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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1963

Page

4

Jet Dives Into Picnic Area Killing Seven

A jet crash near a Philadelphia camp touched off a fire that killed seven people and injured many as bystanders fled. Mrs Samuel Weiner described flames and fuel showering the bathhouse while others sought cover during a sudden rainstorm. Naval authorities questioned Butler athletic director at Boiling Springs High School after the incident.

Aco Searee Butler Boiling Springs High School Cumberland County Philadelphia Naval

Bus Crash Near Arnold Kills Three on Rainy US Route

A Greyhound bus bound from Memphis to St. Louis left a rainy highway mile south of Arnold and fell into a ravine. Three passengers died and 52 were injured, with four or five in critical condition at St. Joseph Hospital. Names tentatively identified include Mrs. Jessie Florence Matthews and two men. Rescue operations took four hours to remove victims.

St. Joseph Hospital Jessie Florence Matthews Route 1 Repton Cleothas Johnson Olan North Summit Ann Arbor Mich Jack Wesley P.O. Box Burdette Ark Workmien

FBI Nabs Trio In Kidnap Case

The FBI arrested three men in Taos area northern New Mexico and brought them to Santa Fe for suspected kidnapping and rape of a 10 year old Pueblo girl. Charges and arraignment were planned in Santa Fe. The girl was allegedly abducted July 2 near Costilla, 18 miles south of San Luis Colorado.

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Road to ambassador job packed with hurdles and tests

Washington reports a detailed guide for young men aiming at an ambassadorial post. Applicants face citizenship and age rules, a two part exam process including written and oral tests, security checks, and a lengthy career path. About 200 may win junior foreign service officer slots out of roughly 4000 applicants.

Washington Board of Foreign Service Department of State Foreign Service U.S McKinney Switzerland Presen Pierre Sxam Pride and Prejudice Tom Jones Bon D. Wuthering Heights Moby Dick

Vietnamese attack on newsmen draws protest in Saigon

South Viet Nam secret police assaulted nine reporters covering Buddhist services in Saigon. About 20 police participated as officials claimed the action was not ordered, while journalists demanded formal protest from President Kennedy. Newsmen, including AP reporter Peter Arnett, were jostled and struck, with riot police nearby.

Siagon UPD South Viet Nam U.S Kenney Viernes Langon Chaitrenssiy Pawoda Qua Wrod Saigon Associated Press Peter Arnett Arnett New Zealand Malcolm Brown l Prine Frederick Notting Witliam ‘Trueheart Hut Teeart True Heart Nac Dinh Diem Hyannis Port Mass Kennesty White Hess Press Pierre Salinger Kennedy

Fuji Clean-Up Draws Japanese Volunteers on Fuji

About 1 000 workers from the Japan Self Defense Force Boy Scouts and volunteers mowed and swept Fuji as they reached the star peak miles southwest of Tokyo. A sign declared Dont defile the best mountain in Japan. A volunteer died from a rifle attack during the climb.

Raji Tokyo Japan Japan Self Defense Force Fuji

Integrationists Nabbed At Gwynn Oak Amusement Park

Police in Baltimore arrest more than 100 protesters at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park after they refused to leave a private segregated facility. The crowd of 6000, including clergy and a Congress of Racial Equality official, faced trespass charges as they were taken to a guard armory for processing.

Baltimore Gwynn Oak Amusement Park Woodlawn Washington The Congress of Racial Equality National Guard Pikesville Mt

Brief Local Incidents Report From Pampa and Nearby

A 23 year old Pampa resident Don Runyon was injured in a water skiing mishap at Buffalo Lakes and treated at Methodist Hospital. A resident on 2319 Clovis reported a theft of a rug or conditioner valued at 160 dollars. A residence on SHth St and WD Abiett was ransacked in a separate report. Two Lubbock men and a Weyward were jailed as suspects in trespass after an incident near Clapp Park pool. A juvenile was detained as a courtesy witness. An injured man at EL Patio Clubs on the Tohoka Highway remained in serious condition at Methodist Hospital. Deputies identified Rodreae as club manager and noted another man with a grazing bullet wound. Investigations into a defrauding an inn keeper case tied Holiday Inn South to a Friday-Sunday incident with two female suspects. Authorities described suspects as Labhook and Hobbs and reported arrests near Drownfield-Love area.

Don Runyon Pampa Buffalo Lakes Methodist Hospital UW Htohansen Dick Rogers 13Rd St Shth St Abiett 10Th St Lubbock Weyward Tw Julie Kon. Clapp Ave Curt Vintator Esse Garcia Rodrigues Rta Tahidk EL Patio Tohoka Highway Sheriff's Depties Rodreae Sid Js Rales Rupesville Beatricwes Holiday Inn South Sim Bil Owen Sunay Labhook Hobbs Drownfield

Rome-Sved exports safe climbing rapidly in Italy now

A garbled OCR item notes rapid growth in safe climbing exports in Italy, mentioning Rome and unspecified entities. The readable text centers on increasing export activity and general regional context without clear dates or figures.

