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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1964
Page
5
Reports from Alaska military installations say Anchorage's main street is flattened and disaster spreads across the 49th state. Andy Lipscombe, Yukon command chief, told Governor Lipscombe in a Juneau telephone briefing that the attack or event caused extensive damage and potential statewide impact.
A BA jet bomber crashed into a barn near Jacksonville Arkansas, killing four airmen and one or both boys playing nearby. One boy Richard Buller 3 died on arrival. Gary Davenport 19 was in critical condition. Co pilot Lt J V Christian of Dallas ejected and died. Other crew included Lt Col Richard W Hotdis Providence Rhode Island and Lt M B Keller Atlanta.
Millions watched as Japan and the United States conducted the first live two way television transmission via satellite. Each country aired five minutes of pictures from Tokyo at night to Washington and Washington to Tokyo, with ABC carrying the live feed from 2:18 to 2:28 a.m. EST. Other networks taped the event for later airing.
Birmingham police set extensive security for Billy Graham outdoor service at Legion Field expecting 30,000 or more attendees. Chief Jamie Moore said all officers will be on duty with a 3,000-voice choir and 1,000-member ushering staff deployed to manage the crowd as delegations from across Alabama attend.
At a southern Fort Worth tavern, Ray White, 33, was shot in the chest and died at hospital while John Marth Sullivan, 32, was shot in the face and listed in critical condition. Patrons described a man approaching the bar before firing. Police continue investigation.
Mrs. Alex Alpers watched her husband and two daughters prepare breakfast before he drove off for a tour of Israel. The car crash on North College Ave left the driver of the other vehicle missing, and Fraziey was hospitalized with injuries. In Washington, General Douglas MacArthur showed slight improvement as he fights a lung infection after recent major surgeries.
Prices for silver dollars surge as collectors flock to coins minted in the 1880s. The Treasury keeps three million cartwheels in vaults, halting new minting. Dealers report strong demand, with some selling thousands. experts warn the market remains highly speculative and risks mispricing. Government aims to delay disposal, Congress may decide.
The U S freighter Mormacpine with at least one fire-ravaged hold reached St George s Harbor Bermuda after dispatching for help 140 miles south southwest of Bermuda Coast Guard cutter Half Moon aided the stricken ship as Bermuda Fire Commissioner Martin Grimes and his team stood by with special equipment on a pilot boat to meet the vessel.
A Texas redistricting dispute unfolds with Johnson and Brown debating population baselines and court-ordered relief from an October order. The panel considers multistate implications, hearings in Austin and major cities, and potential expansion of Congress in Harris Dallas Tarrant and Bexar counties while timing gaps for primaries loom.
GOP senator backs Fulbright view criticizes current course as secretaries outline shifts toward new foreign policy concepts. Aiken supports negotiations with Panama and warns expansion into North Vietnam could draw Red China directly, risking nuclear escalation.
Hale County deputies held six suspects in Plainview Friday after an overnight rash of burglaries across Plainview Petersburg Habence Abernathy and Lub ide. Cars tires and $14 in cash plus bonds and papers were stolen from a Petersburg service station. Suspects Daniel Hernandez Floydada Frank Gonzales George Atrebala Epifanio Bela Pancho Rincon Domingo Bela and Carl Sylvester Neal were arrested in Plainview and linked to Hale Center Abernathy and other breaks. Bonds not set. charges prepared by the district attorney in Plainview. Deputies J B Douglas and Ed Taylor and others arrested the suspects in Lubbock.
Lynn Rein, 23, a Wenatchee mother, and her stepfather Robert Kitts were rescued after a mountain crash near Easton Washington. Rein shielded her two children Michele 3 and Christine 7 from the cold as the engine failed and the plane went down. The father was killed in the crash as rescue crews reached the site and airlifted the survivors toward Seattle.
Mrs Rein recalls a perilous midair scare from a broken radio and a forced ditching. The family huddled in a suitcase during the cold night while searchers found and rescued them.
The report blends personal news of births and family relief with wartime updates. Officials and families react to a soldier’s release near Gardelegen and hospital care in Germany while Ethiopian and Somali forces clash anew near Addis Ababa, signaling ongoing regional conflict and civilian hardship.
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