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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1964
Page
5
U S officials signal retaliatory moves against Castro amid disputes over Guantanamo water supply. President Kennedy administration seeks to tighten Cuban labor, restrict dollars to Havana, and push Guantanamo toward self sufficiency with limited external aid. Castro cut water access, triggering international reaction and calls to the OAS.
The Water Conference drew about 160 attendees as Judge O F Dent of the Texas Water Commission urged research to expand available water supplies. Dent cited oil industry flood projects and warned West Texas lacks reliable recharge wells while stressing pollution-free water. Other speakers discussed municipal needs, conservation, and the region’s growing demand, with officials and business leaders outlining plans and funding through the Texas Tech Foundation.
Floydada speaker Attorney General Waggoner Carr told Floydada Chamber of Commerce that a Texas court of inquiry into the Kennedy assassination could be ordered. He cited ongoing state and federal probes, noting findings must withstand time and scrutiny, and described three local traffic mishaps as context for his remarks.
The Floydada chamber held a 1964 banquet at Floyd County High School cafeteria with Dan Pemberton as master of ceremonies. Wayne Brown was named president and other officers were presented, plus a special sugar beet farming award to Kenneth Bean.
In Washington Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas voted for the 11.6 billion tax cut bill as the Senate approved it 77 to 21. Senator John Tower of Texas voted against the measure. Also reported is a Texas traffic accident injuring three coeds near Doak Hall and Doak Hall residents treated at Methodist Hospital with several others involved in the crash.
The crowd cheered as performers wearing worn tires waved and danced for the panting audience. Beatle Paul McCartney, 21, called the display marvelous and fantastic, saying they had never seen anything like it before. About 100 police watched the airport as a small dissent surfaced amid the joyous welcome.
Reported remarks show House prioritizing quick final action on a tax cut measure. Speakers from both parties tout economy growth, consumer spending, and job creation as the bill advances toward Senate concurrence amid a country-wide push for fiscal relief.
News brief records a U S Navy air force plane crash near Lemoore Naval Air Station with crew believed to bail out before impact. The report then shifts to discussion of a proposed tax overhaul, its expected effects on take-home pay, consumer purchasing power, and potential impact on national growth and employment.
A frost and cold front spread across Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas with reports of weather related deaths and injuries. An Oklahoma rancher died when a grain truck struck a tractor on a highway near Pauls Valley. The storm disrupted mail and supplies while crews searched for stranded motorists.
Bemus I. Gray, 36, of Levelland, was electrocuted Friday evening while attempting to turn on a irrigation well switch about seven miles southwest of Levelland. Funeral services pending. Survived by wife, two sons, mother, five brothers, and a sister.
Texas Highway Department district engineer L Crain announced completion of a street widening project in Lubbock on Avenue from 50th Street to the Traffic Circle. The $116,210 contract with James C Kerr of Lubbock included curb and gutter, median, and widening of the two lane road.
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