Rome Taly

Rioters Clash With Police After Juvenile Jail Protest

A disorderly conduct arraignment followed a riot in a town square. About 1 am a crowd of intoxicated youths gathered near the jail protesting youths jailed for wearing brief swimming suits. The protest escalated with fire, fuses, and tear gas.

Sanie Hyo

Crystal City May Annexation Plan Faces Silence

The owner Tom Allee of a firm linked to annexation tells reporters to say little now. City officials plan trips to industrial sites including Warehouses of the Pump and Engine Co. and California Packing, Co. amid efforts to attract Cal Pac. Allee is related to County Commissioner Atlee.

AL City Tom Allee Procosal 10 Crystal City Kewn. Cornejo Pump and Engine Co Allee California Packing, Co Atlee Calemi Pac al-Pac Pany

Four Reach Safety After Plane Crash Near Portland

The Coast Guard reported four people aboard a Piper Apache single engine plane ditched in the ocean about eight miles northeast of Portland Maine. They swam ashore to Cliff Island a quarter mile from the crash site and were reported safe Sunday night.

Portland Maine UPD Here Coast Guard Cliff Island Erat

Santa Fe Man Leaving Envoy Post After Swiss Bankers Ignore Tips

Robert McKinney of Santa Fe New Mexico departs as U S ambassador to Switzerland after two years of promoting U S Europe trade and warning bankers about the balance of payments. He recalls telling Swiss bank heads that American securities would rebound and laments their failure to heed his stock tips.

Bern Switzerland U.S Robert M. Meinney R McKinley Santa Fe N.M Maine Europe United States Countrie Emory J. Bahr McKinney New Merco Truman Kennedy Cuba Delivene Ortohy McKinney Cefary Micheli Harry $. Truman Caldwight D. Eisenhower Michels Meixinney International Atomic Energy Crisis Agency Vienna

McKinney Denies Swiss Policy Report Amid Departure

Officials reject claims that McKinney left Switzerland to distance the nation from neutrality. McKinney returns to the United States with his wife and daughter Robin, to be succeeded by JX True Davis Jr. The Swiss term ends in September with a banquet in Bern. Grace Bumbry marries German tenor An Jaeckel in Castagnola, Italy.

Micheli McKinney Switzerland Berni

Houston Pilot Killed In Phoenix Plane Crash

A Houston man died when his crippled twin engine plane crashed east of Phoenix Sky Harbor while attempting an emergency landing after reporting minor engine trouble on a Las Vegas to Tucson flight. Four passengers, all from Houston, including Marge Lala's wife, a cousin John W. Shipp, Monroe Crane J and Betty Bauer, were aboard.

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Nationwide strike threat as rail unions reject Wirtz plan

Five union leaders held talks with railroad officials after a labor secretary push to settle the dispute over 10,000 firemen jobs. unions say work rules and cost cutting are central, with potential affect on 217,000 miles of railroad. If talks fail, procedures for final settlement may be prescribed.

Wirtz Presidential Emergency Board Asst. Sec. of Labor James J. Reynolds Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Switchmen's Union Brotherhood of Railroad Independent Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Order of Assn. of American Railroads Careriers

Settlement Name Emerges From Snowstorm Rescue Tale

Harper and his son survived a night in a snowbound circle with eight horses and no wagons. A couple they met that night proposed the name Happy for a settlement being organized, which was later accepted by the District Office. Harper described feeding Ian with a whiskey mix to keep him alive until rescue.

Harper Sue Edit Happy Dist Circle Alt

Merger plan eyed for United Church of Christ six denominations

The United Church of Christ authorized the development of a merger plan to unite six Protestant denominations into a single church potentially reaching 250 million members. The Fourth General Synod approved by acclamation during discussions with involved groups including the Disciples of Christ and Evangelical denominations.

Protestant Episcopal Payne Disciples of Christ and Evangelic Kathryn Marie Eal Woodside Vth Street

Six Reported Killed In Kentucky Air Crash Near Jackson

A night plane plunged from clouds five miles north of Jackson Kentucky and all six aboard were killed. Officials withheld identifications but a Jackson funeral director said papers found on one body identified Paul R. Edinver of Statesville North Carolina. Background notes mention 1982 amateur pilot participation figures.

Jackson Kentucky James Heston Paul R. Edinver Statesville N.C

Crash Kills Nine in German Autobahn Bus Disaster

A Belgian bus carrying British officials swerved off the autobahn after a mass collision and plunged 59 feet onto a rail line near Stcyigart Germany. Police reported at least nine killed and three injured, some seriously.

Germany

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