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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
8
A protest known as a lie down action led to multiple arrests as participants staged a sleep in during a race event. Authorities collected several individuals but did not immediately file charges in connection with the disruption.
Police reported clashes as protesters and civic leaders marched through downtown. Demonstrators blocked intersections near the National Reconstruction Center, with several arrests for unlawful assembly. At least 18 people were hospitalized for injuries and exposure to gas after confrontations with officers outside the armory.
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A damaged OCR fragment discusses Senate plans and party names with references to Pelosi Mesores and Mexican sets. The text shows garbled names and unclear actions, mentioning spies relationships and workers as a slipping local political note without clear events or outcomes.
The bathy scaphe Trieste started toward the Treasured Boston area to resume a second search for the nuclear submarine Thresher, lost during a deep test dive off Boston two miles offshore. Navy officials expect about four days to reach the search zone and begin the underwater hunt.
General Taylor tells senators there was no pressure from military superiors to back the limited or comprehensive test ban. He warns the United States and its allies must maintain Western military strength to counter Communist aims while ensuring any treaty does not strip U.S. rights to use nuclear weapons in war.
Special from Levelland Hockley county covers the opening go of the rodeo with hundreds attending. The Terry Chamty Sheriff’s Posse won the opening parade and Cochran County Sheriff’s Posse placed second. Calf roping leaders include Roy Thompson Slaton and Sherrell Overturff Sundown. Bull riding leaders are Pete Wishert Brooks Davis James Martin. Mare barrel racing leaders include Ethel Martin Tokio and Sherry Allred Wildorado.
Weather discussion compares past freeze dates to harvest timing for cotton. It notes varying highs and lows from 1950s to recent years with October to November freezes. highlights late-season warmth and uncertainty about a final killing frost.
A special airlift began delivering radar and related gear to India for joint training exercises. The equipment will be used by U S British Australian and allied air forces this fall. The 1824 Club members who work part time at Alpine resorts are subject to an age rule. The president Remy Sokol clarified the policy limiting older members from going out.
Nyasaland premier Hastings Banda receives a road clearance bill enacted Thursday requiring all motorists to stop for his car. The measure aims to shield him as a U.S. educated nurse physician and exiled figure, noted for attending Wilberforce High School, the University of Chicago, and Meharry Medical College.
The zoning board approved Sturdivant’s plan after he admitted an unintentional error tied to a $1,000 hold up on the project. The panel also rejected a trailer request and approved a service station site adjustments along with church expansion and building additions in several nonconforming contexts.
Anne Marie Lorre files for divorce from actor Peter Lorre in Los Angeles alleging extreme cruelty and financial mismanagement during their one year of marriage. She seeks temporary alimony and child support for their one year old daughter Catharine and asks for a receiver to curb further dissipation of funds.
NASA's Syncom II was placed into a near fixed position above the equator after a drift of about 0.21 degrees. Engineers plan further nitrogen jet corrections to stabilize a figure eight orbit for continuous global communications. Webb called the achievement one of spaceflight history’s outstanding feats.
Scotland Yard announced the identities of those who staged a train robbery and set a manhunt after the Flying Squad found an abandoned lair used as planning headquarters. The crew stole cash valued at 336000 pounds and fled near Buckingh amested, prompting arrests and continued pursuit.
The 1982 Burea Queen contest crowned Lucretia Newton and Jeanie Bishop as top finishes among Shallowater High seniors. Newton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Odell Newton, leads toward district and state competition with Gloria Bishop as runner-up. Genet Prive hosted, with finalists from Lubbock and nearby towns.
In Asuncion Gen Alfredo Stroessner took the oath of office for a third term as Paraguay president before the House of Representatives and foreign observers. Stroessner has led Paraguay since 1954, ruling largely under martial law with his Colorado party maintaining a controlled electoral result against Ernesto Gavilan, a lawyer who served as main opposition candidate.
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