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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1962
Page
3
Five Lubbock banks report total deposits of 241 007 063 46 at June 30, beating last year’s mid year high of 212 584 135 71. The rise since March 26 signals local prosperity and suggests a sound community economy.
The piece debates a future where machines replace labor, unions push shorter weeks, and three to four day weekends appear. It questions how a dwindling workforce can buy goods if automation maximizes production and service trades shrink. It ends by pondering a circular solution with industry leaders and unions aided by thinking machines.
Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris argues that human frustration spurs space exploration as a form of escapism. He notes an unvoiced wish to find a better planet and cautions that escaping to space won’t solve Earth’s problems unless humanity changes its ways.
The piece argues the United States spends far more than Russia to aid underdeveloped nations while noting those nations gain from both sides. It suggests bargaining and blackmail temptations in donor aid, with a wry line about backward areas where campaign signs are scarcer than political favors.
Lubbock Avalanche Journal boilerplate lists editors Parker F. Prouty and Chas A. Guy, publishing offices at 8th St and Ave J Lubbock Texas. Rates shown for subscriptions by mail and carrier with multiple plans for morning and evening editions. Our pledge of allegiance appears on page 4 section A dated July 7 1962.
Special Correspondent reports on union penalties for members who exceed quotas, with examples from Wisconsin and other cases. Readers recount productivity gaps, time-card pressures, and seniority blocks, noting potential appeals and possible Supreme Court review.
In Considine's On the Line a writer recalls a brief Rome visit with Debbie, revisiting the Spanish Steps and St Peters, noting how the Eternal City welcomes first timers. The piece also mentions a flood of American guests as IBM and Lions conventions fill hotels in the vibrant capital.
The piece examines the adjective nubile, tracing its Latin roots and dictionary definitions to marriageability. It reports a poll of readers with varied, often risqué interpretations, then asserts nubile is a sober term misread as suggestive in modern usage. It includes tangential notes on Rome hotels and a short Vatican dining anecdote.
Jimmie Lynch, famed horse trainer, has relocated to Lubbock to manage Avalon Stables and train Diamond M ranch horses while based there. Lynch is known across the Southwest for work with Dallas and Fort Worth stables and will bring top horses to his new operation.
A vivid fantasy note alleges that magic users derive their abilities from ornaments carved from human bones, describing the eerie source of power and its cultural weight within a mythical setting.
A Sokolsky essay defends undenominational prayer in tax supported schools citing Lincoln and Paine and urging God to bless the U S Supreme Court. The author argues American leaders and nations prosper when acknowledging providence and contrasts atheist or agnostic trends with reverent public prayer.
Two Nippon University 1968 graduates Iiyoshi Shiuna and Yoshieada Yoneyuka opened a judo school in Westfield after President Kennedy invited Japanese investment. The story notes their reaction to the invitation and their business venture. Nearby London report mentions farmers in Ashdown Forest advised to mark sheep due to disappearances.
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