11 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1961
Page
1
The United States detonated a nuclear device 1200 feet underground in New Mexico as peaceful research. Wind spread a low level radioactive cloud while nearby Carlsbad Caverns closed. observers described a strong shock and ground heave, with officials noting limited radiation and no community danger.
Demonstrators in Brussels and Elisabethville targeted Western establishments as UN Congo commander said mercenaries tied to mineral profits direct Katanga resistance. Belgian police arrested five after a noisy protest at the Brussels embassy and a mob attacked the U S Consulate in Elisabethville, with windows broken but no American injuries.
Dedication ceremonies for Wal ter G. Alderson Junior High in Lubbock take place at 7 30 p m today in the school auditorium John J Christmann a public school board president will deliver the dedicatory address Gene Alderson son of the late Walter G Alderson civic leader after whom the building was named will give the response The senior Alderson served on the board from 1934 to 1946 The public is invited to attend and inspect the million dollar plant on a 249 acre site facing Walnut Street between 4th St and Parkway Dr
In Atlanta B Hartfield challenged Yankee claims that Hank Ballard originated the twist in 1958 in the Georgia capital. The $50 000 dinner dance hosted by Dinkler and wife drew attention as Hank Ballard, a local singer, is cited as the Twist origin. Chubby Checker popularized the twist in Philadelphia a year later.
Four men from Lubbock arrested early Sunday after police surprised them outside Ellis Pharmacy No 1 as they tried to drive away with a narcotics safe. The car glass was broken in the escape attempt and a redbird capsule and other prohibited tablets were found. The safe reportedly contained mild sedatives valued at about 25 dollars. Three of the quartet are ex convicts. the fourth had no criminal record beyond disturbances and drunkenness.
The message asks God for a new vision of truth and salvation through repentance. It urges believers to let their light shine, perform good works, and glorify God in Christ. Earth Methodist Church notes prayers from readers are welcome if brief.
A severe ice storm swept the South Plains causing multiple wrecks and injuries. A one truck crash near Lamesa killed a year old man, with at least 3 wrecks in Lubbock and eight more injuries across the area amid heavy sleet and freezing rain. Nationwide the storm left at least 38 dead as it spreads from the East and Midwest to the South. The Weather Bureau warned of continued snow and ice in Texas and surrounding plains.
U S Senator John Tower and Representative George Mahon condemned a 30 day integration ultimatum for Slaton pool. Tower called the action arbitrary and demanded an apology and disciplinary action, naming Dallas regional director Tracy Murrell as author of the letters.
Across three separate crashes Friday night near Wichita Falls Texas five people perished in each incident. The deaths included multiple family members in two crashes and spanned injuries to several children and adults with victims from Nocona Henrietta Mount Vernon and Lucama among others.
The Soviet Union withdrew diplomats from Albania and Albania announced rupture of relations in Moscow. The move marks a dramatic split in world communism, with Yugoslavia already expelled from Cominform years earlier. State Department cautions that the long term effect remains unclear as other Eastern bloc nations may follow Moscow’s lead. The Albanian agency ATA reported Soviet diplomats left Albania and the event signals a widening ideological feud with China as the sole remaining ally.
The Goodfellow fund in Lubbock has raised 618 dollars with 96 added and 95 carried over the weekend, bringing total to 518 dollars while still short of the goal. The anonymous volunteers work to ensure every child eleven and under within city limits receives toys candy fruit and nuts by Christmas morning.
A humorous anecdote traces how a self styled Dictionary Woman catches a fish by worming her way into its confidence. The tale playful reflects the columnist's light tone and urban whimsy.
Adolf Eichmann stood before three Israeli judges in Jerusalem awaiting a verdict on 15 counts of mass murder. If convicted, he faces possible death by hanging or long prison terms, with sentencing potentially delayed until Friday and final rulings by Israel's Supreme Court possible over months.
Severe weather triggered a spate of traffic crashes leaving one man dead and nineteen injured across the South Plains. In Lamesa a Mexican national, 27 year old Coloring Mendoza Point, died when his flatbed truck skidded on a ice coated intersection and overturned. He was thrown from the cab and lifeless at the scene. Police described the roadway as a sheet of ice and noted the driver failed to leave a skid mark before the fatal loss of control. Funeral arrangements noted on the next page.
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