security units assisted at the scene as traffic was redirected.
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A. Lubbock
19Th Street
Boston Avenue
Marcela Breedlove
41St St
Methodist’ Hospital
Stephen Lee Field
Texas-Tech
Lexington Apartments
Brownfield Highway
Odessa
Mishap Injures Worker at Lubbock State School
Ronald Modawell aged 30 of 501 41st Street was in fair condition Monday night at Methodist Hospital after a fall from a ladder. He reportedly was shocked by a live wire at the Lubbock State School on North University Avenue and Loop 289 while employed by ABC Sheet Metal Co.
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Ronald’ Modawell
41St St
Methodist
Modawell
Lubbock State School
University Avenue
ABC Sheet Metal Co
Coronado Band Concert Tonight at High School Auditorium
Coronado High School presents a 7:30 p.m. concert by the Coronado Band and concert bands. Soloist Lynda Anthony will perform Night Soliloquy and is noted as an all state performer. The program honors retiring ISD officials Nat Williams and Dr. Ishmael Hill.
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Coronado High School
Nat Williams
Ishmael Hill
Lubbock Independent School
Lynda Anthony
Margaret Redeau
Texas Tech Music Department
Lynda
Mark Anthony
16Th St
Mexico
Orient
Jim Sudduth
Vietnam Vet Michael Graver Receives Bronze Star and Medals
Texas Tech junior Michael Graver from Wolfforth receives the Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal and Silver Star at a Department of Military Science ceremony. He earned the Bronze Star for aiding wounded comrades after an explosion near a rubber plantation on May 12, 1966 and evacuated others despite his own injuries. He returned from Vietnam duty March 3, 1967 and lives with his wife Nancy at 2608 24th Street.
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Michael Graver
Texas Tech
Wolfforth
Department of Military Science
Graver
Vietnam
William L. Hodge
Spt
Gravor
Sgt. Gravor
Nancy
24Th Street
Kidnapped British Diplomat Freed in Uganda
Brian Lea the 49 year old first secretary at the British High Commission in Kampala was released apparently unharmed after being kidnapped Saturday night. British officials and Mrs Lea went to President Milton Obotes home to confirm his safety. Details on how or where he was found were not released.
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Kampala
Uganda
Brian Lea
British High Commission
Milton Obote
Lea
Warm Texas Weather Stays Dry and Mild Across State
Texas plains and cities report dry skies and sunshine with temps near 80 in the Hub City and highs reaching mid 80s in Childress. Forecasters expect warmer temperatures through Wednesday with increasing clouds and winds up to 25 mph while no rain is seen.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Childress
Youngtown
Aziz
Panhandle
Head Start Grant Funds Authorized for Lubbock Area
Gov. Preston Smith approves a 218792 federal grant from the Office of Child Development to support Head Start programs in Lubbock and nearby districts. ISDs will run 60 classes in 12 centers for 900 children June through August, with multiple centers in Shallowater Slaton New Deal Roosevelt Rural High School offering various runs.
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Preston Smith
Lubbock Community Action Board
U.S. Office of Child Development
Lubbock
Shallowater
Slaton
New Deal Independent
Roosevelt Rural High School
The
New Deal Isd
Deaf Teachers Workshop At Plebese State School
A two day workshop for present and future teachers of the deaf will be held in the Education and Training Building at the plebese State School on May 6. Sessions run 9 am to 4 pm daily and cover visual aids, overhead projectors, photography and dry mounting. Raymond K Fredericks from New Mexico State University leads the program alongside classroom teaching techniques.
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Plebese
Raymond , K
Fredericks
Media c Untern
New Mexico
Six Suspects Plead Guilty in County Court at Law
Six defendants pleaded guilty or were found innocent in Judge Edwin H Boedekers County Court at Law No 1 and Judge Denzil Bevers Court No 2. Defendants faced fines ranging from 50 to 175 with jail terms or probation and various charges including driving while intoxicated shoplifting and transporting liquor in a dry area. Additional defendants pleaded innocent or were held on bonds in another row of cases with suspensions and bonds set.
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Edwin H. Boedeker
Leon Thomas
13Th St
Ronnie Gail Lightfoot
38Th
Kathleen Marie Wilkins
35Th St
Ned Myers
Southland
George Walter Lee
Lubbock
Gordon Steward Hawkins
34Th St
Denzil Bevers
James R. Rogers
Dallas
Boedeker
Mercedes D. Selestino
Roger Lampkin
Federal probe opened into Starr County vote irregularities
U S Atty J P Farris sent investigator Jack Shepherd to Rio Grande City after a complaint of voting irregularities in Starr County Texas in the Democratic primary. Absentee ballots numbered 1203 of 6168 total, with claims of misissued medical certificates and welfare threats. The county district attorney criticized the federal presence as voters were intimidated.
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Houston
U.S. Atty
J. P. Farris
Starr County
Texas
Farris
Jack Shepherd
Rio Grande City
Shepherd
Harris County
Randall Nye
Nye
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Subscriptions Rates Shown
Morning and evening editions listed with subscription options including daily and Sunday plans. Prices cover morning only morning and Sunday and evening and Sunday packages with varying durations and total annual figures.
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Lubboch Avalanche
Lubbock Avalanche
Lubbock
Evenine
Bundy Shaheng
Bun. Wu
Census Sessions Slated By Smith
Gov. Preston Smith will hold four meetings May 18 21 to help regional and state government workers use 1970 census data in long range planning. The sessions target the Interagency Natural Resource Council regional Councils of Government Interagency Health Council and the Interagency Criminal Justice Council.
Six simultaneous raids net three heroin arrests
Police raided six locations Monday morning and arrested Cosme Tijerina Joe Luna and Juanite Vera Cruz on heroin selling charges after two months of undercover work. A Lubbock man and wife face charges but remain unfound, and another suspect is a fugitive. Bond for Tijerina is 7,500. Luna and Vera Cruz bond set at 7,500 each.
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Lubbock
Cosme Tijerina
14Th St
Joe V. Luna
E. 35Th St
Luna
Juanite Vera Cruz
Broadway
Jerry Plunkett
Mike Beebe
Plunkett
Tijerina
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Cruz
Dist
Atty
Blair
Cherry,Jr
Wife Breaks In Jail Reunion Ends In Arrest
Vicki Shingledecker 19 climbed a high chain link fence and squeezed through bars to reach her husband Paul 21 in the Martin County Jail. They were discovered by a night jailer and she was placed in a separate cell on disorderly conduct charges. Sheriff Baker commented on security concerns.
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Roy C. Baker
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Sam Maddux, Jr
US. Air Force
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Clyde J. Morganti
Ronald A. di Pietra
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ATC
Smith
Slaton Isd
Vernon
Gee
Shirley Johnson
E. Colpate
Pauline Gonzales
Lamesa
William Attebury
New Deal
Jimmy ‘Weatherford
Rex Burns
54Th St
Lall
South
Formela
Tae
P.O
U.S
Aera State Bank
Christopher's School
42Nd
Elgin
Arnani
Hong Kong
Mr. Arani
Custom Tailors
34Th
Avenue Q
Oakwood Center
Storehours
Schick
Gelusis
FEE Pharmacy
Mycitracin
Yaron
Theragran
Cristan
Mary Helen Martin
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