Record Fair Ticket Heist Stir At Panhandle South Plains Fair
Mrs. Tom E Lawson used a 1929 child season ticket found among old photos to gain entry to the Panhandle South Plains Fair at Fair Park. Her husband encouraged the attempt and fair officials surprised her with tickets to the Pat Boone Show at the Coliseum.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Tom. E. Lawson
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Mrs. Lawson
Fair Park
Lawson
52Nd St
Fair
Fair Park Coliseum
Panhandle
South Plains Fair
Randy Brooks
Bob Brooks
Jenny Ray
Pattie Cartwright
Lubbock
Gerry Burton
Antiwar protest plan targets Nixon Humphrey in inaugural period
Antiwar leaders outline tactics to disrupt the presidential campaign and stage nationwide demonstrations. They plan to shout down candidates Nixon and Humphrey, run a mock war jury, demand soldier amnesty, and turn in draft cards with a focus on Washington during the January 20 inaugural. Wallace is exempt from direct action per organizers.
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Jean Heller
New York
Washington
Chicago
Lyndon Johnson
Ronnie Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Davis
Tom Hayden
Students For A Democratic Society
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Humphrey
Minnesota
Alabama
George C. Wallace
American Independent Party
Wallace
iOakland
Calif
Hayden
House of Representatives
Texas Holds Key to White House in November Fight
United Press International reports Texas plays a pivotal role in Hubert Humphrey's bid. Bill Connell, Humphrey aide, says the 25 Texas votes could decide the Electoral College and that Texas Democrats are unified and financed for a November victory. Major rivals Yarborough and Connally attended the workshop amid ongoing intra party tensions.
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United Press International
Fort Worth
Hubert Humphrey
Texas
White House
Bill Connell
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon
Johnson
Connell
Humphrey
Ralph Yarborough
John Connally
Edmund Muskie
Raider Longhorn Weekend Opens With Groundbreaking Ceremony
Lt Gov Preston Smith will headline the 4 PM groundbreaking for a new campus entrance marker at Texas Tech. The event features a campus flyover by four Reese AFB jets and Saddle Tramps inviting 600 guests with a weather balloon display. The weekend event series continues through Saturday with lively activities and a campus pep rally.
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Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Tech
Reese Afb
Saddle Tramps
Lubbock Council Approves 10-Cent Tax Cut and Budget
Lubbock city leaders cut the tax rate to $1.08 per $100 amid a $20.8 million 1968 69 budget. They also moved to issue $2.5 million airport bonds, consider using $1.3 million general obligation bonds for a landfill, study dam plans in Yellowhouse Canyon, review a left turn ban, and finalize the Green Fair Manor sale to the Housing Authority. City projections note $2 million in sales tax receipts with a possible rise.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
City Planning Department
Yellowhouse Canyon
Wayne Sherrell
Boston Avenue
34Th Street
City of
Department of ‘Housing and Urban Develop
Ment
Green Fair Manor
Lubbock Housing Authority
City Mer
Bill Blackwell
City Council
College Day Free Admission At The Fair
Today at Fair Park features free admission for college students with ID and general public access. The schedule includes an 7:30 a.m. rabbit show, 9 a.m. Appaloosa horse show, afternoon Pat Boone performances at the Fair Park Coliseum, and all day carnival midway exhibits, livestock, agriculture, fine arts, and baby chick displays in the women's building.
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Fair Park
Pat Boone
Fair Park Coliseum
Gene Ledel
Prayer for Seeking Will of God
A reader submits a personal prayer asking for stronger effort to seek God’s will and to turn it into action, expressing a communal desire for deeper devotion and obedience.
Wallace Denies Romance With Campaign Aide
Wallace campaign denies romance reports with Ja Neen Welch calling them false and an attempt to damage the bid for the presidency. Welch says she traveled with Wallace and posed for a photo, while the campaign says the image was taken a month earlier and she was a volunteer collecting funds and distributing literature.
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Ala
George C. Wallace
Ja-Neen Welch
Miss Welch
Indianapolis
Wallace
Wallace Campaign Dismisses Aide Over Vision Claims
The Wallace campaign announced the removal of Miss Welch citing erratic behavior and reports of visions and ESP. Campaign treasurer Richard Smith said Ja-Neen's involvement was limited to brief encounters on an airplane and she had been making campaign trips.
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Wallace
Oklahoma City University Hires Statistics Professor
Oklahoma City University named E. Z. Million as associate professor of statistics and management on Thursday. The appointment adds a new faculty member to the university's business and math programs.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
E. Z. Million
Editor J Russell Wiggins to replace Ball at U N
President Johnson announced George Ball’s resignation as U S ambassador to the United Nations and named Washington Post Editor J Russell Wiggins to succeed him Ball said he will focus on supporting Hubert Humphrey’s campaign until the November election and then return to private life Wiggins 65 has led The Washington Post since 1960 born in Luverne Minnesota and praised for truth telling and compassion.
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United Press International
Washington
Johnson
George Ball
U.S
United Nations
Washington Post
J. Russell Wiggins
Ball
Penne
Hubert Humphrey
Wiggins
United States
Luverne, Minn
State Department
Richard Nixon
Bus Crash At Gravel Pile Injures 22 Near Lamesa
A chartered Sun Valley Bus Line Inc. vehicle collided with gravel at a road construction site 29 miles east of Lamesa on U.S. 180 injuring 22 people. Two women from Arizona were hospitalized for observation, while 20 others were treated and released for minor injuries.
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Lamesa
U.S
Medical Arts Hospital
Carmel Gordon
Tucson
Ariz
Lyona Stewart
Ajo
Sun Valley Bus Line Inc
Living costs rise sharply as wages eroded in August
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent jump in the consumer price index to 121.9, driven by higher housing and food costs. Officials warn the trend may push 1968 total price increases above 4 percent, erasing wage gains for about 45 million workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Asst
Arnold Chase
Collusion Probe Delayed Over City Deposits Scrutiny
The Lubbock City Council reviewed bids for city funds as a collusion inquiry into how public accounts are spread among four banks was postponed for at least a week. Bank officials noted Security National Bank’s bid could yield higher returns if 90 percent of idle funds remain invested in securities, but Miller warned the outcome hinges on that feasibility. CNB, the current depository, faces an expiring contract Monday.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Charles McEnerney
Comptroller of the Currency
U.S
Wright Patman
Texarkana
House Banking and Currency Committee
Bill Blackwell
Sterling Miller
Security National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Lunds
Miller
CNB
Weather map page forecast for Lubbock area today
Fair and mild weather in Lubbock and vicinity with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s. Light southerly winds expected today and tonight.
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Lubbock
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