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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1965
Page
3
The city unveils a 90 day trial of angle parking in the downtown core aiming to add about 1.7 spaces per block. Drivers must avoid dawdling and double parking while city crews consider lane markings, one way street changes on 13th Street, and restoring faded lane lines to ease traffic.
Opinion notes a Lynn Massachusetts shop bans female customers with plastic curlers arguing it upholds standards while promising civil rights challenges. The piece compares dress codes for restaurants and schools and warns about attire rules and decorum with references to social norms and a long contemporary book.
A humorous mock diary details President Lyndon B. Johnson’s busy post gall bladder operation routine. The speaker contrasts his own flu with Johnson’s demanding schedule including meetings, budget dictation, hospital tours, and public appearances.
Kenneth Dixon writes of October as a time that stirs men to wander, urging them to seek new places and tales beyond home. He argues the urge fades with winter but returns next October, as men yearn to see what lies beyond the horizon. He asks women to grant wander and promises his return after autumn’s departure.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Central Africa has become a diplomatic crisis as Ian Smith demands immediate independence from Britain. They warn that the move could trigger racial strife and Communist influence across several new African states, pushed by Southern Rhodesia's white leadership aiming for a regime akin to South Africa.
A Washington essay attacks doctor ownership of drug firms and Harvard elites, urging federal limits on moonlighting profits. It contrasts AMA inaction with possible U.S. legislation. The piece then shifts to Africa, warning thatSmith’s unilateral independence moves risk Anglo American sanctions against Southern Rhodesia, with Zambia and regional powers poised to react.
President Truman will speak to a joint session next Tuesday at 11 30 a m to outline a peacetime universal training program. He also asked Congress for 221 million dollars for a public works restart after the war. Lt Gen Ennis C Whitehead, Fifth Air Force commander in the Pacific, advocates a single department to lead the armed forces.
A Senate committee advances Francia X. Morrissey of Boston toward confirmation as a U.S. District Judge. The nomination, tied to his long service as an equerry to the Kennedy family, sparks debate about political influence and competence in Massachusetts judicial appointments.
Guest editorial notes findings from the Presidents National Crime Commission and Head Start suggesting a child’s view of authority figures influences later crime and delinquency. Early impressions of mothers fathers and police affect whether a child trusts authority or rebels.
The Chase Manhattan Bank display estimates a housewife’s value at 159.34 dollars weekly for duties including cleaning cooking nursing chauffeuring plumbing and gardening. The piece suggests many mothers are worth more in the home than they earn outside, a view echoed in Fort Worth Star Telegram coverage.
O C McBride advises how to tell if a buyer is serious, noting that flattery hints at interest while disparagement signals a real prospect. A quip about an eighty year old grandfather sleeping on a feather mattress to shield him from lightning ends with humor about long odds.
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