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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1968

Page

12

Texas Voters Reinforce Party Lines In Key Primaries

Texas results show Dolph Briscoe and Dolph Briscoe led as governor with strong Democratic turnout. Ben Barnes won the lieutenant governor nomination to face Doug DeCruitt. Voters renominated most U.S. House members, while several face general election contests amid shifts in party support.

John Tower Texas John Connally Alabama George Wallace Houston Ben Barnes Dolph Briscoe Waggoner Carr Johnnie Mae Hackworthe John Hill Eugene Locke Pat O'Daniel Preston Smith al Veloz Edward Whittenburg Don Yarborough Tom Beavley Paul Eggers Wallace Silk John Trice Smith Lubbock Connally Robert Kennedy Yarborough Locke Dallas Briscoe Pakistan South Vietnam Associated Press Michigan Hubert Humphrey U. S. House John Dowdy John Young JO. C. Fisher Joe Pool Bob Casey

Election recounts and historic tales from Guthrie area

District races dominated the scene in Dickens County with M L Jones and G L Barber in a heated sheriff bid while H A C Brummett secured renomination. G W Rash consistently won Precinct 1 weighers, and Nannie Cobb long served as treasurer. An 1924 Guthrie presidential tale recalls Calvin Coolidge winning the presidency but not King County.

Dry Lake Red Mud Steel Hill Croton Dumont Dickens County M. L Luther) Jones G. L. Barber H.A.C Hack) Brummett G. W. Rash Nannie Cobb Texas Election Bureau Bell Guthrie King County New England Calvin Coolidge Cal John W. Davis Progressives Robert Bob) la Follette Tom Milan Lubbock Coolidge Milam

Ralls Band Wins Sweepstakes at Corpus Christi Buccaneer Festival

At the Buccaneer Musical Festival in Corpus Christi the Ralls High School Band claimed the sweepstakes title. The band entered 11 entries across seven divisions. Division 1 solo winners included Joe Jones Juba Jerri Mays on flute and Van Stansell on alto sax. Ensemble prizes covered best flute trio best clarinet chorus and best brass sextet. Division 2 awards went to Gayle Ellison for best flute solo plus best French horn quartet and best flute trio.

Corpus Christi Ralls Joe Jones Jerri’ Mays van Stansell Gayle Ellison

SDS speaker to address Tech demonstration Wednesday

Larry Caroline of the University of Texas will headline a demonstration organized by SOUL SDS and Student Action Organization at the Tech Union Building at 3 p.m. A pyrrhic victory is defined as a win costly to both sides.

SDS Larry Caroline University of Texas Student Democratic Society SOUL Tech Union Building

Kidney drive yields big support for Marianne

More than 300 San Fernando Valley teens collected 28000 dollars in a door to door campaign. An auction on Sunday boosted the fund. Marianne will receive the kidney from her mother Mrs. Joseph D Baratta who praised the effort and expressed thanks.

Marianne San Fernando Valley Joseph D. Baratta

Thieves Busy as Burglars Hit Multiple Lubbock Sites

Lubbock police report a 27 year old man was nabbed after an attempted burglary at the Dining Room on 210 Avec. Officers found a brick hammer gloves and he was walking away from a near torn window. Burglars hit three offices on University Avenue with no apparent losses and also a Red Raider Drive In United Supermarket Curry Furniture Co and several residences reported break ins. A separate attack near Thrifty Automatic Laundry involved a candy machine theft valued 240. A garage break in at 1914 Ave M was reported with two youths seen. Several items including clothing a record changer and bank bags were stolen from various homes and businesses.

Lubbock Don Thomas Avec. H Jana University Avenue Wayland Burks Brown Varsity Guava Lundry Gerald Wilson 1914 Ave. M Wilson Lever Red Raider United 4Th Street Quirt Avenue Curry Furniture Co Ave. E Johnny Champion Paris Ave Wayne White 28Th St Erskine Rd Toni Lugo Irwin Fincher 16Th St

New Offensive Flares in Saigon Skirmishes

Brig Gen Nguyen Ngoc Loan wounded in left thigh as Hanoi agency reports Viet Cong mounted a surprise weekend attack on a U S base wiping out an American company. U S Command notes shells on outposts near Khe Sanh with no ground assault. Continuous fighting reported on Saigon outskirts near Bien Hoa bridge and near the race track.

Nguyen Ngoc Loan Hanoi Vietnam U.S Khe Sanh Saigon Bien Hoa Race Track Tan Son Nhut William C. Westmoreland Wisant Sidle Radio

Viet Cong clash near Tan Son Nhut amid Tet fighting

Veteran correspondent Palmos describes a street ambush as Viet Cong troops opened fire with AK47 and burp guns. He fake died then escaped with refugees while Cantwell also fled, amid rocket and air attacks on Tan Son Nhut base and surrounding area. Authorities report casualties and ongoing shelling across multiple airfields.

Tan Son Nhut Race Track

Primary upsets reshape Texas Legislature races

Democrats toppled two prominent conservatives in state senate contests in West Texas and Dallas, with W. E. Snelson and Mike McKool defeating hardline incumbents. In Corpus Christi and surrounding districts, several runoff battles emerged as Republicans and liberals split the vote. Official results from AP show tight races across 21 counties.

