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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1964
Page
6
Maryland authorities quelled a large prison riot with troopers and police dogs after inmates armed with wrenches and metal attempted to overpower guards. Fires burned in cellblocks as guards regained control, with hundreds of inmates confined to wings while volunteers fought the blazes.
Soviet seaman Viktor Shishevalkin defected from a Soviet Olympic tourist ship and was flown to West Germany for possible asylum in the United States. Ute Gachler, East German skier, defected at Innsbruck, and 13 tourists from Communist countries sought asylum in Austria. Police escorted the defectors to the airport and questioned them. all cited hopes for better life abroad and ties to relatives in the United States.
The Warren report criticizes the Secret Service protective research branch and calls for overhaul and strengthening. The FBI notes Johnson Kennedy and the White House knew of Jenkins history. Washington police chief Murray orders new morals arrest procedures and direct agency notifications, with fingerprints sent to the FBI for all suspects.
Tim Lyles pulled the aircraft to the ground about 100 yards into a grain sorghum field. Fred Gordon, owner of the spraying service, said the woman was delivering repair parts when the crash occurred. Officials report the plane hit nose-down and the engine crushed the seat beside the pilot. Mrs Lewis, whose husband works for the FAA in Alaska, suffered head injuries and broken ankles.
The ICC ordered three eastern railroads to supply specified daily box car deliveries to western carriers for 36 days to relieve a grain harvest shortage. Boston and Maine must route 350 cars daily to New York Central, New York Central to Chicago Burlington and Quincy 40 cars daily, Baltimore and Ohio to Burlington 40 cars daily, with further orders as needed.
The State Department announced that about 150 officials received interim security clearances in 1961 but all have since undergone full investigations and received final clearances. spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said the interim clearances were issued after the new administration took office amid a flood of appointments.
A series of birth notices from Lubbock and surrounding areas lists couples such as Mr. and Mrs. Sam EB. Ogle Jr and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ford among the families welcoming daughters and sons. Each item includes birth weight, time, hospital, and parental occupation or role.
Tech faces a surge in campus traffic with 2 000 cars over peak times and a planned checkpoint entry proposal. Critics warn the entrance would resemble a military base while others fear student hardship and rising costs from parking fees.
A survey finds Texas counties vary in collecting tax certificates with some not charging a fee of office while others do. Changes in bookkeeping procedures affect the tax office and several county offices.
Officials consider four remedies for campus parking woes including restricting underclassmen who fail grades, remote parking with shuttle buses, double deck parking near Jones Stadium, and a multi story structure elsewhere on campus.
The text notes Brazil as the only New World country to host a European king's court after Napoleon occupied Portugal, with the Portuguese king relocating his government there. It also mentions Baghdad laundromats arriving in Iraq.
Goldwater charges lax security and Washington cover ups citing the Jenkins and Bobby Baker cases. He calls for a six member bipartisan watchdog panel including Nixon Ford and Williams to oversee release of reports. He praises individual freedom, lectures on federal overreach, and crowds greet him in California stops.
Texas Tech observes Dad's Day with a 9:30 a.m. coffee in the Tech Union Coronado Room and a 7:30 p.m. Tech versus SMU game. Activities include a noon luncheon with Dr. D. M. Wiggins, a board meeting, an 11 a.m. Dads Association session, and a 5:30 p.m. barbecue in the Lubbock Coliseum. Trophies will honor the youngest, oldest, farthest-traveled, and most-children dads.
A Soviet diplomatic mission under Suslov sought to reassert influence in 1944 Lithuania and later engaged in 1963 talks with China in Moscow. The discussions centered on ideological lines between Pekings hard line and Khrushchev’s coexistence stance. Post Khrushchev, Sino Soviet clashes eased though exchanges remained tense. Radio Peking broadcasts mention the exchanges.
A gang fight in a Brooklyn subway left Jem Budzen with a bloody nose after being attacked by about six youths. Two students and a clerk were treated at Methodist Hospital for injuries. a gun was found on a student. In Manhattan, 200 East Harlem students from Manhattan Vocational and Benjamin Franklin High School clashed at 125th Street station, with police seizing ringleaders and quieting the melee as crowds dispersed.
SMU President Willis Tate told about 600 at the Texas Tech board dinner that the real cold war is fought in classrooms and labs. The 9:30 a.m. board meeting in the president's office will preview a busy schedule ending with Tech vs SMU at Jones Stadium and discuss campus parking and governance matters.
About 175 people attended a Friday night dinner at the Lubbock Women’s Club marking United Nations Week. Principal speaker Mrs. Denichi Hashimoto, president of the New Mexico Division of the American Association for the United Nations, urged the UN as a path to global communication and understanding. Kingston Jamaica seeks higher food output.
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