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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1963
Page
2
A vintage ad explains health as normal nerve function and illness as nerve interference. It touts chiropractors as restoring nerve flow by spinal adjustment, inviting readers to examine their spine at the Day Chiropractic Clinic in Lubbock, Texas.
West Texas Museum honored sculptor Nicolaus Koni with an illustrated talk and a display tour. Koni, a renown artist, discussed Italian classics and how he crafts bronzes and marble portraits including Ben Gurion of Israel and Bull Emblem of Empire. John Ben Shepperd accepted the sculpture for the museum, praising its Texas heritage symbolism.
Steve Tarpley 17, Monterey High senior, won first in concerto division to represent the South Plains Music Teachers' Assn. at Texas Music Teachers' Convention June 10 13 in San Antonio. He will perform Mozart A major concerto movement K414.
An advertisement promotes CAMPHO-PHENIQUE as a quick antiseptic liquid that forms a protective ring around pimples to prevent spreading and reinfection. It claims the product does not stain skin and can be worn under makeup.
In Post, Raymundo Flores, a 5 year old deaf mute, faces trial today in 116th District Court for the November 1961 shooting death of Pearlene Stafford, 33. Civil jury weeks begin in 72nd District Court and County Court at Law No 2 with panels reporting at 10 a.m. Two-car crash injuries and a stabbing incident are noted in local police reports.
A 22 month old Plainview boy, Tony Kos, was struck by a car in front of his home as he walked into its path. He suffered a fractured left thigh and scalp and forehead lacerations but was reported in good condition at Medical Center Hospital. The driver, Leonard Harper, said he did not see the child in time to stop.
A hungry black panther escaped from a Bangkok‑staged circus in Saint‑Denis Paris and lurked two days under a girls’ school. Trainers Jack Rex and crew used a heavy net and a steel cage, driving the beast into captivity after it attacked Rex and menaced locals.
Police report burglars looted coin operated machines at Trail Drive In Theater and Chuck Wagon Cafe. A pistol, $20, and two stoves were taken from residents and a warehouse. license tags BW 8705 also missing. Suspect named by Raymond Foster. Local crime scene details span Clovis Highway area and E Broadway corridor.
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover heads the Navy nuclear propulsion branch and is expected as the leadoff witness when the court of inquiry resumes into the Thresher submarine sinking. Open testimony may be limited by classified material with most of it likely in a closed session. The Atlantis II oceanographic vessel returned to Woods Hole after gathering bottom photos and charts from the 8400 foot depth disaster area.
Pictures from the Atlantis II show only the Atlantic seafloor near the Thresher disappearance area. Dr. Paul M. Fye says no photographs of the sub were obtained. Present were Capt. Charles Bishop and Dr. Arthur Maxwell.
West Berlin police said six rapid shots in Communist territory near the U S sector border were not an incident of danger but a game warden shooting rabbits in East German territory.
David A. Morse an International Labor Organization director left Moscow after a two week visit to the Soviet Union. Morse and his party were hosted by the Soviet government according to Tass.
Plans for a desert reclamation project in Egypt are showcased, detailing proposed irrigation, settlement, and agricultural development strategies aimed at expanding arable land and boosting Nile region productivity.
Nine year old Rodney Keeling was hospitalized in Plainview in good condition after an accidental shooting at his home. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm and picked up a .22 caliber rifle from the floor.
A remarks piece states that if in good condition a U S flag may be displayed even with many stars at a residence closet and notes the incident of an accidental gun discharge.
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