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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1961

Page

13

Markets Reach New Highs Amid Narrow Week of Trading

The Week's market action shows Monday and Tuesday closing at all time highs as Texaco and United Aircraft dipped while American Tobacco surged. Wednesday and Thursday brought declines on light volume, Berlin and labor news weighing on sentiment, with a mild rally Friday. The week ends with a mixed note and the average up about 1.21 on Monday and 1.01 on Tuesday.

Texaco United Aircraft American Tobacco Dow Berlin Deavn Averdgn Seereme Tot Charles E. Carden Avalanche-Journa

India to start tank manufacturing at Avadi factory

Defense Minister Krishna Menon said India will begin manufacturing army tanks at a new factory in Avadi near Madras. The plan includes local production to boost defense capabilities.

Fleming Warns $50 Billion Needed for Schools Over Ten Years

Former HEW secretary Arthur Flemming told NSA leaders in Madison that adequate K-12 and high school facilities could cost $50 billion in the coming decade, with $59 billion sought for a new university building program. He urged limited federal aid, emphasized arts and humanities, and warned against mediocrity and poor foreign-language skills.

Madison Wis UPD Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Eisenhower Arthur S. Flemming Flemming University of Oregon Lth National Student Association NSA United States Biemannians Presi. Kremneds Cancress

Five Year Sentence Given in Nakhodka Case

A court in Nakhodka sentenced a man to five years in prison for raising children in his stated beliefs. Pravda reports the party paper identified the accused as a leader in a Christian group accused of immoral acts.

CAPRA Nakhodka Aoraan Parton PAT Vlg Pravda Uchristians BSG

Rough Tough Safe Job Pulled By Women Victim Reports

Philadelphia AP report describes a late night attempted safe cracking at Zieger & Sons Inc a wholesale florist in East Germantown. The victims say four masked assailants forced a worker into a closet and forced entry with sledge and crowbar while a gun was shown. Police were alerted after the incident and are investigating.

Fred Williams Martha Mabel June May Zieger & Sons, Inc East Germantown Willams 4Zieger Aoman Tony Bem Michael Carine Amy Theran

Mercury Space Shot Delayed Indefinitely

A garbled passage describes a Mercury space shot delay with references to administration, funding, and postponement. It mentions the space program timeline and unnamed officials reacting to the postponement, signaling uncertainty about future launch dates.

Mercury Space

Tanks seal off Narberstrasse in divided Berlin street

In a tense division of Berlin two 30 ton Patton tanks block Harzerstrasse amid barbed wire and brickwork, turning a quiet residential corridor into a contested frontline. Onlookers, including about 1,000 civilians, watch as guards and soldiers mingle with West Germans while Communist authorities reinforce the border area.

Lynn Reinzerling Berlin Narberstrasse Harzerstrasse Commimmunist Idast West Berlin

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