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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1961

Page

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Storms Plague Plains and East Coast Hit Hard

Severe storms lashed the eastern seaboard from Delaware to New York with torrential rain and winds, while northern plains and Midwest endured damaging downpours. Seven inches of rain fell in half an hour along the Susquehanna, triggering landslides and trapping motorists. In Illinois and Pennsylvania heavy rains caused damage, with Lancaster and York areas reporting wind harm and Millville, New Jersey recording three inches of rain. A Dallas-style jet incident and a Pan Am emergency flight added to the day’s weather woes as multiple regions faced flooding, power issues, and hazardous landings.

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Five Planes With Perilous Landings Across Cities

In a 24 hour span, five airliners carrying 500 plus passengers faced rough landings in New York Los Angeles and San Juan. A Pan Am DC-8 from Paris with 136 aboard skidded off a runway at New York International Airport. An Eastern DC-9 with 107 aboard circled for three hours while nose wheel was freed. No injuries were reported.

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Dutch Miss International Beauty Crown Goes to Miss Holland

Stanny van Baer of Amsterdam won the Miss International title in Long Beach, becoming the first European to claim the honor since 1965. After hours of rehearsals and two hours sleep, she prepared for the Seats ball in a flowing white gown, with runners up Vera Marie Brauner Miss Brazil Carmen Cervera Miss Spain Edna MacVicar Miss Canada and Sigrun Ragnarsdottir Miss Iceland listed.

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Cuba Seeks UN Custody of Hijacked Airliner Amid Tension

Cuba accuses the United States of planned military aggression over the hijacked Eastern Air Lines Electra. A foreign ministry communique warns of a potential conflagration and calls for UN action to prevent use of the incident as a pretext for invasion. The State Department dismisses Havana’s claims as deliberate misdirection.

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Beetlon B Radio TV Program and Comic Dictionary

A fragmented listing selects Beetlon B Radio TV Program and a facet of a comic dictionary. The note hints at romance themes centering on a sunlit girl contrasted with lunar imagery. The item references department pages and sections across various newspaper areas.

Atraraton OTN Plains Farm Fine Arts Beetlon Becton

Reluctant Postman in Floydada Retires After 44 Years

Oliver Allen, the longtime rural Route 4 mail carrier from Floydada, will retire Monday after exactly 44 years. He began on August 1, 1917, urged by the postmaster, and served seven or eight patrons unchanged since his start, sometimes delivering to fourth-generation families.

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Five inmates escape insane asylum. one slays

Police hunted a slayer among five inmates who fled Matteawan State Hospital for the criminal insane in Hudson Valley by sawing an iron bar. Pedro Arroyo of Spanish Harlem, 31, was seized later near the hospital. others were captured nearby after a dramatic escape. The incident coincides with East Germany warning of ending Western rights in Berlin to halt mass refugee exodus.

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Soviet Party Endorses Peaceful Coexistence Policy

The Soviet Communist Party issued a program urging all Communists to uphold Leninist peaceful coexistence with the West. It says socialism will inevitably supplant capitalism worldwide, with peaceful means preferred unless imperialist powers threaten war. The plan links housing and transport promises to broader productivity gains while noting possible delays due to international tensions and a stronger military. It mentions Khrushchev as a guiding influence and references tensions with Red China and Yugoslavia.

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Envoy Called Back From Soviet Talks

President Kennedy received a cable report from John J. McCloy on disarmament consultations in the Soviet Union. McCloy, after three days of talks with Premier Khrushchev, heads home and plans further conference with the President this week at the Cape Cod White House.

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Prayer Note From 7th Grade Sunday School Class

A local 7th grade Sunday School class expresses thanks for blessings and asks guidance to live Christlike lives. The message seeks forgiveness for sins and strength to overcome evil, mentioning M. E. Church Abernathy and church leaders.

Heavenly Father M. E. Churgh, Abernathy

Khrushchev warns Berlin war could kill 200 million

Diplomatic disclosures recount Khrushchev telling British Ambassador Sir Frank Roberts at the Bolshoi Theater that 200 million people might die if Berlin crisis leads to war. He proposed a separate peace with East Germany, warned NATO blocks, and boasted mobilization capacity while denying unification of Germany.

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Khrushchev Talks With U.S. Official On Berlin Speech

In Sochi Khrushchev and a top U.S. official discussed shifts in Soviet and U.S. positions, with hopes for further exchanges though no agreement yet. Observers note Kennedy seeks feedback on his Berlin speech while Soviet reaction remains unofficial but quietly defiant. Meanwhile a Tehran heat wave kills 16 and hospitalizes 100 in Khuzistan.

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Weather Map Page Forecast for Lubbock Area

Partly cloudy conditions expected Sunday with southerly winds at 10 to 20 mph. The forecast notes a slight rise in temperatures in the morning with a high near 92. Precipitation chances minimal.

Lubbock and Naan Maria Betas

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