11 Sep 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1965
Page
1
The page highlights the Senate approving a cotton program and mentions American bombers in Vietnam. It also lists sections including women news today horoscope comics market reports and defines a faddist as someone always giving up something old for something newer.
A slow moving cold front brought thundershowers hail and cooler air across the South Plains on Friday. Rain totals reached up to an inch in Lamesa and Friona with hail reported in Briona. Forecasts call for highs near 90s and ongoing showers in spots.
Washington The administration wins a key victory as the Senate begins voting on the omnibus farm bill adopting a new cotton program that provides direct government payments to farmers. Debate limits and amendments follow as the panel shapes its path before a likely Monday vote. A separate quake report from San Francisco notes a sharp tremor rattling the area with minor damage.
The pageant in Atlantic City opened with 60 contestants as Aja from New Brockton led prelim talent amid controversy over NAACP director Phillip Savage urging more black faces next year. Judges began narrowing candidates for 10 semi fin al spots as Linda Falsom and Deborah Mrvant also drew attention.
Texas Tech officials approve off campus housing for women and men to meet anticipated record enrollment. Caprock Hotel on Texas Ave will provide rooms including second floor of Methodist Hospital School of Nursing residence for about 40 women students. Meals will not be served. Pioneer Hotel also used for rooms with breakfast and dinner omitted.
An eight year old girl named Donna carried her four year old sister Danielle on her back down a stair bannister to escape a blaze in Brooklyn. Firemen on an aerial ladder rescued Danielle while younger Debbie fled the building. Police reported the incident as the Burns Avenue or Brookdynt area fire left the children unattended.
The Republican Congressional Committee cites a ninth grade intelligence test question claiming anti Republican bias in weekly quizzes. It points to a club described as exclusive and conservative to argue the linkage of conservative with Republican risks political manipulation.
The India Pakistan conflict deepens with Pakistani armored and infantry counterattacks on the northern plains and paratroopers in the northeast. UN Secretary General U Thant visits Rawalpindi amid tense lines and reports of limited progress as both sides clash across the subcontinent.
Hurricane Betsy devastates Louisiana Florida and Mississippi with New Orleans hardest hit. President Johnson declares Louisiana a disaster area and surveys floodwaters as evacuees flood streets and canals.
The article recalls a day when President and officials, including Johnson, visited flood shelters at Washington School. People described loss and sorrow as homes flooded and families moved to safety. Evacuation centers were crowded with citizens seeking aid amid the storm’s impact.
State and national officials praised Littlefield on Government Day as the city marked a $400000 downtown development project. NASA public affairs officer Paul Haney cited the Gemini program and urged towns to imitate Littlefield’s efforts, noting long duration flights, docking and extra-vehicular activity as goals.
Clear to partly cloudy and cooler today with a high near 80 and a low around 60. Northeast winds light to moderate. Humidity 68 percent. Regional temps listed for western Texas and nearby cities.
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