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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1963
Page
6
A long day in the life of a wife unfolds with chores from morning till night. She patrols rooms, re dresses rifle tools, sorts belongings, washes, dries, and hangs clothes while managing meals, mail, and a fussy dog, then handles child care and dinner before legends of political talk and park legislation intrude in the evening.
Five to seven congressional secretaries trekked 32 miles from dawn to dusk in roughly 12 hours to show the fitness of the legislative branch. Two quit after 27 miles. others finished near Washington, declaring they felt great after the effort.
Mahon urges trimming U.S. and European defense burdens with 40 000 troops to be drawn from Europe over time. He warns withdrawal could harm morale and invite Soviet leverage while supporting a unified independent European defense and nuclear capacity, noting risks of proliferation.
In Lake Tomahawk Wisconsin Raymond Fink 31 Athens is trapped in a 27 foot deep caved in well. Rescue volunteers dig a second shaft while priest administers last rites and authorities provide oxygen to keep him alive.
CAPE CANAVERAL Thursday United States launched a 150 pound syncom satellite on a three stage Delta rocket to reach an orbit about 22 300 miles high. The aim is a stationary position to relay radio and telephone traffic between North America and Africa.
State Sen. Charles Herring of Austin reported he was a little uncomfortable but progressing after an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday. The UPI wire notes he remained in good spirits and expected to recover.
In Lubbock and tech union displays, valentines span from penny card cutouts to nurse cap play cards and three dimension doll houses. Teens and adults receive witty and romantic notes, while antique 19th century valentines show humor about unwanted attention.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned that Soviet troops remaining in Cuba do not insure peace but poison the atmosphere and increase the dangers. He renewed a U.S. notice to Moscow and Havana that the United States seeks verifiable disarmament to reduce tensions.
In a regional foreign policy address, Secretary of State Rusk urged strengthening the Atlantic partnership and rejecting new outside trade blocs. He called for removing Soviet forces from Cuba, warned of nuclear age risks, and criticized the French veto on Europe’s market entry while stressing prudent action in Latin America.
Texas enjoys clearing skies and rising temperatures after a three day ice storm. Lubbock highs reach 59 while morning lows fall to the teens in places like Lubbock and the Panhandle. Brownsville warns of possible subfreezing readings tonight as a cold front weakens.
A House committee ordered two bills sent to a subcommittee that would abolish the at large seat held by Joe Pool and force intra party contests among Texas incumbents. Haring and Heston propose new districts that would add a Texas congressman to Harris and Dallas counties while creating a new South Texas district centered on San Antonio. The plans would shift boundaries across most counties, altering which representatives face which rivals.
Debris stretched over two square miles after Northwest Orient Flight 705 crashed in a cloudy marsh area. The jet, bound for Chicago, vanished at 1 42 p m EST as a violent squall line moved through the region. Investigators found a cockpit crew of three and nineteen bodies, some still strapped to seats, with the fuselage broken apart and wreckage scattered amid a marshy floodplain.
A man named Wise threatened to expose government rackets and impeach President Kennedy. Authorities surrounded a car with a suspicious device, used tear gas to force his exit, and found only newspapers and a flashlight in the case. He was hospitalized, then released to custody in Texas after investigation.
City officials and school board members discussed a proposed tax equalization plan prioritizing shopping centers for appraisal. If Ehrenborg finishes the centers, downtown assessments may proceed later. A four-member committee was named to recruit citizens for the new tax equalization board.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Aycock announce the birth of a son at Methodist Hospital weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces at 9 33 p m Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Winston Watkins report a daughter weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces at West Texas Hospital at 1 50 p m Wednesday. Mr and Mrs John Reeves share a daughter born at 7 28 a m Wednesday in St Marys Hospital weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces. Mr and Mrs Fernando Garcia announce a daughter weighing 4 1 0 ounces at Lauf Clinic Wednesday morning.
County auditor J M Williams said he will seek legislative support on a constitutional amendment to create county wide library districts, aiming to standardize funding and governance across the region.
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