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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1964
Page
5
Early today in Harlem a Molotov cocktail was thrown into a drugstore at 124th Street and Eighth Avenue setting a blaze. Police and fire crews contained the fire as a 300 strong crowd gathered, with officers guarding intersections. Mayor Wagner cut short his European trip to monitor the unrest.
Federal arguments over commerce and desegregation unfold as hearings test the Civil Rights Act. Wholesalers report most goods come from other states for Southern restaurants. Florida and Virginia pursue new suits and school desegregation, while scenes of racial unrest and violence persist in Chicago and Monroe.
A grand jury in New York will hear evidence on the fatal Powell shooting as Harlem faces across the weekend violence. Police report 1 killed, 5 shot, over 100 injured, 45 stores damaged with looting, and more than 100 arrests. Civil rights leaders urge restraint while ministers plan block by block buffers and a civilian complaint board. A state militia option looms if protection is needed.
Congratulations flow as families announce births across West Texas hospitals noting weights and times while a courtroom scene unfolds with Vance pleading guilty and juror draw remaining quiet through a lengthy hearing. The report lists numerous birth records with parents and addresses.
Five bodies found in a burning station wagon on a Castroville farm road. The dead are Robert Erwin Loessberg 31 and his four children, ages 10 7 2 and 2. A suicide note addressed to his wife was found in a mailbox. Medical examiner to determine exact causes as sheriff investigates possible murder suicide auto crash. A prior drowning occurred at the same farm two months earlier.
Nationwide discussion on crime rises and antipoverty policy. Officials note leniency debates, funding needs, and calls for more police, juvenile reforms, and enforcement measures as Congress weighs anti crime and welfare programs amid party shifts and upcoming conventions.
Houston AP reports Sam G. Myers, 60, former head of a multi million dollar appliance firm, was sentenced to five years by Federal Judge Ben C Connally for income tax evasion. He was convicted July 9 of evading payments totaling 102,692 in 1957 and 1958.
In Meridian Texas auditor Cecil Parker testified that shortages exist in Bone’s 1962 and 1963 county accounts totaling about 12,500 dollars. Bone faces misappropriation charges after returning from Mexico and handing the auditor 800 dollars, with further testimony from county officials and bank executives. The article also notes other political actions in Washington regarding health insurance funding via Social Security taxes and shifts in Republican and Democratic positions.
In a tense campaign scene Goldwater pledged to mute civil rights issues, while supporters chanted for Rockwell and booed. He asserted constitutional rights and noted he would face what he called a majority of Americans, as reporters questioned hecklers who said they opposed him.
A long feature traces Rachel Carson's rise and Silent Spring influence, noting criticism from entomologists and opponents. It shifts to the 1964 campaign with Goldwater's nomination talk, senator plans, and reactions from Dirksen Aiken and McCormack about extremism and policy direction.
Houston AP reports astronaut Scott Carpenter may depart the hospital Wednesday if no further surgery is needed as officials assess injuries from a Bermuda motorbike accident. He sustained a lower left leg fracture, a broken toe, and a knee injury.
Rain moved across Texas with reports of up to 10 inches in Refugio and Woodsboro. Linton area saw 8.10 inches while Palatote Skidmore received about 6.5 inches. Flash flooding occurred in South Central Texas but no major damage reported. northern Texas remained clear or partly cloudy with highs in the 80s to low 90s.
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