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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1964

Page

5

Protection for Pilots Delayed Dangers in Unarmed Recon Flights

The paper notes that unarmed American reconnaissance planes over Laos and Vietnam faced shoot downs and argues the course should have included fighter escorts from the start. It blasts policy makers in State and Defense for forcing personnel into danger without defense, calling the stance criminal and urging no more delays.

Laos Washington Lans Taos Viet Nam Korea

W P Hobby Dies At 86 Former Governor and Publisher

W P Hobby longtime Texas public figure and owner of the Houston Post died in Houston at 86 after a long illness. He began as a reporter in 1895 and rose to control the Post in 1939. He served as lieutenant governor in 1915 and governor from 1917 after Ferguson’s impeachment. He won reelection in 1918. He was known for ability, integrity, and civic leadership.

Texas W. P. Hobby Houston Houston Post Hobby The James E. Ferguson Merguson

Vexing Lingo and Teen Talk Highlight Language Debate

The National Geographic Society cites about 3000 languages and dialects worldwide, noting many isolated splinter languages in remote regions. It also mentions teen age speech as a challenging variant for adults to understand, while birth control is deemed less important than managing those already born.

National Geo- Agraphic Society Asia Africa South America

The Day A The South Plai Independent Democratic Paper

An early 1964 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page lists publication details for the morning and Sunday editions, subscription rates, and advertising references. It includes a pledge and notices of circulation in Lubbock Texas with rate cards and internal notes.

the South Plai Wik Cubbock Avalanche-Journal Avalanche Journal Publishing Company, Inc 6Th Stand Ave J. Lubbock Texas National Adpertising Representatives Texas Daily Press League Babe Texas Wi Neaea Wire Amocited Pres Berens Prout Sagittis Chas A. Guyre Mohs Lubbock, Tex

Astronaut Rushworth speaks on X-15 flights and future speeds

Maj. Rushworth and Maj. Bob White discuss X-15 flights reaching 54 000 feet and Mach 6 limits. They describe the flight challenges from rocket boost to tail first landings and note anticipated passenger experience on future supersonic transport with brief zero gravity and high G phases. Malaysia aims to broaden trade.

Bob Considine BW York Ree Hert A. Rushworth USAF National Aeriennuties and Space Administration John Glenn Iack Milietary Maj Rushworth Bob White Eof Staten Bob Ann Air Force Association New York Edwards IMO Europe

A Vagabond's Trail Across Texas

A Dallas lunch table gathers nine Texans as storytellers trade flamboyant tales. A vagabond narrator hints at a story from New Orleans while a pilot discusses new Federal restrictions on cockpit access and hijacking attempts, prompting reactions from nearby passengers.

Kennetil EL. Dixon Allas Dallas

Dirksen's Civil Rights Bill Strategy and Impact

The piece praises Everett Dirksen for guiding a bipartisan civil rights compromise through the Senate. It notes involvement by Mike Mansfield and Hubert Humphrey, cites reforms on public accommodations, jury trials, and federal intervention limits, and credits Dirksen with responsible leadership and political courage.

Mike Mansfield Montana Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Dirksen Senate

Princeton trends favor Republicans in 1944 shift

While Roosevelt carried Illinois in the prior three elections, the state shows a Republican tilt with Dewey ahead in popular support if the election were held now. Lubbock items note city wage refusals, fire department schedule changes, and a new bus line planned by Ray Farmer of Lubbock Bus Company to Mackenzie State Park. Final Tex Tech summer enrollment reaches 903, just shy of last term.

Princeton N. J Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey Dewey Ilinois Fire Department City Commission Ray Farmer Lubbock Bus Company 34Th St Ave. H Mackenzie State Park Lubbock Farmer Hub Jones J. Ray Dickey Marlin R. Smith Jr C. W. Ribble W. B. Price Fred Childress

Bail Bond System Under Fire

Richard Starnes discusses the bail bond system as a long standing injustice in American criminal justice. He argues pretrial freedom should not depend on wealth and highlights how indigent defendants suffer extended jail time while wealthier defendants secure swift release. The piece cites the National Conference on Bail and Criminal Justice and Vera Foundation experiments showing better outcomes with pretrial release and calls for reform.

Richard Starnes Ashington S. Just United States Sth Cicuit J. Shelly Wright District of Columbia National Conference On U.S Robert Kenedy New York Vera Foundation Vera

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