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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1964
Page
5
U S and Soviet Union clash over UN dues as Rusk and Gromyko fail to settle funding disputes. Diplomats from neutralist blocs scramble for a last minute compromise while Thant eyes a possible Article 19 penalty avoidance.
British missionary F. J. Gunningham recounts rebels in Leopoldville using knives and force against his family saying they would kill his two small children for refusing to sing rebel songs. He describes two rebel factions and how mercenaries later rescued the group from Titule.
The Philippine National Red Cross reports 631 dead from Typhoon Louise with 69 injured and 157 missing. Property damage is estimated at 500 million dollars, with 44,392 houses destroyed and 73,515 people left homeless.
A string of birth announcements from West Texas Hospital lists parents and newborns with weights and times. Names include Eugene E McAin, Manford H Levy, Rodrigo Garcia Mira Montez, Johnny E K Griffay, Ronald Don Presley, Arthur Lee Holland, and many others with occupations and home addresses noted.
In Bremerhaven three masked gunmen seized $47,750 from two department store messengers on their way to a bank. A messenger was grazed by a shot as the robbers bludgeoned the victims and fled in a car after firing to deter pursuit.
Parents of the Prieto quintuplets in Venezuela disclose the family will have at least one more child by next March. The Prieto family currently includes nine children.
58 ENTER FIRST DAY Yuletide Lighting Contest features children around the world theme. Miss Bryant, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Bryant, presents a 30 foot tin can lid Christmas tree display atop an antenna. Her doorway scene in stained glass shows the Three Wise Men. William Anderson of 4822 W 9th St plans a neon galloping reindeer display.
Tass reported the Mars Race craft remains in contact and following a near estimated trajectory 25 000 miles above Earth. The new rocket focuses on testing systems in prolonged cosmic flight with automatic control and interplanetary scientific work as data, position, and coordinates are processed.
The Mariner 4 mission will use the star Canopus as a celestial guidepost on its seven month journey to Mars. Canopus is the second brightest star but visible only south of the 37th parallel and has historical significance in Africa Asia and China.
Mexico City reports the inauguration of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz as the 58th president for a six year term. Ordaz, described as a lean wiry lawyer, won a mandate to lead Latin America's second largest nation.
Pope Paul VI offered his jewel studded crown to the United States as a symbol of gratitude for aid to the poor. Cardinal Spellman announced the crown will tour before permanent display at the National Shrine in Washington.
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor briefed President Johnson on South Viet Nam as debates continue within State and Defense over how best to safeguard independence and counter the Viet Cong. Johnson signaled no dramatic action after Taylor’s White House report amid pressure for possible bomber actions in Laos. London says Britain supports U.S. efforts but opposes a northern push.
An American space agency official said the Soviet announcement of a Mars launch is no surprise. He noted the timing suggests a successful lift and that the Russians would have launched near the same time as America’s Mariner 4 mission, around 8:22 a.m. CST, with a narrow window for the day.
Cambodian Chief of State Prince Norodom Sihanouk said he will grant diplomatic recognition to Communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong in the south if Cambodia does not obtain satisfaction in forthcoming talks with the United States.
A heavy snow storm and record cold forced school closures from Michigan to the Deep South. Temperatures plunged with 31 degrees below zero in the Dakotas and Minnesota, while a separate storm brought 60 mph winds and heavy snow to the Carolinas and New England.
Byrne recalls the January 17 1950 Brink's Holdup in Boston where five longtime employees guarded a second floor strong room. Masked robbers seized about 1.9 million in cash and 1.5 million in checks after tying the guards. The case led to long federal investigations and eventual arrests and convictions.
The Senate committee resumes hearings into Baker's finances with McLendon pressing for limited disclosures while FBI and Justice records about Ellen Rometsch and associates remain undecided. Senators weigh party girl links and allegations of high pressure fund-raising tactics tied to Reynolds and Baker.
Cold air blankets Texas as forecasters warn of freezing temperatures from the Panhandle to the Gulf. Lubbock may dip near 20 at dawn, with Houston around 32, and highs across the state ranging from 39 to 68 degrees in a day marked by widespread frost potential.
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