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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1962
Page
7
The Soviet Union announces a plan to resume atmospheric nuclear tests after a moratorium, claiming a 560 megaton device. U S and allies have tested 125 megatons total, while the Soviets have released cautious and muted public responses from Muscovites and students.
Paul Coker 27 was arrested by Lubbock police Saturday after his stalled car on N College Ave near Erskine drew attention. He faces discharge of a firearm within city limits and carrying a prohibited weapon charges. He said he fired four shots into the air during a pursuit after a girl involved with a bail bondsman fled toward Oklahoma.
Elysee Palace officials say no session before Wednesday as NATO seeks a unanimous pick. Stikker predicts a Monday or Tuesday announcement as De Gaulle pressures for collective member input. Norstad honors and cool French reaction color the debate amid nuclear policy tensions.
Jakarta AP reports the start of Indonesia's first tin smelter construction. The facility aims to process about 25 000 tons of annual tin output, marking a milestone for the country's mining industry.
Charlene Fuqua, 32, mother of three from Dallas, posted bail totaling $19,000 across four counties in Oklahoma and Kansas for alleged pay phone thefts. Bonds included $5,000 property in Saline County and $2,000 cash in El Dorado plus a $2,000 Windows positive bond in Stillwater. Her husband, George Fuqua, faced $100 traffic violations related to the June 19 chase. The couple faces grand larceny charges tied to the pay phone thefts in Hutchinson Salina El Dorado and Stillwater.
Two teenage girls Betsy Beers and Elizabeth Fouts in Hohokus New Jersey failed to obtain a variance to run a backyard babysitting service in a residential zone. The zoning board ruled there was no special reason to treat them differently from other prospective home businesses.
Perryton Tex AP James Talley aged 88 longtime Ochiltree County sheriff from 1908 to 1944 died Saturday night in Perryton Hospital Talley lived in Ochiltree County 61 years He retired in 1944 after losing an election by 29 votes Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p m in the First Methodist Church
A border policeman in full uniform escaped over the Berlin Wall into the U S sector district of Kreuzberg West Berlin. He left his weapons behind on the communist side according to West Berlin police reports.
Voters will go to the polls August 16 to decide on integration of public schools in the Denver City School District. Superintendent Ross Buckner says elementary Negro students attend Seagraves classes while secondary students attend Brownfield campuses. Nearby cases include Harold Edward Elliott in Lubbock County jail on bond, charged with embezzlement after leaving Combined American Insurance, and a Latin American man sought by police after a minor-related incident. A burglary at Derrel Cray’s home yielded seven packages of steak and two roasts valued at 20 dollars.
The county tax equalization board announced raises in land class valuations. Grade 1 land goes from 30 to 60 dollars per acre, Grade 2 from 20 to 10, Grade 3 from 10 to 20, and Grade 4 from 5 to 10. With a 40 percent tax factor, Grade 1 taxes rise from about 35 to 25 dollars per acre. Protests likely around 527 of 3,500 notices. most landowners may accept new figures after discussion. Additional sessions possible if all taxpayers are heard by Wednesday. The board includes four county commissioners and the county judge.
Federal probes target East Texas hot oil operations as Texas officials report advances and potential penalties. The Texas attorney general supplies surveys on deviated wells while a national inquiry eyes 53 cases. Independent operators own the slanted wells, with Continental OilCo facing damages over nearby leases. Oil theft could reach hundreds of millions yearly, per Wilson estimates.
Alex Salinas of San Antonio was elected National Commander of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Association. The 42 year old sanitation worker succeeds Jack D. Warner of Oklahoma, with Pat Wheat of Arkansas named vice commander and Paul Richter of Texas as adjutant-treasurer.
Actor John Ireland and Mrs. Daphne Cameron obtained a marriage license in Los Angeles. The couple declined to discuss plans, noting they are in a great hurry. Ireland, formerly married to Joanne Dru, and Cameron recently divorced from George Cameron, a Texas oilman and real estate developer.
Amy Harper of Maria named all round champion at the first annual Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce indoor rodeo. Keith Steraster won bareback, Eddie Wright led tie down roping, and multiple riders from across Texas claimed titles in barrel racing breakaway and pole bending in age groups from under 12 to 19.
The notices report multiple birth announcements from West Texas hospitals. Fathers’ occupations vary from packing plant work to farming labor. Children are born weighing around 4 to 7 pounds with several deliveries occurring on Saturdays at local facilities.
