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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1962
Page
7
Officials condemn the doctors boycott while denying patient harm as recruiters from outside Saskatchewan drive a wider fight. The government defends medicare as a state monopoly amid calls for mediation, with U S and Texas doctors recruited to fill gaps.
Austria’s 13 700 doctors plan a nationwide one day strike Monday to demand higher fees from the sickness funds. Only emergency teams will remain on duty in hospitals and first aid stations as the walkout widens a domestic crisis involving postal workers and police.
Walton Trower a 48 year old Curry County resident and small store operator died when he fell from a tractor into the blades of a rotary weed cutter on a farm owned by County Commissioner Tom Burnett near Pleasant Hill. He was trimming weeds along a bar ditch when the tractor became stuck and Burnett assisted with another machine. The death is reported as instantaneous with survivors including his wife Iva a daughter and four stepchildren.
Robert Hurst, 17, of Angleton Tex, caught a 664 pound jewfish in the Freeport Jaycee Fishing Fiesta. The fish was towed into port after eight rifle shots failed to stop its struggle. Fiesta runs from July 4 to Sunday.
Galveston officials report Stewart Beach free of seaweed and crews finishing cleanup. East Beach and seawall park areas also clear for a two mile stretch aiding visitor return. Leo Lalosevich notes improving conditions and renewed access to park facilities.
A head on crash on Farm Road 2268 near Holland Texas killed Lillian Echo Robbins 70 of Davilla and Barney J Dalrymple 38 of Waco. Injured were Margaret Robbins McAdams, the daughter of Robbins, and Joyce Dalrymple, 14, daughter of Dalrymple. Mrs McAdams released after Temple Hospital treatment. Dalrymple girl listed in fair condition.
The five area banks reported a mid-year total of 241,007,063.46 in deposits, up from 212,584,135.71 last year. The June 30, 1962 totals surpass the March 26 first quarter figure of 237,254,054.81, reflecting improved local economic conditions.
James Gentry age 24 of Kilgore died in a two truck crash in Jefferson East Texas. John Longmire of Kilgore escaped unharmed as both American Supply Co. trucks loaded with oil field equipment collided near a railroad underpass at about 2 am.
The National Assembly approved Premier Ismet Inonu’s three party coalition cabinet in Ankara after a two day debate. The vote of confidence was 259 to 134 with four abstentions. Inonu warned that the vote exposed claims the democratic regime cannot survive in Turkey.
A column lists dozens of newborns from families including Callison, Garowa, Molina, Mendez, Rios, Patterson, Thompson, Freeman, Elliott, Lay, Ewing Standefer, Hindman, Fank, and Fúnn. Each entry notes weight, time, hospital, and parental occupations such as farm laborer, city employee, and bakery worker.
The destroyer Fullam, used in 1953 nuclear tests, was sunk Saturday 180 miles southeast of Cape Henry by A4D Skyhawks from carriers Forrestal and Enterprise. Newport News and two other 2nd Fleet ships finished the job with guns after air strikes. The ship, built in 1940 in Boston, proved too radioactive to salvage.
Carroll Lewis Reid, 50, was found shot to death in a bedroom of his Wichita Falls home. Police were called by his wife who feared he would shoot himself. A coroner ruled death by own action.
In Beaumont two 14 year olds, Joel Mc Intyre and Rickey Sermons, attempted a river crossing at the Neches Boat Club. Mc Intyre drowned after calling for help when near a floating dock. Sermons tried to save him but both disappeared under the water.
Weekend crashes left eight dead and seven injured on a dawn collision on U S 1 near Colonial Heights Virginia. The head on crash involved a northbound sedan carrying five from Baltimore area and a second car carrying Youman Samuels and Wanda Samuels.
Maj Barbara M Cullom of the Fourth Army Recruiting District will be at the Lubbock recruiting station at 1110 Texas Ave Friday to interview future nurses and professional nurses for Army Nurse Corps careers. Complete information available by visiting the station or calling PO3-2821.
Report from Algiers notes ongoing clashes as loyalist forces confront National Liberation Army factions. Details indicate renewed street fighting and deployment of troops to key districts. Sylvester Dunn of Abernathy is not connected to the described events.
About 62 patients in the maximum security ward rioted for roughly three hours Saturday night at Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. A chaplain entered the barricaded ward and talked with inmates, leading 23 to leave. Guards and deputies then subdued the disturbance. five guards were held, one head injury reported as brain concussion for David Porter. The riot started around 7 20 p.m. and ended at 10 20 p.m.
