Viet Cong Overrun Nui Ba Den Camp Near Saigon
Viet Cong attacked and overran sections of the Nui Ba Den Special Forces camp near the Cambodian border north west of Saigon. The assault followed another heavy week the same week as Kham Duc. The camp housed Green Berets and communications gear guarding Mekong Delta air routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Q. White
Saigon
Nui Ba den
U.S
Kham Duc
da Nang
Bien Hoa
Tay Minh
Mekong Delta
Green Beret
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Tay Ninh
Kien ‘Tuong
Bac Lieu
Quang Tri
Paris Student Seizures Prompt Pompidou Concessions
French Prime Minister Georges Pompidou labeled student occupations of 18 universities an international plot and a challenge to civilization. He addressed the National Assembly offering concessions as authorities accused outsiders of financing and organizing the unrest. The government hinted Red China's possible aim to derail US North Vietnam talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
National Assembly
Far East
Red China
United States
North Vietnam
Obituaries and funeral services for several area residents
Funeral and burial services are announced for C. S. Cravens in Ashland Kansas famed former Slaton resident and father of Claude Cravens. John Justin Mathias 51 dies after a brief illness in Lubbock with graveside rites. W A Saffel 72 mourned in Merkel with burial Caps Cemetery. James Lee Harris 77 long-time Cochran County resident to be buried in Lubbock City Cemetery. Ernest S Blair 50 of Tatum New Mexico dies in Lovington Hospital with arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Justin Mathias
City of Lubbock
Henderson Funeral Directors
Mathias
Lubbock
Walter P. Stotts Rites Arranged
Lovington New Mexico Walter P Stotts 77 resident for about a year will be buried in Lovington Cemetery after services at Smith Rogers Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p m Thursday Rev John Emanuel First Methodist Church officiating Stotts a native of Iowa died about noon Tuesday in Hobbs Lea General Hospital in Hobbs He was a Methodist Church member Survived by Florence daughter Mrs J D Shipman of Lovington and four grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
N. M
Walter Parks Stotts
Smith - Rogers Funeral Home
John Emanuel
First Methodist Church
Lovington Cemetery
Stotts
Iowa
Hobbs- Lea General Hospital
Hobbs
Methodist Church
Florence
Mrs Alfie Nemir Dies Rites Set
Mrs Alfie Dean Nemir 82 of Breckenridge died Sunday night in a Breckenridge nursing home after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. today in Breckenridge. She was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Joseph Dean of Lubbock and is survived by two sisters in law Flora Dean and Hazel Dean and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfie Dean Nemir
Breckenridge
Lubbock
Nemir
Joseph Dean
Flora Dean
Ecton
Hazel Dean
Alls
Pioneer Cottle Resident Tabitha Dobbs Dies at 95
In Paducah special services for Tabitha Ann Dobbs, 95, pioneer Cottle County resident, received 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. She died at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday at Richard Memorial Hospital after arriving in a covered wagon 62 years ago. Burial followed at Garden of Memories. Norris Funeral Home directed. Survived by daughter Mable Higgins Paducah and sons Silas Dobbs San Diego Cecil Dobbs Paducah, brother Bob Tolbert Fort Worth, 25 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Tabitha Ann Dobbs
Widely Separated Areas Thunderstorm Spreads Across South Plains
An erratic thunderstorm tracked across the South Plains from Midland to Spur bringing hail up to golf ball size and heavy rain. It formed along a cold front southeast of Odessa and moved northeast at 35 to 45 mph before weakening near Spur. The Weather Bureau lifted severe warnings by 10 p.m. as the system dissipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Hamilton
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Odessa
Midland
Crane
Spur
U. S
Lamesa
Stanton
Gail
Snyder
Crosbyton
Dickens
Jayton
Lubbock
Hall
Wichita Falls
Texas
Presidio
Wink
Alabama
Georgia
Great Lakes
Two Firms Win MI6 Rifle Contracts in Vietnam War Push
The Army chose Hydra-Matic of General Motors and Harrington & Richardson to supply 240000 M16 rifles each under ceiling prices of 56 million and 42 million dollars, respectively. Maremont offered 36 million for the same quantity but was not selected, while Cadillac Gage also sought a contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Army
House
Robert A. Brooks
General Motors
Harrington & Richardson
Worcester
Maass
Maremont Corp
Saco
Maine
Peter N. Kyros
Kyros
Maremont
Cadillac Gage
Warren, Mich
Brooks
MU Harrington & Richardson
Vietnam
Our Gang Star Scotty Beckett Dies at 38
Hollywood reports Scotty Beckett, real name Scott Hastings Beckett, a former Our Gang child star, was found dead in a rest home at age 38 after entering the facility two days earlier. An autopsy was done. the coroner has not yet determined the cause. A note and pills were found in his room. A requiem mass was said at San Fernando Mission followed by burial in the mission cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Hastings Beckett
