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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1961

Page

4

Kennedy Faces Disarmament and Foreign Aid Challenges

As Kennedy takes office he must outline a concrete disarmament policy and decide the future of foreign aid given rising debt and currency concerns. Geneva talks resume February 7 with US Britain and Soviet Union seeking inspection rules, while Congress weighs aid costs and strategic aims.

Kennedy Mr. Kennedy Kenedy Eisenhower Geneva Nikita Rushchev United States Russia Britain 87Th Congress Congress U.S

Affluent Society Tes Shift in Hobo Lifestyle

In Carpenteria California authorities report that modern tramps travel better equipped with electric blankets and power cords, plugging into outlets in empty buildings. The scene contrasts with the old image of hoboes carrying a small bundle, begging food, and sleeping rough, suggesting a vivid shift in the Affluent Society.

Carpenteria Calif

Stringent laws and colonists clash with Native enforcement

The text argues strict immigration laws would have prevented issues, countering that colonial laws were often ignored or failed due to Native resistance and white numbers. It notes enforcement weakness, mentions scalping, and includes a sardonic jab about gossip not being refused for being secondhand.

Teasley S.C

Kennedy Eyes Greenish Gray In Portrait Dispute

Report by Bob Considine cites a Boston license check for President Kennedy revealing gray eyes, sparked by criticism of Karsh's portrait in a weekly supplement. The debate centers on whether the eyes are greenish gray, challenging the cover image’s accuracy and sparking media scrutiny.

Bob Considine Kennedy American Weekly Karsh Mr. Kennedy Jack Cone Yes Boston O Connell Moarsinnle Phi Beta Kapp

Untimely Displays Bikini Cheer Amid Cold City Scene

A fragmented column portrays bikini wearers on Fifth Avenue amid cold wind and urban anxieties. The piece blends satirical remarks on anti communism, political figures, and public reactions, with garbled anecdotes about leaders and a note on societal pressures to conform.

JFK Defends Defense As He Balances East Abroad

President Kennedy faces a tough stance with Russia while pursuing stronger national defense and world disarmament goals. The piece outlines budget figures, possible missile expansion, and hopes for improved Moscow ties, noting Stevenson and Bowles as advocates of a cautious approach to Red China.

Ray Tucker Ashington Kennedy Russia America Eissenhower Johnson Senate Senate Subcommittee On National Defense Outer Space Eisenhower Allen W. Dulles Central Intelligence Agency Soviet Union Robert S. McNamara Defense Pentagon Moscow Red China Ser. of State Dean Rusk Peiping State Department United States Adlai E. Stevenson Chester W. Bowles Nikita Khrushchev Mosere Press Kremlin Stevenson Khrushchev Ameri Mr. K Paris Russa

Community Elections and Cardinals in 1911 Lubbock

The Lubbock Union met at First Methodist for officer elections with 73 youth from several churches and a talk on The Brotherhood of Man by Lyman McGehee. New officers included Mrs. Grace James Carter and Mrs. Helen Jo Hundley. Bob Ingram named chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias. Also reports of a Malaya doubleheader basketball sweep at Fremhip and a Boston fishing schooner disaster with four fishermen lost and one rescued by the North Star during a dramatic harbor incident.

Hub-Lubbock Brotherhood of Man Lyman McGehee Grace James Carter Wolfforth Helen Jo Hundley Tile Farrell Douglas Hardy Virginia Belle Gamble Bob Ingram Lubbock Boston Tuan Mary Bo O Hara Boston Harbor Dam Endurance North Star

Scarsdale case debated by George Sokolsky on mixed marriage

The Scarsdale case highlights tensions in religious intermarriage and family conflict. A Jew father and Catholic mother face pressure as their son embraces the Episcopal Church and faces clubgate rejection, prompting commentary on how children navigate faith and belonging amid prejudice and social expectations.

George E. Sokolsky Scarsdale Episcopal Church Scarsdale Golf Club Scarstale Golf Club George French Kempsell Mar Wasps Gtr Palestine Europe Father Divine

Yarborough backs drive to abolish Texas poll tax

Senator Ralph Yarborough a Texas Democrat says he supports an American Legion Post 21 drive to end the poll tax in Texas. The Fort Worth based effort by the Bothwell Kane Post 21 seeks abolition of the tax.

Washington Ralph Yarborough Texas Democrat Hat American Legion Post Texas Fort Worth Tex Bothwell-Kane Post Sun

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