05 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1963
Page
1
Luke Roberts, 86, of Douglas Nebraska, earned second place at the county fair hobby show with a ball of string now supposedly 46 percent miles long in a 36 inch ball. He began saving string four years ago and fears a larger ball may jam the door. An AP Wirephoto accompanies the item.
The City Planning and Zoning Commission set a hearing for Tuesday night April 30 at City Hall to settle the 50th Street zoning problem by strip zoning most of the thoroughfare for commercial and semi commercial uses. The panel also approved industrial zoning for a large tract between Yellowhouse Canyon and Loop 289 in northern Lubbock and warned zoning would extend south of the loop and east of College Avenue.
Esther James, a widow, won a 211500 libel verdict against Rep. Adam Clayton Powell in New York. She alleged Powell called her a bag woman for the police two years prior, seeking a million dollars and asserting her reputation restored by the ruling.
Area voters across more than 70 school districts will vote Saturday on trustees with Lubbock and Odessa voting every two years. Bond issues and hot spots stir interest in Hart, Spade, and other towns as several incumbents seek re election and new trustees rotate in.
Gov Connally officials discuss funding for 1964 65 spending. Present tax would add 13.5 million. changes could yield 18.6 million. one year extension of the corporation franchise tax would bring 11 million. Total 43 million supports two year program.
In Levelland, Kenneth Harper announced his resignation as city manager effective May 1 after years of criticism amid the recent city elections. Mayor Ed Hofacker confirmed the letter dated March 18 and Harper said a trust officer held it until Wednesday.
Armed clash looms as navy rebels and loyalist forces deploy around Puerto Belgrano and Bahia Blanca. Battles reported near Buenos Aires amid fear of a Peronist comeback. Unconfirmed tolls cite dozens killed or wounded as tensions rise.
A concise gloss on spaceflight ambition contrasts the drive to leave Earth with the longing to return. The piece frames astronaut resolve against the pull of home, highlighting curiosity, risk, and pursuit of discovery.
The slow-weak front delivered showers across the South Plains and much of Texas, with Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande reporting about four inches. Downstate Texas saw a range from an inch to four inches, while towns like Snyder, Spur, and Seagraves logged the heaviest falls around 0.62 inches. Lubbock expected more rain and a warming trend with clearing skies by Saturday.
A devotional invocation pleads for unity among races and creeds. The anonymous prayer asks God to help people embrace one another and live as a single Christian family.
The Nike Zeus missile killer scored a fourth intercept in mid Pacific, this time against a 5000 mile distant Titan ICBM payload. The test, launched from Kwajalein after a Vandenberg start, aimed to blur the Soviet threat while McNamara orders a faster Nike X redesign.
Defense Secretary McNamara testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States could destroy enemy satellites and win a nuclear war if necessary. He noted Soviet power would not match U.S. capabilities within their lifetimes and cited plans to develop space weapons if advantageous, with Lun Chin and Brown supporting the potential for safe reentry and missile defenses.
A forest fire swept toward the doors of four state tuberculosis sanitoriums near Sykesville Maryland on Thursday before firefighters brought the blaze under control. Patients watched exhausted crews, ready to be moved to safety as containment efforts continued.
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with light morning rain and scattered afternoon showers. Highs near the low eighties. Light to moderate southerly winds. Miscellaneous timestamps and garbled data follow the forecast, including past references and unclear humidity notes.
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