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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1965

Page

6

Job Picture Brightest Since 1957 Says Labor Report

The Labor Department says the United States faces brighter employment prospects in major industrial centers than since 1957. Seventeen areas moved from substantial unemployment to lower categories, including Johnstown and Jersey City, with several others improving or downshifting in July.

Labor Department Washington UPI Bureau of Employment Security Unem Johnstown Jersey City Peoria Houston Tex Nashville Ciy

Miss U S A Dianna Batts heads to Miss World contest

Dianna Batts a 19 year old from the District of Columbia was named Miss U S A and will compete in the Miss World pageant in London this October. Three men were injured in a Magnolia Pipeline Station blast near Abilene Texas during routine tests. Carl Davidson 36 of Sweetwater in critical condition Edward Fox 56 of Abilene and Price Stevenson 57 of Clyde were hospitalized with serious injuries. The blast cause was not immediately known.

Asbury Park N.Y Dianna Batts District of Columbia U.S.A Miss Batts London Abilene Magnolia Clyde Carl Davidson Sweetwater Edward Fox Price ‘Stevenson

Bilingual Drivers License School Opens At Guadelupe Elementary

A bilingual drivers license school opens at Guadalupe Elementary on Island Ave. P. The Texas Dept. of Public Safety runs the program to help residents pass the written exam. Instruction will be in English with interpreters for Spanish speakers. The first 300 to register can attend tonight from 7 30 to 9 30 p m with sessions today and Tuesday. No class Wednesday and the final two sessions run Thursday and Friday. News from Caracas reports a 50 year courtship ending in marriage for Elias Hernandez 90 and Socorro Perdomo.

Guadalupe Island Ave. P Texas Texas Dept. of Public Safety

Letters Arrive 11 Years Late Reveal Old Romance

Hialeah Florida AP reports two letters from 1954 arrived in 1965, yellowed with awe as Suzy Middleton then a high school student learned her long-ago love moved on. She later married Edward Carwithen of Gainesville and had two children. The post office offered no explanation for the tardy delivery. The article also notes the vast plant family and a fact about muscles in the human body.

Hialeah Fla Suzy Middleton Cooperstown Pas Suzy Edward Carwithen Gainesville Opost

Loot Recovered From Watts Riots Tops 300000

Loot totaling more than 300000 recovered after Watts riots as informers and guilty consciences aided police. Items looted from stores were stored in a warehouse and will be auctioned to benefit police and firemen pension funds. Police warned against illegal possession as 50000+ items filled the department’s facility.

Los Angeles Watts Pension Fund Watts Othat Department of Water Larry Walton Damarce Southern California

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