Two Million Bale Output Indicated on South Plains
Avalanche Journal farm editor Dave Howell reports a projected 2 061 000 bale cotton crop for 23 South Plains counties around Lubbock. The 1965 estimate, from the Lubbock Cotton Exchange and Plains Cotton Growers Inc, would be the fourth largest on record and much higher than last year’s 1 913 100 bales, with a $309.2 million production value for 20 area counties.
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Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Bob Poteet
The
Cotton Exchange
Poteet
Push Slated On Hospital Urgent Need for St. Mary of the Plains
A major fundraising phase begins Tuesday for St. Mary of the Plains Hospital as 155 members of the special gifts division meet at 4 p.m. in Citizens National Bank Community Room. Led by R. H. Brummal, the effort aims to raise a four million dollar, 125 bed facility by 1967 to support a regional medical center and the planned medical school in Lubbock.
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St. Mary of the Plains
Lubbock
Special Gifts
Development Council
Citizens National Bank
R. H
Bob” Brummal
John Whitcomb
Special Gifts Group
C. Ray Gallagher Jr
George C. Miller
William C. O’mare
Joe Riordan
Marion Sanford
Area
Sanity trial recesses in Plainview
C Sempson’s sanity trial in Plainview is recessed until Monday. The Lubbock avalanche of notices lists other items including journalism workshop, presidential drought talks, a California Derby win, a Viet Nam camp siege, Cary Grant disappearance, and various sectional page references.
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Lubbock
Area 4
Viet Nam
Showers Hit Over Area From Texas Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms moved across the South Plains with brief showers while North Texas faced heavier rain hail and high winds that caused at least one death. A Red Oak storm dropped 1.68 inches. Dallas youth Homer Wayne Black aged 17 drowned seeking shelter in a sewer line during the downpour.
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Temple Pouncey Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
North Texas
Ellis County
Red Oak
Starrett
Waxahachie
Homer Wayne Black
Dallas
Lubbock
Buried Utility Line Test In Lubbock Planned
In Lubbock a utility undergrounding test is underway to assess replacing power poles with underground lines. City plans since two years ago offer developers underground wiring at no cost if utilities share the underground route, with higher costs for overhead lines. The effort follows nationwide trends toward undergrounding and interest from federal agencies and officials.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Southwestern Public Iservice Co
Lubbock
Johnson
Federal Housing Administration
Jack Eastman
Eastman
Melanie Park
Underground Developments Mentioned in Melanie Park Plans
A fragmented note references an underground project near Melanie Park with a $170 estimate and plans approved by the Planning and Zoning department. The fragment mentions Eastman choosing to go underground and directs to underground page 10 for details.
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Lot
Eastman
Melanie Park
Capone's Son Charged With Petty Larceny
Albert Sonny Capone, 45, son of Al Capone, was arrested in Miami Beach after allegedly stealing two aspirin bottles and a transistor radio battery valued at 3.50 dollars. He was caught pushing a grocery cart in a supermarket and charged with petty larceny.
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Miami Beach
Fla
al Capone
Angland
Albert Sonny Capone
Caponelas
Suit Filed On Poll Tax Abolish Discriminatory Device
The Justice Department filed suit to abolish Mississippi's poll tax as a discriminatory device and planned similar actions against Alabama Texas and Virginia. The Census Bureau halted literacy tests in seven Southern states and 26 counties in North Carolina. The Civil Service Commission instructed federal examiners to register all qualified voting applicants even if they cannot read write or sign their names.
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Ashington
Justice Department
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Virginia
Census Bureau
Georgia
Louisiana
South Carolina
North Carolina
Civil Service Commission
Connally Signals Possible Senate Run Amid Governor Tilt
Texas Governor John Connally told reporters in Mexico City that odds favor a run for re election as governor with a possible Senate bid. He refused commitment, citing weighing political futures and personal plans to retire or return to law. He dismissed labor leader Hank Brown’s claims of anti Connally sentiment as unfounded.
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Mexico City
Texas
John Connally
Senate
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Navy
Connally
el Paso
Hank Brown
Texas Coeds Slain in Lustful Rage Confession
James C. Cross Jr. confessed to murdering coeds Shirley Ann Stark and Susan Rigsby in his Austin apartment on July 18. He said sexual desire motivated the killings and led police to the victims’ belongings. Cross, a UT junior and ex soldier, gave a longhand statement after turning himself in.
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David Anderson Astin
UPI
University of Texas
Justice of the Peace
Shirley Ann Stark
Susan Rigsby
James C. Cross Jr
Frank McBee
Misses Stark
Rigsby
Austin
Dallas
Cross
Dallas Morning News
Miss Rigsby
Miss Stark
Shirley
Goodwill Industries
Japan
McBee
Fort Worth
Nicest Boy James Cross Recalled By Shirley Stark
Shirley Ann Stark described James Cross Jr as the nicest boy after a date two months earlier. The 21-year-old UT sophomore and Chi Omega member was later linked to the disappearance of Stark and Susan Rigsby whose bodies were found July 30 near Austin.
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University of Texas
Austin
Dallas
Susan Rigsby
Chi Omega
Robbie Rigsby
Susan
Cross
Fort Worth
Shirley
SMU
James Cross
Wheeler Urges Immediate Decision in Viet Nam War
Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, says the U S must strive for a decision now in Viet Nam or risk defeat and a shifted defense line in Southeast Asia amid warnings about Red China. He cites more than 80 000 U S troops and a goal of 125 000 as the effort continues.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Viet Nam
United States
Southeast Asia
Red China
Asia
Wheeler
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
2Nd Armored Division Assn
China
Tokyo
U.S
Johnson
Weather Map Page announces warm near record highs
Partly cloudy to clear and warm with possible evening thunder showers. Highs near 92 to 96 and lows 63 to 67. Weather map data lists temperatures for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Denver and more with four hour ending midnight readings.
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Lubbock
Ti Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Amarillo
Okla
Dallas
Denver
W. Falls
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Lanell Lafon
Texas Tech
Muleshoe
Castro County
Dimmitt
Sec. A
Dave Howell
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Plainview Highway
Levon Bay
Tom Buchanan
Shallowater
Ray Westbrook
St. Mary of Plains
Bert Neeley
Bill Gunter
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Bailey
Drouth
East
Sec. C
California Boy
City Youth
Archie Leach
Cary Grant
Bride
Area Church News
North Texas Points
Wheeler and Twitty
Wheeler County
Shamrock
Happy
Levelland
O’donnell
Lamesa
Matador
Brownfield
Seminole
Tohoka
Seagraves
Denver City
Claude
Plainview
Oklahoma
Palo Pinto
Capone
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