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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1963
Page
6
Testimony details how the Thresher sank after apparent flooding as Skylark relayed surface attempts and garbled messages. Witnesses discuss air blows from ballast tanks, the last log note, and a surface recall while relatives of two Shafer brothers testify about crew doubts.
A 1962 sports sedan was ripped open when struck broadside by a pickup at E 50th St and Loop 289. Three of four in the car and both pickup passengers were injured. none in serious condition. Victims include Margaret Morales and Nat B Garcia Jr in satisfactory condition, and Joe Browning in fair condition. Police say sedan traveled north on Loop 298 and was hit on the right side. The crash sent vehicles into a culvert. door had to be removed to reach injured. Two more injuries occurred in separate Saturday incidents involving a child and a man struck by a car on Broadway near Ave U and the Santa Fe underpass.
The report blends Pope Pacem in Terris reflections with Easter plans across the United States. President Kennedy’s Easter in Florida, sunrise services from Miami to Riverside, and hospital births mark a broad, period-voiced Easter scene with religious observances, public happiness, and notable events.
The Internal Revenue Service announced that tax returns must be postmarked by Monday midnight due to Easter Sunday. In prior years the deadline fell on the 15th, but this year the preceding day was a Sunday prompting the change.
About 15 youths, described as Negro teenagers, roamed District of Columbia Stadium during a major league baseball game Saturday punching players and spectators. Three were injured and several others were hit. police said most victims were white and there was no sign the attack was racially inspired.
Memorial services for the 129 men lost with the Thresher will be held at 2 p.m. today at VFW Post 2466. Navy, Marines, Air Force and VFW members participate, with Chaplain C. M. Schindler as speaker. Open to the public. Roy Milam, VFW commander, to open the ceremonies.
A large red and white buoy was placed Saturday above the Atlantic site where the USS Thresher I vanished with 129 crew. Reporter William Bibber, aboard the USS Hazelwood, described the marker as a floating tombstone marking the submarine’s common grave, set about 220 miles east of Boston at 5 degrees west 41 degrees 41 minutes north.
The Home Show at the coliseum emphasizes better living with a community focus. A kids taxi stand using baby strollers assists families with youngsters under 12, and a semi furnished three bedroom home will be shown. Exhibitors display appliances, travel trailers, boats, and remodeling materials. Thousands are expected to attend across seven days with daily discount certificates for registered visitors.
Washington reports a Defense Department debate over adding two combat divisions under Kennedy’s conventional war plans. Expanding to 18 divisions could require 75,000 more soldiers, boosting the annual Army budget by about $800 million for fiscal 1965 starting July 1, 1964. Authorities note no firm push for 18 divisions yet though some quarters see it as necessary for non nuclear war plans.
A 29 year old Brownfield man, Robert E. Pharris, was critically injured when his car struck a large truck on the Caprock top three miles west of Post. He was taken to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock for surgery with multiple fractures and possible head injuries. Police were notified at 9 58 p m.
Texas population rose about 2 percent annually from 1960 to 1962, UT Austin sociology reports. The 1960 census figure of 9,579,677 climbs to an estimated 9,978,146, with metro areas up 2.7 percent to 6,412,353. Harris County leads counties with roughly 4 percent annual growth.
More than twenty businessmen including Henry Ford II plan an April 25 Washington meeting to discuss tax cuts and a possible policy credo. The group would push for a broad tax reduction while official sources caution against viewing it as a Kennedy counterproposal. The Treasury said it has discussed taxes with leaders but not a substitute plan. Ford has prior advisory roles to government and is active on tax policy.
Meredith expressed honor at the Plainview meeting as resolutions advance naming him for Meredith though he says water remains the region's key objective. Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. Monday at Borget's First Baptist Church. burial in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo. Meredith is survived by wife, one son Robert N. Meredith of Amarillo, six daughters, two stepdaughters, and a stepson.
NATO has reached agreement to provide tactical nuclear forces from eight countries Greece Turkey the Netherlands Italy Belgium France West Germany and Canada. These nations will hold weapons under U S control until presidential clearance for use as nuclear strike elements. The weapons were provided under the 1957 NATO accord and Belgium France West Germany and Canada are finalizing arrangements to receive them for potential wartime release.
The Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano denied reports that Pope John XXIII corrected a prelate during Good Friday prayers in St. Peter's Basilica. The error claimed the pope altered the liturgy which asks prayers for the Jewish people, a standard part of the service.
Sgt Alvin C York, WWI hero who singlehandedly stopped a German machinegun battalion, was brought to St Thomas Hospital in Nashville on Saturday in critical condition. Doctors called him a very sick man with possible pneumonia or a heart condition. Family was summoned to his bedside. York has been bedridden since a stroke eight years ago.
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