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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1960
Page
7
A garbled report notes a morning news conference about the ACA and Congressional actions. It mentions the president, party conventions, a billion dollar foreign aid program, and health care debates, with unclear references to state actions and a session in progress. The Hong Kong tourist data appears as an unrelated fragment.
Installation ceremony for Knights Of Pythias at 3 Thstret is set with Victor Ho Lind as installing officer. Officers to be sworn in for the ensuing year include Bence Gentry as chancellor and Mike Elliott as prelate, with Vine Burkle in a supporting role.
In Quincy Louisiana a worker using a cutting torch triggered an explosion that killed Eraster Wallace and injured two others. Authorities described the scene at a facility associated with Southern Scrap Mate rit Con of New Orleans, noting the plant had bought a turpentine operation’s buildings and equipment. Wallace was identified as a truck driver. other victims named include Harold Lee Cooper and Wilson Suter Buckner.
The State Department of Health Aid reported three Texans stricken with polio in the week ending Saturday. The year’s total reached nine paralytic and 20 nonparalytic cases. One case was nonparalytic in Nit Narre county, while paralytic cases occurred in Hi aloo and Williamson counties.
Fort Worth authorities order a grand jury to examine Deputy Clerk Lois Vid fe and others over a fund claimed to support Cherine Smith’s campaign expenses. The judge directs inquiry into possible influence activities, with several deputies reportedly pressured to donate and Smith acknowledged prior planning by an assistant chief deputy.
The Air Force identified First Lt Jordson Sebh of Fort Worth as the pilot killed in a jet fighter crash at Clarac Air Base in the Philippines on Saturday.
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