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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1968

Page

6

Youth Problem Erupts In Young Red Cuba

In Havana a youth surge questions cuban society as nearly 40 per cent of citizens are under 15. Fidel Castro cites juvenile prostitution vandalism and poster destruction of Che Guevara as signs of strain while youths voice mixed views on freedom future and loyalty to the revolution.

Havana Cubal Fidel Castro Che Guevara Cuba Miami Mayra Vilasis Havana University Miss. Vilasis Union of Young Communists

Speed Up Plan Aims to Ease Christmas Mail Crush

The post office plans accelerated handling with overtime postal workers and a field command post to monitor weather and sorting windows. Last year 125000 seasonal staff worked. this year predicted at most 95000. The system seeks cheaper, faster service, but urges the public to mail early.

Watson Post Office Department

Peace talks and possible Vietnam truce discussed in Paris efforts

US and UN officials weigh a possible military truce in Vietnam during the Paris peace talks. They note past Buddhist New Year truces led to offensives, and say next steps depend on Saigon’s stance and evolving negotiations.

SVN Vietnam Eithes Vos Vietmean State Department Robert J. McCloskes Priday South Vietnam Paris United States Saigon

Weather ward to College Station and South Central Texas

Light showers and cool fall temperatures spread across South Central Texas today into Sunday with clouds to the south coast. Statewide highs range from the low 50s in western Texas to upper 60s in southern regions as cooler weather persists and upper cloudiness spreads. Snow flurries appear along the lower Great Lakes as a storm moves through the Midwest and Northeast, with gale warnings along the Creston coast and parts of the Great Lakes. Hollywood notes report Debora Kerr wrapping up her MGAP role and joining Warner Bros for The Arrangement.

Creat Lakes Pennssivnia New Fingland Midwest

Green Berets to Deploy in Germany Amid NATO Tension

Reports indicate two brigades and four squadrons will redeploy to Germany with about 12 000 combat troops and 2 500 air personnel to bolster NATO. Phantoms will replace many fighters as a special Naples based unit monitors Soviet naval moves in the Mediterranean.

NATO Vietnam West Berlin Germany Atlantic Alliance Moscow Czechoslovakia Mediterranean North Cape Norway Soviet Union Matahbi OA Daries Infegioanta Canhbour Narwitt Thes Hier Europe Naples Italy

Officials Seal Mountaineer No 9 Mine After 78 Trapped

After another explosion, officials decide to seal Mountaineer No 9 mine to protect rescue crews and nearby residents. Corcoran said every reach attempt was used and delay jeopardizes others. The disaster follows a 1951 explosion and a separate West Virginia incident earlier this year.

Mountaineer No. 9 Corcoran Barbara Toler Frank Matish Red Brick Methodist Evans Miner's Union UMW West Virginia Hominy Falls Mannington Llewellyn

U S Drops Trade Balance in October Deficit $65.2 Million

The United States posted a $65.2 million trade deficit in October as imports outpaced exports for the fourth month this year. Commerce Department figures show a September surplus of $282 million amid record trade activity, with ten month exports running above 1967 levels and imports rising sharply.

Associated Press Washington United States Commerce Department Eco

Queen Mary to Become Museum and Hotel Complex

The Queen Mary undergoes a major transformation with engines room preserved, three 35 ton bronze propellers removed but view ports allow viewing, and six upper decks to become hotel rooms for disabled visitors and aging guests. A new dining and fish restaurant will operate while a facelift returns hull colors to original scheme, as the ship nears permanent mooring at Port Everglades. The Queen Elizabeth sails to Florida for similar conversion into a convention center after Long Beach bought the Mary for 3.4 million dollars. over a million greeted her in 1967.

Rees Queen Mary Shires Southampton Port Everglades Fla Long Beach Cunard Steamship Co TSO Long Beach Harbor

Wizard of Iz Opens Electronic Story Soundscape

New York based analysis notes electronic pop records moving from exotic experiments to narrative concepts. Jacques Wilson conceives The Wizard of Iz blending electronic tones with a Baum Oz tale, featuring rock beat in Thing a Ling and jazz in the Blue Poppy sequence, showing potential of electronic tools.

William D. Laffler New York UPI Globe A&m SP Jacques Wilson L. Frank Baum Wilson Westmoreland Mort

Streater Dredging Co. Operator J B Streater Dies

J B Streater 95 longtime operator and former president of Streater Dredging Co. of Beaumont died Friday after hospital surgery. He had lived in Beaumont since 1912 and was a prominent figure in the Southeast U S dredging industry. Bedloe's Island was renamed Liberty Island in 1996.

Beaumont U. S J.B. Streater Streater Streater Dredging Co Bedloe’s Island Liberty Island

Floating clinics sail to remote Philippine islands

Manila reports the Philippines will deploy two navy hospital ships to Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago carrying modern medicine and staff. The aim is to reach communities with no prior doctor access amid high infant mortality and disease, as President Marcos appeals for private aid and resources.

Manila UPI Ferdinand FE. Marcos Philippine Navy Sulu Mindanao Philippines Bagong Piliping Navy Sulu Islands Philippine Department of Health Ray of Hope Marcos Manuel Elizalde Jr. Sr Aa Miletaire National Minori

Area Resident Critical After Auto Mishap

In Abilene a Sea craves woman remains in critical condition at Hendrick Memorial Hospital after a head on collision near Breckenridge on U.S. 180 killed Clifford Mahler 55 and Jerry Dean Mahler 15. The couple’s surviving son James 17 is in satisfactory condition. Sammy Acosta 20 of Fort Worth is in satisfactory condition with a broken leg. The Mahler family was traveling to Gainesville for Thanksgiving when the crash occurred.

Abilene Hendrick Memorial Hospital Breckenridge Ona Mahler Abilene Hospital Stephens Memorial Hospital James Clifford Mahler

Trains Collide in Hale County Rail Wreck

A southbound train with 46 cars struck a derailed unit in Hale County causing the lead engine to split from its partner. The southbound engine stayed upright off the tracks and roadbed suffered minor damage while eight diesel units were damaged. Wrecking crews from Slaton and Amarillo responded along with electrical workers to repair downed power lines.

Slaton Santa Fe Hale Center Plainview Lubbock Gerry Burton J. W. Pettigrew Wes Hurd Amarillo

Engine derailment sparks amid diesel spill halted trains

Broken engine caused diesel fuel to spill over the track as workers mopped and shoveled dirt to contain ignition. A coupler under the unit trapped the southbound engine and had to be cut free before the engine was re-railed. Main line cleared by midmorning.

Mishima Novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace in Movie Plans

Stirring script producer Silliphant and Herbert Brodkin will adapt Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea into a film. The project centers on Mishima as Japan’s leading author.

Hollywood Silliphant Herbert Brodkin Japan Yukio Mishima

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