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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1962
Page
4
President Julio Arosemena of Ecuador reaffirmed unity with the United States on key issues in Washington. He said his party remains committed and that lawmakers are prepared to stay on the job to enact necessary money bills, despite talk of winding down.
The chief judge of the U S Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals set aside the temporary ban on demonstrations in Atlanta Georgia after reviewing the case. The decision allows protests to proceed while the underlying legal questions are considered. Local officials had sought to curb demonstrations amid civil unrest.
Catholic schools in a Sydney suburb reopen after a week of closure in protest against state aid shortages for parochial schools in New South Wales.
Houston Mayor Lewis Cutter planned to attend the North Freeway opening to Dallas but slipped before the ribbon cutting. Photographer Dell Var Dusé captured the moment as the mishap occurred at the arena.
Officials mourn the death of Dworshak describing it as a distinct shock. Sen Frank Church and other colleagues note the loss and announce funeral services slated to honor him.
Diplomatic reports say De Gaulle may visit the Soviet Union after Ilie Vinogradov renewal invitation. DeJean and his wife departed Masred with DeJean returning to Paris at month’s end. Paris observers note De Gaulle has not yet accepted the invitation.
Leslie Forrest reports a seagull named Deomald adopted in Broadstairs. The bird avoids fresh water and prefers beer drinking and baths. Forrest says the bird follows him on walks to the seashore and back, drinking a pint each morning and wallowing in the remains.
Services for Mrs. E L Robertson of Lubbock will be at 3 p m at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev Andrew Jumper officiating. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery. She died Monday after a long illness. She taught at the church and attended Trinity University and Dallas Conservatory of Music. She married E L Robertson in 1917. Survivors include a sister, a grandson, three nephews and two nieces. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
Democratic figures debate tax policy with Humphrey stating the President will not push a tax cut unless required. The remark signals cautious budgeting and potential flexibility on reducing levies pending economic conditions.
Moscow virology professor L. A. Zilber proposed that many cancers may arise from viruses transferring new information to normal cells. He argued cancers could develop independently after viral exposure and suggested targeting virus cell signaling pathways with chemicals. He called for early international human studies to detect viruses before they disappear.
Leroy Moss died early Tuesday after shooting himself as police closed in to arrest him for abducting a young girl. Miss Bobbie Walker, 18, escaped unharmed. Moss, 32, a Hunt County farmer, lured the girl and her brother from their home on a pretext of blood for a transfusion. the incident occurred near Lone Oak in southeast Hunt County.
Eight carpenters were injured when a construction elevator failed and fell twelve stories at a Chicago north side apartment building site. At least three workers were critically hurt and a ninth suffered a heart attack from the shock of the hoist crashing to the steel scaffolding.
Robert Tony Aggerman, 36, of Fort Davis Texas, was killed Tuesday when his pickup failed to negotiate a curve on a dirt road nine miles south of Toyahvale in far West Texas. There were 133 physicians in the U.S. population.
Services for H. C. Shorty Burke 62 long time resident will be at First Baptist Church Lockney at 3 p.m. with Rev. Gene Hawkins and S A Freeman officiating. Burial will be Floydada Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home guidance. Survivors include wife a daughter Mrs Keith Stansell Lockney two sons H C Jr Amarillo and Ocie Wichita Falls a brother three sisters and six pallbearers listed.
Last rites for Edgar Allen Hostetler 78 of Kress will be at 2 30 p m today in the First Methodist Church Kress with Rev H H Secord officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery under Wallace Funeral Home directions. A retired farmer he died Tuesday in Swisher County Hospital. Native of Sabetha Kansas he lived in Kress over 30 years and was a Methodist Church member.
Mrs. Lela Mackey 82 of Meadow died Tuesday at Lovington hospital after long Meadow residency. Survived by daughter three grandchildren three sisters and a brother. Sister of city resident Mrs Elsie Branch of 2618 anited OA Pet.
Lovington service for Jackson Cooper Smith set for 2 p m in Church of Christ with minister Charles Moore officiating. Smith died Monday in Lovington Lea General Hospital after a heart attack. Burial in Lovington Cemetery beside wife Kate. Survivors include two sons, two brothers, a sister and three grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
Services for Mrs. Georgia Ballew 54 of 2708 Dartmouth are at 4 p.m. Friday at Calvary Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Ivan Kounter. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home. Survived by husband R. A. a son James three daughters and various relatives.
Will R. Wilson Sr., 80, of Dallas and father of Texas Attorney General Will R. Wilson Jr., died Tuesday at his home. He was chairman emeritus of Cullum & Boren Co., began as a janitor, and had a 54 year career with the firm. He previously worked as a cowhand near Fort Stockton and a roughneck at Spindletop. Funeral arrangements were pending at Sparkman Funeral Home, Dallas.
Bruce Ges eguet Church A Martie 8 Sharpe, a Lubbock resident since 3822, died early Tuesday. Worley Funeral Home, Waurika Oklahoma, directs services. Survived by wife, a brother, two sisters, a half brother, and other relatives. In the Chinese language, Hong Kong means Fragrant Harbor.
Wiliam E. Eppler a prominent railroad financial consultant died at AD Souls Hospital in Morristown New Jersey Monday night He would have been 74 in August Eppler worked with Robert R Young and Allen P Kirby in the 1963 4 proxy fight via Alleghany Corp winning control of the New York Central Railroad He later partnered with the Murchison brothers of Dallas in their proxy battle for Alleghany Eppler a Cisco Texas native lived in Bernardsville New Jersey and maintained offices at 115 Broadway New York City Norway plans major expansion of hydroelectric facilities during 1962 65.
Reader's Digest urges readers to follow seven essential boating safety rules to reduce drownings as 300000 new boats join waterways yearly. The August issue promotes safety tips and warns families to avoid tragedies this season.
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