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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1962

Page

4

Kennedy Pushes Cuban Bomber Withdrawal After Missile Quarantine

President Kennedy announced that offensive weapons must leave Cuba in a staged pullout. Khrushchev agreed to remove missiles and Soviet ships carried the 42 rockets to sea while U.S. verification confirmed their withdrawal. Assistant Defense Secretary Sylvester said bombers are in the process of being withdrawn.

Kennedy Cuba Khrushchev U.S Asst. Sec. of Defense Arthur Sylvester Okhotsk Sylvester San Julian Defense Department Pentagon United States

Nations briefings on border tensions and Cuban talks

The report covers India China border tensions including Tezpur troop movements and Nehru comments. It notes U S envoy Galbraith visiting Tezpur and future talks with troops. It mentions Cuban air activity and UN Cuban settlement talks with Stevenson and Kuznetsov at the Waldorf Astoria, with a likely resumption midweek.

Lighting Contest Draws 70 Entries On First Day

The Lighting Contest opened with 70 entries across Exterior Window and Doorway divisions, representing 54 homes. Kenneth Pharr family at 5402 Ave T features a stained glass window and lighted aisle to a choir, with several last year decorations reworked.

Kathy Ave. T 34Th St Teal Mary Joseph Bethlehem Johnny Ford Johnny Lubbock High School J. F. Ford Lubbock Avalanche-Journal KFYO Larry Bridges 9Th St William A. Conley 68Th St Ernest Conley Main St Bob Renfro 22Nd St Ricky Knowles 21St St M. D. Boutzon 60Th St Rickey and Ronnie Jameson Payne W. Lith Eddy Ramsey FE. Baylor James Porter 57Th St James Irwin 46Th St Margaret MacCormick 7Th St W. K. Palmer Robert H. Lee Gary Snider Billy Burl Taylor Ted Schneider Ave Robert Busby John W. Sanders 46Th Kenneth Pharr Vicki Jean John Vandenberg 39Th St J. F. Moriarty 30Th St Wayne Crosby 45Th St M. H. Sanders 44Th St Virginia T. Williams J. J. Bonner 29Th St Manuel D. Ibarra 19Th St Harold Neves 43Rd St A. L. Shipley 56Th St John R. Craig E. Bates Phillip Clark Judy Weir Jack Garrett James Teague Itasca Charles W. Martin 26Th St Eileen and Ethel Durand Ethyl Herrtage 31St St Billie Hill 39Th St. CE Leta Jones Marguerite C. Hewitt 4Th St Jack Walker

Cotton allotments and quotas outlined for 1963 crop

The article covers proposals for a one price cotton plan to keep prices competitive for domestic and foreign mills while protecting farm income. It notes state and county allotments based on five year history, expected mailing of notices, and a national referendum on marketing quotas for 1963. It lists county by county allotments and mentions price support levels and potential acreage changes under reallocation programs.

Pfeiffenberger Cotton Washington PCG Board of Directors PCG ASCS Lubbock USDA Sec. of Orville Freeman High Plains Johnson Texas Freeman U.S Bailey Borden TR Briscoe Castro Cochran Crosby Dawson Dent Smith Floyd Gaines Peony Geng Garza Hale Hockley Howard Lamb Lynn Motley Palmer Swisher Verry Pane Jst Yoakum

Pythian Sisters Name Officers

The Pythian Sisters of Friendship Temple No. 55 elected Mrs. Don White as Most Excellent Chief and named a slate including Mrs. H. A. Dane Excellent Senior and Mrs. J. O. Teague Jr. Excellent Junior at a Knights of Pythias Hall meeting. About 39 members attended with hostesses Mrs. L. M. Brown and Mrs. Bess Oglesby. Knights Watson Wilson and Frank Warlick joined the session.

Pythian Sisters of Friendship Temple No Don White Knights of Pythias 24Th St H. A. Dane J. O. Teague Jr Kenneth Lofland Larry Hardin Oma Barton Francis McWilliams May Wood Kelly Guard

World Neighbors Leader Dr Peters Speaks at Local Clubs

Dr John L Peters president of World Neighbors will address a noon Hub City Kiwanis Club meeting at Ming Tree restaurant in Oklahoma City today He will also speak to the Lubbock Chapter at 730 pm at the Garland Newsom residence 2306 Slide Rd A noon Wednesday talk to Southwest Kiwanis Club and a 645 pm Family Night dinner at First Christian Church follow as part of World Neighbors outreach The organization provides practical aid through a county agent style system in underdeveloped countries.

John L. Peters Oklahoma City World Neighbors Hub City The International Assistance Organization

Stevenson Defends UN Role Amid Cuba Crisis Details

Adlai Stevenson rejects claims of undermining Kennedy and reiterates support for peace and the United Nations. He says he did not advocate trading bases for missile removal and supported a blockade while stressing secrecy of security council meetings. He notes five inaccuracies in a Post article and confirms attending a White House NSC executive committee session.

