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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1965

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Floyd Clues Are Sought Floyd Clues Are Sought By JERRY HALL

Ten year old disappearance of Andrea Phares from Hale County farm remains an enigma. A skeleton found near Earth spurred speculation it could be the pregnant woman. The case links to Hazel Wofford murder in Lockney with autopsy showing possible strangulation. Investigators pursue multiple leads as bone analysis and tests are considered.

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Senate Approves Long Delayed Foreign Aid Bill

The Senate endorsed a 3.58 billion foreign aid package after hours of debate, ending months of stalemate over whether to extend aid for one or two years. The measure includes military and economic assistance overseas and moves toward a mid September adjournment. President Johnson is expected to act on the compromise as House and Senate negotiators had agreed to proceed with the funding package.

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Cooper Sets Space Flight Record With Gemini 5 Mission

United Press International reports Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad near the midpoint of an eight day space mission. Cooper breaks in space endurance marks, moving the US ahead in the manned space race while preparing for a possible 19 hundred hour total record. Johnson news conference scheduled for 9 a.m. CST in the White House State Room.

United Press Ouston Gordon Cooper Coastronaut Charles Conrad Cooper United States Russia Pete America CST Cooper Valery Bykovsky Gordo Cosmos Conrad Air Force Washington Johnson A.m White House

Hospitals Tighten Visiting Rules In Lubbock County

Lubbock County Hospital Council approves a plan to regulate visiting procedures at six county hospitals. Details include visiting hours from 2 pm to 8 30 pm seven days a week and a ban on morning visits. Children under 14 restricted. The plan aims to maximize patient rest and care.

Lubbock County Hospital Lester Hickers Inn George Brewer Methodist Hospital

Suspects and Hostages in Nighttime Kidnap Case

James Gourtes Jett of San Jose California and John Colwan of Hudson Falls New York are shown under guard after their arrest on charges of kidnapping Omar Ponder and Wanda Tuswaite in San Jose. The two are held with others at a Nevada farmhouse. In Hong Kong a Chinese boatman saved seven crewmen from a COS Marine transport plane crash, as fifty eight African servicemen, mostly U S Marines, perished.

James Gourtes Jett San Jose Calif John Colwan Hudson Falls Ncy Pre Argent Omar Ponder Tuswaite Wanda Atheys Ayia Nevada GAP Presa ONG Kong COS Marine Hong Kong Nat Ves James FR Gearkis Detroi Mich San Francisco Presidio Viet Nam John JD Colvan Reno Reng John TO Mclaughlin Pie Omar PD Ponder Zoe Ponders Gourly Thomas Pole

Two gunmen kidnap hosts in California 250 mile midnight escape

Two armed men fled police after abducting their San Jose hosts at gunpoint during a 250 mile midnight ride. Nevada highway patrols, FBI and local officers pursued to a lone farmhouse where 11 hostages were held for three hours before surrender. Marines involved aided survivors from a derailed transport.

California Nevada San Jose Calif Harrest Opham Sherif Highway FBI

San Jose police probe tavern robbery and kidnap plot

San Jose police charged the suspects in the Guys and Dolls Tavern robbery at gunpoint. A bayonet and pistol holster were found in the Ponder home after a highway chase that began when the suspects left a note claiming kidnaping. Hostages included farm owner Gil Clements, his safe Alice, six Clements children, and Deputy Sheriff Art Lucas. See KIDNAP Page 10.

San Jose Willian Amlackenzie Morow Guys and Dolls MacKenzie Gil Clements Alice Clements Lyon County Art Lucas Lucas Cle

Couple marries 13 times to protest divorce across states

Mr and Mrs James D Grady say they plan to wed in all 50 states as a protest against divorce. They tour in a mobile home aiming for 37 more marriages in 12 months, starting in Boise Idaho and continuing to Reno and Bethany and Troy with officials noting mixed reactions.

St Joseph Mar James D. Grady Grady Gradys Reno Ney Boise Idaho Bethany Troy Mary Grady

Hurricane Anna Poses No Threat To Gemini 5 Flight

Space agency officials said Hurricane Anna in the North Atlantic posed no threat to the Gemini 5 mission or recovery after splashdown. The storm, 825 miles northeast of Bermuda, was expected to move northeastward as astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad saw it from orbit.

Eartier Jane Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif Pacific Conrad Gorda Cooper James McDivitt Edward White Space Center Houston UPD Space Agency North Atlantic Bermuda Gordon Cooper Charles Conrad

Steel Union Seeks Higher Pact As Strike Looms

The steel industry raised its contract offer to United Steel workers on the eve of a key union meeting and eight days before a nationwide strike. The increment fell short of the union's 13 cent demand, with executives likely to reject unless higher terms are offered before the Wednesday session. The union seeks 17.9 cents more per hour for about 450000 workers earning around 440 per hour with benefits. Interim pact expires Aug 31 and work may halt without a new agreement. Negotiations involve union President IE W Abel and chief industry negotiator R Conrad Cooper, while Mediation Service chief William E Simkin pursues joint talks.

Associated Press Ipisburgh Ttse United Steelworkers Union Abel HOO Basic Steel Qbo Leman Union Industry IE W. Abel R. Conrad Cooper William E. Simkin U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service Simpkin Washington Philadelphia R.W. Donnachoo

U S Bombers Hit Viet Cong Base Near Da Nang

U S strike with B52 bombers focused on a Viet Cong installation 55 miles south of Da Nang as part of a 24 hour heavy air offensive. Other U S planes hit targets in North and South Vietnam. one aircraft was shot down but the pilot rescued. Details remain secret under new security rules.

da Nang U. S Viet Nam Strategic Air Command Quang Tin Guam U.S

Weather map page reports warm conditions across Lubbock area

Weather map from Lubbock and Vicinity shows clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with highs in the mid to upper 90s. Early lows around mid 60s, with scattered temperature notes and city readings including Abilene, El Paso, Houston, Dallas, Denver and others.

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