Richard Olson
Beckett
San Fernando Mission
Mission Cemetery
Two Youths Questioned In Girl 14 Incident In Lubbock
Police questioned two 19 year old youths about a Wednesday incident in a south Lubbock apartment involving a 14 year old girl who said she was lured to babysit and taken to another apartment where one youth harmed her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Lubbock
Ben Flentge
Ave
Flentge
Services Today For Reyna Tot
Marcos Reyna two year old son of Mr and Mrs Cruz Reyna will be laid to rest in Olton cemetery after a Catholic service at the Olton church officiated by Rev Bill Hammond of Hale Center The burial is conducted by Parsons Funeral Home Survived by parents six sisters Isabel Adelita Janie Anita Rosilio and Madelena at home a brother Joe of the home grandmother Mrs Rita Perez Hale Center and grandfather Adrian Reyna Spring Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olton
Marcos Reyna
Cruz Reyna
Bill Hammond
Hale Center
Adelita
Janie
Anita
Rosilio
Madelena
Joe
Rita Perez
Adrian Reyna
Spring Lake
Funeral Pending For Mrs Mason
Mrs. Mary Dee Mason 51 a former Brownfield resident died 7 20 p m Tuesday in Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo after brief illness She lived in Amarillo three years fashion coordinator for Colberts of Amarillo Survivors include husband N L of Tyler two sons Gene Versailles Ky Douglas US Army Germany a brother Marner Price Puerto Rico and a granddaughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Mary Dee Mason
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
Brownfield Funeral Home
Mason
Texas Tech
Colbert's
N. L
Tyler
Gene
City Woman's Father Dies Rites Slated
R. L. Griffin died Tuesday morning at a Coleman hospital at age 78. He operated a laundry on 4th Street and Avenue U before moving to Coleman two years ago and was retired. Services are tentatively set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Coleman Baptist Church, with burial to follow. He is survived by two other daughters and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Griffin
J. L. Patrick
8Th St
Coleman
Griffin
4Th Street
Avenue U
Baptist Church
Rites Planned In City Today For Earwoods
Services for Mr and Mrs Jack Earwood set for 2 30 pm today at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers Rev Hank F Scott of Bacon Heights Baptist Church to officiate Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park Mrs Earwood 65 died Tuesday morning from gunshot wounds after a Sunday shooting at the service station Earwood 71 operated the station at 38th Street and Avenue A and was pronounced dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital The couple came to Lubbock from East Texas in 1955 married in Hugo in 1921 Survivors include two daughters two sons and ten other relatives including siblings and in laws Pallbearers listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Earwood
Resthaven Funeral Home
Hank F. Scott
Bacon Heights Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Earwood
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Hugo
Gladys Thomason
Dallas
Marjorie Cook
Moore
Okla
J. C
Garland
Archie Lee
Louisville
Tex
Morris Bay
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lewis White
Fort Worth
Leonard White
J. P. Hanna
Willa Taylor
California
R. J. Moore
Wilson
Glen Moore
Charles Earwood
Ed Taylor
L. W. Brown
B. E. Webb
J. L. Dunshoe
Funeral Planned For Mrs Pitner
Mrs Alma Lee Pitner 73 longtime Scurry County resident died at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness Services set for 4 p m Thursday at First Methodist Church Snyder with Dr Harry Van derpool Amarillo officiating Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery under Bolger Funeral Home direction Survivors include daughter Mrs Bennett Blacksher Snyder two sons J P Snyder and Wayne Amarillo two sisters Mrs Curtis Corbell Snyder and Mrs Edgar Eades Ira a brother Neal Henley Snyder six grandchildren and one great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee Harris
Cochran County
First Methodist Church
Morton
City of Lubbock
Singleton Funeral Home
Albert Bevers Rites Pending
Snyder obituary for Albert H. Bevers 47 who died of an apparent heart attack while fishing near Marfa. Native of Kingsville, resident of Snyder since 1961, oil field pumper, WWI veteran, VFW member, Ira Masonic Lodge manager, Episcopalian. Survived by Joan, three sons Robert, William, Albert Jr his sister Evelyn Dorman, four brothers William Hershel Hebert Sam, and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Snyder
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ira Masonic Lodge
Joan
Robert
Vietnam
William
Germany
Albert Jr
Evelyn
Dorman
Hershel
Post
Promises of Peace From Proverbs Reflected in Verse
A devotional poem by Julien C Hyer highlights the calm and peace that come from fearing God and obeying His rules. The piece links love and respect for God with a righteous path, urging adherence to divine guidance to gain favor and steady life.
