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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1963

Page

5

Use Of Force To Drive Reds From Cuba Asked

The report outlines a U.S. campaign against Castro in Cuba at a March 18 20 meeting in Costa Rica. Presidential leaders from Guatemala Costa Rica Nicaragua Honduras El Salvador and Panama would be consulted for clarification prior to addressing the OAS council on the Monroe Doctrine and potential shifts to treaties.

U.S Castro Cuba Costa Rica Humphrey Guatemala Nicaragua Honduras el Salvador Panama Anda Murillo OAS

Spring pledges, births, and local notices fill Texas pages

John Rye Morris Jr of Slaton is among 165 spring pledges to 10 social fraternities at North Texas State University Denton. A daughter Amanda Ruth born in Houston joins Rev Frank Wright Jr and Mrs Wright. Lubbock County reports 927 vehicle registrations boosting 1963 total to 11,683. Local incidents include kitchen fire damage at Andrews home and heating unit damage at Sanders home. International updates cover Cuba crisis remarks by Dean Rusk and philosophical notes on the Monroe Doctrine by Anda Murillo. Also reported are judging invites for a solo ensemble contest, a Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education program at Lubbock Christian College, and World Affairs Dinner plans at Caprock Hotel by the Lubbock BPWC. An Air Force member Jim Rackley is hospitalized in Turkey after an accident. A shell theft in a fish pond and a crash near Clovis leave residents in worry.

John Rye Morris Jr Slaton North Texas State University Denton Kappa Sigma Morris John R. Morris W. Lynn, Slaton Frank Wright Jr University Dr Houston Amanda Ruth Wright Lubbock First Methodist Church St. Paul’s Methodist Church Frank Wright 27Th Jan Hall Hutchinson Kan Martha Sue Anderson Bayless School Carol Browning Wilson Junior High Grave Hall McWhorter School Mary Ann Lovell Stubbs School Lavada Parrish Sanders School Joyce Whittenberger Wollforth School Frances Eardley Stewart School Gerraldine Blouitt Wheatley School Mary Campbell Sarah Cox Parsons School Sam Crockett Mary DeShazo Fay Dean Huneke Glenda Knighton Martha Medley Wolfforth School Arden Lee Walker Monterey High School Marylea Wood Glenda Deal Eunice Vitatoe Harold Nichols Dupre School Thompson Junior High Lubbock High School Hallmark, Brasher and Hearn New School

Venus Surprises from Page One Clouds and Climate Reconsidered

The report notes Venus lacks cloud breaks with clouds cooling to 50 degrees below zero in places. It suggests minimal carbon dioxide above clouds, with a 15 mile thick layer starting 45 miles up. Venus may rotate every 250 days and the year is about 225 days. Sunlight reaches the surface dimly and the terrain appears dusty with a possible cold spot. A magnetic field and radiation belts are absent and one key question remains unresolved.

Venus Mariner Earth Mariner II

Lovington Fire Destroys Cotton Yard Largest Loss Yet

Fire officials say the Lovington cotton yard blaze may be the largest in town history. Firefighters estimate the burning bales will continue to burn for several days as workers deal with the aftermath.

Rusty Woodward Lovington Payne

Venus Atmosphere Water Vapor Questioned by Nasa

NASA scientists report microwave radiometer data from Mariner were contaminated by internal circuitry noise. The noise obscures readings on water vapor in Venus atmosphere, so conclusions about vapor content cannot yet be firmly stated.

Venus Mariner National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Births Herald Ten Families Welcoming New Babies

Congratulations to multiple families on births at Methodist Hospital, St Marys and West Texas hospitals. Parents include Bill Hawkins Ava Lanache Journal copy editor, Bill Breedrove, Whit Victory, Richard Cole, Carroll Teeter, Kenneth Pierce, Charlie McBride, William May, Paul Modawell, J D Lindsey, Raymond Mendez and Phil Nobles. Infant weights range from 5 to 9 pounds with times listed for each birth.

Bill Hawkins 21St St Methodist Hospital Avalanche-Journal Bill Breedrove 42Nd St The Falcon Co Paul Modawell Julian Engineering &Co Raymond Mendez 16Th St Porter Clinic Hospital Harmon Tank Co Phil Darrell Nobles Rt. 1 Ropesville Monday Inn West Texas Hospital

Mother charges Kennedy evaded questions on Bay of Pigs loss

Birmingham mother, Riley W. Shamburger Sr., says President Kennedy evaded her questions about her son Riley W. Shamburger Jr. and three fellow airmen reported killed in a cargo plane crash during the Cuban invasion. The White House confirmed a 1962 reply through Maj. Gen. Godfrey McHugh, and lawmakers Mansfield and Dirksen discussed involvement by American volunteers.

