Brown Given 13 Years In Slaying Of Parents
Jack Brown was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the killing of his parents after a Lubbock trial that featured dramatic final arguments by Dist. Atty. Alton R. Griffin and Bart Boling. Defense witnesses urged mercy while the court denied a probation bid. Brown testified he had no prior felony convictions. The trial, moved from 137th District Court to Paso, concluded with a maximum life term being argued as a possibility and the jury later imposing the 13 year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton R. Griffin
Lubbock
Jack Brown
Barton A. Boling
Fof
el Paso
Griffin
Gilkerson
iState
Shelton
Boling
Ward
Brown
United States
John R. Chalk
Jerry Cypert
Chalk
Jack
19Th St
Cypert
137Th District Court of Lubbock
James A. Ellis
Anita Roberson
2Nd St
Paso
Lubbock County
Grandmas Denounce Violence and Build Clubs Nationwide
Nes Flanagan’s view wins wide backing as 44 new grandmother clubs form in two years, totaling almost 700. The federation supports the National Association of Retarded Children and Pasadena City of Hope while planning a future retirement home near Fort Lauderdale. Mrs Bridges, widow, has traveled 50 000 miles promoting clubs and keeps peaceable meetings, inspired by her poodle Susie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nes. Flanagan
Bridges
National Association of Retarded Children
Pasadena
Calif
City of Hope
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bombing Halt Faces Vietnam Opposition in Policy Talks
Johnsons avowed policy to halt bombing if space negotiations proceed meets South Vietnamese opposition. A senior Saigon leader says Hanoi must not escalate and the U S must secure firm assurances. Bunker and Thieu discuss reformulated strategy as Johnson retains final decision on US air strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Johnson
White House
Hanoi
Bunker
Thieu
Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
Local Birth Notices Chronicle Newborns Across City
Mr and Mrs Guadalupe Palen Ida hon welcome a 9 lb 12 oz son born at 4 37 am Thursday in Laur Cline. Mr and Mrs Teddy Hal Sparks 501 South 4th St report a 6 lb 9 oz son at 4 38 am Thursday in West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs J O Handles 1718 4 E Dartmouth announce a 3 lb 14 oz son at 1 14 am Thursday in Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Marion Spain 1610 24th Place greet a 6 lb 15 oz boy at 1 42 am Thursday in Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Pablo Gomez 2307 Auburn have a 6 lb 14 oz son at 4 32 am Thursday in Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ray Phurrough 5308 44th St report a 6 lb 2 oz daughter at 8 11 am Thursday in peewoet Hospital. Mr and Mrs Louis Wayne Clarida 4505 61st St welcome a 6 lb 7 oz daughter at 2 50 pm West Texas Hospital. The father for several families listed works in local professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe Palen
Idahon
Laur Cline
Teddy Hal Sparks
West Texas Hospital
Southland Corp
Marion Spain
Methodist Hospital
R. H. Fulton
Pablo Gomez
Auburn
Ray Phurrough
44Th St
Peewoet Hospital
Cotton Uger
Louis Wayne Clarida
61St St
West
Texas Hospital
Plainview Festival Opens With Miss High Plains Cotton Crown
Jan Justice 17 of Petersburg wins the Miss High Plains Cotton title as Plainview’s three day cotton festival begins with about 8 000 attendees. First runnerup Cynthia Roney 17 Hale Center and second runnerup Janet Thurman 17 Plainview, are named among ten finalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Justice
Petersburg
Center
Plainview
Cynthia Roney
Hale Center
Janet Thurman
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Petersburg High
South Plains
Jason Justice
Ben Roney
W. E. Thurman
Hi-Plains
Hale ‘County Agricultural Exposition
Prince Rolls
Princess Blossom
Simona Alsup
Tulia
Marsha Dawson
Dimmitt
Teresa Hobgood
Abernathy
Patricia Anne Jarrett
Silverton
Connie Jo Kemp
Susan Mosley
Lockney
Kathy Thornton
Tut Tawwater
Jan
Cynthia
Janet
Freezing Temperatures Hit South Plains Area Wednesday Cold Front Passes
Temperatures across the South Plains and Panhandle fell into the 30s after a cold front swept through Texas. Plains logged 28 degrees and Denver City 30 while Lubbock bottomed at 36 as readings dipped statewide in the wake of the front. The system moved north to south across the state Thursday leaving warmer coastal areas unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Denver City
Lubbock
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Methodist Collections Don't Reach Record
United Methodist fund drives reported 49.16 million dollars for the year ending May 31 1968, down from 50.44 million in 1967 but still the second highest in 38 years of the churchs fundraising program led by professional staff. The note cites Alton Lowe as the source for the data. Separately a Panhandle storm brought heavy rain and extensive damage to Sunray grain and sugar beets, with four to six inches falling in four hours and losses estimated at 25 to 50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Methodist
Alton E. Lowe
Panhandle
Sunray
D. N. Gamblin
Thursday pollen counts by city stations reported
The Lubbock City-County Health Unit lists allergen levels at four sites with counts per cubic foot: 50th and Utica 153 (average), 22nd and Ave X 86 (low), 36th and Ave K 157 (average), and 18 Zenith 130 (average). The report uses a scale where 3 or above is high, 1 to 4 average, and less than 1 low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
50Th
Utica
Ave. X
Ave. K
Jackie Flies To Greek Isle Rites
Nancy Tuckerman announced to newsmen that Jacqueline Kennedy plans to marry Aristotle Onassis, after several delays and amid family surprise. The match links Kennedy to one of the world's wealthiest men and echoes past high profile unions, with church and divorce issues noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie
Dorators
Nancy Tuckerman
Onassis
Aristotle Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy
Princess Grace
Monaco
Greta Garbo
Monte Carlo
Gina Lollobrigida
Venice
Italy
Treasury ends issuing United States Note five dollar bills
The Treasury said it will stop issuing five dollar United States Notes, a move that could drive collectors to hoard them. It notes $167 million in U S Notes remain in circulation versus $2.5 billion in Federal Reserve Note fives, and that retiring the two classes simplifies handling. Longfellow's Wayside Inn in South Sudbury, Mass., is cited as America's oldest operating inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
United States
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
South
Sudbury
Mass
America
Apollo 7 astronauts plan engine test and food woes
Apollo 7's crew schedules a propulsion system ignition to alter their decaying orbit from 103 by 176 miles to 112 by 277. They report tight living conditions with meal swaps and complaints about food as ground control comments on the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schirra
America
Houston
Wally
Walt
Cunningham
Marine Delivers Compassionate Notifications from Vietnam War
Captain Lucky Luchsinger of the Marine Reserve in Lubbock handles notifying families of fallen Marines with empathy. He carries a Vietnam era lighter engraved with personal messages and reflects on the grief, notetaking, and funeral duties that follow every death notification. He stresses honesty, brevity, and personal contact over blunt telegrams, while coordinating minister support and pallbearers for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luchsinger
Marine Reserve 40Th Rifle Company
Lubbock
Fourth Marines
Lucky
Carol
Michelle
Vietnam
Washington
Pentagon
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Berlin
Manuel G. Solis
Littlefield
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Armes Chevrolet
Plainview Festival
Maria Callas
Leo Radziwill
Athina
Tina) Livanos
Vatican
Bill
Gladys
Gulf of Mexico
Walter Cunningham
Air Force
Maj. el- Sele
The
Marine
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