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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1960
Page
4
A tense scene at the Tokyo airport as supporters of Eisenhower clash with leftists while Hagerty arrives. About 2,500 pro Eisenhower demonstrators and 1,500 pro Ike protesters are reported, with police keeping crowds from the ramp during the arrival.
Congress leaders demand guarantees for Ike s safety as he plans a Japanese visit amid mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Kishi and the U S security pact. Hagerty and a U S official were attacked at Tokyo airport while a Marine helicopter evacuated the travelers to the embassy.
Miami Beach doctor Dr Henry Russek cites a study of 100 young coronary patients and 100 controls showing 91 percent of heart patients faced high stress via long hours or multi job demands. He suggests conscientious temperament and possible genetic influence increase risk when combined with high fat diets and family history.
G C Hansard, 56, of 2011 8th St., was hospitalized after three Latin American youths attacked him around 10 30 p m in the 4th Street underpass. He sustained cuts to the stomach and right arm and was taken to hospital by ambulance from Rainbow Garage and Wrecker Service.
O’Donnell celebrates its 50th anniversary tied to the 1910 railroad arrival. The town’s golden jubilee coincides with the 16th annual rodeo featuring a breakfast, barbecue, a parade with floats and riding groups, and an 8 p.m. final rodeo. Mayor L J Hash proclaimed the celebration as stores close for the day and Robbie Hale, 15, was named rodeo queen.
A series of birth notices records newborns across West Texas by family, weight, time, date and hospital. It lists fathers' occupations from a dentist to a painter and steelworker, and names several residences including Elliott, Reese Village, Shallowater, and Lubbock.
James Wallace 12 son of Dr and Mrs Grady Wallace 2623 31st St admitted to Methodist Hospital after being struck by a car about 930 p m Friday night taken there by Franklin Bartley Funeral Home ambulance condition undetermined at hospital late Friday night
Boos greeted the author as pickets paraded with crayon signs reading unfair to us and other kids and Mr. Vincent go home. A red haired girl asked how to spell dis establishmentarianism, signaling a standoff as the fence stays and the pickets remain.
Lumberton NC building at the Pocahontas Restaurant burned after the Robeson County Firemen's Association failed to meet as scheduled this week. No injuries reported in the brief incident.
Senate action boosts military funding including an $84 million security hold on details, expands Bomarc missile and Polaris programs, and restores a full weapons development system. Stennis reports Samos reconnaissance has top priority as U 2 flights are canceled. Chavez endorses Samos as superior intel method.
The report describes a traffic jam stretching four miles on three main streets in West Amarillo as police logged bumper to bumper conditions. Don Boyett of the Amarillo Globe News and his family witnessed a funnel form above the city before it dissipated.
Air Force officer Maj. David B. Knight, formerly of Lubbock, promoted from captain to major and serving as chief of supply and services at Tachikawa Air Base near Tokyo since January. His wife Patricia and daughter Cindy accompany him in Japan. The report lists several other local service members with promotions and overseas posts in Germany, California, or elsewhere, plus brief notes on weather events and local road traffic impacts.
Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller appeared briefly at the New York Coliseum opening with Khrushchev noted in a model kitchen. Rockefeller declined to answer a national issues questions broadcast, urging Nixon to spell out policies before the GOP convention. Both avoided political jabs and stressed American unity.
Thomas Morton a 72 year old Ralls resident remained in poor condition Friday night at Methodist Hospital after injuries from a fall in Ralls. He was taken to the hospital by Carter Funeral Home ambulance.
In Santa Barbara California two bodies of seven crew members from a 42 foot research boat Marie were found 16 miles apart after vanishing on a secret underwater mission. The vessel carried a Raytheon crew and advanced Navy detection gear. One body tentatively identified as Paul Tate 36. The mangled remains show shark damage to both arms and one leg.
Considine recalls a tense moment as MacArthur urges US boxing officials to back American athletes. Jacob Stumpf threatens to withdraw, but the general insists Americans do not quit. The editorial notes triumphs of Barbuti and the California eight and calls for support. A penny per head could push funding over the top.
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