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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1963
Page
3
Analysis argues Khrushchev seeks to ease western tensions while preserving expansion. He warns against nuclear war yet shifts to disarmament rhetoric. He faces purges at home and Chinese pressure, using pragmatic politics to mollify the West and pursue influence.
The Labor Department reports U.S. employment tops 70.3 million in June, an all time high. Teen job seekers add 800,000 to unemployment totaling 4.8 million, a seasonal rise. Henry Wallace once predicted 60 million workers and now suggests 80 million by 1970 amid expanding opportunities.
An OCR fragment from Lubbock Texas dated July 9 1963 shows classified details and subscription pricing for various delivery options. It lists options for morning and Sunday editions with annual and monthly rates and carrier delivery to Lubbock. The text includes names and publishing company references.
Special correspondent Ruth Montgomery reports on Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman's month long tour of the Soviet Union and four Eastern bloc nations to compare farming methods and probe Russian scientific advances while critics question the value and cost of the trip. The piece notes opposition to wheat price controls and concerns about surpluses and soil bank acreage.
Grace Crozier of Hastings Nebraska argues farm subsidies and relief programs create conflicting incentives, citing large ranchers renting Interior land in Montana and Washington, and a Nebraska farmer who retired wheat land, with government payments for land rest and other oddities. The piece questions Freeman's control plan and criticizes a tour of East Europe, suggesting focus on domestic programs instead.
An American traveler notes changing styles in Europe and Vatican crowds. She observes skirts, hems, and black mantillas giving way to lighter dress at Pope Paul VI events. The piece contrasts American and European fashion norms and reflects on continued formality concerns.
President Kennedy signals a possible 400 million dollar reduction in a 4.5 billion foreign aid program as Congress debates budget priorities. Passman and Hill lawmakers push for deeper cuts while civil rights moves demand votes, with aid potentially sacrificed to secure domestic legislation.
London reports that Sir Kingsley Wood the exchequer chancellor told Commons on Britain’s wartime finances that a pay-as-you-go tax plan could be devised. Social club notes list Pla-More Club gaming at Mrs. Beard’s home with many members attending and upcoming meetings.
A group of 59 American students defied State Department cautions and visited Cuba for a month. The piece argues the core issue is government power to restrict citizen travel without clear criteria and calls attention to selective passport approvals and censorship affecting journalism.
A Nederland man, stung by a common wasp exactly one month earlier, remained in critical condition at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Doctors awaited test results to confirm the sting as the cause after a rapid decline from serious illness to coma. He was moved from Port Arthur to Houston VA Hospital on June 20 and placed on the critical list last week.
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