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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1964

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Blond Bandit Hits 34th St Station in Hold-Up

A blond bandit, about 25, robbed Frank Keatts Conoco Service Station at 3546 34th St after 9:40 p.m. He demanded cash at the register then fled toward Knoxville Ave. Detectives link the suspect to another Sunday night hijack at a 50th Street station and a Monday night robbery at a 34th Street site, though age and size variances leave some doubt.

Frank Keatts 34Th St Howard Smith 50Th Street Conoco R. W. Woodard Cosden Keatts Knoxville Ave

Brezhnev Signals Continuity After Khrushchev Fallout

In a public speech Brezhnev pledges peaceful coexistence and consumer goods while hinting Khrushchev’s removal hampered progress. Kosygin lauds the party as a creative force amid news of Marshal Biryuzov’s death in a Yugoslav plane crash.

Fress OSCOW Kremlin Nikita Khrushchev Communist Party Leonid I. Brezhnev Khrushchev Alexei N. Kosygin Brezhnev Kosygin Yugoslavia Space Lead Russia Lenin Red Square

Oil Worker Killed In Lovington Rig Fall

James Leon Rushing 34 died Monday after falling about 100 feet from a monkey board on a Forester Drilling Co. rig located about 15 miles west and six miles north of Tatum. Justice of the Peace Virginia Pier ruled the death accidental. Services set for 3 p.m. today in Smith-Yarbre Chapel with Rev. J. Harold Cates officiating. Lamesa services 3 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with burial at Lamesa Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Anne Liese, mother Mrs. Orbin Rushing of Hobbs, sister Mrs. Eulene Pierce of Hobbs, and brother Billy Ray Rushing of Odessa.

Lovington James Leon Rushing Tatum Forester Drilling Co Justice of the Peace Virginia Pier Smith-Yarbre Chapel J. Harold Cates First Methodist Church Lamesa First Baptist

Johnson designates National First Voters Week

President Johnson set October 25 as the start of National First Voters Week in Washington. The designation highlights civic participation during the week.

Washington UPI Johnson

Ex-Intelligence Chief Attacks Goldwater Keating Over Cuba Crisis

Roger Hilsman former State Department intelligence chief charged that the Cuban missile crisis saw a drumbeat against President Kennedy’s firm stance. He accused Senators Goldwater and Keating of pressuring policy and praised Robert F. Kennedy’s alleged diplomatic maneuver. Keating countered with Look magazine claims about early missile intelligence.

United Press International York Roger Hilsman State Department Barry M. Goldwater Kenneth B. Keating Kennedy Maneed Ahk LF Andaew ISO Cnarecu Ual Neauk Hilsman Atty Robert F. Kennedy Keating U.S New York Look Magazine Cuba

Hoover in coma then slight improvement in health

Former president Herbert Hoover slipped into a coma after a massive internal hemorrhage. Doctors fought poisons in his bloodstream as condition showed slight consciousness improvement and vital signs remained stable. A spokesman voiced cautious optimism despite grave outlook.

New York Herbert Hoover Hoover Michael J. Lepore

Burch Challenges FCC Ruling on Equal Time

Republican National Chairman Dean Burch condemned the FCC decision denying equal time for Barry Goldwater. He announced plans to sue the commission and urged voters to fund a 30 minute Goldwater broadcast Wednesday night to discuss the Kremlin and China developments. He criticized Johnson’s TV access as unfair and urged contributions to cover the cost.

Associated Press Ton Dean Burch Barry Goldwater Johnson Burch GOP Federal Communications Commission Goldwater Kremlin Red China Bureh National Broadcasting Co

Prayer excerpt from The Country Parson sermon by Mrs. Jesse J. Rasor

A devotional note from Mrs. Jesse J. Rasor of Lubbock sharing a prayerful reflection. It cautions against praying for wealth and urges seeking work, worship, and daily communion to find truth, joy, and satisfaction in labor.

Jesse J. Rasor Lubbock Weather Bureau Lubbock Area

Warmup Frosts Reach Plains As Cold Front Sweeps South

A Canadian cold front brought snow to northern Iowa and widespread frost to the Panhandle and South Plains. Lubbock and Amarillo saw temperatures dip into the 30s while highs near 70 cooled by afternoon sun. Snow showers touched northern Great Lakes and Fort Dodge rooftops.

Iowa Seaboard Florida Upper Panhandle Texas Red River Valley South Plains Weather Bureau Amarillo Dalhart Galveston Mississippi Arkansas Oklahoma New Mexico Douglas Wyo Mercury Nebraska Fort Dodge Great Lakes Lubbock Mike Staeess Sadees Ham Eae Renee Feaeee

Advertising: A Business With Drawbacks

A brief quip on advertising noting it reveals many ways to spend money but offers no clear path to earning it. The remark plays on the paradox of ads creating demand while not delivering profit directly.

Webb Says Soviet Flight Places Russia Ahead in Space Race

NASA administrator James E. Webb said the recent three man Soviet space flight puts Russia clearly ahead of the United States in the space race. He spoke on Monday in Chicago according to AP.

Chicago James E. Webb National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States

Goldwater Demands Jenkins Security Check Details

Sen. Barry Goldwater pressed FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to explain why Walter Jenkins did not undergo a thorough security check when moving into a highly sensitive White House role. Johnson ordered a full FBI probe and said he would present all facts on Jenkins, who resigned after his second morals arrest in five years.

Walter R. Mears Ashington Barry Goldwater J. Edgar Hoover White House Walter W. Jenkins Hoover Jenkins Johnson FBI Congress Rsonae Gop Dean Burch Goldwater National Security Central Quest Ree Jenkins

Space Agency to Recruit Scientist-Astronauts

NASA will begin selecting 10 to 20 scientists for astronaut training with applications open until December 31. The move follows Soviet orbital achievements and aims to blend scientific, medical, and engineering expertise with piloting training for nonpilot recruits.

Associated Press Ashington United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Project Mercury Astro The National Academy of Sciences

Slaying Near Sundown Farm Leaves Man Dead

The mutilated body of Socorro Rodriquez, 46, a Sundown farm laborer, was found early Monday on an unnumbered county road seven miles southwest of Sundown. He had facial and throat slashes, four stab wounds, and a blood stained car. authorities questioned a Latin American man as they traced a second blood scene and a car drive after the attack.

Avalanche-Journal Evelland Sundown Here Socorro Rodriquez Leveland Lonzo Jackson Rodriguez Hockley Weir Clem Justice of the Peace Earl Ford

Weather map snippet shows U S city readings

Fragmented weather data from AOL TIWEST Weather preface lists city readings for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Lamaridg Roswell Dallas Fort Worth Denver Oklahoma City with various numbers likely temperatures or codes. The readable portion indicates a regional forecast style but lacks complete sentences or a clear forecast.

AOL Tiwest

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