Associated Press Seney Hardeman San Angelo Preston Smith W. E Pete’ Snelson Midland Hardeman Odessa Igiant Texas Dallas Jim Wade Senate Mike McKool Wade Henry Wade John Connally Bruce Reagan Corpus Christi Finance and State Affairs Committee Will Bridges Bridges Margarito Garza As- Assa Reagan Nate Jon Moody Bob White Aes Erring Auads Reison Reman Aus Corpus Carat Recard Beages Corpus Casey Hardeman Lomne Ed Howard Texarkana Bob Bass Dekalb James Slider Naples House Parks and Wildiffe Committee James Mike Scroggin Daingerfield Steve Burgess Nacogdoches John Hoyt San Augustine Bob Dale Sr Winnie J. E. Miller Burkeville Don Adams Jasper George Hinson Mineola Education Committee Clifton L. Holmes Gilmer Bill Bass Ben Wheeler Joe Bam Kem Bill_ Presmel Boh J. T. Cross Madisonville Royce Stephenan Bryan Paul Floyd Juston George J. Polk George Gordon Houston Jim Dunne Maurice Elsberry R. C. Nichols Clyde Miller Curtis Graves Bob Norwood Channelview Tom Bass Ody Jerden Ra Lemmon Morgan Maxfield J. W. Stroud Ben Henry Zollner Joe Haawn Sam Murphy Rockwall Phil Willis Fred Orr DeSoto Herbert Green Jr Bill Stehr John R. Bigham Temple Glenn Johnson Jim Lindley Killeen Charles Patterson Taylor Maurice Ollan Harold Davis Austin Ivan Williams Mary Jane Bode Gerhardt Schulle San Marcos Se A. Miller Gonzales H. Cory Victoria Jamie Byrne J. T. Newman Cuero Claude Mullins Hallettsville Leroy Wieting Portland Tom Walker Tilden Frances Farenthold Abel Chapa Jack K. Pedigo Carlos Truan Bill Ismith Joe Salem A. Coke Williamson Williamson McKenney Felix McDonald Edinburg Gregory Montoya Elsa

Texas Democrats sweep primary gains in Texas House races

Ten Democratic incumbents win in primaries while one Republican faces a challenger. Notable outcomes include John Dowdy and John Young running unopposed and George Bush and Bob Price each facing rivals. Previously unopposed Democrats draw GOP challengers in November as Republicans field candidates in multiple districts.

Associated Press Texas Bob Price Pampa George Bush Houston U.S John Dowdy John Young Dowdy Liberty Dempsie Henley East Texas Young Hubert Letts Corpus Christi Post Office O. C. Fisher Joe Pool Bob Casey Fisher West Texas Odessa Gordjon F. Johnson Jack Alexander Ector County Alexander Dallas David Ivy Pool Jim Collins Casey Pasadena Clyde Doyal Walter Blaney Henry Pressler O. C. Galloway Jack Brooks Beaumont Earle Cabell Bob Eckhardt J. J. Pickle Graham Purcell Richard C. White Henry B. Gonzalez Price Dallas C Gordon Johnson Harris C D. C. Galloway

Nationwide phone strike ends on wage deal with Bell units

Union president Joseph A. Bierne says the three year contract raises wages and fringe benefits by about 20 percent for nonsupervisory workers at Bell companies, with total package costs exceeding 2 billion dollars. AT&T president Ben S. Gilmer warns rate increases may follow FCC or state approvals. Wages rise by 34 dollars weekly for skilled installers and by 24 for top scale craftsmen, 16 for switchboard operators.

Joseph A. Bierne Bell Companies Ben S. Gilmer American Telephone and Telegraph Co FCC Federal Communications Commission Topscale

House Probers Warn of Race Based Guerrilla Plans

The House Committee on Un American Activities warned that Communist backed groups aim to widen riots into guerrilla warfare based on racism. The report cites RAM led by Robert Williams and cites a Crusader publication from Red China urging urban lightning campaigns.

Washington UPI House Committee On UN- American Activities United States America Phillip Abbott Luce The Progressive Labor Party Luce Edwin Willis Red China RAM Williams Crusader

Europlant: European organ transplant info center proposed

A computer based Europlant information center for organ transplants is proposed for Dublin at the European Dialysis and Transport Assn conference June 23 25. If adopted, Leyden Netherlands would host the center with data on blood groups tissue types of patients awaiting kidney transplants and potential donors.

Dublin UPI European Dialysis and Transport Assn Leyden Netherlands

Names list nine more victims in Braniff crash

Dallas UPI Braniff officials raised the death toll to 85 after identifying nine additional victims of the Beletra airliner crash near Dawson Texas. The list includes Pvt Ronald D. Brewer Ft Polk La and Pvt Patrick H Browne Lamar Colo among others with homes in Dallas Tulsa Lamar Cleveland Md and Gilmer.

Dallas UPI Braniff International Dawson Tex Ronald D. Brewer U.S. Army Ft. Polk Hanson Ave Tulsa Patrick H. Browne E. Elm St Lamar Colo W. B. Campbell Sammy Joe Dobbs U.S. Marine Corps Myles J. Glover District Heights George H. Harris Cleveland Manuel J. Medina J. N. Shepperd Gilmer Norman Vagneur Woody Creek

Births of Campbell and Ramsey twins in Methodist Hospital

Mr and Mrs Tharon Campbell of Levelland announce a daughter born weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces at 3 35 p.m. Saturday in Methodist Hospital. The father works for the Highway Department. Dr and Mrs Jerry D Ramsey of 5312 30th report a son weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces at 3 38 p.m. Saturday in Methodist Hospital. The father is a professor at Texas Tech.

Manuel Martinez Rt. 6 Lubbock Methodist Hospital Cagle Brothers Furniture Co Robert Wells Second Baptist Church Tharon Campbell Levelland Highway Department Jerry D. Ramsey Texas Tech

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