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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1960
Page
2
U S foreign analyst notes a Peiping Radio report claiming widespread crop failures, a figure used to justify ration cuts. The piece suggests the regime may exaggerate shortages to boost grain exports while China seeks scarce machines for industrial push.
Police respond to overturned car at Parkway and Zenith injuring 99 year old Alene Essary who faces a drunk charge. Funeral services for Troy Crump set at St Joseph's Catholic Church. A baby born dead at Taylor Hospital. Relatives visit from Smyrna and Artesia. Fireworks complaints rise while a Temple resident is treated after a two car collision.
New York police identified 17 year old Edward Vogt as the confessed killer of 14 year old Robert Guitarri who was delivering Christmas trees in Upper Manhattan. Vogt admitted fatally stabbing Guitarri after the boy refused to surrender two quarters. Six stab wounds were found on Guitarri and a nine inch hunting knife was recovered on a nearby roof.
Marilyn Miller Scott testifies she had a Palm Springs tryst in 1957 with another man but says Dennis Crosby did not father her 3 year old daughter Denise Michelle. Crosby admits intimacy but denies paternity. witness claims Scott shared a Palm Springs bedroom with another man in 1957.
State police in Munfordville Kentucky shifted their theory in the disappearance of eight people from kidnaping to family troubles. One man William Brannin 34 was charged with grand larceny after about 300 dollars and a revolver were found missing. The eight included five children ages 2 1/2 to 13 and Brannin his wife Nancy 20 Laura Wilson 37 and her children Julia Ann 13 John Lee 11 Thomas 9 Gloria 7 and Betty 4 4. The missing items vanish pointing away from kidnapping.
In Galveston, three burglaries since December 2 target the display window of Michael's Jewelry downtown. Thieves smashed the plate glass and took gems totaling over 5900 dollars, with December 1 3000 dollars, December 19 1000 dollars, and a recent Monday night 2000 dollars seized after the window was repeatedly repaired.
Washington UPI report notes a presidential task force drafting a blueprint to aid regions with chronic unemployment. Sen. Paul Douglas heads the group. Kennedy may act on inauguration day or soon after. Proposals include emergency programs via executive orders and Congress, with food distribution and public works under consideration.
A damaged notice describes a one piece rubber car rug to fit over a car floor center ramp. Instructions advise vacuum or shake, scrub with hot soap, and use a stiff brush to remove dirt from nun skids grooves.
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