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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
6
A mine explosion in Greene County near Pittsburg trapped 36 miners from a day crew of about 80 in the Frosty Run shaft. The blast blew off hats, and officials described a tremendous explosion with fires still burning as crews rushed to the shaft mouth.
Visual and photographic evidence show dismantling IL-28 bombers in Cuba with crates and fuselages moved by ships Okhotsk and Kasimov while official estimates range from two dozen to over thirty. U.S. officials cite Khrushchev pledges to remove offensive nuclear-capable weapons as talks with the United Nations continue.
Delano Payton, 22, of 1700 E 6th St, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted burglary. Judge Robert H Bean gave a three year probationary sentence after remarks by Asst. Dist. Atty. George H Nelson. Jerry Garrison from Levelland was named chief announcer for KT XNT FM, announced by Charles Buzzard. Garrison is Raider football team member pursuing education. Separate notices list funeral services for A E Ewell and reflect on historic mine disasters and local incidents, including a patient in critical condition and a police case involving a 30 year old man.
United States and Soviet representatives met for two hours and ten minutes at the U N mission over the Cuban crisis with no breakthrough. John J McCloy and Charles W Yost led the U S side while Vasily Kuznetsov and L I Mendelevich spoke for the Soviet Union. No date was set for the next session as talks to pursue a successful conclusion continue.
The Thursday auction at 4 pm in Lubbock features dealer only participation with proceeds aiding the Yale project. Filmer Bunker and Ish Tumbleson handled the sale while the Goodfellows appeal for donations targets gifts for about 8,000 children under 14. About 126 coupons were received, boosting the need list to roughly 5,700 children.
Ten people died and twenty were injured when a Moscow Berlin express collided with a bus about 35 miles east of Warsaw. Polish press agency said a level crossing gate may have not closed and the guard’s body was found among the wreckage.
Storms sweep across the region with heavy rain from New Jersey to New England and snow in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Freezing air pushes south toward the Gulf, while winds injure two at a Newark postal station and a Pennsylvania crash sends 14 children to hospital.
Two men forced suburban housewife Gloria Carle to accompany them during Cincinnati’s largest bank robbery. They took an estimated 39500 from the Southern Ohio National Bank branch at the White Oak shopping center. Mrs Carle was freed unharmed, her car later found by police.
J C Vandenberg and wife set up a yard church scene for the 1962 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest. The display features a 9 foot church with a cross, white walls, red roof, lighted windows, and mice characters from 4 1/2 feet. Entries close today with judges to begin Thursday night.
A series of birth notices records multiple families in Lubbock and surrounding areas welcoming new babies. Each item lists parents names and addresses, child’s gender and weight, time of birth, hospital, and the father’s or family occupation. Notable locations include St Marys Hospital West Texas Hospital Methodist Hospital and Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital with ties to Fort Worth Denver Railway Supreme Reef Tex Tech Reese Air Force Base Levine's Department Store and various local occupations.
Brig. Gen. Alma G. Winn piloted the Mercy Flight with Lt. Gary Winn as copilot after Rebecca, a BYU missionary in Portales, survived a Nov 17 car crash. She spent 14 months away from home, returned to the base for care, may wear a brace by Christmas, and hopes to resume missionary work.
Embattled farmers in Mound City South Dakota rejected a federal peace plan to recover farm records held in a barricaded building. Residents vow to resist marshals attempting to seize the records and move them to Herreid while daily life returns to normal in the 144 resident community as Washington officials monitor the standoff.
Tokyo AP reports a Chinese cultural delegation departed Peking for Cuba at the invitation of the Cuban National Cultural Committee. The trip aims to deepen cultural ties and exchange between the two nations.
Col John A Herrington was convicted by a military court martial of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife and attempted manslaughter of his son. He received five years hard labor, dismissal from the Air Force, and loss of pay and allowances.
An Amarillo man, John R. Gibson, 42, woke to two men with a pistol in his Fort Worth motel room. They demanded his billfold containing $500 and fled after taking it. One suspect wore a camel hair coat.
Col Joseph H Sherwood Jr and Lt Col Jacob J Owens lead the 3504th Recruiting Group in a Lubbock gathering at Reese AFB NCO Club. About 12 attendees review last month's enlistments with recruiters from Lubbock Amario Odessa and Amarillo. Departures to Lackland AFB San Antonio follow the meeting.
Jean Louis Sloan age 74 a San Antonio casket salesman was killed instantly when he was thrown from his car and crushed by the front tire as he traveled to make sales calls on funeral homes in Houston.
Cape Canaveral project aims for the year's longest flight ended in failure as the Titan 2 rocket encountered second stage difficulties during Thursday’s launch attempt.
The zoning board approved C-2 local retail zoning for a Quaker Avenue and 4th Street tract and a 10 acre hospital site at 66th Street and Indiana Avenue for a $1 million 100 bed Family and Industrial Hospital. Industrial zoning for Brownfield Road and Frankford Avenue was granted for a 10 acre site. Nine subdivision plats were approved, with several rezonings contested by local homeowners.
The Weather Bureau expected a warming trend to hold to about 30 degrees at dawn with a cool front moving into the Panhandle and South Plains. Lubbock forecast a mid 50s high before the front drops temperatures to the 20s by Saturday morning. Cooler, dry conditions to persist through Saturday with clear skies and no rain statewide.
Jerry O'Brien, 64, convicted of converting 2500 dollars from the estate of Gordon Robert Von Stroh and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Jurors deliberated 1 hour 16 minutes. Defense filed an appeal. Trial before Dist. Judge Edmund Duggan. O'Brien testified he took 2500 dollars in fees from a 3731 dollar estate with former Probate Judge Clem McClelland's approval.
A 2-year-old girl Tina Louise Little was found dead in a Greensboro crib and authorities said she died of starvation. Coroner Allan Coggeshall estimated she had gone without food for two or three days as police noted the mother left the home earlier this week.
A Taxader Airlines DC3 with 21 passengers and 3 crew disappeared Thursday on a Bucaramanga to Barra Bermeja flight. Search teams halted near Bogota as missing aircraft investigation continues.
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