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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1963
Page
7
Construction began this week on a 44 mile highway to develop the mountain areas of north Formosa. The 1.5 million dollar project will connect Taoyuan, twenty miles west of Taipei, with the sea coast town of Yilan.
Public notice offers a free 36 page illustrated book explaining causes effects and dangers of arthritis and rheumatism. It describes a proven treatment without drugs or surgery used in thousands of cases and invites readers to mail for the book at The Ball Clinic Excelsior Springs Missouri.
Rep. Heatly proposes a permanent suspension of judge pay raises by placing them in the annual budget, to be set by appropriations committees, while opponents warn it strips house input. Heatly defends the plan as necessary to avoid repeated suspension votes and notes his role as fiscal appropriations chair. Hardeman criticizes newspaper coverage of legal reforms and defends press duties amid editorials on Gregg County coverage.
County officials awarded bids for laundry services with Sunbeam Laundry and others at 35 cents per blanket and 7 cents per pound for flat work. J. R. Fanning won a contract to supply about 14 000 cubic yards of crushed caliche at 77 cents per yard delivered. The court also authorized land purchases for highway right of way and condemned property, approved electric line relocations, and allocated funds for various county projects and special bills.
International authority on steroid hormones Dr Charles W Shoppee from the University of Sydney lectured in Texas Techs chemistry department under invitation by the Robert Welch Foundation. He outlined work on adrenocortical hormones and cancer links and described Australia as a midway home between the US and UK.
Texas Tech will offer an advanced summer course for elementary teachers and supervisors in Spanish in the elementary school. Registration is June 7-8 with classes June 10 to June 28 taught by Dr. Faye L. Bumpass. The program targets teachers of Spanish speaking children and those introducing Spanish language and culture to English speakers, focusing on teaching techniques. Daily demonstration classes will be held.
Judge Joseph B Dooley ruled in favor of plaintiff Sam Acker in a non jury civil action against Western Drilling Co Inc and Keith Cecil. No judgment entered yet as trial wraps on the docket and juried actions set for 9 30 a m Monday.
The first in a three program series on the Future of Religion will be given by Rev. Thomas McGovern of Christ the King Catholic Church at 7 p.m. today in the Coronado Room. His topic is Religion and the Future from a Catholic Viewpoint. The Rev. Ralph Macy will speak at 4 p.m. Monday on Prospects for Protestantism. Rabbi Alexander Kline closes with Religion of the Future at 4 p.m. May 2 in the Mesa Room. Sponsored by the Honors Program Council and the Ideas and Issues Committee. David Thomas is committee chairman.
The city fire department reported numerous rescues including a child from a finger ring incident a trapped child on a tricycle and a child hanging from scaffolding among many others. Last year’s fire loss reached 803650 with May 1962 noting the peak monthly loss at 325092. Fire prevention classes inspections and 1500 off duty hours were devoted to building a booster truck for Boys Ranch at Old Tas casa.
Readable tip notes that wooden clothespins split in half can be used as cheap scrapers to clean aluminum or enamelware without scratching the surface.
Pat Hamilton, a junior home economics major from Cleburne, won the runoff for secretary of the Texas Tech student council over Cecile Campbell of Lubbock by 2012 to 1932. Friday’s election had three candidates. five cheerleaders were elected in other runoffs.
The Indonesian air force relocated its regional air command from Palembang to the northern city of Medan on Sumatra across the Malacca Strait from Malaya, shifting oversight of regional operations.
The Board of Pardons would oversee driver license restoration and a proposed constitutional amendment would allow appeals of local agency decisions in county court on a trial de nova basis. The committee also weighs bills on driver licensing education and mandatory chemical testing.
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