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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1961
Page
3
Khrushchev vows to crush enemies if war comes and warns of nuclear deaths as he presses for Berlin talks. Western leaders respond with calm resolve and a pledge to defend West Berlin, while Khrushchev’s belligerence contrasts with Western restraint amid rising tension.
The Lubbock City Commission reversed July plans to designate a Ave Q and 34th St property for retail business. Neighbors and the School Board opposed the move due to adjacency to a junior high, but the site is already a business corridor and unlikely to be used for housing. Mayor David Casey cast the deciding vote to approve, a decision seen as practical amid zoning disputes.
A humorous remark argues that the country needs a political leader capable of solving solvable problems. It notes that many so far have failed by proposing solutions that end up insoluble.
Fragmentary OCR shows a weekly Independent Democratic paper edition with Lubbock Avalanche-Journal branding and mentions of Associated Press and Texas Daily Press League. Readable items include dates and newspaper consolidation notes among garbled text.
Ohio Rep William Ayres uses a tongue in cheek letter to mock welfare payments and hogs not raised, proposing a TV friendly campaign with 39 new Republican freshmen. The plan targets Democratic districts as Ayres builds a showy, low cost media push to boost GOP appeal ahead of elections.
A provocative column attacks education reform by proposing the drastic step of abolishing all public and private schools to expropriate endowments and end intellectualism. It denounces rising costs, mismanagement, and Kennedy administration critics as threats, urging a purge of American schooling.
A House showdown pits Rep. Clarence Cannon Missouri against a broader push for atomic energy expansion. The Public Works Appropriation Bill, tied to a Hanford plutonium plant, is blocked as Cannon shapes a pork barreled measure to resist a government monopoly on peacetime nuclear power.
Lubbock aims to extend its traffic deathless record beyond 252 days as the Junior Chamber safety committee installs two reminders a billboard on Avenue Q between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets and a thermometer on the West Texas Gas building at Main and Texas Avenue. Oliver Thomas chairs the committee which coordinated the projects donated by Homer Hensley and approved by R F Hinchey. Nine South Plains counties expect about 70 000 tons of irrigated Irish potatoes from 11 050 acres with some 1 414 500 sacks produced mostly No 1 grade totaling 141 450 000 pounds. Acreage split 60 40 early to late with July planting for the second crop and Death Smith County leads in acreage.
A columnist notes Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler drew thousands of youths who sang and cheered during a medley of TV theme songs. He contrasts younger tastes with older expectations and reflects on generational shifts in culture and ambition. The piece also cites a UN General Assembly session on the French Tunisian conflict.
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