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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
2
West 13th Street in Lubbock hosts a festive display as every house in a four block area shines with identical hurricane lamp lanterns. White candles glow on iron stands with red ribbons spaced about five to six feet, stretching from Quaker Avenue to Toledo and even over vacant lots.
Hundreds of families toured Lub bock holiday lights as the Avalanche Journal pageant featured Texas Tech campus displays. A winding car procession circled the campus traffic circle and engineering buildings while few pedestrians roamed, with security noting no bulb snatching as officers kept buildings locked.
Randy Jackson, 12, confined to bed by marble bone disease, attends class via a special classroom to bedroom telephone line arranged by the local Ameri can Veterans of World War II post and Southern Bell. Teachers use microphones to relay lessons and Randy sends homework to be graded, described as a bright student passing all courses.
A Navy twin jet bomber exploded in midair and crashed into a DeBary Florida street, killing Cmdr. Cornelius V. Nolia Jr. and injuring Lt. Paul Stokes. Debris damaged several houses and knocked out power while witnesses described a massive fireball and intense shock. Sen. Everett Dirksen was nearby at the time.
In Lepanto Arkansas seven surviving Lafferty children show signs of recovery five days after a deadly house fire that killed five siblings. Relief comes from Caraway and Marked Tree congregations with donations of furniture clothing and help finding work for Darrell Lafferty. Mrs Lafferty voices thanks as the family plans a move and continues rebuilding their life with community aid.
Donna Axum, Miss America 1964, secretly married Michael Allen Buckley 22, of Bloomington Illinois, in a Pine Bluff Arkansas ceremony after obtaining a Fayetteville license. The couple, both University of Arkansas seniors, plan to live in Bloomington where Buckley’s father owns an advertising company.
Atlanta report notes Geor gia Tech student Don Lyons experiments with radar microwaves to remove moisture from yarn and textiles. He suggests shorter radar wavelengths could yield ovens for textile factories to dry yarn in minutes, improving efficiency over current microwave drying which costs more than radiant heat and takes far longer.
Mrs. Richardson, a 57 year old widow who lost both legs in an April traffic accident, received a money tree crafted from U S Treasury green bills during a Tops of Lubbock Christmas visit to Ray's Hospitality Home. The Piney Woods native taught in Idalou and worked in local shops before her accident.
London’s skyline gains a new centerpiece as the Post Office Tower rises 620 feet near the city center. The structure, built by the General Post Office, serves as a telephone and television aerial, housing 150,000 circuits and 40 TV channels, and will transmit the nation’s first color television.
President Nasser denounced U S interference and warned of ration cuts as Egypt vows to continue arming Congo rebels. He asserted independence, rejected American pressure, and asserted UAR will send arms to the Congo while Soviet support signals friendly policy. Turkey sets 1965 defense budget at 331 million dollars, up 2.4 percent, with 11 million for Cyprus operations.
The December survey from Congressional Quarterly News tracks desegregation in 1964 across 17 southern and border states. It shows 64,850 Negro students in biracial schools, 2.14 percent of total public school enrollment, with Mississippi posting the largest single-year gain since Brown v. Board. Districts desegregated further in every Southern state.
London reports doctors J. P. Gallagher and C. F. Geschichter devised a method using gold leaf during surgery to seal bleeding. They applied the leaf to oozing capillaries and tears in major vessels with reportedly effective results.
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