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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1966
Page
6
The Texas primary centers on Carr versus Tower with Bill Holl backing Carr and Governor Ballot questions. The vote reflects a reshaped 1940 district map and a large but uneven turnout with free registration expanding eligible voters to about 2.97 million.
A batch of birth notices from area hospitals records newborns for various families. Details include weights from under six pounds to over seven pounds, times of birth in the early morning, and fathers employed in local trades or studying. The notices come from Methodist Hospital West Texas Hospital and Laut Clinic.
In Hayward California Lloyd Green 45 financial secretary Local 1178 was shot in the face during a bitter painters union feud. A previous slaying of Don Wilson San Francisco Local 4 occurred about a month earlier. Authorities offered 410000 in rewards with no arrests. Green had reported threats and implicated rival unionists amid claims tied to efforts to reorganize control of crafts within the international union. The killer fired a double buckshot blast through Green’s office window as he spoke to fellow official Anderson before fleeing.
Lynda Bird Johnson and actor George Hamilton visited Six Flags Over Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth. Secret Service escorted the pair from the park after about 45 minutes as roughly 15 000 people watched. A second brief item mentions Tokyo news on Japan’s plan for a major campaign.
APLES Florida a speeder Billy Keralas told Officer Dampier a blue green light 100 feet across chased him along about 10 miles of the Tamiami Trail before he reached the police station. He admitted speeding 115 mph saying the light followed him.
The article reports a proposed space treaty barring weapons in outer space with strong U S Soviet backing and calls for a global disarmament conference. It notes nations like the United States and Soviet Union have signed, while others have staked claims, and mentions Johnson's health manpower plan and a draft-eligible doctor roster study.
Surviving jumper Walker D Mc Sraw 28 Navy attached to Naval Air Station Lakehurst N J was designated jumpmaster on the flight. The plane carried three Navy jumpers Alva McBride 23 Eldorado Kansas Thomas L Botdorf 21 North Cape May New Jersey Ronald L West 20 Lakehurst and two civilians Scott Benner 17 Boyertown and Howard Millertown Pa. West's parents were listed as Mr and Mrs A F West of Spearman.
A Lubbock High School sophomore deterred four youths attempting a robbery at the L and L service station at 42nd Street and Avenue A. The attendant grabbed a shotgun as the suspects fled after a bottle was grabbed and the register left untouched. Tim Mitchell identified one subject as long-haired with glasses. another had a missing front tooth. No arrests reported Saturday night.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in George Price Funeral Home Chapel for Johnnie Burke Rogers 20 a former Levelland resident who died Saturday afternoon in a Florida nursing facility.
North Oxford School District in Oakland County votes on annexation to Oxford Area Community School District. The last remaining one room schoolhouse serves 23 students from kindergarten to eighth grade since 1837, amid state pressure to consolidate. Speaker Helen Smith notes residents’ mixed feelings about change.
The piece outlines factional clashes in Texas Democratic circles with Yarborough accusing Governor Connally of blocking federal aid and backing Republicans. Yarborough plans resolutions endorsing Great Society and his own candidacy, while Connally supporters push resolutions praising his administration. Some precincts may abstain, but Houston San Antonio and Dallas delegations loom large for the state convention. Allocation of delegates hinges on 1964 votes, with 11 populous counties near a 3129 vote majority.
A ai.year-old Lubbock man died at Methodist Hospital from a knife wound to the throat after a disturbance on Ave B. Aaron Thom 1614 Ave B was wounded in the 1700 block and later died. Detectives held a 6 year-old suspect as murder charges awaited filing.
Services are pending at Singleton Funeral Home for Mrs Mary Melissa Brooks 82 who died Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs J C Rice in Seminole A Gaines County resident she moved here from Taylor County Survivors include husband Walter four daughters Velma Weir Lames Rice Seminole Lilia Pate Irving Nellie McCann Andrews three sons Chalma Farris Roy one sister Lois Drake Lincoln Ark one brother T G Cox Clyde 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren
Texas residents spend about 50 million dollars each month on household appliances, with total spending on furniture and appliances near 100 million monthly. One third to one half of purchases come from appliance specialty stores, the rest from department and general merchandise outlets. The outlook for 1966 and beyond is positive but growth may slow compared to late 1965 and early 1966 due to credit restraint.
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