Bogus highway officer nabbed near Texas New Mexico line
Garret B. Trapnell, 26, described as from all over, was arrested near Hereford after posing as a traffic policeman stopping motorists along U S 66. He was jailed in Deaf Smith County. earlier reports tied him to a San Jon constable title that does not exist in New Mexico.
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United Press International
Hereford
Mexico
U. S. 66
Texas-New Mexico State Line
Ega
Deaf Smith County
Garret B. Trapnell
New Mexico
A. L.mitchell
San Jon
Trapnell
Four Klansmen Arrested in Penn Slaying Case
The FBI arrested four Ku Klux Klan members in Athens Georgia for the shotgun slaying of Lemuel Penn a Negro educator and Army Reserve officer on a Georgia highway. The FBI charged them with violating Penns rights under the civil rights law and referenced a preliminary hearing.
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Avalanche-Jouraal
FBI
Fort
Benning
Washington
Joseph Howard Sims
James Lackey
Herbert Guest
Madison County
Clete Johnson
Georgia
Textile head official to tour Lubbock for new plant site
P. Huber Hanes Jr of Hanes Knitting Co visits Lubbock from Winston-Salem to review site options for a possible new factory in the Southwest. Hanes plans a Artesia New Mexico plant expansion and is hosted by A C Verner of First National Bank. Hanes Knitting employs about 4500 in Winston-Salem, with 2800 in the city. Details of any Lubbock plant remain undisclosed.
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P. Huber Hanes Jr
Hanes Knitting Co
Winston-Salem
N.C
Lubbock
Hanes
Artesia
N.M
A. C. (Charles) Verner
First National Bank
California
Pacific Northwest
Verner
Te Country Club
Eight Die In Head-On Collision In Ohio
Eight people were killed when two cars collided head on on Ohio 41 about 16 miles north of Washington Court House. Fayette County sheriff said it appeared no one in the vehicles survived.
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Washington Courthouse
Ohio
UPI
Ohio 41
Fayette County
Shopping zone request rejected again by city panel
The City Planning and Zoning Commission denied the Loop 289 and College Avenue shopping zone for a second time on Thursday night. Three other requests were denied, five approved, and one delayed. A three member committee was appointed to restudy sign regulations in the C-2A district amid ongoing controversy over unplatted rail property development. Arnold Maeker urged C-2 local retail zoning in a residential edge area, citing differences from a March rejection and concerns about home values. Harold Blank, adjoining landowner, plans residences and warned commercial zoning could spread. Bob Burr supported the homeowners.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche Journal
Loop 289
College Avenue
South Lubbock
City Planning and Zoning Commission
J. B. Hance
J. Louis Murfee Jr
Aubrey Faulkner Sr
Soring
Arnold Maeker
Loop
70Th Street
Harold Blank
Maeker
Bob Burr
McNamara says no clear Red China plans in Vietnam war
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara reported no signs of a major Chinese military move in Vietnam but suggested Beijing may deploy combat aircraft if asked. He outlined U.S. military readiness measures as Congress prepared a resolution authorizing actions to counter Red aggression in Southeast Asia.
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Justington
Sec. of
Robert S. McNamara
China
Peking
Southeast Asia
Senate
House
Johnson
UN Sec
U Thant
Washington
Matt Stumps
New York Stock Exchange
McNamara
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Kennedy Warns Backlash Could Hurt Democrats in Fall
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told a Democratic campaign school that white backlash against Civil Rights gains could hurt the party in the coming election. He urged open discussion of racial issues, action to end injustices, and strong impartial law enforcement to counter the effect. He also joked about his ineligibility for the vice presidency and noted Johnson's recent decision.
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Washington
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
Sayling
Amarillo Family Ends Wagon Trip to World’s Fair
The Prickett family of Amarillo arrived at the World's Fair by covered wagon pulled by two mules. Charles 43 Jettie 42 and 17 year old Carol drove from Texas 800 miles since last April. They toured the Montana pavilion, sold puppies en route and endured a broken leg from a mule kick. Carol longs for home after months away and says she would consider another wagon trip in a few years.
