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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1967

Page

6

Texas Senate Accepts House Version on Oral Confessions Law

Legislature advances an updated criminal code with revised rules for oral and written confessions and procedures. The House and Senate agreed on major provisions including warnings, insuring admissibility, and police station confessions tied to evidence.

Sion Senate Dorsey Hardeman San Angelo House John Connally Bob Armstrong Russia Armstrong U. S. Supreme Court Supreme Court

Birth notices from West 1 Hospital listed in local column

The column records multiple birth announcements from West 1 Hospital and Methodist Hospital. Names include Melvin Lester and families from Shallowater Levelland Slaton Brownfield and nearby areas. Weighings range around several pounds with times listed Friday morning. Father’s occupations include Western Electric Co and Neon Electric Co.

Birs Jamek Melvin Lester Shallowater Etna West 1 Hospital M. H. Sanders Gordon Goodnight Methodist Hospital Maneser C. G. Ferguson Slaton Methodis Hospital South Plains Wesley Bailey 52Nd St Mathodist Hospital Neon Elecine Co Byron Eldredge Hancock Manufacturing Co

Lindbergh Lands Near Ireland After Atlantic Flight

A fragmentary report recalls Lindbergh's final approach over the Atlantic. He flew above fishing boats in a 27 hour journey and, after asking which way to Ireland, finally sighted the Irish coast then continued toward Newfoundland.

Lindbergh Ireland

U S Leaders Clash Over War Strategy and Demilitarized Zone Claim

Senator Robert Fl NY criticizes war policies while Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio argues the United States may have violated a demilitarized zone. The dialogue centers on air and sea power as a tool to end the war quickly amid calls for all-out efforts.

Robert Fl NY Stephen M. «Young Ohio United States Demilitarized Zone

Business Upturn Forecast From Federal Reserve Officials Visit to Lubbock

Federal Reserve Governor Sherrill outlined a U S economy growing 5 5 percent in six years with 9 million jobs created and a remaining backlog of goods prompting an expected sales spurt as production resumes He warned inflation risk remains While bankers weighed tax cuts or tight money Sherrill noted computer aided reporting could speed bank data and FDIC compilations Camp Randall and others spoke at the Lubbock session with local officials hosting and Mayor Rogers honoring the visitors

West Texas Lubbock Washington William A. Hutcheson Sherrill Sher‘Till Randall Fbanks West Natural Resource Wichita Falls Abilene Camp Alras Utah

Funeral Today For Mrs. Parks

Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Parks, 79, are set for 2 p.m. today at the First Methodist Church in Paducah. Rev. Royce Womack will officiate, assisted by other clergymen. She is survived by two brothers Aubrey and Maby McDowell and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Eshkol Comments on UN Emergency Force in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol warned that the UN Emergency Force in Jerusalem has serious implications for the Mideast peace process. He spoke amid tensions over the force's presence and regional security concerns.

Jerusalem Levi Eshkol Wey U.N

Cambodian border firefight survivor recalls near-death ordeal

Pte Clifford A Roundtree, 20, whispered for help as a medic tended him after a brutal Cambodian clash. Medic Melvin Schultz, 22, watched teammates fall and recalled the moment Roundtree feigned death to survive. The three soldiers were attacked near Pleiku, where Vietnamese fighters rarely take prisoners.

Aonroach Clifford A. Roundtree U.S Ath. Infantry Division Mel Vin W. Schultz Cambodian Pleiku Schultz

Plainview celebrates growth with new industries and plans

Hale County's Plainview shows rapid 1960s expansion with 20 new industries, 66 plants employing 1 650, a $3 million bond issue funding a library and park improvements, a $550 000 water plant, and a $5 million hospital project funded by a federal grant. The city hosts Wayland College, the Flying Queens, an airfield, and a growing retail base as residents pledge over $700 000 for development.

Plainview Central Plains General Hospital Plainview Area Fas Wayland College Wayland Flying Queens Basa Modern

Reese AFB Events Highlight Firefighting and Demonstrations

At Reese AFB a series of demonstrations and activities were listed for the afternoon including a fire-fighting display at 4 p.m. a softball game and parachute jump, followed by more demos and a retreat ceremony at 5 p.m. Motion pictures will be shown at various locations as Col. T. Crage, the wing commander, stated.

Crage

U.S. Planes Shot Down in Friday Raids

The agency reported multiple U.S. air force planes shot down during raids on Friday. Several pilots were captured as the conflict intensified in the region.

Alr Reise

Tornado kills man as Oakland area hit by twister

A single fatality occurred when a tornado lifted a house near Oakland Maryland and hurled it 300 yards into a barn. Lewis D. White, 45, of nine miles east of Oakland, died in the wreck. The twister also damaged another home’s porch. No other injuries were reported. The Weather Bureau tied the storm to a cold front with rain along the Ohio River and Appalachians. Rain totals exceeded a third of an inch in Pittsburgh and storms were noted in nearby regions.

Oakland Weather Bureau Ohio River Appalachians Pittsburgh Pa West Ne Te Oe Amare

Weather sketchy with scattered storms and cooling front

Fragmentary weather note reports a cool front moving south with an 8 to 78 degree range. Rain chances described as all percent in places, with temperatures dipping as readings faltered and varied across locations like Dalhart.

Sreecaurg Dalhart

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