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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1968

Page

8

Nixon To Stay In U S Until Inauguration Plans Outlined

Nixon will remain in the United States until his inauguration and will refrain from actions affecting foreign policy without consulting the current leadership. Discussions on the transition from Johnson to Nixon administrations continued with Lt. Gov. Robert Finch and others present, including Haldeman and Ehrlichman, in informal outdoor settings.

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Fort Worth Driving Record Shows Repeated Violations

Fort Worth police report detailed a driver with a history of suspended licenses and multiple violations. The record includes driving while intoxicated, hazardous driving, resisting arrest, speeding, and stop-sign violations across several incidents in the city and White Settlement.

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Merger of Two Firms Reported

The report covers a merger between Arizona Investment firm of Refsnes, Beck and Co of Phoenix and Braisch er Pierce Securities Corp of Didlay. It notes executives statement on expanded services for Arizona investors and calls for a smooth transition amid broader finance sector changes. The text also threads in a separate note about Nixon transition logistics and staff arrangements at Key Biscayne, with comments from Lincoln and White House aides.

Dallas Cure Queneer Arigina Refsnes Sely. Beck and Co Phoenix Braischer Pierce Securities Corp Didlay Nhen Folawa Ap Toint Reelars Charles Co Pierce Pauscher Pheres Arizona Hanecathoah Investment McDines Wally Riatiseher Pierce Pyevece Wee Ziegler Nixon Spiro Agnew Key Biscayne Onixon George Smathers D-Flad Biscayne Baw G. Rebozo Julie Tricia Royal Biscayne Hotel Franklin P. Lincoln Dm New York Nineon Dustreau Civil Service Commission General Services Spiro White House Linc Ccoln

Dope Raid Sets Arrest Record In Austin

A large narcotics sweep in Travis County Austin yielded 28 arrests by 2 a.m. involving city county and state officers. The operation targeted the East Side with 43 sealed indictments from the grand jury. Authorities reported seizures and ongoing investigations as part of the record bust.

Austin Hervey Gann Travis County Grand Jury Gann

Fragmented OCR obituary note with scattered names and details

Fragmented text records an obituary notice mentioning a daughter and widow status. Names such as Myo Maw Ret and Jess Hart appear among garbled phrases. The fragment references weights, dates, and places like Lubbock and Kartmouth, but many details are unreadable.

Weather forecast for South Plains and Texas outlook

Damp air along the Rio Grande and light showers in the South Plains on Thursday signaled a cold spell. Forecasters expect a northward spread of a cold front by Saturday with chilly conditions through the weekend and warnings to delay spraying due to precipitation risks.

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New Fiew University Board Gets Student Seat

Reports from Nashville indicate Vanderbilt University may add a student trustee to its board. The move prompts mixed reactions about academic leadership and student representation.

University

Cites Aims Smith Charts Own Budget Plan for Texas

Preston Smith pledges a harmonized budget with outgoing Gov Connally and budget director Jim Oliver. He expects revised figures after final tallies, noting rural votes may lift his share and that he will align with the legislature’s ideas. Smith cites cooperation with Sen Aikin and Speaker Barnes while signaling differences with opponent Meyer.

Austin Preston Smith John Connally Jim Oliver Smith Oliver Decishitive Budget Board Cas Close Sen A. Mc Aikin Speaker Barnes Hiese Peante Cao Sipith Panl Meperos Paw

Court Place Building aims to reuse Caprock Hotel debris in new structure

Bank ownership drives demolition of the Caprock Hotel, built 1929 as the Hilton, to clear a site for Court Place Building offices. Plans include a nine story tower with 6,240 square feet per floor, 45 percent leased, basement motor bank, drive‑ins, and a tunnel to the adjacent LN E building. Caprock name changed after Hilton sale in 1952 amid local contest. prior hotel uses and proposed facelifting downtown are noted.

Caprock Court Place Bill ‘Workman Maedgwen Bank Motor Bank Maine Street Pexas Avenue LNE Hilton Alsonett Hotels Court Place, Inc Lubbock Lincoln Lodge Corp Ithe Conley Texas Avenue Broadway Maedgen Electrical Ante Oo Electric Co Triver Electric Co Wateco Electric Mechanicab O. W. Chisum Anthony Mechanical, Inc Roche Newton and Co Rountree Company U. Seale Co Wayne Taylor and Co Toe George Linskie Co., Inc Dallas Plains Plumbing Co Amarillo

Planning Zoning Board Denies Lease Change Request

The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in City Hall denied several change requests including lease dispute leverage concerns raised by Maecker. votes blocked approval for Jimmie Mason offices and for a AM clinic site near Methodist Hospital. Several items were tabled to study zones and traffic impacts, with opposition from local residents and the school district noted.

Cline P&i Commission City Hall Helen Penney AM Clinic Methodist Hospital 22Nd Street Joliet Avenue Riverton Penney Bill Cox Jimmie L. Mason 15Th Street Avenue B Commission Blank Jordan Patrick H. Pappas Parkway Drive Beeche and Cherry Streets Pappas Harold Glasscock Lubbock Independent School District Bozeman City Planning and Zoning Department Talmadge DeWitt 66Th

Celler proposes inquiry into presidential selection and electoral reforms

Representative Celler pledges a special committee to probe the presidential selection system and ideas to reform it. He cites electoral vote division plans, including proportional and district-based methods, and notes constitutional amendment would face steep hurdles and current political urgency.

Celler Congress Senate House Mindfal

Eidinoff Case Shifts as Texas Court Lets Sanity Ruling Stand

Eidinoff, once a jailed El Paso proctologist, left the Rusk hospital after a Cherokee County sanity hearing. Judge Chandler had overruled the state and allowed release, pending legal avenues, while the Texas attorney general's office sought to set aside the ruling. Eidinoff disappeared Monday after a hearing, was seen in a car with a man, and has not been heard from since he telephoned Thursday night.

Court of Texas Jarret Eidinoff 2Usk County Atty Jim Perkins Jarres Texas Attorney General's Office Cherokee County J. W. Chandler Chandler Rusk el Paso Dr. Connolly Usaid Peneral Durrel U.S. Dist William M. Taylor Dallas Taylor Widinoff Texas Generals Department Idinoff Ed Paso Ornby San

Mother Pays Ransom for Bank President's Daughter

In Lima Ohio Amy MacDonnell the daughter of A J MacDonnell Metropolitan Bank president was held an hour by a garishly dressed gunman who demanded cash. The mother withdrew a large sum from a bank and paid for the child's freedom. The girl was unharmed and the getaway car was later found abandoned.

Lima Ohio Funman Amy MacDonnell A. J. ‘MacDonnell Metropolitan Bank of Linta MacDonnell

Draft Call Reaches 26 800 Men in January

Defense Department releases January draft quota of 26 800, the highest monthly total since May, signaling continued strong inductions in early 1969. January compares to 17 500 in December and 10 000 this month, with November the previous low in 18 months.

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