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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1965
Page
2
Torrential rainstorms spread from flood regions on the Italian mainland to Sicily. The two day death toll reaches 32 with 24 missing. A cloudburst hits Trapani and trains, autos and relief crews face flood chaos across northern Lazio and Umbria.
The killer glacier at MATTMARK DAM in Switzerland began moving again forcing a halt in recovery efforts. Swiss troops and glacier experts assessed the ice to plot dynamite charges aimed at making the danger manageable after the massacre that killed about 88 people.
A Commerce Department Statistical Abstract notes that over a third of heavy-smoking men reduced cigarette use in two years and 6.5 percent quit. The 1965 volume covers 1 059 pages with tables and maps. It also reports that about 1.5 million arrests in 1963 were for drunkenness and medical costs rose 19 percent in seven years. Tuition and fees averaged 170 dollars at public colleges and 690 dollars at private ones in 1963. About 170 000 Cuban refugees …
Reports describe widespread damage from storms and flash floods near Rome and along the coast from Naples to Genoa. Deaths noted in Rome suburbs and along highways, with water supply cut by a damaged aqueduct and transportation crippled by landslides.
A new parachute based landing system tested at Edwards AFB aims to bring space capsules down on land instead of water. The device, developed under North American and Fanon Corp contracts, was towed to altitude by helicopter and demonstrated controlled descent with inflatable heels and opened wings. Further tests under the Apollo program timeline are planned.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C White spent Thursday in Washington meeting with USDA officials about Mexican cotton import practices. White announced plans to bar Mexican cotton while seeking federal help to negotiate a new agreement and curb pink bollworm issues.
Reading appears to reference a Texas Highway Commission notice about state routes from Spearmen in Hansford County to Stratford in Sherman County, near the Lubbock area. The OCR is garbled with junk characters and unrelated ad-like lines. no clear event, date, or official action can be confirmed from the legible material.
A jury in 99th District Court returned a verdict around 6:30 p.m. on a two hour deliberation in a damage suit brought by Bobbie C. Leake against American General Life Insurance seeking 1000 dollars. The judge expected motions for judgments. Jurors listed include H. H. Gore L. V. Phillips Ernest Ray Cox Phil Brewer Paul Keen Joe Rigdon Hf Johnston Frank Haden Kenneth Hensley V G Riddle D. V D Parker N T Jennings.
Phoenix ariz AP Harlan Appleton 18 of Yuma ariz returned to the police station after bond on a service station robbery charge. He claimed his car was stolen, the same car police said held a pistol and 49 dollars during the holdup. The vehicle was locked when officers left it.
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