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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1961

Page

6

Western Allies hold emergency talks over Berlin access crisis

Envoys of the United States Britain and France met in Bonn as East Berlin barred West Berlin workers. Western commanders conferred in Berlin while the city kept free access for diplomatic and military personnel under prior agreements. The crisis echoes conditions from June 16, 1953.

Tinued Agrament Arec West Berlin Ie Suneunists East Berlin West United States Britain France Bonn Berlin

Castro agrees to free hijacked plane easing tensions

Castro will release the hijacked Eastern Air Lines plane and a Cuban patrol boat in exchange for U S concessions. Senators welcomed the peaceful accord but warned it does not indicate a broader shift in Havana’s anti American stance as talks continue and a crew prepares to retrieve the aircraft in Havana.

Fidel Castro Eastern Air Lines Castro United States Florida J. William Fulbright D-Ark Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sone Seine Fen Alexander Wiley Wisconsin U.S Havana Miami

Rescue in Laos After Helicopter Crashes in Fog and Canyon

Four American crewmen and a camera team were forced to crash land in Laos after enemy anti aircraft fire and a cracked tail damaged their helicopter. They trekked through jungle and mountains for days, seeking rescue while Mosquitoes and red ants plagued them, before a helicopter finally retrieved them from a plain救.

Nagle

Five Hurt In Car Mishaps

Five persons were injured in four traffic mishaps Sunday with two requiring overnight hospitalization. Weldon Maxey 20 and Franklin Gibbs 27 were in separate crashes near Broadway and Ave and 18th Street and Boston Avenue, with Maxey in satisfactory condition at West Texas Hospital.

Weldon Maxey Zenith Ave West Texas Hospital Broadway and Ave Franklin Lee Gibbs Ave. ML Maxey Grady Wayne Dedman Colgate St Broadway Ave. F Gibbs Samuel A. Martinez 46Th St Methodist Hospital 18Th St Boston Ave Nancy Pruitt Pruitt Martinez Auto Lucia Cabbailero E. 7Th St E. Broadway Ute Ave St. Mary's Hospital Jimmy H. Young E. 37Th St McDonald Funeral Chapel

Births Reported in West Texas Hospitals

A string of birth notices from West Texas hospitals records newborns and parent details. Names include Alton Brazel Strickland Slapton Smith Scott Hinton Cortez and Clevenger, with weights ranging from about 3 to 8 pounds and times listed for Sunday or Saturday deliveries. Fathers listed as bricklayer farmer or employed by local businesses.

Ed Strickland Sain Place West Jay Slapton Lipony Sunday West Texas Charles W. Smith West Texas Hospital Lane Hinton Mary's Hospital A& Sign Company Fedro Cortez Vfl Laut Cine Fron Wer Wholesale

Berlin Crisis Deepens as West Berliners Rally at Brandenburg Gate

President Kennedy received a detailed Sunday briefing on the Berlin crisis while at Cape Cod. U.S. officials prepared protests over Soviet and East German actions, with Rusk accusing the regime of violating four power accords and calling for firm, measured Western responses.

Soviet Union Marienffelde Staarken East Germany West Berlin East Berlin Marianfelde Ulbricht Moscow Com Nssion Oor West Wea ADN Allied Denon Germany Oostende Mary Foy D. Kohler Kennedy Berlin Cape Cod White House Chester W. Clifton Fles Washington Llewellyn Thompson U.S Joseph Reap Rusk United States Motes East Washnington New York Senate

Democrats Eye Gains in 1962 Senate Elections

United Press International reports Senator Vance Hartke predicts Democrats will net several Republican seats in 1962 while defending their 21 seats. Hartke lists eight GOP incumbents including Dirksen as already warned, and notes no Republican seat is safe amid anticipated strong Democratic performance under Kennedy and Congress.

Raymond Lahr United Press International Washington Vance Hartke Democratic Senate GOP Everett M. Dirksen Indiana Democrat Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee White House Congress Hartke Dirksen Wallace F. Bennett Utah Prescott Bush Conn John Marshall Butler Homer Capthart Ind Francis Case Thruston KB. Morton Alexander Wifey Wis John A. Carroll Chino Frank Church Idaho J. d. Hickey Wye Oren FE Longtawais Wayne Morse Ore Benjamin A. Smith If Mass

Potsdamer Platz Border Tightens As Tanks Hold Line

Eyewitness reports flee through night as Soviet armoured presence grows near Friedrichstrasse. East Germans flag tighter controls citing peace treaty while border engineers lay barbed wire and concrete posts.

Potsdamer Platz

Bodies Found Near Carlsbad In Suspected Deliberate Crime

Sheriff's investigators described a grim discovery near Carlsbad where two young women were found slain. One victim wore red shorts and a white blouse, with underclothes hung on a mesquite bush nearby. a sailor cap was found about 10 feet away. A life-size mutated doll, linked to a deranged man theory, was located 22 miles south of Carlsbad. A photographer noted signs of a violent struggle at the scene.

Page One Mattie Restine Melton Smith Carlsbad Theodies

Contention Over a Legal Case Divides Public Opinion

The article notes Considine’s authoritative study published by David McKay & Co with a Gardner foreword. It cites Wolmes as a pivotal figure and quotes a judge’s view that the affair tarnished American jurisprudence and resembled a moral shame. It also mentions Khrushchev acknowledging Maj Titov's party reward and hints at party dynamics.

David McKay & Co Erle Stanley Gardner Wolmes

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