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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1968
Page
4
In St Louis at a Republican HQ opening, Spiro Agnew hinted of inside information forecasting a breakthrough in Paris peace talks. He praised President Johnson for keeping the war out of politics and urged progress toward de escalation of the conflict.
Curtis LeMay warned that President Johnson might engineer a false peace in Vietnam to help Democrats win next month. He urged tougher pressure on Communists at the Paris talks and warned leftists threaten national stability. The retired Air Force general spoke to reporters before a trip to Hartford.
A four member team of researchers visits Texas Tech for a two day curriculum and research review of range and wildlife management programs. Participants include Dr Robert AL Darrow, Dr Martin Gonzalez, Dr Clarence Cottam, Dr Waldrip and local faculty led by Prof Joseph L Schuster.
A large crowd including Goodyear officials and city residents attended the ribbon cutting at the Goodyear Service Stores on 50th Street and Boston Avenue. Joan A. Logan of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce officiated as the ceremony opened the new store and service center. MoR Honeywood said registration runs through Saturday with several hundred dollars in awards. Key Goodyear personnel from Oklahoma City and Chicago regional HQ were present.
Dallas Civic Opera shifts from tradition this season to Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, adapted into English by Jac G. O'Brien and Joan Houseman. Cast features Graziella Sciutti as Eurydice and Frank Porretta as Orpheus under Ellis Rabi’s direction.
MASSED POLICE RIPPED BARRICADES AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY AND ARRESTED 70 DEMONSTRATORS WHILE CLEARING MOSES HALL FOLLOWING A THREE DAY SIT IN FOR COLLEGE CREDIT ON A BLACK PANTHER LECTURE BY ELDRIDGE CLEAVER. CHANCELLOR ROGER HEYNS SAID THE DISRUPTION WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
Eighteen representatives from diverse medical careers spoke at an open health careers conference at Koko Palace on Thursday. Attendees included counselors nurses principals and educators from sponsoring organizations such as Texas Health Careers and the Texas Nurses Association District 18.
A history titled Early Settlers of Terry will be introduced at a community open house in Brownfield from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Seleta Jane Clubhouse. The manuscript, indexing over 1 000 names, was created by local residents under the Terry County Historical Survey Committee with Hereford based Pioneer Book Publishers producing a green and gold hardcover.
Cmdr Pierre Simard says most of the Ottawa’s 220 crew are nearly fluent in French and English and will complete a French course this fall at the Canadian forces language school. Orders will be issued in French, yet the ship’s operations with other ships remain in English.
Two queens will be selected from Roosevelt alumnae and high school girls at tonight’s homecoming. Votes collected at the ticket office before the Roosevelt Petersburg football game at 7 30 p m. Alumnae nominees are Mrs Margie Hopkins Mrs Sue Sides and Mrs Mary Miller with Windy Woolley Shirley Dickey and Wanda Turman from the high school. Coffee and doughnuts follow the game in the school cafeteria.
A chili supper from 5 to 7 p.m. will begin Whitharral homecoming activities in the school cafeteria. The program includes a pregame bonfire, a Cotton Center contest, a homecoming queen crowning at halftime, and a coffee cake reception after the game. Paris France decorates some World War II heroes.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy urged voters to repudiate George C. Wallace and his American Independent Party. He warned that Wallace’s bid could split the vote and move extremist forces into local and national power, urging support for Democratic candidates and equal rights.
Administrators from 20 Lubbock area hospitals attended a Texas Hospital Institute workshop at the Holiday Inn South to review the share computer. Speakers included C. J. Hollingsworth of West Texas Hospital and Dick Biges of Levelland hospital. The system will provide near real time access to specialists for diagnostic problems and, though currently four hospitals are connected, IBM officials expect Texas hospitals to adopt the service within a decade.
President Nixon accepts CBS invitation to be questioned by a panel on television for the first time in two years. He will appear on Face the Nation at 6 50 p m EST Sunday as part of the campaign trail.
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