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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1961
Page
2
Louella Parsons reports on Benny Thau inspecting footage in Hollywood for The West Was Won. The MGM star hopes to join the western epic and may delay another project for a significant role.
A Post City Council approved street light upgrade is stalled by Southwest for Public Service. The plan replaces 27 10,000 lumen incandescent lamps on the west side of Broadway with 20,000 lumen mercury vapor fixtures and also replaces courthouse lights on Main Street to Avenue F.
In Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann nodded off on the witness stand ending five weeks of testimony. The former SS officer facing charges for orchestrating the Holocaust appeared to fall asleep as nine former Nazi officials testified. Spectators laughed as the witness momentarily slumbered.
A United Arab Republic initiative links Damascus and Mexico in a project to boost production of lechu fiber used in cordage and brush making. The report notes reconstruction efforts tied to Hejaz Railway materials and related industrial aims.
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