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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1965

Page

6

Flooding Across Rockies and Midwest Swamps Roads

Heavy rains and flash floods hit Colorado and nearby states with creeks and rivers cresting up to six feet. Gov. Love attends National Governors Conference while Lt. Gov. Knous directs anti flood efforts from Denver. Numerous bridges washed out, towns evacuated, and water supplies contaminated.

Robert A. Knous National Guard Denver John A. Love Minneapolis Sedalia Colorado Colorado State Patrol U.S Larkspur Georgetown Rockies Ernest R. Baker Denver-Boulder Boulder Aurora Sand Creek Colorado Springs Fort Carson Lake Michigan Milwaukee Wis U.S. 24 Brewster Kan Birds City Missouri Jefferson City Midwest Plains New England Butte Bozeman Kalispell Mont Reno Nev Clinchmore James Burge Elbert Cooper Associated Press Knoxville Cooper New River Briceville Lake City Anderson County Strawberry Plains Jefferson County Noetown Middlesboro Pineville Bunt Hodge Tennessee la Follette Jellico New Market

Railroad Strike Plans Curtailed By Court Order

A federal order halted a planned St. Louis and Southwestern enginemen strike until August 2. Judge Joe Sheehy scheduled a hearing for a permanent injunction while enginemen in Pine Bluff Tyler and St Louis prepared to walk out over a five year dispute on working conditions and the extra board.

Pine Bluff Ark St. Louis Herman Hutto Sheehy Hutto

Castro predicts Cuba sugar crop rise next year

Fidel Castro told 5,000 cane cutters in Santa Clara that Cuba will harvest about 60 million tons of sugar, with plans to plant 670,000 acres of new cane next year. He proposed cloud seeding to ensure rain if needed and praised cane-cutting prowess while noting Cuba’s 1965 crop at 6,050,532 metric tons.

Miami Fla Fidel Castro Cuba Castro Santa Clara Havana Radio Fulgencio Batista San Clara

Former Government Lawyer Dies In Tyler

Fred Hull 59, former assistant U. S. Attorney in Beaumont, died after a short illness. A 1937-44 government lawyer and Southern Methodist University Law School graduate, he later practiced privately in Tyler. Funeral at 10 a.m. Monday in Tyler with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Freda two sons Fred Hull Jr and Waire Hull both of Tyler a daughter Zelda Hull of Tyler a daughter Deryl Ann Hull of Dallas and two sisters.

TYLER Fred Hull U. S Beaumont Hull Southern Methodist University Law School Rose Hill Cemetery Freda Fred Hull Jr Waire Hull Zelda Hull Dery

Dinner for Harry to honor Crozier in Austin

The Dinner for Harry will honor Harry Benge Crozier a Texas newsman since 1912 and former chairman of the Texas Employment Commission with 900 friends expected at the event planned for July 31 in Austin.

Harry

Apasra Hongsakula Crowned Miss Universe Thailand

Apasra Hongsakula becomes the first Thai contestant in years to win Miss Universe Thailand with Queen Sirikit’s guidance. She receives a $10,000 year long appearances contract and $10,000 in cash plus gifts after her crowning as fans and contestants congratulate her on the runway. Her parents Col. and Mrs. Perm Hongsakula are in the audience as the new queen prepares to travel the world.

Thailand Perm Hongsakula Royal Air Force Apasra Pook Sirikit Apasta Corinna Tsorao Greece Hagabe Iord Wills

Birth Announcements From Lubbock Area Hospitals

Several families in Lubbock and surroundings report births at Lauf Clinic, Highland and West Texas Hospitals, and Methodist Hospital. Newborns include boys and girls with weights from 5 pounds 8 ounces to 9 pounds 9 ounces, born to parents such as Naciso Rosales, Juan Gonzales, Peter Allen Sides, James Randall Gideon, Juan Hernandez, James Merman Owen II, Dean Price, Ronnie Holt, Leo Sanchez Jr., Sidney Dunkle, Jerry Eastham, and Thomas Winters.

Naciso Rosales Ropesville Lauf Clinic Juan Gonzales Lubbock Peter Allen Sides E. Auburn St Highland Hospital James Randall Gideon 60Th St Juan Hernandez Erskine Porter Clinic Commercial Metal Co James Merman Owen West Texas Hospital Texas Tech Ronnie Holt Earth Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Leo Sanchez Jr Auburn Ajax Roofing Co Sidney Dunkle 32Nd St Civil Service Thomas Winters Indiana Apt Methodist Hospital

Viet Cong Attack Wipes Out Post Near Saigon

Early morning Viet Cong launched a two pronged assault on a district town and government outpost six miles from Saigon. The outpost was reduced to rubble with no survivors among government defenders. at least one civilian killed and two wounded in the Dina Corsair area.

