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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1963

Page

6

Nuclear Test Ban Talks Move Toward Senate Vote

Washington discussion centers on a treaty banning atmospheric, outer space and underwater tests while underground blasts remain allowed. Key officials including Foster Seaberg Steven son and Thompson push for two thirds Senate ratification as East German issues and Bonn assurances surface. Disarmament talks pause pending Moscow ministerial meetings with Rusk Home and Gromyko.

William C. Foster Atomic Energy Commission Glenn Seaberg United Nation Adlai Stevenson Llewellyn Thompson Arthur Dean Senate Geneva UPI United States Moscow Sec Dean Rusk Lord Home Andrei A. Gromyko U.S Charles C. Steller Semyon Tsarapkin Stelle

Pillion Questions Har Holm on Test Ban Treaty Impact

Rep John R Pillion questioned Undersecretary W Averell Harriman about the nuclear test ban treaty funding Soviet leader Khrushchev blueprint for world domination and concessions in return A screaming fuss allegedly erupted at a briefing according to witnesses AP wire photo

Ave John R. Pillion RNY Keene W. Averell Hartman Ikhrushchev Harrimin

Robbery spree hits service stations ties to hijackings

A pattern of daytime robberies strikes service stations with three masked attackers slugging attendants. Godwins Service Station at 1712 Southeast Drive reported $137 taken after the attendant was assaulted. Walt's Service Station at 1121 E 34th St saw three men enter and strike the attendant but fled without cash. A separate incident at 84th St and Quaker involved white suspects. Police seek leads and potential links to prior hijackings.

34Th St Godwin Southeast Drive Walt 84Th St

Gill gets 11 more years for aggravated escape

Aaron Gill, who struck a guard at Angola State Prison and fled near DeQuincy, pleaded guilty to aggravated escape and aggravated battery and received 11 additional years. Recaptured after being drawn back by hunger and mosquitoes to his mother's home, he was returned to Angola. Gill, 34, had served almost three years of a 16 year sentence for a New Orleans armed robbery.

Lake Charles Upl Aaron Gill Angola DeQuincy Gill New Orleans

Argentina to Free Former Premier If New President Elected

Deposed Argentine premier Arturo Frondizi could be released from house arrest as voters prepare to elect a new president. An informed source said the electoral college is expected to choose Dr. Arturo Wa, a 62 year old country doctor, as Argentina's 29th president, replacing military ruled Jose Maria Guido.

Buenos Aires Argentina Arturo Frondizi Arturo Wa Jose Maria Guido

Civil rights leaders linked to Communist influence debated

The testimony alleges that leaders like Jack O'Dell and John Salter have ties to communism and that the FBI tracks other integration figures. Witnesses accuse SCLC employee O'Dell of being a known Communist organizer while Salter is said to be under FBI surveillance. The committee plans to hear Martin Luther King Jr. on the civil rights program next week.

McLaurin Jack ST. O'Dell King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference John R. Salter Tougaloo College Mississippi FBI Commu Nist Mississippiian Carl Braden James A. Dombrowski Robert Moses Loeb Braden Emanuel Celler D-Ny House ‘Judiciary Committee King

Heatwave Grips Texas With Scorching Temps

United Press International reports widespread heat across Texas with most areas in the 90s and hitting 100s. Lubbock topped at 97 while forecasters expected 98, as cities including Presidio Austin Dallas Fort Worth Laredo Brownsville and Alpine logged 100 plus temperatures.

Texas Lubbock Weather Bureau Mercury Presidio Austin Childress Fort Worth Laredo Mineral Wells

City Manager Pitstick to Assume Duties in Lubbock

William J. Pitstick arrives from Arlington and will begin as Lubbock city manager at City Hall 8 a.m. He attends a 10:30 a.m. meeting with department heads and a noon session with the City Commission. Salary is 17500 yearly plus 1800 expenses and car. breakfast for civic leaders planned Friday.

