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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1965
Page
8
An account of a Selma protest where marches were halted as authorities clamped down on sympathizers. The report cites police action, crowd scenes, and statements from officials about maintaining order during the demonstrations. It notes involvement of notable figures and references broader civil rights tensions across multiple southern cities.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a Chamber GTB and 13 Tabinek with garbled phrases. It references names like Salma and Cheinman and notes a committee state but lacks clear actions, dates, or outcomes to summarize.
A Texas banking probe alleges misconduct connected to multiple bank failures. Witnesses described improper practices and internal failures as investigators review regulatory lapses and potential accountability.
A garbled OCR fragment references a court or legal matter with names like John and Crog, a sale of property or medicine, and a Senate subcommittees context. The text mentions a sale price around 458000 and a possible discussion of governance or legal actions.
A garbled report on a spelling bee notes the labored spelling by students and teachers, identifying top spellers and their schools, with mention of the May 1 county contest and a trip prize to Washington for the winner.
New York AP reports traffic commissioner Hene Barnes urged new recruits to avoid cigars on the beat to win friends, saying do not even take a cigar. The note contrasts with a separate California export wood survey showing 1963 shipments valued around 1.5 billion dollars, with New York second at 14 billion.
A vivid, if fragmentary, account of a Lenten guidepost gathering where congregants confront drinking and addiction. The scene centers on ministers, elderly leaders, and a hostile interruption that erupts into a tense confrontation about drinking, forgiveness, and communal reform.
A fragmentary report from Austin cites officials discussing a proposed teaching hospital tied to the Tech medical school project in Lubbock. Cost estimates near 330 million include local and state funding, with expectations up to 20 surrounding counties joining the hospital complex serving up to a million people.
A garbled Asia flash notes Chinese air force and navy limits, MIGs and subs, plus U S 7th fleet concerns. It mentions petroleum shortages hindering pilots and parts, then shifts to electronics gains in Colmar and farm reports in Des Moines Iowa with 1969 and 1970 sales figures and farm trends.
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