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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1961

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2

West Prepared for Berlin Propaganda War and Western Response

Western powers, reacting to Khrushchev’s Berlin gambit, shift from fear to firm resolve. The aim is to show the Soviets cannot impose demands by intimidation. Observers note Soviet maneuvers are being clarified to counter grandstanding and maintain noncommittal bloc leverage.

D. M. Roberts Soviet Russia Nikita Khrushchev Berlin Khrushchev Kennedy Vienna Hms Soviet Union

Hale County grand jury issues record indictments in murder cases

Special report from Plainview notes 39 indictments by Hale County grand jury including two murder charges with malice and four for assault with intent to murder. Indictments name Earl Rosborough Jr and Sabas Cazarez among others. jury examined over 10 witnesses across four days.

Plainview Hale County Beleve Dist. Atty Frank Gaston Earl Rosborough Jr Plainview Negro Henry Henderson Jr Hale Center Jacobo Castneda Rodolfo Fontes Evans Ernest Robinson Enriquez Clarence Kuhn Washington Sonny Walston

Canadian Bank Head Resigns After Senate Rebuke

Ottawa AP The Senate defeated a government bid to fire James E Coyne Bank of Canada governor and he resigned at once Coyne 50 said he would retire honorably if discharged The Liberal majority backed the move and the episode followed another Senate rebuff to the Conservative government heightening talk of an early general election on Senate reform

Ottawa Senate James E. Coyne Bank of Canada Coyne Senate Finance Committee Senate Committee John Diefenbaker Diefenbaker

Elizabeth Taylor’s Moscow appearance shifts to festival matinee

Elizabeth Taylor narrowly avoids a personal appearance at the Moscow Film Festival as the U S Embassy moves her event to a matinee featuring group documentaries. She later seeks to screen Butterfield 8, while her husband Eddie Fisher attends a private party and a guide explains Trotsky’s fate.

Moscow Elizabeth Taylor Marine Eddie Fish Miss Taylor U.S China Mali Liz Los Angeles Thome Edmund Stevens

Love triangle in testimony stalls trial in Spade Cooley case

In a tense Jefferson County hearing DA Griffin sought legalization of prostitution to guard women and children as witnesses testified about a love triangle involving Spade Cooley. Griffin claimed several men formed a gang and spoke of torture as the trial proceeded amid dramatic allegations and contracts.

Spade Cooley Gr Enon Wilson Tomes Jefferson County Colt Griffin Jay Griffin

Globemaster Tops New York Hope in Dwyer Handicap

Globemaster led a field of 12 Friday at Aqueduct for the $75,000-added Dwyer Handicap. Kentucky Derby winner Carry Back watched from the shelf as the notable stakes event loomed Saturday.

NEW York Hope Aqueduct

Iowa Patrolman Admits Kidnap Hoax In Iowa Case

Patrolman Robert H Wilke confessed that his reported kidnapping was invented to cover a 46 hour absence while he hid at the Weeping Willow Motel in Sioux City with Nancy Grubbs. Grubbs, wife of a Chariton clerk, was jailed in Kansas on conspiracy charges after waiving extradition. Additional investigation focused on embezzlement charges tied to Wilke and the recovery of his service revolver.

Robert Herman Wilke Chirton Iowa Weeping Willow Sioux Cay Towa Nancy Grubbs Chariton Threeke Kan Des Moines

Department Store Sales Rise in Dallas Area

The Dallas Federal Reserve reports week ending July 8 as per cent gains in department store sales across the district. Dallas and San Antonio up 3 per cent, Fort Worth 4 per cent, Houston 1 per cent, El Paso down 1 per cent from last year.

Dallas UPS Federal Reserve District Dallas Federal Reserve Bank San Antonio Fort Worth Houston el Paso

Chiang Kai-shek Named Honorary Chairman in Taiwan Formosa Post

National China leader Chiang Kai-shek accepted Friday the post of honorary chairman of a national rural youth association in Formosa. The organization, with about 70,000 members, offers instruction in scientific agriculture and home economies.

Chang Taipe Formosa Chiang Kai-shek Natonal China For 4

Iran Students Protests Trigger U S Aid Debate

Iranian students in the United States protest against Tehran reform plans stressing the role of U S aid. Analysts blame the aid for corruption risks while some argue it fuels wealthier elites abroad and complicates Iran's reform efforts amid regional tensions.

Amini David Lancashire Beirut Lebanon United States Ali Amani Projaram Tran Tehran U.S Ald Ats Xiy

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