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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1964

Page

8

Temperatures Plunge as Front Hits State

A cold front sweeps the state with strong winds 18 to 25 mph. Pampa reports 21 degrees with light freezing drizzle, Amarillo sees light snow by midnight, as snow flurries and fog hinder motorists. Dalhart at 10 p.m. shows further readings.

Pampa Amarillo Dalhart Lubbock Texas Dallas-Fort Worth Panhandle Hillsboro Sulphur Springs Dallas Tyler Brownwood Astephenville Laredo Brownsville Dalshart

Connor taps Johnson pick for cabinet post

Administration sources say Dillon, 55, a Republican and former investment banker, plans to leave within months. Connor, from the Business Council, is touted as a healing choice amid past clashes with the council and a quick White House announcement noted by officials.

Dillon Connor Johnson Business Council Hodges The Council Commerce Department New York John L. Loeb National Independent Committee Sen. Humphrey F. R. Kappel American Telephone & Telegraph Co White House Sec. of Labor W. Willard Wirtz Afl-Cio George Meany Congress Senate New Jersey Clifford Case Harrison A. Williams Jr Case Syracuse N.Y Syracuse University Harvard University Marine Corps Pacific Washington Office of Scientific Research and Development Office of Naval Research James V. Forrestal

Jordan bans property purchases in Jerusalem Old City

Jordanian Parliament approves a bill prohibiting any organization from buying buildings or land in the walled Old City of Jerusalem. Exemptions apply to benevolent societies and religious orders only if purchases are preapproved by a government committee. Old Jerusalem has been part of Jordan since 1948 and hosts holy sites for Judaism Christianity and Islam.

Amman Jordan Old City of Jerusalem Holy City Old Jerusalem

Birth announcements from Reese AFB Hospital and Highland Hospital

A series of birth notices list families near Reese AFB and Highland Hospital. Alrman bash and Mrs. Perry N Gould announce a son 7 pounds 14 ounces at 10 58 a m Monday. Lt and Mrs Jack B Bush announce a daughter 7 pounds at 8 07 a m Tuesday. Pedro Covarrublo and 2516 11th Place announce a son 6 pounds 2 ounces at 6 12 p m Tuesday. Benjamin Fortenberry and 702 78th St announce a son 6 pounds 9 ounces at 9 27 a m Tuesday. Wayne Lee Davis and Plains announce a daughter 6 pounds 9 1 4 ounces at 2 42 p m Tuesday. Arthur Lee Hogan Sr and 1908 60th St announce a daughter 5 pounds 15 ounces at 22 25 p m Tuesday.

J. W. Adcox 56Th St Goodnight Hospital Bartolome Garcia Anton Lauf Clinic Marcus Casteneda 37Th St West Texas Compress and Warehouse Co Elva Leon Bethune Sherman West Texas Hospital Pioneer Natural Gas Co Charles Ray Garbach 16Th St Reese Afb Pat R. Altebury Rt. 1 Abernathy Eddie Robert Peters 48Th St Curry Morett Freight Co Charles Don Tidwell 41St St Issac McCutchan E. 20Th St Methodist Hospital R. S. Tapp Cotton Co Wille Lee Heath Alrman Bash Perry N. Gould Canton Reese Afb Hospital Reese Jack B. Bush Vagabond Mobile Lodge Pedro Covarrublo Porter Clinic Hospital Vaughan Plant and Seed Texas Benjamin Fortenberry 78Th St Highland Hospital John Mosser Wayne Lee Davis Plains Arthur Lee Hogan Sr 60Th St Owny Hogan

Wonder of It All as Nation Prepares Christmas Lights

Two youngsters view a testing Christmas tree on the Ellipse in Washington DC with the Washington Monument in the background. President Johnson will lit the official tree Friday. AP Wirephoto captured the scene.

Johnson Washington Monument

British Plan for Nuclear Deterrence and U.S. Veto

In talks on NATO strategy, Wilson insists the United States must retain an absolute veto on using nuclear deterrence power. He cites ongoing safeguards on nuclear weapons and laments calls to remove the veto as unrealistic. Britain seeks greater consultation on Western nuclear policy while sharing strong interest in U.S. strategic forces.

