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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1964
Page
9
Lubbock voters approved seven charter amendments but turnout was low with about 97 ballots cast in a city of roughly 20,000 qualified voters. The piece laments apathy, urges citizens to pay taxes, vote, and recognize the value of participation in government before the two week deadline. It stresses that one vote matters and criticizes denying rights by not voting.
The Air Force chief warned that a hypothetical attack by an enemy would trigger heavy losses for the aggressor. He stressed strikes on military targets would harm their own forces, while attacks on cities would ruin their society. The remark followed boastful claims that were dismissed as speculative.
Fragmentary lines describe a buggy collision involving Dobbin and another vehicle. The scattered text hints at a crowd from the Jones family and a buyer who cannot stay true, with references to conscience and a life to remember, all amid a roadside mishap narrative.
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal announces a consolidated Sunday morning and Sunday edition under the Morning and Sunday banner with subscription details. It notes pricing, subscription options, and pledge of fidelity to the United States flag as printed on Page 4 Section B dated January 10, 1964.
Special correspondent notes Pope John Paul II’s Holy Land trip drew less notice than Francis Cardinal Spellman’s planned midnight mass at the South Pole U S station. Navy doctors urged a physical before the pole flight, with archbishop Spellman then serving in New York.
The writer recounts an afternoon at a Sewing Circle, describing the Widow as a divorcee with a lively personality. The group, loyal to 25 years of ritual, gathers with sewing bags, discusses but rarely works, and desserts dominate at 4:30. A shirt alteration moment highlights the Widow turning collars with deft, quiet skill.
Andrew Toll Ashe tone critiques CIA misjudgments in Vietnam after the Diem coup. It argues the agency wields dangerous influence over U.S. foreign policy, cites missteps with Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, and calls for Congress to establish a watchdog committee to oversee CIA operations and spending.
Washington notes Former President Truman attacks CIA secrecy while Sen. Eugene McCarthy urges a congressional oversight committee. The piece discusses AEC parallels, calls for accountability, and cites Dulles' remarks amid a summit in Cairo with Nasser and King Saud marking birthdays.
Mrs J W Bowman was chosen president to succeed her late husband C E Levens who served as general attorney for the company Levens was named executive vice president and general manager by the board Hurley Carpenter kept as assistant general manager Stockholders elected directors J W Birdsong M E Moore Mrs Bowman Levens and C M Owens
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