06 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1965
Page
1
A chaotic front page lists diverse items from a protest over a gas price ruling to President LBJ expected to sign a voting rights bill. Separately noted are local judicial appointments, air force training phases, international agriculture advisory visits, and a regional old settlers reunion in Lorenzo.
President Johnson will travel to the Capitol to sign the voting rights measure about 10 30 a m CST in the Presidents Room adjoining the Senate chamber. The Justice Department plans swift action to end poll tax barriers and may file suits this afternoon in Alabama Mississippi Texas and Virginia.
Gen Waggoner Carr says Texas will appeal to federal courts for relief from the two price levels set by the Federal Power Commission for Permian Basin natural gas. The FPC set 16.5 cents per MCF for gas well gas and 14.5 cents for all other gas, including residue and casing head. Carr Langdon and Gov. Connally, who pushed for 20 cents per MCF, warn of reduced state revenue and slower drilling unless remedied.
The Nevada casino industry faces a coin shortage with 23 000 slot machines. Casinos consider token or plastic chip replacements. some remove dollar slots and use tokens with a gentlemens agreement to convert winnings. The Gaming Control Board seeks federal policy guidance while buyers accept plastic chips as money in local commerce.
FBI arrested Clovis meat packing employee Jack Diamond 22 in El Paso on armed robbery charges for a Texico New Mexico bank heist of 5313. A 17 year old Clovis companion was questioned and released. Diamond's bond was set at 20000 and extradition to New Mexico was waived.
Seventeen people including rock singer Jan Berry of Jan and Dean were hurt when a train hit a railroad flat car during filming in Chatsworth California. Director Barry Shear suffered possible serious injuries as the flat car was toppled, and 16 people were hospitalized or treated for injuries. Authorities cited a signaling mixup causing the train to speed toward the flat car, lifting it from the tracks and scattering equipment and crew.
The Avalanche Journal announces new features in the color comic section starting this Sunday. Blondie replaces Major Hoople and Carnival, with Hints From Heloise joining as a newer reader favorite read by women and men nationwide.
U S and South Vietnamese planes raid a Da Nang aviation fuel dump causing fuel losses while two Esso tanks are destroyed and two damaged. A new US military command structure is announced to coordinate ground forces across a 40 mile Viet Nam strip.
A Neiman Marcus handbag found in a Goodwill box in south Austin is identified as belonging to Susan Rigsby or Shirley Ann Stark, Dallas sorority sisters missing since July 18. Two men with a light Oldsmobile were seen depositing items in the charity box after the bodies were found. Police question three Corpus Christi suspects as part of the probe.
Anonymous prayer excerpt asks for truth and light to heal dark hearts. The note adds an invitation to share favorite prayers with readers, reflecting a community spirituality column tone.
Bob McGuire and Lynnette McMillan wed quietly in Rome before Italian onlookers after an 69 day world tour that included Greece Ireland Istanbul and Athens. The couple met in Lubbock earlier with plans for a guided European trip but chose a spontaneous elopement in the Eternal City.
Robert J. Brown, 25, of the Bronx, stabbed three on a Bronx subway platform before clinging to a moving train and being crushed in a tunnel. He targeted Mary Murphy, 26, her young daughter, and wounded two men and a 75-year-old woman as crowds pursued him. A mangled body was found in the Harlem River tubes after the train departed.
The City Planning and Zoning Commission approved five zoning changes including 82nd Street and Ave H commercial zones. A high rise apartment plan at 23rd and Peoria was withdrawn. A C-2 local retail zone near 23rd and Ave O was approved with screening. A-2 for a southeast corner tract was also approved.
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth. Daytime highs mid 90s and overnight lows in the upper 60s to 70s, light to moderate southerly winds. Humidity peaks around mid 50s percent with no significant precipitation noted last 24 hours.
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