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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1964
Page
8
Six lives claimed in a traffic tragedy at the center of an intersection facing FM Road 1731. Vehicles careened 80 to 100 feet, overturns ensued, and occupants were thrown from cars. Mrs Heard, Miss Hubbell, and Mrs Smith identified among the injured or deceased with funeral arrangements and dignified burials announced in local notices.
Severe winds rain and floods disrupt farming and travel from the Rio Grande Valley to Oklahoma and Kansas. Mrs. Norvel Raper remains in fair condition after an auto collision. Pedestrian and auto accidents in Muleshoe Clovis and surrounding areas leave several injured or dead, with long lists of survivors and funerals noted.
A long list of birth announcements from West Texas and Methodist Hospitals in Lubbock. Parents include Wayne Garrett Pilar Mojica Roger Black Joe Carrillo Glynn Jackson Leonard Venhaus Benito Mojica Richard Moreno Paul Bryan Thomas Delph and many others. Fathers occupations range from sheetmetal worker cement contractor truck driver and dairy manager to farm laborer waiter and student reflecting the local community. A Tokyo AP item notes two Japanese nationals leaving for Africa to study a peace corps feasibility.
Spur Boy was brought to the hospital for heart massage after losing heart function. Despite initial hope from attendants, revival failed. The body was recovered from the lake at the Spur site, near where 6-year-old Joe Walter Daniels was found in May. The Smith boy was taken to Bell Seale and then Campbell Funeral Home in Spur. arrangements are pending. The mother and four other children had been staying in Spur on Sunday.
Nine persons were injured in a two car wreck near Lockney during a rainstorm at FM Road 378 and U S Highway 70. Mrs Norvel Raper 62 of Lockney was admitted in fair condition to Methodist Hospital. Others treated at Lockney General Hospital included Lonnie White 40 his wife 24 Henry White and family Dorothy Nell 11 Louise 12 John Earl 9 and Mr Rapers husband 67. They were released after emergency care.
A Lub bok man and two companions from Lubbock were injured in a late Saturday traffic mishap on a farm road 11 miles southeast of Haskell while en route to Lake Stamford for a weekend fishing trip. Joe Earl Bailey was listed in serious condition, while Odis G. Bailey and Donnie Bailey received emergency care and were released.
In Dallas prosecutors and defense attorneys meet with Dist. Judge Joe B. Brown to discuss a sanity hearing for convicted killer Jack Ruby. Dist. Atty. Henry Wade will fight a sanity hearing yet supports potential psychiatric treatment in jail or at Parkland Hospital where Kennedy and Oswald died.
Federal agents on loan to the Warren Commission staged a seven hour re enactment in a Dallas street scene with a Carcano rifle to help investigators study the Kennedy assassination. The event used the same type of car and featured a rifle mounted camera for angles and timing.
SAN FRANCISCO AP A flaming Samoan sword dance triggered a panic fire at All Hallows Catholic Church during a Samoan club event. Six were killed and over 100 injured as flames spread from gasoline soaked cotton to curtains and rafters. Fire Chief Murray put damage at about 40 660 dollars and noted crush injuries as a major cause of death.
The first restart engine for the Apollo service module has arrived at NASA White Sands facilities near Las Cruces. It will be mated to service module components and undergo static firing tests at one of two test stands. The target date for the first static firing is early July.
Commencement services for 1,115 high school seniors Sunday marked the start of formal graduation events to culminate with diplomas on Thursday and Friday. Monterey, Lubbock and Dunbar High Schools held three services led by Virgil R. Trout, Dr. William S. Banowsky and the Rev. A. L. Davis. Diplomas for Monterey are set for 8 p.m. Thursday at the Municipal Coliseum, while Dunbar diplomas are planned for 7 p.m. Thursday in the Dunbar auditorium. Lubbock High School text appears truncated in source.
A chaotic scene described as crowds hurling insults and objects, tearing gates, and police firing tear gas. Injuries occurred mainly at exits with one death and many injured in a riot near a Goodyear plant and other buildings. Referees left with police escort. violence echoed beyond the stadium into city streets. Later, graduation and church events were announced in Monterey and Lubbock venues.
At the state convention observers report a coalition of moderates ousted Goldwater loyalists, electing 12 national delegates with strong Rockefeller leanings. Several uninstructed delegates signaled Rockefeller or Nixon, while others remained uncommitted or opposed to Goldwater.
In Leopoldville the government enforced a dusk to dawn curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. after terrorist saboteurs bombed two Roman Catholic churches, killing one worshipper. Security Police Chief Victor Nendaka vowed no exceptions as martial law remains in effect since October under Interior Minister Joseph Maboti and three special commissioners.
President Johnson accepted France invitation to send an official U S delegation to June 5 6 and 7 ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the Normandy landings. General Omar N Bradley will head the delegation.
Six people including three children were killed when a car crossed the median of the Connecticut Turnpike and struck a westbound vehicle. State Police described multiple vehicles involved as motorists saw a swerving car cross the divider and trigger the fatal chain. Names of the victims were not available.
Evangelist Billy Graham urged a nationwide religious revival to win equal rights for all, speaking to about 15,000 at Atlantic City during North American Baptist 150th anniversary events that drew leaders from seven major Baptist bodies. About 40,000 had been expected. premises.
Actress Ursula Andress drew an appreciative village audience as she swam in a stream for a scene in The 26th Cavalry but a bridge over the water collapsed. Six persons were injured in the incident.
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