07 Feb 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1965
Page
1
A three vehicle crash near Lubbock leaves one dead and five injured among eight Americans killed in the collision. A survey of new residents finds Lubbock praised for education, shopping, medical care, and livability despite occasional dust storms.
In a striking policy shift Lester Maddox vows to serve Black patrons at his Atlanta cafeteria. The move comes amid racial tensions and follows pressure from civil rights advocates across Georgia.
A two car crash on U S Highway 84 about a mile northwest of Lubbock killed James R. Brown and left at least five others injured two critically. The fiery collision occurred just before midnight Saturday as vehicles traveling west rear ended with one car overturning and burning. The dead man was trapped inside the wreckage.
Slaton Texas attendant Carol West 43 was badly beaten and robbed of 93 dollars by a Negro bandit at the Geer Texa Station near the Mercy Hospital area. West, hospitalized with head injuries, described the assault after the thief followed him in, asked for water, then fled with cash after a scuffle over the register. Police conducted an area search for the suspect with no capture by Saturday night.
The fifth week of the session opens with a sales tax measure from Rep. John Traeger to empower cities to levy a half per cent municipal sales tax pending a referendum. Hearings set for Tuesday before the Revenue and Taxation Committee amid broader actions on women’s rights and business restrictions.
Chicago police report fingerprint comparison by FBI experts shows John Francis Johnson of Omaha matches Lawrence Joseph Bader who disappeared after a May 1957 Lake Erie fishing trip. Johnson, a bartender, surfaced in Omaha after the missing man’s disappearance, with two Bader brothers present during testing.
Regions brace for scattered showers and cooler air as a cold front slips in A southwest wind is forecast with highs in the upper 60s a 30 degree low expected Rain advanced across North and South Texas Saturday with one area reporting over an inch of rainfall in the Lower Rio Grande Valley including Harlingen Rio Grande City Raymondville and Edinburg seeing the heaviest totals
A brief plea asking God to guide people to do right, express gratitude for the world’s beauty, and commit to keeping it from sin. Signed by Patricia Wilson at 2805 2nd Place.
A measure before the Constitutional Amend ments Committee would authorize up to 200 million in revenue bonds to fund loans to college and university students. Other actions include health department control over tuberculosis hospitals and several bills cleared for Connally. A missing person case and a profile of Fritz Johnson are noted in the legislature coverage.
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal staffers receive top honors at a Headliners Club gathering in Austin. Jerry Hall earned a special citation for a county government series amid other recognitions including an honorable mention for a Will Rogers story. Kenneth May also won an honorable mention for a Midland slaying trial report. The awards follow recent APME wins and underscore the paper’s record of feature and interpretive reporting.
Viet Cong attacked Pleiku and Camp Holloway in South Vietnam, killing eight U.S. servicemen and wounding 62 in two coordinated assaults on military compounds. A third attack near Pleiku killed one more American as 17 helicopters and three transports were destroyed. Casualties brought U.S. totals for the year to 385 dead and about 1,700 wounded with 12 missing and 12 captives.
Two Lubbock men linked to the 1961 death of Granvel Overstreet were jailed after detectives traced a boast by a local suspect. A third man, already in Huntsville prison for armed robbery, was identified as involved. Overstreet’s decomposed body was found Sept. 5 near the city cemetery.
AMA leaders pressed the eldercare concept at a special session to counter Medicare. They argued the plan would provide state and federal help for those over 65 to buy private insurance while Medicare would cover only a small portion of medical costs.
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