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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1963
Page
6
Reports describe Saigon amid a Buddhist crackdown with monks arrested, pagodas raided, and casualties at Hue. U.S. officers voice frustration as public opinion blames Washington for repression while Hue and Saigon brace under martial law and curfews.
Details describe a crash where a Lubbock driver Fletcher on a left turn collided with a front of a motor vehicle. Fletcher died at 10 08 am from internal injuries after being taken to hospital. Funeral plans delayed. Fletcher, of Lubbock, had worked on a route across the eastern section from Avenue H since March. He survived by wife Bertha and several children and in laws. Traffic toll for the year rises with the fatality.
An unclear OCR fragment describes a robbery incident with vague sums and a suspect fleeing in a compact car. It mentions a handkerchief mask, a shotgun, and missing shell details, but many words are garbled and key facts are unreadable.
City commissioners consider a centrally located site between Yellowhouse Canyon and Hillcrest for a new school for mentally retarded children. Chamber of Commerce discussions cite proximity to Wead Lubtanks and Jesus Tech as advantages, with funding via public subscriptions and state criteria.
The plan would permanently ban any foreign project of 50 million dollars without congressional approval and bar aid to Cuba by air or ship. The President could waive the ban if national interest requires. An added amendment would block aid to foreign productive ventures unless U S equivalents operate substantially nearby. Thursday saw the defeat of a proposal to cut 225 million from a 1.2 billion military program.
West of Austin a bright glow and a large meteor were seen as Hurricane Beulah’s winds rose from 55 to 80 mph in five hours. Weather officials projected the storm to move toward Texas coast, with Beulah’s path and intensity causing widespread concern among residents and officials.
Emergency crews press a new escape hole plan as Throne and Fellin push a third shaft toward a coal seam where three miners are trapped. Despite exhaustion and repeated cave in fears, officials weigh drilling a 12 inch to 17 inch hole to allow potential survival capsules and food lines.
On the steps of City Hall in New York a group chained together and chanting clashed with police as nine demonstrators were arrested during a melee. The protests involve CORE sit ins outside and inside City Hall demanding desegregation and better jobs on city projects.
A two car crash Thursday night hospitalized a teenage sister and three others treated for injuries. Names include Miss Rice and Mr Tompkins in the other vehicle, with six people involved and a delivery cart damaged.
Local brief lists activities across Valley and Garden Valley communities. Meetings at the Women's Department Club and Garden Valley invitees. Texas Tech electrical engineering PhD ceremony at Texas A&M. Hope Conroe presiding at Dallas luncheon. Back-to-School Spinal Checkup Week by Lubbock chiropractors. Hodges Community Center summer program with dance routines and tumbling at Hodges Center on 11th Street.
The western South Plains saw light sprinkles on Thursday from Seminole to Hart with highs near 100. An isolated thunderstorm dropped over Seagraves and area fields, while small showers touched Lubbock, Levelland, Denver City and Sundown. Temperatures elsewhere reached 100s in Presidio, Wichita Falls, Laredo and Mineral Wells.
Former AEC officials voice deep concern about a treaty and the ambiguity over nuclear use in allies aid. Strauss warns a sea level canal could be opened by nuclear blasts, while Libby urges access to larger detonations for knowledge, as Stassen backs ratification to preserve U.S. diplomacy.
A redesigned chapel features white vinyl walls and fused glass decor with a white dove and entwined wedding rings. The article notes Katz performs thousands of marriages each year at the venue, amid a compact office-like setting and distinctive decor.
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