Partial Autopsy Questioned in Houston Transplant Case
A longshore man faces charges in a puzzling Houston case where a heart transplant recipient died despite the donor being kept alive by machines. The victim Clarence Nicks was declared dead by the county medical examiner before hospital doctors said he died, prompting questions about when death legally occurs.
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Associated Press
Houston
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Clarence Nicks
John Stuckwish
Nicks
Joseph Jachimczyk
Jachimczyk
Denton A. Cooley
Area Bank deposits top $1 billion in first quarter 1968
Avalanche Journal survey of 81 banks in 38 towns shows a total deposits figure of 1 099 969 161 10 for the Lubbock trade territory. Lubbock led with 321 million across six banks and the county total reached 354 million in ten banks including nearby towns.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Lubbock County
Slaton
Idalon
Shafjlewater
Wolfforth
Midland
Odessa
Plainview
Lamesa
Snyder
Hereford
Levelland
Brownfield
Tulsa
Littlefield
Memphis
Swisher
Floyd
Palmer
Lynn
Crosby
Castro
Gaines
Yoakum
Monterey eyeing eighth 3-AAAA title this decade
Monterey short of clinching an eighth 3-AAAA baseball crown this decade as it seeks a decisive win away from the title. The report notes competition and key moments shaping the chase for the crown within the decade.
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Monterey
Gentle rains replay sowing on South Plains farms
Avalanche Journalist Don Vandiver reports a wet South Plains Sunday with 1.61 inches of rain causing some replanting and delays. Farmers expect long-term benefits despite potential harvest-time trouble. Weather remains stormy with heavy rainfall in many areas and a near 70 degree high.
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Don Vandiver
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Texas
Lake
Palestine
Bud Langston
Carl Tenny
Galveston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Harlingen
San Benito
Rio Grande Valley
Weather Bureau
L. H. McElroy
Lubbock County
McElroy
Lubbock
Daughter Faces Count Of Stabbing Mother
Betty Vest aged 22 was arraigned on Mothers Day in holiday court on a charge of aggravated battery. Police accuse Vest of stabbing her mother Margaret Belinsky five times in the face.
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Chicago
UPS
Betty Vest
Mrs King On Hand As Washington Camp-In Begins
About 4500 marchers and white supporters joined Mrs Martin Luther King Jr in a soggy Washington parade opening a Poor People's Campaign. Buses from Marks Mississippi delivered early contingents for a five week demonstration near the Lincoln Memorial to press Congress on aid to dependent children and a $4000 annual income for every American family.
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Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Marks
Lincoln Memorial
Congress
National Welfare Rights Organization
K.L. Kratochvil
NSC Road Safety Award Goes To Lubbock
Lubbock among two Texas cities cited by the National Safety Council for traffic safety in Q1 1968. Lubbock logged one fatality per 10 000 registered vehicles, tied with Lansing Michigan, with deaths down from 1967. Houston led the state in the over one million population bracket with 2.7 deaths per 10 000.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Lubbock
Texas
National Safety Council
Lansing
Mich
Fort Wayne
Ind
Houston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Buffalo
N.Y
Long Beach
Calif
Minneapolis
Omaha
Neb
Des Moines
Iowa
Prayer for Liberty and Unity
A short devotional prayer asks for reverence for liberty and unity. It thanks God for the country and asks inspiration to keep the heritage sacred and to avoid strife.
Talks Open Today Test Of Endurance Forecast At Paris
North Vietnam calls for a total halt to U S bombing as Paris talks begin with Harriman and Vance pressing for guarantees that Hanoi will not exploit a temporary pause. Security tightens as thousands of protesters march in support of student reforms near the International Conference Center.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
Associated Press
Paris
Vietnam
Johnson
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Hanoi
France
International
Offi
Cave-In Kills Two Youths Near Portales
In Portales area a 20-foot sand dune cave-in trapped two youths for an hour. Janice Louise Terrell, 13, and Billy Doyle Ward, 12, died after rescue attempts failed. Two younger children escaped unharmed two miles northeast of Portales as crowds responded with shovels and a power scoop.
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Portales
Janice Louise Terrell
Joe W. Terrell
Billy Doyle Ward
Cecil Ward
Janice
Siege Toll in Saigon Surges as Viet Cong Lose Ground
The Saigon area reports rising Communist casualties while Allied forces claim to have turned back the recent offensive. Lt Gen Weyland says most enemy thrusts were stopped outside the city as heavy fighting and house to house clearing continue. Civilian deaths rise with widespread casualties and refugees in Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
Fred C. Weyland
U.S. 9Th Infantry
Cao Thang
Tan Son Nhut
Hue
Two RAFB officers found shot to death in Texas
An Air Force squadron commander Lt Col John H. Keller 39 and Jack Earwood 70 owner of Jack's Gulf Station were found shot in separate incidents Sunday in Lubbock and Reese Air Force Base Texas. Earwood and his wife Birdie White Earwood 64 were found at the station with Earwood dead from a pistol wound and Mrs Earwood in critical condition. Police ruled out robbery as the money remained undisturbed. Keller was found dead at his Reese Village home after a head wound. Details were scarce and an inquiry was pending. See SHOOTINGS Page 10
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AIR Force
Lubbock
John H. Keller
Reese Air Force Base
Jack Earwood
Walnut Ave
Earwood
Jack
Gulf Station
38Th Street
Avenue A
Birdie White Earwood
Methodist i Hospital
Tony Piseno
Idalou
Wayne LeCroy
Barwood
Henderson Funeral Home
Koller
RAFB_ Hospital
Mitchell
Reese Village
Woller
John Henry Koller
Windmills Mark Adventurous Texas Travel Trails
The HemisFair era guides the Texas Plains Trail across the South Plains and Panhandle with blue on white markers. Two branches begin at Gail, passing Chesbyton, Roaring Prings, Matador, Turkey, Claude, Amarillo, Panhandle, and Dumas, and the northern prong via Lubbock, Levelland, Whiteface, Morton, Muleshoe, Earth, Hereford, Vega, Channing, Four Way to Dumas. The route traces Coronado's 1540 exploration, cattle kingdoms, and modern irrigated farming, with Texas Historical Markers, Comanche, buffalo herds, and ranches like Slaughter, Goodnight, Spur, Matador, and XIT.
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JEN
TEXAS
HemisFair
Texas Highway Dept
South Plains
Panhandle
Gail
Borden County
Caprock
Chesbyton
Roaring Prings
Matador
Turkey
Silverton
Lubbock
Levelland
Whiteface
Morton
Muleshoe
Earth
Hereford
Vega
Old Tascosa
Tn Channing
Four Way
Dumas
Texas Plains
Coronado
Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock Area
Considerable cloudiness with drizzle or light rain ending early today. Warmer with a few thunderstorms this afternoon. High near 70, low around 50. South to southeast winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon.
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Lubbock
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