23 Oct 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1965
Page
1
The Lubbock paper lists various items from government and world affairs with brief notes. Topics include Gen LeMay’s criticism of the U S Air Force role in Vietnam and state level school construction disputes.
Delbert Harmon Garmon Jr. 26 of Wichita Falls, an ex convict wanted for kidnapping, was arrested by FBI and officers at a Dallas bar after a waitress recognized him from photos. He had a .357 pistol and was arraigned with bond set at $100000, stating he could not meet it.
Frost-covered Panhandle and South Plains record subfreezing temps with 30s forecast as frost lingers. Muleshoe and Dimmitt report heavy frost while Lubbock and nearby towns see light frost. highs near 40 after overnight cold. Weekend outlook stays mild with gradual warmup.
A young Ku Klux Klansman, Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr., 21, was acquitted of first degree murder in the Liuzzo slaying by an all white jury after 1 hour 45 minutes of deliberation in Ayneville Alabama. Wilkins smiled broadly and left the courtroom as friends shielded him from photographers. Two other Klansmen charged in the case, Eugene Thomas and William Eaton, will be tried despite the acquittal. plus details of reactions in court and comments by the prosecutor and defense attorney.
A series of brush fires during a record heat wave swept southern California. At Camp Pendleton Marines fought a 2,100 acre blaze near U.S. Route 101 and the $87 million nuclear power plant under construction. Twenty-one structures were damaged or destroyed and 21 people were injured. A critical injury to Jack Dyer, a Crest Volunteer Fire Department lieutenant, was reported. The Camp Pendleton fire was controlled by a combined force of 120 Marines and 20 civilian firefighters.
A former Ku Klux Klan chaplain testified to Congress that he received thinly disguised threats after quitting the Klan and appearing on national TV. Earlier, another Klansman resigned from the Klan while at the witness chair, saying he places God and Country above life. The hearings grew livelier as the two dramatic scenes interrupted a string of refusals from top Klan leaders. The Rev. Roy Woodle of Lexington North Carolina testified in a staccato rural style as the committee pressed for answers.
The item cites Jo Ann Gordoni of Lubbock and a quote about oppression and resistance, noting a tense scene with Edwin E. Wil and Charm Woodle as a fragment of a larger ARTCULATE Page 14 feature. The text blends calls for peace with fear and authority.
Avalanche-Journal reports today events in Brownfield Shallowater and Plainview. Brownfield opens a new chamber festival formerly Rotary Club run. Plainview hosts Hi Plains Cotton Festival in its third day drawing record crowds. Shallowater holds sixth Lions Club parade with floats antique cars and harvest queen candidates. Activities follow parade including barbecue 12 30 p.m. queen contestants 5 30 p.m. public auction 7 p.m. Slumtown Symphony at 8 p.m. coronation of harvest queen.
A telegram signed by 2,136 Texas A&M students was sent to President Lyndon B. Johnson at College Station Texas expressing support for United States involvement in Viet Nam.
On Friday night Charlie Computer, an IBM style machine, attempted to pair students for a campus dance but produced a clumsy outcome. The dance drew 460 volunteers but more than half withdrew to attend Texas Techs Dallas trip to support the football team against SMU.
The 1965 session adjourned sine die after the Senate approved a 3.6 percent pay increase for 1.8 million federal workers and the House accepted it amid GOP and some Democratic complaints. Sugar quotas for domestic and foreign producers were set for five years, completing a frenetic final day. President Johnson praised the record as unusually productive.
The House and Senate approved resolutions urging President Johnson to proclaim Saturday November 27 as a national honor day to commemorate American service members in Vietnam.
Vietnamese Viet Cong assault on the U S Special Forces camp at Plei Me persists for a fifth day. The outpost, 215 miles northeast of Saigon, resists with light casualties as air drops replenish supplies. U S aircraft pound guerrilla positions while 35 enemy dead are counted and reinforcements arrive for the Montagnard and U S team.
Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford, both in excellent condition, passed a five hour physical with United Press International and APE reporting. Weather outlook for Monday's Gemini 6 launch deteriorated to mostly cloudy with a 2,000 foot ceiling. officials said conditions are satisfactory and weather decisions will be made at launch time.
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