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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1963
Page
3
The piece critiques economic forecasters who predicted a recession that failed to materialize. It notes Kennedy's tax cut push to avert a downturn, later shifted to civil rights, and mocks analysts for overconfidence as politicians faced a changing outlook and awkward reputations.
A California firm unveils a one man space scooter for Moon crater hopping and cliff climbing. Guided by leaning like a surfboard, it could move a rider across rivers and ridges on Earth in practical uses. The device may be years from real deployment.
A man discovered two fused Civil War shells among Winchester Virginia books. Army specialists defused both and removed them. Librarian David Roland checked the library and found no additional shells, noting the wartime danger had been a literal issue in the building.
The page shows the Lubbock Avalanche Journal masthead with references to the Daily Press and Associated Press membership, pricing for subscriptions by carrier and mail, and a pledge of allegiance. It lists formats including morning and Sunday editions, and provides page location and date July 1 1963 in Lubbock Texas.
Special correspondent reports on President Kennedy’s Irish tour and the Vatican coronation, contrasting the pomp of St Peter’s with Kennedy family reunion scenes in Wexford and Dunganstown. The piece underscores a symbolic link between America’s political lineage and Ireland.
Inez Robb writes from Rome that traffic shapes daily life, comparing Italian drivers to charioteers and recounting a near-miss with a panel truck. The piece notes sidewalks, curb climbs, and a lighter moment as Pope Paul VI’s early travels coincide with a minor scrape that endears him to Romans.
The piece discusses Sen. Warren Magnuson and House leaders backing a two session Congress year to separate legislation and budget work. It notes likely delays, potential hearings, and the aim to curb wasteful spending while adding calendar year budgeting and new fiscal disclosures. It critiques Congress for skepticism toward reform and ends with political aphorisms.
Lubbock Independent School District board votes to pay teachers who complete nine months of service a 10 percent bonus based on their salaries for the 1943-44 school year, replicating a 1942-43 7 percent adjustment.
In a sharp critique of the Kennedy Harriman push for unmanned seismographs to police Soviet violations the piece argues the salt dome issue and decoupling theory undermine the plan. It cites secret salt cave tests and warns cost and time hurdles amid a broader call to drop the proposal.
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