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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1963

Page

6

Doors Open at Nine for Pilgrim Day Event

Readable OCR fragment notes doors opening at 9 00 AM for a local event titled by pilgrims. The text is incomplete but indicates a schedule detail and public access to a ceremony.

Ben Black Elk, Nation's Most Photographed Indian, Fleeted in Photos

Ben Black Elk, a full blood Oglala Lakota, becomes the nation’s most photographed Indian with official permission to pose at Mount Rushmore. His image appears in diverse settings from ranch life to Telstar broadcasts, reflecting a blend of tourism, media, and Indigenous heritage.

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Wasps misnamed in Texas talk on hornets and jackets

In College Station a Texas A M entomologist explains that what locals call yellow jackets are not true yellow jackets but a Polistes wasp that builds downward opening paper nests. He notes hornet-like nests and highlights Polistes social structure, pest control value, and sting risks.

College Station UPD St Bees Texas Agm Weldon H. Newton Polistes Newton

Austin Tops Texas Permit List For Apartment Building

May Texas building permits rose with apartment activity led by Austin at 8.3 million in five months 1963 enabling 53 units. Dallas and Houston trailed with 10.7 and 66.2 million, Amarillo and Tyler also notable in nonresidential and residential permits as total Texas construction neared record highs.

Austin UPN Texas University of Texas Bureau of Business Research Amon Dallas Houston Dalles Wes J. Kelly Buryatt Amarillo Uits Tyler Waro Capi Taillion Abifone Seimilben

Burial Insurance Sold by Mail Ad Offer

An advertisement offers a mail order burial insurance policy from Old Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance for ages 40 to 99 with no medical exam. It promises a $1000 life policy and stresses no agent visits and free information. Send name, address, and year of birth to Central Security Insurance Co in Fort Worth Texas.

Legal Reserve Life Insurance Central Security Insurance Co Dept. K West Rosedale Fort Worth Texas

Denial Of Bond Upheld By Court

A Texas court upheld a prior denial of bond for Parker Denton Darker, rejecting his request for release. The ruling affirmed that the bond hearing evidence did not meet the required standards, keeping him in custody pending further proceedings in Fort Worth.

Austin Texas Standay Wow Wredley Parker Werth

Banner greeting Kennedy in Bellagio stirs memories

An old hotel banner hoisted at the Hotel du Parc in Bellagio to welcome President Kennedy during a 1963 visit draws curiosity. The banner dates to around 1820 and has been in the hotel’s possession since 1830, but its origins remain unknown to locals.

Bellagio Tay Kenedy Maly Hotel du Parc Villa Serbelion Kenpenny London Rene Lemner

Laos Pro-Red Attacks U.S. Threaten Civil War

Prince Sonphtouvong of Pathet Lao warned Saturday that Laos faces government collapse and civil war as U S support is blamed for worsening tensions. Souphanouvene's statements via New China News Agency marked the first anniversary of Laos Geneva accords.

Vientiane Laos Prince Sonphtouvong Pathet Washington UPL Southeast Asia Commerce Department United Souphanouvene Peking New China News Agency

Battle over control of Rock Island Line escalates in court duel

A Wall Street clash over the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad pits Union Pacific against Chicago and North Western in a bid for midcontinent access to Chicago. Ben Heineman, Rock Island chairman since 1851, made a $1 million offer in bonds and cash, but Rock Island directors chose Union Pacific and rejected Heineman’s tender, signaling a high-stakes struggle to chart the line’s fate.

Vanderbilts Martinians Jay Gould Chicago Westerlingshot Ben W. Heiseman Heineman Rock Island Union Pacific Vandom Union Pacite Spurnee Heineman

Rail merger talks reshape Rock Island Union Pacific

The Rock Island line negotiates a merger with Union Pacific, aided by Southern Pacific. The plan would place about half of Rock Island trackage southwest and south of Kansas City under Southern Pacific ownership after completion. Heinemann signals talks with Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Pacific, seeking financial strength amid a long regulatory path requiring Interstate Commerce Commission approval.

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