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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1965
Page
4
Reporters and thousands follow the Voskhod 2 mission as cosmonaut Leonov exits the airlock. The craft and suit appear to function normally while observers in Germany Britain and elsewhere speculate on future space stations and manned spaceflight milestones.
A fragmented report covers events from a rodeo and a cosmonaut broadcast. Brezhnev lauds achievements while officials note steer wrestling results and a planned march. The piece mentions Nathan Haley and Jim Painter among competitors and calls for volunteers for future events.
European papers view Leonov's space milestone as a stark warning to the United States. Analysts note the Soviet program gains urgency with a planned manned moon flight while U S efforts pace itself amid calls for speed and safety.
Reports laud Leo Nov's space swim as nations broadcast footage across West Europe. British and Italian papers splash front pages with astronaut images and comments calling it a historic, sensational spectacle. In Ro me the edition leads with space coverage while newspaper youth and sports reports share rodeo results and regional events.
Dr. Travis A. White, former minister and Midwestern University figure, was reported in good condition and confined to bed in Wichita hospital. Officials plan protection as about 200 white segregationists with Confederate flags confronted civil rights marchers on Capitol Street in Wichita Falls.
Johnson answers Wallace by statement demanding parade permits be applied for and granted. The issue notes that demonstration authorization was agreed upon, with positions outlined in the issued statement.
A male caller with a husky voice warned of a bomb at the Texas Capitol hours after the House and Senate adjourned. Statehouse staff were evacuated as a brisk search yielded no device, and police suspected the call used a loudspeaker system as the background noise.
LAMESA Special reports Harry Bruner was elected Thursday as the new officer of Rain Inc. in a local ceremony. The event crowned Bruner to lead operations for the upcoming season.
D. M. McEachern of San Antonio received a meritorious service certificate from the USDA Plant Pest Control division for coordinating the area boll weevil program. The award credits the program as one of the nation’s top insect control efforts. McEachern, with 45 years at USDA, arrived in Texas in 1920 to work on pink bollworm control and related initiatives.
A winter storm winds up to 30 mph spread snow into Tucumcari Clovis and along the New Mexico border and into Texas as far as Childress and Vernon. Courts labeled ineffective on Negro voting rights. Attorney General Katzenbach pledges a bill to cure this. A city report notes a critical injury from a street accident while a protester bonds dispute and a midnight standoff are described.
A Treasury statement discusses gold supply from the United States and a remaining 81.5 million dollars converted amid wartime finance. It notes France and ongoing international financial transactions shaping dollar requirements during the period.
The legislature states remaining French dollar supplies equal the French official debt to the United States and Canada plus working balances. France owes the U S 597 million from the Marshall Plan debt and Canowees vanain Ada is owed 62 million. Connally notes the working balance revision places the amount between 300 and 400 million. The report also mentions weather updates and TB health concerns amidst unrelated notes on trains and public programs.
A distorted item notes a Senate bill to establish eight new state schools for the mentally retarded. It references cost estimates from several figures and mentions debates over a gold standard and foreign exchange concepts.
A partial, unclear quote discusses chemical control advantages over methyl para compounds and a speaker noting a comparative gain. The text lacks clear entities, dates, or actions to expand with specifics.
In Cleveland, White police clashed with Black students and spectators at Collinwood High School as fears of integration erupted. About 500 Negro and 1,000 white students entered the building. chairs and clubs were wielded, and an overnight street disorder followed. City officials mobilized for stability after weekend clashes and a fatal earlier incident.
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