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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1959
Page
1
Storms move into downstate regions bringing heavy rain and gusts. Streets flood in several cities as strong winds topple trees and disrupt broadcasts. Gainesville reports hail with rainfall around 3.15 inches in a marked shower.
State leaders press toward an early solution to the Texas tax deadlock amid a rising financial crisis. Gov. Price Daniels warns Aug 15 funding must come for 225,000 old-age pensioners. support grows for a severance tax on natural gas with pipeline companies facing the main push. TIPRO and independent oilmen shift stance toward the governor, while the pipeline lobby fights back as the House and Senate clash over tax measures.
Weather bureau reports heavy downpours across Abilene Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. Rain amounts reached up to 3.81 inches in Abilene with 60 mph winds and trees toppled.Scattered showers continued across the Panhandle and South Plains as the system moved east through late Friday night.
A Senate space group said a presidential secrecy decision withholds information on the national astronautics program from Congress. The subcommittee cited examples of withheld information by the executive branch and alleged testing testimony suppression under White House policy.
Promoter notes a possible Catholic swimwear ban could derail the Miss Universe pageant, while director Oscar Meinhardt downplays the risk and cites past Catholic winners. He also denies reports that Miss New Mexico Sue Ingersoll would withdraw over Archbishop Byrne’s ruling and highlights Catholic participation among contestants.
Fidel Castro faces a pivotal crisis as ministers reject his resignation and affirm him as supreme leader. Urrutia resigns amid a tense showdown, Raul Castro and loyalists move to secure the presidency, and Havana crowds rally behind Castro against the former president.
Six months alter their arrest in Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Stillion face no prosecution for allegedly offering to sell their eight year old twin sons Tommy and George Lewins for 500 dollars. An English wife and U S Air Force veteran live together as they adapt to life post the incident while a local English connection aided their return to the home.
Gov Earl Long of Louisiana was removed from the Ruidoso Downs track after shouting at photographers and cursing Sheriff Ortiz who tried to quiet him. He left on his own after officials urged him to depart. Long had bet nearly $20 000 on the races, winning $570 on a quarter horse named Mad Answer.
A tall blond bandit, posing as a deputy, lured two store employees to the Griggs Road Henke and Pilot's in Houston. He handcuffed them in the meat cooler after taking cash from the safe, then escaped. Lawley freed himself by kicking a meat saw from a hook.
AP reports authorities launched a search for a Murray Utah family of eight missing after an auto trip from Moab toward Dead Horse Point. The vehicle went missing Friday morning with Virl B. Scott 36 and his wife and six children believed to be involved. The search covered canyon country southwest of Moab, Colorado River area, with ongoing efforts to locate the group.
A fire swept a two story farm building near Havre Boucher Nova Scotia killing six children. The blaze occurred Saturday as emergency crews battled the flames and residents mourn the loss of the young victims.
Pittsburgh report says a four day United Steelworkers strike packs a national economic punch with no signs of compromise from either side. Industry officials vow to fight demands while government action remains unlikely as rail and construction sectors face furloughs and stoppages across the region.
A satirical dictionary entry defines a housewife as a woman who sees so much trouble and unhappiness in soap operas that she does not need any more in real life. The tone mocks melodrama and domestic viewing habits with concise humor.
Two young men dashed into a Tokyo grocery and grabbed 58 000 yen from the till. A pursuing crowd of about 200 joined in the scamper as the shopkeeper shouted bandits. Police arrived and detained the two men with the yen still in their hands.
Three blind brothers Jon Lon and Don Sitton from a farming family near here choose future careers after learning to live without sight. Jon aims to be a preacher Don to play piano and Lon plans to be a farmer despite retrolental fibroplasia. They learned to cope, walk, climb, and ride, treating blindness as an inconvenience, not a handicap.
Readers are urged to secure additional copies of The Avalanche Journal's Partners In Progress feature, a historical edition planned for publication on Sunday July 26. The release highlights community milestones and local achievements.
Readers are urged to place subscriptions through the Circulation department in Lubbock or via a local agent outside Lubbock. All orders must be paid in cash. Do not place orders by telephone. Mail orders in "Carries in Savas" wrappers with postage paid anywhere in the United States at 36 cents each or 3 for $1.
Eight people die in a head on crash on US 61 67 near Kohler City. Among the dead are Thomas Billips and three of his relatives from Rockford, while Roger Haas William and Velma Webster and Wayne Webster from St. Louis die in the wreck. A Greyhound bus carrying 30 passengers avoided the crash and sustained only minor damage. Barbara Billips and her nephew Tommy remain in serious condition in a St. Louis hospital.
Lubbock area forecast notes scattered evening showers with little temperature change. Overnight low around 67 with afternoon high near 92. Winds 18 mph from the west. Maximum 66 reported for today with midnight observations in Denver.
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