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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1958
Page
2
In Washington a battle within the Eisenhower administration over stopping nuclear weapon tests surfaced amid reports that strong internal forces oppose rapid action. Officials warned against hastily halting testing, highlighting security implications and political opposition.
The White House reported a crate of reportedly radioactive vegetables was shipped to President Eisenhower along with a letter urging the halt of nuclear weapons testing. The note claimed consumption risk to children and called for an unconditional end to tests. Officials debate whether to halt tests or continue for national security, amid disarmament policy talks and Strauss opposing a halt.
The Bureau of Business Research reports Texas construction authorized in April nearly tripled the seasonal upturn with a 29 percent rise from March. Schools and churches drove the gain in non residential permits while per capita values reached 21.95 dollars. Cities like Midland Garland Richardson and El Paso led in large per capita totals.
A plane laden with dynamite crashed in Honduras on Friday killing three Americans and a Honduran. The Americans identified as Mentited fth Clark Cat smith and Gerald Bernard Galitier. All were en route for mining explorations in Olanche Province, name details for the Honduran not available. Regional Day Meeting Kerrville Texas Region Five opens a regional gathering covering 60 South Texas counties.
Nolan Harvey Lovelace 53 a longtime resident of Brownfield Morton area died in Cochran County Hospital at 10 30 a m Saturday He was a farmer born in Olney in 1904 moved to Terry County in 1912 and lived near Brownfield and Tokio before moving here Funeral 2 39 p m today at Morton First Baptist Church burial in Technemoral Park Lubbock Rev A R Coleman officiates Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs A F Garrett and Miss Dixie Dean Lovelace two sisters two brothers and three grandchildren
Funeral for 11 year old Mike Hutson scheduled at 3 p.m. in the chapel. He died Friday night at Methodist Hospital after a gunshot wound found in his mother’s Crosbyton area apartment. A .22 rifle was located beside him. Burial set for Crosbyton Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. W M Wilkinson who died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Stanton are set for 2 pm Monday in Stanton. She was born April 3 1875 in Comanche and lived in Lubbock. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Charles Cox Garden City and Mrs Lorena Bynch Big Spring four sons Bart Sam Archie and Alton and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Rix Funeral Home in charge.
LAMESA Special Funeral services for P. E. Waldrop 57 of Lamesa are set for 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Rev. Milo Arbuckle to officiate. Burial in Memorial Park. Survivors include Agnes his widow and a daughter Mrs. Lee Farris of Lubbock a son James K. Waldrop of Oklahoma City and his father E. T. Waldrop of Lamesa plus a sister Mrs. W. C. Reeves and a brother Vernon Waldrop both of Lamesa and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held for Milton Enoch Daniel a Breckenridge resident and prominent local figure. He served on the Texas Christian University board was president of First National Bank a rancher oil operator and part of 45 business ventures. The Rev Granville Walker led the service recalling his path from prep school in 1905 Waco to TCU professor and coach and finally chairman of the TCU board.
Seven Texas Tech science professors will represent the college at the 34th annual meeting of the Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The event runs April 21 to May in Las Vegas New Mexico with papers by Stuchalter Camp Wendlant Craig Lee and others. Representatives from Arizona Colorado New Mexico Wyoming Oklahoma Old Mexico and West Texas are expected.
About 280 Shriners and their wives attended the J. D. Miller Shrine ceremonial in Brownfield to honor longtime Brownfield Lodge No. 903 secretary J. D. Miller. Twenty seven of 28 novices were from Brownfield as Khiva Temple from Amarillo led a parade with Klowns Drum Corps Band and other units.
Snyder voters rejected a proposed 145000 dollar bond issue for a Scurry County youth recreation center by a 956 to 95 vote. The center would have been built in Snyder. The article also notes a forecasted 15000 to 16000 ton copra output for the British Solomon Islands according to Sydney.
The American reports former President Truman said he forgot an interview in 1950 and wrote to Rep Spence to set the record straight He recalled the main substance of the Kruce interview and apologized for earlier testimony noting memory errors during committee questioning.
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