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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1960

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Texas Governor weighs 40 50 proposition for special session on teacher pay

Gov. Price Daniel said a 30 day special session to raise teacher pay depends on financing and legislative support. He noted 110 lawmakers discussed the issue, and while most favor higher pay, many doubt it can be enacted and financed quickly. He favors timing before the May 7 Democratic primary to avoid delaying the issue.

Lloyd Larrabef USTIN UPI Price Daniel Daniel Senate Lyndon B. Johnson State Board of Insurance Foxy Pantel

Bomb ingredients found after Spears arrest at hideout

FBI agents found bomb making materials and dynamite at the hideout of ex convict Robert V. Spears who is being questioned about a Gulf of Mexico airliner crash killing 42. The report states investigators recovered the materials Friday night.

Journal Hoenix Ariz FBI Robert V. Spears Gulf of Mexico Washington Spears William AL .Purska

Widow of Frank case suffers miscarriage amid grief and fear

The widow of attorney Julian A. Frank, killed in the January airliner crash, reportedly miscarried due to grief and worry over speculation. She was taken from a Charleston train to a hospital in serious condition, traveling with two children and a maid.

New York Julian A. Frank Carl J. Robine Charleston S.C Florida

Lubbock ISD approves two new school sites purchases

Trustees approved buying a 10 acre elementary site north of 4th Street and east of Slide Road for 2500 per acre from Armstrong, and a 20 acre junior high site north of Vth Street and west of Slide Road for 3250 per acre from Forrest Enterprises. Superintendent Nat Williams outlined four building needs categories and bond implications. The plan includes two new junior high schools with estimated costs 1.16 million and 1.10 million and potential portable classrooms upon completion.

Kennetic Rhodes Avalanche Journal Rustees Lubbock Independent School District Supt. of Nat Williams Inca Laster Monterey Center W. EB. Armstrong 4Th Street Slide Road 4Th St Forrest Enterprises Vth Street Williams

Hope Fades For Miners

In Coalbrook South Africa 400 Africans and 6 white miners are entombed 600 feet underground after a Thursday rock fall. Rescue teams struggle as methane and carbon monoxide pockets hinder efforts while ventilation is reestablished. Lou is Nagy the last survivor emerged Thursday. he later joined rescuers.

Associated Press Coalbrook South — Africa Department of Mines Clydesdale (Transvaal) Collieries Ltd South Africa Canaries Louis Nagy Nagy

Latin Chiefs Meet Rio de Janeiro

Latin American leaders including visiting Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos and Brazilian Chief of State Juscelino Kubitschek held a private 30 minute discussion in Rio de Janeiro on development goals for the region.

Rio DE Janeiro UPD Adolfo Lopez Mateos Juscelino — Kubitschek

Three Men Feared Slain Buried Beneath Alabama Road

Public Safety Director Floyd Mann ordered roadbed drilling near Birmingham to locate a 1956 crime scene. Three men, Billy Dye 19 Robert Dye 23 and Dan Brasher 38, vanished March 4 1956 leaving wages and a 1917 car. authorities suspect they were killed at the site and buried beneath the highway during construction.

Associated Pree Nontgomery Ala Floyd Mann Birmingham Mann Highway Department Billy Howard Dye Robert Earl Dye Dan Brasher Tommy Ward Fairfield Ward Dye Brothers Fultondale Brasher Morris Alda Bessie Brasher Secon

Minister Misses Bomb At Hotel

APIA reports a crude bomb was found in the Savoy Hotel in Ndola three hours before Harold Macmillan arrived for a luncheon with Northern Rhodesia copper belt leaders. The device was in a boiler room three floors below. police said it would have been dangerous if it had exploded.

Ndola Northern Rhodesia Savoy Harold Macmillan Macmillan

Panhandle Snow Hits Hard as Florida Crops Learn Chill

A nationwide cold snap brings 29 degree readings to Amarillo and Dalhart while Panhandle snow flurries disrupt travel and threaten Florida crops. A Tulsa couple injures in a crash en route to a funeral in Lamesa. Abernathy man arrested after wreck near New Deal. At least 66 deaths blamed on snow storms and cold across the nation.

Avalanche Journal INTER Cos Glazed Panhandle Miami Gold Coast Florida Amarillo Dalhart South Plains Midland Lubbock Tulsa Lamesa Jack Lee Goodloe West Texas Hospital Tohoka Highway U.S. 87 Abernathy New Deal Lubbock County Goodloe Springfield Moo

Burke warns Cuba crisis endangers Guantanamo base

Admiral Arleish A. Burke, chief of naval operations, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Navy will keep Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to prevent it from falling into a major enemy power. He cited a rapidly deteriorating Cuban scene including seizure of the Avance newspaper and growing Castro controls.

Arleish A. Burke Naval Operations Navy Guantanamo Bay Cuba Russia Burke Havana Avance Jorge Zavas Miami U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joint Chiefs of Staff Fidel Castro United States Guantanamo

Hangover Cartoon Provokes Morning Mood Question

A humorous cartoon caption notes that the higher a man feels in the evening the lower his mood in the morning. The line appears in a newspaper tucked amid editorials radio listings and market updates.

Voting theory sparks talk of Texas turnout in 1960

Avalanche Journal reports on OB JOHNSON 61 of Dallas manager of the Texas Election Bureau offering a theory that anger drives turnout. He spoke in Lubbock at the bureau board meeting and noted early voting trends and filing deadlines may push eligible voters to act. He cites the state’s contest between Waggoner Carr and Will Wilson as drawing interest while warning forecasts are uncertain.

Spears FBI Dallas Tex Frances OB Johnson Johnson Lubbock Texas Election Bureau Board of Directors Waggoner Carr Will Wilson

Grand jury probes minors problem in Lubbock

The grand jury in Lubbock discussed real problems involving minors and enforcement concerns. Dist. Atty. George Gukerson led the session with Clayton Finger foreman present. A second session is set for 10 am Friday to hear recommendations or adjourn. Five witnesses testified including J T Alex Sheriff Harris and juvenile officials.

Avahinebe Lubbock Dist. Atty George Gukerson Clayton Finger Grand Jury J.T. Alex Grady Harrist Bil Cox Too. Cannon

Weather Map Page Two Weather Summary

Partly cloudy conditions with southeasterly to southerly winds 1 to 10 mph. Temperatures show varying highs and lows across cities including Paso, Albuque, Houston, Amaridia, Ogle Wry, Dallas, Roswell, and Denver. Precipitation is light with a few showers reported in the region yesterday evening into tonight.

Paso Albuque Houston Dallas Roswell Denver

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