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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1960
Page
4
President elect Kennedy begins cabinet choices naming Ribicoff as possible defense or state chief. Ribicoff praised as a public servant and noted for Connecticut governorship and early career as a judge and state legislator. The report contrasts Ribicoff’s modest rise with Williams’ billionaire background, reflecting differing styles.
The week records multiple births at Methodist and West Texas Hospitals with fathers employed as a banker, mechanic, policeman, or mill/pooled industry. Officials include Mr and Mrs Charles Jackson and Mr and Mrs Thomas E Marnis among others. Community figures such as Williams and Kennedy figures surface in political talk alongside local fire incidents and campus business concerns.
Demonstrators converged at William Frantz as police guarded the scene after sit-ins sparked tense scenes. Tulane students and Civil Liberties Union officials attended, some newsmen were shoved, and police protected a minister’s home as protests over school integration intensified. Meanwhile pickets at McDonogh No 19 numbered few, and Baton Rouge moved to block a state wide private school system while the legislature pressed on with school board power struggles.
Pasadena announces Carole Ann Washburn 18 as 1961 Tournament of Roses queen to reign over the parade and Rose Bowl on June 2. The tall brunette has broken her nose four times from falls and a rock. she lists love of horses and dancing and has won about 50 awards in eight years of riding.
A new wintry storm slammed into northern California with gale winds and heavy rain flooding San Francisco streets. The system followed a four day blizzard from the Rockies to New York, leaving at least 12 to 15 dead. Cold air pushed south as temperatures plunged near zero in Minnesota and North Dakota with 17 below at Aberdeen, South Dakota.
AUSTIN AP Mrs Miriam A Ma Ferguson first and only woman governor of Texas was reported in fair condition at Seton Hospital after a heart attack Wednesday night Doctors said she will remain hospitalized for several days The former governor first took office in 1924 and won another term in her later years. Jackson to resign A Washington Democrat party chairman M Jackson said he will resign when President-elect Kennedy takes office next month The 48 year old senator said he would serve only until after the election and that his duties in the Senate run through 1964 He noted Kennedy may consider a Catholic factor in appointing a successor to the post.
Miss Cathleen Bird aged 46 of 20 Ave received emergency care at Methodist Hospital after a collision with Alexander Smith aged 45 of 2310 39th St at Main St and Texas Ave. Smith also involved in the crash with injuries treated. Police investigated the two-vehicle collision.
Goodfellows leaders urge donations to support an expanding city’s charity effort. Contributions to Chief Goodfellow, P.O. Box 561, Labh bloc, will be published if donors consent. unnamed donors may remain anonymous. The program aims to treat more than 7,000 children to a Merry Christmas.
In Caracas on Wednesday violence surged as communist and leftist groups clashed with government forces. Two people were killed including a 16 year old girl and several others were injured in separate incidents as unrest spread through the city. A missile attempt to orbit two satellites faced a malfunction shortly after launch, prompting a radio signal to halt the rocket.
fragments from a Thor rocket part exploded during a launch attempt. Tange safety officers pressed destruction buttons, destroying stages. Air Force identified fragments by serial numbers and traced nitrogen sphere damage. Officials warned of further investigation as Fidel Castro's regime accused U S war experiments and warned Holguin area of heightened alarm.
On the sixth day of unrest opponents intensified actions against Betan leadership aiming to topple the regime and restore influence. The reports mention continued protests and political pressure across major cities as security forces monitor developments.
Police report multiple break ins with stolen items ranging from clothing and toys to two typewriters and $250 worth of cameras. A church loss included a $809 electric typewriter and tools hidden in a blanket after windows in the boiler room were damaged. Other incidents featured household goods, phonograph records, and missing rugs, appliances, and crystal. Vending machines also reported undetermined losses. In UN news, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A. Zorin takes over as Security Council president for the month.
Fragments describe a frigid air mass earlier this week dropping to 27 in Lubbock and 15 at Dalhart. Warm weather expected today and this weekend across the South Plains and Texas with a low near 30 and a high around 56. Brownsville stood at 71, the state’s only reading above 70, while Panhandle and North Texas remained subfreezing under thin clouds.
Fort Worth AP report says directors of the West Chamber of Commerce and their wives along with chamber executives are to attend a WTCC meeting at 9 am Friday at Hotel Texas. The session precedes the annual Congressional Forum presented jointly with the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. Six Texas congressmen are slated to appear including Jim Wright Fort Worth W R Poage Waco Omar Burleson Anson Frank Ykard Wichita Falls George Mahon Lubbock Walter.
Police arrested two women their husbands and an Arlington man for operating a theft ring that kept books on stolen items from homes in three North Texas counties. Investigators recovered more than $10,000 worth of goods including a reducing machine silverware refrigerator and a garden tractor.
The city zoning study group, with attorney Charles B. Jones among its members, argues for loosening control over development as strip zoning is debated. The Planning Commission weighs a 1955 stance against strip zoning on major streets while approving one zoning change and denying another. Eight subdivision plats receive conditional approval amid objections citing traffic and property values.
Area gains a sharp 1961 share as West Texas favors planting history to lift its allotment percentage. Officials note 23 county totals around 2.28 million acres with prior year figures near 2.28 million. Lubbock farmers will begin receiving individual allotments by Monday as ASC offices distribute farm allotment notices and explain price support options under option A.
The article notes space exploration milestones with new craft reaching high orbits and dogs in space, alongside U.S. and Soviet remarks. It covers quotes from Sir Robert Watson-Watt about waiting for earthbound work, details on August and related missions, and a discussion of U.S. cotton allotments and marketing quotas for 1961 with referendum implications and price support. It also recounts Laika and Strelka dog spaceflight history and Soviet reactions.
Yule Trail features a third dimensional manger scene entry in the Window Division. The Trout family lights their home this week with a roof Santa and reindeer from last year, plus a east side manger scene and three choir boys center front. Spotlighted scenes include a large spruce with multi colored lights and window and door decorations. Entries by Mr and Mrs Trout cover window doorway and exterior. Entry period runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday December 9 with judging starting December 10. Residents urged to enter via Avalanche Journal or at the newspaper office on 8th Street and Avenue J.
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