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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1964

Page

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Five Nebraska inmates escape penitentiary by tunneling

Five inmates led by gun-toting farmers vanished Sunday after tunneling from the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln. Police pursued through a foggy game preserve near Omaha where a stolen car crashed. Charles Dean and Carstens were found near the Platte River and surrendered. Officers later captured Ree Ove and others in a river valley chase aided by a helicopter and patrol cars.

Tomit Neb Poe Rece Pates Nebraska State Penitentiary Lincoln Roe Bamiha Dale Carlstens Charles Dean Omaha Santi Counoy Lowa Ea Barkus Ruby The River Nebraska James Kontos

Rights leaders foresee a civil rights clash this summer

A survey of leaders predicts intensified demonstrations over civil rights amid pending Senate action on the bill. Most back nonviolent pressure, while some favor more aggressive tactics like traffic disruption and water faucet tests at fairs. Alabama Mississippi North and South are repeatedly cited as hot spots.

Ng York U. S. Senate Los Angeles Alabama Mississippi

Atlantic New York Health Update Report

In Atlantic New York a fever outbreak affects several districts with rising case counts. Health officials report suspected botulism linked to contaminated products and ongoing investigations seek to identify sources and prevent further spread. Local hospitals monitor patients and advise residents to seek medical care for severe symptoms.

Radio poet finds voice in overlooked tidepool of verse

A regional radio program showcases a poet credited with weaving tides and memory into concise pieces. The feature spotlights the poet’s distinctive cadence, the program’s audience reaction, and upcoming readings amid a quiet regional arts scene.

Fragmented OCR hints at Soviet advisory training events

A garbled OCR fragment references advisory and training events related to Soviet activities. It mentions weeks, Panthe, and mules, but lacks clear names, dates, places, or outcomes. The readable bits suggest an international or military training context, though specifics are undecipherable.

Six killed as pilot crashes north of Camas Washington

A pilot Lee Roggenkamp age unknown flew with his four children and one neighbor boy's playmate. The craft circled six miles north of Camas then dipped wing and vanished behind a hill. A neighbor saw the crash and a sheriff was notified. All six occupants died in the wreckage.

Camas Wash Lee Roggenkamp Walter Steeves Ray Sheriff's Tolan

Laos coup in Saigon sparks U.S. concern over Geneva Accord

An American diplomat described Laos events as chaotic after a pre-dawn coup that toppled the coalition government. General Kouprasith Abhay set up a 15 man military executive to rule while the United States expressed disapproval and warned it could threaten the 1962 Geneva accord. Communist critics denounced the move as a U.S. imperialist plot.

Souvanna Pho Laois Ee Poe Believ Saigon Lass Leonard Unger Washington Thie Deshi Pichire Keuprasith Laos Vientiane Souvanne U.S. Ee Dean Rusk United States Reda U.S Lagtian

Warsaw asylum drama at American embassy grounds

A Polish man in his late 20s sought asylum inside the American embassy in Warsaw as crowds watched for nearly two hours. The distressed figure repeatedly shouted and cried while police and officials moved to secure the scene. The incident prompted a police inquiry and brief interviews inside the embassy.

Warsaw Mart Pole

University Theater Dedication At Texas Tech Celebrated

The formal dedication of the new University Theater on the Texas Tech campus Saturday highlighted a full day of rites. The initial production Romeo Flight marked Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary and the theater’s first show. Dallas Morning News critic John Rosenfield delivered the keynote, recalling Southwest theatre history and his Texas roots.

New University Theater Npus Feld Ronald E. Selwitz En New Theater John Rosenfield Dallas: Morning News Clfford Aghby Jack Sheridan Avelanche Vurea Texas Tech University ‘Theater Speech and Hearing Clinic Tech Speech Department Romeo Fliet John Rosenfield Dallas Morning News Southwest Mr. Southwest

Beotion and Broadcast Picks Highlighted In Page Notes

A cluttered note lists sections and pages for WOITEN S NEWS including editorials columns scores horoscopes and radio and TV programs. It mentions social sections across pages 4 5 6 12 and references a Beotion program in section B.

Fragmentary report from untangton press siege

An incoherent clipping mentions Che Unsoelaned Press, Untangton, and Palston remarking that hospital tags remain on them. The fragment hints at a tense scene with seized items and observers noting identity tags still attached.

Palston

Teak Hace Ee Ume Mihi 3B The Tat

The readable fragments present a compact note with unclear names and dates. This item appears as a brief classified or notice style record lacking a clear event or outcome. Further context from the source would clarify persons places or actions referenced.

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