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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1968
Page
7
Police recover a ton of marijuana in a Lubbock patch after a long stakeout. Detectives estimate the street value at 400000 with samples sent to DPS labs for analysis. Authorities note the operation targets local and regional drug supply.
Reservists in a suit over Vietnam mobilization faced delays as a high court ruling limited challenges to U S participation in the war. Justice Douglas and Potter Stewart opposed the majority view, while reservists’ attorney Nathan Zahn argued the law improperly delegates legislative power to the President. At Ft Meade Md, a spokesman said the group was set to depart for Vietnam, with 130 of 240 filing fees funded to challenge their call.
Police Chief J. T. Alley supervised a raid where officers struggled with fumes and heat while torching a marijuana pile. A large black smoke column rose for about four hours before turning white, with officers noting the strong odor and harsh effects.
UPI reports producer Malcolm Stuart set the top cast for The Great Bank Robbery with Zero Mostel Kim Novak and Clint Walker in key roles.
Maize Days festivities begin with 17 year old Maize Queen elect Miss Porter Roberts from Friona High School, blue eyed senior daughter of Mr and Mrs Porter Roberts. Court rides parade float at 10 am and attends events including a Friona football game versus Farwell and a downtown barbecue and board contest. First runner up Mary Rando and second runner up Risa Howell named among 24 contestants.
Lubbock officials review bids from Citizens National Bank and Security National Bank for city depository services as they plan street widening on Q Avenue from 19th Street and a parallel parking project. The council also considers tax relief studies, drainage fixes, and several capital projects with funding questions.
State Department confirms a February 1966 Navy document allowed the Pueblo to sail within three miles of the Korean coast but notes it was superseded by a January 1968 sailing order marked secret. The later order directed a patrol from Sasebo to near Korea with a CPA of 13 NM and long radio silence until contact with Soviet units.
A federal indictment names Thomas A. Greer Jr and a dozen others in a church bond scheme across Texas Arkansas Tennessee and Louisiana. It alleges misused bond proceeds with Paden Construction and World Oil and Gas receivership complicating funds flow. Bond set at 1000 for 12 defendants and 10000 for lawyers as cases linked to Fort Worth and Dallas churches unfold.
Glenn C. Arnett 53 a former Lubbock resident dies in Burbank California He lived 25 years in Long Beach and moved from Lubbock Survivors include son Gary of San Diego mother Mrs A H Arnett two sisters Mrs E D Godwin and Mrs Arch Harper and two brothers Homan of Fresno and C B Arnett Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home directs service at 3 p m today in Asbury Methodist Church with Dr Ray N Johnson officiating
Services for Miss Jo DeOliveira 63 will be at 2 p m in Steed Todd Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Stanley Letcher Jr pastor of Central Christian Church officiating Burial will be in Mission Garden Cemetery She died Wednesday at St Mary's Hospital in Lubbock Survivors include two sisters Mrs Bob Meyers of Lubbock and Mrs Homer Mardis of Albuquerque and two brothers Fred of Carlsbad and
The Youth Council presented a report to the City Council on public and private recreational facilities for young people. The study recommends considering teen night clubs as potential community recreation centers and urges parents to observe club activities before judging them. The panel backs a zoning change to allow Youth Council review of youth facility applications.
The House defeated an amendment by Rep Hall to bar buying military aircraft or major parts from outside the United States by a 268 to 73 vote. Committee Chair George H. Mahon labeled it irresponsible parochialism, noting it could stop British ejection seats for the F4. Mahon argued it would derail a multibillion dollar contract to aid his district. A Brown Jr. proposal to prohibit bombing or land invasion of North Vietnam failed by voice vote.
A sequence of newborn notices lists several families from Lubbock and surrounding areas, including Roy Railsback and Leslie Williams, with birth details such as times, weights, and hospitals. Parents’ occupations are noted, ranging from farmer to highway department worker and truck driver, with locations like Highland Hospital West Texas Hospital Reese AFB Hospital and Methodist Hospital referenced.
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