U S Rejects Castro Talks Bid Amid Cuba Russia Ties
The U S rejects Fidel Castro's call for talks to ease tensions. Press officials say the Kennedy administration has made clear communism is not negotiable in the hemisphere. Castro emphasizes Russia's strength and positions Cuba as a Moscow bridgehead for regional subversion.
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Fidel Castro
United States
Russia
Lincoln White
Kennedy
Castro
Cuba
Moscow
Washington
U.S
Lions Club District 2T-2 Convention Opens in Lubbock
Hundreds of Lions Club members arrive for the District 2T-2 convention spanning two days. Sessions by 21 county representatives mark the start with the State Convention to follow. Lubbock welcomes the visitors as they enjoy activities at Texas Tech and baton twirling contests.
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Leer
Lions Club
Lubbock
LSO
National
Texas Tech
Panhandle South Plains Fair Plans Advance for 1963
Plans for the 46th Annual Panhandle South Plains Fair are made with officers chosen. The exposition runs September 23 to 28, 1963. A. B. Davis will continue as secretary-manager, assuring strong leadership and organization. The fair remains months away but preparations start now.
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A. B. Davis
Chicago man wins $1000 in solid black canvas contest
A Chicago man wins a $1,000 prize by exhibiting a solid black canvas in a contest. The remark hints at debates on abstract art and cultural language differences.
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Chicago
Khrushchev
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Publisher and Rates 1963
The page carries the joint masthead of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal and Evening Edition, listing Parker, Prouty, Chas A. Guy as officers. It includes subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, with various durations and regional rates ending with a flag pledge and a dated notice June 8, 1963.
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
8Th Bt
Ave. J. Lubbock
Texas
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Presse
United Press International
Parker
Prouty Chas. A. Guy
Carner
Bunday
Bundey
Burdey
United States of America
Why Only Italian Popes In Vatican Tradition
Special correspondent explores why the Roman Catholic Church keeps Italian popes. Roman realists argue Italian lineage preserves tradition and ties to Rome, while an American pope would face distrust and showy foreignness. A Roman quips about an IBM computer in the Sistine Chapel as satirical humor.
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Sicily
Rome
Vatican City
Italy
Vatican
Simpatico
St. Peter's Square
Hoyle
America
Kansas
Sistine Chapel
P. S
Spain on the Move as Minimum Wage Boost Spurs Hopes
From Madrid, the piece notes Spain's shift toward Europe via social reforms including a daily minimum wage of one dollar. It cites rising real wages, improving national output with six to eight percent GNP growth in 1961 and 1962, and a growing demand for better living standards fueled by tourism and industrial progress.
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Inez Robe
Adrid
Europe
Pyrenees
Spain
Generalissimo
Franco
Falange
France
United States
Madrid
Paris
Salt use in daily goods and soap noted in report
The article states the average US family uses about 1100 pounds of salt annually with most not at table, highlighting salt in soap leather dyes pottery glass and thousands of items. It then notes The Hague plans to build a nuclear power plant.
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United States
Richard Starnes
Gov. Rockefeller
America
Mary Rockefeller
Rock
Happy
New York
Sal
Sincere Salute To Pope John in Georgetown Pub
Andrew Tully reflects on Pope John XXIII’s death seen through a Georgetown restaurant scene. Patrons, including a Baptist waiter, discuss the pope’s humanity and impact, noting he inspired warmth and converted casual drinkers to kindness. The tribute highlights simple, shared respect over formal ritual.
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Georgetown
Pope John
John Xntit
Tully
Government transfers 16320 acres to 70 farm families in Hockley County
The Ropesville project lands in Hockley County move from federal ownership to 70 tenant-farm families, some among the first 33 to farm since 1937. Buyers will continue tenancy on the land as the government completes the transfer today. OPA allows rationing certificates for farm implements and tires. Parks board reports Mackenzie State Park near Lubbock again leads Texas parks with 51,940 visitors in April out of 127,540 statewide.
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Hockley County
Uncle Sam
Texas
Mackenzie
Lubbock
State Parks Board
Chamber of Commerce
Frontera sherry fans sustain long standing link with Grossbottwar tie
A fragment notes Grossbottwar in Germany atop a town wall linked with Frontera in Spain through a century plus diet of Bur we sherry. The terse item hints a historical trade or cultural exchange lasting over 100 years.
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Frontera
Spain
Remarriage Critique Highlights Mary's Isolation
A young writer argues that Mary Rockefeller’s social ostracism drives prejudice against Gov. Rockefeller's remarriage and potential presidential bid. The piece frames divorce stigma as the core issue, urging honest societal change and noting Mary’s lack of a profession and support.
Administrator Trims Budget Cuts Own Salary
Gordon Allison, administrator for the Superior Courts in Maricopa County, trimmed budget requests and inadvertently cut his own $10,248 salary from the next fiscal year's budget. CAPETOWN reports record South African gold output.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Gordon Allison
Maricopa County
Allison
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