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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1962

Page

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Recounts El Paso Shooting Case At Trial

Dr Harold Eidinoff testified he confronted Ted Andress in El Paso in 1959 and shot him after believing Andress would shoot him. He seeks release from a state hospital for the criminally insane claiming current sanity. The case cites a Lubbock ruling that he cannot be tried for murder due to insanity.

Associated Press USA Harold Eidinoff el Paso Andress Eidinoff State Hospital Lubbock Esidinoff Ted Mr. Andress Percy Foreman Houston Foreman Austin State Hospital Attor

Twin quakes in southern Italy kill eight injure sixty

Tremors struck near Naples and Ravello as Mrs Kennedy and daughter Caroline vacationed nearby. Eight died and sixty injured, with two more deaths from heart attacks. Buildings collapsed in several communities and Avellino suffered severe damage. Naples hospitals treated about sixty injured as residents fled.

Avalanche-Journal News Services Italy Ravello Jacqueline Kennedy Caroline Naples Bari Avellino Here Molinara Salerno

Grandmother's Homecoming Near as Berlin Wall Keeps Relatives Apart

Mrs. Gilbert Reuter of Jackson Michigan and her daughter Gladys 12 learn their grandmother Mrs. Helena Gruebnau 77 will arrive in Michigan today. Gruebnau left East Germany to meet Detroit attorney G Vernon Leopold in West Germany to seek a U S visa. Leopold says she may be only the third East German allowed to rejoin relatives since the Berlin Wall went up.

Gilbert Reuter Jackson Mich Gladys Reuter Helena Gruebnau Michigan Gruebnau East Germany Detroit G. Vernon Leopold West Germany U. S Leopold Berlin

Berlin Violence Eases as Sentries Use Armored Carriers

West Berlin toll rises to 96 detained citizens including four women for identity checks near Checkpoint Charlie as Soviet guards travel in armored convoys to avoid rock and bottle attacks. Washington calls for urgent Berlin talks while Adenauer seeks Western leadership to defuse the crisis. Kennedy writes to Adenauer on U S policy as troops stand by and a border ambulance is on standby for refugees.

Associated Press Berlin Red War Memorial West Berlin Washington Sec Dean Rusk Bonn Charlie East Berlin

Middle Age Dictionary Gags Fuel Editorial Wit

A playful line in the newspaper’s comic dictionary section jokes that middle age is marked not by the man but by a belly that outgrows his breeches. The quip reflects lighthearted social humor across columns and editorial pages.

City Man Critically Injured In Lovington

A Lubbock man known as Richard L. Purdy, 29, fell about 36 feet from a grain elevator rig while painting for Campbell Grain Co. near Lovington. He was rushed to Lovington Lea General Hospital in critical condition. his brother Gorman Purdy, 25 02 59th St. Lubbock, escaped serious injury as both men fell when a rig bar broke.

Lovington Lubbock Campbell Grain Co Richard L. Purdy Lovington Lea General Hospital Gorman Purdy 59Th St

Lubbock ISD Trustees Hire 32 Teachers and Approve Budget

Lubbock Independent School District trustees on Tuesday hired 32 new teachers, approved a budget progress report, and accepted several teacher assignments and resignations. They also granted use of elementary facilities for a city polio immunization program beginning Sept 16. The budget period ending July 31 showed operating expenses of 8.70 million and encumbrances of 7.92 million with a 784 thousand balance. Income estimate stood at 10.18 million with actual receipts of 10.77 million. Tax collector Harvey Austin reported current taxes at 4.94 million and delinquent taxes at 186 thousand, a 93.26 percent current collection and 16.06 percent delinquent collection. Delinquent tax attorney figures for July totaled 28 thousand.

RTY Lubbock Independent School District Lubbock-Crosby County Medical Society Harvey Austin

Children Reunited After Locked Bathroom Find in Alexandria

Maria Teresa Morley and Rita Ohlgren were reunited with their families in Alexandria Virginia after being found seven years old girls locked in the bathroom of an unoccupied nearby apartment. The girls were recovered unharmed and transported to join their parents Maj. A. S. Ohlgren and the Morleys.

Maria Teresa Morley William Morleys Rita Ohlgren Marine Corps Maj A. S. Ohlgren Ohlgren Alexandria

Bees Return To Porch After Beekeeper Efforts

A swarm estimated at 30 000 insects disrupted Fletcher's Appliance Service at 223 N. Ave U. Beekeeper B T Rucker captured most of the bees over three hours and moved them to a temporary hive, but the colony returned to the porch column and will be relocated again by Ernest Wossum.

Fletcher N. Ave. U Rucker Ernest Wossum

Locked in Bathrooom Lost Girls Found Unhurt

Two 7 year old girls missing since Sunday were found near their home in an unoccupied construction building behind a locked bathroom door. FBI joined the hunt after a daylong search failed to locate them. The girls had survived more than 48 hours without food and were returned to their parents.

Lexandria Washington, D.C FBI U.S. Army Marine Corps

Bandit Robs Blind Man In Lubbock Home

J C Edwards a blind resident at 2411 B 8th St Lubbock said a chain wielding attacker struck him in the head and stole $100 plus a braille watch during a late Tuesday night break in He described the suspect as about 5 6 and 180 pounds who forced Edwards to crawl under a bed and ripped a telephone from the wall before fleeing Police said the incident ended with the bandit taking a $20 bill and eighty 1 bills from the victim's billfold and leaving the scene

Lubbock J. C. Edwards Edwards 8Th St Kenneth Jones J. D. Whitley

Daily Prayer for Wisdom and Guidance

A devotional prayer asks for divine wisdom to fulfill heavenly teachings and be true representatives of God's will. An anonymous voice pleads for guidance to embody faith through daily efforts.

Father

Child Dies In Mishap On 23rd Street

Debra Walker 11 was struck by a car as she crossed in front of her home in Tech TerracePark while playing. Joel West 17 drove the vehicle that hit her. She died after neurosurgery at West Texas Hospital. The incident marked the citys seventh traffic death this year.

Debra Debbie} Walker West Texas Hospital Robert J. Walker 23Rd Tech Terrace Park Joel Thomas West 20Th St Maurice Crumpler Tommy Roberts Debbie Crumpler Jan Knight Moore Okla Jan Walker West James E. Burgess

Soviet spacemen parachuted to earth after orbit ordeal

The Soviet space twins Maj. Adrian Nikolayev and Lt. Col. Pavil Popovich said their vessels were about three miles apart in orbit. They described landing by parachute and a fiery reentry, noting Vostok IIT and IV weighed about five tons and that rendezvous was not attempted. They spoke at their first Moscow news conference and clarified landing details, with Kara ganda in Kazakstan as the sites.

Avalanche-Journal News Services OSCOW Earth Adrian Nikolayev Pavil Popovich Popovich Nikolayev Moscow Karaganda Kazakstan

Fall high school football previews begin on Page 3

Avalanche-Journal sports staff start the annual fall football season coverage with advance looks at South Plains and Eastern New Mexico high schools. The first of many reports records prospects and plans as area gridders prepare for the upcoming season.

Proor BaLis South Plains New Mexico Avalanche-Journal Sec. C

Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity

Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers and cooler conditions. Winds mostly under 15 mph. Temperatures range from 66 to 93 with humidity between 25 and 76 percent. Sunrise 6 14 a.m. Sunset 7 26 p.m. City readings for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Ok City Dallas Roswell Denver and others listed.

Lubbock Pall Abilene el Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Okal City Dallas Roswell Denver W. Falla

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