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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1965
Page
4
About 30 antiwar demonstrators march ahead of a Viet Nam parade carrying signs such as Viet Cong get out of California and Win in Viet Nam. Attorneys sympathetic to the protesters urge restraint after a riot threat arises from their presence.
Heavy armed officers conducted a house to house search for Delbert Garmon 26 amid a 10 day escape crisis. Authorities checked a report of a car matching the suspect’s near Randlett Oklahoma while roadblocks and emergency radio facilities were set up.
South Viet Nam ignored a Viet Cong nationwide strike from 10 a.m. to noon as markets, schools and businesses operated normally. U.S. embassy observers called the effort a total fiasco while battles near Da Nang and the Hue area left casualties on both sides.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Tammy C Evers at 240 Utica St on the birth of a daughter weighing 5 pounds 1 ounce at 2 31 pm Friday in West Texas Hospital. The father, a steel worker for Edens Construction Co, and Mrs George Orr, Rov 906 Pa jfueak, announce a daughter weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces at 1 13 am Friday. A medical doctor in Paducah and Mrs Athert Cloud of Rt 1 Aberraths announce a son weighing 4 pounds 9 ounces at 10 am Friday in Methodist Hospital.
Sen. Stennis cites draft dodging campaigns as a threat to national security. SDS in Chicago and campuses plan pamphlets and counselor workshops to help fill out conscientious objector forms. Officials warn federal penalties include prison and fines, as leaders call for swift enforcement.
Cawthon stories came to the fore as Lub bock figures Wall Guzik Barnett and Philbrick recalled the 1938 Texas Tech squad. They spoke of early meals, guards in the National Guard, and how Coach Cawthon taught manners before fundamentals. The group noted the 10 straight wins and the 32 0 loss to Detroit, plus the first screen pass against them.
In Amarillo Texas an unruly crowd of drivers hindered an ambulance trying to reach Daniel A. Skibinski 41 of White Deer after a heart attack outside an arena as wrestling matches ended Patrolman Harold Weaver said drivers pulled away as he moved to clear the street Skibinski was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital John Wayne recovering from cancer surgery will star in Eldorado for Paramount as he returns to film work
The Southeast Florida area dried out after epic rainfall with Fort Lauderdale recording 24.43 inches in 24 hours and Pompano Beach 23.33 inches. Boca Raton and West Palm Beach also logged heavy totals. A Fort Lauderdale department store sustained about 100000 in damage from roof leaks. One death occurred when a hit and run driver struck Mary Jeannette Cowen in Fort Lauderdale.
Cubans from babies to an 82 year old woman have arrived in the United States. Many plan to join relatives and recount abrupt departures with confiscated possessions. Officials expect up to 50,000 more could come as the State Department seeks orderly evacuation and a note to Castro is sent.
A deadly blaze at a large east Lubbock apartment complex drew over 200 onlookers before investigators determine a verdict. McGraw, a radiological technician at the 900th USAF Hospital, and his wife were among those injured. Jamison Funeral Home services for two infants were yet to be scheduled.
Melodie Shute a Texas Tech freshman from Midland was chosen Tech Horticulture Queen for Lubbock Chrysanthemum Col orama to be held October 18 to 24. She was crowned in ceremonies as Tech students announced the gala week aims to make Lubbock The Mum Capital of the World with mums on display in stores and the annual fall festival planned at Tech.
Plainview firefighters battled a rash of dumpster fires within 40 minutes Friday night. One blaze damaged a freight dock behind W G Pharmacy with smoke reaching the Holland Gift Shop, while a car fire near the high school caused injuries. Police reported a separate one car crash near Std and Portland Street leaving at least three injured.
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