William J. Pitstick Lubbock Pitstick City Hall City Commission Citizens’ Advisory Committee Arlington Civic Club

Birth announcements decorate West Texas Hospital roster

A shower of birth notices from West Texas Hospital and Methodist Hospital lists multiple families. Names include Charlies Stevens, Emilia Mantz, Ysidorn Martinez, Donald Allen Cave, G I Daniels, Charles Geist, Richard Carr, Herman Harris, Eugene Patterson, Jimmy Jackson, Charles Burgin, Kenneth McWaters, Dennis Shirk, Alvin Bradies, Raymond Hernandez Sosa, Walter Lindsey Cox, Donald Tay motions. Each entry notes parent occupations and hospital times for newborn sons and daughters with weights and times.

China involvement in Korean conflict fuels new fears

Seoul defense minister Lt. Gen. Kim Sun Eun said China and North Korea have stepped up infiltrations along the truce line to pull the Soviet Union into a second Korean war. He noted eight infiltrators killed this month and reported no intelligence of an imminent new war.

Frm Avalanche Journal Seoul China Soviet Union Kim Sun Eun U.S Weliav Korea North Korea Conmimand Brown Associated Press Sam Jones Troop A Imjini New York James B. Donovan Donovan Fidel Castro Havana Peking Hilsman

Derby Downs Derby Week Celebrates National Champions

A festive parade and final tests unfold in Akron as speed racing stars from across the nation arrive for Derby Downs events. Rock Hudson Arthur Godfrey Paul Anka Paul Lynde and John Russell headline a colorful invasion with costumes and souvenirs, including Gary Sage who arrives with rattlesnake themed mementos and a Texas bucks giveaway.

Derby Downs Akron Rock Hudson Arthur Godfrey Paul Anka Paul Lynde John Russell Mach Florida Mexico Gary Texas West Texas Gary Sage Lubbock

Bracero Bill Blocked In Move By Liberals

Senate liberals blocked action on a bill to extend the Mexican farm labor program. The bill was sent back to the Agriculture Committee after Sen. William Proxmire objected that a quorum was not present when it was reported out of committee.

Washington UPI Senate Agriculture Committee William Proxmire

Ward guilty in Profumo scandal trial at Old Bailey

Dr Stephen Ward was found guilty on two counts of living off the earnings of call girls Christine Keeler and Marilyn Rice-Davies as Britain’s sex scandal climaxed at the Old Bailey. Ward, who was in a coma after a sleeping pill overdose, faced up to 14 years in prison.

London UPD Stephen Ward Ward Lord Astor Britain Old Bailey Court Society Osteopath Christine Keeler Marilyn Mandy) Rice-Davies Miss Keeler John Profumo Miss Rice-Davies Douglas Fairbanks Jr London Daily Express Old Bailey Profumo Bill Astor the Express Jack Profumo Cliveden Astor Keeler Mr. Profumo Jack Billi

Illia Declared Victor In Argentina Presidential Vote

Unofficial tabulations show Arturo Illia elected president with 189 electoral votes as 18 provinces plus the federal district report results and pledges from his party to reach a victory. Frondizi freed after 16 months in prison. Peronist ban noted. Illia to assume office Oct 7.

Buenos Aires Argentina Arturo Illia Illia People’s Radical Civic Union United States

Judge in Estes Trial Submits Resignation

Dist. Judge Otis T Dunagan who presided over Billie Sol Estes trial resigns from the 7th District Court in pursuit of the new 12th Court of Civil Appeals chief justice post. He notified Gov. Connally in a letter. Estes was sentenced to eight years for swindling. other appointees to the court were James H Moore and Grover Sellers.

Dunagan Estes James H. Moore Naclagdoches Grover Sellers Sulphur Springs

Seat belts urged as vital safety feature by experts

National and state safety groups urge mandatory seat belts citing Cornell data on head and facial injuries in crashes. Indiana police reports show 47 percent of fatalities were ejected, while 55 percent of car doors opened on impact. current front seat belts lag behind rear belts as laws spread.

National Safety Council Veryone Cornell University Cornell Indiana

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