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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1966

Page

3

Gadget traces phone culprits in obscene calls

A new electronic device helps identify obscenity callers by tracing calls through modern automated exchanges. The system records voices to reveal perpetrators, with Bell Telephone and FBI involvement noted though direct catching required serial analysis or wire taps. Two Tennessee workers and Bell Labs contributed to the breakthrough.

Bell Telephone FBI Tennessee Bell Telephone Laboratories Beli Georzia UPL Security Federal Communications Commission Ito Devier Hie

Asia Experts Named To Security Council Spurs Arrests

Two State Department Asia specialists will join the National Security Council staff as senior aides to Rostow. William J. Jorden and Howard Wriggins were named to support the White House group handling policy with the president’s advisory team.

Washington UPI State Department Asiaspect National Security Council Wlliam J. Jorden Howard Wriggins Department White House Walt W. Rostow Johnson Rostow

Intruders Hit Two Lubbock Schools and Local Properties

Two Lubbock schools were burglarized early Saturday as police reported offenses across the city. Monterey High School was entered through an unlocked window with five vending machines robbed. Walter Posey School suffered a smashed glass and losses of ice cream bars, milk, and cash. A construction site shed on Indiana Avenue lost over 4000 feet of copper wire, and acoustical tile was ripped from walls at 1521 Texas Ave causing $1,000 in damage. Additional thefts and property damage included a car window smash at Hourglass Jewelry, a pistol stolen from a vehicle, and various smaller thefts and vandalism across several streets.

Lubbock Hub City Monterey High School Walter Posey Mth St Oak Ave Indiana Avenue Texas Ave Jack Wright Ave. R 43Th St Lonnie Mitchell C. S. Gilbreath Hourglass Jewelry 26Th St Clark Ammons Gilbert Coats Bledsoe Hull Tech Glenn Swanson 48Th St Ray Irwin St. Apt Ben Morrison Ave Highway “Department Loop Amos Dumper Wit Glover Collins KE Place Collins Sri

Rites Monday For Mrs Owens Of Slaton

Funeral services for Rosa Owens 78 of Slaton will be held Monday at 10 am in the First Baptist Church Slaton with Rev. Fred Ryle and Rev. J J Cartrite officiating Burial in Englewood Cemetery under Williams Memorial Home direction She resided in Slaton since 1918 and was born in 1888 in Missouri Survivors include a daughter Mrs J Pauline Maxe Pecos a son Dr Adrian Owens Victoria a half brother Lows Black Missouri a half sister Mrs Charles Moore Roscoe Calif four grandchildren and six great grandchildren

Slaton Rosa Owens Fridricht In & Monahans Hospital First Baptist Church Missouri J. J.pauline Maxe Pecos Adrian Owens Victoria Lows Black Charles Moore Roscoe Calif

Rites Planned for W S Banister in Roaring Springs

Funeral services for William Samson Banister 71 a Roaring Springs area resident will be held at 10 a m Tuesday at the Roaring Springs Church of Christ with Norton Dye officiating Burial will follow in Roaring Springs Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home of Lockney Banister a native of Lamar County lived in Roaring Springs 30 years He died Saturday night in Lockney General Hospital Survivors include his wife Asbury of Missouri two sons Conrad of Othello Washington and William S Jr of Falls Church Virginia several daughters and 31 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren

Lockney William Samson Banister Roaring Springs Redent Roaring Springs Church of Christ Norton Dye Roaring Springs Cemetery Carter Funeral Home Banister Lockney General Hospital Lamar County Neil Gantt Quanah Church of Christ Asbury Conrad Othello Wash William S Jr Madelyn Smith Plainview Gerene Hampton Concord Lit Dora Dye Sparks Nev

Mrs Skinner Dies at 74 in Lubbock Rites Set

Mrs. Frank Skinner, 74, of 1305 Ave R, longtime Lubbock resident, died Saturday at Methodist Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services set for 10 am at Sanders Memorial Chapter with Bob Hoover officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include husband, two daughters, two sons, a sister, and eight grandchildren.

Frank Skinner Ave. R Lubbock Methodist

Funeral services for Melvin R. Wiley scheduled in Clovis

Melvin R. Wiley 51 owner of Clovis Ditching Co died when a ditch collapsed at Ruidoso. Service set for 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of Christ on 6th Street and Pile officiated by C. J. Horton with W. Pope assisting. Burial at Lawn Haven Cemetery. He leaves a wife three daughters two sons a brother and his mother. Pallbearers named.

