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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1962
Page
6
A Texas Tech board approves construction of four graduate facilities as Dean Gates outlines the Graduate School's purpose and growth plan. He notes Tech has awarded 2,696 master degrees and 74 doctorates and urges immediate and long range development with serious planning.
Heavy rains caused flash flooding in low-lying districts across Texas with 1.57 inches in San Antonio and 10 families rescued by Austin firemen. Hotel water damage occurred at the Stephen F. Austin in downtown Austin as Congress Avenue stores sandbagged. San Antonio intersections flooded, winds topped 38 mph. Dallas saw 30 mph winds. Rain spread along a cold front from Michigan to the Texas coast, while temperatures varied nationally with mid-80s to 100s in hot areas.
Parson s, a youth linked by officers to the slayings after boasting in Monahans, was transferred to Carlsbad for intensive questioning. Two victims Mattie Restine and Patty Davidson were found shot with no signs of beating. evidence suggests close-range shots and a 36-40 hour time frame.
The main U.S. dairy cattle breeds are Ayreshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Jersey and Holstein.
Margaret L. Cash a 32 year old Negro of Rt. 5 Carlisle remained in Porter Hospital Saturday night in fair condition after a two car crash at 9 15 PM at 34th Street and Gary Avenue. A divan and part of a house at 2903 Ave G were damaged by fire caused by a cigarette and smoke and heat damaged the rest of the home according to firemen who responded at 10 31 PM.
Dr. Moseley urges a pluralist America guided by the minds and hearts of people, not social conditions, as he addresses graduates of the School of Business Administration at Fort Worth and the School of Engineering and Home Economics in Houston. He warns against letting religion bow to government pressure and notes a rise in constitutional law cases. The ceremony opens with an invocation by Rev. Andrew A. Jumper and includes Dorothy Pijan’s Armour of God address, with benediction by Rev. Calvin W. Froehner.
Technical problems delayed the Mariner 2 launch from Cape Canaveral by 24 hours. NASA postponed the Atlas Agena B rocket mission to reach Venus, rescheduling to early Monday and saying the issue was not serious. The attempt hoped to study Venus at close range and answer key questions about its atmosphere spin and surface.
Cuban exiles struck a Havana suburb with a naval bombardment and small arms fire injuring no one, as Castro blamed U S aggression. The assault targeted the Rosita de Hornedo hotel and other buildings, drawing calls for U S and inter American defense action.
J L Sawyer of Lubbock won a saddle at the Roaring Springs Old Settlers Rodeo for top performance. He led the young men roping with 66.4 seconds, while IR E Josey of Post and Royce McLaury followed. A J Sanders of Cisco won the 55 plus old men roping with 16.5 seconds. Lariet Sims of Post won flag racing with 12.5. Susan Martin of Aspermont led girls barrel racing at 36.7. Ed Workman of Lubbock won bareback riding and Pat Addermack of Perryton won bull riding.
Relatives say the youth, killed about three or four years ago, was an employee of Tippins Co. in Plainview working as a typewriter repairman. Survivors include two sisters, Glenda and Lillie Mae, at home. The article also notes 1962 traffic fatalities reaching 108, with 97 deaths by Aug 25, 1961 and 81 by Aug 25, 1959, comparing regional road death tolls to past records.
Michel Siffre marks his 40th day in a cave 420 feet underground in Nice France aiming to reach a 1000 hour endurance record for cave dwelling. Organizers say he surpassed an Italian team’s 700 hour underground effort.
Congratulations to many families listed for newborns with weights and times noted. Families include Stewart Bates 214, Ellison Rt 4 Lubbock, Segovia Rt 4, Duenez Rt 1 Shallowater, Cain 3701 45th St, Catuagno 2121 13th St, Sustrata 1714 E 14th St, Scott 236 Harmon Dr Reese Village, Smith 3106 Aberdeen, Gray 2402 E 4th St, Wingeart 4410 4%in St, McGee 2120 47th St, Kirk 2109 47th St, Weed 1921 6th St, Lackey 3510 Vanda, and others. Fathers listed include roles at West Texas Tile Co, FHA, Spradley farm, Deardorff CoInc, Reese Air Force Base, Moss Lint Cleaners, and Jessie Lee and Bills Beauty Salon. Many births occurred at Methodist and St Marys Hospitals and Porter Clinic Hospital.
A criminal docket of fifty two felony cases is scheduled in 72nd District Court with Judge Victor H Lindsey presiding at 10 a m Monday. Seven defendants face charges linked to three slayings and one case may go to trial this week. A guilty plea may be heard after the docket, according to Dist Atty Alton R Griffin. A jury panel is summoned to report Tuesday for trial.
The Atomic Energy Commission reported two Soviet tests in the atmosphere on Saturday. One near Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic was several megatons, while the Semipalatinsk site in central Siberia yielded under 20,000 tons of TNT. Both blasts occurred early Saturday.
A Midland man was hospitalized after a two car collision at Ave M and 37th St in Snyder. Harry Edward LeGendre was admitted to Cogdell Memorial Hospital with cuts bruises and chest injuries.
A bolt of lightning during a heavy rainstorm struck a tree in the yard of Rev. Marvin Layman northeast of Austin. After the storm he counted 164 dead sparrows on his front lawn.
Three Cuban brothers Bert Jorge and Jose Garces arrive in Miami January 19 under a visa waiver arranged by Catholic Welfare Agency They move to Lubbock Texas sharing a home with Dr Leon Hirzell and later with Rodgers family The youths study English adjust to US life plan to attend Texas Tech and Christ the King School while supporting themselves and their mother in Cuba remains homeward hope and notes Bay of Pigs era context
A Trailways charter bus rear ended a car on the New Jersey side of the turnpike bridge causing both vehicles to burst into flames. Four occupants of the car died and about twenty bus passengers were injured. Hospital treatment was given to eleven bus passengers at Lower Bucks County Hospital in Bristol and nine at Burlington County Hospital. Bus driver Herman Kaul, 47, of Procterville Ohio, survived. The deceased were Harold Gabor 40 and his wife Roslyn 36 of Brooklyn New York and their children Abraham 11 and Richard 6.
Granbury police report John Clay Darden 27 died from seven .22 caliber bullet wounds suffered Friday night when the husband of a woman he was acquitted of raping ambushed him at a bowling alley. The shooter admitted firing nine shots, claiming fear. charges may be filed Monday.
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