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United Press Interecast
Yorks
Prickett
Amarillo
Charles Prickett
Jettie
Carol
Montana
Texas
Staten Island
New York
Illinois
Lubbock approves phase one for fourth high school
The Lubbock school board approved final phase one plans for a new 78,000 square foot high school at 34th Street and Toledo Avenue. The project, estimated at just under a million dollars, aims for occupancy by September 1965. An appeal by the South Plains Hearing and Speech Foundation urged teacher subsidies for deaf children. David Casey, former mayor, reiterated the appeal on behalf of the foundation.
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Dudley Lynch
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock
Plain Jane
34Th St
Toledo Ave
South Plains Hearing and Speech Foundation
David Casey
Lubbock
Prayer Request From Lubbock Seeks Safe Return
A Mrs Harold Grissom of Lubbock asks for divine aid to bring her son home safely from distant service. She prays for protection and thanks God in advance for reunion in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Harold Grissom
Lubbock
Board weighs policy change as 50 attend foundation session
Acting chairman Watson Carlock says the board is cautious while seeking an answer to a plan that would enact an important policy change. Several of the about 50 attendees voiced pointed differences with the board’s stance.
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Watson Carlock
Foundation
School Board
Fortunes and features mix on today’s front pages
A concise guide lists sections such as horoscopes on Page 7 and sports highlights across Pages 1–4, with editorials on Page 16, radio TV listings on Page 11, and markets on Pages 10–11. It highlights a columnist named Fortune-Hunter describing a considerate man steering money worries away from his partner’s happiness.
Texas Heat Ave: Quanah Hit Hard by Record Temps and Storms
Severe heat and a San Antonio storm battered Texas with record highs and widespread damage. Quanah logged 116 degrees while Seymour 114, Wichita Falls 113, and Fort Phantom Lake 105 where Elmer Allen died from heat exposure. Chickens died in East Texas, power lines caused fires, KTSA tower fell, and several areas received scattered rain with drought persisting.
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Associated Press
Texas
San Antonio
Quanah
Seymour
Wichita Falls
Haskell
KTSA
Nacogdoches
Fort Phantom Lake
Abilene
Elmer Allen
Costly Fire Destroys Slaton C R Anthony Co Store
A Thursday night blaze at the C R Anthony Co store in Slaton caused 66000 dollars in stock damage with building and fixtures also damaged. Firemen spotted the flames near 9 28 pm and the cause remained undetermined. The insured owner Mrs John Berkeley estimated the loss was covered. Assistant manager Howard Limmer noted all stock on shelves was destroyed or severely damaged.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Laton
C. R. Anthony Co
Slaton
Ollie Baxley
Baxley
Anthony
John Berkeley
Berkeley
Asst
Howard Limmer
Dick Hartman
Eisenhower Praised by Goldwater for Campaign Help
Goldwater described Eisenhower as very enthusiastic to campaign against Johnson. The two-hour Gettysburg lunch included Miller and Nixon, with plans for Eisenhower to aid GOP efforts in California Texas Pennsylvania New York Illinois and Indiana. Eisenhower pledged to back Percy in Illinois and Wilkinson in Oklahoma and to discuss general strategy.
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Associated Press
Barry Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
White House
Goldwater
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
William E. Miller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Miller
Washington
Arizona
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Iinois
Indiana
Illinois
Oklahoma
GOP
Charles H. Percy
Ilinois
Bud Wilkinson
Senate
Weather Map Report Lubbock Area Today
Clear to partly cloudy conditions expected in Lubbock and vicinity with hot afternoon temperatures. High near 100 degrees, light variable winds.
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Lubbock
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19Th St. and
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Garland General Hospital
Kelly
Johnny
Tonya
Paul
David
Tommy Joe
Robert
Darrel
South Plains
Abbock Weather Bureau
Kelly Air Force Base
Weather Bureau
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Richard C. Sather
Christian Sather
Pomona
Calif
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Viet Nam
A.m. Pee Tee
Ereteer
Arte
A.m
O&m
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Aman
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