Birmingham Ala Aldeath Cuba Kennedy Riley W. Shamburger Riley W. Shamburger, Jr Shamburger Caribbean Double Check Corp Miami Alex E. Carlson Thomas Willard Ray Leo F. Baker Wade Carroll Gray Washington White House Senate Democratic Mike Mansfield Montana Senate Everett M. Dirksen Illinois Disclosure Angels

Cuban Critics Say Full Story On Invasion Not Told

Republicans charge the Kennedy administration withheld Cuba invasion details from Congress and say the president misled about Soviet threat. Senate policy group touts quotes from Democrats criticizing GOP foreign policy from 1957 to 1960, including Kennedy remarks.

Vasion Congress Cuba Kennedy Senate Republican Policy Committee Dwight D. Eisenhower Hickenlooper Sen J. William Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee Eisenhower Policy Committee Sen. Kennedy New York

Three Youths Admit Vandalism Of Cemetery

Three youths aged 15 and 16 from southwest Lubbock confessed to removing two grave markers and a tombstone at Lubbock city cemetery on January 31. Markers later surfaced at Curtis Simpson’s yard and in the 4500 block of Avenue J, with a third left on a vacant lot. They were released to parents and referred to juvenile probation. In a separate case, a 15-year-old’s questioning cleared eight theft and burglary cases, implicating six others.

Lubbock City of Lubbock Curtis Simpson 44Th St Ave. J

Khrushchev to Deliver Major Address in Moscow Today

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev is to deliver a major address in Moscow today. The speech may include new warnings to the West as the Kremlin hardens its line.

Moscow UPI Nikita S. Khrushchev Kremlin

Thailand Refrigerator Maker Seeks American Partners

Bangkok based refrigerator builder is seeking items or deals with an American firm. The brief notes interest in collaboration and potential joint ventures to expand production and distribution in the United States market.

Bangkok Thailand

Harry Bergman Rites Held in Lubbock Funeral Home

Final rites for Harry Bergman 85 of 2304 56th St. were held at 10 a.m. in the Franklin-Bartley Chapel with Rev. William Smith officiating. Burial followed in City of Lubbock Cemetery. A retired carpenter, Bergman moved from Council Bluffs Iowa to Lubbock four years ago and died Tuesday at his home. Survivors include son Edward H. Bergman Buffalo Lakes a grandson Harold Bergman 2304 56th St a brother Fred Bergman and sister Mrs Lena Hake both of Council Bluffs and two grandchildren.

Harry Bergman 56Th St Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home William Smith Westminster Presbyterian Church City of Lubbock Bergman Lubbock Council Bluffs Iowa Woodmen of the World Afl-Cio Carpenter’s Union Edward H. Bergman Buffalo Lakes Harold Bergman Fred Bergman Lena Hake

Moscow Plans Near East Macaroni Plant by Russian Builders

A new macaroni factory will be constructed in the Near East by Russian constructors. The project aims to expand Soviet food industry and improve regional supply chains with modern equipment and planned production capacity.

Moscow Near East

School Plan II communication for attack alert

In event of an attack alert, school buses will run regular routes for pupil transport only and parents should help children with routes and travel times. A superintendent letter explains the plan, created with Civil Defense director Col. Harry Tower.

Williams Lubbock Harry Tower Civil Defense

Mrs Sadie Maize Rites Set Today

Mrs Sadie Maize 59 a Clovis resident for 32 years will be buried at Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery after services at First Assembly of God Church conducted by Rev Melvin Sasse. She died Monday afternoon at her home Survivors include two daughters Ruth Stidham Newport Ark and Lorene Maize Clovis and two sons H E Maize Lebanon SD and Arthur Maize of Clovis

Clovis Sadie Maize Assembly of God Church Melvin Sasse Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery C. V. Steed

Mystery Cloaks Ex-Colonel Argoud Kidnap Case

Paris authorities reveal ex-Col. Antoine Argoud, a leader of the anti De Gaulle Secret Army, was found hand and foot in a pickup along the Seine and handed to police. The capture raises questions about a possible insider operation, a cross border raid, and the fate of the Secret Army network.

Mystery Cloaks Paris Antoine Argoud Seine Argoud Europe Charles de Gaulle Rome Cloak and Dagger Ipolice Argouil Munich Germany Algiers Associated Press France Adolf Eichmann Argentina Israel Secret Army

Open Meetings Bill Advances In House Amid Filibuster

In a tense session lawmakers approved advancement of the open meetings bill en grossment after a filibuster. Rep Chet Brooks said the measure requires public body sessions to be open with narrow exceptions. An effort to table the bill failed 115-26 as Rep Don Shipley pressed against it.

House Representatives Chet Brooks Houston Senate General Investigating Committee Brooks Don Shipley

Steady Dating Rule Sparks Student Debate at School

Elaine argues the delinquent parents label is unfair as she quits steady dating three weeks before graduation. Paul Rubino, 16, says going steady gives confidence, relaxes discipline, and can ease finances though underclassmen may lack maturity.

