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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1964
Page
5
Reports describe tornado activity along the Texas New Mexico line with late night showers and strong rainfall. Weather Bureau notes ongoing showers to the west as the system moves through the area.
A severe storm line moved across southeastern New Mexico into Texas, causing high winds and heavy rains. Bailey County sheriff’s officers checked three farms with no ground touches, and U.S. Highway 84 and U.S. 70 were temporarily closed as water flooded roads around Muleshoe and Sudan. Lubbock power failed at the municipal reservoir and a rain gauge proved inadequate. Clovis recorded 0.95 inch of rainfall, with Curry County declared a drought disaster area, while Farwell and Dimmitt saw twisters and hail amid fresh rainfall totals.
Rain and wind disrupted travel from Amarillo to West Texas with heavy showers across the plains. Texas storms dropped up to 2.80 inches in 24 hours at Robert Lee while Amarillo saw .18 inches. rain extended to Abilene and Wichita Falls. In Laos U S reconnaissance and fighter escorts continued amid reports of civil unrest and border clashes with the Pathet Lao and Red China.
A torn OCR page records multiple birth announcements with scant details. Names include families such as Savoye, Stark, Howitt, Duran, Loy, Bass, Gunjando, Moreno and others, with varying weights and times. The fragmentary text also mentions occupations and employers in passing.
Washington AP reports Goldwater gains momentum toward the Republican presidential nomination as Gov. Scranton announces his own run. First ballot votes total 582 with 93 needed, including gains from Missouri Maryland Kentucky Virginia Texas Utah Idaho and shifts in Pennsylvania.
Prominent Republicans including Dwight D. Eisenhower and Henry Cabot Lodge welcomed Gov. Scranton as a candidate in the race. Keating and Romney urged open convention leadership while others warned divisions remain. Delegates and supporters weigh Scranton’s impact on the Goldwater Rockefeler faction and potential open convention outcome.
The Public Health Service approved a $32 940 grant for Lubbock County Health Department to aid migratory workers health education sanitation and nursing statewide. Rep George Mahon and Sen Ralph Yarborough were notified. A separate $78 105 grant funds Texas Health Department for state wide migrant health programs.
Scranton argues against dumping Lincoln from the party and calls for a progressive America with civil rights for all, jobs growth, and unemployment solutions. He criticizes alleged quick solutions and urges loyalty to a century old party amid contemporary pressures.
An East Berlin doctor and his family fled with aid from a friend in West Berlin, driving toward the French sector through barricades of barbed wire while under a storm of submachine gun fire. The daylight exit is described as one of the era's dramatic escapes amid the wall and wire controls.
In a tense Senate session, Republican leaders urged passage of civil rights measures. Dirksen defends the bill while Russell warns against amendments that could gut it. Rockefeller and Eisenhower send signals on strategy as Scranton weighs his candidacy and delegate votes.
The record shows a slow voting day with delays from debates and repeated calls for quorum. Governor urged unity as Senator Scranton replied that he will be vigorous on issues and silent on personalities. Police and investigators reported a 20 minute halt as Tempers flared over arrest of McDonald.
In a speech Scranton pledges a broad crusade against liberalism and aims for a sweeping November victory. He vows to rebuild the party in years ahead while denying a formal endorsement, after talks with Eisenhower who urges an open convention and cautions flexibility.
Nearly 400 white segregationists marched peacefully through a Negro section of St. Augustine. Negro men cleared streets and kept trouble away at a bar. State officials petitioned federal court to reinstate a police ban on night marches by Negroes. hearing set in Jacksonville.
The report describes a tense event in Ralls with a man saying the assailants fled after a nighttime clash near the First Baptist Church. One person was hurt as Ku Klux Klan members reportedly dispersed without further violence. Leader J B Stoner is named, and Dr Martin Luther King is referenced in relation to efforts to stop violence.
Floods and landslides in central Colombia near a city of 27 000 residents have claimed ten lives. Survivors include a wife and several children. A separate report notes a gun battle in California and FBI pursuit of fugitives, including a listed suspect Zavada.
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