South Korea Vote Seen as Vietnam Echo in US Aid
South Korea faces reelection of President Chung Hee Park with Po Sun Yun as challenger and two others. U.S. aid since 1953 totals about 4.5 billion dollars as 46 000 troops and 10 000 engineers serve with the Americans in Vietnam, highlighting shared anti communism efforts and loyalty.
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Republic of
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Po Sun Yun
New Korea Party
Vietnam
U. S
Weekend In Jail Trials Gain Support In Hobbs
Juvenile Judge Kermit Nash and Juvenile Officer Pat Thames report the unofficial weekend in jail has deterred teen offenders in Hobbs. They say the program could replace parental custody or warnings in many cases and may prevent formal jailing or reform school placement.
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Hobbs
Kermit Nash
Pat Thames
Religion Bridges Two Distant Lives In Search Of God
The piece notes Konrad Adenauer's belief that only religion can save mankind and Svetlana Alliluyeva's admission that she found it essential to live with God. Both stories show a universal hunger for spiritual sustenance across different backgrounds and eras, asserting religion as humanity's hopeful anchor.
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Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Doctor Adenauer
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Josef Stalin
United States
India
Switzerland
New York
God
Senator Hansen tops visiting professors in oil shale debate
In Washington Senator Clifford Hansen of Wyoming challenged Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith and New School economist Paul Douglas during testimony on an Interior Department plan to open oil shale lands in Colorado Wyoming and Utah to private development. Hansen pressed for practical investment and noted small prospectors had already found potential, while Galbraith and Douglas argued for limits on big oil influence. It was a contentious session with Hansen scoring the decisive points.
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Washington
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
Rocky Mountains
Paul Douglas
New Scool of Social Research
New York City
Galbraith
Douglas
Clifford Hansen
Wyo
Hansen
Interior Department
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Red Riding Hood
Teapot Dome
Elk Hills
Harding & Regimse
Irv Nielson
Joe Juhan
Arizona
Galabraith
Kennedy-Johnson
U.S.A
Readers urged to send letters with real name and address
Note explains letters to the editor are welcome but letters over 350 words are unlikely to be published. Shorter letters preferred and must include the writer's true name and address for publication consideration.
Detention Home for Juveniles Urged in Hub of the Plains
In Lubbock the Avalanche Journal reports repeated calls for a tax supported juvenile detention home after studies by the Community Planning Council found the city jail unsuitable for youths. Alongside plans for a new animal shelter, citizens press for timely approval of the detention facility.
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Avalanche Journal
Plains
Community Planning Council
Lubbock
Floyd Stumbo
Idalou Highway
Boycott criticized as unfair and illegal says editor
Inge Northcutt of 1806 Ave V denounces a boycott call against Shop Rite Foods and Piggly Wiggly as improperly targeting consumers. He argues the strike concerns warehouse workers and union officials, not the shoppers, labeling the tactic American gangsterism and stating personal support for Piggly Wiggly purchases.
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Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Shop Rite Foods, Inc
Inge Northcutt
1806
Ave, V
Den compact urge to curb smut sales in Lubbock letters
R K Curtis of 2508 37th St urges local merchants to remove pornography from shelves arguing Communist influence and moral decline. He cites Ruth Montgomery’s stance and calls for a LAubbock effort to boycott firms stocking such material.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ruth Montgomery
Denmark
U. S
Lubbock
America
Laibbock
R. K. Curtis
37Th St
Loss Of Doctor Feared Harmful To Seagraves
A Seagraves editor warns that Dr. Bill McCollough and the town hospital may be lost to Army Reserves with his June 1st activation. The piece argues local medical care and jobs would suffer, urging letters to Congressman Mahon and Senators Yarborough and Tower to prevent the loss. Max Strother, Box 224, Seagraves, signs the letter.
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Seagraves
The
Avalanche Journal
Bill McCollough
Army
McCullough
George Mahon
Ralph Yarborough
John Tower
Washington
Max Strother
Box 224
Fine Youth Chorus Representation Question at Pops Night
Reader asks why no Dunbar High School chorus representation at Lub bock Symphony Orchestra Pops Night. Editor notes Maestro Harrod and Rex Webster absent and rejects segregation concerns, praising performers including two young Black men in the orchestra and singer Gertrude Lasley who drew strong ovations.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Dunbar High Se
Lubbock
Mary Nettleton
46Th St
Bill Harrod
Rex Webster
Gertrude Lasley
Portraits of Metcalfe Sister's Visit Poem
The speaker expresses eager anticipation for his sister's summer visit. He longs for her warm presence and laughter, describing how the upcoming days will feel slow until her arrival and the joy of greeting her. The verse uses vivid imagery of sunlit skies and affectionate anticipation.
Dear Turnrow Tunker Tread That Japan Plans to Import Gold
O C McBride comments on Japan importing gold for industrial use for the first time in two decades. He questions reliance on plastic substitutes and jokes about allies and military moves. A Michigan doctor warns speeding ambulances cause more accidents than they save, likening it to rapid but hurtful congressional legislation.
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Japan
Michigan
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