Elaine Paul Rubino

Texas Warm Spell Eases Into Mild Weather Across State

Texas enjoyed a mild spell with 70s across most regions while Lubbock logged a 71 degree high and 27 degree low. Forecasters predicted fair skies, with more 70s and a freezing threat limited to early morning readings. Remnants of a Canadian front kept temps from Monday’s warmth, even as some eastern states set cold records.

Lubbock South Plains Panhandle I Gulf Texas Weather Bureau Gulf Region Florida North Carolina Virginia Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Carolinas

Mrs Loyd Jones Funeral Slated in Marietta Oklahoma

Funeral services for Mrs. Loyd J. Jones 49 a former Lubbock resident will be held at 2 30 p m at the Baptist Church in Marietta Oklahoma Burial will be in Marietta She died Sunday in a Fort Worth hospital after a brief illness Survivors include her husband a son Jack Brown stationed with the Army in Savannah Georgia two grandchildren her mother Mrs S P Owens Antlers Oklahoma four brothers and three sisters She was mother of Mrs Gordon Stewart and sister of Mrs W E Taylor

Loyd J Nora) Jones Lubbock The Baptist Church Marietta Oklo Jones Gordon Stewart 40Th St W. E. Taylor E. 35Th St Fort Worth

Services Set For S. J. Kalan

Rosary for Stephen J. Kalan 46 of 4208 42nd St. is at 7:30 p.m. today in Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home chapel. Funeral Mass Thursday at Christ the King Church. burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Kalan, Rath Packing Co. salesman, moved to Lubbock from Dallas. WWII veteran. Survivors include wife Mary Lou and four children Gerri 15 Stephen 14 Randy 12, mother Angela Kalan Costa Mesa, Calif., sisters Eleanor Van Wert Peckville Pa and Jule Burke Costa Mesa, brothers Rudolph Levitttown Pa Louis T. Kalan Atlanta Ga.

Stephen J. Kalan 42Nd St Methodist Hospital Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home Christ the King Catholic Church James Fitzgerald Resthaven Memorial Park Kalan Rath Packing Co Lubbock Dallas Detroit Mary Lou Gerri Stephen Randy Angela Kalan Costa Mesa Calif Eleanor van Wert Peckville Jule Burke Rudolph Kalan Levi

Friona C-C Names Steve Messenger As Top Citizen

Steve Messenger, vice president of the Friona Chamber of Commerce and local accountant, was named Man of the Year at the Friona Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture banquet. Over 200 attended. guest speaker was Charles Lavis of Holly Sugar Corp. Also honored: Woman of the Year Mrs. John D. Sanders, Most Outstanding Teacher Mrs. O. J. Been, and Most Courteous City Employee Mrs. Pat Busby. New directors installed: John Bingham, C. B. Short, Hoyt Smith, Elvie Jennings, O. J. Been.

Friona Steve Messenger Chamber of Commerce Friona Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Charles Lavis Holly Sugar Corp John D. Sanders O. J. Been Pat Busby Lavis Holly Corp Texias Hereford U.S John Bingham C. B.short Hoyt Smith Elvie Jennings

Clovis School Bonds Defeated in Narrow Victory

Clovis voters rejected a 1.15 million school bond 11,663 to 1,449, first defeat for a Clovis district bond. The rejected funds would finance new classrooms a high school stadium and track equipment, with potential half day classes next year due to crowding. State law bars revote until spring 1965.

Clovis

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lubbock County William B. Anderson 9Th St Robert Sanders James Monroe Latin America Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes Fidel Castro United States Britain New World British Honduras Sec Dean Rusk Tex Assn Defense Department Central Intelligence Agency Air Force CIA Newsweek Magazine Albert Gore D-Tenn Gordon Allott R-Cole Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees United Nations Kenneth Keating Keating South Plains Junior College Levelland Floren Thompson Eastern New Mexico University Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education, Inc Lubbock Christian College Tane Albion Roy King Paul Siebenmann Texas Tech A.J.C. James T Jim) Rackley R. I. Brackley 65Th St Turkey U.S. Air Force Rackley Herbert Witcher Monay Charlies R. McAfoos Portales Clovis Memorial Hospital McAfoos Borden Implement Co Watertown N.Y Whit Victory 14Th St Rix, Inc Richard H. Cole 30Th St St. Mary's Hospital Baker Co Kenneth Robert Pierce N. Ave. A West Charlie McBride, Slaton Lautene Wembley William L. May Canton Ave Reese Air Force Base Hospital RAFB Ray Hayes International Corp Army Baker Boston Mass Hayes Mansfield Leo Nikita Renee Space Explorer Slide Road Richland Hills 46Th St Chicago Ave Plainsmen Hotel A. W. Eckert John Christmann Mrs. Sadie Eichmann Connally Rogers Richter Loyd Jones S. J. Kalan Friona C-C Clovis School Bonds
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