Two Texans died and a third was injured in a three car collision 11 miles southeast of Lake Village Arkansas. James D. Allday 47 of Houston and Grace R. Sexton 45 of Wichita Falls were killed. E D Sexton 49 was critically injured. State trooper Ray Hogg said Allday drove in the wrong lane and collided head on with the Sexton vehicle near the Greenville Mississippi bridge on U S highway 82. The Sextons had been visiting a daughter in Leland Mississippi and were en route to Murfreesboro Arkansas to see Mrs Sexton's mother.
The article notes turmoil as Ben Youssef Ben Khedda's cabinet struggles to rally support while nine ALN units strike a blow, with Morocco and potential moves by Tunisia threatening the Sahara oil interests and France ties. The text also briefly references a baby born at 8:28 p.m. amid the unrest.
A Saturday underground test at Camp Mercury in Nevada followed prior weather delays on two planned atmospheric shots. The Nevada test is the first atmospheric detonation since a joint halt by the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union, while 42 underground explosions have been announced since last September. Reports say soldiers from Ft. Lewis, Washington, may arrive as tanks are moved toward Las Vegas for secret maneuvers.
About 150 officials from the Council of Agencies of the Christian Church will meet at Texas Christian University on July 1 912 to discuss the Protestant ecumenical movement. Council chairman Dr Willard M Wickiter of Indianapolis says agency involvement reflects the broader brotherhood.
Russian oarsmen capture two titles at Henley while area native Oglesby dies in Lovington. The 41 year old maternal and family details follow as the UPI report notes a U.S. crew loss to the Soviet challenge cup winner and other boxing event notes include Mate Moore and Mario Diaz.
A heavy earthquake was felt Saturday across Afghanistan Pakistan and Tadzhikistan Republic of Soviet Russia. Early reports cited two deaths in Peshawar. Tass said Tajikistan walls cracked but no major damage or injuries occurred. Kabul described strong shocks with no casualties.
Mrs. Martha Jacobsen 84 longtime house mother at UT dormitory funeral services held today. J. J. Pickle lauds her as a mother for thousands now judges and attorneys. Services at Weed-Corley Funeral Home.
Sugar Ray Robinson, five time champion in two divisions, and busy fighter Davey Moore are the headliners as plans for a major boxing showdown unfold. The article outlines their careers and impending clash details.
Houston police investigated a fatal public safety incident after 22 year old John A. Carrington Jr. was found slumped over the steering wheel of a car. He had been struck in the left eyeball.
Darrell Gene Blackgurn, 24, was arrested by the FBI in Fort Lauderdale and held on $25,000 bond after the Secret Service said he printed 90000 dollars in counterfeit $50 bills in a spare time job at his boss's shop. Twelve bogus notes surfaced in Fort Lauderdale since June 18, with the rest recovered after the arrest for passing two notes.
A subcommittee probes who issued instructions for cotton allotment transfers in Pecos and Reeves counties Texas. They seek names and reasons why transfers were halted or not stopped and question county officials under the rules then in effect. The hearings resumed with Freeman handling another errand.
In Eufaula Oklahoma Louis N Dumas is unsure of his plans while Arthur D Stone plans to return to a small farm in northern Pittsburg County after his time in the service.
McIntosh County Oklahoma county manager Louis Dumas and performance supervisor Arthur Stone faced subcommittee scrutiny over a scheme involving Estes cotton allotments shuttling 328.1 acres to Texas. Investigator Calabrese testified that Dumas and Stone admitted receiving 1640.80 dollars while denying sharing details with former Estes agent Parnell Biggerstaff.
William Bookman, 19, of Houston was killed in an accidental shooting while turtle hunting with Gordon Turner, 18, also of Houston, about 18 miles northeast of Richmond. Bookman died several hours later at a Richmond hospital.
Italian heavyweight Santo Amonti won a ten round decision over Britain’s Brian London at Mompiano Municipal Stadium Brescia. The bout produced no knockdowns and featured relentless aggression from both fighters.
Dumas and Stone testified they lied under oath about accepting money from Billie Sol Estes in a McIntosh county cotton allotment deal. Both men said they were suspended, not fired, and planned limited future plans. They acknowledged naming farmers whose lands were diverted to the Eufaula Reservoir Project and receiving 1640.80 dollars for 328.1 acres.
The Agriculture Department is moving government owned grain out of Billie Sol Estes warehouses at a quicker rate. By July 1 about 8.7 million bushels had been removed, part of a plan to clear about 42 million bushels in six months.
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