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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1961
Page
11
A commentator argues that Soviet and Chinese communism crush freedom and fail economies while West Berlin thrives. The writer asserts capitalism offers personal opportunity and warns that the East may seek escape as long as Berlin remains free, possibly prompting Khrushchev to act.
Ty Cobb renowned as the world’s greatest baseball player died Monday in Atlanta at age 74. The Georgia Peach built a vast fortune and a legendary career, embodying American grit and success from poverty to prominence.
An old saying notes that adults may enter a second childhood but lack energy to enjoy it. People who recall their first childhood with fondness fear the arrival of a second one, realizing the mismatch between desire and vitality.
The snippet shows a historical Texas newspaper page from Lubbock featuring morning and Sunday editions, publisher details, and subscription rates. It notes the Avalanche Journal Publishing Company and staff designations, with pricing options for 3, 6, and 12 month periods.
Special correspondent Ray Tucker surveys Republican nerves and leadership. He blames party disorganization for Nixon’s woes, praises Morton’s successor Miller, and cites Eisenhower Nixon Rockefeller Goldwater as assets while Kennedy’s appeal looms for Democrats.
Special correspondent Wey York explores Whitaker Chambers as a shapeshifting, troubled figure. The piece recalls his troubled upbringing, a demented grandmother, and his turn to the Communist Party amid a perceived Western civilizational crisis. It notes his 1948 testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee and his reflection on Alger Hiss.
The piece surveys Puerto Rico’s shift from poverty to an expanding economy under Serenidad tourism. It notes 410,000 visitors in 19, and a $58,000,090 cash intake, with San Juan and Dorado Beach highlighted. It contrasts casino life with native culture and mentions St Thomas attractions and Bluebeard’s Castle. It also touches on political history involving Chambers and Hiss and a Washington espionage frame.
July 19 1845 item reports a planned start of construction for the twin engine advanced aviation school at Hurdwood ten miles west with lumber arriving at the field site Wednesday. We McMillan Lubbock contractor announced at a Rotary Club lunch that work would begin by Thursday this week. Police Chief Von Reeder notes five radio equipped cars in service aiding patrols and investigations.
In the Berkshires Tanglewood hosts Gertrude Robinson Smith for her 80th birthday celebration with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and thousands in attendance. George Sokolski notes Hoover turning 87 and Bernard Baruch’s enduring advisory role as two pillars in American public life.
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