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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1965

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2

Power Plants and Dams Rise as US Bomb Targets in Vietnam

U S air strikes against Thanh Hoa complex expand to power plants and dam locks. The targets include steam plants and generator halls with reports of heavy damage and possible future attacks on Soviet designed missile sites.

Elton C. Fay Washington U.S North Viet Nam Defense Robert S. McNamara U.S. Air Force Nave Thanh Hoa Air Force U.S. Army Union China VietNam Defense Department

Special Election Today in Plainview Seeks Taylors Unexpired Term

Plainview voters face a special election to fill the late George L. Taylor’s unexpired term with four candidates. Expected turnout 1,500 to 2,000, polls at City Hall and Chamber of Commerce Building from 9am to 7pm. The candidates are Ben Smith Austin Ragland Ralph Culver and Manuel Flores. Smith age 30 native of Plainview married with two children Ragland age 50 Hale County native married with two children Culver age 35 past Plainview Chamber president in 10 years Flores born San Antonio recently moved here with law enforcement experience. Taylor died about two months ago after 12 years on the city council.

Plainview George L. Taylor City Hall Chamber of Commerce Ben Smith Austin Ragland Cawestern, Wear Ralph Culver Manuel Flores 10Th St Chamber Smith SMU Dallas Ragland Hale County Lakeview Culver Flores San Antonio

Saudi King Sees Hope in Yemen Parley With Nasser

King Feisal of Saudi Arabia said after a half hour meeting with Egyptian President Nasser that he is confident the talks on Yemen's civil war will succeed. The leaders met in a Red Sea port after a Sunday session and planned another meeting before Nasser’s departure aboard his presidential yacht.

JMDDA Saudi Arabia Feisal Gamal Abdel Nasser Nasser Red Sea Jeaders Yemen Abdulla Al-Sallal Feisel Mohammed Al-Badr

Guardsmen Standby Ends After Rioting West Side Calm

The National Guard ended standby riot alert at 12 01 am Monday after a quiet weekend in West Garfield Park Chicago where 3000 guardsmen were called nine days earlier and 1000 dismissed two days later Most remaining guardsmen commuted from home and police credited their presence with deterring further trouble.

Chicago UPI Itnois National Guard West Side West Garfield Park

Two Corpus Men Plead Guilty To Arms Charge

Two Corpus Christi men Jerry Joe Bird and Julius Otto Schmidt pleaded guilty to illegal possession of foreign weapons. Federal Judge Reynaldo Garza set sentencing for Oct. 4. Police found a cache of guns, ammunition, and a German Nazi flag at Schmidt's home last fall just before President Johnson's Corpus Christi appearance.

Johnson Corpus Christi Federal Dist Reynaldo Garza Jerry Joe Bird Julius Otto Schmidt Garza Bird Schmidt

State Hospital Board ends after 16 years in Texas

The State Hospital Board, formed in 1935, bids farewell as its duties shift to the Mental Health and Retardation Board and the State Health Department. It reports on six years of operation, noting growth in tuberculosis hospital care and improved patient outcomes while bids exceed $500,000 for 19 construction projects to be completed under new agencies.

Austin State Hospital Board State Health Department Aida Howard Tellepsen Houston Tuberculosis Pianients Die Enid Tom Praticsy

English Girl To Wed Boy Friend's Slayer

Mavis Upton a 21 year old London typist plans to marry Barry Tom kys 26 now serving a life sentence at Dartmoor Prison for killing her boyfriend in 1963 The ceremony will take place at Tavistock register office under police escort before he is returned to the prison

Tavistock England Mavis Upton London Barry Tomkys Dartmoor

Indictment Ties to WWII Cache Stolen Guns

The case centers on two firearms found in a World War II era cache: a British Sten gun and a 7.92 German machine. Prosecutors assert the weapons’ presence links to illicit activity and seek related charges.

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