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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1961

Page

4

U S Soviet Delegates Clash Over China Debate

The U S and Soviet delegates clashed on Peiping expanding UN membership. Zorin argued the Chinese Communists enjoy world Communist support and could end the Chiang Kai-shek regime by peaceful means or force. The argument centered on Taiwan and the Republic of China under threat.

Peiping United Nations United States Taiwan Republic of China Zorin People’s Republic of China

Debate on China representation tests U N U S stance

The dialogue centers on Taiwan and Beijing with Tsiang arguing U S military aid to Taiwan sustains Chiang Kai-shek and warning of China's fall without such support. He criticizes Kennedy administration policy and links Beijing to Soviet intervention. A clash over two thirds versus simple majority for China’s representation follows as resolutions are debated.

United States China U.S Taiwan Tsiang Peiping Soviet Union Austria Italy Colombia Japan

Man Killed In City Traffic Standoff Near Lowrey Field

Witnesses say a man named Wilson was struck by a taxi near Lowrey Field after not crossing the street. He died at Methodist Hospital from internal and head injuries. The taxi driver had given him a ride from Motor Inn Hotel and to a house at 82nd St and Tohoka Highway. Rix Funeral Home awaiting rites. inquest by Justice of the Peace George H. MacClesky ongoing. Wilson had relatives in Chicago. fatalities so far this year are lower than past years in the area.

Page One New Lowrey Field Stringer Floe Unger Wilson Justice of the Peace George H. MacClesky Methodist Hospital Motor Inn 2910 Ave. H 82Nd St Tohoka Highway Barker Rix Funeral Home John Malone Pep Chicago South Plains

Test Ban Talk Appeal Is Made

Geneva sources report Arthur Dean and Joseph Godber appealed to Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin at his villa to break the nuclear test ban deadlock before returning home. They will meet Valerian Zorin at UN disarmament talks in New York seeking a possible breakthrough.

Geneva UPI U.S Arthur Dean Joseph Godber Semyon K. ‘Tsarapkin Moscow Dean Godber Valerian Zorin United Nations

Garland salesman dies from gunshot in motel room

Ben Tinsley, 36, a Garland salesman, was found fatally shot in a motel room early Friday. Police Chief Will McCammpbell said officers found him in bed with a revolver nearby.

Alice Ben Tinsley Garland Will McCammpbell

Governor weighs third Texas special session topics

Between July 10 and Aug 14 Daniel outlines possible items for a third special session. Potential topics include loan shark regulation, banks in abandoned property laws, juvenile delinquency, and city annexations. He notes a $15 million farm to market road appropriation veto could trigger a session in late 1961 or early 1962.

Daniel National Guard Department of Public Safety Texas

Local Birth Announcements and a Hanging Incident

A series of birth notices from Lubbock area hospitals lists mothers and fathers, weights, times, and occupations for newborns across multiple families including Embry Skief Landreth Cash Chavez Nombrana Garza Adams Butts Jackson Zarazua Mojica Mendez Weber Johnson Fernandez O Briant Meeks Hudson Addington Baird. The report ends with details of Leonard St Clair, a 57 year old double amputee hanged at his San Antonio home, found by his mother Bertha St Clair.

San Antonio Leonard St. Clair Bertha St. Clair

Two Murder Charges Filed Against Wichita Falls Man

Julian Webster, 38, faces two murder with malice counts for the Thursday night killings of Mrs. Helen Best 5 and Vernon man Bird Robertson. Police arrested Webster 14 hours after Mrs. Best was shot. Joyce Hope, 20, was riding with him and released without charges. Best says Webster confessed and hinted at prior plans as witnesses described a chaotic sequence ending with Robertson’s fatal shot.

Wichita Falls Julian Webster Vernon Webster Helen Best Bird ‘Robertson Best Mrs. Best Robertson

Stan Kenton Signals Musical Cunning At Lubbock Concert

1800 jazz fans fill the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium for Stan Kenton and his Orchestra. The Texas Tech Student Union Special Events Committee sponsored the Friday show. Kenton debuts the Mellophonium horn across two pieces and delivers a mix of old tunes new works and witty band theatrics.

