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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1961
Page
3
Legal discussion casts doubt on a proposed gas tax plan as House and Senate conferees prepare to meet. Representatives argue for a broader, non discriminatory formulation while clarifying existing terms and considering amendments to ease the measure’s passage.
In a heated session a House revenue panel rejects part of a 360 million dollar sales tax plan to protest Oriental stewardess uniforms and colored nails. The dispute centers on a clause allowing slit skirts for Oriental girls while Western attendants face uniform rules.
A garbled collection of birth announcements lists parents and locations such as Emzie and Corrie Woodard at 2101 Date Ave and Alvin Muller at 1311 Sant Street. It notes babies weighing various pounds and ounces born at Laut Clinic and Methodist Hospital, with fathers listed as workers for Texas Teen Maynard Contracting or farming, including twins for Marcus Duran of Abernathy and other families.
Khrushchev in talks with Fanfani and Kennedy era figures signals potential for a Berlin bargain while warning that reunification elections would force the Soviet walkout. U S diplomats note a milder Soviet tone yet fear a dangerous impasse as Rusk and ministers seek a path to avoid war.
Entrants from Big Spring Ozona and Odessa competed in a junior rodeo event in Odessa Texas with winners from Carlsbad New Mexico among the contenders.
Irene Eppeneur of Ozona won first in cutting horse and placed in other events at the junior rodeo held at Plains Fairgrounds. Skippy Driver of Biginight won go kart event after a mishap. Cathy Greenwood of Carlsbad and Phil Holliday also earned ribbons. Butch Overholt improved results but remained in poor condition at Odessa hospital after a fall from a car. The rodeo continues through Thursday night with injuries noted.
At Cape Canaveral an Italian crew fired the U S Air Force Jupiter IRBM, an operational model, aiming about 1500 miles into the Atlantic. The 8 19 p m EDT shot appeared flawless with the missile’s tail visible minutes after launch. Earlier, a U S Air Force crew tested the Mace anti missile.
The article notes the candidate’s WWI pilot background with One Air Force and mentions his move to Abernathy and family vacation in New Mexico. Hale County Commissioners Court actions are referenced as upcoming.
Inman South Carolina A chemical plant fire forced about 30 families to evacuate after explosions spread toxic fumes. Local officials warned inhalation could cause severe injury or death as methyl parathion and DDT solutions used on cotton crops were involved.
Industrialist Bernard Goldfine, imprisoned for fraud, had his bid for sentence reduction rejected by U S District Judge Sweeney in Concord New Hampshire. The ruling denies hopes for leniency and upholds the existing term of imprisonment.
In Austin, a rigid lobby control bill passed preliminary approval in the House. Sponsored by Rep. Sam Collins of Newton, the measure expands reporting of gifts and expenditures and would make violations felonies with fines up to five thousand dollars and up to two years imprisonment. The act seeks comprehensive disclosure of money and how it is spent. Lawmakers reserved the right to forego certain expenses.
Parsonses and housekeeper linked through a 10 000 bequest to a boy and a 25 000 note found in a locked car back seat. Eight state search in Suffolk County failed to locate Mrs Parsons. FBI withdrew. no charges. Parsons later moved to California and remarried. siblings challenged inheritance after 1946 death declaration.
The Senate approved a peacetime defense budget of 46.8 billion, about 1 billion more than the President’s request and roughly 4 billion above the House total. It also boosted funds for B 2 and B 70 bombers and for National Guard and reserve expansion, while civil defense spending faced attempts to cut the allocation. The plan follows Kennedy’s July 3 emergency mobilization call for up to 250 000 reservists and near 1 billion for arming them.
Smith lauded at formal swearing in in the governor's office then faced reporters at a news conference. He said he would not fill the Railroad Commission vacancy and urged solving the tax issue in the special legislative session. He warned the tax structure is out of line with population growth while per capita income falls and per capita spending rises, and hinted at his uncertain political future.
Severe weather struck Houston and San Antonio with high winds up to 75 mph, downed wires and poles, torn fences, and a flattened drive-in screen. Reports spoke of several small tornadoes as roofs were damaged and trees uprooted amid flooding and traffic jams.
A city sign firm worker was injured in falls at a junction in San Angelo and Wink. Forecasters predicted little change in the heat through Saturday with a long range forecast showing 1 to 3 degrees cooler through Wednesday and light scattered showers in the northern half with little rain in the south.
Senator John Tower was critically injured when a sign fell from a station canop y in Lubbock Texas while his aide and an employee worked on it. The incident occurred as Tower discussed Air Force base plans with Army officials and local leaders. He was hospitalized and a Pentagon report on base plans was requested.
George H. Brown spent three days in a Miami jail on seven bid-check charges and asked Judge Jack Falk to keep him imprisoned until Friday to “avoid temptation.” The judge sent Brown back to a cell after the request.
Newell recalls Lockhart being lured to Shreveport for an electrical short meeting with Republican lead ers. The man climbed a step ladder near a floodlight and fell ten to twelve feet onto his neck and head, after losing balance during a raucous event in Washington. Bobby Nowell stood nearby and witnessed the fall.
Craig McDonald of Ralls was named to the Republican County Candidate committee at a Crosbyton meeting of Republicans and conservative Democrats. The group planned to send a delegation to the District Republican meeting in Lubbock on August 8. About a dozen attended, including Dennis Taylor Crosbyton party chairman and Mrs. Marvin Cypert Lorenzo vice chair, who led the session.
A Cameron, 7, of San Angelo was killed in a two car collision five miles west of Brownwood. The boy, a special police officer, was ejected as his car plunged down an embankment while investigators questioned the other driver.
Manuel Medina operator of the defunct Bank of Zapata appeared at the Zapata County courthouse and convinced the judge to lower his total bond from 75000 to 50000. His attorney Gerald Weatherly argued the bond total was excessive since bank insolvency was not proven and Medina’s property was tied up in receivership.
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