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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1960
Page
5
A government body debates the proposed 1960 budget at an upcoming Monday session. Officials review allocations, revenue estimates, and program funding as part of the annual budgeting process. Public comment is expected on major items affecting city services and projects.
Fragmented OCR text hints at budget debates and revenue concerns in Lubbock. Mentions back yard incidents, elephant noises, and a commission session led by officials including P. Clifton and Secretary Levenet Lowe. Indicates proposed S150 star budget increase and upcoming fiscal period actions.
Report notes a Castro supporter remained unharmed following an assault near Bardo Bed Station. Local authorities investigate the incident as a political clash with no injuries reported beyond the supporter.
Max Coleman, famed oldtime cow boy, attorney and Southwestern writer, remained in critical condition Saturday at West Texas Hospital after admission on June 29. His latest book just released, the Cohens reside at 2008 Author. Truman P. Brown USN reports. A Lubock area pharmacy doctors dinner drew about 50 attendees at Moore's Café. Dr Mon T. Stew fet Geadon Mowe presided. Jane Cannon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cannon, has returned from Boston after a long visit. An extensive U.S. stamp collection by E. O. Wolfe will be shown Monday at the South Plains Stamp Club meeting in the Monterey Shopping Center. High waters in Hale Center delayed a family trip from TL services in Denver.
Mahesh Chandra, 33, an Indian graduate student at UVA Woodrow Wilson School, shot Blanche Joy Mac Fadyen, 21, then killed himself after a breakup talk with a psychiatrist. Chandra’s body was found near Mac Fadyen’s camp apartment. she was hospitalized with facial and other injuries.
Fragmented report notes an anti U S speech in San Antonio by a Mexican figure. The text mentions remarks about seeking better understanding and tension between nations and appears garbled with several missing words.
Helen Thomas reports Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson in Los Angeles saying her husband grows calmer under pressure and is more resourceful in crises. She predicts he will win the nomination, praising his confidence and steadiness amid tough spots while dodging awkward questions.
A British tanker unloading crude in port exploded, killing one crewman and wounding four as flames rose hundreds of feet. About 50 aboard. most escaped by leaping overboard while smoke darkened the harbor. The vessel, 2440 tons, was near a refinery under construction in Milford Haven.
Amarillo mourns author Lewis Nordyke who died of a heart attack in Marfa. His funeral is set for 9:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo, where he lived. Nordyke wrote three books with a fourth under a publisher, and he was in West Texas gathering material for a Saturday Evening Post article when he died. Survivors include his wife and two daughters, Mrs. W. Peter Bublinger of St Louis and Mrs. Robert P. Pande of Amarillo.
Funeral services for Martin City resident T A Ray Thomas are planned in First Baptist Church with Rev Moore and Rev Fields officiating. Thomas, who died Friday at his home, lived in Earth and Jolton and Hereford during life, and is buried at Bailey County Memorial Park under Masonic rites.
Readable text recalls Amelia Earhart’s disappearance during her world flight attempt. Eyewitness fragments mention her nickname Lindy, navigator Fred Noorse, and the Bay area search context, with sparse details from early aviation reporting.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. C D Howard are announced with services at Attapakan Pencer tail Methodhist Church in Mesa. Burial details and procession follow at Flea Ave Noise Bed Produvist Histor locations noted.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ashcraft will be held at 1 pm today at Rix Funeral Chapel with Reverend Maker of the South Day Adventist Church officiating. She died Friday after an illness of about three weeks in St Marys vital. Burial in City of Lathi Cemetery under direction of Tes 'amoral' Home. Survivors include two daughters Vera Pate Sacramento California and Bonnie Miller Fort Worth, and other relatives.
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Orr Irene Britton in Snyder New York. Rev. Walter Match will officiate, assisted by Rev. George Drake, with burial in This Memorial Gardens. The deceased was the wife of Pelzer Teruel.
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