Wilson United States Johnson Washington U.S Britain NATO Atlantic ANF United Kingdom France Atlantic Council Paris Bonn Rome

Beatle Bed Winner Brings Early Christmas To Child

Kathy Moore of Conroe won a Dallas bed once slept in by the Beatles in a Houston charity contest. About 1,100 youngsters viewed the bed and raised 2,287 dollars for Harris County patients at Austin State Hospital. Ten other children won Beatle memorabilia in the fundraiser hosted by the Houston Volunteer Patients Friendship Fund for the Mentally Ill.

Houston UPI Kathy Moore Conroe Kathy Dallas Houston Volunteer Patients Friendship Fund For Cabana Harris County Austin, State Hospital

Lubbock survey targets adult readiness and training reform

A Lubbock school official promotes a widespread survey of local business needs to shape vocational education. The poll asks firm level staffing needs and wage plans, signaling potential expansion of programs funded by the Texas Education Agency to prepare students for post graduation work in six trade fields.

Vey G. G. Hammer Lubbock Dr. Hammer Big Spring Cisco Victoria Grayson County Texas Education Agency

Four Sisters Die in Corriganville Fire

Four Fetters sisters aged 2 to 8 died in a pre dawn blaze that leveled their one story Corriganville home. Their mother Gladys Fetters 36 and two older children escaped. Darlene 16 suffered severe burns and was hospitalized. father John Fetters 38 an orderly at Sacred Heart Hospital was a patient there during the fire. Firemen cited a defective coal furnace as the apparent cause.

Pacific Northwest Great Lakes New Mexico Oklahoma Missouri Ozarks Montana North Dakota Seattle Wash Corriganville William Guy Dickenson Bismarck Ana A. Chatman Reeders Tolgis Sita Aiden U.S. Weather Bureau International Falls Minn Detroit Lakes Rapid City S.D Lemmon Dickinson N.D Great Falls Mont Idaho U.S Montpelier Logan Utah Spokane North Bend I Greyhound Clayton N.M Kansas City Cody Wyo Minnesota Michigan Deer River Bemidji Duluth Cumberland, Md UPI Paula Jean Fetters Dorothy Louise Clara Fay Debbie Kay Gladys Fetters Darlene Sacred Heart Hospital John Fetters

Ceylon Parliament Dissolved Ahead of March 22 Elections

In Colombo the Gov Gen dissolved Parliament after a defeat of Premier Sirima Bandaranaike’s government. Elections are set for March 22 amid coalition rumors with Sama Samaj. opposition Buddhists opposed the government.

Colombo Ceylon William Gopallana Sirimavo Bandaranaike Trotskyite Sama Samaj

Witness to the Nativity A Bethlehem Tale Told by a Traveler

A narrator relates meeting Joseph and Mary on the Nazareth to Jerusalem caravan journey during Caesar's tax. He recalls Mary’s calm in temple prayers and the stable birth rumor at Bethlehem, ending with a note from the innkeeper about the manger tale and a tease for next feature.

Nazareth Jerusalem Joseph Bethlehem Caesar Augustus Mary Jacob’s Well Golgotha

Nuclear arms raise fear across Europe in Western alliance talk

McNamara warned of mass destruction in a full nuclear exchange while Rusk and De Gaulle met to discuss curbing spread and maintaining NATO unity. He cited Europe’s heavy reliance on U S power including 400 percent of American nuclear capacity in Europe and 300 Polaris missiles with B 52 bomber forces.

Britain ANF NATO Senal West Germany Hiroshima Charles de Gaulle Lee Dean Rusk de Gaulle U.S Rusk McNamara Europe North America Hamburg New York Moscow United States Western Europe Soviet Union Germany NATO Council

Goodfellows List And Anonymity Stressed In City Aid Drive

The Avalanche Journal publishes contribution amounts and contributor names unless noted otherwise as Goodfellows aid needy children. The group works with other charities and maintains anonymity to avoid self promotion while helping those in need.

Avalanche - Journal The Goodfellows

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