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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1964
Page
3
The Texas Commission on Higher Education will likely propose raising resident tuition from 50 to 100 dollars per semester, aiming to generate about 33 million for 1965 67. If approved by the Legislature, the move shifts more costs to students as inflation pressures colleges struggling with 313.5 million in expenses.
Judge George T. Hart Jr. criticized the system as justice undisputedly lacking as a jury was directed to acquit a wife killer. The appeals court had invalidated three confessions and overturned two prior manslaughter convictions amid concerns of delay before arraignment. The case highlights tensions between protecting defendants' rights and society seeking punishment.
Americans in Venezuela face renewed fear as Castro influenced terrorists abduct Lt. Col. Michael Smolen from his home. The act repeats a November kidnapping, signaling growing boldness. Uncertainty rises over protection for U.S. personnel and families unless Caracas and Washington step up guards.
Timely warning issued by UT administration after discourtesy to U S Military Academy cadets at the Army Texas game in Austin. Members of two service organizations, the Cowboys and the Silver Spurs, are told that repetition will bar further athletic appearances. Service groups are urged to lead in promoting good sportsmanship.
Obsessive workers hear well meaning counsel that most worries won’t come true. The problem remains they have no method to distinguish which concerns will occur from those that won’t, so they continue their anxious pattern.
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal masthead lists editors Parker F. Prouty and Chas. A. Guy with a pledge and subscription rates for various plans. The note references morning and evening editions and local and out-of-town pricing, dated October 10, 1964.
A Washington dispatch questions Lyndon B. Johnson campaign tactics after long days of travel and late speeches. It notes public sentiment favors Johnson if elections were held now but asks whether rapid campaigning harms his image and costs him support.
A columnist disputes blame on reporters for Oswald’s killing, arguing detectives and Johnny-on-the-spot hacks are integral to democracy. He notes Ruby’s access at Dallas police HQ and urges editors to support their teams rather than apologize for bold coverage. The piece also questions presidential outreach and media-driven political pressures.
A fragmentary note implies the MEA hid or lax handling of a matter, suggesting oversight gaps and possible policy weaknesses. No clear names or dates are readable.
Andrew Tully recalls FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover’s May 14 Warren Commission testimony opposing a police state. Hoover argues that total security cannot justify civil rights infringement, citing Chicago's “house arrest” approach and warning against martial law as a danger to American liberty.
Wendell L. Willkie former 1940 presidential candidate dies in Lennox Hill Hospital New York after several days illness and a late night turn for the worse doctors report a throat infection spreading to heart muscles cause of death coronary thrombosis Public events note Thanksgiving observances set in Texas and local USC club refreshments and entertainment details recorded as memory lane items.
A terse note reports that Ter Strikes reached 13 as a striking sequence. The item documents a surprising milestone with minimal context and no additional details about scale or implication.
Rev William Taylor led a 5 rider bicycle voyage covering 1000 miles in four days from Newark Ohio to Buffalo New York and return. The expedition showcased stamina and novelty in early 1900s travel.
Canadian survival hangs on whether Quebec separatists prevail or Canada fully allies with the United States. A wide range of factors including economy culture and politics push toward American influence as French separatism grows amid calls for independence and fears of dissolution.
A cheerful shopper tells Freddie’s staff she will buy engagement rings first, directing attention to the first floor two aisles over. The remark suggests a planned purchase and aisle placement.
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