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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1961
Page
2
Mayor Casey cites a June traffic report showing 295 accidents 10 fewer than June 1960 with 12,475 moving violations. Intersections accounted for 134 collisions, nearly half caused by drivers ignoring signals. He urges defensive driving and cautions that many crashes could be avoided with proper signaling and signage.
Washington AP tentative approval shows a general farm bill to curb surpluses and save government money. It includes a 10 percent mandatory wheat acreage cut, voluntary cuts in corn sorghum and barley, and programs to reduce surplus production for key commodities.
The tax assessor's office will have four new billing machines ready by Sept. 15 to mail tax statements by Oct. 1. Last year about 73,000 statements were issued, but delays from frequent machine breakdowns delayed completion into October. Total valuations and the tax bill await roll completion and a tax summary by Harden.
Kenneth Irish reports five new fully automatic tax billing machines enter service to prepare 1961 tax statements and rolls. The county provides four and Buffalo Lakes district supplies one. Machines print four tax statements and copies with preset rates for county state High Plains Underground Water District and the local water district.
Dr. Leonard W. Larson, president of the American Medical Association, called Sen Estes Kefauvers accusation that the AMA may be biased by drug ads in its publications an unwarranted slur during a National Press Club luncheon in Washington. He said the charge was absurd.
In London the Labour leader Hugh Gaitskill accused Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of mishandling Britain's economic crisis. He told the House of Commons the policy would turn Britain into a backwater and a historical wreck, prompting loud cheers from backers amid a heated debate on the economy. He urged a tougher crash program planned for next week.
At noon today the Lubbock Soap Box Derby participants invited to attend an awards luncheon at the Chicken Shack. prizes for top finishers include a Champion's Trophy and a trip to Akron for John Denton, a $100 savings bond for Gary DeBusk, and a silver wrist watch for Don Malcik. Heats winners receive trophies and many racers already earned official derby gear. Sukarno selects mosaics for new hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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