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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
5
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Benton and a Rus American republic under control, referencing internal security purposes. The readable parts are too incomplete to determine a clear event, date, or entity beyond these hints.
U S Army Rangers endured heavy Viet Cong fire near Saigon Saturday forcing withdrawal after a battle in which over 100 enemy dead and seven soldiers wounded were reported. A U S helicopter wreckage and dog tags were found amid the debris. Meanwhile political shifts in Saigon surfaced with Brig Gen Nguyen Cao Ky likely to head a new war cabinet as the leadership committee seeks to restore order and weed out corruption.
Vice President and astronauts greeted crowds in Chicago as officials staged a civic parade. McDivitt and White attended school events at McCormick Place answering questions about space and education while spectators cheered along Michigan Avenue.
Harold Banks of 3101 27th St was elected president of the Sales and Marketing Executives Club of Lubbock and installed with other new officers for the year at the Cocoa Palace. Outgoing president Bull Tinney also noted. New officers include Dr John Ryan J T Watt Jr Terry Condrey Kenneth Leslie as vice presidents. Mark Beavery as secretary treasurer. Bill Pittman and Jim Rosson as board members.
Seagraves crowd of about 1,500 attended the final night of the Gaines County annual rodeo. The event, following Thursday’s opening, brought total attendance to around 5,000 as winners were announced for events including saddle beam and other steer riding.
A fragment describes animals moving through the Seaway, hailed as a historic first for wildlife passage in the region. The text mentions La Seaway and notes the unusual journey as a notable event in local lore.
Washington officials denied a report that the United States threatened Red China with nuclear attack over a diversionary assault against South Korea. They said no warning was given to the Chinese Red via any official channel.
World renowned news analyst Hans Kaltenborn, veteran radio figure and former CBS NBC correspondent, died at 86. He reported from battlefronts in Europe Africa and the Pacific and later hosted broadcasts from Long Island estate. He left a wife and two children in New York.
Rain and flood waters inundated areas from Sanderson to Topeka and Paola as four inches of rain fell in places. The Marais de Cynges River valley flooded roads and two inch downpours with hail were reported across Oklahoma and the South, while northern states logged record low temperatures. The South Plains forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with 90s temperatures and little moisture.
Two Nevada lawmen helped pursue and capture the killer of a Texas resident, delivering a jawing account of the chase. Sheriff Eddy and Officer Giordano were honored in Lubbock and Crosbyton with tours of Texas Tech and oil mills, plus a Jaycee luncheon tribute.
West Los Angeles police and UPI report Judy Garland, 43, remains in early satisfactory condition at a private neuropsychiatric institute after an emotional upset. She was admitted by ambulance from UCLA for treatment and will stay several more days. She had canceled a nightclub engagement in Las Vegas after an illness earlier this month.
Former Ecuadorian President Jose Velasco Ibarra vows to return to the country in February 1966 to pursue the presidency. He announced the move from Buenos Aires where he currently resides.
President Johnson hosted a White House Arts Festival praising American culture while some guests voiced criticism of his Vietnam policy. Notable figures including Dwight MacDonald and Thomas Hess circulated a critical statement, and author John Hersey spoke on the dangers of escalating violence.
Several local couples welcome newborns with weights ranging from pounds to ounces. Recipients include children born at Hillcrest Hospital and near West Texas bases, with fathers employed at Texas Tech, American Beauty Macarend Co, and service stations. Details note birth times and parental occupations.
Police report multiple incidents including a Lub bock home ransacked with a movie camera radio and telescope missing. Theft of tools valued at 50 to 75 dollars at Seristanss Used Furniture and damaged doors noted at Osborne Realtors.
The Rev Gene Hawkins has been invited to preach in the Trans Pacific Evangeliatic Crusade. He is scheduled to speak in Newcha on the upcoming crusade calendar.
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