24 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1966
Page
1
Ey es a ah ubbock reports South Plains Jr. Livestock Show winds down with a top steer auction fetching 2088 dollars. The page also notes local civic items and varied sections across the issue with scattered OCR fragments and brief notices.
A blizzard crippled the upper Midwest killing at least 23, with four Nebraska deaths near Greeley and Hewitt areas. Snow and wind formed impassable drifts. power lines failed and schools closed. Victims included Omaha salesman Charles W. Martin and four Cuming County officials. Nebraska’s Gerald Spece Mildengart Ner, 45, was among the dead. Governor activated emergency center as storms lingered across Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Wisconsin.
In a fiery sermon Billy Graham warns of Armageddon like fires in nature and society. He cites population growth, wealth gaps, and rising rebellion as threats. He warns humanity faces profound moral and policy challenges and questions if will and compassion exist to cope.
Cold air breaks Friday with a milder trend in the South Plains as forecasts from the US Weather Bureau at Luther Mumeper Airport predict rising temperatures after a brisk spell. Winds ease, sunshine returns, and Panhandle areas expect lows near 15 degrees followed by a warmer afternoon.
A World News dispatch reports Moscow and Peking trading denunciations over Viet Nam policy. The Soviet Central Committee denounces Chinese rebuff as a step back, while Beijing accuses Moscow of collusion with the United States and Pentagon spending. The article notes Senate passage of a $151 billion Vietnam bill and mentions a separate UN delegation issue.
House and Senate sign off on Viet Nam spending, forging a budget accord aimed at funding wartime efforts and related programs while signaling congressional consensus.
A satirical report notes New York Mayor John Lindsay facing pressure over National Pickle Week. Pickle Packers International and local union leaders mock his handling while City Hall cites public ceremonies and a wave of themed observances, signaling political friction amid municipal events.
Council considers removing all parking on 19th Street between Avenues A and X amid a tense 10 hour hearing. Bruce Kattman led a protest with about 300 supporters predicting bankruptcy for 18 nearby businesses if the measure passes. Also on the agenda is a seven story dormitory on College Avenue with a 77 car garage, valued at about 5 million dollars for 1,008 students, as residents protest street improvements and widening projects.
Cypress Drive residents led by Mahon protested widening and curb improvements from Adrian Street to Bradley Street citing adequate conditions. About 35 attended an alley improvement discussion with James E. West, Mrs RW Neal Jr, WOW Anthony, JW Simpson and Charles McAdam among attendees. The issue appeared on the council page for further discussion.
In Ay Tha Gawnetated Jess QULLERTON California a minister and his Protestant chaplain wife at California State College say they must give up the Negro orphan they adopted nearly a year ago. Friends warned them no, but harassment and threats intensified. The Cohens, white with four own children, moved to Los Angeles suburb in July with David, 2. They faced open resentment and fear as they planned to finalize adoption next month. They now seek safety and relief from the personal harassment that made keeping David untenable.
Two robbery suspects were tracked from Wichita Falls to Fort Worth and then believed headed toward Lubbock. John P. Garrett 23, a former Reese Air Force Base airman, evaded a large pursuit after stealing a car in Wichita Falls and fleeing the city with hiding efforts by helicopters and ground units.
Washington action drew opposition from Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr who urged a House subcommittee to reject a proposed uniformity bill for interstate business taxation. He warned it would invite federal interference in state tax levies, while supporters from Anderson Clayton & Co argued income earned abroad by subsidiaries should not be taxed to any one state. Several Texas officials and business groups backed Carr’s stance, saying the measure would empower the federal government to control state finances. Arrests in North Texas holdups were reported in separate notes.
President Johnson declared the United States will push for a strong, united North Atlantic defense, seeking consultation with France amid Charles de Gaulle’s threat to withdraw. He outlined Washington’s position to foreign service officers, stressing deterrence and credibility while signaling openness to France’s eventual return to shared tasks within NATO.
Weather map page reports variable cloudiness and warmer daytime. Forecast highs near 60s and night lows around 33. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph with mild evening conditions observed.
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