15 May 1968
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1968
Page
1
Mayor W D Rogers Jr. defeats Ray J Diekemper Jr by 1 649 votes as 24 051 voters set a turnout record. Lonnie Hollingsworth Denton Rigsby and Morris Turner win council seats amid a young slate and campaign focus on rapid city growth and urban renewal.
President Johnson inducted four Medal of Honor recipients into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes and voiced hope that Paris talks will yield peace with honor. He noted 3,210 names on the wall and urged diplomats to pursue the hard path to end the guns in a free Vietnam.
Sen Robert F Kennedy scored a decisive win in Nebraska with 53 percent of the Democratic vote as McCarthy Humphrey and Johnson trailed. In the Republican contest Richard Nixon led with about 70 percent, Reagan 23 percent, and Rockefeller 5 percent amid near record turnout.
A compact look at how social standing can be advanced through family ties and lineage. The piece discusses the symbolic value of a family tree and its uses in establishing connection, familiarity, and status in a community context.
North Vietnam rejects U S demands for a bombing pause saying no ransom will be paid for an end to attacks. Xuan Thuy and Nguyen Van Sao maintain U S restraint must come first as Harriman seeks a basis to move talks forward. Diem in Saigon insists any settlement requires Saigon’s approval. See PEACE TALKS Page 6.
A Reader offers a moral reflection asking for strength to live without fear of evil or slander. The line asks for unwavering trust in God despite reports of calamity or destruction.
President Johnson and his Cabinet met to review Paris negotiations with North Vietnam and discuss the economy. George Christian reported on the talks while Clark Clifford outlined the Vietnam military situation and Okun and Zwick joined the fiscal roundtable. Dirksen predicted Congress will approve a 10 percent tax rise and a $6 billion spending cut.
Charles A. Lindbergh toured Old 249, the 1918 mail plane at Washington National Airport Hangar 6 to mark the 50th anniversary of scheduled air mail service. The solo flight hero examined the aircraft without comment amid Pioneer Air Mail pilots and a service anniversary gathering. Lindbergh, 66, lives in Darien Connecticut and serves as a Pan American World Airways director while preserving wildlife interests.
Hundreds of poverty stricken Negroes move into shanty settlements near the Lincoln Memorial amid plans for a nonviolent Poor People’s Campaign Start next week. Police brace for possible mass arrests as 300 camp residents join others in nearby homes. Sen. Percy urges nonviolence while Humphrey warns progress won’t come on a tightrope. President Johnson seen nearby as White House stays silent.
John Stuckwish, 62, the third heart transplant patient at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, died Tuesday night at 10:51 p.m. Officials cited progressive liver failure with deepening jaundice and his pre existing arterial disease as the cause.
Forty nine workers were trapped 670 feet underground at the Drummond Coal Co mine near Westville Nova Scotia after a rock fall closed the entrance Tuesday. After more than five hours a bucket hoist drew the last men to the surface and the miners joked about supper as crowds gathered to greet them.
Retired Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, 86, who commanded the Pearl Harbor forces, died Tuesday at his Groton home from an apparent heart attack. He long claimed he bore the blame for the 1941 attack and said key documents were destroyed. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Kinkaid.
Ballot winners in Lubbock pledged unity and readiness to work for a bigger and better city. Mayor W. D. Rogers Jr. beat Ray J. Diekemper Jr. for a new term as three new council members prepare to meet after canvass. Incumbent W. E. Medlock lost and hints at a mayoral bid in two years.
A few thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and tonight with otherwise partly cloudy and warm conditions. Highs near the mid 80s and lows around 50. Southerly winds about 20 mph this afternoon with a 10 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy and warm Thursday.
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