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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1965
Page
5
Democrat from Mississippi says the push to cut procedure will send the general voting rights bill to the committee. Senator Fulbright backs voting rights. expectation of support grows. Observers doubt a long southern filibuster this time, though a token filibuster remains possible.
Judd in a page one speech warned of three main global conflicts, highlighted divisions among Western powers, and urged reunification of North Atlantic strong states. He contrasted Lenin Trotsky Stalin with Khrushchev, urged facing facts and defending U S resolve in Viet Nam as a test of national existence.
FBI opened an inquiry into the Montgomery incident as Sheriff Mac Sim Butler led about 10 horsemen to disperse two groups across the street from the crowd. Crosland reported the dispersal order, while City Police Chief Marvin Stanley denied any official order from the police. Five horses were injured in the melee amid conflicting accounts of responsibility.
At the three day county fair exhibition in O'Donnell and surrounding towns the top barrow honors went to a hog bred by H R Bryant and Sons of Seminole with a runner up from Monte Griffin of Lamesa. Renny capped a season of grand championships at multiple shows. Officials expect a sale of about 140 lambs 1530 steers and 180 barrows at the fairgrounds with Bozeman auctioneers handling the fast sale.
Henry E. High, 38, admitted to Methodist Hospital with a leg fracture after a two vehicle collision blamed on strong wind gusts. Police cited gusts up to 60 miles an hour and swirling dust reducing visibility along the New Mexico border. Weather reports noted dust and tornado alerts across Texas towns, with hail and high winds in Fort Worth suburbs and many Texas locales.
Tekels Av offers reserve seats with child discounts from Thursday to Saturday at 1.25 for kids and 1.75 for students. The rodeo features a trained buffalo owned by LaRue Olson of Whitewood SC called the Jumping Jets and two trained horse acts. Sen Clem McSpadden of Novata OK is expected to arrive by air and may be detained by Oklahoma Legislature officials this afternoon.
The town Rotary Club hosted its annual Ladies Night at the Lubbock County Club with wives and guests enjoying a spice filled evening of laughter and homey advice. Dr. Jarvis spoke on rebel habits and the question what's in it for me, while West Texas host and speaker Bernie Howell provided dinner music and Miss Mary Alice Hangen led harp and piano. George Gilkerson introduced the speaker and Bob Nash served as master of ceremonies.
Hobbs officials announce a five member board of directors to oversee the new New Mexico Junior College location. The group is tasked with governing the college and guiding its early operations.
The Gris som Young mission will feature two orbital changes and first time U S ability to steer to a planned landing. Cmdr Walter M Schirra Jr and Maj Thomas P Stafford serve as backup crew. Grissom plans a heads down reentry to increase heat shield exposure and lift. Landing target is Atlantic Ocean about 70 miles northeast of Grand Turk Island with recovery ships nearby.
The text records a birth and family details including a birth of a child named Manday or Mandear, with weights and times cited. It mentions De Pepper Bottling and a hospital reference as well as a father described as a farmer.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill to raise license fees for beer and wine wholesalers. Debate touched on construction of new schools and state statutes of limitations. Amendments aimed at clarifying fraud penalties and protecting legitimate buyers were discussed before the measure stalled.
A one-year-old child spent days in the hospital the previous week recovering from alcohol exposure after consuming gin, highlighting risks of unsupervised access to spirits in the home.
Eight year old Phyllis Don Land daughter of Mr and Mrs Phillip Land of 3714 28th St injured seriously when struck by a car at 28th St and Memphis Ave. She was thrown to the pavement and admitted to Methodist Hospital in intensive care. The incident followed a yard accident that hurled her 85 feet to the east.
Police logged incidents including a planned loss of a firearm and boy’s glasses at 2608 Birch Street and a theft of a girl’s glasses and billfold at 25 Birch Street. Prowlers ransacked the Robert H. Cole residence at 805 East 25th Street and fled with a BB gun. Several stolen vehicles were noted nearby.
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