One for Children: Preschoolers Rally Trains at Zoo
In Birmingham Alabama preschoolers clashed with a rail strike by convincing engineers at the zoo to restart a four car train. Paul Ratliff a former Southern Railway engineer led the effort after seeing tears from children. The gasoline powered engine pulled the four car train as 500 kids offered green tickets.
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Avalanche-Journal News
Birminghaul
Ala
Congress
Birmingham
Paul Ratliff
Southern
Zoo
Ratliff
Otis McCravey
C. G. Jones
Zoo Railroad
Robbery and theft report from Avenue C and local areas
A man on Avenue C reported being defeated and robbed by four Black men who stole $85 and a bracelet. Police sought a Black male teen after an assault on a 13 year old near Posey School and a separate incident at Pleasure Gardens involving four Black girls. Burglary at Danny Prince home led to loss of $639 in valuables and tools at Carlisle Wrecking Yard. Bar-B-Q Pit break in and golf clubs stolen from a Toledo Avenue home. Mormon pioneers Deseret meaning honeybee noted.
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Andrew Rosales
Ave
Avenue C
Posey School
Pleasure Gardens
East Lubbock
Burelars
Danny Prince
2Nd St
Carlisle
W. L. Lutz
Bar-B-Q
U.S. 84
Godlove
Toledo Ave
Slipped Disc Outcomes With Chiropractic Care
A study of 1 000 herniated and slipped disc cases reports 49.7 percent became well and 39.1 percent much improved under chiropractic care. Consolidation shows 96.6 percent improved or stabilized, with earlier treatment linked to better results. Author: Director Blair Chiropractic Clinic Lubbock Texas.
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Blair Chiropractic Clinic
Avenue Q
Lubbock
Texas
Circus Train Walkout Delays Boston Opening
The Ringling Bros circus train crept into Boston after a workers strike paused a 48 passenger coach trip at the zoo. Union crews allowed the Circus to proceed as the show opened in Boston Garden despite a nearby New Haven strike.
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Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Boston
Penn Central Railroad
New Haven
Ringling Bros. Circus
Roanoke
New York
South Kearney
N.J
Madison Square Garden
Boston Garden
Jury Acquits Woman In Shoplifting Case Here
A County Court jury acquitted Joann Nichols of Littlefield on a shoplifting charge involving four pairs of boots valued at 250 dollars from Globe Discount Store on August 6, 1970. The trial occurred in County Court-at-Law No. 2 before Judge Denzil Bevers, with other defendants listed on bonds for various charges including DWI and weapons offenses.
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Joann! Nichols
Littlefield
Globe Discount Store
Denzil Bevers
Guadalupe Villarreal
Ave. Q
Rosendo Maldonado
Francisco Cruz
Armando Duran
Baylor
Shirley Redden
Mickey Streater
Jose Munoz
Sk. Brown St
Robert Middaugh
Lupe Garza Jr
Wolfforth
Juan Robles
Idalou
Jimmy Hill
37Th St
Sherry Hudson
22Nd St
Hudson
Harrison Johnson
E. Brown St
Alvin McDaniels
E. Main St
Ben Morgan
Bonn Newspapers Sell About Forty Percent in Advertising
A German press report notes that Bonn newspapers average around 40 percent of revenue from advertisements. It discusses the balance between ad sales and other income streams and implies shifts in market strategy.
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Bonn
Births in local hospitals announced for several families
A long list of birth announcements from Laws Clinic Porter to University Hospital notes newborns for families including Cardona, Bittman, Bush, Ortiz, Rider, McLaro, Starkey, Mosher, Bryan, Soborg, Kurney, Lopez, McCullough, Casas, Maxwell, Gould, Malone, McCarty, Dobbs, Latham, and Tatum. Parents’ occupations range from student to farmer to engineer with hospitals in Lubbock and surrounding areas.
Bandits Steal Officer and Bank Funds in Abbeville Heist
In Abbeville Georgia two masked bandits disarmed night officer Elmo Batchler tied him and blindfolded him then drove him to a farm before returning to Dorsey Banking Co. to cut into the vault using acetylene torches. The loss figure was not determined. Police Chief J R McLeroy reported Batchler was later found unharmed but handcuffed.
