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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1962
Page
6
Western diplomats in Moscow report Soviet officials led by Foreign Minister Gromyko are extremely pessimistic about progress in disarmament talks. The resumption of Geneva discussions prompts cautious hope despite prevailing doubt about a breakthrough.
The report notes thalidomide linked to phocomelia in West Germany with 3500 to 6000 expected cases by month’s end and two thirds surviving. It praises Dr. Kelsey for delaying licensing. It also covers the Geneva disarmament talks with Western and Soviet delegations, plans for working groups, and debates over international control versus national detection in a test ban.
A cool front moved through North Central Texas Sunday night, bringing scattered thunderstorms from San Angelo to Wichita Falls and dropping Dallas temperatures by about 15 degrees in an hour. Abilene and San Angelo reported rainfall, while Panhandle and South Plains areas saw relief from a string of hot days. high temps reached 91 in Amarillo and 97 in Wichita Falls, with 108 in Presidio the nation’s highest.
Communist Poland’s foreign minister Adam Rapacki will pay an official visit to Yugoslavia in Belgrade later this year, the government said, signaling renewed diplomatic ties.
Calif born aviator started 1939 as aviation cadet and first overseas tour in the Panama Canal Zone. He flew 32 combat missions in 1943 and was shot down near Ploesti Romania, then held briefly as a prisoner. Postwar he led USAF Reserve, commanded Bryan AFB Texas, directed NATO Northern European Air Forces, and later served at Shepherd AFB. He accumulated over 5250 flying hours and earned numerous decorations.
A string of weekend crashes killed four members of a Mulvane Kansas family after a two car collison near Genoeseo and another four people including three young sisters died in a head on crash near Indianapolis. A 20 day old bride died in a two car crash northwest of Denver and a Los Angeles mother daughter and granddaughter perished when their car hit a tree in San Diego. Three San Diego residents died when a stolen car crashed into their station wagon during a police pursuit.
Washington agency approved a $1,000 advance for preliminary planning of a $150,000 sewer system at Lake Dallas Texas.
Derby Day officials begin track preparations at 5 a.m. with city crews, utilities, and Derby headquarters arriving by mobile home courtesy of Cape Trail. The 1962 champion is expected by 10:15 p.m. with prizes including a $500 savings bond and an Akron trip for the All American Derby.
A fierce blaze destroyed an auto supply shop and a Smart Furniture upholstery store, with losses estimated between 7500 and 10000 for the auto shop and up to 4000 for the upholstery. Furniture in Glassarama may suffer up to 1000 in smoke and water damage. Over 200 spectators watched firefighters battle the flames as crews contained the blaze.
Italian police probed a time bomb blast at St Peter's Basilica and tightened measures around the Vatican. Officials searched Castel Gandolfo for the pope's safety as security procedures were imposed for visitors, with belongings bagged and checked inside the basilica.
Tokyo AP reports French deep sea explorers descended about six miles into the Japan trench near Urup Island in the Kuriles. Cmdr Georges Houot and engineer Pierre Henri Willm stayed three hours on the ocean bed and described finding intensive life.
Ova Lee Stennett 25 of Plainview treated and released after a two car crash at St St and Ave O. Mike Roberson 16 of Levelland listed in satisfactory condition after a Saturday collision near Levelland. Tom Ray Sawyer 14 Tech student released Sunday. Joan Sue Pace 16 of Levelland died in the crash with Roberson. Spain loosens controls on stocks and securities.
A 380 foot balloon left Goose Bay and carried a capsule with four hamsters two monkeys and beetles to 131600 feet. The capsule was dropped by a tracking plane near Prince Albert Saskatchewan for radiation studies related to manned space flight. Dr Webb Haymaker of Ames led the drop by helicopter to the rugged mountain site.
A fairly strong earthquake rattled northwest and central Japan on Sunday. The epicenter was in Iwate Prefecture, about 300 miles north of Tokyo, according to the Central Meteorological Agency.
Mona Craft, 23, secretary for Matagorda County ASC, was fired after revealing irregularities in rice allotment transfers between Matagorda and Brazoria Counties. The Houston Post said she called the dismissal a raw deal as investigations expand across counties and states.
A three judge federal court reconvenes to decide if the Alabama Legislature has fairly reapportioned itself or if the court will redraw districts. The judges warned three months earlier that if a fair plan was not enacted promptly, the court would take action to ensure fair representation.
A jumble of birth notices mixes with a Governor Patterson emergency session report. The state debates reapportionment under a constitutional amendment versus a standby plan, fearing unequal county representation in the Senate and House.
Homesick Tristan da Cunha islanders struggle with Britains plan to relocate them back after fears of unsuitability. They want to return to the volcanic island even as a British survey team considers conditions and aid for reoccupying the settlement.
Harold Scales and his son Mark were dumped from a fishing boat into Grand Lake near Duluth Minnesota Saturday night. They spent more than five hours in the chilly water, kept afloat by life preserver cushions. Scales reached shore early Sunday and others searched the lake. both were treated for exhaustion and reported in good condition.
Traffic engineer Sam Cass envisions Toronto streets paved in red green blue and yellow within two years to aid safety and smoother traffic flow.
Sir Barnett Janner, chairman of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said the Soviet Union is using Jews as scapegoats for economic ills. He cited 46 death sentences for currency offenses, 28 of them Jews, and described the trials as biased show trials.
Acting UN Secretary General U Thant plans a 24 hour visit to France starting today to mend ties with the world body. Tensions rose over the Algerian conflict drawing attacks from Communist and Afro Asian groups, while France insisted Algeria remained a domestic issue and refused United Nations involvement.
Public Health Service reported premature births occur more often in mothers who smoke during pregnancy. Early findings suggest smoking correlates with lower birth weight, brain injury risk, and links to infections of the urinary tract and placental inflammation. Research coordinated by the National Institute for Neurological Disuse and Blindness includes multiple institutions nationwide.
Genoa Italy AP a bronze statue of Christ donated by Italian skin divers for friendship between Italy and America left Genoa by ship for the United States Eidio Cressi said the eight foot three ton statue will be placed on the ocean floor off the Florida coast after being shown at the American Underwater Society convention in Chicago
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