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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1965

Page

7

Johnson Aides Weigh Vietnam Role and Geneva Regoals

Aides discuss deeper U S involvement in Vietnam as McNamara reports Viet Cong strength rising to about 165000 with South Vietnamese forces near 500000. Mansfield urges reconvening Geneva talks on Laos Cambodia South Vietnam and North Vietnam as calls for more U S troops and reserve mobilization grow.

Mike Mansfield Montana Senate McNamara Viet Nam Mansfield Ho Chi Minh North Viet Nam Geneva Loos Cambodia South Viet Nam North Andrews Air Force Base Maryland U.S United States Moyers Johnson Executive Mansion Earle G. Wheeler Joint Chiefs of Staff Henry Cabot Lodge Central Intelligence Agency William F. Raborn U.S. Information Agency Carl Rowan McGeorge Bundy National Security Affairs Viet Cong Saigon

Miss Universe Semifinalists Named for 1965 Pageant

Fifteen of 56 international contestants were chosen as semifinalists in the 1965 Miss Universe pageant in Miami Beach. Semifinalists include Miss Australia Pauline Verey, Miss Brazil Marie Andrade, Miss Canada Carol Ann Tidey, Miss U S A Sue Ann Downey, and Miss Thailand Apasra Hongsakula.

Miami Beach Fin Corinna Tsopei Athens Greece Australia Pauline Verey Brazil Marie de Andrade Canada Carol Ann Tidey Colombia Maria Victoria Ocampo Denmark Jeanette Christiansen Finland Sue Ann Columbus Ohio Austria Karin Schmidt Vienna Karin University of Vienna Sharon Marie Ragghianti Memphis Tenn

Du Pont Texas plants' buying power tops 124 million

Du Pont reported its five Texas plants generated more than 124.181 million in local buying power last year through wages and local purchases. About 87.925 million was paid to Texas firms, with 36.256 million in wages to over 4,200 employees. local payrolls and purchases varied by plant location including Beaumont, Houston La Porte, Sabine River Orange and Victoria.

Wilmington Del du Pont Texas Beaumont Beaumont-Orange Port Arthur Triangle Houston la Porte Sabine River Orange Port Arthur Victoria

Laotian Premier Opens Talks in Britain

Laotian Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma arrived in London to discuss Vietnam and its impact on Laos with Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart. He will meet both officials before returning to Paris.

London UPI Souvanna Phouma Viet Nam Laos Harold Wilson Wilson Michael Stewart Paris

Hurt Whale Towed To Sea By Coast Guard

A 35 foot whale with bullet hole like marks washed up on a Delaware beach. Coast Guard personnel towed the ailing whale back to sea five hours later using a bulldozer, lines, and a three mile offshore pull. Onlookers took photographs as an unidentified man cut a tooth from the carcass.

Rehobeth Beach Del Coast Guard Atlantic

Senate Conferees Narrow Gap On Health Plan for Aged

Congress moves toward a basic hospital insurance framework for older Americans with 60 days of hospitalization at $40, 30 more days at $10, 100 nursing home days at $5, and outpatient diag nostic services. Supplemental plan covers major doctor bills for $3 monthly, effective July 1 1966, while tax provisions set first $6,600 of income taxable for Social Security.

America Senate House Truman John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Houses Congress Long Conference Committee

Devastation in Smithville Missouri From Floods

Missouri floodwaters left Smithville with cars and a roof tangled on a bridge and debris everywhere. Four men in a small aluminum boat were swept during rescue efforts with two pulled from the river and one feared drowned. Platte County officials assessed damage at up to 25 million while rail lines undergo repairs.

Platte U.S. 169 Garrettsburg Gene Daniels Nelson Miller Gene Robbins J Leroy Kerns Easton Platte County Smithville

Riot at Greek club leaves several dead amid chaos

Gas filled club sparks panic as patrons flee amid police actions. Ambulances rush to scene and several shops report broken glass and damaged entrances. In Missouri flooding worsens with rivers rising, while Uganda premier Obote begins eight day visit to Moscow.

Moscow A. Milton Obote Uganda Alexei N. Kosygin

Oceanic voyage tale and Athens riots mingle headlines

A chaotic scene unfolds with police using tear gas and water jets on rioters in Athens as demonstrations spill from university protests into Parliament clashes. Separately in Hawaii, a Coast Guard tow of Sea Sharp follows a missing mariner’s vessel, with prior searches and navigational concerns noted.

James Lee Henry Injured in City Traffic Crash

James Lee Henry 24 of 2804 24th St is reported in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital. He was injured Sunday in a crash at 4th and Avenue Q.

