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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1963
Page
4
Two men were asphyxiated in a Seminole mishap as firemen used an oxygen unit and resuscitation efforts were attempted. Byrd and another victim were rushed to Gaines Co Hospital while rescue crews transported them by ambulance.
The Agriculture School renames departments to horticulture park administration and entomology and adds agronom and range management. New B S degrees include animal production and zology, horticulture park administration and entomology. Doctoral programs nearly double offerings with PhDs in chemistry psychology geoscience English and history and a EdD.
Ci Manager Joseph McD Mitchell announces resignation effective Oct. 12 to work for the John Birch Society on the East Coast. Mitchell’s welfare crackdown previously drew national attention and he was indicted this year on bribery charges in connection with zoning. he was acquitted April 23.
Reporters in Saigon document a dramatic monk self immolation and the broader Buddhist crisis as U S coverage faces constraints. The incident sharply framed the war and U S public info during a period of anti government protests and foreign policy scrutiny.
Senator Thomas Dodd said secret policemen mingle with visiting church delegations from Communist countries and asked a Senate subcommittee to investigate. He warned some clerical visitors may be Communist agents while noting others are trying to keep religion alive under pressure. Public demonstrations in Vietnam and U S policy toward Diem add to a tense, confused scene as reporters cover the troubled Southeast Asia situation.
Washington AP Asst. Secretary of Labor George L Weaver, a Black official, charged Soviet Russia with triggering African emotion to disrupt the International Labor Conference in Geneva. He said African delegations withdrew to avoid Africa being colonialized and apartheid.
Hollywood actor Tony Feindall portrays seven distinct characters in The Circus of Dr. Lao including Dr. Lao Merlin Medusa and the goat half man. He spends hours each day applying makeup and wigs and faces social isolation due to his bald head and missing eyebrows while awaiting his next film project.
Japanese harbor crowds welcomed Horie and Welsh as the 70 day solo circumnavigator sailed into Yokohama. Welsh, 22, finished a two year voyage from Copenhagen with beans and water, spurning hotel pomp while expressing a desire for simple meals and rest after a grueling journey.
Dil lon argues the tax cut should not be sidelined amid congressional fights over civil rights. He says the tax bill directly affects racial discrimination by creating jobs for both white and Black workers and bears on reducing the balance of payments deficit. The deficit hearings note a $30 billion rise midyear and 5.7 percent unemployment in June. Commerce cites potential upward revisions to GDP estimates, while auto output surges as 1963 models exceed 1962 production.
The Census Bureau reports retail sales up 6 percent year over year to $49 billion last week, marking the sixth straight annual gain. The prior week showed a 4 percent increase, while Burma plans to collect 140 million from Japan in Rangoon.
Striking Thai seamen from the freighter RE Sukothai caused confusion as nine crew members were jailed after a mutiny fear. immigration authorities say no laws violated while police hold them without charges. The ship’s remaining crew refuse to work, delaying docking.
The South Plains baked under high humidity and readings near 95 in Lubbock and 107 at Seymour while scattered showers dropped up to two inches in places. Temperatures climbed across the region with 102 in Paducah and 105 in Wichita Falls as light sprinkles and a late thunderstorm touched Shallowater and Tulia.
Painters Union Local 342 remains on strike over an hourly wage clause in talks with the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. A union meeting set for Wednesday will decide the PDCA proposal while Local 312 weighs a one year contract with a 1.24 cent per hour rise. The strike began Sunday midnight with no picket lines by Monday night.
Talks today between JFK administration, union leaders, and industry aim to avert a rail walkout. Lawmakers debate compulsory arbitration and cooling off periods as a looming strike could halt 43 percent of freight and 25 percent of passenger rail, affecting 700000 workers and industry nationwide. The dispute centers on work rules, crew sizes, and job elimination for diesel firemen, with White House hopes for voluntary settlement fading.
The Treasury freezes Castro regime deposits totaling about 20 million dollars plus 13 million belonging to Cuban nationals at 12:01 a.m. Monday. No funds are seized, only blocked from use for Castro’s benefit amid a long history of U S embargo steps since 1960.
In Rome most mail boxes stood empty as about 70 percent of city mailmen from Communist and Socialist unions walked off for a 1 hour outage seeking higher wages and better conditions. Stamp outlets remained open. A 48 hour postal strike is planned for July 15-16.
Edna AP report states Candy Barr Juanita Dale Phillips Sakhian files divorce suit in 24th District Court Hollywood beauty Candy Barr on parole after three years in prison for marijuana conviction says Jack Sakhian will not contest the proceeding proving the divorce filed last week.
Observers weigh a possible Texas GOP presidential primary amid liberal Democrat hopes to weaken Connally and shift conservative Democrats to the GOP. Goldwater links, race group influence, and potential candidates like Yarborough and Shivers shape the two party dynamic in Texas.
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