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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1961

Page

8

Beds Order Clamps On Travel To West Berlin

East German authorities announce stronger border controls around West Berlin as 2,667 East German refugees register at Marienfelde camp in two days. Warsaw Pact communique promises reliable supervision and end to the anomalous border situation after a peace treaty.

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Autopsy Hints at Fatal Blow in Peaster Case

Autopsy indicates death from a strong jaw impact with broken ribs and related injuries. Investigators note uncertainty over alcohol involvement. A suspect remains in custody as footprints match footwear found at the scene. The report confirms the victim is Miss Peaster.

Mrangmaumn Hag Miss Peaster

Session to Continue Monday Amid Election Runoff Debate

Deadlock over the election runoff plan stalls Texas lawmakers as they mull concurrent elections and a teacher retirement fund contribution delay. Governor's stance and House Senate maneuvers frame a day of tense negotiations ahead of Monday sessions.

Sion Daniel Dewitt Hale Anary Oy Wichita Falls Austin Terry Townsend Brady Howard Green Fort a|Worth Congression Senate-house Met Rayburn Senate

Births Reported At Local Hospitals In Texas

A sequence of birth notices from local families lists newborn daughters and sons at Methodist West Texas and St Marys Hospitals. Parents include Hobgood Middlebrook Box Sweeney Fernandez Abram Crews Boothe Burleson Lipscomb Jennings and others with occupations noted such as farmer manager salesman canner and printer.

A. C. Hobgood Rae’ Center Methodist Hopital Sme Noyce Middlebrook Lubbock Gwyn Dale Box Fist St Taylor Hospital Be Shamrock Service Ss. Jose Fernandez Quiet Ave Son Pridas West Texas Hospital Furr Food Stores Tommy Abram Fries Texas Hospital Texas Aluminum Co W. C. Crews Rt 2 Wison Johnnie Burleson Methodist Hospital

Wreck Report From Plains Auto Salvage Lot

Police records note a light damaged accidental incident on a decline at Plains Auto Salvage. A 17 year old driver named Don Donahan from Kemper parked a car on the lot and caused minor damage valued at 25 dollars.

Don Donahan Kemper Plains Auto Salvage N. Ash

Old Settlers Meet At Dimmitt Draws 180 Attendees

Castro County Old Settlers Reunion in Dimmitt attracted about 180 attendees. Coleman and Roy Jones as earliest settlers, with Jones Street named for their father, led the group along with George L. Blanton as a noted elder. Hastings of Lubbock and Mrs. O W Dixon of Friona registered first, each receiving a county sorghum bottle. The event coincided with the Dimmitt rodeo and featured basket lunch, speeches by Ray Cowsett and Mrs. O W Dixon, music by the Nivens Brothers, and humorous bank commentary.

Dimmitt Castro County Old Settlers Bell Coleman Roy Jones Plainview Jones George L. Blanton John J. Hastings Lubbock Ray Cowsett Hereford O. W. Dixon Friona Nivens Brothers Hariland Hereford First State Bank Old Letters Fund

Court Seizure Sought of Miami-Hijacked Ship Castro Case

A Miami firm seeks seizure and sale of the ship Trade arguing a $429,000 judgment against Cuba. The Castro government requests release, invoking sovereign immunity for state property. State Department says the vessel cannot be seized and rejects a two way swap.

Miami Castro More Reap State Department Cuba United States Fee

Morse proposes UN decision on Berlin status

Sen Wayne Morse urges submitting Berlin status to the United Nations for a decision on Allied and Soviet treaty rights. He says the West must stay militarily strong yet show willingness to negotiate an honorable settlement of the Berlin issue. He notes the Berlin treaty was never meant as permanent and was a postwar stopgap until a negotiated settlement is reached.

Washington Wayne Morse D-Ore Berlin United Nations Morse Senate Foreign Relations Committee West

Bolivian Infiltration Claims Stir Latin America Debate

Lima reports quote Bolivian deputies accusing Santa Cruz near the Argentine border of housing a large cocaine plant financed to fund arms traffic and Castrolite activities across Bolivia Chile Peru and Argentina. The deputies Mario Gutierrez and Gonzalo Romero spoke during a visit to Lima.

Lima Peru Bolivia Latin America la Prensa Santa Cruz Chile Argentina Mario Gutierrez Gonzalo Romero la ‘Prensa

Red China Uses Buddhist Tooth to Boost Propaganda Edge

AP report from Tokyo notes China's Communist regime touted religious relics to curry Asian goodwill. The sacred tooth of Gautama Buddha, loaned from Peiping to Ceylon, returned enshrined in a golden pagoda. Buddhist ceremonies drew 400 clerics as state media claimed influence over religion while controlling churches and temples on the mainland.

John Roderick Tokyo Red China Gautama Buddha China Ceylon Peiping New China Kuangchi Ceslon Asia Tibet

Storms Hit Las Vegas Area With Lightning Fire Damage

Thunderstorms lashed Las Vegas New Mexico with heavy rain and lightning that sparked a fire destroying a jharn near Las Vegas. A Las Vegas bus station was struck but suffered no damage amid widespread storm activity across the central Rockies and Pacific coast. Cool air and scattered showers affected the Midwest and Appalachians with temperatures ranging from the 60s to 100s in the Southwest.

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