James Lee Henry 24Th St Methodist Hospital Henry 4Th and Avenue Q

Couple Announces Two New Daughters in Local Hospitals

Mr and Mrs Napoleon Rusbie Box 185 W Carlisle announce the birth of a daughter at Laut Clinic weighing 9 pounds 7% ounces at 8 45 am Wednesday. The father works for Graham Steel Co. Mr and Mrs Pedro Ramirez 4008 BE Bates announce a daughter at Porter Clinic Hospital weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces at 12 06 pm Tuesday. The father is employed by Lubbock Manufacturing.

Scott Mack Methodint Hospital Wyndell Dal Glenn Belton Daugh West ‘Texas Hospital IBM Kim Plas McGee Ave. Cc Lauf Clinic Farmer's Co-Op Compress Bobby Gene Mack Ave. C H. H. Lott Construction Manuel Gonzales Ave. O Laut Clinic Napoleon Rusbie W. Carlisle Laut Graham Steel Co Pedro Ramirez BE. Bates Porter Clinic Hospital Lubbock Manufacturing Rodney Ready E.sth Methodist Hospital The Santa Fe Railway Dennis Wayne Townsend 45Th St West Texas Hospital Zachry Conastrucjon Co

Miss Lubbock Kay Burleson Aims for Miss Texas Crown

Kay Burleson, a Texas Tech junior from Lubbock, heads to Fort Worth for the Miss Texas contest with a cheering squad of family and supporters. Her unofficial manager Jim Whitworth, chaperon Mrs. Jack Strong, and Mrs. Verner back her bid as she rehearses, outfits, and plans for a likely victory on finals night televised statewide.

Fort Worth Lubbock Jim Whitworth Lubbock Jaycee Jack Strong Verner Kay San Francisco Whitworth Cowtown P.m Smylie Wilson Junior High School Lubbock Jaycees Texas Tech Tech Miss Lubbock Kay Burleson

Motley County Youth Project Gets Approval

Gov. John Connally approved two community applications for neighborhood youth programs in Motley County and Paco Parks and Recreation. The Motley County project in Matador will employ 70 youths with 33,490 federal and 4,270 local funds. The Paco Parks project funds 50 youths for landscaping erosion control and public area construction with 26,590 federal and 5,340 local support.

Austin UPI John Connally Motley County Commissionery Court Matador Paco Parks and Recreation Department

Auction binge leaves man with sinks bowls and radiators

Pietro Piraino of Centereach bought an entire Nassau County auction lot comprising 331 sinks 270 toilet bowls 24 bathtubs and 26 radiators for 50.50 He hauled items to a friend’s yard and later sold many to wholesalers while recounting the heavy effort and family concern over his bargain obsession.

Bob Holton Centereach N.Y Pietro Piraino Piraino Nassau County Garden City Electric Company

Missing Pair FROM PAGE ONE

A statewide alert is issued in the missing persons case of Susan Stark and Miss Rigsby. Police note no confirmed foul play but report clothing found near a ditch in Austin and sightings near Villa Capri and a Holiday House restaurant. Relatives identify items as theirs. DPS planes search the Austin area for the two women and a 1964 yellow Corvair.

Joe Perry Miss Rigsby Theo Rigsby Richland Hills High School Fort Worth Texas High School Coaches Association C. T. Rigsby Susan Stark

Crosby Case: Sheriff Shot During Rancher Visit

Court-appointed attorneys John McFall and Bill Gillespie for Lubbock joined the Crosby case as Sheriff Stark, hospitalized in Plainview after being shot in Crosbyton while investigating reports of molestation linked to a teenage suspect named Rodriguez and his brother. Stark's condition was reported as doing very well Wednesday night. The scene involved Stark and his 15 year old son Aubrey at a farm labor area near racka residences. Attendance at a Swedish movie in Stockholm area noted as dropping.

John McFall Bill Gillespie Lubbock Sheriff Stark Plainview Medical Center Stark East Cros Pyton Aubrey Bud) Stark Barracka

Ford Philco warn of roadside warning system costs

Officials from Ford and Philco describe a roadside transmitter system for traffic hazards usable by police cars fire trucks and emergency vehicles. They estimate roadside units costing about 25 dollars in mass production and car radio add ons 35 to 50 dollars with possible drops to 15 to 20 dollars for specially built radios. Experimental gear inside a car now fits three cigar boxes and could shrink to the size of a cigarette pack and a tin box as integration advances.

Ford Philea I Co Philco

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