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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1969

Page

4

Hardin Shapes Cautious Nixon Farm Policy Start

Washington AP report on Secretary of Agriculture Clif Hardin reflecting after three exploratory months under President Nixon. He praises department competence while stressing a cautious, look and listen approach to farm policy, with no quick sweeping changes planned.

Don Kendall Washington Clif Hardin Nixon Midwest Department Congress Lincoln Neb Jon Johnson

Teens tied to Harris County rape robbery case identified

Houston AP report describes ten young men detained after alleged gang rape and robbery crimes in Harris County. Authorities say charges include rape and robbery by firearms. several suspects named such as Tommie s Jr and Andrew Frank. Police seek further witnesses as investigations continue.

Teneanola Hich Tommies Jr Andrew Frank Joseph Allen Green Ronners, Jr Ag Justice Peace Albert ‘Leeman Brown Eddie Zachary Warren

Warships move toward Sea of Japan amid tensions

Pan American reports say Hornet and other warships 33 000 ton chrome carrier ledge 2 am 8 am near Tsushima straits. Officials decline to name ships as US claims airspace violation. Two bodies recovered in Sasebo after downed Tucker incident. 29 missing.

Hornet Japan Sea of Japan United States International Air Korea Violinist Air Space Sasebo South Cans

Robb Lynda Johnson reunion after Vietnam tour ends

Maj. Charles Robb leaves Da Nang to reunite with wife Lynda Bird Johnson and their six month old daughter in Texas at the LBJ ranch. He will join Marine HQ in Washington, D.C. after a 13 month command and logistics tour where over 100 men were wounded and decorations included posthumous awards.

DA Nang Vietnam UPI Charles Robb Texas LBJ Lynda Bird Johnson Marine Headquarters Washington, D.C Lynda Lyndon B. Johnson Cindy 1St Marine Division

Cleanliness Big Business In U S

In 1968 Americans bought nearly 3 billion high density polyethylene bottles for liquids and lotions. Bottles appear in kitchens with detergents and cleansers, in laundry rooms with detergents and bleaches, and in bathrooms with hand lotions colognes shampoos.

New York UPI Phillips Petroleum Company

Private American jet found crashed near Delemont

A privately owned U.S. jet missing since Thursday on a Geneva to Basel flight was located Sunday in a forest near Delemont. The two men aboard were identified as Steve Baller, 41, Beverly Hills, California, and James J. Gustafson, Sepulveda, California, both dead. The crash cause is under investigation.

Delemont Switzerland Geneva Basel Steve Baller Beverly Hills Calif James J. Gustafson Sepulveda

Ninety day verdict on Nixon from Senate leaders

The AP surveyed Senate Democrats Mansfield and Kennedy and Republicans Dirksen and Scott who said Nixon’s first 90 days show calm giving way to looming crises. They praised his priorities on Vietnam inflation crime and governance and forecast rapid presidential messages and decisive action ahead.

Washington Senate Nixon Associated Press Sens Mike ‘Mansfield D-Mont Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Everett M. Dirksen R-Ii Hugh Scott R-Pa Mansfield Kennedy North Korea Dirksen Scott Vietnam Middle-East Congress France Cambodia

Students urged to infiltrate industry in summer work-in

A radical SDS manual distributed to students counsels infiltrating American industry this summer to ally with workers. It advises posing as a high school graduate, avoiding showing you are a student, and giving cautious job tips from where to look to how to interview. It stresses practical dress and punctuality while urging students to avoid displaying intellectual hubris.

SDS National Council Michigan

First Law School West of Mississippi Opens in 1868

The first law school west of the Mississippi was established in 1868 at the University of Iowa.

Law Mississippi University of Towa

Hess at Spandau reaches 75 amid routine and loneliness

The wartime captive Rudolf Hess nears his 75th birthday in Spandau prison. Guards describe his health as excellent yet his life in isolation remains harsh with strict daily routines and occasional comforts. Sources note talks on adding amenities like a television but no change in confinement.

Hess United States Britain France Soviet Union Spandau Adolf Hitler U.S. Berlin Robert G. Fergusson Albert Speer Baldur von Schirach Speer

Cornell Confrontation as Students Seize Willard Straight Hall

Students at Cornell forced entry into Willard Straight Hall and kept guns inside after a sit-in backed by armed sympathizers. About 100 black students and supporters emerged from the building and marched toward the Afro American Center, while white supporters watched from outside. Security allowed loaded weapons into the building amid tense overnight standoff with campus patrols and radio station disruption.

Muller Willard Straight Willard Straight Hall

Littlefield Man Shot Outside Cafe

A 32-year-old Leon Ellis of Littlefield was shot in the left side with a .22 pistol at 8:42 p.m. in a South Littlefield cafe and taken to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock in undetermined condition. Police sought a Lubbock man believed involved.

Littlefield South Littlefield Leon Ellis Methodist Hospital Lubbock

Safety Lady tours state urging individual drivers to curb deaths

The Safety Lady travels across churches schools and safety symposiums mailing a plan for living to promote traffic safety. She says she has addressed about 500000 children and that change begins with individual drivers through Christian compassion and courtesy. Her chauffeur John Seick supports the effort saying the issue cannot be left to police alone. Brigham Young is noted for directing settlement of 3000 communities in Utah over 30 years.

Utah

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Lin Ta Aling Robb, Lynda U.S North Ko‘Tea Funnel Gaines County H. F. Bell Seminole Dess Scotland Winston Churchill Hermann Goering Hitler Rudolph Hess Nuernberg Fuehrer Cornell Confrontation Liberation News Pris Safety Lady
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