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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1963
Page
4
Economists note the prolonged postwar recovery remains vigorous with high factory hours and low unemployment. Construction and steel demand show strength, with projected 1964 steel sales around 170 to 174 billion dollars and auto demand boosted by new models.
Secretary Anthony J Celebrezze refines the Health Education and Welfare department cutting 18 000 jobs below authorized levels saving 8 100 000 and reorganizing Social Security and Welfare to cost less while consolidating systems. Washington reels while the public applauds the thrift.
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee died at age 60 ending a controversial career marked by probes into crime syndicates and a 1956 vice presidential bid. His lifelong dream of becoming president remained unfulfilled.
A reflective note contrasts past social norms with present behavior, suggesting a bygone era where sharing risqué jokes in mixed company was less common and social expectations favored restraint.
A public safety notice warns that daydreaming while driving is dangerous and urges drivers to stay focused on the road. The message emphasizes concentration, attention to traffic, and reduced accident risk.
Publication notice from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal describes editions Morning Evening and Sunday with subscription rates for in town and outside carriers and mail. It lists prices, addresses, and associations including The Associated Press and United Press International, dated August 12, 1963.
Special correspondent Bob Considine reflects on global tensions ten months earlier when nuclear war between Iran and a rival threatened millions. The column frames the near miss as a cautionary irony about crisis rhetoric and public perception.
A nostalgic tour of August fruit stands praises corn on the cob peaches and garden fare while shifting to world affairs. The piece notes De Gaulle and Khrushchev amid a view of peace, war economies, and FBI action after a church arson in Dawson Georgia.
President Kennedy proposes a gradual overhaul of the 1924 national origins law reducing yearly country quotas by 20 percent and creating a reserve pool. The reform limits yearly admission from any one country to 10 percent of total visas and prioritizes skilled applicants and relatives of residents, with a seven member board to modify rules as needed.
A domestic dispute ends their romantic period when she points a finger at him in a corrective gesture. The exchange signals strain in their relationship and marks the shift from affectionate to tense interaction.
The article notes that readers can gain a wealth of expert guidance from the men on the Inafer's bench, highlighting their experience and diverse insights for viewers seeking informed perspectives.
In a meeting of state federation farm cooperatives President L T Mayhugh of Edmonson said the group serves as a clearing house for Texas 850 local associations. H H Williamson of Texas A&M said cooperatives lead postwar farm programs as a major force with little fuss and feathers. Pt Austin cotton outlook: value 327.5 million dollars and 3 275 000 bales, with prices near 20 cents a pound.
A bizarre scene shows the BSAP policy board in emergency session amid a crisis talk. John L Lewis appears on film discussing economic shifts since 1958, describing labor displacement and a threatened depression, prompting calls for new terminology.
A parody scene shows Euphemism Desk members debating how to rebrand a stagnant economy. Chalmougra, Belpout, and others mock terms like plateau and recession as too harsh, proposing innocent sounding “pre boom” to soften the crisis.
The Atomic Energy Commission awards UC Davis a $2 million plus contract to build a 76 inch vari able energy cyclotron at the Davis campus. The device, scheduled to operate in 1965, supports nuclear physics chemistry research isotope production and training. The magnet comes from the Berkeley 0 inch cyclotron, once the world’s most powerful.
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