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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
4
West Germany reported on the wall's second anniversary that 446 East Germans escaped to the West since 1961. At least six people were killed attempting to flee, with most escapes in the first year and more defections by soldiers and police in the second year.
Testimony resumes at 9 a.m. in the 72nd District Court in a civil suit from a Dec. 21 traffic crash at 10th St and Ave M. Judge Victor H. Lindsey presides. Clyde T. Balentine seeks 21200 from Leslie Watson for injuries. Watson seeks 900 in damages to his car.
UPI report from Austin notes the aborted session between Gov. John Connally and Booker T. Bonner seen as politically charged to undermine Connally in 1964. Bonner's party left a petition after the no show, while observers linked the move to a revived minority coalition backed by AFL CIO NAACP and a Latin American group.
Pecos records say Pam Estes, 15, daughter of promoter Billie Sol Estes, will move with the Estes family to Abilene after a going away party. Two party attendees confirmed the move to a new home. Estes had no comment.
English professor G. Ross Roy renowned for Scottish literature will join Texas Tech's English department this fall. He founded Studies in Scottish Literature, to be published by Tech Press, and has taught at Montreal, Strasbourg, Paris Sorbonne, and Alabama.
Christine Keeler announced libel proceedings against Odhams Press and The People over an article she believes defamed her. The case centers on sensational testimony tied to the Profumo affair and the Ward trial, with further legal action and taped evidence under review.
Mona Jean Craft, key government witness, testified in federal court in Galveston that David Stephens offered her 2500 dollars as bribe in April 1962 to continue submitting rice acreage transfer reports. She linked the scheme to Matagorda ASCS head Carl Lively, who died two months later. Fifteen witnesses testified that day.
In Camden New Jersey a father John Patrick Sweeney and his year old daughter Margaret died when the escalator at Garden State Park collapsed trapping them in the mezzanine near the clubhouse while workers prepared for the fall meet. Sweeney was a park employee and his wife a nurse at Compe Hospital.
Pope Paul VI told a Spanish workers pilgrimage that the Church defends laborers rights. The group led by Gregorio Morirego Casaus of Barcelona met the pope at the papal summer residence in the Alban Hills. He highlighted Mater et Magistra and the Churchs aim to improve living standards for the working class.
Gov. John Connally named seven Texas legislators to attend the Legislature Work Conference on Southern Regional Education in Oklahoma City August 8 to 10. Sen. H. J. Blanchard of Lubbock Sen. Walter Richter of Gonzales Sen. George Noffett of Chillicothe Rep. David Crews of Conroe Rep. Henry Grover of Houston Rep. Gene Hendryx of Alpine Rep. George Hinson of Mineola will represent the state.
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