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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1958
Page
6
UPI reports rising tension as the United States plans a moon mission for August 17 at Cape Canaveral while Khrushchev delays or cancels Soviet lunar efforts. Analysts note risks, potential scientific gains, and questions about the moon's synchronized rotation and historical tides.
Post special budget updates show total expenditures of 9000 for the year, down from an earlier 15000 proposal that included a full-time manager. Five sections allocate funds to agricultural activity civic industrial office operation expense and misc. The agricultural plan includes National Cotton Week promotion 200 first cotton bale turns 500 fall harvest farm 2 Panhandle South Plains exhibit 50 etc.
Grosbyton Idea Jubilee officials announced grand prizes including two tickets to the Cotton Bowl and two to the play Auntie Mame at the Lab Municipal Auditorium. Charles Hudman leads Brothers of the Brush and Mrs. Joe Bowles chairs Anniversary Belles. a separate contest pits Brothers of the Brush in a shaving competition.
Associates of Lubbock Christian College a women’s organization met at the Sherrod home to plan attendance drives for the August 16 dedication of the new administration building. The group has grown to 800 members in three months with dues of 1 dollar monthly funding college needs.
A 17 year old Latin American youth jailed after brief freedom pleaded guilty to liquor law violation in County Court-at-Law. Leon Venegas was rearrested the same day on the charge and fined $400 plus costs. Others: Norman Cooper pleaded guilty to driving while license suspended and faces a one year suspension. several defendants pleaded innocent on liquor and check violations with bonds set. Two Lubbock Navy servicemen, Wardell Owens and Henry Molyneux, assigned to the Burton Island, sailed toward Seattle from Kodiak Alaska.
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