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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1963
Page
5
Navy searches for the submerged Thresher submarine and its fate. The destroyer Warrington reports red and yellow gloves and shielding plastic floating in an oil slick, indicating hull penetration. A surface ship relayed tapping sounds from an emergency emitter, suggesting automatic signals from the wreck.
Messages of gratitude mingle with sorrow as families of the Thresher crew mourn 129 sailors lost after the overhaul submarine failed to surface. Navy officials announced no recovery, while presidents and communities in Maine to California express condolences and prayers.
Amarillo dispatch says officials blame juvenile vandals for a blaze at Carver high school that gutted four classrooms, damaged I beam supports, melted door transoms, and caused about 130000 dollars in damage as the school closed for Easter vacation.
Cot ton executives and council leaders gathered to discuss drastic acreage cuts and the need for emergency action. Ed Lipscomb NCC outlined CPI promotion programs doubling funds and targeting customer benefits, with emphasis on housewives, five main promotion categories, and NCC tie in advertising. Roy Forkner presided, noting the meeting's aim to show fund use to NCC and CPI supporters.
United Press International reports a southward cooling trend ending a two day heat wave in Texas. Temperatures reached 103 in McAllen and 101 in Laredo with many areas seeing 70s and 80s, but South and Southwest Texas remained hot. Abilene's high was 62 and Wichita Falls reached 63. Forecasters expect cooler temps and possible scattered showers in Northeast as cloudiness increases and readings dip across North Texas through Friday.
A string of birth announcements lists multiple families with newborns at local facilities. Notable details include weights from 6 pounds 1 ounce to 9 pounds 13 ounces and times ranging from early afternoon to late evening. Fathers’ occupations include student, farmer, sheet rock contractor, and military airman.
A sudden gale off Iceland has sunk at least six fishing boats. By Thursday sixteen fishermen were reported drowned as a sixth vessel capsized near the Reykjanes Peninsula on the southwest tip of Iceland.
Lebanon's Forestry Department plants millions of trees to restore the famed Cedrus libani. Once widespread along coastal slopes, only about 480 ancient cedars remain near Becharre, while over 300,000 younger trees now grow in the mountains to revive the biblical symbol.
Soviet four astronauts said the next space flight will be spectacular and more complicated, with no timing given. The remarks appeared in Evening Moscow on cosmonauts day, honoring Yuri Gagarin after his 1961 flight. Western Europe speculated a major space probe could mark the anniversary.
The heat wave across northern Mexico from Nuevo Laredo to Matamoros killed six people, five children and an elderly woman, and sent 1,461 more to hospitals with dehydration as temperatures hovered near 110 degrees. The weather bureau warned no relief is expected.
President Kennedy urges restraint on a possible steel price rise in 1963, arguing such an increase would fuel inflation, raise costs across industries, worsen the balance of payments, and threaten export growth. He notes 1962 actions differed but warns a broad rise could trigger broader wage demands and import competition.
Seminole resident William R. Kitts shows a rare license plate set where the Texas 63 and Truck inscriptions appear upside down relative to the numbers. Texas Highway Department official Bob Townsley says the misprint is unique in 1963 with odds of 375,000 to one. A worn rivet in the stamping machine caused the upside down imprint. Kitts plans to keep them as a souvenir while officials seek a replacement set.
Executive Committeeman O. W. Brown reports many oil industry calls urging him to seek the appointment. Speculation links U.S. Rep. Joe Kilgore Eugene Locke Wallace H. Scott Jr. and Dolph Briscoe as possible choices, though Kilgore says he has not been offered the job and would consider it if offered.
The House began the appropriations bill on its way to a conference committee after weeks of work. The $3.1 billion House spending plan and a Senate version differ, with the Senate adding $66 million in general revenue and funding for higher education and state employee pay. The Senate met briefly Thursday and passed several local bills before adjourning to Tuesday at 10 am while the House recessed until 1 pm.
Representative Olen Petty of Levelland proposed a one cent per bottle beer tax to align with other levies. The amendment failed 98 to 42, as Petty argued beer tax hadn’t risen since 1955 and would raise about 24 million dollars in general revenue. The House also passed street easement and sewer line measures for Texas Tech.
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