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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1960
Page
8
The Kennedy Johnson ticket signals a shift as Lyndon B Johnson accepts second on Kennedy’s line. Johnson’s role aims to push a legislative program favored by Kennedy while Southern leaders weigh support amid fears over Kennedy’s Catholicism and 1964 prospects.
A Plainview incident left Mina Guherres Mideshine and Albert Lee mary ow among victims hospitalized after a moving vehicle incident near Mule Four. Reports mention injuries from debris and a fall at home as others from Lubbock Petersburg and Spagiers areas were treated for various injuries.
Former President Truman called on Democrats to unite despite Kennedy nomination. He said no differences should impair unity amid threats to national security and the free world. A telegram read at the convention stressed party loyalty and opposing encroachment.
Publisher John Knight defended his report that Lyndon Johnson proposed as running mate to John F Kennedy. Both camps denied the claim with Kennedy aides calling it untrue and Johnson aides denying the story. Knight later said the error involved only the sequence of events not the facts.
The readable fragments mention a person named John Bo McKone and a place related to Plere Yate, with references to survivors and a potential tender. The text is heavily garbled and nonstandard.
Three Lubbock youngsters sustained non grave injuries Friday after a crash near the intersection of Bath Street and Avenue W. Johnny Barner 15 was taken to Methodist Hospital by Sanders Funeral Home ambulance after his vehicle struck a flower bed. Sherry McDaniel was treated at West Texas Hospital and released. Linda McRondind 19 drove another car involved in the collision.
A troubled county diary describes flood chaos as water barriers and debris hinder travel. Residents and officials warn of trapped roads, damaged planes, and failing safety measures while local reporters chronicle rescues and warnings amid rising flood tides.
Reported drift of a youthful spirit prompts Satcher and others to warn would be ghost hunters to stay away. Farmers claim crop losses and damaged gates, creating tension in the area as residents discuss the haunting.
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