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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1963
Page
6
President Kennedy discusses diplomacy with Harriman in relation to Laos and Southeast Asia. He cautions against overreaching Soviet hostility and notes recent clashes between pro‑ and anti‑Communist forces as he weighs U.S. options and China’s regional threat.
Joseph Mitchell resumed duties as city manager of Newburgh New York signing a back pay voucher for five thousand dollars after being acquitted of a twenty thousand dollar shakedown charge. He had suspended himself after December arrest and faced public support as he planned repayment of trial costs.
The Santa Fe Railway warned that a walkout by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen would halt the entire system. A Chicago to Albuquerque service strike was temporarily blocked by a court order. The railroad estimated about 1,000 workers could be laid off if the walkout occurred.
New Orleans police announced the solution of seven armed robberies with the arrest of Yazareth David Joseph Jr. 36 of New York and L. C. Robinson 20 of New Orleans. They are linked to three drug stores a lounge a bakery a housing office and an attempted drug store robbery between December 21 and March 1. A watch snatched in the March 1 attempt led to Joseph and his arrest in New York. he admitted four holdups and implicated Robinson.
Manila, AP. President Diosdado Macapagal says two opposition lawmakers plotted to assassinate him. He said four more men were involved but cannot be prosecuted since the conspiracy was not carried out under Philippine law.
The California Bankers Association says the state has enough autos to encircle the world if bumper to bumper. The claim reflects broad vehicle numbers and industry sentiment reported by UPI.
United States and British ambassadors Foy Kohler and Humphrey Trevelyan presented Western ideas to Premier Khrushchev in the Kremlin about untangling stalemated Geneva nuclear test ban negotiations. Gromyko joined, while aides were told to stay quiet, amid talk of a possible foreign ministers conference.
Washington officials said American and Soviet experts may meet in Geneva soon to resolve technical issues for a Moscow Washington hot line teletype. Disarmament chief William C Foster announced US technicians would likely go to Switzerland within two weeks and Soviet technicians are expected to attend though Moscow has shown some delay.
Five couples report new births Tuesday and Wednesday across St Marys Hospital Reese AFB Lauf Clinic Latif Clinic and Lauf Clinic. Parents and occupations listed include H J Altendorf engineer at Delfern Oil Co T L McQueen farm laborer Luis Garcia Lub bock Compress and Robert Goley bricklayer.
In New York a gunman wounded two detectives at Times Square during evening rush hour. Officer Robert Bowerman, 24, was captured after a billy club-assisted pursuit following a July food market holdup. Detectives Julian Schafer, 42, and Robert Corrigan, 38, were shot in the abdomen and treated at St. Clare's Hospital.
Nashville singer Brenda Lee 18 wed Charles Ronald Shacklett 19 in a simple ceremony with no music. She wore a white two piece suit and white orchid. they honeymoon in Gatlinburg. Lee known for I'm Sorry and All Alone Am I.
The Senate State Affairs Committee held an afternoon hearing on a $33 million House tax revision affecting the corporate franchise tax and state revenue for the next two years. The panel postponed further action to Monday as backers push for quick Senate passage before Gov. signature. House also honors Speaker Byron Tunnell and advances a 134 page election laws recodification bill, while debate on annual voter registration and other measures continues. The House calendar includes boiler inspection changes, dissolution of Lake Alaska district, and retirement benefit considerations for city workers.
The report links Mad sen and accomplices to a Selznick jewels theft and a string of past hotel jewel heists from the Waldorf Towers, Hotel Astor, and Hotel St Regis. Indicted co defendants include Ernest Zimet and Philip DiLavore. boxer Michael Brady also charged in Cotten theft. Zimet pleads innocent. DiLavore missing. Brady seeking counsel.
Sir John Slessor of Britain's Royal Air Force urged patience on Cuba and warned against forceful removal of Fidel Castro. He said Britain sees no quick solution and favors steps short of invasion to curb communism. The remarks were made at a luncheon in Philadelphia.
Two local groups hosted boss night banquets for secretaries with a double red carpet. The Business and Professional Women’s Club met at Hillcrest Country Club at 7 30 p m while the Caprock Chapter of the National Secretaries Association began at 8 p m at Lubbock Country Club.
The Caprock chapter named Mrs. Oleta Whitfield and Dr. S M Kennedy as secretary and boss of the year amid a 1963 secretaries week banquet. Guest speaker Dr William R Pasewark spoke on changing roles of bosses and secretaries as members voted by secret ballot and a committee. The program highlighted CPS certification and a Roaring Twenties theme with local nurses skit and Dunbar High School music. Mayor and Mrs Jack Strong attended along with members’ families and employers.
Willis Newton of Uvalde and his nephew Noel Oglesby faced a mistrial in a kidnapping case after a district court jury deadlocked nine to three for conviction. Newton, 74, has a long criminal history from the 1920s and 1930s and now owns a ranch near Uvalde.
Gusty winds fanned fires in eastern timberlands as unseasonable cold spread from the Pacific Northwest to New England. Virginia ordered woods closed to most people while National Guard units stood by to aid firefighting efforts amid frost and near freezing temperatures across the region.
Keating argued that Soviet troops in Cuba have not been withdrawn from functional units since January, while acknowledging some reduction in technicians. He cautioned against turning the debate into a numbers game and urged steps short of war to remove the presence. Kennedy defended policy, rejected a summit, and urged cohesion among exiles while outlining anti Castro measures and future talks with Pearson. He also pressed ahead with tax cut goals and space talks, emphasizing practicality over confrontation.
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