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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1968

Page

8

Trial testimony details chain of evidence in Brown case

Key witnesses described the murder scene and seized items from the Brown home including a shirt found by Knox, a gold money clip, a wedding band, and a pocketed billfold. Deputy Woodard testified to the crime scene and blood stains, while poker players and motel staff placed Brown at locations the night of April 17 1967.

Griffin Lee Rice Lubbork County Earl Woodard Inox Woodard De‘fendant Gilkerson Knox Brown Insurance Agency D. J. Brown Rice Rix Guneral Brown Shallawater Edsel Merrill George Eubanks Eubanks Ranger William D. Wilson Austin H. H. Jackson Sheriff's Department Jackson Poker Club William H Dub) Wicks 53Rd St Bill Wilson Aberdeen Sloan Fortenberry Jr R. C. Garrett 25Th St Harvey Lee Howell Slaton Hicks Fortenberry Helen McElwee 29Th Place Cabana Lou Tryhart Anita Brown Jerry Wayne Milam 10Th St Rear Milam Opal Hite Ave. T Village Lounge Ward

Apollo 7 Prepares for Moon Mission Amid Weather Uncertainty

Apollo 7 flight crews work through checks on the Saturn 1B booster and spacecraft systems as weather risks loom for a potential 4.5 million mile mission. The team plans eight engine firings and a planned rendezvous with the upper stage to test guidance and navigation before a possible lunar orbit.

Moon Apollo Cunningham Sehirra Moercury Genunt Eisele Apollo T Lo Ella Brian Kimberly Kisele Plin Theiftalf NASA Manned Spacecraft’ Center Houston

Texas Sorghum Outlook and Other Grains Report

The Agriculture Department forecast shows Texas sorghum production at 54,536,000 bushels with 46 bushels per acre, above September and near 1967 levels. Wheat is projected at 84,806,000 bushels at 21.5 bushels per acre, with 1967 output at 35,218,000 bushels. Corn for grain remains unchanged from September at 24,2000 bushels with 52 bushels per acre, while oats, and other crops show updated figures.

Washington Gap Agriculture Department Tries Viens Erga Ag Path ONGC SOS of Patpols

Up Front United Fund Chair Leads Commercial Division Drive

A. Ot. Man gum of 421 27th Street serves as sectional chairman for the Commercial Division in the United Fund campaign. He has led the drive for eight years and is employed by Lubbock Savings and Loan.

A. Ot. Mangum 27Th Street United Fund Campaign Lubbock Savings and Loan

Russians Build Bigger Rocket Might Reach Moon

Russian booster plans threaten US Apollo program according to Dr. von Braun. He notes if the Soviets demonstrate safe manned flight with a larger rocket, they could send cosmonauts on a direct moon trip, potentially within a year, using Saturn 5 as a model for unmanned tests. Apollo 7 aims for a successful flight to justify a lunar mission next year.

Apollo Navy Sehirra Air Force Eisele Cunningham von Braun Cape Wienher Russia America Mee Prr Roe A UR Mrl Aby Edad - Ver Braun Space Agency Marshall Space Fight Center United States von Draun

Pollen Count by Stations Reported in Lubbock Area

The Lubbock County Health Unit provides Thursday allergen counts from multiple stations. Readings include 18 per cubic foot at Utica, 129 at No 2 Ave N and Qind, 182 at Koand fith, and 208 at Zenith. Pollen types and volumes are listed for several stations with percentages for ragweed and weed particles.

Lubbock Ci-County Health Unit Utica

Lubbock Woman Narrowly Escapes After Crash

Mrs. Ollie Belle Cato, 61, of 2454 20th St., was spared when a car pierced a wooden Walkway and collided near the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. project at Main and Avenue M. A splintered board and near-miss left her with a hand cut. emergency care followed at Methodist Hospital. The other driver, Maudine Gibbs, 35, of Brownfield, turned out to be a longtime acquaintance and was uninjured.

Lubbock Ollie Belle Cato 20Th St Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Main Street Avenue M Cato Brownfield

Allies seize red supply caches near Saigon amid fighting

Near Saigon Allied forces report capturing 17 000 rounds of small arms fire a machine gun 18 pounds of dynamite propaganda leaflets and blasting caps and other equipment. Civilian casualties include one dead and seven wounded from shelling as SAC pilots strike North Vietnamese targets for a seventh time in three days.

Saigon Co Cong My Tho Strategic Air Command Demilitarized Zone

Birth notices and wartime casualty totals in local editorials

Congratulations list records numerous births locally with weights and times across Methodist Hospital Highland Hospital and other facilities identifying families and occupations. Separate update notes report in Vietnam War coverage U S casualty tolls and communist losses for the week.

John Dillingham Shallowater Methodist Hospital South Vietnam U.S. Command

United Fund Campaign Opens With Luncheon in Lubbock

Fort Worth figures join Lubbock in launching the United Fund drive with a luncheon aimed at raising 662 908 32. Dupree named honorary citizen of Lubbock for wartime service and extensive business career. UF officials and 23 civic clubs attended, with Coro nado High School musicians performing and flags presented by Boy Scout troops.

Lubbock Robert P. Dupree Fort Worth United Fund Municipal Coliseum Robert Snyder Dupree Andrew A. Jumper First Presbyterian Church J.C. Chambers Wf. W. Williams Jr Citizens National Rank Lions Club 19Th St W. D. Rogers Jr City Hall Rovers Pacific U.S University of Texas Princeton University Tleo

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