19 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1960
Page
1
Garth Jones and Antonio participate in a simulated space cabin test at Brooks Air Force Base. Subjects arrive fresh and starched, sporting mustaches grown since entry at 3 20 AM. They report feeling fine and in shape and express willingness to repeat the test.
In an open meeting a Lub bock group began the biennial quest for suitable candidates for city offices. Elections set for Tuesday April 5 will name a mayor for two years and two commissioners for four years each. Local service described as civic rather than political.
Roscoe Wilson, 4710 21st St, named Lubbock Woman of the Year at the Women's Club banquet in the Altrusa Club hall. Attendees included 104 guests and 15th recipient. E.N. Jones of Wichita Falls presented the award, an engraved silver bowl.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the Queen has not entered labor for the birth of her third child. The statement follows a palace note that the birth is not imminent and four royals attended the palace overnight.
Reports describe anti Fran extremist activity in Madrid with a small scale terror wave feared after a blast and unexploded devices. Police identify possible links to an extremist group and note the suspect may be connected to a government faction in exile.
Two fliers, believed American, died when a fire bombing plane crashed 100 miles east of Havana amid Cuban claims of U S sabotage. Eisenhower authorized the attorney general to seize arms and craft used for illegal exports while Castro linked the incident to prior bombing raids and cited documents naming a pilot. The crash followed Castro's charge that Florida based planes carried Americans planning to strike a sugar mill near Havana.
A condensed notice listing sections and page ranges of the issue. It specifies Section B editorials, Section C sports scores across pages 1 to 3, women’s news on pages 4 to 6, and radio TV programs on page Al. The entry notes general layout without specific events.
A mother, three of her children, and a grandson were shot and wounded by a neighbor who said he was seized with jealousy. Jose Valle Jimenez, 41, a cook's helper, fled the scene and was captured by an off duty sheriff's deputy.
Local forecast from the Lubbock Weather Bureau warns of a cold front with double low pressure bringing rain showers and snow flurries across the South Plains today. Expect cloudy skies cooler temperatures and a low near 25. Precipitation intensity depends on low pressures as moisture is drawn in, with activity waning by Saturday morning.
Weather map page notes increasing cloudiness and cool conditions for Lubbock area. Occasional rain likely midday, changing to snow tonight. Winds from south and southeast 10 to 20 mph shift to northerly. Low around 27, high near 49. Southwest weather and precipitation data across regional counties.
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