United Nations UPI U. S U.S Adlai E. Stevenson Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Stevenson Washington National Security Council Executive Committee Organization of American States Salinger Security Council Executive Committee Saturday Evening Post Cuba Bartlett Alsop Post Kennedy White House

Rayburn Submarine Dedicates Polaris Vessel at Newport News

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the Polaris missile submarine Rayburn in Newport News in memory of late House Speaker Sam Rayburn. The ceremony honored Rayburn’s legislative courage and wisdom as the Navy’s 28th missile-firing sub with Secretary Fred Korth in attendance.

Newport News Lyndon B. Johnson Sam Rayburn Johnson Rayburn Navy Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth

Two Skindivers Die During Test

In Long Beach California a diving experiment ends tragically as Peter Small and Hannes Keller die during a test of a secret gas intended to prevent the bends. Small dies en route to a hospital ship Haven after being hauled from a diving bell. Keller dies from an air embolism. A safety diver Christopher Whittaker fails to surface after attempting to seal a hatch.

Long Beach Calif UPI Peter Small London Telegraph and Observer Haven Hannes Keller Christopher Duncan Whittaker Small Keller

Birth announcements fill local hospitals with newborns

A flood of notices from families in Lubbock and nearby areas records births at Methodist and West Texas hospitals. Babies arrive weighing from under four pounds to over nine, with fathers employed in farming, driving, radio, or military service.

Melvin T. Lisman St. Oon St Hospital KFYO Robert Elbert Miller Quirt Ave Worthine West Texas Hospital Aluminum Metal Products Billy Dan Hales J. Idaiou Mordas James Bo Stuart Ave Taylor Hospital West Texas Tile Co Oard Fiiward I Idalou Leroy Crabb Oterth Sunset Motor Lines Larrys Naranjo West Teva Heemital W. G. McMillan Construction Co

Hush hush meeting as GOP conservatives back Goldwater 1964

Reported at a Chicago motor hotel meeting 30 to 50 attendees, all or most back Goldwater. They say he would win Southern votes and oppose Rockefeller, seek a full time national chairman, and position Goldwater as front runner for 1964.

Michigan Avenue Chicago Goldwater South Rockefeller New York Republican Party William E. Miller Congress GOP Carl T. Curtis Nebraska Texan John Ashbrook Ohio Miller John Tower Texas William W. Scranton Pennsylvania Peter H. Dominick Colorado O'Donnell New York State Kennedy Cliff White Wirt A. Yerger Jr Mississippi James D. Martin Gadsden Ala Lister Hill John Grenier Alabama Tad Smith Tad R. Smith Hazel K. Barger Virginia National Republican Charles Barr Standard Oil Co Indiana Bill Rusher National Review Robert Morris Senate Committee On Internal Security New Jersey Clifford P. Case Edwin A. Walker Oxford Miss University of Mississippi Frank Wetstone Cutbank iMont

ABCD Meet Receives Reports on Community Efforts

About 70 Arnett-Benson residents heard ABCD committee reports at a Monday night meeting. Updates covered a home newsletter project and fundraising of 36.33 dollars for printing and secretarial costs.

Arnett-Benson Arnett - Benson Community Development ABCD Calvin Campbell Campbell J. B. Stinnett Abcd Finance J. E. Reed Oscar Newell James Hancock

Vote Probe Expands to Texas Counties Over Ballot Notaries

Investigators will check if notaries on ballot returns signed envelopes as ballots go back to voters' home counties. Absentee ballots from Starr County go to Austin for review. Duval and Zapata Counties await complaints before formal action. Loving County may join, with affidavits from Judge Bill Winston. In Pakistan, a new sugar plant plans direct edible sugar production using experimental methods.

Starr County Austin Duval Zapata Loving County Texas New Mexico Bill Winston Mentone Loving Karachi Pakistan

Acquittal Plea Delays Kiss and Kill Case in Beaumont

District Judge Owen Lord delayed ruling on a defense bid seeking to bar further hearings in the John Mack Herring case. Herring, 19, admitted shooting Elizabeth Joan Williams, 17, in Winkler County 20 months ago, claiming she begged him to kill her. The defense argues a prior Winkler County jury acquitted on grounds of insanity, making further proceedings double jeopardy, a point the appeals court earlier said involved a legal error.

Winkler County Herring Texas

Robertson is Named Head of Camp Fire Group

Winston Robertson was elected president of the Lubbock Council of Camp Fire Girls at the annual meeting held at Second Baptist Church. Other officers include Fred Timberlake as first vice president Richard Richards as second vice president Mrs W J Garren as secretary and Woodrow Rampy as treasurer Rampy is the immediate past president.

Winston Robertson Lubbock Camp Fire Girls, Inc Second Baptist Church Robertson Fred Timberlake Richard Richards W. J. Garren Woodrow Rampy Rampy Dean Allam M. B. Hilburn, Jr Camp Fire Council Lubbock Council of

Pearl Harbor Ceremony No Plans for 21st Anniversary

A United Press report notes that no formal ceremony is scheduled Friday to mark the 21st anniversary of the Japanese attack that led the United States into World War III.

Pearl Harbor United States

Explosion damages OSU dining hall under construction

An explosion wrecked a dining hall under construction at Ohio State University in Columbus. Nine workers were injured and three were held for hospital treatment. Unofficial estimates place damage up to a million dollars.

Ohio State Rocke Columbus Ohio Ohio State University Manda

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