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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1964
Page
5
Wallace urged delegates at the Democratic convention to consider taking charge of a party or launching a new movement. He refused to commit to supporting LBJ or Goldwater, and argued for civil rights planks while warning of a national party split.
Cuba's economy relies on sugar and faces a market collapse. The Cuban National Bank lacks exact figures on foreign debt and due dates. COMECON reports Cuba owes about 2.5 billion dollars to Soviet Union and East European nations, plus additional sums to suppliers in Canada, France, Spain, Japan and others.
Bolivia announces severed diplomatic ties with Cuba as regional tensions mount. The move follows accusations of infiltration and shifts in stance toward Venezuela Uruguay and Mexico amid ongoing OAS and World Court discussions at The Hague.
The State Department said on Friday that General Taylor will return to Washington in August for brief consultations with Washington officials regarding affairs in South Vietnam.
Local birth notices report multiple newborns at West Texas Hospital. Daughters and sons born to families including Boykin Pope Schroeder Wooten Hernandez Long Lewis Guillory Thomas and King with weights from 4 pounds 57 ounces to 7 pounds 10 percent ounces and times around 1 07 am to 4 57 am. Fathers occupations include announcer farmer construction and civil service.
Former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, in exile since 1955, announced plans to return to Argentina this year. Eighteen Peronist leaders met with him in Madrid to discuss reorganizing the Peronist movement. Peron, ousted by a 1955 military coup, has continued to influence politics from abroad.
Moscow cleric warns youth misuse of four letter words as he cites Siberia trip. He says pure minded men cannot swear yet insists four letter words persist despite attempts to discard them.
Santa Fe AP reports state police say Harriet Coyle 39 of San Antonio who vanished Wednesday was located by searchers above Nambe Falls in the mountains. The report notes Texe as womanFriday in the mountains, unclear phrasing corrected for accuracy.
Senate floor fight over reapportionment heated as leaders clash over foreign aid and Mansfield. Dirksen dispute cited. Douglas signals plan to press on for several more weeks with no blocking move.
About 200 attendees at Union Baptist Temple Church heard Freedom Party leaders urge support for Lyndon Johnson in the North while Mississippi delegates face seating choices. Talks with Congress on Equality and SNCC planned possible demonstrations Monday if Democratic actions dissatisfy the Freedom Party. Senate and House considered delays and amendments tied to court rulings and foreign aid.
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Severe storms lash Dallas Fort Worth area and parts of Texas, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Roofs blown off Stafford Negro School and new post office in town, power outages in Chicago, snow on Little Bald Mountain, and temperatures plunging to the 50s and 60s before warming again.
Citizens of Morton gather for a nine pm dedication of the city’s park named after Jim Reeves. The second annual Morton country music festival runs from 10 am at the park by the city hall with about 22 groups, including acts from Big Spring Tatum NM and Lubbock. Mayor Dean Weatherly presides, with Harmon Springer coordinating a regional lineup of hillbilly bands hoedown fiddlers and guitarists. Reeves, a noted singing guitarist, was killed July 31 in the it. 1h SN 1 Feed Me council: ganimous approval to the idea.
Witnesses discuss operation of home beauty shops and city ordinances. Attorneys debate whether the city can regulate home beauty shops and the impact on property values, with testimony from Hazel Johnson Rebecca Kurtze and others.
Lubbock officers report Jimmy David Dickey and Errol Meadows were charged in an alleged motor incident at Billy Holmes farm near Idalou. Dickey released on 3500 dollar bond Friday, Meadows still held in Lubbock County jail. Holmes reportedly accompanied the men during a farm visit.
An ee patrol is investigating a mishap involving a vehicle headed south with gas beads noted in the scene. Details remain unclear and authorities continue examination for cause and scope.
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