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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1962

Page

6

Escapees Nabbed After Santa Fe Prison Break

Three convicts escaped the New Mexico Penitentiary on Wednesday. John Edward Bostrom, 44, Minneapolis, was cornered near Falisteo south of Santa Fe. Marvin Vaughn, 37, White Sulphur Springs, WV, was captured after a guard fired over his head at St. Michael's College. Roy Ledoux, 26, Duluth, MN, and Charles Willmer, 26, Big Rapids, MI, were wounded and hospitalized respectively, with Willmer in critical condition at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Santa FE New Mexico John Edward Bostrom Minneapolis St. Michael's College Roy E. Ledoux Duluth

Fire destroys Lady Sassoon mansion on Cable Beach

A blaze leveled the Four Winds mansion on Cable Beach Nassau causing extensive damage. The residence valued at 280000 dollars was rented to American industrialist David Patterson who was away when the fire broke out.

Nassau, Bahamas UPI Lady Sassoon Nassau Cable Beach David Patterson

Prepare Your Son For College At Allen Academy

Allen Academy in Bryan Texas offers a historic 76 year old prep school with small classes and a large faculty. The school provides individual guidance and tutoring with high scholastic standards from seventh grade through high school and junior college. Catalogs describe terms and admissions.

Allen Academy Allen Military Academy Bryan Texas

Teller To Speak At Amarillo Nuclear Seminar

Dr Edward Teller headlines a 15 speaker lineup at the Golden Spread Nuclear Seminar in Amarillo. The two day event opens Monday at the Municipal Auditorium with Dr Ralph Overman discussing isotopes and UT Austin Chancellor Dr H H Ramoson closing Tuesday with educational needs for the nuclear space era. Exhibits include Spacecraft No 1 the Little Joe capsule and a Telstar model.

Amarillo APS Edward Teller Teller Ralph Overman Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies

Thant Tours Moscow Ahead of Key Talks

United Nations Secretary General Thant toured Moscow on Sunday ahead of planned talks with Premier Khrushchev. He visited the Kremlin palaces and czarist churches before an exhibition on the city’s outskirts and planned meetings with President Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko. He is to travel to Yalta Tuesday morning.

Moscow United Nations Khrushchev Kremlin Leonid Brezhnev Andrei Gromyko Yalta Warsaw

Space Work Bids Set for Manned Spacecraft Center

UPI reports the U S Corps of Engineers will issue bids around Sept 25 for about 10 million dollars of site development and construction at Houston's Manned Spacecraft Center. Bid openings are planned for about Nov 2 as phase three builds about ten structures totaling over 750000 square feet. Phase three completes by Feb 15 1964.

Fort Worth UPI U. S. Corps of Engineers Manned Spacecraft Center Houston Dist R. P. West West

Bronze Star Awarded For Cold War Service Policy

President Kennedy issued an executive order expanding Bronze Star eligibility to personnel serving with friendly forces in armed conflicts where the U S is not a belligerent party. The order extends heroism or meritorious service recognition under cold war conditions. Earlier orders already allowed the Purple Heart for similar service.

Hyannisport Mass Kennedy

Mature Women Wanted as Office Clerks and Recept ionists

Advertises Draughon’s Business College with training for general office work including comptometer operation and filing. Emphasizes mature women as dependable workers, mentions day night and half day classes with terms available and a contact phone number.

Draughon's Business College Texas Ave

Humason Comet Trails Through Solar Radiation Disturbance

Pasadena scientists report the Humason Comet, named for discoverer Milton L. Humason, is being affected by solar wind and radiation as it nears the sun. Observations by Mt. Wilson Palomar researchers show a nine million mile tail and a vast cometic envelope while the object remains binocularly invisible from Earth. The orbit is a long egg shaped sweep around the sun, with Earth approach set for August and December perihelion.

Pasadena Calif Jesse L. Greenstein Mt. Wilson Palomar Milton L. Humason Mars Jupiter

Ship refit for Ethiopian navy costs rise above 3.1 million

Pentagon testimony to the House Appropriations Committee shows more than 3.1 million spent to fit out a mothballed aircraft tender as a training vessel for Emperor Haile Selassie's navy. The ship was renamed H.M.S. Ethiopia and handed to Ethiopia, with training costs for a Norwegian crew noted but not detailed.

Washington Congress Pentagon House Appropriations Committee Deal S. O. Fuqua H.M.S Ethiopia

Status Of Major Bills In Congress

The list tracks key proposed laws and their progress. Several items show House or Senate committee stages, some have passed chambers, and others await compromise or further action including health, tax, and education measures across federal programs.

Washington Congress House Senate U.N

Woman Charged In Icepick Death

Norma Reed 25, secretary to attorney Albert Silberwitz, is charged with homicide in the icepick killing of Moritz Simon 61 found dead Feb 27 in his Jamaica Queens apartment. Witness William Scala 18 says a woman named Bobbie hired him for 1500 dollars. he was paid 300. Reed denies being Bobbie and says she does not know Scala. Police have not disclosed a motive.

New York Moritz Simon Jamaica Queens Norma Reed Albert Silberwitz William Scala Simon Scala Bobbie Miss Reed

More Deaths From Thalidomide Seen

Washington AP George P Larrick commissioner of food and drugs said more infant deaths from thalidomide are likely. He noted one infant death traced to the drug and that over 200 pregnant American women received it with 27 not yet delivered. Among the rest all but one had normal deliveries.

Washington George P. Larrick Food and Durgs Larrick Jessica Weis

Exhibition theft and vandalism hit South Plains photographers

Damage and theft totaling about 500 dollars occurred at a Monterey Center exhibition by members of the South Plains Photographer's Assn. I. G. Holmes, past president, said exhibits were set up Saturday night for a weeklong show in the mall. Five pictures were stolen and two mutilated when thieves struck Sunday afternoon.

South Plains

Post-Independence Chaos Hits French Assets in Algeria

In Algiers and across Algeria post independence chaos erodes billions in French assets. French-owned factories operate rarely as up to 300000 French residents stay or flee amid lawlessness. Many vineyards and enterprises are looted or abandoned while Algerian authorities urge Europeans to return.

Algiers Algeria Oran France Marseille Rivera Paris

Mississippi Gov Barnett Calls Sept 18 Special Reapportionment Session

Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett said he would convene a special session of the legislature on September 18 to address legislative reapportionment after a court challenge. The ruling by Chancellor W T Horton required a fair reallocation by November 24 if the legislature failed to act.

Jackson, Miss Mississippi Ross Barnett Barnett House Senate Gulf Coast W. T. Horton Jackson Horton

Backers Of Political Race Due Refunds

Financial backers of George Bates campaign for county registrar report a $1,000 surplus and will issue refunds of 18 cents on the dollar to each contributor. The Memphis AP dispatch notes the action follows the successful campaign.

Memphis, Tenn George Bates

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