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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1964

Page

5

Reds Rebuffed On Plans For Laotian Conference

State Department official Richard J. Phillips said he did not know if the United States would respond to the Soviet declaration on Laos. The report notes tensions in Asia and potential U.S. stance pending further guidance.

Reds Asia Richard J. Phillips State Department United States Pathet Laos Plaine Des Jarres Laos Philtive Souvanna — Phouma Pathet Lynn Glenn Brent

Idalou Youth Wins Lubbock Derby on U.S. 87 Front

Ken Isom won the 1963 Idalou derby at Lubbock’s U.S. 87 course after a 126-car field. He claimed a $500 savings bond and a trip to Akron with his brothers and sponsors Farmers Gin of Tralou. Tyler Isom earned a portable TV and other placers received radios. The event was run between Erskine Road and Municipal Drive with a stiff breeze and later light winds.

United States Nother Thement U.S Pathe Ken Farmers Gin Tralou Larry Isom Idatow Gary Sage Akron Roger Malcik Gary Vandeventer Cox Tyier Kerry Miller Harrison Greg Gilkerson Lubbock Exchange Club Modern Chevrolet Co KCBD Tyler U.S. 87 Erskine Road Municipal Drive

Scouts Meet Khrushchev and Gromyko on Cold War Issues

Diplomatic talks in London between scouts and Andrei Gromyko cover security, disarmament, Anglo Soviet relations, and a Soviet British consular accord. They also consider a permanent UN peacekeeping force and keeping the Laos accord co chaired by the Soviets. Moscow seeks another Geneva conference as Southeast Asia shifts toward Beijing.

Tary Viet Nam Butler Moscow Nikita S$. Khrushchev Laos Southeast Asia Khrushchev Andrei Gromyko London Geneva Kremlin Peking Soviet Union Poland International Control Commission ICC Canada India United States China Khanh South Vi Nam Phu Lyen

Scouts Face Harsh Realities At Seminar And Vietnam News

Scout leaders recall a moneyed gathering and camp life as well as a Vietnam battle report. Veterans describe food complaints homesickness and jokes about bugs while a U S military briefing notes 36 Viet Cong killed and other engagements near Tuy Hoa and Phou Kout Hill with regional advisory efforts and civilian aid planned.

U.S Tuy Hoa Saigon Fhu Yen Hlowlands Khanh

Runaway Girls Hitch Ride With Pet Pony

Houston AP report says Liddie Bell Baker age 9 and Janie Lavelle Musick age 7 fled home Monday before noon with Liddie Bell’s 4 month old Shetland pony. They sold the pony for 1 dollar then bought a 1 cent sack of potato chips. police found them late Monday afternoon and are seeking the pony and the buyer.

Houston Liddie Bell Baker Janie Lavelle Musick Liddie Bell

Run on Market Sparks Fear of Livestock Price Collapse in Heat

heat wave drives drought across Texas with temperatures up to 110 degrees. cattle markets may flood as stockmen slash herds unable to buy feed. USDA notes crops suffer for moisture and water shortages worsen pastures and grazing.

Texas Seymour Alpine Galveston Abilene H. R. Stanley Stanley Gorman Eastland U.S. Department of Agculture Austin USDA San Angelo Austinwid Red River Cantnal

Air Force launches Minuteman missile from Vandenberg base

A 60 foot Minuteman missile was launched from an underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base toward a target over 5 000 miles down the Pacific range. The Air Force called it the 56th launch at the site using solid fuel and noted its strategic significance amid routine testing.

Vandenberg Afb Calif APD Air Force Pacific Missile Range

Nigeria Loses Timber Edge As Usual Woods Enter World Market

Nigerian lumber men predict a strong share of the world wood market from timbers like Christi 91 and Dalhart 97 while grass fires add to weather misery. A twister injured a woman near San Angelo as utilities and homes faced damage. In Dallas County a large grass fire at Malone Ranch burned fences and damaged property, with casualties reported at a hospital.

Lagos Nigeria Mertzon San Angelo Dallas Malone Ranch Vernon Harck Ronald Gene Walters Mbhorn Erin Cans Rucien Ca

Churchill in Chamber Exchange Amid Cheers And Cigar Sign

Churchill spoke in the chamber during a crowded gallery scene where private remarks risked hushes and the speaker’s cry of order. He left with a wartime for victory gesture while crowds cheered as he entered and exited the courtyard.

