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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1965
Page
6
Washington AP reports President Johnson took a cough remedy publicly identified as a long-used Brown Mixture. The compound contains paregoric tincture, opium, alcohol, ethyl nitrate, tartar emetic, and licorice extract, mixed to ease a lingering cough under White House physician’s guidance.
In Pecos a state court jury cleared Heller Co and four Midland men of $4 million fraud claims tied to mortgages signed by Billie Estes. They ruled Heller must cancel about $1.2 million in mortgages and denied unwitting participation claims. Plaintiffs J C Barnes Sr and Jr Russell Ramsland W F Wynn had sought $4 million in damages. Estes had profited an estimated $25 million from selling the mortgages.
Estes convicted of swindling in a state court and, for mail fraud in a federal court. The meeting concluded with lawmakers debating reforms as officials reported the outcome of ongoing investigations.
Monroe County Park Department canceled its annual winter frolics due to heavy snow high winds and freezing temperatures. The move followed forecasts of more winter and will end the weekend event.
In Anchorage Alaska a big black cat hid in a wall cavity at Sand Lake Elementary for a week. Betty Putnam fourth grade teacher coaxed it out using calm voice gloves and patience. Principal Gordon Parker plans to show the cat to students before rehoming it.
Reports from Moscow say Leningrad, the Soviet Union’s second largest city, is struck by a virulent flu epidemic with several thousand deaths daily for a week. Up to a third of the workforce is sick, schools closed, travel discouraged, and authorities have not confirmed virus type. Limited official guidance circulated on prevention and care. In Canberra, Australia an appliance maker plans to produce tape recorders.
AP reports Andrew Jackson Tyree Jr. of Alexandria Virginia was charged after entering Bethesda Hospital with an unloaded pistol twirled in his hand. Secret Service seized the weapon after he told a reporter he wanted to turn himself in. The incident occurred around 3 45 a m, near rooms where President Johnson rested for a respiratory illness.
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