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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1962
Page
5
The Lubbock City Commission approved a Youth Council proposed by Mayor Jack Strong. Eleven members will serve, six named yesterday and five from fixed sources including high school student council presidents Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian College and one ex officio city official.
Harlan Cleveland argues the U S is winning the ideological struggle with Russia citing a string of indicators. He notes many newly independent nations shunned Communism and that nationalist drives outpace Communist appeal while acknowledging unrest in Communist countries. He warns against a laissez faire stance and urges firmness toward Moscow.
In Roselle New Jersey a group of teenage babysitters issued a declaration of rights detailing jobs they will perform pay rates and conditions for hire. They say they are not a club or union but the move resembles the start of a union and could spread if others adopt the idea.
The edition from Lubbock Texas presents a South Plains morning briefing. It notes regional news, wire service content and Associated Press material distributed by the Texas Daily Press League. Local items, weather snippets, and community notices accompany the dispatch.
Special correspondent Ruth Montgomery notes Noah Mason Rose, now 82, delivers a swansong speech denouncing the Democratic president and the Supreme Court. The Republican critic laments party shifts, warns of socialism, warns of debt and taxes, and recalls his long House tenure and habit of leaving August 1 each year.
A Laos dispatch by Richard Starnes recounts a journalist's bout of illness amid expatriate colleagues. Travelers swap remedies from par erg, opium, antibiotics to sleeping pills while a fever and aching bones ravage the narrator.
An analysis notes the rise of influential lobbies on Capitol Hill since FDR era reforms. The Consumers Advisory Council proves weak against price rises while drug and farm lobbies push bills counter to consumer interests. The sugar lobby spurs a Senate inquiry, banks block tax relief, and veterans push a new benefits campaign with broad support.
George E. Sokolsky argues the Kennedy administration leans young and deliberate, stressing timing over impulse. He compares Roosevelt and Mozart as models, notes economic advice is interpretation driven, and urges measured Medicare and tax handling through practical input from general practitioners.
The Council of Ministers of the European Community agreed to provide financial assistance to Somalia and Dahomey after severe floods affected both nations. The aid aims to support relief and recovery efforts.
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