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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1963

Page

3

Bond Proposal for Lubbock City Growth Hereafter

The City of Lubbock proposes a bond issue totaling 15.668 million dollars to fund nine essential projects over five years. The plan follows citizen study and favors revenue bonds with strong local support, aiming for broad public adoption at the polls within six to eight weeks.

Lubbock City Commission Oye Tabhack Wsithent Pat Hawland Cite Commission Utte Thonestey Tathbock Commission

Body power taps tease future medical devices

In a Philadelphia area lab a live rat powered a small radio transistor for eight hours, suggesting the human body could someday supply energy to keep failing organs functioning. Electrolyte fluids in the body enable electricity between dissimilar metals, a principle now usable with low power transistors. The work, though early, hints at benefits for medical technology and longevity research.

Philadelphia Meen

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Interior Masthead August 3 1963

The page presents the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal masthead with publication details, pricing, and pledge text. It notes the paper is a Democratic weekday edition, affiliated with AP and UP, and lists subscription rates for different delivery options in Lubbock and outside.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc 8Th St Ave. J Texas Texas Daily Press League Dallas Associated Press United Press International Parker F. Prouty Chas A. Guy

Military shaping Hawaii since Pearl Harbor era

Visitor notes Hawaii’s military dominance outpacing sugar and tourism. The Pearl Harbor attack reshaped defense, with battleship Arizona memorializing crews from December 7, 1911, while modern detection devices could have saved lives, and rapid changes over two decades altered the landscape of defense and society.

Pearl Harbor Pearl Arizona

How One Man Advanced In Wall Street Calculations

A NY luncheon introduces a 29 year old who becomes trusted by old Wall Street hands through puzzle cleverness. He explains how quiet timing and deliberate restraint build influence, trust, and potential growth of client wealth.

York N.Y New York Wall Street Finance

Goldwater Bid Faces Liberal and Moderate Challenge

The piece outlines Barry Goldwater's rising profile within the Republican Party and the intensified effort by liberals and moderates to stop him. It compares the current opposition to Goldwater with the 1960 Kennedy battle and notes governors Rockefeller Romney Scranton and Eisenhower's mixed stance as they weigh potential bids.

Andrew Tully Ashington Barry Goldwater Nelson Rockefeller New York Goldwater George Romney Michigan Tully Goldwater Arizona Miami Jfk John F. Kennedy Kennedy Truman Lyndon BR. Johnson Adlaid Stevenson Eleanor Roosevelt Hubert Flumphrey Stuart Symington John Kennedy Adlai Stevenson Lyndon Johnson Hubert Humphrey Rockefeller Romney Eisenhower Pennsylvania William Scranton Kor Goldwater Scranton Los Angeles

Quiet man faces trouble when silence harms him

A reflecting line notes that seldom does a man get into trouble by keeping his mouth closed, implying silence can lead to unforeseen consequences and self harm.

Summer Heat Hits Three-Year High Across West Texas

Memory Lane reports 105 degrees at the state experimental sub-station east of Lubbock and 109 degrees at West Texas Gas Company from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Don Jones, superintendent, notes the record. Selective Service authorizes local draft boards to call pre-Pearl Harbor fathers after Oct 1 to meet monthly quotas. estimates suggest about 300,000 fathers with children born before Sept 15 and not in deferrable work could be inducted this year.

Lubbock Don Jones West Texas Gas Company Washington

Current Prize Fight Setup Sad Commentary for U S

Richard Starnes argues that Cassius Clay faces Sonny Liston in a rigged spectacle likely to humiliate Patterson again. He mocks promoters as predatory, calls Liston untested, and condemns the rematch as organized squalor despite Clay's market value and potential riches.

Cassius Clay Clay Floyd Patterson Sonny Liston Patterson Liston Sparticus

Firefighters Claim World’s Best Manpower in Lorain Area

Black River Township volunteers boast the best equipped fire department with four engines and 26 men for seven residents. Fireman Clarence Geisel spoke at a four day conven tion for 440 communities claiming Lorain annexation will not challenge their pride and authority. He asserts no rival has disputed their claim.

Lorain Ohio UPI Black River Township Clarence Geisel Black River Geisel

Czechoslovakia backs Moscow against China on test ban

Communist Czechoslovakia aligned with Moscow and condemned the Chinese rejection of the partial nuclear test ban pact in a CTK report. The official Czechoslovak news agency outlined Prague's stance.

Prague Czechoslovakia Moscow CTK

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