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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1963
Page
10
A memo from Mr. Wiyce stresses meticulous drafting and attention to detail. The brief note highlights the importance of precision in written communications and the care taken in composing the document.
Workmen uncover two bone piles and possible tunnels while installing a water main at the Alamo in San Antonio. Officials rule out tunnels and attribute findings to animal remains and drainage ditches linked to nearby irrigation channels.
The U S Embassy says the consulate official in Porto Alegre had his home damaged by a homemade bomb over the weekend. A window shattered and a small fire started but was quickly put out. The family was away. three daughters aged 8 12 and 13 were in the house but unharmed.
In Toronto the leader reiterated he would not decide on arming Canada with nuclear weapons until after the May NATO ministerial meeting. He noted not all is black and white and defended his position against U S pressure. Following cabinet resignations over the policy clash, Diefenbaker announced new appointments including Gordon Churchill and M Wallace McCutcheon to defense and trade, with Marcel Lambert named veterans affairs minister.
Western report details 28 East Germans slipping past the Communist border through a grill hidden compartment in a West German Opel Kapitaen. Refugees crossed at Heinrich Heine checkpoint and were concealed behind the left front wheel area. Floodlight power failures aided 18 additional escapes in the Fulda district.
Evangelist Billy Graham, 43, suffers pneumonia and a mononuclear virus. Doctors advise six weeks rest. He is in Montreal North Carolina and Dallas hospitals, with a Far East tour scheduled to begin March 6, but engagements may be cut back.
Lamesa adopts cycle billing with about 500 subscribers receiving January bills shortly after December bills. December bills mailed Feb 1, change affects mainly the south side. January bill mailed Feb 9 with new policy. future bills to follow one week after meter readings.
A Gallup poll shows 68.55 percent favoring federal aid only to public schools in February 1963, down from 87 percent in March 1961. Protestant voters largely drove the shift, with 50 percent now supporting aid to private schools, down from 63 percent two years earlier. Kennedy’s anti-aid stance is noted as historical context.
A 1963 American Institute of Public Opinion poll from Princeton finds opinion moving toward federal funding for education beyond public schools. Forty nine percent now support aid to Catholic and private schools as well as public ones, reflecting a slight national shift over two years.
The Hawker P 1127 performs a vertical landing on the Ark Royal during takeoff and landing trials in the British Channel. A Hawker spokesman says it is the first aircraft other than a helicopter to achieve carrier takeoff and landing. The single engine is built into the fuselage and four swivelling nozzles under the wing allow hover and reverse movement.
West Germany seeks to end market turmoil by reaffirming favor toward Denmark Norway and Ireland joining the Common Market. Norwegian Premier Einar Gerhardsen signaled Norway is no longer pursuing membership and Adenauer's reported remark to Kai-Uwe von Hassel raised questions about Scandinavian entry due to potential socialist influence.
Lawrence Kansas UPI report features Paul Miller president of the Gannett group praising newspapers for their central community role amid New York and Cleveland strikes. Miller accepts William Allen White lecture and discusses local service values.
David Fry vice president of First National Bank in Lamesa for over two years will depart late this month to join Panhandle Banking and Trust Co in Borger. He will take the post March 1 as vice president and loan officer. Fry is a 32 year old bank official from Eastland.
Jakarta government officials stated that Indonesia will not increase import duties in the current year. The denial comes amid global trade talk and domestic policy reviews.
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