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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
11
Griffin named District Attorney and West becomes County Attorney, succeeding Gilkerson, with both men praised for integrity and public service. The editorial urges hard work and steady enforcement to uphold law and order, noting these leaders set the tone for local crime policy and citizen safety.
A fragmented report notes that the government of Panganvika unveiled a three-race budget deficit plan, signaling a claimed arrival of real nationhood. The communication appears as a stylized, imperfect posturing on demographic policy and fiscal strategy.
A garbled OCR entry from the Lubbock Avalanche Journal mentions Texas temperatures, weather notes, and assorted public notices. It references Parker Prulty, street names, and dates, with scattered mentions of UPI, wage notes, and local events, though many items are unreadable.
American interior space planner Maria Bergson, Austrian born and now with branches in Los Angeles and London, argues a well designed office as a business home boosts happiness and productivity. Her career began after redesigning a Fortune executive’s echoing room in 1917, leading to pioneering office design and space planning.
A noisy barroom panel in Sardis discusses moral limits in cinema. Critics vary on the 18th century French bedroom scandal tale and note France permits more than the United States. The central claim: sacredness shifts with country, culture, and censorship rules.
The Kennedy administration promotes a road show of White House conferences joined with regional agency seminars in 12 cities to explain new federal programs and gather local views. About 35,000 attendees heard Cabinet members and officials discuss issues, with skeptics noting the event mixed politics and information. A written report on the conferences is due next year to shape 1962 legislative aims.
An item urges paying taxes this month to gain a 1 percent discount and tax credit later. It notes TL 8 county tax assessors are involved. A U S Department of Agriculture forecast for the 1951 cotton crop of about 570000 bales in the South Plains, with an estimated 189 pounds per acre, compares to 14 pounds last year and a ten year average of 154. President Roosevelt says US nations allied against the Axis are stronger after recent conferences with Churchill and other leaders.
George E. SokolsIky reflects on the perennial struggle for peace amid widespread hatred. He cites Jesus, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Schweitzer, and Dooley as ideals, critiques Christians who do not live by core teachings, and laments modern war and sectarian hatred while urging humility and mercy.
Hollywood report notes Benno Schneider a veteran stage director and drama coach, cast as a mute in The Notorious Landlady directed by Fred Kohlmar featuring Kim Novak Jack Lemmon and Fred Astaire. In a later item Vienna reports 1961 first half Austrian imports and exports grew modestly from 1960 levels.
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