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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1962
Page
4
A driverless truck crashed into a rest home causing a two hour blaze. A resident described helping nine to safety through a back door while lamenting a woman who cried for help. One patient and two others died in the fire.
A driverless heating gas truck crashed into the Hillcrest Haven rest home five to six years after its remodel. Firefighters battled the blaze for over two hours as residents and staff evacuated. One woman died and the driver suffered burns. several patients were hospitalized or treated at a hotel. Local officials described the scene as chaotic with strong winds aiding the flames.
U S officials say Soviet aid in Cuba includes radar spotting systems and possible anti aircraft missiles. They report no confirmed landing of Communist bloc troops or missile sites. No atomic warheads observed. The renewed Red aid worries hemisphere but Latin American nations show little alarm.
The probe centered on a December order canceling Estes 1961 allotments and a January white paper. Murphy, named by Jacobs as the official who rescinded the order on Jan 6, plans to explain his conduct when called before the Senate committee. Jacobs praised Murphy’s frankness while noting Miller faced pressure in the Estes affair.
UPI reports state narcotics agents arrested Mike Hernandez, 42, in Childress County after confiscating about 500000 dollars worth of marijuana from a family farm. Agents destroyed 660 growing stalks and found 161 more cut stalks along with processing materials. Hernandez admitted usage, claimed no sale intent, and faces possession charges in Paducah. More arrests expected as case expands across Texas and into Oklahoma.
A two-car collision on FM 2528 seven miles northwest of New Deal injured eight people and sent one Lubbock man to a city hospital. Tom Brogden 28 of Star Route Hale Center was in satisfactory condition with head lacerations. Nancy Guardiola 13 suffered head injuries and was kept for observation. Other Guardiola family members were treated and released for various injuries. Harold Wright Thomas 29 of Abernathy was the other driver. A second crash at 8 10 p m at 4th Street and Idalou Road left Raymond Buckaloo 32 treated and released at Methodist Hospital.
In Montevideo Ecuador allied with Argentina Colombia Peru and Paraguay to oppose Cuba joining the Latin American Common Market. A spokesman said Cuba seeks entry for political reasons and Brazil Chile Uruguay showed varied positions. Fidel Castro’s government appeared near a defeat as the bloc debated Cuba’s bid.
Graduation ceremonies for Mag Na president and Mrs R C Goodwin include a 3 30 to 4 30 reception in the Union Building with Dean James G Allen as emcee for commencements. Music by Dr Judson Maynard and Mrs Dorothy Pijan will accompany processional and recessional with prayers and benediction by Rev Andrew A Jumper and Rev Calvin W Froehner.
Sixty Cuban refugees who left Cuba in four small boats arrived at Key West within 16 hours. One boat carried 31 people and a dog, another had seven men and a woman, and a Coast Guard cutter brought 21 more. Officials sent the refugees to Miami by bus for questioning.
In Huntsville Alabama on Friday more electricians resumed work at the Marshall Space Flight Center. A center spokesman said the facility is moving toward normal operations as construction crews reach about 75 percent of prestrike levels.
A series of birth notices lists couples and newborns across local addresses and hospitals. Daughters and sons arrive this week at St. Marys, Methodist, West Texas, Porter Clinic, Taylor, and Lauf clinics, with weights ranging from 3 pounds 12 ounces to 8 pounds 11 ounces. Parents include TIME Corp, Southwestern Bell, Metropolitan Life, Santa Fe Railroad, and other local employers.
A Delta DC-7 carrying 52 passengers landed at Yazoo City Airport instead of Jackson Municipal. The pilot mistook runway 17 after circling to avoid a thunderstorm. No injuries reported. passengers ferried to Jackson. ship to Memphis for fuel and onward travel.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced two low yield underground detonations in Nevada on Friday marking the 48th and 49th blasts in its ongoing proving grounds program. The report also notes the U S Air Force Academy in Colorado features a roof with seventeen spires rising over 150 feet.
Thunderstorms driven by a cold front lashed Texas with severe weather alerts issued for North and East Texas. Alpine faced tornado like winds and power outages while Dallas logged a heavy downpour. rainfall totals ranged from .10 to 1.35 inches in various cities with temperatures dropping sharply.
The Rev Floyd Dawson will speak at an 11 am service Sunday at College Heights Foursquare Church. Mr and Mrs T F Wiesen travel to Dallas to visit their new grandchild born Monday at Baylor Hospital. A damage suit for 32500 against William S Sotrell filed in 140th District Court over a June 1962 traffic crash. F C Thomas 92, father of Mrs Glen Finley, services at Wise Funeral Home Chapel Bonham. Burial Bonham Cemetery.
The AEC defended its environmental studies as not finding a threat to Eskimo livelihoods amid protests from Alaska figures. Plans would have detonated four 20 kiloton charges at 400 feet and a 200 kiloton device at 800 feet to form a ship channel and turning basin.
The Miyakojima volcanic island, 120 miles south of Tokyo, erupted with a massive explosion sending a 6,000 foot ash plume. The eruption was followed by quakes up to seven on the scale, with slight injuries reported as residents fled. The island hosts about 6,700 people and features numerous craters amid smoke from erupting lava and forest fires.
London report says an Englishman who habitually threw cigarette butts into the fire from his bed was fatally burned when a butt rebounded into his bedding igniting the linens. The fire caused extensive damage to his room and smoke alarms were not triggered.
Mrs. Chambles notes a scarce journal one of five copies alive, citing authoritative sources and a prologue praising nature’s cures. The text lists remedies like Sarsaparillo, James town Weed, Foxglove tincture, Slippery Elm, and cure methods for ailments from blood impurities to cold, with warnings about dangerous practices and moral cautions.
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