18 May 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1965
Page
1
A morning summary notes the Norey baseball team seeking a tie for the championship. Coach Gene Gibson suspends Norman Reuther on disciplinary grounds. Other items mention Mansfield's voting rights poll and Viet Nam topics.
Businessmen praised President Johnson's excise tax cuts as a psychological boost but consumers may not see savings on many taxed items. Automakers expect pass-through to buyers but dealers control price changes. Executives from Scripto and General Electric anticipate consumer relief, while retailers foresee lower prices and broader purchasing power, though some pass-through challenges remain.
Severe weather swept West Texas with a large thunderstorm alert in place from 6 p.m. to midnight as tornadoes touched ground near Pecos and south of College Station. Hail stacked knee deep in Balmorrhea and ranch damages reported with no injuries. Severe storms also forecast for New Mexico and nearby states as ferocious winds and rains continued.
Fort Worth attorney Robert Maclin aged 39 was shot four times in a Haltom City motel parking lot. He allegedly sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in life insurance after being accused of a previous attempt to kill District Attorney investigator Earl Sanford. Police issued a alert for a purple Chevrolet as Maclin’s guns and explosive materials were found in his Cadillac trunk.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a House appropriations subcommittee the Mississippi civil rights murders and related violence cost the bureau more than 740000 by January 2, 1985. He cited 238 agents on the Georgia Penn case and Birmingham violence as examples and asked for 07 new hires.
Congress prepares for a special labor message from President Lyndon B. Johnson focusing on economic policy. The address, expected Monday, likely covers minimum wage and related workforce issues.
In northern Santo Domingo, the military junta rejected a US plan for a coalition government and pressed a house to house sweep against rebel holdouts. Gen Antonio Imbert Barrera urged restraint while the offensive continued with tanks mortars and fresh troops in a tight downtown corridor.
The text invokes gratitude for Christ's victory over death and asks for strengthened faith to live in the world but not of it. A fragment mentions an event about an envoy meeting, noting no dispute, and references a page heading about war and diplomacy.
Governor Connally reaches a bipartisan accord with the Texas State Teachers Association after four months of battle over pay raises. The plan advances two-year salary increases up to 1089 with state and local funding shares set at 80 20. A study committee and discretionary raises supplement districts' efforts while existing financing arrangements are preserved.
In Tonypandy Wales a gas explosion killed 31 miners in a narrow gallery of the Cam bbria colliery. Thirteen miners were rescued with injuries after the 850 foot shaft blast, with many workers in the coal face area and others elsewhere in the mine.
Dallas security reached high levels for Vice President Humphrey's Monday visit. Police guarded against repeat incidents from Kennedy and Stevenson eras while Fort Worth extended surveillance to Mary Kuerne Oswald mother of Lee Oswald. The Dominican crisis adds strain to the trip as noted on Page 16.
He spoke to a 400 person gathering of Democratic supporters on current administration foreign policy, emphasizing Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. He told an airport news briefing that the United States must act as the world’s policeman until conditions improve.
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