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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1963
Page
5
The New York Times cites clashes as Diem forces crack down on student protests. Reports describe religious discrimination claims and broader domestic unrest linked to Buddhist monks and supporters, with U S officials discussing the Saigon crisis and the regime’s control efforts.
Reports describe police dispersing student protests at Saigon University and market areas as Buddhist leaders face a government crackdown. The piece notes Buddhist accusations against Diem’s regime, fear of Communist influence, and mounting military concerns over South Vietnam’s stability.
In a West Pittsburgh coal mine, rescue teams labored Friday and Saturday to reach Fellin and Throne as a drill finally advanced to the nine foot shaft. The men trapped since August 15 spoke with rescuers after a long wait, joked about foods and cigars, and asked for hot peppers. Navy doctor and survival expert offered comfort but Throne declined medical talk, focusing on calisthenics and hope.
Defense officials revealed a news blackout on Polaris missile program after March 1982 issues. Navy submarines faced launch hurdles and secrecy limited public details, with two successful Polaris launchings noted among the restricted program updates.
Violent thunderstorms with heavy rain hit the Tokyo area on Sunday causing widespread flooding and power outages. Police reported a missing person after being swept into a swollen river while the fire department logged 28 fires from lightning and about 92,000 houses inundated.
Five men worked at a 75 foot pit in Schweinegle quarry off the Southeast Expressway near West Quincy when tons of rock buried three workers and killed two. The victims were Ward Trombone, 11, and Robert Davee, 25, both of Lowell. The other three escaped serious injury.
An ambulance and a Sunday school bus collided at a Northwest Side Chicago intersection injuring 27 people, 26 of them children. The bus belonged to Calvary Tabernacle Assembly of God church and was transporting Sunday school pupils. The ambulance driver, Frederick Martin, 29, said he was responding to an emergency call. The piece ends noting average U S vacation spending by motorists at $250.
Police hold the money found by Rev Owen Glassburn and Gail Hutchinson in a wall container at the rear of the Rev Glassburn's Alliance church minister property. The two hour search uncovered a $20 gold piece two silver dollars a $3 gold piece and other coins and certificates. Investigators will determine ownership while the couple plans another search Monday.
Three East Germans flee to West Berlin from East Germany in separate escapes. Two border guards slipped away unnoticed while a third refugee was fired on and clawed through barbed wire to safety. One border guard, 21, fled in uniform with a machine pistol. another swam the Havel before dawn. All reached the American sector.
The U S State Department has asked a Singapore based all girl orchestra to refrain from performing pieces of Chinese origin. The request follows cultural sensitivity concerns and aims to balance diplomatic considerations while the ensemble continues its music program.
A planned rally at the Polo Grounds to mobilize support for the Wednesday march on Washington drew about 2,002 attendees, far short of the 30,000 hoped for. Edward Nelson of the Elks acknowledged the costly, disappointing event, noting roughly $10,000 invested and little turnout despite ideal weather.
London police list three men as almost wanted for questioning in the 37.5 million Royal Mail heist. A worldwide manhunt spans Britain, Spain and Italy with a 72 000 reward for the gang.
A massive explosion at a garage tore through a smuggling setup leaving five presumed dead. Witnesses spoke of a cratered site with shattered eyeglasses and a near intact license plate. Police combed the area for clues while officers questioned suspects and searched for missing persons.
Security forces organize at the Washington Monument as civil rights leaders pledge an orderly march. In New York a National Civil Rights party delegation joins 10 groups preparing counterdemonstrations, while Oslo ends 18 years of socialist rule as PM Gerhardsen resigns. Police plan 2000 officers and 1000 National Guardsmen to police the march route and control vendors and buses. The District welcomes demonstrators and hopes for a peaceful event.
A pre dawn gunfire exchange between Israeli and Jordanian border guards killed an Israeli soldier and wounded others. Tempers flare in Jerusalem near the King David Hotel as UN officials plan emergency sessions and security forces brace for protests and further clashes.
Redding rites are pending in city services for Wo Realdore Redding of Lubbock who died in Sundin. He moved from here to Arkansas a year ago and is survived by three sons Dayle Flovdaday Ray and John Wesley in the Navy, three daughters Mrs Roy Carr Mrs Haney Poynor and Mrs Pron Coward, and 12 grandchildren. He leaves two brothers and two sisters and resides in various listed communities.
Lubbock County Commissioners meet at 10 a.m. to revise justice of the peace and election precincts to comply with the Texas Election Code prohibiting voting across city limits. They will also set the annual county budget hearing, open bids for a front end loader for Commissioner Precinct 2, address right of way matters, and handle routine business.
The Foreign Relations Committee enters its third week with Arthur Dean among witnesses as senators seek clarity on Pentagon documents. Sen Henry M Jackson calls the response helpful and May call extra witnesses to clarify points while Deputy Defense Secretary Gilpatine announces a sharp rise in underground testing to maintain readiness under the treaty, with potential yields up to tens of megatons of TNT.
Negro youths swept through Dallas on Saturday urging high school students to return to classes next month. The campaign uses bumper stickers and placards and is run by Boy and Girl Scouts YMCA YWCA and local churches.
A Western tale unfolds on the Edwards Plateau as cowboys in Midland chase a train. Hank, riding with a rope, lassos the locomotive but the engineer throttles and nearly drags man and horse to Odessa. Doc Thomas pays the price of the $7.19 bet amid splinters and cinders.
Fragmentary OCR shows names and events including a hospital report for a patient family, a death notice for a daughter, and a memorial context. Mentions of Mis and Mr in a Sund ay or Sunday setting, with references to a father and a daughter in a local community notice.
The editorial excerpt discusses potential leadership dynamics within the Pacific air forces. It mentions ridge fli, Mand, Rosy, and the possibility of merging capable personnel to ensure stable leadership for a reasonable period.
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