15 Jun 1966
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1966
Page
1
Van McVay of the Citizens Traffic Council told the board Loop 289 is far more hazardous than average Lubbock streets. He cited 15 deaths and numerous injuries on the loop since its construction began, with fatalities 156.3 times and injuries 10.7 times higher than acceptable levels.
Riot police clashed with Buddhist demonstrators in Saigon injuring about 70 people, including American reporters. Tear gas was used as crowds protested Ky government moves and threats of a civilian government delay. Newsmen suffered beatings as photographers had their equipment targeted during the unrest.
Delegates from Area 350 gather in Lubbock for the 43rd annual Texas postal clerks convention. Trustees consider broader hiring to include more Spanish speaking teachers as part of the agenda.
An official from the Texas Association of Insurance Agents forecast a roughly 7 percent auto insurance rate increase in Texas effective August 1 as the State Board of Insurance prepares hearings. Board Chairman William Hunter McLean cited inflation and rising accident rates as drivers, while officials discussed a possible assigned risk plan and new rating methods.
Mayor warns Homebuilders Association that the city must obtain federal funds or risk falling behind as nearly 200 cities compete for limited aid. He urges seeking income tax dollars sent to Washington and returning some to Mesica to support major improvements.
Reporter Raymond Holbrook Allas profiles a barber college as a last refuge from rising living costs. The piece recalls a student barber fixing a patron’s head while faculty critique and demonstrate techniques, illustrating social perceptions and nerve in entering a beauty trade education.
In West Texas at The Yellow House on XIT land, rancher George White demonstrated an electric branding technique using a copper iron cooled with dry ice to stamp cattle. The method eliminates fire, smoke, and burns, giving the pens a clinical scent and a surgeonlike air as the process marks livestock.
Destructive hail and heavy rains swept the Panhandle to the South Plains with two reported tornadoes near Pampa. Hail stones up to nine inches circled Pampa as farms near Canadian and Dumas were pelted. river levels rose along the Canadian River.
NASA plans a July 12 to July 18 window to launch an 850 pound Lunar Orbiter spacecraft to orbit the moon within 28 miles of its crust. The mission aims to photograph Surveyor 1’s landing area for topography and potential Apollo site data while measuring near moon radiation and micrometeoroids.
In a chaotic primary, Frank Hollings led early in South Carolina as he pursued the Senate seat left by Olin Johnston. Russell trailed after a weak early count as Percy dominated Illinois. Bradley Morrah of Greenville won the Democratic bid for the other Senate seat, while Thurmond’s seat remained with the Republican incumbent.
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers possible later in the day and night. Highs near the mid 90s, lows in the middle 70s. Winds from the southeast. Humidity high, heat index rising this afternoon.
Private detective John W Leon testified before a Senate subcommittee about a DIY kit called the 10 Day Blitz that monitors a home. He claimed it records phone calls and activity in rooms and the family car, helping spouses check on each other and noting a shift from wives to husbands as clients.
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