Stan Kenton Lubbock Municipal Auditorium Texas Tech Student Union Dean Killion Texas Tech Cathy Gordon Fort Benning Jack Sheridan Avalanche-Journal Student Union i Balboa Beach Calif Kenton Paris

Shelter options and funding for civil defense shelters

Civil Defense planners say downtown shelters and schools can provide space for daytime and night attacks, with federal aid possible to adapt schools. Congress approved 169 million for a marking, food, and supplies program as Pittman criticizes slow leadership and notes shelters could delay radiation death. A rhesus monkey was captured by police in Kent, England.

Civil Defense Congress Pittman Kennedy

Lizzie Clements Celebrates 101st Birthday in Plainview

Plainview observes the 101st birthday of Lizzie Clements born December 1, 1860 in Rusk County. She resides with daughter Bettie Clements and was joined by five sons Pelham Louis Roy Joubert Solon, sister Hattie Sparks, and other relatives, a quiet family commemoration reflecting a long life in West Texas since 1901.

Plainview Lizzie Clements Corsicana Clements Miss Clements Lizzie Weaver

Delayed U.S. Troops Halted on Berlin Autobahn

Soviet guards delayed a nine-vehicle U S convoy carrying about 900 troops on Berlin’s lifeline autobahn for training in West Germany. The hold up lasted 74 minutes in rain until the U S Army corrected an error in papers at the checkpoint.

Berlin West Berlin West Germany East Germany U.S

Suspect In Slaying Of Three Held

John Randall Wooldridge, 17, surrendered at a Raleigh North Carolina police station, facing murder charges in the November 27 Las Cruces rifle slayings of his grandmother Mary Dalrymple, 84, his aunt Ella Durfee, 67, and Durfee’s daughter Irene, 20. The Las Cruces youth denied the killings beyond an auto theft charge, and FBI said warrants were held by New Mexico authorities. He said a stolen pocketbook left him penniless after a bus trip from Las Cruces to Raleigh.

Albuquerque Las Cruces John Randall Wooldridge Raleigh N.C FBI Wooldridge Mary Dalrymple Ella Durfee Durfee Irene Chattanooga Tenn Asheville New Mexico

Kennedys Will Renew Hold On Glenora Estate

The White House confirms President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy will spend weekends next year at Glenora in Middleburg Virginia. Rumors they would not renew were denied by press secretary Pierre Salinger cited in Loudoun Times Mirror. The lease runs about February 1 with owner Mrs Raymond Tartiere.

Washington Sal Fitzhugh Turner Loudoun Times-Mirror Leesburg White House Pierre Salinger Salinger Kennedy Glen Ora Raymond Tartiere

Third Grader Finds Real Cash Hidden in Intersection

Eight year old Darlene Spears of Rochester thought the play money was fake when she found more than 300 dollars in an unmarked envelope at an intersection on Thursday. She handed some to classmates before showing it to her teacher. Police will hold the cash for six months. if unclaimed, Darlene may keep it.

Rochester N.Y Darlene Spears Darlene

Reservists complain of call up strain amid praise from Kennedy

A letter from the 49th Division at Camp Polk cites harsh conditions including long hours poor chow and inadequate clothing. Pentagon sources report complaints from less than 1 percent of 119000 called, while President Kennedy and National Guard Assn leaders defend the duty and urge policy changes.

49Th Camp Polk National Guard Fort Polk Shreveport Times Washington Pentagon Kennedy National Guard Assn William H. Harrison Air Force Navy Harrison Department of Defense

FDIC and Reserve Board Limit Savings Rates Across Insured Banks

The new order caps rates on savings and time deposits totaling about 67 billion dollars, affecting individual accounts and time deposits of partnerships corporations and some foreign governments. It covers 6,997 insured state banks not in the Federal Reserve and excludes 324 mutual savings banks. Analysts in California expect limited impact, while bank leaders warn the move may influence savings and loan rate discussions and widen the gap with associations.

Ings FDIC Federal Reserve System Congress Reserve Board California Savings S. Clark Beise Bank of America Savings and Loan Associations C. W. Ford 1St Savings & Loan Association San Francisco Bay Area Oakland

Dispute Over Film Operation Abolition Narration

San Francisco residents debated whether the 1960 City Hall riots were incited by Communists as a new narration for Operation Abolition accuses. The ACLU produced Operation Correction with Besig narrating, while Fulton Lewis III defends the original portrayal and police officials criticize the revision.

San Francisco House On American Activities Committee Fulton Lewis IH Ernest Besig American Civil Liberties Union of Northern Plains Washington Lewis ACLU Besig

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