South Plains Weather Diary of 1965 Highlights
Lubbock Weather Station releases a month by month diary of 1965 High Plains weather. January drought and dust storms with 75 mph gusts. February cool and dry. March cold with record lows. April warm and variable rainfall. May above normal rains and hail amid storms. July hot with widespread rain. August seasonable with scattered downpours. September near normal with heavy moisture band and tornadoes. November very dry with warm highs. December dry with late thunderstorm activity.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Spur
Pittsburgh
Midland
Big Spring
High Plains
Plainview
Hereford
Silverton
Dimmitt
Dimmit
Brownfield
Crosbyton
Tohoka
Floyd County
Texas Tech
Strike hits New York small businesses in six day walkout
UPI reports a six day subway and bus strike crippling New York City commerce. Losses reach $100 million daily, with $1 million in sales tax lost daily and individual firms facing ruin and possible bankruptcy. Midtown and downtown shops including beauty salons, florists, laundries, and watch repairers suffer most as mayor Lindsay urges prudence.
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New York
UPI
Ralph Gross
Commerce and Industry Association
Frank Conant
Fifth Avenue Association
Johnson
Midtown
Manhattan
John V. Lindsay
Britain tops per capita newspaper circulation at 582
The United Kingdom leads in daily newspaper circulation per 1 000 inhabitants with 582 copies, surpassing the United States which has the largest total daily circulation worldwide. The statistic highlights Britain’s high readership density compared to other nations.
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United States
United Kingdom
Tornado Alert Flashes Near Slaton No Damage Found
An evening report notes two tornado alerts for the eastern High Plains on the 23rd with no damage after a single tornado sighting about 10 miles south of Slaton.
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High Plains
Slaton
Public School Excellence Houston Attorney To Head Top-Level Education Group
Gov. John Connally named Leon Jaworski of Houston to lead a 15 member Committee on Excellence in Public Education. The panel aims to provide guidelines for improving elementary and secondary education and mirrors the earlier Committee of 25 that spurred higher education reform. Members include educators, administrators, and business leaders from across Texas.
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Austin
UPI
John Connally
Houston
Leon Jaworski
Connally
Tree Sor Poem Traced From Canada to Longfellow
A true story traveled from Canada to New England by word of mouth reaching Longfellow. He later edited and shaped the tale into verse.
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Canada
New England
Longfellow
Corpus Driver Hurt In Mishap
A 22 year old Corpus Christi truck driver James C. Chancellor of Cudd Motor Lines was seriously hurt in a rear end collision of two grain trucks 16 miles northwest of Snyder on U S Highway 84 about 7 p m He was trapped for over an hour before rescuers freed him. Grain covered the scene and the other driver escaped unharmed.
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Cogdell Memorial Hospital
James C. Chancellor
Cudd Motor Lines
Corpus Christi
Department of Public Safety
Here
U.S. Hwy. 84
Snyder
Chancellor
Toastmasters Club Names Top Speaker In City Meeting
Western Toastmasters Club named Leo Dambroger top speaker as new president urged members to improve in a speech titled Its Up to You. Other speakers followed with brief address segments at the Arid Avenue H venue.
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Western Toastmasters Club
Leo Dambroger
Scorched Earth Policy Drives Fire and Evacuations in Viet Cong Area
U S and allied forces expand scorched earth tactics south of the Waico Oriental River to destroy crops and homes around Viet Cong positions. Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade burn thatch and wooden houses, evacuate civilians north of the river, and extend patrols through canals and cane fields as they press to deny shelter and food to the enemy. Capt Henry Tucker of Columbus MS notes rebuilding will consume time and effort.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
Waico Oriental River
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Henry Tucker
Columbus
Miss
C Company
Bao Trai
ParRack and Macben Lambert Toastmaster Roles Noted
Bob Slough served as toastmaster with George Staples as table topics master and Bill Blake as master evaluator at the event.
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Parrack
Macben Lambert
Bob Slough
George Staples
Bill Blake
Final Arguments Near In Civil Suit Involving Irrigation Contracts
In 140th District Court jury deliberations underway this afternoon in a civil suit by BOSS Irrigation of Lubbock seeking 3200.50 against D C Lothringer of San Antonio. BOSS alleges only 5000 of 7938.50 due and that trade-in equipment was not delivered. Lothringer counters the equipment failed to meet warranties and seeks no judgment. Judge Robert H. Bean presiding.
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140Th District Court
Boss Irrigation
Lubbock
D. C. Lothringer
San Antonio
Child Born To Wife Of Battle Victim In Bridge City
Bridge City Texas AP report says Jerry Morton 31 was killed in Vietnam two days before his third child was born. Morton, a long term Army veteran, died from mortar fire January 2 in Southeast Texas. The infant daughter arrived after the death with the family awaiting more details.
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Spur
Bridge City
Tex
Jerry Morton
Viet Nam
Texas
Morton
Armis
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Monterey
Torredo
Tulsa
Olton
Limuefield
Gaines County
Bailey
Lamb
Lej
Jose A. Castillo
Jose
Miami
Jaworski
Amelia Date Onli
Joe FE
Chapa
San Manuel
Kermit Dyche
Alvin
Paul Haas
Jannean
State Board of Education
M. K. Hage
Highland Park School
George Hawn
University of Houston
Harold Hitt
Midland Public Schools
Frank W. Hubert
Texas A&m
June Hyer
Camp Gary
Morgan Jones Jr
Abilene
Savannah Cross Lackey
Troup
Board of Regents
James McCracklin
Southwest Texas State College
Loyd Turner
Fort Worth
Dick West
The
Dallas Morning News
J Helen Alexander Wright
Nacogdoches
Toastmasters Club
Lothringer
Robert H. Bean
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