Tax Cut Welcomed by Lubbock County Court
Lubbock County Commissioners Court plans to cut the tax rate from 83 to 80 cents per $100 valuation for 1962, the first change since 1956. County Judge Bill Davis cites bond payments and lower early-year dues as factors, while County Auditor Royal Furgeson notes rising valuations as the main cause. residents hope tax relief signals a broader trend.
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Lubbock
Davis
Royal Furgeson
Lubbock County
US warns UN on China entry policy
Dean Rusk says no decision yet on how to bar China from UN membership if the issue arises. A suggested policy notes that if Red China joins, the United States could withdraw from the UN, taking its key book with it.
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Dretary
Dean Rusk
China
United Nations
United States of America
Price Of Success and the Midlife Challenge
WELL KNOWN physician Dr. John F Briggs of the University of Minnesota analyzes why many intelligent men collapse in late middle age. He links crises to the chase for success and urges starting with a positive self view in childhood to accept liabilities and set realistic goals. The piece notes the need to redefine success for modern ambitious Americans. Oranges are the most popular fruit in America, bananas are second.
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John F. Briggs
University of Minnesota
Briggs
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal July 1 1961 page four notice
The fragment presents the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal imprint with publishing details under Publishing Company and Parker Prouty Chan Gut president. It notes advertising and postage paid at Lubbock Texas with dates and rates and a pledge statement.
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Chan
Chan. W. Ratliff
Agi Ate
Wena Air
Mead
Sec
Lubbock
Texas
Remembered Lines and Losses Echo in a Father’s Day Memoir
A fragmented reminiscence by Bob Considine blends personal grief with public events. He recalls his father gone, a brother who died of cancer, and moments with figures like Westbrook Pegler and Will Rogers. The piece ends with a brief world news note as Japanese Prime Minister Koski heads to Europe to discuss trade.
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Bob Considine
Jong
Maher
Dune
Allenhurst
N.J. Beach Elth
Benning
Yankee Stadium
Toots
Florida
Bermuda
Washington
Pittsburgh
West
Guam
Leesh T
Second Street
Union Station
Pushinka and Mice In Space Stir Cold War Banter
Special correspondent recalls posts about Pushinka the Soviet gift, American astronaut mice and a whimsical bid to cool tensions. The piece blends space lore with social memories and light mockery of geopolitics, ending on a note about folly and responsibility.
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Inez Robe
Trocka
Pushinka
Pushinks
Nikita Ki
John F. Kens
White House
Dassay
Sally
Amy
Moe
van Allen
Earth
Isdea
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Lake Erie Chennels Exports Tear Gas to Forty Three Nations
President Edmund Warner told stockholders that last year was among the best in company history. Lake Erie Chennesl Co reports it exports tear gas used by tint squads in 43 countries amid rising unrest in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Edmund Warner
Lake Erie Chennesl Co
Changes in Peace Corps regimen target harsh conditions
The article reports revisions to Peace Corps living plans, shifting from austere conditions to practical arrangements. It cites consulting diplomats, missionaries, journalists, and experts. outlines cooperation with mission organizations. notes debates over secular versus religious aid. and describes a new overseas schedule involving roads in Tanganyika and Central Africa with native communities and improvised transport.
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Ray Tucker
Washington
American Peace Corps
Livi
Peace Corps
Pudent Kennedy
Sargent Shriver
Missionary. Orgs
Tanganyika
Beare Corps
Shriver
Tanganisi
Attina
Prontis
Madison
Texas Senate race yields D Daniel lead in Lubbock County
Early returns show Governor W Lee D Daniel in a commanding citywide lead for Texas vacant U S Senate post with Gerald Mann second and Lyndon Johnson third in Lubbock. Statewide Johnson leads Daniel by about 5 000 votes as Mann tops local county margins. Also, Lubbock ends CCC site with 124 men moving to Carlsbad and Mackenzie park improvements touted as CCC handiwork. Dentists group in Lubbock hosts 19th district meeting with 40 attendees and a post dinner clinic led by Dr Beckley.
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South Plains
W. Lee D
Daniel
Texas
U.S. Senate
Lubbock
Morris Sheppard
Mann
Johnson
Civilian Conservation Corps
Carlsbad
CCC
Mackenzie
19Th Congressional District
Mer Moore
Waldo Beckley
Borger
W. J. Lloyd
Plainview i
William Orr
Littlefield
Kenneth R. Durham
Tahoka
The Cuban Disaster A Post Special Analysis
The article reviews the Cuban fiasco and reasons for planning failures. It discusses strategic missteps, political leadership, and the role of engineers and public relations in shaping perceptions. The piece frames the episode as a mismanaged venture with significant consequences for U S policy and credibility.
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E. Sorolsky
America
Manning
Ty Okolsky
Ameria
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Cijeccgny
Considine’s
Am Ist
Samuel Gom Persan
Those & Wes
Washington, TC
Westbrook Pegier
Littie
Tokyo
Zentara Koski
Eanage
France
Italy
West Germany
Hie
and Space
Laos
South Pacific
Dashinka
Khrushches
Geneva
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
Tucker
Revieme
Educat Sanitanok
Fundant Rvers
Indian Ocean
United States
Sundar
Mars
Japan
Maly
Institution OF Learning
Alveston
Oln
CLA
Csinitastiata Vogh
Rene
Lai Ataiete
Stein
Stewart
Kennedys
Batyadkte
Gebrecht
Arthy
Cuba
Geiesa
Anna
By Galbraith
Eleanor
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