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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1963
Page
2
Eight floor penthouse office of the chamber attacked by gunmen who forced five employees to surrender then splashed gasoline and hurled a Molotov. They shouted Communist slogans and left the initials of a nationalist group on the wall. No injuries reported.
Oklahoma officers captured the last two of four jailbreakers who escaped Paris county jail. Eugene Franks 24 and Jimmy Northcutt 22 were nabbed as they trudged toward Clarksville Texas. They were held on forgery charges and were arrested after a tip from two woodcutters assisting Hugo Oklahoma officers.
The district court docket lists multiple divorce and civil actions. Plaintiffs include Wellborn, Roberts, Glaze, Angwin, Dixon, and Messer, among others, with defendants such as Wellborn, James Roberts, Herbert Qualls, Mary Morse, and Jack Glaze. Damages suits appear against Odom, Campbell, and Johnson, while indenturedness claims involve Shipman Plumbing Co. and Rode. Judge W. Bean presides.
A string of warranty deeds and transfers to the Urban Renewal Agency appears alongside other real estate transactions. The notes include Lot 25, Mill Addition, Wheelock’s Addn, and various parcels with prices such as 10 dollars, plus other property descriptions and names like Doyle Lightfoot and William Barton. A separate report mentions Oklahoma authorities on burglary and a jail break attempt where four inmates slugged a jailer with an iron bar, while eleven others refused to flee.
William David Blair, a January Texas Tech graduate, was commissioned Ensign in the US Navy Reserve after completing ROTC at Lubbock's Naval Reserve Training Center. He and his wife Billie Ann Goode Blair will attend a 10 week damage control course at Treasure Island, then serve aboard USS Bowers in the Pacific. Blair, from Floydada and Monterey High School class of 1958, enlisted February 1958 and rose to Personnelman third class before commissioning.
The Thelma Lu's shop at 2406 Mth St opens at 10 a m after remodeling. Owner Bob Fletcher says the Williamsburg styled store seats about 60 and offers over 100 candy varieties from abroad plus ice creams and fountain specials and a party catering service.
In Corsicana Texas a traffic stop led to the murder of a police sergeant. Grief-stricken families include Faye Beamon wife of the slain officer and a 3 year old child. Grover Beamon faces murder charges and will be defended by appointed attorneys. Citizens raise funds for a memorial fund totaling $412.
Informed sources report that G Mennen Williams, U S assistant secretary, is seen in Cairo to meet Nasse Cairo officials, signaling a potential U S role in ongoing diplomatic discussions.
Reader's Digest highlights the Air Force operation behind the presidential mobile White House. It details FBI and military coordination for Air Force flights and notes a rental rate of 275 dollars per hour. The February issue promotes staying well read and informed.
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