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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1957
Page
12
The Federal Reserve Board reports the average home buyer in 1957 had higher income and paid about 12 000 for a house, with 80 percent in mortgage debt. Prices rose, especially for new homes, while older homes held steady. notable shifts in mortgage amounts and ownership patterns are noted alongside a separate Hungary UN case.
Monterey High School’s all girl cheer squad won top honors at a regional workshop in Wichita Falls, judged best in five divisions. Team members included Kay Woody, Linda Linkenhager, Suzann Davis, Linda Elmore, and Judy Jackson, with leadership by Kay Woody as head cheerleader.
A 15 year old boy named Earl Mayfield remained in Midland jail after shooting a man and taking another boy to view the body seven hours later to prove he killed the old man. Jailers said he slept well after describing how he finally got mad.
Robert Mayfield, a former Gatesville Boys School inmate, told Midland officers he shot a 56 year old man during a robbery when he found only four cents in the victim’s pocket. AP Wirephoto.
In Tokyo on July 6 a palace spokesman said Emperor Showa’s family is interested in Western classical music. Crown Prince Akihito already plays guitar and piano, with Empress Nagako and Prince Yoshihito also on piano.
Jimmy Savage fifteen told his father J W Savage of seeing a body under a Midland warehouse where a man slept. Police found Joe Raymond Hampton fifty six shot during the botched robbery. Tip Mayfield arrested after the confession. Juvenile officer Bill Kee says psychiatric evaluation will be considered. Perry Picket juvenile court judge to rule Monday. Denmark has a single chamber parliament.
Moscow accused the United States of threatening peace in the Far East by adding modern arms and planes to South Korea. The Soviet statement denied Western charges of a Red buildup and questioned UN command actions to lift the armistice limits on armament in Korea.
Valdis Krastins 21 pleads innocent to burglary and arson charges for setting fire to his girlfriend Valiga Alksnis's parents home in Appleton Wisconsin. He posted a 3000 dollar bond and faces trial October 2. Police say he stole cash checks and a pistol from the residence. Valiga later married the other man.
Lubbock police received reports of a stolen 1957 Chrysler New Yorker station wagon taken from Clyde Fry of Crest Hill Adda between 9 and 11 p.m. Friday at 4600 Ave U. Five service stations reported coin machine burglaries with only small change missing. Dynamite theft reported two miles east. Three youths fined $10 each for fighting after a cafe dispute and a midtown collision on North College.
A record swelter grips Europe with temperatures reaching 105 in Italy and near 100 in several nations. Italy reports at least 13 heat deaths while Belgium notes 11, Germany records 95 in Frankfurt, and Switzerland endures a five year high as crowds endure humidity at events like Wimbledon.
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