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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1965
Page
5
AT YOUR SERVICE promises serious, conscientious appliance care with a ready service department. Prospective buyers are invited to consult service staff before purchasing, highlighting FRIGIDAIRE ZENITH RCA VICTOR FEDDERS HOOVER ESSICK and other trusted brands. Call PO3-3411, EXT. 294 for service.
Galveston Brisas to Meine reports a stalled contract dispute between the West Gulf longshoremen and shippers ahead of a Jan 1 strike deadline. Union leader Pedy Gleason says talks may resume after the holiday, with unions seeking a minimum crew size and retroactive pay boosts. Shippers insist on firm terms and have boycotted negotiations until demands are clarified. James Reynolds, U S labor secretary, notes absenteeism and contract status as key issues.
Wright Aeronautical Division details tiny cap motor units built as self contained rocket engines for the Tiros weather satellite test. Each pea sized unit provides brief thrust to stabilize the satellite, with two cap motor units and firing devices weighing about six pounds in total.
An incident in Terre Haute Indiana involved Mormon missionaries with Richard Whitaker of Compton California charged with shooting Raymond Saunders of Vale Oregon after a downtown diner meeting. Whitaker claimed blanks were loaded and said the gun made him feel secure.
More than 15 000 participants paraded four miles along Broad Street in silks and sequins for an audience exceeding a million onlookers and TV viewers. Prize money totaled 68 500 dollars as string bands and comic acts mocked current events and public figures.
In Port Orchard Washington Grace Ann Anthony 18 reported assaulted by husband 22 Charles B Anthony who allegedly dragged her to a doorway where she hung upside down as punishment for not cleaning. Anthony held on 500 bond at Kitsap County Jail while detectives investigate the third degree assault claim. Meanwhile West Germany plans tougher traffic penalties including prison terms for drunken driving, with fines up to 2000 marks.
In a New Year broadcast President Charles de Gaulle rejected supranational control and American influence, pledging France will remain autonomous in politics, economy, currency and defense while pursuing relations with China and Eastern Europe. He cited economic gains and a push to resist NATO integration plans.
Governor Romney starts his second term in Lansing after a statewide GOP landslide victory of 380 000 votes over Neil Stabler. He appeals for bipartisan cooperation as Democrats take control of the Legislature for the first time in 30 years, urging unity to advance shared goals in the months ahead.
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