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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1963
Page
7
An amusing UPI piece proposes a floral swear replacement method to curb foul language. It suggests exclamations like great jumping geraniums and phrases such as horse chest nuts and hyacinths to replace crude terms in various contexts.
The record lists multiple marriage license notices including Nosa Dominguez Flores and Rafael Gonentez with Florentina Manuel Franco Alona, plus Tom Harold Watters and Andrea Helen Eckert. Other entries name Victor Linmingues with Mise Guadalupe Puertes, Luis Olmos Jp and Lupe Been bar, and Marshall James Taylor with Marilyn Galloway. Court items include Solomon Button promissory note suit in SD District Court and KR Auto Supply Co debt action in County Court at Law SD. Warranty deeds show transfers from FP Garner to C. Jarkson and associated parties.
Soviet and Chinese leaders traded sharp accusations after high level talks in Moscow, with Moscow accusing Beijing of trying to split the Communist world and Beijing denying the charges while staying secluded in residence. The dispute sparked Western rumors the talks might collapse as Khrushchev hosted Western envoys and Chinese delegates lingered in isolation.
Dist Atty James C Crumilish and jdr reporters were sentenced after a judge ruled that press immunity does not extend to protecting informants. Chief Justice Bell urged liberal construction of the 1937 law in favor of newspapers and warned of reduced access to government wrongdoing cases if sources cannot be protected. Mayor Tate denied related bribery charges tied to zoning actions as a grand jury indicted John Byrne and Victor Moore for alleged political contributions and extortion.
Police note a small sack found on a suspect identified as packing for radios. Garcia receives seven years, Johnson notes concurrent terms. Robinson gets five years for railroad car burglary. Garza pleads guilty to assault with intent to murder and receives three years. Multiple defendants face probation, jail, or prison terms for theft, DWI, burglary, forgery, and other charges as arraignments and jury panels proceed.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman arrived in Moscow for a tour of Soviet agricultural centers. He will visit farms and facilities through July 31 before heading to Warsaw and other East European capitals.
Richard Thompson and John Ricks of Western State Penitentiary filed in U S district court alleging Iron City Beer stole their idea for a snap-top beer can after prison interviews. They seek over 4 million dollars and request legal steps to proceed while listed as paupers. Judge Willson took the request under advisement.
During a Monday hearing witness FAA official Robert Hutton urged a 13 700 foot runway for the Dallas Fort Worth region noting 11 900 feet plus 15 percent safety allowance. He said neither Love Field nor Greater Southwest has that length and Cedar Hill antenna obstructions affect approaches. Proponents of Love Field oppose long runways while Greater Southwest advocates push for greater capacity.
Two defendants pleaded guilty before Judge James A. Ellis with punishments set. Billy V. Leake paid a $25 fine and costs for check violations. Daryel Thomas Whalen received a $100 fine and three days in jail plus costs after pleading intoxication. Other defendants faced charges of liquor violations, DWI, shoplifting, and check violations. An unrelated note cites porch additions as popular summer projects per Allied Chemical’s Barrett Division.
Trial reveals Martelli confessed to contact with Soviet agents over nearly three years and claimed blackmail drove his cooperation. He detailed meetings with Nikolai Karpenkov former London Soviet Embassy official and other spies as he sought to craft real damage to the spy network.
Mark W. Cresap Jr resigns as president and chief executive of Westinghouse Electric Corp at age 53. Donald C. Burnham, 48, will assume both roles. The leadership change follows Cresap's departure on Monday.
Bangkok Thailand AP reports that late rains and higher salinity in the delta waters threaten a sharp drop in Thailand’s rice harvest this year highlighted by a government official warning.
A public hearing on the proposed 1963 64 budget for Lubbock Independent School District is at 7 30 p m today in the Administration Building. The plan totals 12 215 000 up 940 000 from last year with 10 206 000 in expenditures and five additional certified employees. Reports on tax collection visiting teachers nurses attendance drop outs and married students will also be presented.
Beijing charged in a Peking broadcast heard in Tokyo that an American ship entered Chinese waters around the Paracel Islands Sunday morning and a U S plane flew over the area in the afternoon. The Paracels lie about 150 miles southeast of Hainan in the South China Sea.
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