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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1964
Page
13
Officials urge safe Halloween with tips on visibility using reflective tape and makeup over masks. Warn about limited vision, suffocation risks, and advise drive with care for children near driveways. Recommend flashlights for jack o lanterns, controlled treats, and nighttime safety at home.
The article discusses a proposed constitutional amendment altering notice periods for creating water conservation districts and allowing state use of federal Kerr-Mills funds to provide medical care for Texans over 65. Supporters cite greater resident input and reduced local costs. opponents warn of added bureaucracy and tax burdens.
The piece notes Democrats hold 254-176 margin with five vacancies and likely gain seats. In state offices Democrats lead 34 governorships to 16 for Republicans with a probable net gain of at least one. Tossups remain in Kansas City and Washington state races amid broader health care figures for Texans.
Texas Tech's band will perform a halftime show themed Are You From Dixie with songs Alabama Jubilee Swanee and Dixie at Rice Stadium in Houston while the Red Raiders play the Rice Owls. The program includes Are You From Dixie Alabama Bound and a Dixie Medley. Tech Band director Dean Killion leads the group with features from Vicky Keene and Claudean Terrazas. Razor blades will be made in Jamaica.
Fire swept Oak Manor Rest Home near Colusa California killing seven elderly residents. Attendant Ernest Linebaugh 24 said he carried one victim out alive then others returned inside. Eleven men and four women were in the building. Linebaugh and seven patients survived with minor injuries. In a separate item Janet Riker 9 died after a baton accident at Schulenburg Elementary School.
Curtis Publishing announces the ouster of Clay Blair Jr. and Marvin Kantor amid charges of mismanagement. Blair, editor of the Saturday Evening Post, and Kantor, magazine division chair, say they will fight the action. Culligan’s resignation preceded the board vote.
About 200 Evans tribe members gathered in Austin to mourn Miller Evans a 15 year old Gypsy prince who killed himself with a .22 pistol over an unable marriage The funeral rites drew hundreds more en route from across the country as leaders prepared for services likely in Fort Worth where he was born Justice of the Peace Jerry Delano labeled the death a personal safety related gunshot wound and the girl’s name was not disclosed.
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