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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1968

Page

3

Alarmed Romania Bows To Soviets

Romania agreed to revisit Soviet demands for talks renewing the bilateral treaty and easing Kremlin pressure after Czechoslovakia crisis. Two key issues expected in talks in Bucharest concern the German problem and mutual consultations on political and military decisions.

Bucharest Jamashia Kremlin Communist Party Nicolae Ceausescu Romania Soviet Union Ceausescu

Pope May Resign In 1972 Amid Papal Health Concerns

An Italian magazine quotes an unnamed priest close to Pope Paul VI saying the pope prepared a resignation letter to be public when he turns 75 on September 26, 1972. The piece notes possible transfer of papal powers to a cardinal if health fails, a move never before done since 1294.

NOME Paul VI L' Europea Monsignor XII Paul

UFO Eludes Spanish Jet Over Madrid Sighting Triggers Traffic Jam

Reports from Madrid say a bright unidentified object eluded a Spanish Air Force F104 jet at high altitude causing a major traffic jam. Radar tracked the object flying up to 90 000 feet as pilots observed the phenomenon and officials prepared statements.

Maprid UPD Latin America Europe Madrid U.S Air Force

Lubbock Woman Off To Visit Ailing Mother

Mrs. Violet Mo Castillo of Avenue No flaw to South Wales Sunday travels to visit her ailing mother she has not seen in 23 years. VEW Post sponsors raised about 100 through garage sales and donations toward a 500 ticket. In 16 days the total rose from 400 to 600 as more donations arrive. Sponsors bought a wardrobe and gave 265 for trip expenses.

Violet Mo Castillo South Wales Military Order of Cootes View Mars. Castillo Lubbock Det

Auto safety device price data to be released by government

Government to publish overall price guidance for eight federal safety standards on 1969 cars and trucks after industry submits voluntary price data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Individual company prices remain confidential. November release will show industrywide costs aiding buyers.

Vice Congressional Bureau of Labor Statistics Individal Buren Sen Abraham A. Ribicoff Canto Whese Senate Government Operations Subcommittee Bureau of Labor State Fics

South Vietnam Eyes Consulate in Canada

The Foreign Office said South Vietnam has asked Canada to open a consulate here. A spokesman noted more than 150 South Vietnamese students study in Canada under a Colombo Plan related program.

Ottawa South Vietnam Foreiga Canada Colombo Plains Commonwealth

Murderer Mowing Job Aids Flight Of Convict

Curtis Dean Corley, 40, a convict serving life for hammer slaving Edd McKennon, was brought to the Anson jail on habeas corpus and disappeared Thursday night while mowing the jail lawn. He was paroled in 1967, returned to Huntsville in January for parole violation, and remains at large as the criminal appeals court in Austin weighs his case. Sheriff Dave Reyes said Corley was trusted at the jail.

Anson UPH Curtis Dean Corley Corley Huntsville Tex Jones County Edd McKennon Court of Criminal Appeals Austin Criminal Appeals Court Jones Dave Reyes

Tech grad returns from Bolivia with Peace Corps

A 1966 Texas Tech graduate Jackie Pardue returned from a two year Peace Corps assignment in Bolivia. She criticized U S foreign aid policy while praising the Peace Corps work and urged that the corps be part of the State Department. She worked in Wacus and Chimore aiding campesinos relocate to jungle settlements and improve sanitation and basic life skills.

Mike Fostel Avalanche Journal Lubbock Peace Corps Bolivia U.S Jackie Pardue G. V. Pardue Pardue State Department Tech Wacus Chimore Cochabamba National Colonization Inter American Development Bank Miss Pardue Monterey Altiplano Hici

Unidentified man dies in northeast Texas crash

A head on collision ten miles north of Carthage left one dead and three seriously injured. The car carrying Arkansas plates burned severely. Injured were Carroll Beck and Travis Walton of Carthage and Robert Wall of DeBerry, all 24.

Carthage Tex Texas Arkansas Carroll Beck Travis Walton Certhage Robert Wall DeBerry

Davis Elected President of Mackenzie Water Authority

Floydada special report states Lon Davis was reelected president of the Mackenzie Water Authority board. Toni Moore of Lockney became vice president and John Ziegler of Tulia was appointed secretary treasurer. New board member John Tole replaces Jim Nichols who moved to Dallas. Water contracts for Tule, Silverton, Floydada and Lockney were reviewed amid plans for a Tule Ca Invon dam bond vote pending.

Floydada Lon Davis Mackenzie Water Authority Toni Moore Lockney John Ziegler Tulia John Tole Jim Tony Nichols Dallas Tula Silverton Mackenzie Tule Ca

Ground Broken At Pork Plant In Plainview

Ground was broken for the Jimmy Dean Park Plant in Plainview after February plans from a Chamber of Commerce banquet. The 20 000 square foot facility will employ about 100 workers and run up to 600 hogs daily, built by Plains Steel Buildings of Lubbock at an estimated cost of 550000. Partners include Don Dean and Troy Pritchard.

Plainview Jimmy Dean Park Chamber of Commerce Jimmy Dean Plains Steel Buildings Lubbock

Fort Worth Man Dies in One‑Car Loop 820 Crash

Fort Worth Texas AP reports Burton Wayne Bivens 50 died in a one car crash on Loop 820 to bring the county's traffic fatality count to 105 for the year.

Fort Worth Tarrant County Burton Wayne Bivens

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