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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1966
Page
4
New York banks lift the prime to signal higher long term borrowing costs. Houston bankers plan a 0.5 percent rise, with several executives noting increased demand for loans and cautious responses to the wider rate shift.
The council authorizes one way operations on 15th and 16th Streets involving about two miles and debates eliminating angle parking downtown. A March 24 meeting will hear opposition to the parking removal and study more one way street routes to the central business district.
A bride describes a wartime journey with her husband to reunite after travel costs of about 1900 dollars. She mentions hush routes, fear of danger, and a long customs wait in Saigon that tested their resolve.
The discussion centers on whether Wittman can appear on the ballot as a candidate for public office while serving on a university board of trustees. An 1982 opinion suggested state law bars paid employees from holding such positions, but Wittman argues trustees are unpaid. Officials note an opinion does not bind law and debate persists about the election admissibility.
Pedro Navarro, 28, was treated at Mercy Hospital after police said he was stabbed and dumped in Laredo. Doctors Sewed up a knife wound in his heart and Navarro is reported in improved condition with very good survival odds. Mississippi Legislature ratified a presidential secession amendment, becoming the 25th state to do so.
Maj Bernard Fisher, a Kuna Idaho native and father of five, flew into a Viet Cong held landing strip to rescue a downed wingman under heavy fire. Fellow pilots and Special Forces defenders hailed the act as the bravest they have seen. His wife, Mrs Realla Johnson Fisher, awaits his return in June, hoping he comes home safe.
Vincent Gularde of Clifton New Jersey, a 19 year old draftee with a malignant tumor, was operated on at Watson Army Hospital Fort Dix after initial discharge orders. Military officials reversed course due to family and representative requests and plan a month of convalescence.
Kenya orders four embassy diplomats from the Soviet Union Czechoslovakia and China to leave. Two journalists Yuri Kurvitsin and Zdenek Kubes are also expelled. Officials offer no reason for the removals and decline to comment.
Atomic Energy Commission officials said they reserve the right to add to the selections list of feasible locations for the proposed $75 million Soberash machine. Ten cities bid for the present. They testified in Senate hearings that it will take several months to select a final winner after committee recommendations from one academy. The committee has worked since last Sept to pare down to between five and 15 locations in 43 states that survived initial elimination. The Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Amarillo, Lubbock and Odessa area cities are among those noted.
A string of birth notices reports numerous families welcoming newborns at Methodist and West Texas Hospitals. Details include mother and father names, addresses, occupations, hospital names, and birth weights ranging from light to heavy, with times on Thursday services.
Heavy rain and smoke hampered air support as Camp A Shau near Saigon fell after fierce hand to hand combat. Eight Americans died and three helicopters plus a gunship were shot down. Maj. Bernard Fisher rescued a wingman despite heavy enemy fire. Regular offensives continued with pilots pressing strikes despite zero visibility.
Lamesa High School P TA elected 1966 67 officers including Mrs Charles Boaldwin president Mrs Jack Perryman first vice president Mrs Roy Bearden second vice president Mrs Jerry Newbrough secretary treasurers Mrs Wel don Lindsey historian and Al Langford parliamentarian Installation of the incoming officers will be held at a city wide service for all PTA units in May.
Mrs. Robert Abee is named president of the Tahoka Parent-Teacher Association succeeding Allaun Kelley. New officers include A. A. Bray first vice president, Maurice Huffaker second vice president, Kelley third vice president, Mrs. Ralph Heistle secretary, and Robert Thewards treasurer. The officers were announced at Tahoka High School auditorium.
County registration stations near courthouses number 44 with 76 deputy registrars. State officials say assessors may accept bundles of blanks via mail. FBI interviews occurred as registrants predicted varied totals: Travis 2169 new voters by week end, Dallas 12000 in week one, Harris 25000, Bexar 10000, Hidalgo 2010, Cameron 917, with estimates from 5 000 up to 20 000 more if federal registrars arrive.
The account follows Heien alias Vaughn from May 1964 escape from a sewage disposal plant to travel through San Francisco Portland and New York. Heien describes work gains from pants presser to delivery boy and presser before a July 1961 job at Newton cleaning plant. He married Joann, welcomed twins Daniel James and Deborah Susan, and now faces potential new trial though claiming rehabilitation.
Chinese authorities reported widespread casualties and damage in the Singtai region, about 210 miles south of Peking, after a quake struck Tuesday. The quake registered on seismographs in the United States, Japan, and the Soviet Union. The epicenter intensity was estimated near IX on the scale.
Dry and warm weather dominates most of Texas with only occasional showers in the south central and east. South Plains will stay mainly dry and mild with temperatures easing into the mid 70s and a Thursday high of 81, just shy of the all time date record.
Republican leaders in Congress criticize the Johnson administration for fiscal chicanery and inflation in a joint news conference. They demand budget cuts before any tax increases, noting a defense boost and a larger current budget versus last year while disputing the administration's deficit figure.
A New York Supreme Court jury convicted Talmadge Hayer Norman Butler and Thomas Johnson of first degree murder in the assassination of Malcolm X. The nine jurors, including three Black Muslims among the 12, found them guilty after an eight-week trial ending early Friday. Malcolm X was slain at a Manhattan ballroom on February 21, 1965.
Rioting mobs clashed with police and troops in Calcutta and surrounding areas on Thursday night. At least 13 persons were reported killed including a policeman beaten to death as leftist led demonstrators protested India's food shortage, marking a violent climax to days of unrest.
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