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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
1
Perrone, 69, owner of the carwash on Gratiot Avenue, was badly injured by a blast in his Detroit neighborhood. Firemen said he faced possible loss of a leg. Authorities noted the blast shattered nearby areas as Perrone entered his car alone after leaving the carwash. Police log lists a 40 year record and a 1948 United Auto Worker shooting link.
ANILA Atty Gen Robert Kennedy visited Manila to press for a Malaysia settlement with President Diosdado Macapagal as crowds protested at the airport. Kennedy cited progress and planned follow-up talks in Jakarta and Tokyo with Sukarno and Park.
The Dallas bond hearing for Tack Ruby resumes today with defense intent to introduce evidence linking Lee Harvey Oswald to Kennedy’s assassination and officer Tippit’s death. Judge Joe Brown will decide if Oswald events are relevant, potentially extending the session to a week as Melvin Belli plans to call about two dozen witnesses.
Comic dictionary entry notes a Cynic is often disillusioned with life, and more often with married life. The definition frames cynicism as a humorous trait tied to domestic relationships.
The southern Formosa cities of Taiwan and Chiayi report 104 dead and 452 injured as thousands are left homeless. Soldiers and volunteers search rubble after powerful quakes. 1,758 homes collapsed and 2,871 were badly damaged, centering on Taiwan. Premier Yen orders rapid rehabilitation. There were no foreign casualties.
Government sources say Panama weighs three diplomatic options to end the deadlock with the United States. The paths include UN action, OAS or Latin American foreign ministers talks, or a special meeting of U.S. and world powers.
Seven others were injured in a series of one car wrecks Sunday night and early Monday near 8th Street Quirt Avenue and Latrock, plus a rural crash on Highway 208. Victims include a 2 year old at O Bar O Ranch, a Slaton woman Bessie Moore who died after leaving the road, and a 14 year old boy. two Davis brothers were seriously hurt. Authorities identified a young man named Clarence Walker found with papers on his body. A 18 year old girl remained unidentified in hospital. Police say a 1962 convertible struck a five foot embankment at the Quirt Avenue intersection. See CRASHES KILL Page 2.
President Johnson is set to present his economic program this week with a $7.8 billion fiscal year budget and an $11 billion tax cut proposal. advisers say the administration will highlight a record 600 billion dollar GNP while pledging to curb poverty and reduce the deficit, as Senate Finance works on the tax bill and budget messages.
Avalanche-Journal reports Western winds gusting to 66 mph whip dust across the Panhandle and South Plains. In Plainview a cabinet shop and two storage buildings are destroyed as a grass fire rips six blocks toward a ready built house site. Plate glass windows blown out and power stoppages occur in Lubbock.
Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa goes on trial in federal court on jury tampering charges. Hoffa's aides may seek to subpoena Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy as a key witness amid claims of a personal vendetta and a $1 million kickback link to a 1962 Nashville conspiracy case.
A large search by planes ships and Coast Guard units scoured sea and land Sunday for Barbara Keith the balloonist who disappeared Saturday during an eight balloon race from Santa Catalina Island to the mainland. Teammates Cliff Robertson and Frank Tallman and five others were rescued after an earlier balloon crash while another competitor Don Tiggerdh from Sioux Falls survived.
A short prayer text offers thanks to Heaven and asks for guidance along a righteous path. It prays for the sick and afflicted to be blessed and healed, and is signed by Minnie Jo Blasmon of Houston with editorial tangents and misspellings.
In Columbus strong talk of former astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. as a potential Democratic vice presidential candidate spread after his bid for the U.S. Senate nomination. The Ohio preprimary convention drew rivals as Glenn’s political plans stirred chatter about a national ticket while party stalwarts pledged loyalty to incumbent Sen. Stephen M. Young.
Weather map page shows Abilene regional forecast with high and low temperatures and precipitation outlook. Notes mention Southwest region trends and conditions for the coming day.
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