Union leaders and aerospace firms clash over labor tensions as President Kennedy urges a 60 day pause in disputes to safeguard missile and space programs. Officials from Machinists and IAM back negotiations while targeting industry hostility. Companies named include Ryan Aeronautical Corvair General Dynamics Lockheed Aerojet North American.
Jimmy Adams thirteen of Groves Texas remained in very critical condition in Amarillo hospital after sliding 500 feet down Hogback Ridge in Palo Duro Canyon while his brother Phil eleven watched. Their father James T Adams observed the accident with field glasses as Jimmy lost footing and toppled over the canyon rim.
Federal agents arrested three more men in the blue chip stock theft case tied to Mr X a 30 year old salesman who disposed of stolen securities from Bache & Co The scheme began as a bar room joke with Tallman and Dodge as inside man and money holder arrests extended to Gladstone Parness and Leo Isaav Sagal as conspirators across state lines and the case spans multiple jurisdictions.
Lubbock reports 2.46 inches this month versus a 2.01 July norm, with 6.70 inches through Saturday and a year total lagging at 10.85 inches by July. A storm brought 1.6 inches and a bright lightning display to Henderson, injuring Rev. L. Chester Glenn slightly. Nationwide, cool air triggered winds and heavy rain from the Midwest to the Ohio Valley, with isolated tornado activity near Britton, South Dakota and flash flooding in northeastern Kansas. Texas temps ranged from 104 in Presidio to 89 in Lubbock, with Laredo at 103 and Wink at 100. rain was reported in Mineral Wells, Wichita Falls, and a trace at Abilene, El Paso, and Fort Worth.
Former silent film actor Ted Henderson who appeared in more than 300 films died at his Santa Paul home Friday. The supporting player starred with Charlie Chaplin Harold Lloyd Tom Mix Monte Blue and Lillian Gish. Surviving are his son Charles of Ojai and sister Gladys Graham of Ventura.
A tornado with strong winds ripped through Duncan Nebraska Saturday night uprooting trees and overturning cars. All telephone circuits to the 80 miles west of Omaha town were out and no confirmed damage details were available though initial reports suggested no serious injuries.
Several hundred Negroes gathered for a prayer march in Albany Georgia despite a federal court order barring demonstrations. Police halted the march and about 150 officers kept others at two street corners as participants knelt and prayed. Rev Samuel Wells led the demonstrators from a church and was later jailed with the crowd. King Abernathy and Anderson did not attend. King called the injunction futile and said they would not back down.
Republican governor candidate Cox ended a two day swing in the South Plains with a 170 supporter banquet at a high school cafeteria. He spoke in Lubbock Floydada Brownfield and Tahoka arguing for a conservative government and expressing national impact of the race.
A 68 year old Morton man J F Culpepper was critically injured in a car pickup collision seven miles northwest of Muleshoe on U S 84 Saturday morning. Passengers J M Patterson 72 Morton and Ray Jackson 15 in Chandler car reported fair condition at Green Hospital and Clinic. Culpepper was moved to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock for treatment after the crash. Officers say Culpepper pulled across the highway into the path of Chandler’s car.
Marion Louis Whistler 85 former Kinney County sheriff and Del Rio first city marshal died at home Saturday. At 18 he was deputized to arrest two desperadoes in a cow camp and went alone to bring back the gunmen. He never wore a gun and never carried one regularly, and served as sheriff from 1912 to 1934 when he resigned due to failing eyesight.
Scurry County rodeo wraps Saturday with winners in multiple events. Ed Workman Lubbock claimed the entroping event at 7 seconds. Pattie Mitchell Slaton led barrel racing with 200. Marie Voss Snyder won barrel racing with 19.6 seconds. Adie Bike Snyder won goat tying 7.50. Judy Minor Snyder led team tying with 21.5 seconds. Cotton Lawrence Colorado City qualified in bull riding despite a minor injury.
U S scientists repaired a bulky space rocket and rescheduled a launch of the 446 pound Mariner-1 probe toward Venus for early morning. If successful the craft will travel over 225 million miles and pass within 10 000 miles of Venus before year end potentially shedding light on life possibility. The first of two U S Venus missions was halted just before liftoff due to an unwanted radio signal detected in the rocket.
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