Polish major flies plane to West Berlin to seek asylum
Maj Richard Obacz 34 in full uniform ferries wife Mary 27 and two sons Lestow 9 and Kristopher 5 from Nadarsyee Poland to Tempelhof Berlin. He flew 110 miles at 109 feet to avoid radar then landed and kissed base commander. The escape marks first West Berlin entry by air during the border crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Erlin
Freeom
West Berlin
Nadarsyce
Poland
Richard Obacz
Air Force Base
Tempelhof
Berlin
Aus
East
Wall
Obadz
Mary
Lestow
Kristopher
Nadarsyee
Stettin
Polisha
Baltic
Plan Outlined for $22.7 Million Lubbock Bond Election
Lubbock city commissioners were to receive a Citizens Advisory Committee recommendation for a $22,739,790 five year improvement program. The proposal suggests a possible 14 cent increase in the current $1.50 base tax rate, with funding split between revenue bonds and general obligation bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Hall
Avalanche -Journal
Wester
Dub) Rogers Jr
Irman
James Sharp
Organized
Lorace Simmons
Rogers
Tim Tal
Luba
William C. Clark
Clark
Lubbock
Highland Park
Liatlis
State of Texas
Joe Stanley
Witness admits bribe in fake slant well tests case
The state’s star witness in the L. D. Murphy bribery trial testified he took a $1,000 bribe to fake slant oil well tests. The scheme involved blank charts and a bedroom test at Murphy’s home near Kilgore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slant
Associated Press
Ilmer
L. D. Murphy
Nueresse Shows
Texas Railroad — Commission
Murphy
The
Railroad Commission
Matthew
Matthews
Looney Lindsey
Sodes
Kilgore
R. A. Adkins
E.W. Scates
Coeds Escape Serious Injury In Rail Car Crash Near City Limits
Two Texas Tech coeds aged 19 escaped serious injury when their car was struck by a westbound Santa Fe freight train just outside Lubbock city limits. Driver Cheryle White and passenger Judy McElroy were admitted for observation at Methodist Hospital. The car was knocked 27 feet into a ditch after crossing Quaker Avenue near U S Highway 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Cheryle White
30Th St
Judy Mead
Quaker Avenue
Elroy
29Th St
Jerry McCarty
US. Hwyhore
Texas Tech Coeds
Methodist Hospital
Judyenroygh
Miss White
U.S. Hwy. 81
Santa Fe Railway Co
Calvin Harrell
Miss McElroy
Patrolainn
Harrell
Gincer
Television: An object in the home surrounded by students
A humorous note on how a television sits in households as children dodge their homework during viewing. The piece uses light satire to comment on family routines and media use in daily life.
Budget allocates 259750 for consulting and grants in aid
PCG sets a 1964 budget totaling 259 750 for consulting services and 25 000 in grants in aid, plus 25 600 for textile industry projects to boost High Plains cotton use. At a two hour meeting at the Pioneer Hotel directors discussed cotton legislation and policy, with mixed views on a premium provision tied to liner production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Howell
Avalinehe Journal
High Plains
Poneer Hotel
DCG
Wilmer Smith
New Home
PCG
Harriman heads to Moscow for nuclear test ban talks
U S Undersecretary of State W Averell Harriman leaves for Moscow pledging good faith in nuclear test ban negotiations. He expects to know within a week after talks begin whether an understanding can be reached and says Laos will be the only other issue raised besides the test ban. Russia cochairs the Laos Geneva agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ashington
Kennedy
Labor Management Advisory Committee
Congress
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
White House
Pierre Salinger
Mewsmen
Lyndon B. John Lee
Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Harriman
West
Khrushchev
Warsaw
Tam
Laos
Russia
Cochairman
Prayer Text Improvised Invocation
In a devotional fragment the author appeals to the Blessed Savior asking for strength and courage in every hour of trial and to greet each day without fear in faith and reliance on God. An anonymous prayer focuses on trust resilience and boldness in daily life.
Members Named To New Probe Committee
In Austin the Texas House appointed Rep. Ben Aweil of Dallas Rep. Dick Cory of Vietona and Rep. David Crews of Conroe to a new probe panel. The committee will investigate various fields including state and local tax policy and real estate transactions as part of the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Tunneil Werr
Hudson Mayer
Amarillo
iBer Barnes
Deiwon
Bill Parsley
Lubbock
James Slider
Naples
Ben Aweil
Dallas
Dick Cory
Vietona
David Crews
Concoe
Imerin Committee
Hlaubhork
Double Cone
Heat Wave Grips State With Thermometers Near 100
statewide heat wave pushes many cities to near 100 degrees as Lubbock misses 100 by a degree and forecasts call for more of the same. Weather Bureau notes high readings in the mid 90s to near 100 with isolated showers possible and a fifth day outlook predicting continued hot conditions across West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Mercury
Houston
Okla
City
Roswell
W.fally
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pole
Dallas Bakery
Oak Chiff Baking Co
Commission
City Hall
KFYO
Adin
Ze Avalanche-Journal Station
News Index
U.S
Enew
Austin
Bob Fairnedchant
SWORK
George
Beecher
Reading
Presidio
Childress
San Angelo
Abilene
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Wat Dunction
Midland
Wichita Falls
Wink
Panhandle
Central
Texas
Beaumont
Lufdin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!