28 Jul 1964
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1964
Page
1
The Lubbock apartment building boom drives economic impact and changing living habits. Builders defend quality amid charges of overfinancing while lenders push cash into projects and others pull back. Rising unit counts since 1961 show apartments surpassing single family homes, with 1,836 units built in three years costing about 12.55 million dollars.
Gov Nelson Rockefeller calls Rochester racial violence extremism that cannot be justified after touring the riot area. He meets officials and National Guard leaders, pledging continued troop presence to restore law and order as talks with NAACP falter amid deaths, injuries, and mass arrests.
French mine collapse deep in a limestone quarry entombs 13 workers near Nhampagno le 30 miles from a dead end tunnel. Rescue teams drill a ventilation shaft by floodlight while faint taps by a microphone revive hope of survivors.
CAPE KENNEDY UPI The planned Rangers moon probe launch was postponed due to telemetry battery troubles on the Atlas stage and a ground transmitter issue. Officials set a new two hour and ten minute window as lighting conditions again constrained the attempt to a 230000 mile lunar orbit mission.
Forecasters warned predicted showers could hamper visibility during the launch window for the large 806 pound spacecraft. The mission aims to capture up to 4,000 closeup images of the lunar surface to inform future manned moon landings.
Scouts from Lubbock Troop 59 and seven area busloads returned Monday after a three week eastern United States tour ending at the sixth national Jamboree. The group toured Niagara Falls Washington D C New York and more. Rain soaked tents but the quartet said the World’s Fair and Lincoln Memorial ranked highly.
A devotional fragment requesting divine guidance through the Cross and Christ as the suffering servant. The speaker asks to feel eternal life through Jesus and to be empowered to bear the sins of others, attributed to Mrs. Jesse J. Rasor of Lubhock.
Ken Isom of Idalou captured the 17th annual Lubbock Soap Box Derby with the event's fastest time 1 32.9 seconds. The 11 year old built his black racer in a barn and earned a trip to the Akron finals, marking the second straight Idalou youth to win. He weighs 72 pounds and is the son of Bruce Isom, a local farmer.
Ken led the pace and posted fastest times in the first three heats but was edged by Keith Tyler of Lubbock in a tight Class A final. The 16-year-old contender and Don Malcik from Idalou displayed a wheel-to-wheel finish as the crowd of about 10,000 watched.
UPI reports administration officials expect about 5000 additional U S military personnel to deployments in South Vietnam over the coming months. The move raises total U S forces in the country to about 21000, including Special Forces advisers and Army mentors. Britain backs restraint and urges a Laos cease fire before any Geneva talks.
The House of Commons bid farewell to Sir Winston Churchill as he concludes his parliamentary career. A rare and unanimous tribute followed a long career described by Churchill as a child of the House of Commons. Churchill will be 90 in November and is not a candidate in the upcoming elections.
The Senate spilt over finances as Clark Case bill for full disclosure was replaced by Dirksen plan creating a 17 member commission to study personal finances of lawmakers and high officials. Debate paused after partly liberal proposals were rejected amid the Baker controversy.
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