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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1965
Page
2
The article traces Lyndon B. Johnson's rise from an unlikely Texan to the U S president as he begins his first elective term. It notes past opposition within Texas and nationally, the Great Society plans drawing mixed reactions, and the broader test of domestic and foreign policy facing his administration.
Washington buzzes that G Mennen Williams may be replaced in February as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. The report remains unconfirmed and offers no details on a new post. Joseph Palmer II, also from Michigan and a Minister, is named as a probable successor though information on him is scarce.
A discussion on the new mathematics cites Dr. Richard W. Hamming of Bell Labs noting much learned math was wasted. Parents may use the new math as an excuse not to help with homework, contrasting it with the old math the adult never understood.
A Kansas newspaper notes that even in small houses the tendency to misplace items grows. Authors observe clutter in tight spaces, where furnishings look disordered and it becomes hard to find anything.
A humorous suggestion that persistent whiners as boys may mature into popular singers, noting uncertainty about actual outcomes but a joking link between whining and later fame.
Page 2, Section A of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dated January 19, 1965 includes staffing and masthead details for the Morning Edition and Evening Edition, notes on publication by Avalanche Journal Publishing Company, and a pledge of allegiance text.
Special correspondent Bob Considine reflects on the social and personal shifts that come with sobriety. He notes awkward crowd dynamics at parties, altered friendships, changed reactions from wives and children, and the surprising slow loss of old drinking signals as former drinkers adjust to a dry life.
In Est Lake Louisiana Kenneth L Dixon describes gout as a traveler’s curse causing severe pain on foot and leg, disrupting car and plane travel. He notes crowding, risky medicines, and drastic cures with harsh side effects, leaving sufferers to pause journeys until relief.
ASHINGTON I say Soviet cinema suffers from wooden love scenes and colorless stars. The writer urges recruiting a glamorous Moscow girl named Tania to inject glamor, while noting Western praise of American film sparkle and the need for better female leads. A lingering jab at Soviet politics closes.
Public Welfare Department annual report filed with the governor and legislature shows fiscal year end August 31, 1944, with 171,991 old age pensioners, down 10,627 from the prior year. In Jacksonville, Judge Mabry Carlton was fined $15 for tardiness after arriving 20 minutes late to court. First Presbyterian hosted a Monday night dinner and program in Fellowship Hall with Dr H Robinson as MC and women named in charge of arrangements.
Reported as the owner of an estate with an annual income of £1500 agrees to maintain the monument in London. The arrangement ties upkeep to ownership before the monument’s future.
Washington article argues U.S. Laos raids fail to curb Viet Cong supply lines and violate the 1962 Geneva accord. It condemns escalation as dangerous, costly, and morally indefensible, noting a drift from initial aims toward a protracted conflict.
The State Department says Kazimierz Mizier, a Polish military attache civilian employee, must leave the United States within two weeks for activities incompatible with official conduct. Poland had earlier requested the U S recall its Warsaw air attache Col George F Crey Jr over flight base photos.
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