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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1962
Page
6
Severe winds toppled a 75-foot radio tower at the Haskell County courthouse, unrooted a motel, and demolished A. B. Barnett farm two miles north of Haskell. Seymour logged 1.50 inches of rain. Snyder about 0.50 inches in an afternoon shower with additional rains at Burkburnett and Ver.
Atty General Robert F. Kennedy announces Frank Celebrezze of Cleveland will serve as Secretary of Health Education and Welfare. He travels to Washington and says the appointment broadens his scope to serve the public. He recalls his mayoral tenure and expects to stay beyond 1964.
Authorities said a church employee admitted stealing about 10 000 dollars from church funds, with the case developing in Donaldsonville Louisiana as investigators pursue further charges and restitution.
Attorneys for secured and unsecured creditors debate recovery as 46 secured debts are listed while 518 appear unsecured. The plan hinges on court action to determine equity from any sale and whether the sale proceeds go to trustees or creditors, with Moore to study claims before foreclosures.
A Dallas discount chain announced it would be closed today due to a court restraining order from the State of Texas. The ad said Sessions Discount Centers would operate Friday 1 7 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. other days, but would not be open Sunday July 15.
South Plains boys will race for the Oil Can Trophy to select Lubbock’s representative in the 25th All American Soap Box Derby at Akron on Aug 4. John will roll a lone car on a 975.4 foot course to start the race, with KFYO as the official radio station for updates. If weather delays occur, the event will postpone by one day with the same schedule.
Big crowd attends the Swisher County Rodeo opening at Tule Lake arena in Tulia as part of the county’s 72nd anniversary celebrations. Opening-night winners include Jim Whitefield and Eddie Stewart in bareback bronc riding, Elson Rose in saddle bronc, Mrs Doyle Waldrop in women’s barrel racing, Dale O’Daniel in calf scramble, and teams in team roping. No bull riding qualifiers.
Norma Beatriz Nolan of Argentina, 24, won Miss Universe 1962 in Miami Beach, finishing ahead of runners up from Finland Iceland China and Brazil. She admitted nervousness before the final, while expressing plans to model in Europe and noting her Irish-Argentine heritage.
Patricia Zavala welcomed a daughter at Methodist Hospital weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces at 7:55 a m. The baby’s father works at Texas Cream Donut Shop. Herb Litz welcomed a son at 8:42 a m, the child weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. father an administrative aide for the City of Lubbock. Kenneth Swanner welcomed a daughter weighing 7 pounds 84 ounces at 2:28 p m Friday. father employed by Pioneer Natural Gas Co.
A Chicago to Alabama trip ended in tragedy when a 1955 car hit a concrete bridge rail in bright sun. The seven killed were Donald Leo Russell 22 his wife Demerule 21 their daughter Donn 3 Russell's mother Mildred Russell 47 Ralph Russell 12 Frances Ogle 27 and her son Tommie Ogle 5. Russell was returning his mother and the rest to Albertville Alabama from Chicago.
CAMP MERCURY Nevada AP reports the United States detonated the second atmospheric nuclear shot of the current series at 11 30 a m on the Nevada test site. The fireball rose high and a radioactive cloud reached about 15000 feet before drifting east. The blast follows a 198 moratorium and comes after the first test at Camp Mercury last week.
A heat wave blamed for at least 17 baby deaths in six days continued to plague northern Mexico. In Dr Arroyo 125 miles south of Monterrey the temperature reached 113 degrees and hospitals treated 1% of babies suffering dehydration, mostly from poor city districts with water shortages.
A 19 vehicle convoy was ambushed 40 miles north of Saigon by Communist guerrillas. Captain Don J. York of Asheville North Carolina was killed, along with 23 Vietnamese soldiers. The clash lasted minutes as U S forces faced heavy enemy fire. York leaves a wife and two young children.
In Impact near Abilene, applications for state liquor licenses have been filed, certified, and returned to firms. CCH Inc of Odessa and Columbia Liquors Inc of San Antonio seek licenses as the newly incorporated town advances toward selling alcohol. Final approval hinges on settlement of incorporation disputes.
Former Teamsters president Dave Beck still draws a $50,000 annual pension from the union fund while serving a five year tax fraud sentence at McNeil Island. Prison rules cap personal spending at $15 monthly, with the rest sent to relatives or deposited. Attorneys say the pension cannot be revoked as it covers past services and the plan lacks forfeiture provisions. Beck, famed for luxury tastes, now in a small cell wearing a baggy uniform after leaving a $160,000 home.
Five people were treated and released from local hospitals after three city traffic mishaps on Saturday. A mother Ester Powers 19 and her three week old son Alton Powers Jr were treated at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Virginia Terrell 39 was treated at St Marys Hospital after an accident at Baylor and N Ave. A father Allen Aaron McGowan 29 and daughter Kathy Leen McGowan 3 were treated at Pointer Clinic after an incident at Cornell and Elgin.
Chubby Lesa Shackelford a few days from turning three wandered across rugged terrain from Thursday until Saturday. A search with planes dogs and up to 500 hikers failed to locate her until Esparza Vicenti found her asleep beside a signal battery box near Coal City. She was unharmed aside from exposure bites sunburn and scratches and was held for observation at Morris Community Hospital.
June 30 deposits across West Texas and eastern New Mexico show broad gains. Midland totals reach 138,540,621 with year over year growth led by Odessa and Big Spring while Lamesa Levelland Plainview and Snyder report higher figures. New Mexico banks in Clovis Portales Artesia Hobbs Lovington Eunice Jal total about 33.0 million in Hobbs Lovington Jal clusters and Clovis banks post strong gains.
A collision on U S 80, 24 miles west of Weatherford, left seven injured and two dead. The Sanders family from Maywood, California, included Gerald Henry Sanders and his infant sister Evelyn among the deceased. Truck driver Leonard George Porter from Big Spring, Texas, escaped injury after ramming the Sanders car twice.
Recreation visits to U S national forests reached an all time high in 1960 according to the 1962 Britannica Book of the Year.
A 3-year-old girl, Lupe Salazar, was backed over twice by a car driven by her relative Manuel Garcia at an farm near Cochran County, sustaining internal injuries but reported in fair condition at Cochran County Hospital.
Israel implements compulsory savings to curb inflation. Government officials state the measure will boost national savings and stabilize prices while banks and employers adjust payroll contributions for workers across sectors.
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