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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1960

Page

6

American plant seized by Cuba amid legal battle

In a dispute over property rights, a $75 million American plant was seized by Cuba. The operation, expected to produce 50 pounds of nickel and 480,000 pounds of cobalt annually, prompted actions in New York as Freeport Cuban and International Law seeks to safeguard its legal rights. Robert C. Hills, president of the company, stated: as long as...

New York Freeport Robert C. Hills Corticos Moa Cuba U.S Dorticos Janmemimiem Cha

Seven Hurt In Traffic Accidents

Seven people were injured in traffic mishaps here over the weekend, with Robert Ray Kelly among those hospitalized at Methodist Hospital. Others were treated and released, including Mrs. Lee Cockrell after a car accident on Avenue L near Avenue K. Additional crashes harmed several youths and adults, with various victims listed and treated at local hospitals.

Robert Ray Kelly Ave Methodist Hospital George Lee Glazener 47Th St Ave. A Sth West Texas Hospital Lee Cockrell Ave. M Avenue L Avenue K Falis Butch) Spears E. University O Aureine Linda Hayes Cas- St Edith Richardson Tro U.S 10Th St Barbara Ann Davis Rt. 1 Lub Dock LaJuan Love Amherst N. Boston J. N. Swanner Ralls Leon Young

Park Packed Continues As Ducks Draw Crowds

Park visitors reached twenty five thousand seven hundred twenty after a busy Sunday at the lake area. An automatic gate counter logged the turnout while patrolman H B Barnett estimated cars carried about a dozen people on average. He described the ducks as gentle and friendly to children, tossing popcorn to water skimmers and noting a steady flow for the coming Sundays.

H. B. Barnett Barnett Lubbock

Texas Rains Stalls Cars as Coast Cloud Cover Clears

Rain recordings across Texas show scattered totals from 0.01 to 1.22 inches with Beaumont reporting many stalled autos but no widespread flood damage. Northern counties enjoyed sunny weather while the coast saw the rain extend north to Tyler. Temperatures on Monday were forecast mainly in the 50s to 90s.

Beaumont Texas Tyler

Norwegian Observer Reports Echo Satellite Sighted

A Norwegian amateur astronomer reported sighting the U S satellite Echo on Sunday morning. John Skorve described spotting two epee the constellation Eagle during the broadcast from Oslo.

Oslo UPS U. S Echo John Skorve

Congo Declares Independence as Belgian Withdrawals Begin

As Dag Hammarskjold departed, Congo announced independence while Belgium set a Monday start for Katanga troop withdrawals to Kamina base. Belgian officials reported renewed fighting in Jadotville with violence and rapes amid the post independence chaos.

Hammarskjold Katanga Kamina Jadotville Congo

Eddie Garza Leads Texas Trio In Derby Final Standings

Derby title for Eddie Garza of Laredo who finished third in the final standings. Texas boasted the most entrants. one press box observer quipped this is the worst beating Texas has had since the Civil War. Fred Lake, 1960 All American, won first with a $5,000 college scholarship among young champions from around the world. Other winners include John David West of Tacoma earning $4,000, Eddie Garza $3,000, Radford and Spencer Smith TI $2,000, Holger Hahn $1,000, Ronald Lee Myers encyclopaedia set, James Frank Jordan motion picture gear, Wallace F Waits Jr power tools, and Dennis J Goetz trans-oceanic radio. Special categories honored Frank C Barnes best design, John West best construction, Dale Gudorf best upholstery, Wolfgang Hoebn best brakes.

Page One Eddie Garza Laredo Texas Fred Lake Free World Tim South Bend John David West Tacoma Wash John U.S England Radford Spencer Smith Lynchburg Holger Hahn Mission City British Columbia Canada Ronald Lee Myers Bloomington Ind James Frank Jordan Akron Wallace F. Waits Jr Magnolia Ark Dennis J. Goetz Rock Island, Ill Frank C. Barnes Kent Ohio John West Dale Gudorf Sidney Wolfgang Hoebn West Germany

Man slips from jail and calls police for return

A 22-year-old forgery suspect slipped out of a Lub bock police interrogation room Sunday around 8 p.m. He then phoned to say, come and get me, and was soon recaptured. The incident followed earlier reports of unrest in Katanga with Belgian troops and UN forces in Elisabethville as crowds cheered or protested the moves.

