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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1965
Page
5
The Avalanche-Journal shares a reflective essay on the passage from 1964 to 1965. It muses on time, renewal, and the optimism of January while noting global crises and personal dreams, ending with a wish for readers to have a Happy New Year.
The Ralls-Tex Mill at Ralls begins delivering production in a move that strengthens regional industry. Local cotton processors will shift to wrapping made from by products of their own sector, reducing reliance on imported jute and boosting Plains area commerce.
A columnist cites Benjamin Disraeli asserting that man shapes his fate while acknowledging many are victims of circumstances created by others. The piece argues both views hold truth in different contexts and invites reflection on responsibility.
Independent Democratic newspaper listed as evening edition published by Avalanche Journal Publishing Company Inc. in Lubbock Texas. It notes wire service memberships and staff credits with a date of January 1 1965 and references a page location.
Special Correspondent Rowland Evans reports a White House struggle over farm price supports and a $100 billion budget target. Key players include Kermit Gordon, Allen Ellender, Hubert Humphrey, and Orville Freeman as Johnson weighs cuts that could reshape party politics in Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota. The piece notes political maneuvers around rural electrification loans and the broader aim to lower the headline figure while concealing fiscal impact.
A drunk driver wrecks on a mountain highway killing his wife and children after a high speed skid. The surviving husband is patched up and left to confront a life altered by loss and remorse as medics and troopers recount the night. The author urges readers to reflect before the New Year.
William E. Simkin of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service predicts a constructive 1965 with fewer work stoppages. He cites improving relations across steel, aluminum, aerospace, rubber, construction, maritime and metals, aided by preventive mediation and joint committees. The piece notes ongoing contract talks, the need to safeguard jobs, and the role of mediators in wage, pension and seniority issues.
In Budapest the German garrison refused a Russian surrender demand and killed two Red Army emissaries bearing a white flag. Soviet forces reportedly linked with western invasion units on the Danube islands as Moscow announced the city’s crushing assault advances.
Richard Staif laments the ignored working people of 1963 America in a fiery column. He lists figures from bartenders to bankiers, doctors to bus drivers, asking who remembers the ordinary man as a new year dawns.
Houston reports Edgar Jones ran a sidewalk do it yourself art business offering a spinning paper art device with a turntable and paints. Customers paid admission to watch paper spin and paint it then mounted the finished work. Also Raytheon won a 3337000 Polaris missile guidance contract in Lexington Massachusetts from UPD.
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