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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1964
Page
3
A large student march at the University of California Berkeley protests a ban on on campus fund solicitations. Rioters wrecked a police car and drove off 17 officers while leaders and participants face expulsion and parental letters urge responsible behavior.
The 47th Annual Panhandle South Plains Fair ends tonight after a six day run. Visitors praise the exhibits, livestock displays, and general attractions as the fair winds down with strong attendance and a memory of a highly successful event.
Speaker Byron Tunnell told the Mental Hospital Institute of the American Psychiatric Association Texas lags in mental health spending and services. He cited 49th in funding, 4 500 readmissions among 7 000 last year, and 637 mentally ill children in adult wards. He called for reforms including new centers and a 500 to 1 000 bed hospital near a medical school.
The page from October 3 1964 details the Lubbock Avalanche Journal publication info with masthead credits Parker F Prouty Chas A Guy and subscription rates for various delivery options in Lubbock and outside areas. It also includes the pledge of allegiance and page reference Pg. 4 Sec. A.
Considerations on 1965 model cars contrast Detroit’s glossy ads with odd locales. Chrysler in a pasture, Pontiac off a highway, Mercury in a wheat field. Ford and Chevrolet face mishaps, while Comet and Tempest ride through obstacles to the water. Cuban missile talks are seen as stalemate. Jet costs critique notes daily capital cost of $1,200 and changes in in-flight entertainment with colored slides.
Ruth Montgomery profiles Barry Goldwater, contrasting a tough stump persona with a domestic, gadget loving family man. The piece paints him as modern yet rugged, a pilot, handyman, prankster, and keen student of Southwest Indian culture.
Washington reacts to the Kennedy assassination report urging tighter gun controls. The piece cites the Dodd bill to bar interstate gun shipments to youths and felons, require notarized affidavits, and allow police review before final sale. It argues these steps could have blocked Oswald’s purchases.
Chicago reports that Golf Ball Manufacturers’ Assn president L E Coleman says no new golf balls will be produced in 1945. Players must return used balls for winter reprocessing to address the prior shortfall. In Dallas, burglars stole cash from a Power and Light office, but the bills were counterfeit from a Secret Service display. Private First Class Harold L. Young of Littlefield has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the 85th Custer Infantry in Italy.
David R. Campbell of Baltimore VI slept for seven decades with a large steel thimble beneath his skin in a belief it would protect him from tightness. The curious tale reflects 19th century superstition and personal health oddity in a local obituary note.
Fossil evidence shows the turtle lineage remained remarkably stable over 200 million years with little apparent evolutionary change. Scientists note the species persisted through major global shifts and mass extinctions, highlighting turtles as enduring examples of resilience in the animal world.
Richard Starnes argues polls in Britain show a tight race with Conservatives and Labour almost evenly matched as the U.S. faces a likely Johnson victory. He notes Britain may not yield a strong mandate, while American polls forecast a Johnson-Humphrey win with limited novelty in policy.
In Washington the Commerce Department reports August factory orders dropped 5 percent from July’s record, driven mainly by a steep decline in aerospace and primary metals. Despite this, total factory backlogs rose and were 31 percent higher than a year earlier, while defense orders fluctuated. Madrid reports Spain needs electric wires.
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