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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1962
Page
1
R Wright Armstrong vice president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway Co of Fort Worth will retire December 31 after more than 38 years with the company. Armstrong serves on the Texas Tech board of directors.
A 16 year old Lovington youth, Richard Dale Gregory, was killed by a 12 gauge shotgun blast fired by friend Gary Morton during a quail hunt 15 miles north and 5 miles west of Mallamar. An inquest is set for Monday in Lovington. Funeral services are planned for today at the Presbyterian Church in Lovington with burial in Overton Texas.
Western Europe enjoys a bustling Christmas as stores from London to Stockholm overflow with goods. France ends a war era, Germany forecasts a 2 billion spend, Britain faces north industrial unemployment, and shoppers across Denmark Norway and Sweden buy heavily despite tax changes.
The South Plains harvest rushes to finish as Lorenzo Co-Op Gin shows a 3,000 bale backlog under manager Jack Canor. The 2,155,000 bale crop is about 60 percent complete and projected to inject 366 million dollars into the local economy alongside a bumper grain yield.
The Goodfellows appeal in Lubbock seeks 8,000 Christmas gifts for children. Total raised is $2,557.36 toward the $8,000 goal. a Monday meeting at the Chamber of Commerce will review progress and committee reports.
A Flying Tiger Line Constellation crashed near Lockheed Air Terminal in North Hollywood killing nine people. Civil Aeronautics Board investigators gathered at the scorched site as fire crews searched for more remains. The wreckage ripped through two houses and utility lines, with one engine hitting a truck and a home’s bathroom being struck.
Thousands are expected to view the 16th annual Avalanche-Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest as 151 entries at 105 homes along Lubbock's Yule Trail are lit nightly from 6 to 10 p.m. Judges began last Thursday and will continue through next Thursday with winners announced in Sunday’s Avalanche-Journal.
Russian media accuse three more U S embassy staff of espionage as seven Americans face charges in three months. Pravda claims a Moscow lamp post marked relay points while Washington denies the allegations and awaits full embassy report.
NATO ministers endorsed increasing Western conventional armaments and called for all members to raise national forces to alliance standards. They approved Kennedy's Cuba stance and stressed a balance in disarmament while warning Moscow any deal must protect Western interests. See NATO Page 10.
The White House announced Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero, a nativeGuam anian, as governor of Guam. Guerrero, 48, currently secretary and acting governor, succeeds William Daniel who resigns effective Jan. 20. He has 30 years in public service and lives in Agana with his wife and seven children.
Raymond Wisconsin fire house destroyed by fire on Saturday with reports of total loss. No injuries noted as firefighters battled flames and secured the scene.
A reflective piece contrasts past comforts with present changes, noting how old days felt secure yet lacked certain freedoms. The author riffs on memory, community norms, and shifting values, inviting readers to weigh nostalgia against modern realities.
A mother’s anonymous plea asks for divine shielding of her children from evil forces. She prays angels surround them, that they be worthy of God’s love, and that He abides with them always to help them grow in His image.
NASA reported a continuing drop in Relay satellite power forces cancellation of planned experiments including a transatlantic television show. Telemetry showed an abnormal drain likely from a short circuit in the 172 pound orbiter, delaying the aim of a worldwide space communications system and the live TV exchanges.
In Lebanon, Missouri, burglars broke into Raider Brothers Tire Co. Saturday and jacked a 200-pound safe containing $1.00. Police investigated the burglary.
Weather map on page 16 C notes fair conditions in Lubbock and vicinity with little temperature change. Today’s high expected in the upper 60s and a morning low near 30. Southwest winds continue and a brief 24 hour temperature readout lists city values for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Dallas Roswell Denver and other locations.
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