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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1965
Page
5
A historical bulletin suggests tension between India and China may ease as Beijing could declare terms met after claiming incursions halted. The analysis notes Mao Tze-tung’s regime watching the India Pakistan hostilities, with public support for Pakistan’s Kashmir claims.
A mob of about 10,000 in Karachi attacked the U.S. Information Service library and stoned the U.S. Consulate General in Lahore amid anger over U.S. backing of a UN cease-fire call in the India Pakistan war. Firefighters contained fires and authorities barred further demonstrations.
City officials and County Commissioners discuss sharing the $89,000 cost of the Ehren berg tax reappraisal. The county may cover one third, with no formal contract yet. budget figures show health department funding split among city and county, and projections warn of reduced services if shares remain unsettled.
Mrs. Wofford of Lockney is found dead in her home with cause listed as strangulation. Investigators name Deputy Amburn, Anzaldua and local police, along with Texas Ranger Sets and others, for their roles in the probe. Police questioned about 50 relatives and friends while several suspects were cleared by lie detector tests.
A sequence of birth notices from Lubbock area hospitals lists numerous families welcomed to the community. Parents include Gary Glover, Lloyd Wayne Coppedge, Sammy Nunley, James Allison, Donald Darby, Larry Ramirez, Larry Miller, Baltasar Rodriguez, Clifford Strickland, Panard Glecker, John Gordon, Bruce Flannar, and others. Babies arrive at Methodist, Highland, West Texas, and Reese AFB hospitals with weights ranging from under four pounds to over seven pounds. Fathers’ occupations span trucking, farming, sales, railroad work, and military service. The notices reflect a bustling period of births across home and military households.
The storm drenched areas from Dubuque and Ottumwa Iowa to southern Wisconsin and North Texas. Heavy rainfall caused sewer backups in Ottumwa and flash flood warnings along southern Wisconsin streams. Tornadoes and severe storms hit Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Iowa with Wichita suffering $200000 in damage and four injuries. Snow fell in Wyoming and Colorado while warm winds cooled to 24 in Ely Nevada. Astronauts Conrad and Cooper arrived in Tananarive Madagascar with wives in national colors.
Lubbock council okayed a 90 day angle parking trial downtown and approved traffic light installation at 4th St and Boston Ave near Jones Stadium. It also awarded bids for Sandhills wells and roads and approved or denied several zoning changes including a C 3 service station request at 50th St and Kenosha Ave. Mayor Tidmore rested per doctor orders and presided for the first time in two months.
A gun battle after a late night chase by deputies Texas Rangers and city police in a maize field near Colorado City left Mario Valdez dead. The hunted Perez fired from cover while officers approached, injuring another officer. the pursuit extended through farm roads across two counties.
A cold front triggered heavy rain across the Dallas Fort Worth metro area with unofficial totals reaching six inches in Dido west of Fort Worth. Five inch downpours were also reported in Azle Arlington Grand Prairie and Rendon.
Sailor from Los Angeles aboard the Novia del Mar tries to flee by boat after declaring he was forced into the Navy at 18. He brandished a pistol and a hand grenade, prompting a Coast Guard and police response that ended with the sailor surrendering after a police-fire exchange. No injuries reported.
Trustees of Girard College rejected two plans to integrate the school which admits only poor white male orphans. Gov William Scranton had offered one plan but declined comment after the decision. The trustees said they would fight court action to change the admission policy.
Ottawa mining specialists will travel to Africa to study and assess mineral deposits and potential development opportunities. The delegation aims to collaborate with African partners, share technical knowledge, and explore investment prospects in the sector.
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