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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1965

Page

3

Lubbock Avalanche Journal Editor Ch A Guy

Reference header lists Ch A Guy as editor and publisher of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal with attribution to the paper’s leadership.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

State mental hospitals under fire over lax releases

A San Antonio State Hospital case shows a 20 year old patient released after 76 days who later attempted a criminal assault. District Attorneys Wade and Barlow condemn frequent releases of the criminally insane and call for reforms as staff changes follow disclosed irregularities at Austin and San Antonio facilities. The new Texas Board for Mental Health begins its tenure this month.

San Antonio State Hospital San Antonio Leslie Ashley James Barlow Bexar County Dallas Henry Wade Wade Austin Rusk Hospital New Texas Board For Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Kiwanis District Convention Sets Stage in Lubbock Texas

Lubbock hosts the 47th annual Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District convention with guests including Gov. Henry Bellman U S Sen John G Tower Texas Atty Gen Waggoner Carr and Dr Kenneth McFarland. Dr Chess Lovern honors local Kiwanis leaders and officials from four clubs greet International President Edward C Keefe and District Gov Bob Finch acknowledging local service and fellowship.

Lubbock Kiwanis International Henry Bellman Oklahoma U.S John G. Tower Texas Waggoner Carr Kenneth McFarland Toneka Kansas Lubbock Kiwanians Chess Lovern St. Luke's Methodist Church Oklahoma City First Methodist Church Huh City South Plains Southwest Kiwanis Clubs Edward C. Keefe Bob Finch Corpus Christi

Job Corps Morale Drive Receives New Features

Generalissimo Sargent Shriver leads a broad push to raise morale in the Job Corps with first-run movies a weekly newspaper visits from athletes improved food and increased recreation. He envisions an effective system to place alumni in good jobs after training resolving doubts about post training opportunities.

Sargent Shriver Shriver

Stock-Taking Time and Traffic Safety Thoughts

Humorist Walt Streichtiff notes that many retired workers boast of past success while being shelved. The piece argues stock takes reveal value and urges car seat belt use to become a status symbol, aiming to reduce thousands of traffic fatalities.

Walt Streichtiff Tier Compasse

India and China in UN peace talks shadow Kashmir plebiscite

The piece argues a UN backed Kashmir plebiscite is likely, risking India's regional standing and giving China leverage. It notes US aid to both Pakistan and India as a tactic to sway Asian nations, and acknowledges the difficulty in predicting winners in conflict.

United Nations India Kashmir Kashnur Pakistan

Gadfly Life of Kenneth Dixon Echoes Socrates Past

Kenneth Dixon compares his career of public criticism to Socrates as a gadfly. He recounts government inquiries, indictments, and lawsuits spurred by his columns critiquing officials from local to federal levels. He notes he remained unscathed and barefooted, arguing modern democracy still needs gadflies.

West Lake Xantippe Socrates Athens

The MFDP Challenge to Mississippi’s Congressmen Fails

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party faced a decisive 228 to 143 defeat in Congress as liberals split over strategy. The plan, led by SNCC and William Kunstler, ignored advice to delay until January, aiming to unseat five segregationist representatives through Democratic procedures.

Washington Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Mississippi House MFDP Americans For Democratic Action ADA Snick New York William Kunstler Kunstler MEDP National Council of Churches Civil Rights Leadership Conference Clarence Mitchell NAACP Joseph Rand Andrew Riemiller Aft-Cto Afl-Cio Democratic Study Group Frank Thompson New Jersey DSG MEFDP

GOP Uncertainty Over 1966 Bounce Back Prospects

Washington Republicans split on the idea of an automatic bounce in 1966. Nixon predicts a 40 seat gain in the House while Chafee Morton and others voice caution. Scholars and party insiders debate whether a rebound is feasible given past losses and voter realignments.

Washington Richard M. Nixon U.S. House Rhode Island John Chafee Kentucky Thruston Morton Franklin JD. Roosevelt

Acheson Nomination Clears Senate After Debate

Senatorial approval of Dean Acheson as undersecretary of state reached 69 to 1 after 31 hours of debate over whether he rebuked General Douglas MacArthur. In Texas, Governor Stevenson said no special legislative session is needed at this time and no move to raise funds for increased old age pensions is anticipated. Fifty six Price Administration workers in Lubbock will resign on September 28 as the local office closes. The Junior Chamber of Commerce was praised by Capt Bob Stinnett for the current safety program during a talk at the Hilton Hotel.

Southeast Asia White House Treasury Department Justices Department Carlos Mani Marcellin Washington Dean G. Acheson Senate Douglas Macarthur Austin Coke R. Stevenson Texas Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Bob Stinnett Incal Texas State Highway Department Hilton Hotel Failh

Offhand Thoughts on Debt and Society

A collection of wry observations about debt, family strain, and social habits. It notes how wealth seldom relieves pressure on relatives, mocks tipsy party fans, and jokes about diets, hats, work, and government aid. It ends with a quip on overproduction of wild oats.

Red Puppet Life Tragic East Berlin Reflections

Henry J. Taylor discusses Soviet satellite states from East Berlin, criticizing leaders like Cyrankiewicz and Kadar and examining Hungary Poland and Czechoslovakia. He describes widespread human disintegration under the Iron Curtain, the police state, and the fear and loneliness felt by ordinary people.

Seafarer Editorial Praises Lone Atlantic Sailor Manry

The piece notes space program awe shaped by government support but highlights Robert Manry the Cleveland copy editor who sailed solo across the Atlantic in the Tinkerbelle. At 48 he faced daunting odds and a craft of record small size, a bold solo feat praised as authentic adventure beyond institutional backing.

Mets Boston Kansas City Robert Manry Cleveland Newspaer Mr. Manry Atlantic Manry Times England Arkansas Gazette

Speed And Life Warns Of Auto Accident Dangers

The American Insurance Institute warns speed kills with survival odds dropping as speed increases. At 25 mph one in sixteen chance of death. at 45 mph one in sixty seven. at 73 mph one in eight. over 80 mph survival is practically none. Orlando Florida Sentinel reports.

American Insurance Institute Aid Orlando Fla Sentinel

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Parker F. Prouty President Texas-Oklahoma George BR. Bunton Southwestern Public Service Co Kiwanis Division Kenneth Dixon Rowland Evans Robert Novak Novak Congress Bruce Biossat Gop Donald Stokes University of Michigan Survey Research Center Barry Goldwater Johnson Nixon Goldwater Job Henry J. Taylor East Berlin Moscow Sberia Josef Cyrankiewicz Janos Kadar Iron Curtain Europe Soviet Union Russia Georges Clemenceau Romania Hungary Bucharest George Gaston Marin West Germany East Germany Bulgaria Latvia Lithuania Estonia Poland Czechoslovakia Ota Sik CPN State Petroleum Trust Polish Communist Party Lichtenburg
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