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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1964
Page
1
A cyclone spawned wave swept away a train and 150 passengers on Rameshwaram Island off India's southeast coast. Officials report no traces yet and raise Madras state death toll to 350 to 650, with 300 more deaths in northern and eastern Ceylon.
American forces in Saigon widened security checks after the Brink Hotel bombing that killed two Americans and wounded 107. Crews cleared the seven story wreckage while demolition teams inspected 67 U S installations in the capital. No bombs were found.
Pilgrims worshiped as hawkers thrived in Bethlehem during Christmas. Five thousand visitors from diverse churches and lands crowded Manger Square, while vendors line up to mail greetings from the site of the Church of the Nativity. The day highlighted Christian unity amid Catholic Greek Orthodox rituals and a Pope guided view.
Amid West Coast floods and Pacific Northwest flooding threats, Texas enjoys unseasonal warmth as California Oregon Washington struggle. Rescue teams aid 30,000 affected across five states while 15 dead in Oregon, 13 in California, eight in Washington, two in Idaho, two in Nevada. Disaster ships bring supplies and personnel to Humboldt Bay and Eureka.
The Lubbock region sees clear to partly cloudy skies and not very warm conditions. Light to moderate northwest winds build this afternoon with a high near 60 and a low around 45. maximum 67, minimum 45, humidity peaks at 67 percent.
About 150 people watched President Johnson and family attend services at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg when a rapid gunfire noise broke the quiet. Secret Service reacted as a mother discouraged her four year old from playing. Gerald Novian claimed he was shooting at a girl, not the president, as bystanders steadied themselves.
In a two hour operation volunteers from Goodfellows, Boy Scouts, churches, and civic groups distributed pre packaged toys and food to about 8000 needy children in Lubbock. The effort, praised as perfect by a spokesman, ran smoothly with no miscalls.
Mr and Mrs Michael Noel welcomed their daughter Christy Carole Noel at St. Mary's Hospital Long Beach at 3 25 p m on Christmas day in a joyful birth. The couple ages 25 and 21 said the name Christy Carole was chosen to honor the holiday.
Lubbock area sifts news from Page 4 with Maid of Cotton Bristow heading to the U S finals in Memphis. Selection announced for Class AAA All-South Plains football squad appears on Page 2.
Today's prayer expresses gratitude for health and happiness and asks divine help for the sick and bereaved. The speaker Ion Beta Whittenburg from Whiteface asks for encouragement to seize opportunities today and dedicates life to service.
An unemployed San Diego gardener received a corneal transplant after a heart attack victim’s eyes were flown via eye bank network. The 80 minute operation was led by Dr. William Knowles with Dr. T. Vincents’ patient’s right eye already vision preserved. The eye bank network coordinates are monitored by Dick Harris in Dallas. An eye shipment faced weather and transit delays but arrived via bus from Long Beach, 150 miles away.
The Christmas travel period saw a surge in multiple fatality crashes raising the toll past 260. The National Safety Council notes the first 24 hours were the worst for any three day Christmas holiday in history. Counts include 213 traffic deaths, 11 fires, 3 plane crashes, and 14 other fatalities across states like Michigan Ohio Texas Georgia Illinois Iowa Pennsylvania New York. A Georgia crash near Cumming drowned seven people in a creek. four died near Danville Florida in a no-car smashup. five died instantly in Arkansas and a Pittsfield Massachusetts family perished in a fiery two-car crash. A Clarkesville Tennessee family and a Cleveland Ohio trio also lost lives in separate head-on collisions.
A station wagon carrying two Gainesville families lost control on a downhill curve, vaulted a guard rail, and plunged into Two Mile Creek during rain. Seven died including four children. one-year-old Joyce Ann and two other children perished. A survivor, a year-old girl, remained. The others injured included Billy Rodgers and Linda Brown. The family sought apples for Christmas pie when the tragedy occurred.
The Navy announced that starting immediately both military personnel and civilian employees may bring dependents to Guantanamo Bay Cuba. The move reverses a prior plan for gradual withdrawal as water supply issues at the base were resolved by a new 2.2 million gallon per day desalination plant.
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