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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1968

Page

3

Czechs and Soviets Reach Terms on Troop Presence

Moscow and Prague presidents agreed on the framework for a temporary allied troop stationing in Czechoslovakia and the withdrawal of most Warsaw Pact forces. Details remain to be settled by lower-level negotiators with compensation for damages to roads and facilities under discussion.

Moscow VPI Czechoslovakia Wremlin Tass Czechoslovakkia Siening Prague Cernik

Soviet Med cruiser move heightens NATO alarm

Soviet Sverdlov class cruiser enters the Bosphorus en route to the Mediterranean with two ammunition ships. NATO sets up air surveillance and LIM clarifies Mediterranean fleet strength as tension rises. Lemnitzer notes NATO naval boost while ISTS tallies Soviet ships at about 50 in the region.

London UPI Soviet Union Mediterranean Naples North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Turkish Anatolia Bosphorus Black Seas Dardanelles U.S. 6Th Fleet Institute For Strategic Studies 6Th Fleet

Mao purge reshapes Chinese leadership as Lin escapes name

The Red Flag report claims Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution has crushed Liu Shaoqi and followers, stripping them from posts, with Lin Biao labeled as China's Khrushchev. Amid the upheaval, Arenales of Guatemala checks into Lenox Hill Hospital in New York for medical tests, staying several days as a UN General Assembly president.

Tokyo CCPL Mao Tse-tune China Liu Shao Oparth Redo Mao Liu Red Klay Ching Communist Party Lin Khrushchev Miaro Lavelan Thospepal United Nations Bnulio Arenales Guatemala United Nations General Assem- Wn Lenox Pill Hospital New York USN Arenales

British PM Signals Rhodesia Pact Acceptance Or Rejection

Harold Wilson outlined a final package of safeguards for Africans in Rhodesia stating the white Rhodesian government must accept the plan as a whole or reject it entirely. The Prime Minister spoke in London after Britain softened demands to secure key concessions amid ongoing talks.

London UPI Harold Wilson Oxford University John Wells Rhodesia House of Commons Gibraltar Smith Wilson Salisbury Britain

82 Officers Slated To Take Test In Lubbock

A written test for 82 Lubbock patrolmen to choose four new police sergeants will be given at 1 50 p m Tuesday in the Municipal Coliseum. The turnout is the largest ever. 70 30 10 point components determine rankings. Sergeants to fill vacancies created by resignations and new postings. one sergeant will replace Detective Set. Bill Bessent moved to narcotics. others shift within patrol division. Police sergeants base pay is 655 dollars per month.

Lubbock Norman Heath MunicipalColiseum Oor Set Bill Bessent Wayne Love Bessent Department of Public Safety

Nine men arrested in gambling raid on Magnoli Ave

Texas Ranger and DPS intelligence officers joined Bossier Police to arrest nine men Tuesday at a Magnoli Avenue residence on gambling charges. Detectives Wayne Love John Arnold and Frank Wiley led the raid with Ranger Frank Hareer. investigators found cards and money on the table. All nine pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge.

Lubbock Texas Ranger Department of Public Safety Spem Magnoli Avenue Wayne Love John Arnold Frank Wiley Frank Hareer DPS

County Attorney Appointment Expected Today

Tom Purdom is slated for appointment as county attorney this morning by county commissioners at the courthouse. He will fill the remaining two months of the late Fred K West term following his death in an airplane crash and then begin a four year term. Purdom, the Democratic nominee, faces no Republican opponent. The appointment follows the prosecutor’s travel from El Paso after the Dolphus Brown murder trial.

Tom Purdom Post Inn Purdom Fred K. West Laubbock el Paso Dolphus Daeck Brown

Highway Project Bids Announced in South Plains Area

The Texas Highway Department reported low bids on two surfacing projects in the South Plains. Kirk Construction Co. of Lubbock bid 487,752 for a 4.9 mile segment in Gaines, Terry and Dawson counties. Brown & Sons, Inc. of Pye bid 582,557 for a 6.8 mile Scurry County route involving U S 84 and U S 180 near Snyder and Farm 612.

Texas Highway Department South Plains Kirk Construction Co Lubbock Gaines, Terry Dawson Texas Brown & Sons, Inc Pye Scurry County

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