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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1960
Page
3
The holiday buying season is under way and Americans expect a strong record. Reports cite rising pre Christmas shopping and money in consumers hands with willingness to spend. While some worry about post holiday demand, prevailing view sees no major slowdown or drastic economic decline, with confidence and sound finances guiding purchases.
The 1960 year end recap omits boxing corruption, noting gangsters and thieves taint the sport. It argues Kefauver's push for federal control is useless without prosecutors to jail offenders and even suggests outlawing boxing until it can be reorganized honestly.
Laurence E Manion former dean of the Notre Dame Law School argues the United States can no longer afford foreign aid citing depleted gold reserves. He says wealthy internationalists in and out of government push draining dollars to win friends abroad despite the risk of national bankruptcy.
The City of Vienna, Austria, will raise the maximum fine for drunken driving starting January 1 to 1200 dollars, a move meant to deter motorists from drink driving after New Year celebrations. The note adds that many people may overindulge at parties before driving.
The page shows postal and publishing details for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal with staff roles, advertising rates, and subscription prices for Morning and Sunday editions, plus a December 13 1968 date and a Pledge of Allegiance.
EW YORK amid a crowded Carlyle press room Bob Considine notes Kennedys Irish roots and replies Britain is not his second home Ireland first home. Also recalls a flawed alert that mistook the moon for a Soviet missile triggering SAC red phone caution and a Churchill Drive rebuff by Ann Arbor officials. The Lotus Club lunch reveals Marquis George Macdonald calling the Canterbury meeting historic and grand.
Lyndon B Johnson stacks a growing Capitol wardrobe with five Savile Row suits as he readies to hand over the Senate leadership to Mansfield. He already wields control of spaces used by Nixon and Kennedy, while Mansfield maintains a modest suite near the Senate floor.
President-elect Kennedy's picks and leadership plans signal a moderate start. Williams as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs suggests limited influence on domestic economic and social programs, with Congress to approve foreign aid, and party conservatives wary if Labor post shifted. Senate and White House dynamics point to restrained policy, even as Kennedy aims broader foreign interest.
New officers for the American Business Club are to be chosen Friday at a Hilton Hotel luncheon. Candidates come from a nomination committee, with Bob Gee as chair. The slate includes Hugh Anderson, Bob Maxey for president and other posts, along with a board of governors.
George E Sokolsky outlines a Marxist critique of Christianity while noting the push for Christian unity led by Pope John XXIII and the Archbishop of Canterbury. He argues Marxism rejects God and aims to weaken churches under communist regimes, urging a united front of Christians without surrendering autonomy. In Mexico City, ex-President Lazaro Cardenas will host a January congress of communist sympathizers per Excelsior.
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