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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1962
Page
5
In a remote area about several hundred square miles near Novaya, a Soviet test released a blast at 2:35 a.m. amid a three year moratorium, drawing stunned but resigned responses from Russians and students who warned of a dangerous potential for further escalation and global fallout.
The United States and Soviet Union remain deadlocked over on-site inspections in a push for a verifiable test ban. Dean and Zorin met in Geneva with no breakthrough, while Kennedy and Rusk weigh possible proposal changes amid continued atmospheric testing.
Lubbock columnist recalls meeting Marilyn Monroe at a party with Joan Crawford and Tab Hunter. He describes her beauty, charm, and intelligence, notes how fame carried a heavy burden, and shares a personal photo memory. The piece ends with mourning for Monroe and a message that many will miss her.
A fire at Keeton Drive-In Cleaners on Tulia’s Keeton Drive destroyed about half the interior and damaged cleaning equipment and clothing. Fire department side malfunction delayed suppression. the 60 by 70 foot structure owned by Arnold Schuster suffered mainly interior losses with no exterior damage. Glenn Keeton, owner, was away in Plainview. No damage total yet estimated.
Mrs McWhorter recalls a cattle camp and brides settling for half dugouts while Hale notes six years at Mata dor Ranch before starting his own herd. Nearby residents Mrs Russell jo kins Mrs Gussie Stearns Mrs ann Murphy and Mrs A Jackson of Lubbock reminisce after 62 years, pondering a reunion amid faded paper memories.
Visitors in shorts and tops crowd the Capitol prompting a White House aide to joke about hoping tourists develop better taste. An anonymous congressmember suggested installing large full length mirrors at Capitol doors to force self awareness and perhaps reduce revealing outfits.
Report notes that nearly half of all Nigerian sugar consumption would be grown in one field by the end of 196. The statement highlights a centralization effort in Nigerian agriculture and the impact on sugar supply.
A survey on wearing Bermuda and short shorts reveals varying opinions on age limits, appropriate places, and comfort. Residents including Mrs. Williams and Gail Smith weigh social acceptability, with campus rules at Texas Tech cited and travel from Europe noted.
A series of birth notices lists new infants at Methodist Hospital and local clinics. Names include Ronald Tho Sarleth At and spouse, Dane Grant and spouse, Richard B. Clark family, Francisco Squetdo, Alex Stone, Johnny Luna, Able Ortega, Asino Maldonado among others, with weights ranging from about 6 to 8 pounds and times around dawn to early afternoon. Fathers’ occupations include student, bank employee, air force base assignment, farmer, roofing company worker, department store staff, and city worker.
Burglars hit two business firms and two city residences with small losses. Goulette Sinclair Service Station on 50th St and Southeast Dr saw a $10.50 auto starter stolen. J. B. McPherson Mortgage Co. Inc. on 1112 Mrh St reported no loss. Mrs. J. L. Johnson on Ave X lost two foot lock ers with clothing later recovered. E. R. Tucker on Birch St reported two purses taken then found in his yard. $17 cash and a wrist watch missing. A pay phone was taken from A B Automatic Laundry on College Ave. Margie Shetly on 9th St complained three tires let air out of her car.
Actor Barry Sullivan and Egyptian screen beauty Desiree Samara married in a Methodist ceremony in Las Vegas after canceling an earlier planned ceremony. They, both 49 and 23, met a year ago in a New York restaurant through mutual friends.
Houston police charged Edward Logan Britauy, manager of the Paladium Bowling Lanes, with felony theft after he admitted that he and not his cousins robbed the alley of 1900 dollars. Logan named his cousin Thomas Randolph Teague as the robber under pressure.
In West Texas three people were injured when a car driven by 26 year old Wensecao Perez of Tahoka left FM Road 1317 near New Home community and overturned twice. Passengers Can Delirio Perez and Eltidio R. Solorano were treated at Methodist Hospital, with Solorano remaining in fair condition Sunday night. A separate crash on Broadway injured Antonio Covarrubio of 3219 B Seventh Street after his vehicle struck a concrete underpass abutment. No further details on conditions beyond treatment.
The piece traces Marilyn Monroe’s troubled life from a difficult childhood in Los Angeles through her rise as a Hollywood star with films like Niagara and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. It notes her turbulent marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, her later exile from studios, persistent tardiness, and a career on the upswing before her death, which friends call an accident rather than suicide.
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