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Abbeville
Abbbeville
Dorsey Banking Co
Elmo Batchler
J.R. McLeroy
Batchler
Mcleroy
British Doctor Finds No Link Between Pill and Breast Cancer
A two year London study of 220 women on birth control pills found no increased breast cancer risk and suggests the pills may protect against benign breast lesions. Dr Martin P Vessey of Oxford presented the results at an American Cancer Society conference, while Dr Edward Lewison of Johns Hopkins warned cautious use in high risk women.
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Los Angeles
Martin P. iVessey
University of Oxford
England
Vessey
American Cancer Society
London
Bennign
Edward F. Lewison
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
Seagraves Residents Rally Funds for Doctor at Closed Hospital
Seagraves residents pledged more than 9000 toward securing a physician to reopen the town hospital after Dr. Bill McCullough left for Levelland. A local committee led by Commissioner Travis Bagley works with doctors, with a Missouri candidate visiting. decision expected by week’s end.
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Seagraves
Gaines ‘County Commissioners Court
Seagraves Hospital
Bill McCullough
Levelland
Travis Bagley
Missouri
Joe Cauley
Cauley
Judge Will Hear More Testimony In Civil Suit
Testimony will continue this morning in vin 137th District Court in a civil suit brought by Marvin McLarty Jr. for his daughter Ellen against Terry I Lee Duraso. McLarty seeks $12,500 for damages from a two car collision near Flint Ave and 6th St on March Th 1969. Ellen McLarty reportedly injured in the accident.
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Vin 137Th District Court
Marvin McLarty Jr
Ellen
Terry i Lee Duraso
McLarty
Duraso
Flint Ave
6Th St
Miss McLarty
Lubbock Men Honored With Doctoral Degrees at HSU
Two former Lubbock residents received honorary doctorates at Hardin-Simmons University commencement. Rev Epifanio Salazar of Corpus Christi earned Doctor of Divinity for leadership and social justice work. William Francis McBeth of Ouachita Baptist University received Doctor of Music for his composition and academic contributions.
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Abilene
Lubbock
Hardin-Simmons University
Epifanio Salazar
Second Mexican Baptist Church of
Corpus Christi
First Mexican Baptist Church
Wiliam Francis McBeth
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia
Ark
McBeth
Dallas
Hsu
Salazar
Seminary
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fastman School of Music
University of Texas
Vietnamese People Described as Mix of Mongolian and Indonesian
The article characterizes the Vietnamese as a blend of Mongolian and Indonesian peoples, noting their supposed mixed heritage and origins.
Home Delivery Rates and Subscriptions Listed
Morning and Sunday options show monthly and daily rates for mail subscriptions. Various combinations cover morning only, evening only, or morning and Sunday deliveries with prices differing by weekday or Sunday coverage.
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f-Mo
d-Mo
L-Mo
Morn
Eve
Sun
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Utah Deseret
Gilbert Cardona
San Jose
Clinice-Porter Hospital
Stanley Allen Bittman
Slide Rd
West Texas Hospital
Texas. Tech
Jerry Elmo Bush
Post
Reynaldo L. Ortiz
Abernathy
West Texaco Hospital
Clark Equipment Co
Johnny Rider
E. Cornell
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Jon Gary McLaro
St. Mary Hospital
Sunset School of Preaching
Carleton Miller Starkey Jr
Starkey Construction Co
Don Gordon Mosher
Set
Ronald E. Bryan
35Th St
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
Reese
Robert J. Soborg
Apt
Reese Air Force Base
Marine Lance
William H. Kurney
N. Spruce St
Armando Lopez
Dartmouth St
Highland Hospital
Master Builders of Texas, Inc
Arthur McCullough
Methodist
Brittany
Manuel Casas
Methodist Hospital
Wiliam Maxwell
Ith St. Apt
Texas Tech
Jerry Dale Gould
8Rd St
Iin Methodist Hospital
Imey Auto Parts
Bill Price Malone
Boon
Hall
Denver Lee McCarty
Finis Wright Brick Contractors
Richard Dobbs
Clovis
Ted Ladell Latham
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Gary Keith Tatum
Brownfield
University Hospital
34Th & Avenue
Oakwood Center
Storehours
Ayds
Gelusil
MT Ie
FEE Pharmacy
Siblin
74Th Street
Bill Carter
B4th St
N. Ave
6Th Street
Lubbock Regional Airport
US. 87
Bil McKillip
Canyon
37Th Street
Bild P.m
Zenith Ave
McCullough
Hospital Corporation of America
Underwurood
34Th Street
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche- Journal
8Th and
Avenue J
First State Bank OF
Shallowater
FDIC
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