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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1966
Page
5
A flood of new products strains shelf space as Americans demand novelty yet cling to old favorites. executives at Von's and others note thousands of items offered yearly, with only a fraction adopted, forcing elimination of products to fit the listings.
The board recommended Sharp for the deputy chief post after months of recruiting and testing. A Navy veteran who joined Tuillas Fire Dept in 1942, he rose through ranks in Dallas and earned honors including Fire Prevention Man of the Year. He pushed for a deputy chief and outlined strong management ties with SMU and the University of Maryland programs.
U S forces report limited ground action against Viet Cong as air strikes intensify. Reports cite heavy fighting near Saigon and raids on northern targets, with provisional claims of Viet Cong casualties and multiple cargo and fuel losses.
A United Airlines jet rerouted passengers after a rough landing in a winter storm in the Rockies. The nose gear linkage appears to have snapped while the plane taxied to a maintenance hangar, with no serious injuries reported and crews on standby. Navy diver Jim Salter praised the pilot’s handling as the craft landed with the nose wheel door open and exhaust streaming from the engines.
Debbie Stuart and family noted the 1966 Home Show themed To The Cotton Industry For Better Living and dedicated to Nancy Bernard. Visitors praised exhibits from land developments to hearing aids while Harman discussed Red Ryder in Lubbock and his art career ending.
Lubbock courts list multiple marriage licenses including James Leer and Moana Stesay with others named. District and county court actions cover estates, probate matters, guardianships, and miscellaneous legal filings across Texas courts.
Dr. Carl R. Ackerman, a New York City surgeon, has been elected chair man of the board of the National Association of Blue Shield Plans.
Longtime Cameron County official H D Seago died Monday at age 80 in Brownsville. Seago served as county clerk for four decades after taking office in 1925, leaving a lasting record in local government.
A group of Pawnee County delegates backstage at the capital share jokes about Georgetown pictures and a trip to see sights. They joke over prunes and oranges before a White House reception while wearing humorous white headbands and red feathers.
In Da Nang and Hue protesters press for a military junta's resignation. On Monday Tri Quang urged students to back Ky's pledge and avoid demos. Nguyen Huu Giao called for Ky's resignation but proposed an interim military government until elections, while observers viewed the move as face saving.
Kathy Switzer leaves the women’s lacrosse and field hockey squads to concentrate on track. She also pursues fencing karate and tennis and plans to perform an accordion act in the Miss Lyne contest after her track events on Thursday and Saturday.
Northwestern University Associated Women Students sponsor a Buy a Brick drive to raise funds for a new student union. Coeds sell cardboard bricks at 25 cents each or five for one dollar and will stamp bricks with the names of contributors who will see the bricks they paid for.
UPI reports a man restrained two Black girls on a Dallas sidewalk Monday night injuring both. One girl, Lois Faye Ridery, 13, was fatally struck in the head. Shirley Jeani Crenshaw, 18, suffered a head wound and a hand injury. Police arrested a 30 year old suspect within 20 minutes but had not charged him at last report.
Jane Froggatt of Sussex has given birth to her third set of twins at a London hospital two weeks ago. The Froggatts note the rarity and say their family now includes Jennie Ian Peter Alison Nicel Eric, with insurance payouts on prior twin births and ongoing farm bills highlighted by the mother.
A Radcliffe student posts an unusual classified ad seeking a female roommate who would enter a one-year marriage. Responses flood in on day one including a blunt “Well?” and a cook-for-test-dinner promise. Parents call it nuts but she persists hoping to find a compatible roommate.
Tax claims discuss travel expenses and tax home establishment in El Paso for business trips. A separate suit seeks $37,299.33 in taxes owed to Roy L and Renate Forman, with requests for income reconstruction via bank deposits and a dependency exemption. Attorneys have 45 days to file briefs, 30 more for replies. decisions follow briefing.
A cold front spread through the South Plains with gusty winds and blowing dust from Laibbock to Clovis and Amarillo. Forecasts warned of freezing temperatures into Wednesday morning, while storms and hail battered nearby regions including Tulsa and Arkansas, with two tornadoes along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and heavy snow in parts of Wyoming and Colorado.
Seven witnesses are slated for a preliminary examining trial at 1d am Wednesday in the death of Ralph Dubois a 38 year old electrician of Laidbock Buffalo Lakes. Davight J. Stanley a Lubbock insurance man is charged with murder and free under bond. Mrs Dubois widow was released from West Texas Hospital after treatment. Autopsy shows Dubois suffered multiple blows and possible fatal injuries. Stanley requested polygraph and examining trial. judge is Justice George H. McCleskes.
Ford Motor Co says about 25 000 Ford and 3 000 Mercury vehicles built in late February are recalled to repair damaged or ruptured brake lines. Dealers will inspect lines and install a clip or reroute lines. No customer brake failures reported.
A temporary restraining order bars any construction permits in the affected area after two days of testimony. Whitaker and West claim property ownership as the suit proceeds. Jurors list and first witness Burr planning and zoning director anticipated today.
In Washington at a Campaign Conference for Democratic Women, Senator Ross Bass of Tennessee objected to a couplet introducing him as "big-mouth Bass" and "the senator from Tennessee," saying he did not want to attend and would leave.
Estes, the West Texas promoter known for defrauding farmers with phantom ammonia tank mortgages, returns to court for closing arguments on a bid for a new trial based on evidence not available at his 1981 fraud conviction. Judge Leo Brewster ordered further proceedings and potential bond.
BOAC reported hairline cracks in tail sections of four Boeing 707 jets and checked a possible fifth. Seven flights were canceled between London, New York, Hong Kong, and Sydney as inspections continued. A BOAC Boeing 707 crash near Mount Fuji on March 5 killed 125 aboard, including 94 Americans.
Workmen in Butte County weld bars over a louvre in the new jail ending night visits by prisoners and their girl friends. Deputies waited outside the dormitory as four youths climbed out to visit girls. Charges to be brought remain undecided.
The United States round trip voyage prize aboard an American President Lines ship was won by R. C. Franzman, assistant manager of United States Lines Co., at a Japanese foreign correspondents club event. The prize was part of an American night promotion.
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