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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1965

Page

4

Soviet Newsmen Say Raids Spread Terror In Viet Nam

Three Soviet correspondents told a television audience that American air raids on North Vietnam caused widespread terror, disruption of communications, and damage to schools, hospitals, and industries. They had reported the war from January to late July before returning to Moscow.

Viet Nam Moscow North Bartler Yuri Yukhananov Moscow Radio and Television Vadim Kassis Izvestia Alexander Ter-Grigoryan Komsomolskaya Pravda Alexander Khazanov Johnson United Nations Kassis Hanoi Viet Nam Ter-Grigoryan Yukhananov

Nixon Urges stepped up Viet Nam attacks but rejects nuclear option

Nixon called for intensified air and sea attacks on North Viet Nam until Communist leaders stop aggression against South Viet Nam. He proposed a non governmental people to people relief effort for North Viet Nam despite possible government resistance and cited Hoover humanitarian legacy.

West Branch Iowa Richard M. Nixon North Viet Nam Viet Nam South Viet Nam Nixon Herbert Hoover North Hoover William Strout American Peoples’ Committee International Red Cross Europe

Plainview Sanity Trial Hearing Details Daughter’s Testimony

Judy Fish, daughter of murder defendant J. C. Simpson, testified she had seen her father drink and display temper on several occasions. The trial’s third day featured psychiatric testimony as the state nears completion of its witness list. The defense argues Simpson was insane at the time and remains so, while the prosecution maintains he is sane then and now.

Plainview Judy Fish J. C. Simpson Reynolds Simpson Irene Thone Hugh Pennal Amarillo Pennal Dist Frank Stovall Henry Snyderman Defense Council

Woman Escapes East German Fence Into Berlin

A 21 year old East German woman climbed over heavy barbed wire fences and escaped to wet Berlin before dawn. She suffered only minor scratches and is reported by West Bern police.

Berlin West Bern

GM acquitted in Corvair fault suit over fatal crash

A Santa Clara County jury found General Motors not liable for the 1962 Corvair involved in a double highway fatality near Merced. Dooreen Collins sought 400000 arguing defective design caused the crash that killed her daughter Lorraine 7 and fiancé John H Taylor 38 of San Jose. The eight man four woman panel deliberated about four hours before an 11 to 1 verdict for GM.

San Jose Calif General Motors Santa Clara County Lorraine John H. Taylor Taylor San Jose State College Collins iMerced

Reese Funds In House Measure

A 1.533 million dollar appropriation for Reese AFB was included in a 1.75 billion military construction bill passed by the House and sent to the Senate. Funds are earmarked for basic flight facilities bachelor officers quarters a gymnasium and a water supply system. The House approved the bill without changes to last week’s House Appropriations Committee recommendations. The project had been announced prior to passage. Electric lights were first installed in the White House in 1891 during Benjamin Harrison’s presidency.

Avalanche-Journal Washington Reese Afb House Senate Reese House Appropriations Committee

Kosygin Pledges Interest in Turkish Cyprus Minority

Soviet Premier Kosygin promised to take more interest in the Turkish minority on Cyprus during a 2 hour 45 minute Kremlin meeting with Turkish Premier Suat Hayri Ugursuplu. The talks covered Soviet Turkish relations and the international situation in a frank, cooperative tone.

Moscow Alexei N. Kosygin Cyprus Kremlin Kosygin Suat Hayri Urguplu Turkey Soviet Union Greece Ussr

Drowning on Sinatra Yacht Sends Shock During Vineyard Visit

A 23 year old crewman Robert Goldfarb drowned when a dinghy swamped near Sinatra’s 168 foot yacht Southern Breeze off Martha’s Vineyard. Two girls, Margaret Whittemore and Charye Navin, feared unable to swim were rescued after a launch reached the scene. The incident disrupted a vacation noted for gossip about Mia Farrow and Sinatra.

Vineyard Haven Mass Frank Sinatra Martha's Vineyard Island Sinatra Robert Goldfarb New Rochelle N.Y William Cannon Houston Jim Miss Whiteemore Charye Navin Lincoln Neb James O. Grimes Southern Breeze Ireland Vineyard Haven I Mia Farrow Clauidette Colbert Rosalind Russell C. W. Edwards Tex Miss Farrow Joseph P. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Hyannis Port Cape Cod

Illinois pays 35000 for 17 years wrongful murder conviction

Theodore Marcin, freed after 17 years in Joliet Prison for a Chicago policeman killing, received a 35000 payment from Illinois after legislative expression of regret. He had been convicted with Joe Majezek, later pardoned, amid doubts about the trial. The case inspired the film Call Northside 777.

Illinois Theodore Marcin Springfield Otto Kerner Marcin Ilinois Los Angeles Culver City Joliet Chicago Marcinkiewicz Joe Majezek Majezek Majczek Dwight H. Green Northside

Gilkerson Defends Expanded Rights for the Accused

George Gilkerson, former Lubbock district attorney, argued that defendants have more defenses than those accused of petty theft. Speaking at Lubbock Christian College, he urged a balance between individual rights and public protection, focusing on search warrants counsel and confessions. Approximately 30 students and faculty attended.

George Gilkerson Lubbock Lubbock Christian College Gilkerson LCC United States Texas U.S

Lady Bird Johnson to Inspect Head Start Effort in New Jersey

Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson as head of Head Start will tour New Jersey for eight hours Thursday to review early Head Start activities. She will visit Newark Lambertville and Princeton to observe urban and rural program results for five and six year olds preparing for school.

Washington UPI Lyndon B. Johnson New Jersey White House Johnson Newark Lambertville Princeton

Naples Police Strike Under Legal Scrutiny

Preliminary proceedings started against 963 Naples traffic policemen to determine if their strike three months ago violated Italian law. A prewar law bans strikes in jobs maintaining public order. an investigating judge will decide whether formal charges are warranted.

Naples Italy

Carr Announces 13 Regional Seminars On New Texas Code

Attorney General Waggoner Carr said his office will hold 13 regional seminars across Texas including Lubbock on October 7 to brief law officers on the new Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings Topics will cover bail jury formation trial examination appointment of counsel confessions admissibility of evidence punishment assessment and appeals.

Freeman defends farm bill against bread tax accusations

Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman rejected critics who called the plan a bread tax saying opponents are using fear to sway city congressmen. He warned that a 2 cent loaf price rise would amount to plain profiteering by bread makers, voiced in a TV interview.

Washington UPI Agriculture Orville L. Freeman Freeman Bread Trust

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