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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1968

Page

6

Nixon campaign rally in Texas stresses renewal of national strength

Nixon headlines a Texas visit urging voters to back a law and order agenda, higher military pay after Vietnam, and stronger foreign policy. He labels the Johnson administration weak, calls for cutting inflation and taxes, and pins Texans on supporting his bid for all 25 electoral votes. Nixon cites farm and oil policy, with Mrs. Nixon and daughters present. Dale Robertson and Sen. Tower accompany him.

Nixon Eisenhower Vietnam U.S Bob Price Price Anniville Julie Tricia Texas America Europe Haddip Paston Levelland Texas House of Representatives David GOP Dale Robertson Nesans Sen Johu Tower King Nisam Mrs. Nixon

Eisenhower grandson engages crowd at Lubbock stop

Eisenhower's grandson spoke briefly to a crowd as GOP leaders and Nixon advance men organized the event. Turnout estimates varied from 5,000 to 15,000, with most observers placing it around 8,000. Terry Candrey chaired the program in Lubbock County.

Eisenhower Jule Nixon Nixon Terry Candrey Lubbock County GOP

Bombing Halt Signals Brief North Vietnam Truce Phase

UPI reports first 12 hours after a bombing pause show no major attacks by North Vietnam and no shelling of South Vietnamese cities. Despite the lull, Communist rocket teams killed and wounded evacuees in Hue and Saigon area as the DMZ saw limited fire. President Johnson urged the Communists to maintain restraint for the pause to hold.

Saigon UPI U.S Vietnam Demilitarized Zone Sargesy Hue Dmz Done Tia Johnson Commmunists Paris Thien Sec Dean Rusk Hanoi Rusk Hassle South Vietnam NLF United States North Vietnam Washingston

R. B. McClure Services Slated

R B McClure, a retired bookkeeper and World War I veteran moved to Whitharral two years ago from Sudan, dies at 16 pon in a Littlefield nursing home after two months illness. Services set 2 pm Monday at Baptist Church with Rev Tedder. Burial Littlefield Memorial Park. George Price Funeral Home Levelland directs. Survivors include wife, a son Ralph B Jr of Stockton, Calif, two sisters in Pampa and Paris, Tex, and three grandchildren.

Wiutharral Ralph TG. McChee Littlefield Cle Tedder George Price Levelland McClure Sudan Whitharral Co-Op Gin Ca Wena Ralph B. Jr Stockton Calif Rufus Hill Pampa John B. Cruse Paris Tex

Mahon To Speak At Wolfforth Post Office Dedication

Rep. George Mahon will be guest speaker at the dedication ceremony for the new Wolfforth Post Office. The event starts at 2 p.m. at the facility site on 506 4th Avenue, Sears.

Wolfforth George Mahon Sears 4Th A

Diana Castro Rites Pending

Services for Diana Castro seven one cared daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Castro are pending at Carter Funeral Home. She died at 5 am Friday in the intensive care unit at Lubbock Methodist Hospital of injuries from Halloween night roadside accident involving a pickup driven by 17 year old Ronnie Griffith. Survivors include her parents seven brothers and six sisters. State and county officials and grocers store representatives will participate in the program.

Lockney Diana Castro Richard Castro Carter Funeral Home Lubbock Methodist Hospital Ronnie Griffith Richard Ty Marriott Gare Vand Aim West Texas Hospital Carrol-Collins Ford

Birth Announcements From West Texas Hospital List

A series of birth notices from West Texas Hospital and Methodist Hospital report newborns weighing various pounds and ounces. Fathers include professionals such as accountants, teachers, and military personnel with affiliations to San These, Reese, and Carrose areas.

Well Ray Wood BT Pont Thurssday West Texas Hospital

Absentee Ballot Rules and Record Mailouts Cited

Mrs Vaughn reports 1042 absentee ballots mailed in 1964 and notes a record turnout potential. Absentees postmarked by Monday and received by the county clerk by election day are counted. In person ballots total 1764 at the clerk's office plus 126 in a Slaton box. A special canvassing board under Mrs George Arry will tally ballots on election day.

Vaughn Wold Slaton Texas Ison George Arry

Nixon visit draws big West Texas crowd and media mix

A large, festive turnout met Richard Nixon in Lubbock with estimates between 8 000 and 10 000 as reporters from CBS ABC NBC Newsweek Time AP UPI and others covered the stop. The crowd praised Nixon while many press members analyzed potential presidential moves and campaigning tactics at the West Texas Air Terminal.

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Twister spooks Hale Center area as Storms lash West Texas

Heavy rain and hail drenched games across Tulsa and Kress while a tornado near Hale Center disrupted Friday night athletic events. Forecasters warned of continued thunderstorm activity with cool air and warm moist air meeting in the region, sparking more storms and potential flooding.

Tulsa Kress Dimmitt Hale Center South i Plains U.S. Weather Bureau Lubbock Lamesa Wichita Falls McAlester Okla Ted Sheehan Plainview South Plains

Thieu Rejects Paris Role as Hanoi Talks Loom

Thieu vows Saigon will not surrender to Communist forces and defends a moderate stance while opposing a Dutch accept of Paris mediation. U S officials expect Vietnam to join talks soon, though procedural delays may occur before substantive negotiations begin.

Thieu

Mrs Taylor Rites Set In Resthaven Church

Betty Lou Taylor 56 of 120 S Second Street died Friday morning at St Marys Hospital after a long illness. Services 10 a.m. Monday at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers with Rev C L Bynum and Rev Paul E Burch officiating. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park. She was a vocational nurse, moved to Lubbock in 1916 from Rotan, native of Collin County, member of Rebekah Lodge and Zuni Park Baptist Church. Survivors include brother W W Taylor and three grandchildren.

Betty Lou Taylor St. Mary's Hospital Resthaven

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