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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1959
Page
8
Governors health saga continues as doctors perform multiple heart tests in his suite. The scene includes new suits and hats, medical equipment moved into the room, and an electrocardiograph seen among the diagnostic apparatus.
Soviet Deputy Premier Kozlov defended Berlin policies and warned the West against blocking negotiations. He urged a U.S. summit with Khrushchev to expand trade, predicted billions in commerce, and claimed the Soviet plan would raise living standards and shorten the work week while denying capitalist aid is needed.
Odessa sheriff AJ Gabrel described heavy Thursday rains flooding his Betor County two bedroom apartment on the third floor after water backed up through a faulty roof and air ducts. He said the flood left at least an inch of water throughout the unit and quipped about being flooded while three stories up.
A county grand jury criticized the Tyler Police Department calling it extremely burdened with dissension and insubordination at the executive level. The panel previously subpoenaed city officials the district attorney and police chief Duncan Butler amid rumors of an investigation.
Gov Price Daniel expands the second special session agenda to include banking approval for bank takeovers, emergency appropriations, the Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact, transfers for A&M Smith County station, insurance move to new quarters, and broad game and fish related bills. House rejects Strickland proposal to cut spending to fit tax bill as conferees advance. Senate conferees named in first session include Weinert Lane Hardeman Reagan Philips. Lane did not serve as conferee in second.
Austin lawmakers approved a bill giving county commissioners power to regulate speeders and obstructs on Gulf of Mexico beaches. The measure, sponsored by Senators Hudson Reagan Fis and others, extends authority to all beachfront counties and authorizes sanitary laws while rejecting a race based amendment. Hudson criticized the amendment as inappropriate and pledged support for a separate bill on the same issue.
In Havana a secret police report said eight men were detained over an arms cache found in Marianaca, with six former military men among them. Police linked the detentions to orders from ex senator Rolando Masferrer in Miami and Jose Pedraza in the Dominican Republic. A small quantity of arms and olive green uniforms were seized. detainees denied any counter-revolutionary ties.
Tokyo reporters note Kusai Bus Co orders 33 drivers to a two week Zen meditation course at a local Buddhist temple to curb rising accidents. Company official says achieving the inner light will bring peace of mind and curb speeding urges.
Fragmentary text appears to describe individuals with surnames Vasque Pace and others, mentioning a father a painter and a mother a farmer. locations and precise relations are obscured by garbled OCR. No clear event or date is ascertainable.
A storm system brought up to 4 inches of rain to Lamesa and heavy showers across the South Plains. Cedar Bend and Hilton reported 3.80 and 2.30 inches respectively as storms moved from Midland to Oklahoma. A Galveston lightning bolt injured a woman and two daughters while coast guards aided boats in Galveston Bay as cooler air and Gulf moisture collided over West Texas.
Washington AP report says a juror collapsed during deliberations in the Richard Mack and Thurman Whiteside conspiracy trial over a Miami television permit. The jury deliberated 40 minutes after a 54 hour session. Carroll the oldest juror was hospitalized.
Government forecasters expect the eastern heat wave to ease this week with average to above normal temperatures in the southern half of the nation. The July outlook calls for above normal temps in the south, below normal in the north, a break in the east, and above normal rainfall in the northern third.
President Eisenhower flew into Camp David in the Catoctin Mountains on Thursday for a long Independence Day weekend. He arrived by helicopter at 3 27 p.m. after a 40 minute flight from Washington. Mrs. Eisenhower drove to the presidential retreat near Thurmont Maryland. The President will return to Washington Saturday morning to view the remodeled east front of the Capitol.
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold fails to persuade the United Arab Republic to permit Israeli use of the Suez Canal. The Danish freighter Ince Toft remains detained at Port Said since May 21 awaiting unloading of Israeli cargo, with all Israeli cargo banned from the canal. Hammarskjold met Foreign Minister Fawzi and President Nasser but nothing was decided on resettling Palestinian refugees.
Gallup polls show Republican congressional support slipping in the Midwest from past highs. In 1949 voters favor Democrats in many states while Eisenhower remains widely popular nationally, though GOP strength continues to wane since November elections. The Midwest, East, and Far West show varying shifts with Democrats gaining seats in several regions.
Richard A. Wagner, 33, sought approval of his bankruptcy petition listing assets at 2856.26 and liabilities at 9929.99. Wagner, serving 50 years and seven counts of armed robbery, is in no hurry for final judgment.
Firefighters battled a 30 million dollar blaze on the Pentagon’s first floor causing extensive damage to floors walls and ceilings. The fire fed by false ceilings spread through corridors and offices as crews fought from three directions. After hours of effort power and water were cut off and most workers were dismissed.
Flake, whose son was not home, described the robber as threatening to kill him if the crime was reported. The suspect, tracked by mug shots and a license plate, was arrested with another man after police spotted a pickup near Flake’s home. Fulcher has prior felony theft convictions in Dallas and Lubbock and multiple arrests over years.
The board announced an average 14.8 percent rate cut with local variations. private passenger liability costs per car range from 1 to 6 dollars in Harris county and 2 to 5 dollars lower in Tarrant, with Webb and Galveston counties seeing smaller increases. A merit rating program for private passenger autos will be introduced later, offering lower rates for accident-free drivers and higher rates for those with accidents.
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