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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1962

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Red Heroes Due Honor

Soviet Defense Minister Malinovsky hails cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Pavel Popovich as space milestones and warns any aggressor while air power outpaces the United States. Thousands expected to salute them atop Lenin’s tomb with a 15 mile Moscow parade and fighter jets overhead.

OSCOW Marshall Rodion Malinovsky Soviet Union Malinovsky United States Andrian Nikolayev Pavel Popovich Earth Lenin Red Square Khrushchev Air Force Nikolayev Popovich Moscow

Kennedy on West Tour Pushes Investment in U S Future

President Kennedy tours the West with Democratic candidates urging Congress to invest in future projects. He backs the OaKe dam and reservoir at Pierre South Dakota and the Fryingpan Arkansas project in Colorado. In Pueblo and Pierre introductions along with Sen. John A. Carroll and George McGovern, the trip mixes bipartisan cues with campaign aims. Kennedy plans a California event to break ground on the 511 million San Luis water project and calls for adding three seashore areas to the national parks system.

Kennedy Congress Oake Dam Pierre S.D Fryingpan-Arkansas Colorado Pueblo Colo Fryingpan House Carroll Peter H. Dominick California Edmund G Pat) Brown Richard M. Nixon Brown San Luis Central Valley Cape Cod Atlantic Point Reyes Pacific

Symington and Humphrey clash over Hanna nickel inquiry

Senate hearing on the M. A. Hanna Co. nickel contract, led by Sen. Stuart Symington, adjourned amid a heated exchange with former Treasury Secretary Humphrey who called the probe politically motivated. Symington warned of resumed investigations and possible recovery of funds as discrepancies and improper charges are reviewed. Humphrey, 72, defended Hanna’s mining interests and accused critics of attacking him and Eisenhower.

Stuart Symington Sec. of Treasury George M. Humphrey Senate Armed Services Subcommittee Associated Press Ashington D-Mo Sec. of the Treasury Symington Humphrey M. A. Hanna Co Missouri Senate Dwight D. Eisenhower Hanna U.S Hanna Company

Kennedy Bill Creates Global Satellite System With Private Control

The Senate approved Kennedy's plan to establish a privately owned, government regulated corporation to operate the United States part of a global communications satellite network. The 66 to 11 vote opens the way for commercial space use, with anti trust safeguards and private enterprise cooperation.

Washington Senate Kennedy House Wayne Morse D-Ore Estes Kefauver D-Tenn Russell B. Long D-La American Telephone & Telegraph Co Repulicans Congress

Turkey charges attack by Reds near Kars frontier

Ankara says Soviet border guards opened fire Tuesday near Kars in a clash lasting about 30 minutes. No casualties reported. Turkish Interior and Foreign Ministry officials quote Russian troops as firing first and returning fire. Foreign Ministry says Russians agreed to join in an inquiry.

Ankara Turkey Kars Interior and Foreign Ministry

United States Recognizes Peru Regime Delays Arms Aid

The United States recognized Peru's new military regime but halted arms aid and delayed resuming an ambassador's return. The State Department cited restored civil liberties and pledge of free elections as reasons to restart diplomatic ties, while continuing about 22 million in military aid to be reassessed.

Associated Press Ashington United States Dor Lima State Department U.S Washington Peru Joseph W. Reap James Loeb

Coroner rules Monroe death probable self harm

The Los Angeles coroner labeled Marilyn Monroe’s death as probable death by own action noting prior suicide attempts with sedatives, a history of psychiatric disturbance, and a mixed drug of nembutal and chloral hydrate found in her blood. Her 5000000 assets were outlined as probate proceeds in New York.

Associated Press OS Angeles Marilyn Monroe Brentwood New York Curphey

Prayer text from Mrs Jesse J Rasor at First Christian Church

A dated prayer asks for guidance in praying according to God's will. The speaker requests grace to trust God when the answer is no or wait and to act with divine wisdom when the answer is yes.

Jesus Jesse J. Rasor First Christian Church

South Plains polio drive begins with Sabin vaccine plan

The Lub bock Crosby County Medical Society launches a nine county effort to immunize 250000 South Plains residents using Sabin oral vaccine. Sabin Sunday opens Sept 16 with a second round Oct 28 and a final on Dec 9. Makeups follow designated Sundays.

Lans Sabin South Plains Lubbock-Crosby County Medical Society Leon Harris Sabin Oval Harris Lubbock Crosby Garza Lamb Hockley Cochran, Bailey, Dickens King Counties

Missile test explodes over Cape Canaveral showering debris

A Polaris A2 missile testbed for the A3 program exploded about ten seconds after launch at Cape Canaveral Florida. Fiery debris showered the area but caused no injuries or facility damage. a brush fire burned briefly. The Navy said the cause was unknown and most debris fell on land with a large piece into the Atlantic offshore.

Cape Canaveral Fla Cape Navy Atlantic Ocean

Store: A shop where women bargain hunters reside

In the department store feature the piece portrays shopping as a social scene with women as keen bargain hunters and others buying necessary items. The tone reflects a playful editorial stance on shopping habits and the marketplace dynamics of the era.

Moon Germs Warn of Earthly Epidemics Fears

Astronomer Carl Sagan warns that lunar germ contamination poses a serious risk if microbes survive on the moon and return to Earth. He notes U.S. and Soviet missions may have deposited microbes on the lunar surface and that subsurface microbes could proliferate once brought back.

Lacksburg Carl Sagan Berkeley Calif Sagan University of California Harvard University Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory Cambridge Mass United States Russia Earth Lunar Moon

Abortion Approved for Sherri Finkbine in Sweden

Sherri Finkbine, a Phoenix television personality and mother of four, is granted a legal abortion by Sweden's Royal Medical Board to avoid bearing a potentially deformed child due to thalidomide. She and husband Robert plan to return to Phoenix after the operation, ready to face criticism over the decision.

Tockholm Sweden Sherri Finkbine Royal Medical Board Arizona Robert Bob Phoenix Finkbine Finkbines Europe

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