Area Men In Service Update From Local Enlistees
Three young men recently enlisted in the Air Force and report to Lackland AFB for basic training after testing at Amarillo and recruitment at Lubbock. Enlistees include Jack Don Jones, Clarence William Elkins, and William Marion Wells, with training paths in maintenance, advanced tech, and data processing. Additional airmen arrive at Tachikawa Japan and Wheelus AB Libya, including Olen R. Lee and Barry L. Smith, detailing their bases and roles within the Pacific and European theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Armed Forces
Amarillo
Lubbock
Jack Don Jones
Jand
Bel. Jones
Clarence
William ‘Elkins
Betty
Joyce Elkins
28Th St
James Chester. Wesson
Denver ‘City
Robert W. Wesson
Jackson’s Gap
Ala
John Earl Rautis
Linda
Ann: Rautis
38Th St
John’ F. Rautis
18Th St
William
Elkins and
Wwells
Wesson
Rautis
Olen R. “Lee
Rachel’ Duncan
Tachikawa AB
Japan
Lee
Pacific Air Command
da Nang AB
Vietnam
Lubbock High School
Premier Huong Assess NLF Support in Interview
Premier Huong stated in an interview that the NLF has limited central power. He argued the North Vietnamese support is essential and that the NLF could not survive more than two months without it, noting Americans rarely keep pledges.
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Huong
NLF
Ition
Saigon
Nixon
Thieu
South Vietnam leaders fear peace push may tilt to concessions
Premier Tran Van Huong says Americans press for peace could cede influence to the National Liberation Front. President Thieu seeks early Nixon meeting to align policy as Rogers heads home. Officials note calls for continued American presence post settlement to bolster economy and security.
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Saigon
South
Nixon
United States
National Liberation Front
Tran van Huong
Associated Press
Nguyen
van Thieu
William P. Rogers
South Vietnam
Rogers
Paris
Thieu
Huang
Woman Kills Intruder in Home Defense Near Du Pont Circle
In Washington a white woman shot and killed a man during an attempted rape in her home after her husband bought her a pistol following a prior rape. Police say the assailant entered through an unlocked basement. the slain man was identified as Eugene Washington, 24, of Richmond. No charges were filed pending coroner’s inquest.
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Washington
DuPont Circle
Ouple
Eugene Washington
Richmond
Burglars Break Wall at Godwins Service Station
Burglars cut through a wall at Godwins Service Station No 40 on Quirt Ave and stole a $200 adding machine and two cartons of cigarettes. A second report to Lubbock County sheriff notes $85 taken from a fruit jar at Mrs Zamarripas home about 8 1/2 miles east of the city on EF 19th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godwin
Quirt Ave
Lubbock County
Sheriff' S Officers
Inest
Zamarripa
Madrid workers hit by industrial changes in 1968 layoffs
About 2 500 Spanish workers were affected amid industrial sector shifts in 1968 according to National Insurance records. The report notes large-scale displacement and ongoing labor adjustments during that year in Madrid and surrounding areas.
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Madrid
UPI
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Riego
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Pune
U.S
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NLE
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Discount Center
50Th Street
Globe Shopping City
34Th and
Avenue Q
McKelvy’s Furniture
Avenue Q Radio
Lab Briercroft Center
Lab
Wendel’s
Appilance & TV
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Newton Radio & Ay
Alpiné Butane Co
P.O
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Anton
Bhis TV
Aspermont
Tom’s Gas & Aplliance
BIG Spring Texas Discount
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Brownfield
Stacy-Mason, Inc
Colorado City
Bob Ramage
Crosbyton
Jacky's Radio
Denver City
Hearne & Son
Fort Stockton
Mickman
Gonzales Furniture
Hale Center
A&w Appliance
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Cates
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Little Efield
Nelson Hardware
Lorenzo
White's Auto
Marfa
Midland Balle Griffith Tire. Co
West Wall Balle Griffith Tre Co
W. Hilnois & Midkite Western
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Plains Plains Tractor & Hardware Post
Sweetwater Dale Martin Firestone
Tahora
Plainsman TV & Appliance
New Mexico
Artelia Clem
Carlsbad
House of Furniture
Eunick . Williams Furniture
Hobbs Radio Lab, Inc
Lovingston
Marshall Furniture
Tatum, Cicero
Smith Lauber
California
Oregon
Nevada
Midwest
Allen & Academy
Bryan
Texas
the Boys School of the Southwest
Community Finance & Thrift Corporation of
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