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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1961
Page
4
A winter storm hit the region with sleet and heavy snow causing road hazards and travel warnings. Officials urged caution for travelers in Littlefield Lamesa and Plains while disaster response teams assessed the situation.
A chaotic Texas shooting scene near Plainview was described with witnesses recounting two gunshots and a stalled car. Investigators and clergy connected to the case appear in a flood of details about the perpetrator, the victim Bob Warden, and the surrounding church community, as authorities pursue leads.
Mrs Hudson spoke with police but gave no statement. Patrolman Weed saw victim on Seera back as investigators converged at Crocker Ragle Bank area. Jury returned a guilty verdict though death penalty was an option. judge noted a 99 year sentence could be reduced to release in under 15 years.
Rusk and ACLAS push to shape the national interest at a JFK aides briefing. The agenda centers on a rebel ship and the Santa Maria’s position, which lay about 730 miles from Arcadia as a storm gathers, with continuation noted from Page One.
A brief note describes a man in a courtroom standing with bowed head and nervously wiping his hands, signaling tension during proceedings. No further details are provided in readable text.
In New Orleans a white third grader returned to McDonogh 19 amid tense scenes as mothers protested integration. Officials fear renewed strain as the boy attended classes previously limited to Black students. Mary Sand of Save Our Schools welcomed the crack in the boycott and predicted more parents would follow.
A garbled list of birth announcements references Mr and Mrs Elvidio Barrera and many other families. It mentions weights around 8 pounds 4 ounces and 8 pounds 10 ounces, with fathers listed as laborers or farm workers and multiple address fragments and names such as Jose Ramirez Enoca Brown Aaron Brady Cade Pablo Canta Christina and Baldarat Lopes.
President Adlai Stevenson's stance amid Congo and U N tensions surfaces as he urges calm and emphasizes U S resolve. Galvao signals readiness to negotiate aboard the Santa Maria while U S Navy escorts monitor the ship's course.
In a swift, tense sequence Kennedy meets released prisoners McKone Olmstead and families at Belem airbase then escorts them to a helicopter. They fly to the White House for coffee and a reception with the President and Lyndon Johnson amid cautious mood on thawing Soviet relations.
A chaotic report blends a paving company accident sending cars into a river with a courtroom scene where attorneys clash over interpreters and a mistrial motion. Separate notes reference political remarks, international diplomacy, and a San Francisco Air Force reunion with families arriving early.
Oliver C. Powers, a Pound Virginia shoe repairman, says his son Francis Powers reported Khrushchev might let him come home after being shot down on May 1 1960 over Russia. Barbara Powers says she has not seen any released letter though she notes her husband’s message. Moscow sources say no release is indicated and observers doubt a quick settlement.
A series of three traffic accidents on icy city streets Friday night left four people injured. Gary Richard Stephen, 19, was in satisfactory condition after a crash on 11th Street. Robert Hawkins, 54, was in fair condition after a collision on Emory. Mrs. Hames Holcomb received emergency care after a wreck at 21st Street and Avenue. An earlier incident involved a car rolling into a street yard and a vehicle auto-shifting gears, with no injuries reported in that event.
The body of 67 year old Earl Row was found across a bed in a rear apartment at 1617 Friday night. He had been dead several days with the door latched from inside and a heater burning. Neighbor Ross Edwards found the body after last seeing Row at a store Friday and reports he was ill. Justice of the Peace George H McCleskey investigates and expects to rule death from natural causes. The body remained at Sanders Funeral Home Friday night.
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