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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1968
Page
3
A vintage advertises a denture powder that claims to keep false teeth in place with no taste or nausea. It touts firmer plates, ease of wear, and odor control, urging readers to visit a dentist and buy the product at drug counters.
Eighteen defendants pleaded innocent and were bonded after hearings by Judge Denzil Bevers. Five pleas of guilty included Arthur Jackson and Dock Cornlius Manahan for prohibited weapons, Dixon Ray for check law violation, Jacob Turner for liquor law violation, and Billy Worley Jr for liquor law. bonds ranged from 100 to 350 dollars. Additional defendants faced charges of driving while intoxicated, shoplifting, and other offenses with varying bond amounts set.
Thomas F. Diaz 31 of 1200 Ave G faces burglary charges after a home break in in which the wife alleges an attack. Diaz holds a $2000 bond set by Justice Wayne LeCroy and is jailed in Lubbock County. Robert Louis White 24 of 2402 Globe St charged with attempted burglary at Rochelle Grocery. jailed in lieu of $3000 bond. Stanley Brown 19 of 1616 Ave C Apt 50 released after posting $2500 bond on attempted burglary. Willie Earl Ross 17 of 2402 Globe St charged with burglary remains jailed in lieu of $2500 bond set by LeCroy.
A civil suit began Monday in a county courthouse where American Employers Insurance Co seeks a declaratory judgment of 100 100 dollars against A M Green and others. The trial involves the execution of general indemnity and a federal perjury case in the old post office building. It marks a historic moment with two federal court sessions running simultaneously.
Burglars broke into an elementary school in Petersburg Sunday night and stole a filmstrip machine, three record players, a reading machine, and a manual typewriter. Entry was gained by cutting a screen and lifting a window. Hale County deputies have no leads.
The Senate approved two amendments to the omnibus crime bill. One expands grants to smaller cities to improve local law enforcement, and the other bars anyone convicted of a felony during a riot from government work for five years. The moves end a two week action drought.
Lubbock County commissioners on Monday approved payment of 72,907.19 in special bills across multiple funds. Items include utilities for Lubbock Power and Light and Water, fire calls for City of Lubbock and Wolfforth, janitor supplies, elevator service, road and bridge expenses, caliche hauling, and hospital and funeral costs among others. Separate lists show fund allocations and attorney fees for indigent defendants.
About 50 Rio Grande Valley residents, led by Rev. Ned Garcia, will join the national Poor People's March to Washington. They will leave for San Antonio after an ecumenical mass in San Juan, meet Texas groups at an Alamo rally, then travel to Dallas for the statewide assembly. In Laredo, 34 demonstrators gathered outside city hall for the third straight Monday.
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