Suiswyagswanuewauie 9 Churchill

William J. Coker 78 Died at Local Convalescent Home

Arrangements are pending with Rix Funeral Home for William J. Coker age 78 of 2400 Quaker Street. Coker died early Saturday at State University Convalescent Home.

William J. Coker Rix Funeral Home Coker University

Three Foes for Faubus Arkansas Primary Drive

Arkansas voters faced a dull campaign as Governor Faubus faced three primary challengers Odell Dorsey Joe Hubbard and R D Burrow while Floyd Rockefeller ran a separate statewide effort in a race framed by desegregation battles and Civil Rights tensions. The article notes Faubus seeks a sixth term and uses National Guard to oppose integration at Central High School amid a weak field and sparse campaign activity.

Little Rock, Ark Gover Priejnor Arkansas Faubus Orvald. Faubus Little Rock Sis National Guard Winthrop Rockefell R. D. Burrow Walnut Ridge U.S Florence Clay Forrest City Earance C. Gathings Dean Murphy Hubbard Burrow Oren Harris Little House Commerce Committee Rock Hal Co- Dorsey Cam Chian Fort Smith Jerry Paign Hinshaw Springdale J. W. Trimble

Rochester Riots Prompt State of Emergency and Curfew

Rockefeller ordered a marshal plan for Rochester with a 550 member police force reinforced by 100 state troopers and 100 deputies. A 1 500 man guard mobilization, state of emergency declared, curfew dusk to dawn and liquor and gun shop closures. The city council ordered an inquiry into the disorder as a Monroe County grand jury investigated riot arrests and bail set at 10 000. Deaths included three victims of a fiery helicopter crash and two wounded by gunfire as police used tear gas and water hoses amid brick throwing and assaults. The Rochester NAACP cited underlying racial grievances and lack of black representation in policy making and calls for faster action to reduce racial imbalance.

Homer Monroe County Public Safety Building Rockefeller Rochester West Side NAACP

Overbuilding Seen as Threat to Lubbock Housing Boom

Lubbock lenders warn that a rapid apartment boom may saturate two bedroom units at 150 to 200 dollars a month, risking higher vacancies and rent cuts. Builders note single family home construction fell from 2233 in 1959 to 1109 last year, while older homes increasingly satisfy buyers.

Lubbock Ken Flagg The Lubbock Home Builders

Birth announcements from West Texas Hospital list several newborns

A string of birth notices from West Texas Hospital records multiple babies born on Monday. Details include weights from 4 pounds 0 ounces to 8 pounds 2 ounces and times around 1:20 pm to 6:30 pm. Fathers’ occupations span credit, teaching, coaching, and local factories.

Jimmy R. Price West Texas Hospital First’ National “Banke Don Ray Roberts Bily R. Gallowas Bird St West Texas Hospital Chevrolet de Butler Rt 2 Laut Clinic Manuel Garcia Ajax ‘Rooting Co Pancho Hernandez Zenith Libbock Paul Edward Kuykendall Colxate Taylor Hospital Datrolman Downey Carroll Methodist” Hospital Merchants Motor Lines Afr Joseph EA Jameson Blat St West ‘Texas Hospital Straus-Frank Co Dutt Greene Reese Air Force Base Here

Hockley Move Allows 25 Transfers From Whitharral District

State Education Commissioner J W Edgar upheld the Hockley County board action approving 25 children to transfer from Whitharral Independent School District to nearby Levelland Littlefield and Anton. He said further study was needed on two more transfers while Whitharral officials warned the move would reduce attendance and state aid.

Elgar Hockley Levelland Whitharral School Edgar Pettit Area Austin Willie J. Ivey Pettit Hockley County School

Harlem riots loom as King arrives to avert new clashes

Dr Martin Luther King Jr arrives in New York on a mission to calm escalating Harlem racial violence. A New York police shift reassigns Black and white sergeants to Harlem to ease tensions as civil rights leaders call for civilian review of police brutality and the dismissal of Police Commissioner Murphy.

New York Dr. Mar

Williams pushes disclosure plan after Baker fallout

Senators HAN and Williams push a plan requiring members and certain staff to list major outside holdings, with income tax forms to a Senate watchdog committee. Baker was found guilty of gross improprieties amid a seven month Rules Committee inquiry, and left after outside business ties surfaced. Williams cited a $5,000 check to expedite a bank charter, routed through Baker to an unnamed lobbyist.

Williams Senate Committee Baker Senate Washington Redwood National Bank San Rafael Calif Rules Committee

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