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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1962
Page
1
Light rain did not dampen the crowd as Denver City defeated Dalhart 23 to 21 in a regional playoff at Jones Stadium. Key players included visitors Joni Womack and Camelia Thomason, with staff photo credit to See. C.
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan left Washington after talks with Kennedy and officials, saying progress was made. US officials warned no breakthrough on East-West disputes, Cuba talks to resume at UN headquarters with a meeting Monday. Kilgore voters reject a 1.3 million water bond for Wilds Creek dam and federal grant.
Editorial notes mock the national debt as a teachable burden for the next generation. It frames a deficit as an instrument to instill financial discipline, using satirical tone to critique government spending.
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal opens the 16th annual Home Christmas Lighting Contest at 8 a.m. Monday. Entries are accepted weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through December 12, with judging starting December 3. First 20 entrants receive $5 bonuses. total prizes amount to $540. The city is divided into North and South sections for judging.
Foggy rain drenched the South Plains as a Friday night two car collision nine miles north of Muleshoe killed two women and injured their husbands. Ruth Marie Strand and Margie Marie Gober died, Frank Strand and Thomas E. Gober injured. fatalities rise to 146 and 147 for the year on the South Plains.
Four Lub bock players at a residence on 65th Street drew a near impossible deal. George Guy held 13 spades, Rudy Rice showed 13 clubs, Mrs Rice had 13 hearts, and P Harlan Jr. played 13 diamonds. Dr. Ralph Underwood called odds 1 in 1 followed by about 60 zeros.
A 230 year old Catholic church in Warsaw weighing 7000 tons was moved 69 feet at night to widen Gen Swierczewski Avenue. The move, funded by Poland's Communist government, involved rails and a concrete foundation while masses resumed at the Virgin Mary church.
Bonn leaders of the Christian Democratic party told Chancellor Konrad Adenauer he should retire next year and allow Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard to take over. Adenauer reportedly showed no willingness to comply. He met for six hours to discuss coalition negotiations and a successor question for the 86 year old chancellor.
An airliner crash at Idlewild Airport during a routine fog landing killed 25. Twenty six survived as the plane went down while two ground systems aiding landings were inoperative. Officials said a Weather Bureau visibility device and a radar ground system failed.
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP Tito heads to the Soviet Union for about two weeks signaling improved ties with Moscow amid Cold War tensions with China and Albania. He travels with wife and Vice President Mrs Alexander Rankovic following Brezhnev’s earlier Yugoslav visit.
Indian Prime Minister Nehru rejects key Chinese terms for settling the Himalayan conflict accusing China of using a cease-fire to annex borderlands. He notes the withdrawal promise but says the 12 1 2 mile line and 25 mile demilitarized strip leave China in control of disputed areas. Nehru warns against any Kashmir disruption and seeks lines held on Sept. 8 1962.
An anonymous prayer asks the Lord to hear the supplication and grant protection from adversity through Jesus Christ. The short invocation seeks divine mercy and guidance for faithful living and sin freedom.
New York dealers and collectors react as a flood of silver dollars from 1903 to 1904 tanks prices from thousands to under fifty dollars. The Treasury and Federal Mint say coins are simply dollars, while traders note gifts from firms and a surge of availability broadening access for buyers and speculators.
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney a 25 year Democratic senator from Wyoming died Saturday at Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland. He was 78. He entered hospital 19 days ago for a heart ailment and had suffered a 1959 stroke that left him partially paralyzed ending his bid for re election in 1960. Born in Chelsea Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents he was a renowned foe of monopoly and a supporter of the New Deal and Fair Deal. He helped Roosevelt in 1932 and was postmaster general appointee in 1933. He later served again in the Senate until 1952 and returned in 1954. O'Mahoney broke with Roosevelt in 1937 over court packing and later had disputes with the White House over reciprocal trade.
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