Clovis Melvin R. Wiley Clovis Ditching Co 6Th Street Carrie James Lubbock Jo Carrol Las Vegas Nev Jennie Gainer Elouise McBride Ralph Lee Ella Watson Whaley Friona Mary L. Taylor Oklahoma City

City Rites Set For Mrs. Acuff

Funeral services for Mrs. Tommy A. Acuff 92 longtime Lubbock County resident will be held Monday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Earl Danley officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She died in Moscow Idaho after a long illness and lived in Lubbock area since 1892. Survivors include son Asa Acuff Clovis and daughters Ester Williams Irving Vida Rosgen Moscow Idaho. Three sisters Ada Dillard Ida Brown and Ola Uselman.

Tommy A. Acuff Lubbock County Sanders Memorial Chapel Earl Danley Southside Ci Nic of Christ City of Lubbock Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home Acuff Moscow Idaho Lubbock James Shacklford Jack County Asa Acuff Clovis Ester Williams Irving Vida Rosgen Adaj Dil

Guillen Rites Set After Abernathy Shooting Death

Funeral rites for Felipe Guillen 21 of Abernathy are planned with rosary today at the family home and Mass Monday at St Teresa Mission. Burial will follow at Abernathy Cemetery. Police say the Abernathy shooting was an accidental wound. no charges filed. Surviving are father Guadalupe, brother Andy and two sisters Urbano Saucedo and Pablo Panesano.

Abernathy Felipe Guillen Rt. 1 St. Teresa's Catholic Mission William Hammond Chambers Funeral Home Guillen West Texas Hospital Lubbock George H. McCleskey Albert Resendes Lee’s Sausage Co Guadalupe Guilien Andy Guillen Urbano Saucedo Pablo Panesano

Walter S. Gifford Former AT&T chief dies in New York

Walter S. Gifford 81 former AT&T president 1925 1948 died in New York Hospital He rose from Chicago clerk to head the Bell System and later served as ambassador to Britain His long career included 45 years with AT&T and a Medal of Merit award in 1948 He is survived by his wife Augustine Lloyd Perry a son and four stepsons plus siblings

New York Walter S. Gifford U.S Council of Nesador Great Britain Unnal Defense American Telephone & Tele Graph Co Branca Gifford At&t Oman Chicago At&t Board New York Hospital Salem Mass Harvard Westfern Electric Co Bell System Woodrow Wilson Washington Harry S. Truman United States Court of Staes Lewis W. Douglas Winthrop Aldrich Augustine —Lloyd Perry Richard Lynchburg

Walker Dies in Plainview Rites Set for Monday

B F Walker died at 3 Saturday at his daughter's home Mrs H L Hood. Funeral will be at 4 Monday at the Second and Meech Street Church of Christ. Burial in Plainview Memorial Park under Lemons Funeral Home. He moved to Plainview in 1924 from Knox County.

View H. L. Hood Meech Street Church of Christ Plainview Memorial Park Lemons Funeral Home Walker Plainview Knox County Paris Texas Daugh B. F. Wright Stburg Fla

Pity for Injured Bird Proves Fatal to Woman in Kenilworth

Mrs Doris Allen a year old widow was walking to help an injured bird when she stepped into the street and was struck and killed by a car near her home. The incident occurred in Kenilworth as the bird lay on the sidewalk, illustrating a tragic accident where compassion led to a deadly outcome.

Kenilworth Doris Ind Allen

Mrs Berryhill Services Set at First Methodist Church

Services for Mrs Willie Lee Berryhill are planned at 1 p m today at First Methodist Church Snyder with Rev John English officiating. Graveside rites follow at 5 p m in Levelland Cemetery under Bolger Funeral Home Snyder direction. She died about 9 15 p m Friday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Survivors include three daughters three sons a sister twelve grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Snyder Willie Lee Berryi First Methodist Church John English Levelland Cemetery Bolger Funeral Home Berryhill Cogdell Memorial Hospital

Community Action Grant Set For City

An $1,579 grant to the Community Action Board in Lubbock County was designated for program development. William H. Crook, regional director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, announced. A $193,572 grant to the Economic Opportunities Advance Corp of Waco and McLennan County for conduct and administration also was approved. Athens Greece is planning in national opera group.

Austin UPS Community Action Board Lubbock County William H. Crook Office of Economic Opportunity Economic Opportunities Advance Corp Waco McLennan County

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