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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
8
The Hub City suffered a brief but intense wind and rain event around 4 p.m. causing blocked sewers and police barricades at 4th and Ave Q. Twelve accidents occurred in a 30 minute span with no injuries reported. Hail ranging from pea to marble sizes was noted in south and southwest Lubbock and several garages sustained weather related damage.
Texas prisoner Dean Cribble, 22, shot Sheriff’s Deputy P. C. Kimball four times near Daggett California. Cribble wrested a revolver, stole the officer’s car, then attempted to pull Fidel Rodriguez’s wife from a second vehicle before fleeing. He was captured hiding under a kitchen sink at an abandoned ranch house. Rodriguez and his wife were unharmed. Cribble was en route to Abilene for an armed robbery trial.
Clerks described roof fall at Borger store as a quick twisting event with a whoosh like a tornado. Residents noted funnel cloud winds, slight breeze, and sudden tree damage but no rain, while nearby wagons and a drive in suffered wind damage. Rain totals across 24 hours were low and temperatures ranged widely across Texas.
London report says world light heavyweight champ Sugar Ramos seeks seven days grace before replying to promoter Jack Solomons. Proposal: return vs Floyd Robertson of Ghana, then face British and European champ Howard Winstone in London or Belfast, with possible further bout six weeks later in London or Wales if successful.
Roger Staubach Navy quarterback will receive the Thompson Trophy for the second straight year on June 2. The award honors the midshipman who has done the most for athletics at the Naval Academy. Staubach, a Cincinnati native, was the first sophomore to win the honor.
Winds to 60 mph topple a storage shed at Brown field and damage a sheetmetal building in Plainview. Lightning struck utility poles, minor outages reported. Rains totaling under an inch fell across Lubbock and surrounding counties with fires in the Muleshoe area burning 3 ranches. Weather forecasts predict more isolated showers and thunderstorms.
The two men were brought to the neutral zone at the 38th parallel in Korea with three Communist guards each. They faced questions in low voices before North Korean officers handed them to UN officials. They were driven to a landing spot for helicopter transport to a U.S. military hospital and would undergo physicals and UN intelligence questioning. Newsmen were barred from talking to them.
Rockefeller's Oregon victory boosts his California primary bid as Goldwater faces a head-to-head clash with him for California's 86 convention delegates on June 2. Lodge supporters may back Rockefeller to stop Goldwater before the July nominating convention. Hatfield notes Rockefeller gains from the Oregon win amid personal life headlines and liberal leanings. The report also cites U Thant accusing the CIA of attacks from Florida Puerto Rico and Central America, including a shelling incident in Cuba-linked sugar mills with civilian casualties.
Law professors and church leaders testify that a constitutional amendment on religion in public schools would be risky and divisive while supporters argue it reflects broad public belief. The debate centers on separating church and state and the reach of Supreme Court rulings.
A crowded birth notice lists many local families including Florentino Cortez Walt forth and Ralph Medrano Slaton along with others from Plainview Shallow water and Lubbock hospitals. It notes weights times and parental occupations such as farm laborer implement company worker and city policeman.
In Florence Alabama the families of released pilots react with relief and faith. Capt Ben Weakley Stutts mother Mrs C H Stutts Cherokee and his wife express joy after his release by North Koreans. Capt Carleton W Voltz wife Mrs Voltz says word of his fate came after a long wait and she hopes for his safe return.
Thirteen Lea County school bus drivers competed in the annual Lea County Bus Drivers Rodeo in Lovington. Frances Northam won first and will represent the county at the state rodeo in Silver City New Mexico in August. Evelyn Chunn finished second and Miriam Dowell third. All three are Lovington residents driving for Mrs. Paul Moore. Contests include a written test and a driving test with safety as the main factor.
City officials discuss a density study aimed at guiding high rise and dense developments near downtown and Texas Tech. Current zoning allows 29 units per acre, seen as too high for outlying areas but possibly restrictive downtown. Since 1961, 1,500 sq ft per unit rule limits many projects. 1964 data show 60 of 100 dwellings started were apartments. City commissioners Hance Moore Grimes Faulkner Holmes attended.
Congressional leaders from both parties met at the White House to preview an administration request for stepped-up aid to South Vietnam. McNamara and Rusk briefed leaders as Saigon battles and ambushes raised fears of a monsoon Viet Cong offensive. officials warned of possible additional U.S. troops or funds. Rockefeller received a two hour State Department briefing before voicing continued concerns over wartime reporting.
Julio Lobo former Cuban sugar magnate living in New York praised anti Castro guerrillas for raiding a mill in Pilan Oriente. He said pirates and Yankee imperialists attacked and supported destroying all Cuban mills to fight Castro, and he would rebuild them later with money. He claimed to own 14 mills and to have financed much of Cuba's sugar production.
The 56 day filibuster stretched into Friday with Southern critics voicing concerns over costs and process while Sen. Sparkman praised constitutional awareness. Sen. Dirksen and Kennedy refined a compromise package aimed to secure two thirds for debate limits as McGovern presided.
Lovington is 37 year old Floyd Green in fair condition at Lovington Lea General Hospital after a fire extinguisher exploded while he was recharging it at General Welding Supply. He operated the store's rear when the accident occurred. Capt Herb Cunningham is investigating.
Johnson City School Superintendent Mrs. Kittke Leonard, a 1924 Johnson City High School classmate of Lyndon Johnson, says she hopes the President can address the 1964 graduating class. Johnson is set to speak at the University of Texas commencement on May 30 in Austin, about 65 miles east.
In Fontana California on Friday a fog bank triggered a chain of crashes along the San Bernardino Freeway west of town injuring at least 20 people and damaging about 100 vehicles.
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