Reda Communist Party Havana We Communists Hoy Fidel Lubbock Aske Fe Helpt Katanga Jadotville United Nations Moise Tshombe Elisabethville Hammarskjold Columbia Wayne Wi Ter Fiury Watertown S.C Kenneth Corrigan Missouri Tshombe Roger Jeans Rober Gheysen Mander Plains van Horn Armee Palce’ de Etoile Glans Congo Leopoldville Allen Belgium Ghyysen

Political finger pointing runs amid congressional recess

U S political leaders clash over stalled legislation as Congress recesses. Kennedy and Johnson face Senate opposition while Jackson accuses Republicans of blocking measures. Hoffa blasts Kennedy as “irresponsible” amid union unrest. Kennedy marks Social Security Act anniversary in Hyde Park.

Page One Morton Senate Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Henry M. Jackson Wash Jackson Eisenhower Congress United Legisla James R. Hoffa The Teamsters Union Camden N.J John F Hoffa Landrum-Kennedy-Griffin K Kennedy Hyde Park N.Y Feenblin T. Ranemualt

Baby Returned To Mother After Texas Custody Dispute

In Texas a 19 month old boy seized from Edna West, a Houston maid’s family, was sent back to California care of a Texas welfare worker. ABC network employee Mrs West, who runs a San Francisco night club concession, had flown to Texas to retrieve the child but authorities returned him to California, citing neglect and medical needs. The case centers on a Dallas or Carthage area dispute over custody and guardianship.

San Francisco David Texas Edna West Bett Owotal Carthage Tex Westing Hosta Anuunier West Saurday San Franz ABC Sheetmeta Cisco California

Powers Khrushchev Baby Returns To Mrs West

Barbara Powers speaks of relief after the infant is returned to Mrs West amid embassy talks. A California physician reports the boy as healthy aside from a hydrocele. Powers calls her husband a reconissance scout, not a spy. The Powers family faces trial in Moscow with tranquilizers prescribed for Barbara.

Khrushchev Barbara Powers State Department California State Department of Social Weif Chandler David

Red s and West clash over Berlin notes in speech and case

The report links a Massachusetts senator's Berlin remarks with social security reforms and a probing visit to Mrs Roosevelt. It covers Kennedy and Nixon intraparty tension, political maneuvering for health care, and a separate incident detailing a child neglect case in Joliet with police actions and family statements.

Berlin notes echo in East German press as tensions rise

The Neues Deutschland branded Western notes on Berlin as impudent and lying, warning of deterioration in West Berlin's position. In Manila, floods after Pampanga river breaks dikes flood 10 towns, with damage in the millions. Roy Wilkins and Joseph Curran spar over civil rights and Khrushchev’s hopes in U.S. politics.

Berlin UPS U. S West Berlin Communist Party Neues Deutschland East Germany Germany United States Britain Pampanga France Manila Soviet Union Westla

Suspect Admits Check Was No Good In Grocery Cashing

McFall reports the suspect admitted at a grocery counter that a Saturday check he wanted cashed was bad. He was found missing upon returning to the interrogation room. Officers seek a companion the man said was with him.

McFall

Considine Returns to Spotlight Amid Rejuvenated Rivalry

Fragmentary OCR notes describe Considine and Jack in renewed competition, with hints of past editorial pages and a veteran figure named Epp. The text references years rolling back, prime performance, and a loose clash in athletic or public life, though specifics remain unclear.

Jack

Texas Cubans Rally Against Castro in San Antonio

In San Antonio fifteen Cuban men and women demonstrated in the rain on Castro's birthday. Five members of a recently escaped group marched through downtown carrying signs demanding democracy and denouncing dictatorship while supporters urged freedom and U.S. aid.

San Antonio API Cuba Cubanan Airlines Havaii Castro U.S

Daughters Describe Care Of Child At Scene

The mother testified that Delores 1 Rose Mary 2 Esmeranda 1 months rarely saw the child and that she took him from a 5 by 10 foot cubicle each night. The boy was found alone in the house. Deputies transported Anthony to Joliet hospital where officials reported multiple cuts and bumps likely from falls down the stairs. Hospital staff said he was in good condition, cheerful, and eating heartily.

Delores Rose Mary Esmeranda Anthony Joliet

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