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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1964
Page
1
Lubbock area high school basketball results include Lubbock High defeating Monterey 54 to 52 for Caprock tournament honors and Morton beating Aspermont 48 to 45 for small school title. The page notes ongoing district stories and local education bids.
A New Year's Eve in 1965 offers rare entertainment like the Frug and Watusi at $11.40 in Los Angeles, a Pike's Peak fireworks climb, and hypnotism for $17.50 plus food. Prices rise or fall by venue with Times Square drawing huge crowds and high end spots charging up to $33.50 plus tax for deluxe dinners and shows.
Today's Prayer thanks for the clean pages of a new year and the full pages of the year ending. It expresses gratitude for joys honors and accomplishments and invites readers to send favorite prayers limited to sixty words.
President Johnson urged Soviet leaders to join in disarmament efforts and limit nuclear weapons. He sent New Year greetings to Premier Kosygin and Chairman Mikoyan and asserted the American people will not be second in this effort. The White House also reported the budget near completion and AEC plans, with McGhee to stay in Bonn and Seaborg and Hornig in discussions.
The Ministry of Social Welfare and Public Health announced five babies were born to Mrs. Clara Luz Piquave in Manta Manabi province. The sex of the newborns was not yet known, but all were reported in good health at birth.
Winter weather slows travel across the nation with rain and snow in the Far West flood region and dense fog hampering air travel from Dixie to major airports. Record highs in Columbus and Houston contrast with subzero temps in North Dakota and Montana as storms stretch from the Great Plains to the Rockies.
A United Air Lines Convair with 47 aboard made a forced landing on a rain soaked plowed field near Newhall California. Pilot William Wade and copilot Jerry Campbell guided the twin engine craft to a safe touchdown despite simultaneous engine power loss. Wade avoided a pole and severed power lines with the wing. Two passengers were lightly shaken. The landing was described as spectacularly successful.
In New Delhi the government said it thwarted a nationwide saboteur plot by top Red leaders through predawn raids. It claimed evidence of funds from abroad and that 500 communists have been rounded up with numbers likely to rise to 1000. The action followed fears of fifth column activity around elections in Kerala.
Brownfield police recount a violent day as 23 year old Richard Galvan was killed by four shots on State Hwy 137 bypass. Reynaldo Garcia 26 is jailed on murder with malice charges after allegedly quarreling with Galvan earlier. An eyewitness was questioned as investigators note Galvan had prior shooting charges and brothers in law relation to a former victim.
The Ralls-Tex Mill on the South Plains produced about 20 000 pounds of cotton bagging in its first run. The $400 000 plant, opened after groundbreaking last March with Lt Gov Preston Smith, features four high speed knitting machines and 50 000 square feet of space. Jean D Smith welcomed 25 ginners and industry leaders as stockholders toured the eastern edge of town. The mill will stockpile bagging for next cotton season and aims for up to 500 000 patterns annually, but cannot yet meet regional demand.
The facility reports four machines delivered with two awaiting unpacking and two more on order. The unique knitters use a 60 percent cotton 40 percent paper blend to produce bagging fabric at the textile mill.
In Bulawayo Rhodesia thieves robbed a zoo littered with a week old python litter and an Egyptian asp. The pit housed both venomous and non venomous snakes and guards warned the asp can kill in 15 minutes with no antidote. Authorities note pythons are prized as pets and licenses to keep them are hard to obtain.
Mostly cloudy today and tonight with highs near 58 and lows around 38. Southeast to south winds about 20 mph. Yesterday’s data shows a max 53 and min 36 with humidity near 62 percent and a midnight reading around 60 percent. Sunrise 7 52 a m sunset 6 49 p m.
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