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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1961
Page
2
The piece argues that Billy Graham warned Americans of a looming major war and that President Kennedy should speak plainly and directly about the danger. It compares Roosevelt’s wartime candor to current conditions and urges clear, factual disclosure to the public.
Government closed its bookkeeping year on June 30 with the Federal debt at 239,211,154,060.05 the highest ever. It contrasts with 1839 when debt totaled 3,509,000 and notes the debt is over 80,600 times larger. The piece argues the growth in debt outpaces gains in wealth and population and warns debt is getting out of hand.
The World Health Organization backed by the UN cites a deep seated drive to wreck care as a cause of accidents and urges mental health as a path to prevention. It notes broader claims about driver behavior and lists surprising aviation and farm efficiency facts from unrelated items.
Page 2 of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal dated July 10 1961 shows the masthead with publisher Parker Y Prutny and Chas W Ratliff and advertising rates for morning Sunday and combined editions. It lists subscription prices for 1 year 6 months and 3 months and mail options for the United States. The page carries standard newspaper boilerplate and a patriotic pledge.
Consideration of Sweden's neutral stance contrasts with a past era when Stockholm hosted the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation in 1918. Ford's Peace efforts and a ship charter by Henry Ford are recalled, alongside Nixon declining a Pepsi-Cola foreign post and musings on Quemoy and Matsu. A survival kit proposal aims to spur UN delegates toward lasting peace.
A syndicated column argues U.S. living costs deter foreign tourists while Americans also struggle to make ends meet. It jokes about budget meals and the high cost of dining in New York, mentioning Installs like the Automat and plans for frugal entertaining.
President Kennedy nominates Rear Admiral David L. McDonald to vice admiral and assigns him commander of the Sixth Fleet in a reshuffle. Admiral George Anderson, named as Chief of Naval Operations, will take command in August.
Special correspondent Ray Tucker reports rising tensions as Ford General Motors and Chrysler sit at the table. A potential auto shutdown looms with 1982 models looming, risking job losses and a slowed recovery. Reuther aims for a settlement without presidential pressure while Kennedy seeks to avoid major industrial disturbances.
Strikes in St Louis and Leavenworth end after government action sending leaders to federal prisons. AFL building trades council halts work on the $4,000,000 Army expansion in St Louis after WPA encroachment assurances. Leavenworth normalizes as transfers occur. In Lubbock County the federal food stamp program reports $222,753.50 in stamps issued in about 10 months. Olton coach Ernest Jones retires to private business after guiding the Mustangs to a bi district title in 1939 and regional track honors, with 1941 football prospects strong for Willis and Willard Hedges.
The piece debates whether government usage of meters for political statements undermines constitutional rights and questions the slogan Only you can hold down inflation. It weighs the impact of postponing purchases on jobs, industries, and everyday workers.
The Texas Higher Education Commission will review pending legislation affecting higher education in Texas as Eli Antonin and others are noted in the ceremony. The event occurs Monday in Austin with commissioners and officials attending the swearing-in.
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