Mekong Viet Nam Saigon UPI Stown Dina Corsair da Nang Daniel E. Farr II Los Angeles Navy U.S North Lang Chi Hanoi Oliver C. Chase Jr Miami Air Force Peekskill N.Y

Cool Air Pushes Into Panhandle Weather Shift

The Associated Press reports a cool air front moving into the Texas Panhandle bringing thunderstorms. Midday temps fell to 84 at Dalhart and 86 at Amarillo, while Dallas and Wichita Falls still neared 100s elsewhere. A small tornado was spotted near Orange with a water spout reported in Matagorda Bay.

Dalhart Amarillo Wichita Falls Dallas Abilene Childress Orange Matagorda Bay Palacios Gulf Coast

Stolen Isis Statue At Wadsworth Atheneum

Isis the 300 B.C. ancient Egyptian goddess statue was stolen from a glass case at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford. Two college girls reported the theft after returning with flash bulbs. the 48 inch statue is valued at 2500 dollars and a 250 dollar reward was offered.

Hartford, Conn Isis Wadsworth Atheneum Charles Cunningham Cunningham

Suspect Held After Early Morning Armed Robbery

A 20-year-old man was booked for armed robbery after a 2 a.m. service station heist in Lubbock. Elvis Fant, 808 52nd St., identified the suspect, who fled west on 19th Street after taking about $50 from Walt's Service Station. Earlier that night, a separate 11 p.m. robbery at 11 Food Store No 41 yielded over $50 from Lonnie Milliken as a knife and pistol were used.

Lubbock Elvis E. Fant 52Nd St Walt 19Th St Fant Jean St. l Lonnie Milliken Slaton Iehild Pest

Johnson aides map Viet Nam policy from retreat site

President Johnson and McNamara plan further Viet Nam action at a Marine retreat with new ambassador Arthur Goldberg and aides. Moyers announced Califano as a special assistant, outlining budget, tax, and legislative reviews and noting ongoing security and policy coordination work.

Mands Viet Nam McNamiara Southeast Asia Moyers Washington U.S United Nations Arthur J. Goldberg Goldberg Johnson McNamara World Peace Organization Sec Bundy Johnson McGeorge Bundy White House Joseph A. Califano Jr Califano Jack Valenti Brooklyn Holy Cross College Harvard Law School Navy I Harvard New York City Department of Defense Dominican Republic Selma Ala

University budget outlines faculty pay raises and totals

The document details across the board and targeted salary increases for deans, associate deans, and faculty in arts and sciences, agriculture, engineering, business, law, and home economics. It notes teaching allotments, extra duties, and a 12 month vs nine month basis affecting pay, with a total available fund of about 21.79 million and carryover of roughly 121 thousand.

School of Agriculture Wayland Bennett School of Arts and Sciences Labe M. Kennedy, Jr Arts, Sciences Ivan Lee Little Arts and Sciences George G. Heather School of Business Administration Germain B. Boer School of Engineering John R. Bradford

Eight die as torpedo sinks Snoopy trawler off Norfolk

A torpedo explosion sank the 65-foot Snoopy 41 miles east of False Cape while fishing the North Carolina Outer Banks. Eight were killed among 12 aboard. survivors and bodies were brought to shore as Coast Guard searched the area for more wreckage.

Norfolk Snoopy Coast Guard Daniel Bray Scarborough, Alae Portland Maine False Cape North Carolina Maillet Edward Doody Harold Martin Cape Elizabeth Explorer Martin Peter Leavitt Richard Lindahl Rockland Leeman French Bertram Norton Prowler U.S. Public Health Service Savitt French

Figures for 1963 bared two million breadwinners included

A Labor Department study found 2 million full time workers earned under 3000 dollars in 1963, with 85 million people in the working poor. Many low wage jobs had low entrance requirements and limited advancement, with women making up over half of those under 3000 dollars. White workers comprised the majority of low wage holders.

Washington UPI America Labor Department

King Addresses Chicago Negroes in Major Northern Rally

Dr. Martin Luther King spoke to 3 000 to 4 000 supporters from a truck in a West Side Chicago Negro neighborhood urging a Monday protest march on City Hall to demand integrated education and end segregation. He predicted a 10 000 march and vowed changes for Chicago and America.

Chicago UPIC Martin Luther King West Side United States of America Montell King City Hall America

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Dixie Dean Price 62Nd St Goodnight Hospital Litton Industries Jerry Eastham 47Th St Hickory Inn Restaurant E. J. Clarke Frackville Charles Sims Charleston Heights S.C U.S.S. Morris Morris Panhandle The Great Plains Texas Panhandle Montevideo Uruguay MEDC Law School Willa Vaughn Tinsley School of Home Economics Fred D. Rigby Roger L. Brooks Ray C. Janeway Polk Robison J. T. King Gene Gibson Gibson Elo J. Urbanovsky Jentomology Tech W. C. Cole Student Health Service Fred Kallina Toreador By Bill Johnson Tokyo Japan Kigali Rwanda
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