Student Soloists Shine In Tech Symphony Finale
Tech Symphony Orchestra delivers a strong eighth annual Commencement Concert despite a slim turnout. Soloists from the Arts '68 Festival and recent recitals highlighted the program, with enduring quality amid heavy prior commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Tech Symphony Orchestra
Student Union
Funeral for 4 year old Thornton girl in Lockney
Roxanne Thornton died after a 13 month cancer battle in Lockney General Hospital. Services set for 3 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. W D MacReynolds and Rev. Charles Teykle officiating. Burial in Lockney Cemetery directed by Carter Funeral Home. Survivors include sister Renee and brother Ritchie, both at home, grandparents Owen Thornton Lockney and Harold McLaughlin Providence, great grandparents Burton and Thornton Sterling Colorado.
Longtime Area Resident R D West Dies at 81
R D West 81 longtime area resident died at 9 30 p m Tuesday after an extended illness in a local hospital Services are pending at George C Price Funeral Home West lived in Hockley and Lamb counties since 1938 a retired farmer and businessman and member of Parkview Baptist Church Survivors include two sons Willard Levelland Kenneth Tulsa a daughter Lavella Mixon Karnes City a brother James A Cuero three sisters N P Craig Galena Park Edna Day Burkburnett and Eddie Sorrell Electra and three
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
R. D
Dick) West
George C. Price
West
Hockley
Lamb Counties
Lynn County
Georgetown
Parkview
Lavella Mixon
Karnes City
James A
Cuero
N. P. Craig
Galena Park
Edna Day
Burkburnett
Eddie Sorrell
Electra
Mrs Clements rites set in Stanton First Baptist Church
Services for Mrs Mattie Cathey Clements 72 will be at 11 a m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev W H Uhlman officiating Burial follows at Evergreen Cemetery Gilbreath in charge A Stanton native she moved here in 1918 from Callahan County married to W L Clements in 1916 Survivors include husband a son two daughters four sisters a brother 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Mattie Cathey Clements
First Baptist Church
W. H. Uhlman
Evergreen Cemetery
Gilbreath Funeral Home
W. H. Clements
South Dakota
Bob Vutech
Corpus Christi
T. J. Poindexter
Jim Craton
Kansas City
Kan
Eddye Butler
Bess ‘Herring
Dewey Williams
Reba Russell
Stephenville
George Cathey
Midland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cambodia
Cong
Special Forces
C. S. Carvens
First Presbyterian Church
Ashland
Cravens
Slaton
Kansas
Claude Cravens
W. A. Saffel
Merkel First Baptist Church
Caps Cemetery
Saffel
Petersburg
Abilene
Ernest S. Blair
Tatum, N. M
Lovington- Lea Hospital
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Paulene
Walter P. Stotts
Alfie Nemir
William Larmer
Lubbock Association of Insurance Agents
Gamewell Gantt
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
George Cowden
State Board of Insurance
Everette Abernathie
Thord Dockray
Pentagon
Hollywood
Scotty Beckett
T. H. Tipton
10Th St
Rayford Nichols
15Th St
Bobby Hawkins
Clovis Rd
Pat Boudreaux
Brownfield Hwy
Penny Corbin
Harry Bunton
Ute
Gomez Lounge
Ave. A
Jan Rawlings
16Th 5 St
College
N. University Ave
E. 10Th
Zenith Street
Bob Spence
Bill Cagle
33Rd St
Reyna Tot
Mrs. Mason
Rites
Earwoods
Mary Cunningham
Charlotte
N. C
Jamie Simms
Mary
Phillip
Pitner
Albert Bevers
Julien C. Hyer
Keith Franklin
Tech Symphony
By Jack Sheridan
Roxanne Thornton
Thornton Tot
Paul Ellsworth
John Gibson
Ellsworth
Mozart
Richard Strauss
Sharon Morrison
Thomas Mastroianni
Maurice Ravel
Miss Morrison
Rebecca Ockerman
la Feria
Thomas Red
Titus
Aee mCeon
Peaceful Gardens
Memorial Park
Tahoks Highway
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