10 Sep 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1965
Page
1
Lubbock City Council, after a tie vote on the $1.15 rate, set the 1965 66 tax rate at $1.18 per $100 of property value. The rate awaits Sept 21 official action and follows adoption of a $15,089,130 city budget amid concerns about police understaffing and pay.
More than 5000 visitors toured the High Plains Research Foundation ninth annual field day, viewing farm machinery displays and agricultural research projects. Dr. Oliver So Wallhaam of Oklahoma State University spoke on the importance of research and practical application to improve farming.
In downtown Littlefield the beautification project nears completion amid a three day observance. Two city residents Mrs James Shotwell and Mrs Mal Donelson praised the effort as they toured canopy rest stations in the mall like central business area.
Avalanche Journal reports Littlefield advances a downtown traffic and business revitalization plan. Aligned with Grand Janetier Cafe, officials describe a new traffic pattern to ease congestion, improve sidewalks, and curb parking issues while promoting downtown renewal and shopping center development. Premier Josef Cyrankiescice visits Paris for an official Franco Communist government leader view.
A bespectacled gunman Donald Melvin Boggs and his 16 year old girlfriend Dinie Lee Radcliff were captured after a spree of four killings and robberies across three states ends without a fight. Boggs admitted baiting four men, while Radcliff also apprehended by authorities. Authorities say the pair were previously known to local law enforcement.
President Johnson defended NATO while France signaled withdrawal from the integrated defense system by 196? De Gaulle demanded abolition of the integrated military command and stressed national independence as a condition for France remaining in the alliance.
Reports describe a week long crime spree starting in Texas and stretching through Oklahoma Nevada Utah and Arizona. Detectives detail a hitchhiker robbery double killing near Ash Fork Arizona and a felon previously in Athens Ohio arrested with only 28 dollars.
Monstrous hurricane Betsy slammed into Louisiana with 150 mph winds. It cut power to much of New Orleans, forced about 250000 people from their homes, and caused widespread damage across the city including the French Quarter. Charity Hospital faced power shortages as fires sparked by debris and toppled towers hampered rescue efforts.
Florida residents began cleanup as Betsy pounded the northern Gulf Coast. High winds and tides closed roads from Pensacola to Fort Myers, with flooding along the peninsula and damage to two fishing piers. A tornado damaged a roof near Fort Walton Beach and 12 homes suffered impact losses. Evacuations occurred in Pensacola Beach as emergency winds reached 45 mph.
Wessin and Wessen were flown out of the Dominican Republic by a U.S. military plane after armed escorts took them to a waiting aircraft. President Hector Garcia Gosdos announced appointing anti Communist leader Fifa in Miami as consul general. The offer followed Bosch era upheaval and the president’s promise to grant Wessin any job abroad.
Hurricane Betsy battered New Orleans and nearby Mississippi coast cutting power, snapping trees, and flooding streets. Winds reached 150 mph with tides rising along gulf coastal areas causing extensive damage.
Indian air raids on Karachi continued as UN Secretary General Thant arrived for peace talks. Reports from West Pakistan describe heavy fighting along dusty fronts as both sides claim tank and jet losses and brace for possible ceasefire.
Weather brief notes variable cloudiness today and Saturday with cooler nights. Light to moderate south winds and occasional mud likely. temperatures in the 90s then lower tonight with a cooler high teens or lows.
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