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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1967
Page
4
President Lyndon Johnson backs a congressional inquiry as the surest remedy to street riots noting laws alone cannot prevent tragedy. He stresses the nation must examine how people respond to disturbances to curb violence.
Amid post riot quiet in Detroit the city faced belated fatalities and arson injuries. National figures discuss disaster aid while Johnson pushes urban reform and gun control as riots ripple through multiple cities.
Senate and House leaders commend President Johnson for creating a blue ribbon commission to study city riots and riot control. They expect the panel to be nonpartisan, move quickly, and examine legal decisions, agitators, and underlying social causes in Newark Detroit and other cities.
Lubbock leaders table a second reading on a 20 year Pioneer franchise and a 2 to 3 percent gross receipts tax increase. Mayor Rogers and council debate the city share, with Pioneer plans for a Aug 15 rate hike and possible Sept meter readings.
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith warned that the lawlessness seen in Newark and Detroit could reach Texas, calling rioting and crime a national emergency comparable to Vietnam and the Middle East crisis and blaming it on disregard for the law.
An indictment followed the funeral of a patrolman’s wife after officers speculated burglars beat the couple in their home. The patrolman claims two Black intruders attacked them as they returned from a movie about 11 p.m. A pipe wrapped in tape was cited as the murder weapon. Judge J R Black told the grand jury the case would go to arraignment within 10 days. The patrolman is held without bond in Taylor County Jail.
AUSTIN AP The Texas Water Rights Commission announced the appointment of three members to the Lower Neches Valley Authority based in Beaumont. They are W. F. Weed of Beaumont VA president Josiah Wheat of Woodville and R. J. Metcalf of Port Arthur.
Reports from Turkey describe heavy damage in Karagol where 32 people died as mud and timber homes collapsed. The Erzincan area, near the Anatolian Fault, faces aftershocks and widespread panic as officials mobilize troops, medical aid, and supplies from Ankara.
Scattered storms dumped heavy rainfall across the region with thunderheads reaching about 55 000 feet near six p m and DPS units scanned for turbulence which did not materialize. Hot weather continued with mid 90s highs in Tul Hock and Amarillo reporting 98 degrees. Local showers formed in the Panhandle and Red River country while temperatures remained hot elsewhere.
Mrs Moise Tshombe filed a world habeas corpus petition at the United Nations to secure her husband’s release from Algerian detention. Chicago lawyer Luis Kutner said the appeal was filed with Marc Schreiber who promised consideration. The case cites arbitrary detention and involves Algeria Congo extradition amid a hijacked plane incident.
Price hikes and overseas sourcing drive a popular hair piece from South Korea to Hong Kong and Italy. Mathews reports 25 000 wigs sold this summer to department stores from Boston to Los Angeles at 29 95 each, shipping 500 daily with 1 500 backorders. Buyers include Alabama Vassar Northwestern UCLA Miami Florida football teams and prep schools. New products include mustaches and beards priced 25 or 12 for a handlebar. Continuous production features brush walrus Zapata models and a Vandyke. a Chaplin look was dropped for safety reasons.
In Detroit on West Euclid Street a stray flare from a lit cigarette inside a darkened home triggered shots from police and National Guardsmen. Tonia Blanding, 4, died at the hospital. Valerie Rood and Billy Hood were wounded as residents fled a scene long after a power outage and riots began.
Mr and Mrs Robert Each of Wilson announce the birth of a son weighing ? pounds ? ounces at 9 30 pm Wednesday at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Thomas Bragg Jr of 504 Fifth Street report a daughter born at 2 46 am Thursday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. The fathers are teachers and milk company employee respectively.
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