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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1960
Page
4
In Washington the State Department said the charges were in a supplement to a 7B page indictment of Cuba turned over to the OAS last Aug. 2 and made public once more. The document updated the original materials and Roa objected to the American interpretation.
The State Hospital Board outlined three major construction plans totaling about $12 million. The initiatives include a 500 bed mental hospital near Houston, a 600 bed state school, and a replacement for the Confederate men’s home infirmary, with funds requested in the 1962 63 biennial capital budget. The proposals follow a prior legislative push and reflect a drive to expand state medical and care facilities.
Hirley Winslow daughter of Mr and Mrs E Winslow Carlisle was discharged from Methodist Hospital Monday after treatment for a fractured left arm from a skating accident Sunday afternoon. Separately speculation posits Cuba may seek condemnation by the OAS to force a U.N Security Council review over U S economic policy. Informants note Cuba would like to take its objection to U S economic policy to the United Nations Security Council in New York after the OAS report.
Lyndon B. Johnson negotiates a Kennedy backed medical care bill for all aged citizens funded by Social Security payroll taxes. Eisenhower and Sen. Byrd oppose the tax, Javits offers a separate plan with Nixon support but little chance. Democrats hold the Senate but may resist a Republican alternative on this pivotal issue.
Five powerful storms Bess Carmen Della Elaine and Faye devastated wide areas from Formosa to Shanghai. The Pacific typhoon season intensified disrupting shipping travel and daily life across the north central Pacific 1400 miles off Tokyo to China’s coast.
A tribute recalls Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers, creators of Oklahoma! and Show Boat, who transformed musical theater with integrated plots, dance, and songs. From early lyric writing to 1930s Hollywood and postwar Broadway, their partnership yielded timeless hits and a lasting influence on American stagecraft.
In San Francisco the American National Red Cross and the American Association of Blood Banks announced a new nationwide program to simplify blood replacement for hospital patients. It prolongs blood supply life and lets friends and relatives donate blood regardless of location. Dr E R Jennings noted jurisdictional hurdles previously hindered cross-state donations while Dr Sam Gibson cited a 21 day life for whole blood and faster delivery with the new system.
The battered body of Sandy Ferro 32 a night club employee was found at East Beach Galveston in an old Fort San Jacinto gun emplacement by three swimmers. She was abducted Sunday afternoon and had not been seen until the discovery. An improvised bamboo cross was placed in her folded hands. Police sought a 28-year-old man for questioning.
Boston area commuters faced a sudden rapid transit strike at 5 p.m. disrupting subway and bus service. Police and city officials prepared to open public buildings, while taxis and car pools were urged to ease congestion as up to 100,000 drivers were expected to enter the city. The stoppage followed a worker dispute at the Metropolitan Transit Authority and involved civil authorities and state figures.
Pravda quoted observers describing the dogs Belka and Strelka reacting to launch noise and weightlessness. They began by seeming alarmed then settled as the ship entered orbit. The dogs moved, barked, and showed curiosity during their first "cosmic breakfast" while adapting to the new environment.
County commissioners reviewed funding and bidding for four highway projects and mosquito control. A lease purchase for two buffalo turbine dusting machines was approved, with a $7 hourly lease and 60 day minimum. Insecticide contracts were awarded to multiple firms, and aerial spraying across the county received bids by precinct.
Massive fires burned 240000 acres straddling Donner Lake Ridge and Forest Hill as evacuations and power outages disrupted Reno area. U S 6th Army deployed 2500 troops while 800 aircraft fought Foresthill and Donner Pass blazes from multiple bases. Inland communities faced heat danger and rescue efforts while gas pumps ran dry and dry ice circulated.
The Southeast reels under heavy rains while Lubbock and North Central Texas report more showers. Beaumont and Houston set new rainfall records as a squall line threatened the Nevada region. A Lake Dallas tornado caused damage, and Asheboro highways faced closures amid floods.
United Nations diplomats report a cooling in Congo tensions as Hammarskjold gains broad backing, including Tunisia, while Congolese leaders resist conditions. The secretary general plans an advisory committee of contributing nations to oversee the 14,500 U.N. force in Congo and avoid internal political intervention in Katanga secession.
In Havana a disclosure that Cuba is being formed by Communist countries coincided with the presentation of credentials by new Soviet Ambassador Serguei Kudriavtsev. Fidel Castro reviewed 2,000 civilian militia troops at San Julian and boasted of modern Czech rifles. The arms display marked Cuba’s first open admission of obtaining weapons from behind the Iron Curtain. A Saigon firm will produce Vietnam’s first ballpoint pens.
An Associated Press report from Caracas notes Dominican naval units in port and rumors that Rafael Trujillo may attempt a move against Venezuela. The Malaya newspaper claims Venezuela is mobilizing, with international airport activity reported.
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