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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1964
Page
6
A seven title antipoverty bill secures Senate approval by a 62 to 33 margin. The proposal mirrors a wartime style program, proposing a broad plan to attack poverty with three youth initiatives and community aid projects funded to support up to fifty percent of costs.
Goldwater signals plan to convene Republican leaders in Washington or Chicago for unity talks next month as some GOP figures including Jacob Javits and Kenneth Keating withdraw support. He defends his candidacy and outlines a campaign launch in Prescott, Arizona, with trips to Bohemian Grove and a conference of leaders led by Denison Kitchel.
Officials said Europeans will decide their political forms, with De Gaulle opposing U S views. The long standing Southeast Asia policy clash grew acute after De Gaulle criticized U S actions and FBI arrests followed a racial assault in Greenwood Mississippi where three white men were jailed for beating a Black man named Silas McGhee.
Blonde German screen beauty Christine Schmidtmer will be imported to Hollywood for a sexy role in Ship of Fools. The arrival signals a bold casting choice as production moves forward with an international star to headline portions of the film.
An underground transformer blew in central Indianapolis triggering a subterranean fire. Fire officials evacuated nearby businesses as crews contained the blaze and warned of possible further explosions from gas mains or sewer gas. The blast occurred eight feet underground near auto and automotive sport firms, prompting a wide police and fire response.
The Texas headquarters building of the American Legion was sold to the state for 249000. Gov. John Connally signed the purchase agreement after negotiations began last May to buy the land between the Capitol and the University of Texas. The Legion will stay in the building at least a year.
National figures clash over pesticide links to Mississippi River fish kills as Johnson seeks funds for Public Health Service research. South Plains farmers and Texas A&M experts question endrin withdrawal and trace sources while a Lubbock water study finds no pesticide traces in playa lake samples.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur announce the birth of a son on Thursday at Methodist Hospital weighing pounds. The father is a wholesale representative for Sinclair Oil. Mr and Mrs John Thomas announce the birth of a son at 6 52 pm Thursday at a local hospital weighing pounds. The father is employed by Pioneer Natural Gas Co.
Plainview estimated the cap failed on a cylinder causing acetylene to ignite. Escaping gases fed the flames as oxygen fanned the blaze, blowing in three walls of the storeroom and part of the east wall. The building was a total loss. firm owners named Oliver I and H. G. McCloud. In West Texas Hospital, multiple births were reported with fathers employed by local companies.
A U S group in Santiago Cuba for the July 26 celebrations defying a State Department travel ban. Eighty Americans join locals at the event alongside newsmen. premier Fidel Castro invited reporters to cover the story.
A local Citizens group blocked roads and halted equipment at the Sabine River dam construction site in MANY Louisiana. No negotiations with unions are underway though disputes over local hiring persist. The disruption paused work for the day. a spokesman for List Clark Construction Co. cites hiring practices as the issue.
Busy afternoon as downtown Lubbock hosts its second annual Sidewalk Sales. Clerks kept lively banter with shoppers while merchandise ranged from shirts to fire equipment carted onto sidewalks. Crowd swelling midmorning, extending into evening with many stores reporting their strongest sales day in years.
District Judge Charles J. Murray heard arguments on an $800,000 award in a libel suit brought by former Maj. Gen. N.A. Walker against the Associated Press. Walker seeks entry of judgment while AP requests reversal. ruling postponed to next week. The June 19 jury verdict found the AP story about Walker contained two untrue statements regarding his actions during the September 20, 1962 University of Mississippi riot and James Meredith's enrollment.
The Oddfellows degree ceremony and a plan for a salad supper are reported with Ruby’s defense team and Warren Commission involvement spelled out. Disputes over competency and representation ride alongside ongoing legal proceedings and staff changes.
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