24 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
1
Gene Shalit interview with Scrooge & Maries, Ltd. president discusses holiday policy and labor practices. He mentions a five person ad agency, weekend work, and gruel breaks while defending Christmas as less commercialized.
Travelers from around the world converge on Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas in a holy city echoing with carols and muezzins. Among the throngs, US sailors from the 6th Fleet appear, while authorities anticipate record crowds as Ramadan coincides with Christmas and Jerusalem remains divided.
The US and allied forces prepared for a 30 hour Christmas cease fire from 6 pm to midnight amid limited fighting. US Navy carriers targeted the Vong Bi treaty plant near Hai Phong, with air raids across the north and a downed plane. Pope Paul VI urged peace as France agreed to a reconcilia tion meeting and tariff cut.
Lubbock area services are scheduled across local churches tonight as part of a community program. Alaskan radio activity risk is discussed, while the FCC refuses to reconsider AT&T probe orders. A teachers union calls for mediation to avert a strike.
Lubbock merchants face up to 500000 in annual shrinkage with a heavy share during Christmas. Police report shoplifting spans ages and both sexes, with methods ranging from concealed food items to jewelry overloads.
In a column honoring enduring holiday spirit, readers recall a community Christmas tree tradition at Hicks Chapel Baptist Church Bailey County. For over 20 years the church hosts carols, a Christmas program by local youngsters, a scripture reading, and a Santa visit, reflecting enduring Plains values.
Selective Service officials plan a targeted review of draft age high school graduates classified unfit except in emergencies. The effort begins with 1-Y men aged about 26 down to 19 who failed mental tests, aiming to reassess those not suitable for induction amid Viet Nam war pressure.
The Selective Service spokesman announced a plan to reexamine existing test scores for high school graduates classified 1-Y. No new qualification tests will be given, and the effort focuses on those whose test results may qualify them under revised standards.
Bob Hope recalls a fall off backstage and a current tour through U Dorn and Takhli in Thailand. He describes a 3,000-strong crowd of airmen, shows by Kaye Stevens and others, and jokes about lethal snakes in King Cobra country.
Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York arrived in Saigon to bolster morale among American combat troops during Christmas and to show support for U.S. Viet Nam policies.
A Pacific front battered parts of the South Plains and Permian Basin spawning at least two tornadoes and heavy rain up to 2.10 inches. Uprooted trees in Odessa and Monahans, snapped lines near Roaring Springs and Matador, and minor injuries near Lamesa were reported as hail blanketed Andrews and Paducah.
Four men target Warwick Jewelers on 57th Street as one hurls a rock through the display. Three grab $40,000 in gems while a chase across blocks nets one suspect, who ends empty handed. Officials cite a $22,000 diamond bracelet, a $6,000 diamond pin, and a $4,000 bracelet among the loot.
Dee notes increasing cloudiness and colder temperatures with light snow possible early morning. Sunny and cold Saturday. City data show varied highs and lows with humidity ranges and precipitation readings across Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Roswell Denver and other locales in the Southwest region.
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