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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1963
Page
6
The report lists numerous Texas fatalities from accidents and violence during the holiday period. Names include Rudy Gonzales Orozco and Murray Battle Samuel among others. The NAACP pledges to join nationwide protests in support of civil rights legislation, advocating coordinated public noise actions during the campaign.
Rumors say John Glenn, famed astronaut and Cambridge native, could be persuaded to run for Senate in Ohio but Democratic leaders say no decision has been made. Reports note Glenn’s cordial ties with Democrats and his possible move to public relations for NASA, with local address in New Concord.
Darrel Daune Branum 18 of MOL 4th St admitted to Taylor Hospital with minor injuries after his delivery truck owned by Baldwins Flowers collided with the rear of a car driven by Kath leen Click 3084 Vernon St who was unhurt. Later a car driven by Robert Allen Price 16 of 4312 4th St struck a house at 4302 43th St and Price was not injured.
President Kennedy considers emergency board backed plan to dissolve about 20 000 rail firemen positions by attrition for 20 days to prevent a strike. Unions oppose final outside neutrals and insist current work rules ensure safe operation. If talks fail, Congress may be urged to authorize compulsory arbitration and draft new rules.
Arlington selects Pitstick as new Lubbock city manager. Pitstick, born in Town, native of Arlington, has four children and is married to Elizabeth Ann Wright of Columbus. He holds a BS in civil engineering from UT Austin and has held city manager roles in Arlington Kerrville.
More than 175 civilians including two women seek astronaut training with July 15 deadlines for military recommendations. Pitstick named city manager of Lubbock after interviews, born in Denison, married in 1947 with four children, and a background in Nebraska and youth activities.
Argentina mobilizes 70,000 soldiers and thousands of police ahead of today's presidential election boycotted by Peronists. The move aims to curb violence as the nation seeks stability after recent coups and cabinet crises since Frondizi's ouster.
Union picket lines may slow commercial building progress. residential work less affected. Wayne Dean secretary treasurer of PDCA says about 80 percent of current commercial projects could be impacted depending on other unions honoring the lines.
Readers reported multiple birth notices listing families in town with newborns and weights, while a separate item discussed a wage increase dispute involving painters local and associated trades. The wage talks cover proposed increases, contract timelines, and potential impact on construction work.
Riot conditions broke out Saturday night in Garnett Kansas as 1190 pm crowds demonstrated in the city square. Police arrested 12 to 15 youths by midnight and used water from fire hoses to disperse the crowd while youths tossed fireworks and beer cans at firefighters.
Collie Linwood Levels, 45, of Ith Street, died at St. Marys Hospital after a stomach wound. Elnora Henderson, 37, of 3620 East Mth Street, was identified as the suspect. Henderson said Levels came to her home, threatened her with a gun, and struck her. Henderson then said Levels seized a pistol and was shot. A second .22 pistol was found in Levels hand outside the home.
Two men stopped by highway patrol were disarmed and believed to have kidnapped Jerry Snow, 19, after forcing him to drive away in his car. The suspects, armed with a pistol, two revolvers and a shotgun stolen from troopers, matched earlier descriptions and fled after disabling the patrol cruiser radio.
Kenneth Os and Miss Thiessen vanished after a tarpaper fire drove them from their cabin. Circles seen on the water marked where she fell, but she did not surface. Kenneth survived by eating potato peels for 40 days, waved a white cloth to tugboats, and waited for his father to return to the cabin on June 20.
A departmental probe led by a Department of Public Safety special agent and an investigator from his office widens as the Texas Real Estate Commission assigns a new field representative. Gov Connally may hold further meetings with key officials while Lt Gov Smith and lawmakers weigh legislative studies and potential action on double contracting.
Prime Minister Verwoerd's white government objects to gatherings mixing whites and Africans at the U S Embassy independence events. U S Ambassador Satterthwaite planned two July celebrations in Pretoria with a whites-only morning reception and a mixed afternoon reception. officials boycotted the morning event, citing apartheid policies and a government stance on custom adherence.
The Aufill Rough Riders of Lubbock earned third place at the Cla ndon Rodeo while marching in the Independence Day parade. Denver visitors Mr and Mrs C F Krieger and children Mike and Carol were guests of Gene Quest on 3311 46th St returning tonight from Dallas after Mike, 12, prepared for national midget races. In Lovington a naval accident injured Francisca Avitia Jacques 25 and Postelle Oman 22 of Santa Romita with lacerations and possible further injuries.
Jesus Garcia Rodriguez, 31, of Rt. 5 Tohoka, was shot in the chest late Saturday at the Claret Club south of Woodrow on U. S. 87. He was treated at Methodist Hospital early Sunday. Patrolmen said the shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. Rodriguez was hit once and no one was in custody. TOKYO-Japan is braving her self for off-season typhoons.
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