Six indicted in five murders and other crimes by grand jury
A 99th District Court grand jury indicted six persons in five murder cases and additional counts including sex offenses involving children and narcotics. Defendants include Gilbert Rositas, Evaristo Arevalo Castillo Jr, Willie Earl Thomas, Henry Castilleja, Alfredo Soto Jr, and Arthur Jones. Connections include the Barboza shooting, a nightclub stabbing, and a Wilson Grill slaying.
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Jon Hitchcock
Avalanche-Journal
99Th District Court Grand
Asst. Dist. Atty
Blair Cherry Jr
Howard C. Davison
Gilbert Rositas
Paris Ave
Evaristo
Arevalo Castillo Jr
Plainview
New Deal
Albert Pierson
Abernathy
Robert Vasquez
Eiriam Olivas
Jones
Frances Kay Parker
Wilson Grill
1821
Ave
Jesus Barron
Grand Jury
City electric fund urged to reinvest for growth
The Lubbock Electric Utility Board pressed the City Council to retain more profits for capital improvements and to resist draining the utility into the general fund. They call for immediate purchase of more generating equipment and study a policy requiring a portion of annual gross revenue to remain with the system.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Bill Wright
Electric Utility Board
General Fund
Lubbock Power and Light
Wright
Utility Board
Selectric
Campaign for wet Lubbock moves toward local option vote
Residents of Justice Precinct 6 in Lubbock filed to obtain petition forms for a local option liquor election. The group seeks a citywide wet outcome, with 12 initial organizers and 100 petition forms awaiting delivery. The effort marks a rare inside-city campaign after past attempts in Precinct 2 and 4.
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Lubbock
Justice Precinct
County Clerk’s Office
Justice
RECORD NUMBER OF BEAUTIES SEEK MAID OF COTTON TITLE
Record number of contestants vie for Maid of Cotton crown as page references highlight related political and social items across sections. This brief notes prominent figures and events while signaling page locations for readers.
Tigers Tie Cardinals In World Series Classic To Stay Even
Detroit and St Louis played to a 1 1 stalemate as the World Series moved to a decisive Game Six. Mickey Lolich faces Bob Gibson in Detroit with the series tied three games apiece.
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Detroit
Slambang
Tigers
St. Louis’ Cardinals
Mickey Lolich
Bob Gibson
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Arctic Front Brings Frost Threat Across Panhandle South Plains
A fast moving Arctic front sweeps Southeast through Texas bringing heavy rain and potential frost in the Panhandle and South Plains. Frost advisories issued for New Mexico High Plains as temperatures near freezing. Read weather page for specifics on cities Farmington Clovis Portales Roswell Hobbs Lovington and regional lows.
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Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
High Plains
Yoakun
Hockley
Hale
Farmington
Clovis
Portales
Roswell
Hobbs
Lovington
Colorado
Apollo 7 readiness and Schirra hunts doves report
Technicians at Cape Kennedy work toward an on time Apollo 7 liftoff expected Friday for an 11 day mission. Commander Walter M Schirra Jr. was seen hunting doves as crews rehearse aboard a mock spacecraft while Saturn 5 rollout for a moon mission continues nearby.
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Cape Kennedy
America
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Navy
Schirra
Air Force
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Daves
LeMay Rules Out Nuclear Use in Vietnam Now Says No Place
General Curtis LeMay told Associated Press that no current place calls for nuclear weapons including Vietnam. He warned an all out U S effort could invite Red China or the USSR but noted China presently lacks weapon capability. The Wallace ally also commented on heckling and Communist influence at political events, comparing nuclear use to a high stakes poker game.
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Jules Loh
Associated Press
Curtis E. LeMay
Vietnam
George C. Wallace
Air Force
LeMay
U.S
China
Pittsburgh
Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Humphrey
Nixon
California
Texas
East
Sen Tower Visits Lubbock for Nixon Campaign Luncheon
Sen John Tower will speak at a noon $2 luncheon at Koko Palace in Lubbock today as part of a nationwide tour to aid Richard Nixon. He arrives 10:20 am from Phoenix and will depart for Washington after the event, with a press conference slated upon arrival.
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John ‘Tower
Lubbock
Richard Nixon
Tower
Koko Palace
West Texas Air Terminal
Phoenix
Sydney Moore
One-Career Post Man Dead In One-Car M ishap
A one car crash late Wednesday near Post killed the sole occupant, Alton Greer 20, of Post. He died at the scene, with Gargia County sheriff investigators confirming. Greer's death marks the 63rd auto fatality in the Accounts South Plains area this year.
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POST
Here
Gargia
Alton Greer
PL Pan
Past
GSU
Greer
Sounth Plains
Wallace Plans LeMay Vietnam Mission From Evansville Speech
Wallace and running mate Curtis LeMay announce a four day Vietnam visit to obtain firsthand war impressions. LeMay, former Air Force chief, would report back before Wallace addresses the nation as part of the American Independent bid.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Ind
George C. Wallace
Air Force
Curtis S. LeMay
Vietnam
LeMay
Vanderburgh County
Wallace
Nicadias
Korea
Autopsy Ordered in Lockney Rifle Death Suit
U S District Judge Halbert C Woodward allowed St Paul Fire and Marine to exhume the body of Lockney farmer Paul Kropp for an autopsy to determine if he died by his own action or an accident. The order limits examination to the head and hands and gives Kropp’s widow Elizabeth 10 days to appeal. The case includes a $100000 accidental death policy and a cross claim for damages.
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U.S
Kropp
St. Paul
Elizabeth Kropp
Woodward
Defense moves to suppress evidence in Brown trial fail
In an extended session at the court in El Paso Judge William E. Ward overruled defense objections to admitting testimony and evidence from a conversation with Dolphus Jack Brown after his parents were killed. The defense had argued a prior ruling barred such evidence, but the judge said the motion allowed it.
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HL Paso
Dolphus Jack Brown
William E. Ward
George Gilkerson
Travis Shelton
Travis Shelton Twice Sought To Prevent Dist
Alton BR. Griffin
Brown
Aftet
James A. Ellis
Lubbock
Ward
Weather snapshot for Lubbock area and Southwest region
Partly warm and moody today with higher temperatures. Winds from the south 10 to 20 mph. Low tonight mid 40s, high 60s to 70s earlier, with humidity near 100 percent. Regional readings show varied temps from Abilene to Dallas and beyond with a mix of clear and foggy periods and light southwest winds.
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Moody
Gees
MEL
Muumunt
Abilene de Denver
Albu Une
Houston
Okla
Sy Dallas
OW. Falls
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