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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1965
Page
1
Five members of vaunted mercenary unit killed in ambush by Red-backed Congolese rebels. Seventeen Nazi agents convicted for their part in Auschwitz mass murder. Wedding notice notes a ceremony at which a woman chooses the man she wants to spend her life with.
The Avalanche-Journal reports the council trimmed about 90 000 from the proposed budget but left whether next year’s tax rate will rise unclear. Officials warn valuation cuts could shift more tax burden to homeowners and may force service cuts to hold the line.
Typhoon Mary struck northeast Formosa early Thursday killing six people injuring 73 and leaving 12 missing before it broke up in the mountains on the island's eastern side.
Cincinnati right hander Jim Matones pitched a major league season’s first complete game no hitter to beat the Chicago Cubs in the opening game of a National League doubleheader. He joined a select group as the fourth pitcher in league history to throw nine innings of no hit ball twice in a single season.
Stormy conditions and a cable fire at Cape Canaveral halted the Gemini 5 countdown. Officials warned of uncertainty for a Saturday launch as repairs and testing continue, with NASA citing a possible impact on timing and data links between Cape Kennedy and Houston.
Light rains fell across northern, southeastern, and southern Texas as a weak cool front moved in. Lubbock saw very light rainfall with forecasts calling for partly cloudy skies and scattered showers. Temperatures rose to 92 in Lubbock with overnight lows near 66. highs expected in the low 90s.
In Richburg 61, Porter was arrested and released on a 2500 bond after a domestic dispute with Marina Porter. He allegedly slapped her and fired a pistol during an argument that followed a period of reconciliation at a news conference. Children were left alone while the incident occurred.
The Avalanche Journal details Project Headstart spending over 85000 of government funds this summer in Lubbock Shallowater Borger Amarillo Hereford and Brownfield to prepare needy children for public schools. It profiles Willie a typical pupil aged about five and his family situation while noting limited home resources like no books and limited parental time.
A prayer asks for forgiveness and help for the sick and sorrowful as Lena Sugar of Lubbock prepares a Head Start program. Willie attends summer school 9 to 12:20 with morning bus rides and a round tag on his shirt, gradually adjusting to peers at the early program.
Typhoon Lucy, with winds near 137 mph at its center, lay about 560 miles south of Tokyo and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph, according to the Weather Bureau report.
Gwen Turnbow, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rich of Wolfforth, won the 1965 Lubbock County Farm Bureau Queen title at the Lubbock Country Club. Barbara Nieman, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nieman of Idalou, was runner-up. Mrs. Sandra Foreman Long of Slaton, the 1914 queen, presented the crown.
The House passed a four year farm bill amid debate over costs and effectiveness. It funds production controls and land price supports for key commodities and adds a long range contract program for surplus cropland. a major amendment would raise wheat certificate costs. Shastri accuses Pakistan trained fighters in Kashmir as New Delhi tensions rise.
Rep George Mahon voiced that a different cotton program could be written in the Senate after a House vote on the farm bill. He said the joint conference committee would decide, then both chambers must approve any compromise. Mahon noted adjournment is near and developments could move quickly.
U S Marines launched a sweep on the Van Tuong peninsula to flush Viet Cong from tunnels after a major battle. Officials said hundreds of Viet Cong were killed in the action begun Wednesday, with casualty figures cited around 563 to 600 as the operation continued 330 miles northeast of Saigon. Marine and U S officials reported mopping up in the Dak Sut district and nighttime Viet Cong attacks against government forces.
Partly cloudy weather with little temperature change today and tonight accompanied by late thundershowers. Winds become easterly then south to 10 to 20 mph. Reported in Marine hands, fifty prisoners captured. Maj. Gen. Lewis W. Walt says air sea attack on a dug-in Red regiment on the peninsula was very successful and the mission accomplished.
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