28 Sep 1965
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1965
Page
1
Texas Tech launches updated programs in counselor training with new public information director and assistant named. Plans advanced for a range management conference on Thursday. The notice highlights a wide array of campus affairs and a dramatic excerpt from the Faust opera at Midtown, underscoring a bustling week on campus.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution urging India and Pakistan to honor the cease-fire, withdraw armed personnel to Aug. 5 positions, and accept a UN role only in enforcing the line. Prime Minister Shastri rejected a UN peacekeeping force while Bhutto pressed for a Kashmir plebiscite as talks continue.
Refugee sources in Cuba say Fidel Castro plans to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week during Pope Paul VI’s visit. The pope will speak at the General Assembly and meet President Johnson, with a mass at Yankee Stadium. An exile cited private Havana sources for the claim.
Opening day crowds at the 48th Panhandle South Plains Fair in Lubbock drew 47 361 as area students and residents enjoyed a mix of agriculture industry and midway thrills. The fair featured animal judging, exhibits including Texas Wildlife and a rocket belt demonstration, and a parade through downtown.
The District of Columbia home rule bill cleared its first House hurdles in a pair of quick votes. A large public gallery and a partisan split framed debate as supporters argued it embodies civil rights for 800,000 residents while opponents pressed constitutional concerns.
A Detroit mother, 44, is under review for abandonment of her mentally challenged son Richard, 15, found in Miami airport with pennies and no ID. A psychiatric evaluation was ordered for her. Judge Ben Sheppard delayed prosecution until results, denying a reunion with the boy who is in county care.
The United States branded the communist executions of two American POWs as wanton murder and accused North Vietnam of violating the Geneva Conventions. A U S embassy spokesman and a State Department official urged action through the International Red Cross, while noting earlier killings and denouncing the acts as brutal. The report mentions Kenneth M. Roraback and Capt. Hubert R. Versace as the executed soldiers and references prior POW executions in Da Nang and Perryville, Arkansas.
A dated devotional line urges the world to seek peace by opening hearts to Jesus, attributed to Anonymous.
An unusually bright light flashed across western Pennsylvania and parts of New York while an explosion rattled Warren. Police saw no damage. Greater Pittsburgh Airport officials reported two airliner pilots observed the light, one about 40 miles from the airport and another over northwestern Pennsylvania.
Actor Zachary Scott remained critically ill after brain surgery. The 51 year old star, a native of Austin, is in a coma like state at his Sweetbrier home in Austin after being flown from New York in July for treatment. If need be, more lines could add context.
The Taal volcano near Manila erupted with a 10 000 foot fireball at 2 25 a m triggering violent tremors and widespread fear. Reports said 300 drowned while another claim spoke of inundated lakeshore villages. Rescue teams struggled as smoke obscured details and President Macapagal ordered mobilization of relief agencies.
Two uniformed Czech border soldiers crossed into West Germany on Sunday and sought asylum, according to the Bavarian Interior Ministry. The incident was reported by AP as officials investigate the border breach and refugee status implications.
IT girl Clara Bow, the Roaring Twenties sex symbol, died at 60 in West Los Angeles after 35 years of chronic sleeplessness and isolation. She had appeared publicly only once since 1962 at Res Bell's funeral, while remaining cared for by a nurse since 1930.
Pacific Ocean tropical storm Monday lashed northwest and central Mexico after battering Mazatlan. Heavy damage was reported and thousands homeless as torrential rains continued. The storm impacted Guanajuato and other states, isolating communities and floodwaters reaching five feet in some areas.
The forecast for Lubbock and vicinity notes partly cloudy skies and continued warmth. Highs today in the low to mid 80s with a low around 60 tonight. Light to moderate southerly winds.
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