18 Aug 1963
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1963
Page
1
Washington Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz worked to avert a fresh railroad dispute that could derail a tentative labor management agreement on his arbitration settlement plan.
A double decker bus and a car collided on a narrow bridge in Alabama and the bus rolled into a marsh injuring 35 people. Six in critical condition. no fatalities reported. Driver Harold Wilkins, 17, swerved to avoid another stalled car before the crash near Walnut Creek bridge. Ambulances rushed to the scene. many injured taken to area motels for care.
The anonymous prayer asks for God to shield people through the night and sustain them at dawn. It pleads for peace among nations and for the day to be guided by divine love and care.
A San Marcos man charged two police officers with assault with intent to commit murder as FBI probes possible civil rights violations. Tensions involve Sheriff Jack Gary, city police, and a new corporation court judge, with Morales appealing a $100 vagrancy fine. deposition sessions set for Aug 27 with local officials and Morales’ lawyers to determine civil rights violations.
Thunderstorms brought up to 5.5 inches in places across the South Plains on Saturday boosting cotton and grain crops while dryland areas missed out. Heavy totals centered near Morton Sudan Matador and Lubbock with the Olin Cooper farm east of Morton reporting 3.5 inches.
A brutal downpour battered Phoenix causing three feet of water in parts of the northwest, one teen killed by a downed power line, while storms swept the Southeast and Ohio Valley. Elsewhere, flash floods and tornadoes hit Wisconsin and Georgia Florida border regions as temperatures cooled across the Northeast and Central Plains.
Haitian rebel forces reported on Saturday night that they shot down one of two Dominican air force planes they said attacked their positions around Mt Organise near Santo Domingo. Dominican authorities did not immediately confirm.
In GOTO CRIES Kansas a 2000-resident community resists an atheist colony proposed nearby. The piece notes local skepticism toward the plan, mentions a donated tract by Carl Brenen Stockton and references a Supreme Court ruling on school prayer and Bible reading.
The column notes that television, a medium of entertainment, shows comedians not improving in craft but earning higher salaries. The piece reflects on the industry’s pay dynamics and the evolving landscape for performers.
The Midori Maru sank in heavy seas off Okinawa with about 248 aboard. 29 dead or missing, 2 saved, four Americans rescued and treated at a US Army hospital. US air force and naval units aided the search and rescue efforts.
Changes to school boundaries in Lubbock affect public school attendance and junior high placements as registration begins. The notice lists new mappings and related facets including options for students and families. A ship disaster referenced on the same page is noted with brief details.
Reports say Soviet Premier Khrushchev plans to visit Havana within two to three months to bolster his standing amid the Sino-Soviet split. US officials doubt he will attend the UN session but say new developments in the dispute could alter plans.
A homicide case, involving Donna Mary and others, heads to trial as authorities seek justice for a killing linked to a prior confession and insanity defense. The proceedings focus on Myers and the involvement of a Denver area suspect with five children.
Regions across the state prepare for Friday effects as new laws take effect. Officials discuss impacts on banks bonds and state regulations while noting transitional dates and potential protections for residents.
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