25 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1966
Page
1
Aircraft maker announces a warning device to alert pilots 1 mile apart and provide evasive action based on time delay signals. It gives a second warning to converging planes at high speeds and beeps to cue pilots to adjust course.
French sources say Charles de Gaulle will ignore Johnson appeals and press France’s withdrawal from NATO. A detailed timetable and expulsion of Allied bases are anticipated as replies to joint memorandums are awaited, with the decision likely within one to three weeks.
Brock city officials propose a partial parking ban pause to ease a traffic surge along 1th Street. The plan envisions two moving traffic lanes, with Burr directing curb changes and left turn lanes while balancing business concerns and safety.
A gunman who held a couple hostage for eight hours in Oregon during a tense standoff with police shot himself to death. During the siege in Springfield the suspect wounded a patrolman and fired at officers before detaining a driver and rooms full of hostages. Plumes of tear gas were fired as police sealed the home and the man was killed as hospital reports described his condition and a woman suffered injuries.
In FPWIN Falls Idaho a group of youths played with a home made rocket using a pen shell and gunpowder. Timothy McMillan was struck in the chest by a fragment and rushed to doctors. he is on the road to recovery as the incident is investigated.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses civilization and consumer goods like cars, refrigerators, and televisions while referencing controversial figures and quotes. The text hints at contrasts between material progress and human behavior amidst a broader media context.
The Supreme Court ruled Virginia's poll tax unconstitutional, ruling any tax tied to voter payment as an illegal electoral standard. The decision cites equal protection concerns and warns against wealth as a condition for voting, impacting Texas Mississippi and Alabama poll tax practices as well.
The Virsima poll tax of 1.50 yearly is reviewed by the U S Supreme Court after an appeal by five Negroes challenging a federal court ruling in Alexandria Virginia upholding the tax. Justices Huey J. Vkvek Dustin Hue J. Vkvek and John M. Harken file dissenting opinions while Bolter Stewset joins. Black agrees with the majority on the constitutional grounds but objects to the outcome. The majority relies on the Fourteenth Amendment prohibiting deprivation of life liberty or property without due process. Page 10
Talia Elkins is found shot to death in the dining area of her home shortly after 2 pm Thursday. A 22 caliber automatic pistol and a shell are recovered near the body. Her infant daughter Janie is unharmed in a playpen. Justice of the Peace Dot Northcutt postponed verdict pending further investigation. Deputy Karl Calhoun notes the chest wound is fatal. Myrtle Grantham, a close friend, reported the telephone scream.
A lone bandit robbed a Security National Bank drive-in of 100 dollars and fled in a car abandoned blocks away as a broad manhunt ensued. Local and state officers including FBI agents, Lubbock police, sheriffs, and Texas Highway Patrol searched the Hub City region for the tan male suspect described by a teller.
Mrs Connie Guerry, who spotted a getaway car and driver in an armed bank robbery near 120 E 35th St, later recognized the vehicle by license number after police broadcast details. She fears for her 11 year old daughter as the criminal element remains active in the neighborhood. Police urged witnesses to come forward as the investigation continues.
The Christian Reformed Church League tried to rent space in O'Hare terminal to sell Bibles, arguing passengers have access to bars and lounges. Chicago Aviation Commissioner Downes refused, fearing a flood of space requests, with a reconsideration possible.
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