Brown murder trial reveals tattered coveralls evidence
The defense objects as tattered clothing worn by Mr and Mrs D J Buzz Brown is admitted as key evidence in the Dolphus Jack Brown murder trial. A cigarette lighter and oil company charge ticket found in the coveralls are also admitted, linked to the April 17 1967 killings. A bloody towel marked B 0200 and other items were presented from a trash receptacle at Mackenzie State Park.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
EL Paso
D. J
Buzz) Brown
Dolphus Jack Brown
William E. Ward
Dist
Alton R. Griffin
Mackenzie State Park
Brown
Army
Ava Lee McGlain
Selective Service
Lubbock
McGlain
Apollo 7 pilot chases tumbling second stage in space rescue
Commander Walter Schirra piloted Apollo 7 to approach within 70 feet of a tumbling Saturn rocket stage high over the Pacific. Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham assisted as Schirra closed an 80 mile gap, using computer, sextant and telescope to plot a safe recovery while a camera plan was debated for Monday. The crew reported dirty windows and minor film buildup on several panes.
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Associated Press
Walter M. Schirra
Moon
Pacific
Schirra
America
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Hazards Still Around Odds Remain Against Apollo 8 Moon Trip
Houston AP report notes NASA worries Apollo 8 may need more precursor flights. Even a flawless Apollo 7 could fail to fully qualify the system for December lunar orbit. Concerns include crew being stranded in lunar orbit and the mission plan being one of four possible Apollo 8 options.
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Moon
Howard Benedict Houston
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Prayer request to know Jesus and gain strength to witness
A Spur Reader asks for divine awakening through prayer. He requests Jesus be real to him, cleansing of the soul, freedom from sin, and the comfort and power to witness for his faith.
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Jesus
Humphrey pledges order and crime plan in nationwide address
In a Saturday speech Hubert H. Humphrey urged a tenfold rise in the Safe Streets Act to 620 million dollars, pledging to stamp out crime while defending individual liberties. He attacked Nixon and Wallace for weak crime remedies and policies on Cuba, promising action over talk and criticizing Nixon's Castro stance.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Johnson-Humphrey
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana
Outstanding County 4-H pair named in Lubbock County award
Barbara Oswalt and Gary Schaffner were named the 1968 Gold Star boy and girl at the Coronado High School banquet. The event honored 300 attendees and recognized first year members Rusty Lusk and Cindy Sewell along with adult leaders Gloria Grawunder and Dick Cade.
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Frenship 4
Barbara Oswalt
Clarence Oswalt
Gary Schaffner
Carlton Schaffner
Rusty Lusk
Newman Lusk
Shallowater
Cindy Sewell
Howard Sewell
Rt. 4
Lubbock
Gloria Grawunder
Rt. 1
Dick Cade
Slaton
South Plains Electric Co-Op
Miss Oswalt
Death penalty in doubt as Supreme Court weighs new appeals
AP report notes mounting challenges to capital punishment as the Supreme Court considers appeals from Thomas A. Alvarez and Edward Boykin. The piece cites declining executions since 1935 and 1965, with 435 inmates on death row nationwide and a racial disparity in condemned men.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
Supreme Court
Thomas A. Alvarez
Lincoln
Neb
Edward Boykin
U.S
United States
Ramsey Clark
Skier Dies in Water Skiing Accident Near Lewisville
Roy Kirby, 20, of Garland drowned at Garza Little Elm Reservoir when a boat towing him on water skis with a parachute failed. He settled in the water and became entangled in the chute, dragged under as authorities reported. The incident occurred on the reservoir's west side near the Lewisville fishing barge.
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Lewisville
Roy Kirby
Garland
Garza-Little Elm Reservoir
Ralph Adams
Kirby
Adams
Panama Coup Brings National Guard Junta to Power
In Panama City two colonels formed a military junta after a dawn coup. President Arnulfo Arias, ousted for the third time, remained in the Canal Zone cabinet meeting signaling a possible return. Washington condemned the upheaval as diplomatic ties paused.
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Panama City
Cupt
National Guard
Panama
Canal Zone
Arnulfo Arias
Arias
Bolivar Urrutia
Jose Maria Inilla
Washington
United States
Sec
Dean Rusk
Panama Canal
U.S
Raiders Rally Past Aggies in 21-16 Thriller
Texas Tech erased a 7-30 deficit in the second half to beat Texas A&M 21-16 before about 45 000 at College Station. Joe Matulich sparked the comeback with decisive fourth quarter runs while Edd Hargett battled through an early injury and Jackie Stewart aided the attack in a tense SWC showdown.
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Burle Petit
College Station
Texas Tech
Heartbreak Ridge
Texas Aggies
Joe Matulich
Red Raiders
Edd Hargett
SWC
Aggies Rally For Lead Then Penalty Wipes Drive
The Aggies moved 80 yards in 15 plays to regain the lead early in the final period, then covered 59 yards in six plays to extend it. Hargett connected with Ton Maxwell for a 9 yard scoring pass to pull within reach, but Tech's defense stopped two late opportunities. A fumble by Maxwell after a punt return kept Texas Tech in control as Eddy Windem forced the fumble and Tech held at its own 37. See RAIDERS Page 16.
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Hargett
Ton Maxwell
Aggies
Edd
Tech
Maxwell Fair
Kenny Winyard
Bob Mooney
Agetes
Maxwell
Eddy Windem
Windem
Raiders
Hail Storms Hit South Plains Area
Scattered thunderstorms produced marble size hail east of Lubbock and near Crosbyton Spur and Ralls. A severe thunderstorm warning covered Crosby Floyd Motley and Dickens counties from 8 to 10 p.m. as radar showed nine strong storms moving northeast from Slaton toward Turkey.
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Mel Tittle
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Crosbyton
Spur
Ralls
Ploydada
Weather Bureau
Slaton
Turkey
Rally
Sea Weather
Marines Repel Strong North Vietnamese Attack Near Da Nang
Marines from the 5th Regiment repelled a three hour battle with North Vietnamese forces in the foothills southwest of Da Nang despite dense overcast. Three enemy dead and eight Marines killed with 20 wounded were reported as US forces pressed a relief operation in the Thuong Duc area. In Saigon a separate strike near My Tho and a cache near Saigon were reported by U S Command.
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Saigon
Thuong Duc
da Nang
5Th Regiment
Thuons Due
My ‘Tho
Mekong Delta
Weather summary for Lubbock area with clouds and showers
Cloudy to partly cloudy in Lubbock and vicinity with a few thunderstorms possible. Low temperatures in the 50s, high in the 70s, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph, rain chance about 20 percent. Temperatures and humidity figures noted with sunrise and sunset times.
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Lubbock
Sus
Tam Tpa Ogee
Denver
Albuquerque
el Paso
Amaro
Houston
Oxla
City
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