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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1968

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San Benito High expels 25 marijuana users from class

San Benito School officials expelled 25 of 34 high school students for marijuana use after a three week independent inquiry. Nine others received administrative warnings and probation. Supt. John Barron said the expulsions require strict conditions to return and noted the probe was sparked by a brave parent.

Associated Press San Benito San Benito High School John Barron Barron Rio Grande Valley Marliuana

Miners Trapped In West Virginia Mine Face Long Odds

Rescue workers failed to contact 78 miners trapped for two days in Mannington No 9 coal mine. A new 800-foot bore was planned for contact and gas tests after a fresh blast or roof fall, as officials held to slim hope of survivors.

United Press International Mannington W. V Llewellyn Portal McCartney William Poundstone Consolidation Coal Cail Co Mannington No. 9 Portal Poundstone

U.S. Fires Back In DMZ After Fresh Communist Attacks

U S Command reports two new incidents in the DMZ with American artillery striking into the northern half for the first time since the November 1 bombing halt. The events occurred Thursday near Gio Linh and Ben Hai River, with no U S casualties and unknown enemy losses. Secret talks in Paris stalled as Saigon rejects new negotiation terms. North Vietnamese laborers are rebuilding bombed highways and moving war supplies south toward the DMZ.

Avalanche-Journal News Services Saigon U.S Vietnam North Vietnam Reds Ward Dmz Hanoi Paris U.S. Army Gio Linh Ben Hai River Nouthern

Tech Prof heads for Argentina for results of advice

Lubbock area tech professional travels to Argentina to observe outcomes of his guidance. The page notes various section references including politics, law, and editorials across the paper.

Lubbock Area Tech Argentina Sec

Bank truck robbery in Naples injures three workers

Two masked bandits in Naples used a homemade flame thrower to hold up a bank truck. They damaged three employees with serious burns but fled empty handed.

Naples Italy

City Firemen Honored At Lubbock Banquet

The Lubbock Fire Department honored 47 firemen with more than 650 years of combined service at the first awards banquet at Central Fire Station. Over 300 guests attended including City Council members and Mayor W D Rogers Jr. Fire Chief Blackwell praised the corps and awarded service pins for five and ten years of service.

Lubbock Central Fire Station Fremen City of Bill Blackwell Blackwell Firemen

Townhouse zoning urged in city plan changes

The City Planning and Zoning Commission recommends amendments to the zoning ordinance affecting residential and apartment districts. Proposals include creating two apartment districts for townhouses, relaxing front yard rules to 25 feet from the street and 55 feet to the rear, and requiring a 20 foot setback for side street garages. The plan also allows up to 75 percent paving of small front yards and aims to keep corner lot triangles clear for visibility.

Kenneth May Avalanche Journal City Planning and Zoning Commission

Five Years After JFK Assassination Dallas Remembered

The fifth anniversary of President John F Kennedy's 1963 death sparks flowers and speeches at Dealey Plaza though a Dallas newspaper report says public memory fades. Details note survivors like Gov. John Connally and victims Oswald Tippit and Ruby trial figures, with obits of Sharina Oswald and others.

Preston McGraw Dallas UPI Elm Street Lee Harvey Oswald John F. Kennedy Kennedy Dealey Plaza Texas School Book Depository Oswald Bill Decker Dallas County Robert Kennedy Martin Luther King Kennedy Oswald Jack Puley J.D. Tippit Texas John Connally Connally

FAA Proposes 65 Texas Airports and 205 Improvements

The FAA urges constructing 65 new Texas airports and enhancing 205 more over five years under a 140 million state and 2.16 billion national program. Lubbock's West Texas Air Terminal would gain apron extensions and fire and rescue upgrades, with new fields planned at Lockney Olan Seafives Seminole Silverton Stanton Tahoka in the South Plains. Most sites target basic utility airports for small towns, while Fort Worth Garland Mesquite Freeport and Texas City Galveston are listed as general utility. Houston and San Antonio as larger than general utility.

Washington Federal Aviation Administration Texas Lubbock West Texas Lockney Olan Seafives Seninole Silverton Stanton Tahoka South Plains Fort Worth Garland Mesquite Freeport Texas City - Galveston Houston San Antonio

Indian Summer Continues in Lubbock and South Plains

Forecasters predict fair weather through today and Saturday as Indian Summer holds in Lubbock. Texas Tech fans can expect ideal conditions for the season ending game against Arkansas with temperatures near 70 and bright sun anticipated.

Lubbock South Plains Weather Bureau West Texas Air Terminal Texas Tech Arkansas

Ballot Likely In Early 69 In Lubbock Liquor Vote

Deputy county clerks finish verifying 3328 signatures for a petition in Justice Precinct 6 covering northern and western Lubbock urging approval of liquor on premises consumption. Election dates likely Jan 4 or Feb 8, with Dec 9 county commission discussion and absentee voting dates noted.

Avalanche Journal Lubbock Rodrick Shaw Justice Precinct 6 Saebesuteabe Oe

Two Patients Receive Second Gift Hearts in Separate Transplants

In Houston Everett C. Thomas 47 the country’s longest living transplant patient returned for tests after a second heart transplant. Doctors say antirejection drugs aren’t working. In California Darrell Hammarl ey 56 at Stanford underwent two transplants six hours apart after the first beat erratically. Both operations were led by renowned teams, Cooley in Houston and Shumway in Stanford.

Phoenix Houston Divine California Everett C. Thomas Doentors Thomas Denton Cooley Stanford Uniersity Hospital Darrell Hammarley Hammarley Norman Shumway

Prayer Denar God as Example for Parents at Home

A short devotional note urges parents to treat Jesus as a guest daily, praising the model of daily piety and shared prayers. The message attributes the remark to Atrs. Hot. Cadenhead from Morton.

Denar Jesus Cadenhead Morton

Area banks forecast record deposits bolster regional economy

Banking officials report near record deposits across the region with Lubbock and Midland banks posting multi hundred million totals. First quarter and mid year figures show continued strong liquidity as micro crops influence late year deposits, with area banks approaching all-time highs.

Bankers Sap Lubbock Wat Midland

Weather Map Note For Lubbock Vieintty Region

A weather map page notes temperature trend with a near seventy degree high and lower tonight. A southeasterly wind is mentioned as the term Poniah is unclear.

Lubbock Vieintty Pheh

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