20 Jan 1961
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1961
Page
1
A late report outlines chaotic inauguration prep with heavy snow and traffic snarls as President elect Joma Fr. and aides face a tense day. Officials note jammed lines and crowded streets while public events see scaled ceremonies and security tighten.
A wreck near Lubbock and San Angelo killed three people and seriously injured H. D. Williams 28, Len Freeman, and Dearry. The out of control car skidded into another vehicle containing men, sending victims to Medical Arts Hospital and Littlefield Hospital with critical and noncritical injuries.
Five bodies were recovered after a small plane bound for Mexico City exploded in flames at Idlewild Airport during a near blizzard. Survivors escaped through wreckage as the cockpit was destroyed and the front section ripped open. Police reported the craft broke apart near the marsh, with engines reversing as witnesses heard the blast.
A winter storm lashes the region with about four inches of snow and gusts reaching fifty miles per hour. The weather service warns of slick roads and continued cold, prompting closures and travel advisories across several counties.
At a milestone moment Elizabeth Johnson honors long-time backers as Lady Bird Johnson frames a tribute. Family and staff stand with the Johnsons on the platform including Beck y Johnson and others from Fort Worth Austin Santa Fe and Washington. Veterans Walter Jenkins and two others who have served Johnson join the ceremony.
A banker blocks jail time for the husband of the Northern Biochemical Corp president Geiger, who spent $136,000 at the firm in the past year and was its principal stockholder. He is a longtime former Army officer living 60 miles from Sioux City, with unclear notes cited in the defense.
Editorial feature highlights Bowles harshly criticizes the Reds in multiple columns, drawing on anecdotes from sports and politics. Readers are urged to consider management decisions and team performance while noting cross-section references in women’s news and market reports.
The City Zoning Board of Adjustment approved seven of eight requests Thursday night, including two for churches and two for servants quarters. One church request for a northeast Lubbock site was tabled and a temporary church move by the Methodist City Board of Missions was approved to relocate on Quirt Avenue area. ZONING Page 10.
A brief prayer fragment asks for better comprehension of a cryptic phrase or term eri peapirn trai. The readable text suggests a spiritual request but lacks context or full wording. No identifiable individuals or organizations are present.
Four men were found shot to death beside a railroad track near Castroville California. The brutal discovery was reported by United Press dispatches. No further details were immediately available about identities motives or suspects.
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