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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1964

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Crazy mothers claim bicycle after 15 hour sale siege

In Lens Falls New York two women in their 30s due to a price dispute for a single discounted bicycle held the item for 15 hours. Each demanded the bike and finally each received a bicycle after management brought out a second unit. The shoppers left with a blue English racer valued at ten dollars, while the store manager commented on the publicity value of the event.

Associated Press Falls N. Y Roger Edwards

Assassination Rumor Led to Seizure in Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi authorities arrested an ex convict on a tip of an assassination attempt on President Lyndon Johnson. Deputies seized weapons and ammunition at the suspect's home as FBI Secret Service and Treasury agents headed to the city. Sheriff Johnnie Mitchell said more arrests were expected Tuesday night or Wednesday.

Press Rpus Christi Lyndon Johnson Nueces County Johnnie Mitchell Federal Bureau of Investigation Secret Service Treasury Department Corpus Christi Mitchell Associated Press Julius Schmidt Sschmidt Schmidt

Area Crash Kills Woman and Injuries Rise Near Seminole

An elderly Temple woman Idola Maddox 74 was killed and four others injured two seriously in a wagon-pickup collision 11.3 miles north of Seminole on State Hwy 214 around 12 34 p m Tuesday. Surviving relatives include daughter Virginia Frances Perkins 41 of Aristine Texas. Bobby Creech 29 of Stanton remained in serious condition with skull fracture and multiple injuries. another passenger was in satisfactory condition.

Avalanche-Journal Seminole Temple Here St Te Hwy Dalhart Idola Maddox Seminole Memorial Hospital Austin Virginia Frances Perkins Aristin Maddox Bobby Creech Rt. 1 Stanton

Agent James Hosty Jr Suspended 30 Days by FBI

The Times Herald reports FBI agent James P. Hosty Jr who investigated Lee Harvey Oswald was suspended 30 days without pay and reassigned to Kansas City following orders from J Edgar Hoover. The Warren Commission cited FBI criticism as a catalyst for the action.

Associated Preas Dallas Times Herald FBI James P. Hosty Jr Lee Harvey Oswald John F. Kennedy Times Herald Jim Lehrer J. Edgar Hoover Warren Warren Commission Hosty Kansas City J. Gordon Shanklin Dallas Washington

Truman Fractures Ribs After Bath Fall

Former President Harry S Truman, 80, slipped on a bath mat at his Independence home and fell into a tub, suffering a cut above the eye, eye lid lacerations from broken glasses, multiple facial contusions, and two rib fractures. He was taken by ambulance to Research Hospital where he remained under treatment and was described as in satisfactory condition.

Ansas City Harry S. Truman Independence Research Hospital Truman Clifton Wallace Graham White House

Campaign charges inflame bitter political race

Tuesday sees Sen. Barry Goldwater attack the Democratic party as a fascist organization while Democrats accuse the GOP of a spy-like setup in Washington. Southern governors forecast Johnson winning most southern states. A Baker investigation delay is noted with page references.

San Antonio Barry Goldwater Democratic Party Midwest GOP Democratic Washington Johnson Sec. A Bobby Baker Baker

Prayer for Courage to Confess Sins to Children

A short anonymous prayer asks for courage to confess wrongs against one’s children and to seek forgiveness. It pleads not to hurt their feelings and to avoid laughing at mistakes or using shame as punishment.

Cotton Field Trip Funds Roosevelt Senior Prom

A class from Roosevelt High School in Acuff fields 27 seniors harvest cotton to raise money for a senior trip. Smith Keller offers $2 per hundredweight to pull his cotton, higher than the usual rate of $1.50, as six room mothers lead the effort.

Roosevelt High School Kathy Morgan Bobby Rush Acuff Don Boyd Don Smith Keller Roosevelt

COSMONAUTS LAND Reds Hint More Space Feats Due

The Soviet Union reported a 24 hour 17 minute Voskhod Sunrise flight completed 16 orbits with Col Vladimir Komarov as flight commander and landed on a virgin land farm. Izvestia said the crew asked to stay longer but were refused. Officials praised the mission as a foundation for future space trips amid claims of U.S. lags.

Soscow Izvestia Khrushchev Presidium Communist Party Central Committee Vladimir Komarov Moscow Petropavlovsk Virgin Land United States Kremlin

Gentleman Definition Sparks Quiet Debate in Editorial

A lighthearted quote about a man who never contradicts a woman circulates in the paper's pages. It reflects a common newspaper tone, presenting a humorous take without endorsing the stereotype.

Florida Braces as Isbell Heads Toward Keys and West Coast

Isbell, a hurricane near Cuba, threatens Florida's lower west coast and the Keys with damaging winds and torrential rain. Warnings extend from Key West to Tampa Bay and through the Florida Keys to Key Largo. Forecasters expect some intensification as the storm tracks north near Dry Tortugas with uncertain exact landfall.

Avalanche-Journal Iami Fla Isbell Cuba Florida Keys Weather Bureau Gordon Dunn Miami Weather Bureau Cleo Dora Pinar del Rio Havana Key West

Indictments Target Former Massachusetts Governor Furcolo

A special grand jury indicted former Governor Foster Furcolo and four state council members on conspiracy and bribery charges connected to a 1960 effort to secure Anthony Dinatale’s reappointment as public works commissioner. Also charged were four current and former councilors with bribery counts.

Poston Massachusetts Foster -Furcolo Furcolo Anthony Dinatale Dinatale Counleil Massachusetts ‘Turnpike Authority Ernest C. Stassin Fairhaven Michael J. Favullo Worcester Raymond F. Sullivan Springfield Joseph R. Crimmins Winchester Favulli Brooke Executive Council Gover State Crime Commission

Floods in Java Kill 34. 46,000 Displaced in East Java

Jakarta reports 34 deaths as heavy rains flood central and eastern Java earlier this month. Antara says eastern Java alone saw about 46,000 homeless after floods struck Tulungagung last week.

Jakarta Indonesia Java Antara Tulungagung

Noon Rally Opens Lubbock United Fund Campaign

The 1964 United Fund kickoff in Lubbock gathers about 1,000 volunteers at the Municipal Coliseum. Donald S. Frost of Bristol-Myers Co. receives honorary citizenship. Charles E. Pearson chairs. Lubbock Lions serve luncheon. Rev. J. M. Washington gives the invocation. Texas Tech choir performs.

Lubbock Municipal Coliseum United Fund Lubbock Donald S. Frost Bristol-Myers Co United Community Campaigns of America Charles E. Pearson

Pearson to present Frost at luncheon with Bumpers benediction

The president of the United Fund board will introduce Frost who will give the keynote address. Dr. Paul M. Bumpers of First Methodist Church will give the benediction. Pearson will recognize campaign cabinet members aiding him during introductions.

United Fund Board of Directors Frost Paul M. Bumpers First Methodist Church Pearson

Southwest Weather Report Averages and Temperatures

Precipitation and temperature readings for 24 hours ending midnight last night across cities including Philadelphia Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Roswell Denver and El Paso area. Highs and lows listed with city codes and values.

Abilene el Paso Albu Houston Amarillo Okla. City Dallas Roswell Denver W. Palle

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