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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
11
The South Plains Junior Stamp Club meets at 7 30 p m today in the Municipal Garden and Arts Center. Paul Clover, president, says the quiz program will test knowledge from members stamp collections and is open to youths ages six through 16.
Multiple thefts and burglaries reported in Lubbock during the Memorial Day weekend. Victims include M K Carroll at 2004 Baylor St missing three cameras a phonograph and a sewing machine valued about 216 dollars. John Breedlove at 2014 E 50th St reports a spray gun dollie four hammers and a motor and fan taken. Gloria Ann Duncan at 2301 50th St Apt 32 says two twenty dollar bills gone. Snack Bar at Fun and Sun Swim Pool 6204 Elgin Ave reports about 40 dollars missing from a cash register and four toll pennies. Ramona Watts of Norman Okla reports 289 dollars in clothing stolen from a car in the 2200 block of 2nd Rare. Sun N Fun Club at 620 Elgin Ave reports four toll pennies stolen from a cash register. Mrs Jones at 2121 10th St observes a Latin American man in her house who fled. a jewelry box was found missing.
A dozen families donated a stained glass window to Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Webster Groves Missouri in memory of Dr Martin Luther King The donors wished to remain anonymous and the church vestry wrestled with the decision The church letter recalls Kings leadership and urges charity and love despite disagreement
A 10 year old Houston boy named Willie Wilson Jr. drowned at a vacant house pool after leaping from a diving board and failing to swim. He and a nine year old friend climbed a four foot fence to reach the pool. the body was recovered from about eight feet of water.
The piece cites Professor Parkinson’s warning that Britain’s civil service could dominate all employment by 2195 if growth continues. It notes the Civil Service rose from 70,000 in 1939 to 876,000 by 1967, costing about 740 million pounds yearly, with 200,000 more in local authorities.
Six teens from Kiski Area High School and nearby Arnold High School were killed when their car sped along Pennsylvania Route 56, left the road, plummeted down a 150 foot embankment into a creek, and struck a telephone pole. Driver Banks 17 and four passengers had just graduated hours earlier. River of the crash crossed into a muddy field and rose into trees before stopping. State Police Trooper Braden reported speeds over 80 mph and the crash likely occurred before dawn.
The article notes Britain's navy has shrunk since World War I, losing ships and global dominance to the United States and the Soviet Union. It recalls historic sea wins under Drake, Nelson, and Trafalgar, then links postwar losses to World War II and the 1941 Prince of Wales and Repulse sinkings, signaling the end of British naval supremacy.
A fragment notes a memo about a faculty credential candidate in physical education, naming Dorothy Mohr as a department chairman discussing unprofessional concerns. The brief hints at an official review or reconsideration of the candidate's planned major and teaching career path.
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