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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1964
Page
6
President Lyndon B. Johnson will speak to the nation on foreign policy focusing on China and Russia. Republican candidate Senator Barry Goldwater likely will not be invited to the congressional leaders meeting.
FBI records show Walter Wilson Jenkins faced a 1959 police arrest for a morals charge and a 1961 subversive file check revealed no derogatory data. Despite a top secret Q clearance and a White House pass, the Secret Service did not escalate the matter, nor inform White House staff or high officials. Jenkins resigned after a second arrest. Johnson requested his resignation. The piece links clearance to duties as a presidential assistant and notes broader Cold War context with related political commentary.
Wyoming built a five game winning streak behind George Squires who starred with two field goals and two extra points plus a pair of touchdown passes to John Dowler. Texas Western remained winless, scoring early in the fourth quarter on a Dick Weeks run.
The notice lists numerous births at West Texas Hospital and Lubbock facilities with parent occupations including driver, teacher, student, and factory worker. A separate item covers Congress tax excise taxes and economist Saunders praising the tax law, noting drops in unemployment, rising factory output, and higher corporate profits.
Hong Kong intelligence links a Chinese test site to Sinkiang near the Urumchi research center with Russian reactors and thousands of scientists. Diplomats note potential fallout on UN entry talks, arms proliferation, and regional security as Japan and other nations reassess policy amid fears of radioactive contamination and Chinese influence.
In Los Angeles, actress Tuesday Weld collected 44 433 dollars from the County Clerk. The funds were set aside for the 2 year old performer since age 15 under a court order protecting minors. A separate item notes Electric appliances and electronic components will be made at a new Italian plant.
Lubbock police seek a suspect after a billfold containing 95 dollars in cash and a 22.95 dollar check was taken from Mrs. Bessie Maines at a laundry near E. 4th Street and Idalou Highway. Other late Saturday thefts include 25 speakers worth 150 dollars at Circle Drive-In Theater and a radio recorder worth 50 dollars taken from a home on 2019 Broadway. Suspicious entry into a for sale house on 64108 Ave W left cabinet damage and burned carpet worth 125 dollars.
Investigators seized thousands of pills stamped with Pep and Merck Sharpe and Donnie marks at a Philadelphia residence. A Smith Kline and French spokesman warned of widespread counterfeiting posing risk to public safety. FDA noted many drugs require analysis. Agents used two trucks to move the pills from the house.
A two car wreck near Lubbock leaves a girl dead at the scene and others injured. The driver of the other car, an Air Force officer, was seriously hurt and later operated on at Methodist Hospital. Three Texas Tech students aided victims and described the crash and rescue.
AP reports two major auto strikes idling over 327,000 workers in the United States and Canada. GM negotiators near agreement on national terms but local issues delay plant reopenings. AMC shows progress toward a revised profit sharing plan and wage issues affecting about 3,000 Kelvinator Division workers in Grand Rapids.
Mississippi State overwhelming Southern Mississippi 48-7 as the offense rolled in the first half scoring four touchdowns and two on passes. Dan Bland scored MSU's first and last TDs while Herman Hall returned a kickoff for a 100 yard touchdown for Southern in the opening period. End Tommy Inman caught two TD passes from Ashley Cook.
Ted Sommerville returned an interception 93 yards to set up Colorado’s winning touchdown as the Buffaloes defeated Iowa State 14-7 in Ames. Bernie McCall scored on a 3 yard run after Sommerville’s long return and Frank Rodgers added the extra point for the margin. The sequence followed a Cyclone fumble recovery at the Colorado 22.
Three Way defeated Whit Harrall 50 to 0 at home in a homecoming game. Tommy Dupler led the scoring with 28 points including four touchdowns and two punt return TDs of 60 and 40 yards. C R Dawson connected with David Fletcher on a 30 yard TD. Miss Donna Ferguson named football sweetheart. Johnny Harris honored as football hero.
Cardinal Francis Spellman archbishop of New York arrived in Rome by air on Saturday to participate in the Ecumenical Council events.
In Moscow the leadership of Brezhnev and Kosygin appears secure as Khrushchev’s fate remains unclear after a secret party session. Rumors of house arrest circulate while Pravda Izvestia outline a purge of personality cult remnants and a shift toward de Stalinization and higher living standards. Western observers note Chinese envoy activity and possible new Moscow Beijing dynamics while Soviet citizens adapt to the leadership turnover.
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