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.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1963
Page
6
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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