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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1965
Page
5
The company argues the FPC decision harms gas consumers and industry. It condemns the new old pricing concept, saying prices should reflect quality and availability, not contract dates, and notes Humble praises Permian Basin rates higher than those requested.
The Federal Power Commission ordered a two price structure for natural gas in the Permian Basin, aiming to spur exploration while limiting costs to consumers. A 16.5 cent ceiling on new gas well gas and 14.5 cents for other gas could trigger $30 million to $35 million in refunds passed to utility customers.
U S and Vietnamese planes flew nearly 300 sorties in South Viet Nam as two raids 160 miles south of Hanoi targeted barracks causing fires. Reports claim 75 Viet Cong were killed and two enemy aircraft shot down while raiders reportedly returned. Saigon says guerrillas attacked a U S special forces camp in the central highlands with mortars and small arms.
The Army will rapidly activate an infantry division of about 14 000 men and three brigades of roughly 3 800 each. First brigade to Ft Devens in October, second at Ft Campbell in January, third at Ft Benning in February. Units trained in unit, bypassing Army training centers.
A string of birth notices lists families in Lubbock and West Texas, detailing newborns with weights and times at local hospitals. Notable parents include Mr. and Mrs. James Paul Webster, Mrs. Glen Riley, and Mrs. Clarence Thummel, with occupations ranging from postal worker to Honeywell staff.
Veteran Texas Republican leader Mrs. Malcolm Milburn of Austin resigns from the State Executive Committee after nine years to allow new leadership to develop fresh ideas. Milburn has served as chief committee secretary since the October El Paso meeting.
An open cash audit order was issued for all county departments as Sheriff Mike Sullivan posted a guard over books in the county auditor’s office. County Judge Travis Johnson and Auditor A J McKay discuss deposits and checks while Hal Dean cites a July 28 inquiry into a $2,000 transfer. The El Paso Times links funds to the John F Kennedy Manor housing project, noting $58,000 advanced to architects and delays in financing.
President Johnson convened top diplomatic and military advisers to hear Maxwell D Taylor’s final Viet Nam report. Averell Harriman also attended, reporting no bright optimism about a rapid victory or peace prospects. Ghana's Nkrumah sends foreign minister to deliver urgent Viet Nam message via Alex Quaison-Lackey.
A homemade time bomb exploded in the hands of a passerby outside a Caracas prison. Aurelio Jose Colmenares said he picked up a found object and was injured, as ex-dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez faced embezzlement charges at trial.
The fifth international seaweed symposium will be held in Halifax from August 25 to 28 with 62 papers read by delegates from Japan Norway Iceland Sweden Spain France Britain and Canada. The event will discuss seaweed uses in food medicines and chemicals and its role in preventing shoreline erosion.
A stocky red haired bandit robbed Texico Branch Citizens Bank of Clovis using a pearl handled .22 pistol. He locked manager Bill Christian and teller Mrs Kamradt in the vault and fled with some cash. An arrest was said to be imminent based on New Mexico police tips. weapon not found. Texico lies near the New Mexico border about 85 miles from Lubbock.
A man traveled to Carthage Missouri to question four people in custody over alleged thefts from motel rooms. The two women and two men reportedly traveled through the Austin area with suitcases containing large quantities of women’s clothing. One man already has a Carthage burglary sentence. Police say the search of the area is complete.
Goodwill warehouse says resuming work depends on promising findings. Articles will be sent to Mrs. Robbie Rigsby in Dallas for identification after laboratory tests by the Department of Public Safety. Detectives press on with door to door checks near the university campus where the car used to reach Austin was found. Officers focus on friends and associates in the area.
The Planning Commission approved Rol and O Malciks request for R 3 duplex zoning at 22nd St and Ave A with conditions for apartments and 1.5 parking spaces per unit. It postponed two industrial zoning requests and approved a C 3 drop in setback for Sam Strong on Ave Q and 44th St while discussing off campus dormitories for Tech and possible up zoning of a triangle tract near downtown to A 3 apartments.
President Johnson to sign the landmark voting rights bill easing literacy tests and appointing federal examiners to register eligible Negro voters in six states and parts of North Carolina. King, King Jr. to consult on enforcement with leaders and civil rights groups ahead of fall White House conference. Senate approval came Wednesday night.
The Associated Press reports showers moving into southeast Texas while a general downpour is urged for the hot parched state. Coastal areas see heaviest rain as forecasts promise spread northward. Temperatures hit 104 at Presidio and 101 at Wichita Falls with many locales in the 80s and 90s.
Washington AP reports a Treasury proposal would extend Secret Service protection for widows of presidents from two to four years. Mrs Kennedy currently has protection until December 13, with the plan aiming to provide two extra years beyond the current authorization.
A private plane with James L. Dana 38 of West Monroe Louisiana and his family of four crashed in a wooded area near Mathiston Mississippi on a trip to Greenville DC. Dana was secretary manager of a savings and loan. The Dana family had left Monroe just after 11 a.m. and left three teenage boys at home.
The record lists attendees including Chairman J. B. Hance, Faulkner, J. Murree Jr., Bud Moore, Somer Campbell and Roy Jen at the gathering. The fragment notes names and presence but lacks full context or agenda details.
Chicago police report Donald Kapalin 21 shoved three men from a seawall into Lake Michigan causing one drowning William Gamble 45. Kapalin faces murder and two attempted murder counts plus arson after alleged threats and injuries at a coach house.
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