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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1968
Page
5
Georgia legislator Julian Bond, rising civil rights voice and brief vice presidential contender, discusses fame and politics. He supported McCarthy then backs Humphrey, warns Nixon risks regression and police-state tactics. Bond recalls past seating battles and states he will stay in Georgia.
Water importation proposals explained to Swisher County farmers and businessmen at a Tulia meeting set for 8 p.m. in the Tulia High School Auditorium. Col. Clif Chamberlain of Lubbock and L. Dean Rea of Tulia will attend alongside Tulia and Kress Young Farmers chapters. Water, Inc. aims to bring additional water supplies through cooperation of federal state and local agencies.
John Cardinal Heenan delivered a sermon at St. James Church Piccadilly to launch a charity fund for children in memory of the late conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent. A historic step as a Catholic cardinal spoke inside a Protestant church in Britain.
The interview profiles Julian Bond born January 14 140 While his family lived in Georgia he grew up moving from Ft Valley to Lincoln Pennsylvania He left Morehouse after three years to work with SNCC He serves in a Georgia legislature earning about 4200 annually while doing publicity research and speaking engagements He writes poetry and has published pieces in magazines He notes more people hate him than like him in Georgia even as a waitress recognizes him from Chicago convention coverage
A 34 year old Plainview man Martin Ortegon Jr. was stabbed to death at Angel's Lounge after refusing a younger man to dance with his wife. The incident happened in a restroom at 13th Street and Avenue G. Police seek an early 20s Mexican American suspect described 5 feet 8 inches tall and 150 pounds.
A farmhouse east of Lubbock reported Sunday a burglary that saw appliances worth 715 dollars vanish while the resident was away three hours Saturday afternoon. Deputies found footprints and vehicle tracks at the scene on Trotter Road.
Lisbon Portugal AP President Americo Thomaz visited Prime Minister Antonio Salazar in hospital where the 79 year old premier recovers from brain blood clot removal eight days earlier. The private physician said Salazar is completely restored and a hospital discharge date was not set.
Police report a youth wielded a two foot machete at a Lubbock officer early Sunday. Patrolman James Waters and partner William Crawford restrained him, noted the youth fought to escape, and booked him for assault with intent to murder drunkenness carrying a prohibited weapon destruction of property and disturbance.
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