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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1964
Page
1
A regional note discusses a crop outlook with a legend about predicting dryland yields. The column cites Tor Holden of 3518 38th Street and notes a wind-based test conducted at sunrise on March 22 to gauge whether crops will be bumper.
Houston lawyer Percy Foreman expressed cautious optimism about reversing Jack Ruby’s death sentence after a 24 hour jail conference with Ruby and advisers Joe Tonahill and Phil Burleson. The meeting outlined a potential new trial strategy focusing on Ruby being tried too soon after the Oswald slaying.
A Liberian cargo ship Beth caught fire in the Caribbean near San Juan Puerto Rico. The 299 foot vessel en route from Port Arthur Texas to Martinique burned in a fuel fed blaze. Survivors include master George Markakis and chief engineer Alexander Markakis, brothers of owner Andreas Markakis of New York, all reported in good condition.
At Texas Tech Tech Union Ballroom about 500 parents and friends watched 300 students honored for scholarship readership and athletics during a recognition service. Dr R Robert C Goodwin urged personal development of heart mind and spirit as the chief reward of college life. Twelve top ranking students were named from various schools led by John Baumgardner Harold Black Austin Lee Foote Mary Alice Terry and others.
Western financed steel towns in eastern India see at least 100 dead amid communal violence between Hindus and Muslims. About 40 Americans and Britons evacuate to Calcutta by air while 1,500 paramilitary troops restore order. At Jamshedpur, adjoining violence sinks the death toll further.
A Malaysian Comet jet carrying 70 aboard from Hong Kong and Bangkok crashed at Paya Lebar Airport Singapore with no fatalities. Seventeen passengers were slightly injured after the right wing burst into flames and tore off on landing.
A Sunday afternoon crash near Woodrow left three dead and three injured, all in critical condition. Vehicles driven by Mel Samuels of Dumas and Richard M. McNeill of Lubbock collided as McNeill attempted a left turn into a private driveway. Mrs. Bobbie Sue Coleman and Mrs. Cardiol died on arrival. the other injured were taken to Methodist Hospital by Rix Funeral Home ambulances. The incident occurred about 12:20 pm two miles south of Woodrow on Highway 87.
Police contend the Sheraton Plaza lobby riot erupted as fans surged toward Liz Taylor and Richard Burton. Miss Taylor suffered neck strain and contusions while fans tore at clothing and hair. Barton tried to shield them and a doctor treated her on site. Burton filed a complaint with the price commissioner later.
A damaged newspaper fragment mentions a public sale action with partial details and readable names of local officials.
State Department official Dean Rusk said the Soviet Union would likely return the two missing F lie rs soon as the three fliers shot down near East Germany on March 10 are accounted for. The crew included Capt. David J. Rolland and Lt. Melvin J. Kester. navigator Lt. Hisako W. Welet parachuted to safety.
A major snow storm moved across the Rockies and Utah with heavy snowfall and avalanche warnings. Roads in the Wasatch near Salt Lake City closed as a potent system pushed eastward with blizzard conditions and frigid air across Nevada Idaho Montana and the northern plains.
Fragment of a devotional prayer expresses a plea to God for guidance from the heart and soul. It asks for heavenly aid to overcome personal limits and to stay steadfast in service, attributed to Mrs. Lester Orr Liiefiedd.
Cambodian officials demanded a formal apology and reparations from the United States after a South Vietnamese attack on a Cambodian village. Washington declined comment while Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Khanh expressed regret and protection of a subsequent strike. Cambodian leaders pressed for a postponement of talks with a South Vietnamese delegation amid rising tensions.
Seven people die in a high speed crash near Needles California on a curve late Saturday night. A car allegedly traveling at excessive speed left the road and struck a stone marker and concrete enclosure causing total destruction. Police report the vehicle was moving at 100 miles per hour and the seven occupants were camping nearby when tragedy struck. Local officials note debris and damaged markers at the scene 40 miles south of the town.
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