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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1964
Page
1
A large winter storm from the Rockies pushes into the Midwest and South, bringing Chicago a foot of snow and freezing temperatures in Texas Panhandle towns. Six inches blanket the Panhandle while Amarillo and Dalhart endure single digits. travel disruptions spread from Missouri to Illinois with bus and airport closures.
Twenty one men including Sheriff Lawrence Rainey and Rev Edgar Killen were arrested in three states on federal conspiracy charges tied to the killings of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi last June. Most suspects belong to or sympathize with the Ku Klux Klan and were released on bonds ahead of a tentative Thursday hearing.
The 38th annual Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest drew 78 entries from 52 homes by Friday. Entries opened Monday and will resume Monday for 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. light displays before judging begins Thursday night. The Doorway Division entry by James Atcheson features Wise Men painted on clear acetate to be lit from behind.
Senate investigators heard a second hand account of Bobby Baker socializing with two women in New Orleans and days of partying. A Puerto Rican banker named as the fourth member of the group refused to testify as lawyers warned possible self-incrimination.
The Hopi Tribal Council voted to pay attorney John S. Boyden of Salt Lake City $1 million for 26 years of service in the land dispute with the Navajos that led to a Supreme Court case. The package includes $780,000 for past work and $220,000 in appreciation for taking the case. Boyden’s contract has been salary based since 1951, but payment is contingent on tribal funds. he has not been paid in recent years.
A Lub bock mother of ten asks Chief Goodfellow for Christmas gifts as the anonymous Goodfellows enter their 30th annual drive. The list of needy children under 14 already tops 2 300 and may reach 9 000. donations fund toys candy fruit nuts and more. Send gifts to Chief Goodfellow care of The Avalanche Journal Labhbock. page 10 notes.
Secretary General Thant, ill with a heavy cold and fatigue for two days, entered Le Roy Hospital in New York for a medical examination. A UN spokesman said there is no cause for alarm and that doctors recommended the check-up.
A fast-moving blaze swept the Ben Franklin variety store in Ralls Friday evening causing $92,000 in damage to building and merchandise. Firefighters faced cold 20s weather as they fought the flames from 6:40 to 8:40 p.m. The next-door offices and firms suffered smoke damage. The cause remains undetermined.
A columnist rails against television as a medium of entertainment arguing many programs would be better if improved. The piece, appearing in the editorial section, examines content quality and viewer impact across the week’s offerings.
The council unanimously adopted a by Jerry Hall N amendment to limit future home occupations in residential areas while exempting shops already in operation. It defines customary home occupation and permissible equipment, restricting future shops to one non hydraulic chair three dryers and one sink. Existing shops are exempt from new section 1. and the measure is seen as a compromise amid prior court battles and public hearings.
A dated anonymous prayer asks for awareness of life advantages in a nation whose God is the Lord. It expresses gratitude and a wish to recognize opportunities to stay healthy wealthy wise and beautiful. The brief prayer ends with Amen.
Hiroshima leaders and opposition Socialists condemn Japan’s plan to award General Curtis LeMay the First Order of the Rising Sun. They recall his World War II role in bombing Japan and say the honor ignores public feeling. The government cites his postwar work for Japan's self defense forces.
Republican governors met behind closed doors to debate leadership changes and a civil rights policy statement. Pickets from YAF shouted protests across from the hotel while factions argued over pressuring Dean Burch to step down as party chairman.
Cloudy to partly cloudy today and tonight with no significant precipitation. High in the mid 30s, low near 20. Light variable winds. Sunrise 7 57 am sunset 3 39 pm. Humidity high 86 0 percent, low 73 percent.
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