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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1966
Page
4
An on air exclusive promotional spot highlights Frigidaire refrigerators with Ride-Aire showing latest models and features. The segment emphasizes performance, energy use, and styling as a period commercial tease.
Johnson proposed a possible two man law to order strikers back to work while an emergency board seeks settlement. AFL-CIO and lawmakers were mystified as the President linked the move to pledges to labor and repeal efforts of section 4B Taft Hartley. Observers say the plan could extend beyond a transit strike and alter federal labor power.
City leaders tout an unprecedented 15 month record of racial progress in Tuskegee amid student protests demanding more rights. The council, with two Black members, cites integrated police ranks, equal pay and promotions, inclusive language, and expanded services as evidence of advance, while students vow continued demonstrations until demands are met.
AP reports Chief Justice Robert W. Calvert announced he will seek re election to the Texas Supreme Court. Calvert, serving since 1950, won an associate seat in 1956 and a chief justice seat in 1960, with prior leadership roles in the Democratic Executive Committee. Details touch on integration in public facilities, city policies, and local voting patterns in Tuskegee and Macon County.
Senator John G. Tower of Texas outlined specific points of disagreement with President Johnson in the Wednesday night State of the Union address. He also voiced support for continued U S backing of South Vietnam and said he was most disappointed by Johnson’s remarks.
Bernardo Salcido, 26, Muléshoe, faces closing arguments in the area slaying case tied to the deaths of his wife Guadalupe and mother-in-law Mary Murillo. The trial, proceeding after a defense-supported round of witnesses, centers on the murders at the Dargan Kirk farm near Farwell on March 31.
A roundup of local items mentions a board election for Lubbock County Water District No. 1 at Buffalo Springs Lake, a fire at Plains Co-Op Oil hulls, injuries from a Dec. 2 car crash near Bridgeport, and a Tex as Tech advanced oil painting exhibit at Municipal Garden and Arts Center through Jan 20. Also noted are services for Blam Hall and a film program tied to the Lubbock Art Association.
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