Tornadoes Mark Four Seasons in Lubbock 1965 Rainfall Record
Lubbock's 1965 rainfall totaled 14.15 inches, 2.93 inches below normal, with tornadoes reported across all four seasons. January through December saw below normal precip for most months while October and November included notably windy and stormy events. Weather officials note an unusually active funnel period and a late December squall near Slaton.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Weather Bureau
Slaton
Addi-Land
South Plains
Department of Public Safety Weather Bureau
Lubdock
Lanewock
Twas
Sweather
Ed Ference a sergeant killed near rubber tree in Viet Nam
Ed Ference of Riverside California a sergeant with the 1st Infantry Division was killed in an ambush during a Viet Nam patrol. He was a tall wiry by then 21 year Army veteran with three chevrons and earned more stripes over time. His striking bravado and irreverent humor are recalled by comrades who watched him drag a wounded buddy to safety even as fire erupted around them.
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Tom Tiede Lai Khe
Viet Nam
INEA
Ed Ference
Resi
Bac
Ferenc
Ference
Riverside
Calif
Tion
Parity on Farm Prices Holds Through Administrations
An Associated Press report notes farm price parity remained steady under Democrats since 1961, about 242 percent of the 1910-14 base, close to the 241 percent peak during eight Republican years under Eisenhower. Parity comparisons show Democrats lagging the parity goal of federal farm aid.
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Washington
Kennedy-Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Great Granddaughter of Sam Houston Dies
CHAPALA Mexico UPI funeral services are set for Mrs J R Sanders 3 a great granddaughter of Sam Houston She died Sunday at her Ajijic Jalisco home under the Democratic Republic regime The report notes farm prices in 1965 averaged 248 to 323 percent of the 1910 14 average with parity relations and rising costs of production and living affecting farmers.
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Chapala
Mexico
UPI
J. R. Sanders
Sam’ Houston
Newark Hobby Shop With Barbiturates And Teen Images Busted
Police in Newark arrested 25 year old Joseph Benny Perzino after a raid on a so called hobby shop in Forest Hills. Authorities recovered thousands of adult material negatives and pictures believed to feature teenagers. Perzino faced charges of breaking and entering larceny impersonating a female possession of adult material barbiturates and stolen goods. A separate raid in the same neighborhood uncovered a house of horrors used for erotic thrills.
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Newark
UPI
Essex County Sheriff's Office
Joseph Benny Perzino
Leroy D'Aloia
Perzino
Forest Hills
D'Aloia
The
International
Pezzino
Lubbock
Shop Raid Uncovers Obscene Pictures and Barbiturates
Authorities raided the hobby shop and uncovered obscene pictures a fully equipped developing room and a supply of barbiturates. Perzino was arraigned with bail set at 5000 dollars pending a further hearing January 10.
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Perzino
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Evening Edition Notice
Fragmented OCR text from a Lubbock newspaper shows delivery options and page pricing including morning and evening editions and Sunday inserts, with garbled lines and stray numbers. The readable bits indicate a home delivery plan and distribution details typical of a city paper.
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Lubbock
Baby With Runaway Heart Improves in Dallas
Velisha Rollerson, a two month old girl once in critical danger from a rapid heartbeat, showed signs of recovery. Physicians reported she is acting like a normal baby after potential brain damage from oxygen loss. The child arrived at Children's Medical Center from Paris Texas on Christmas Day, and is the daughter of Navy Seaman Robert Rollerson.
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Dallas
UPI
Velisha Rollerson
Children's Medical Center
Paris
Tex
Robert Rollerson
Pledges Steal Frat Meals For Needy
Pledges from about 17 University of Southern California fraternities stole their own evening meals and gave them to needy youths in Watts. The food was turned over to the South Central Volunteer Bureau for distribution.
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Los Angeles
UPI
University of Southern California
Watts Riot
South Central Volunteer Bureau of
Borman to Be Honored With Tucson Planetarium
Astronaut Frank Borman, Gemini 7 pilot, to be honored by Tucson with a $300 000 planetarium named for him. City and county officials approved the project. Borman will visit Tucson next Monday as all 700 tickets for the honoring banquet sold.
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Stronaut
Frank Borman
Tucson
Borman
Ariz
Bank Sued Over Cattle Lot Attached After Dishonored Checks
Albuquerque Livestock Auction, Inc. and Dwayne Lace sue John Blacks here Pratt First National Bank over cattle sold to Blacks here paid with drafts dishonored by the Pratt bank. They seek 955474 damages plus 150000 punitive and 600000 for damage to solvency and reputation. Chandler says two thirds of cattle value lent, funds used then account closed. mortgage treated as legal under New Mexico law.
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Wichita
Kan
Aboutj
Luce
Chandler
Tele- Pratt
John Blackshere
Algodones
N.M
First National Bank of Pratt
George Chandler
Pratt Feed Lat, Inc
Albuquerque
Blackshere
Pratt Bank
New Mexico
Pratt
Auction Corporation
New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Hits Record High
The New Year weekend saw 564 traffic deaths, with 720 more during Christmas, totaling 1,284 fatalities over the two half weekends. California and Ohio led with 46 each, New York 40, Illinois 34, Michigan 30. Alaska Delaware Hawaii Idaho North Dakota and Rhode Island had no fatalities. The Associated Press counted 490 auto deaths from December 9 to December 12, noting the NSC had estimated 360 to 440 deaths.
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National Safety Council
California
Ohio
York
Iinois
Michigan
Alaska
Delawar
Hawaii
Idaho
North Dako
Rhode Island
Associated Press
Dee
District Convictions Highlight Texas Liquor Board Report
The Lubbock district led Texas in liquor convictions for November with 177 cases and $10,685 in fines and costs. Austin had 159 convictions, while Longview reported 66 convictions and $5,392 in assessments. State totals showed 1,117 cases filed and 1,068 convictions across 18 districts.
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Lubbock
Texas Liquor Control Board
Longview
Austin
Leon Bowman
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Big Spring
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