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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1963
Page
6
Defense officials push for a significant military pay increase as part of a major policy move. A nine member presidential commission supported the decision while AFL-CIO President George Meany dissented from the panel's stance.
City officers clash with a local association over civil service rights and police pay. Meany and a defense panel spar over military pay, fringe benefits, and retirement rules amid local tensions at the station and council.
A report lists city banks American State Bank Plains National Bank Lubbock National Bank First National Bank and Citizens National Bank with total deposits of 19 742 938 11 41 567 485 78 35 494 070 24 and outside city Citizens State Bank Slaton First State Bank Shallowater Idalou State Bank and Wolfforth State Bank with deposits of 5 196 595 96 1 683 246 33 2 414 136 02 and 569 126 46. Loans and discounts for these banks are Citizens State Bank Slaton First State Bank Shallowater Idalou State Bank and Wolfforth State Bank with amounts 1 808 734 58 878 448 17 1 565 000 00 and 412 656 72.
The National Safety Council says the New Year holiday period has 388 traffic deaths, the third highest on record. Only the four day spans in 1956 57 and 1952 53 surpassed it, marking a historic year in road fatalities.
A charter flight carrying 109 Cuban-Americans from Havana to Miami was canceled due to incomplete exit papers. Red Cross official Enso Bighinatti said Fidel Castro notified U S officials of a delay for further processing, with no official Castro explanation given.
Banks across Texas report record deposits as of December 28 signaling a stable growth path for 1963. Houston surpasses 3 billion in deposits while cities like Edinburg and Big Spring show mixed effects from weather and harvests.
In Washington the attorney general checked concerns a juror contact might prejudice Hoffa's trial. The Banner published a $5,000 reward for the arrest of the person making false statements. Hoffa trial began Oct. 22 with jurors being questioned on Oct. 23.
Peasants from the UNABLE TO OFFER AID HAVEN group sought help from U S envoys but found no relief. In a guarded embassy scene they were moved to a bus shielded from photographers and warned by Soviet plainclothesmen that pictures would be seized. A peasant whispered that a comrade rotted in prison for two years and that the peasants feared a similar fate.
An American official explains US asylum policy for Soviet Baptists facing harassment. Officials note the group seeks exit rather than embassy asylum, while the US insists embassies may grant asylum only on humanitarian grounds in imminent danger. The Pecos doctor involved is Dunn, facing hospital admission limits, amid broader US-Soviet refugee tensions.
The narrative links former promoter Estes to federal fraud over fertilizer tank mortgages. Estes was convicted in Tyler last November and sentenced to eight years, with the verdict under appeal. The piece notes Dunn and Stahlman denying responsibility and mentions a grand jury probe into efforts to influence jurors in the Teamsters case.
Traces of rain moved in from New Mexico over Lubbock and the South Plains Thursday night with light precipitation expected to continue into today. Temperatures will dip to a morning low around 34 and reach mid 40s later. fog and overcast skies statewide. The weather bureau noted snow possible west of the Rio Grande late Thursday into today. Father Damien, the Leper Priest, was known for his work with leprosy patients in Molokai.
Actor Clifton Webb was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Houston for a check up to assess whether vascular surgery might be needed. Hospital officials expected to announce a decision on possible surgery by Saturday.
Charley Johnny Lamb 69 a Levelland resident since 1925 died at 12 55 a m Thursday in a local hospital He moved here from Tahoka Final rites set for 2 p m today at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev R L Howell officiating Burial in Levelland City Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home He survived by his wife two sons C B Casper Wyo and William Henry Kermit four daughters and 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren four brothers and five sisters The text also notes a county show with steer entries and a Water Works project in Jamaica.
Mrs. Bailey Guess Jr of Pecos recovers after lung surgery at Methodist Hospital on December 27. Mr and Mrs Bailey Guess and Mr and Mrs J N Marks of Idalou hosted her relatives. Foster Mitchell of Lubbock in poor condition after a stroke at West Texas Hospital. Duane Patterson reports $70 missing from his home. Mrs S C Beavers reports a purse stolen in downtown Lubbock. Henry Rosier reports theft from a pickup. Bobby Rush enters an 880 pound steer in the Odessa Fat Stock Show and wins reserve champion honors. Other entries by Jimmy Thompson and Keith Burkett of Lubbock County exhibitors.
The City Commission rejected Napier's request for a C-2 spot zone on 50th Street while approving related zoning actions and upholding a ban on piecemeal commercial zoning. Planning chief Burr warned broad changes could follow, as residents oppose the Legion Hall site and debate what governs zoning along the corridor.
Nine new officers were named at a Thursday meeting of Parents Without Partners in the Reddy Room of Southwestern Public Service Co. Paul Boone will head the club for the coming year, assisted by L. Stephens and Mrs. Eva Williams. New officers include Ruth Charlesworth, Billie Holder, Jeanne Hesson, Tommie Jean Rogers, Glenna Johnston, and Lora Vaughan who will publish a monthly newsletter. New officers will be installed at a February banquet. The University of Florida disclosed a virus eye infection treatment by Dr. Herbert Kaufman listed by the AMA as an outstanding medical development of 1962.
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