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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1954
Page
10
Mundt claims Cohn pledged to lay off Jackson and opposed Kennedy advising the three subcommittee Democrats. He cited three witnesses who would testify Kennedy warned of action against Jackson. Mundt said he did not speak to Kennedy about his version of the incident.
The proposed city budget projects property valuations rising to 154 million next year from 143 million this year while keeping salaries at current levels. Expenditures increase mainly in Fire Police and Health as eight new firefighters and two police officers are added, with debt service on the Auditorium Coliseum and other items driving total increases.
The article describes a Houston civil defense exercise called Rosebud Alert testing downtown evacuation within the core area and leaflets warning of an atomic bomb scenario. It notes Bombs would disrupt Dallas Fort Worth and Houston communications but plans exist to restore links via Corsicana and other routes.
Bidault said he would return to Geneva Monday to resume work at the Asian conference. The Assembly refused to endorse Laniel’s policies and suggested no alternative, prompting Bidault to remark he would follow his personal policy.
Secretaries and aides weigh American and Allied intervention in Southeast Asia and French moves to boost Western Europe defenses by a European army. Dulles nears patience limit as Geneva talks lag. Senator Knowland warns against a surrender government in France after Premier Laniel’s resignation. He argues Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos will resist losing independence to Communists and may seek UN help if Paris accepts a peace at any price.
Mrs. W. H. Coble 84 longtime Hale Center resident died after a long illness at Hi Plains Hospital in Plainview. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Monday at Hale Center Baptist Church with arrangements handled by Wood Mitchell Funeral Home of Plainview. Survivors include her husband four daughters two sons six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was born in Harrison Arkansas and moved to Hale Center from Oklahoma.
Police say Gregory supplied his son with cigarettes and 100 proof whisky daily. Investigators suggest gasoline fueled the fast fire on a rusted fourth floor stair, trapping migrant families including a pregnant woman and three babies. Arson unit cites a prior porch fire. building cited as a fire trap with code violations.
Adair County Sheriff Henry Buckner was lured from his home by a disturbance call and shot to death on a country road four miles southeast of Stillwell Oklahoma. Officers reported no clues to the killer and estimated the shooting occurred about 8 p.m. local time.
The Gazette notes experiments in the United States and Western nations on life support for space travel and propulsion limits. U S authorities doubt a manned earth satellite is feasible due to huge costs and little benefit, while Russian claims meet skepticism.
Marsin sentenced to death in Arizona and executed in Florence. Police search the Superstition Mountains for $75,000 allegedly buried after the abduction of Herbert Smith. Marsin remains silent, his wife urging him to reveal the ransom location.
Long obituary recounts Sheriff Abel’s life from Alabama birth to Slaton farmer, then police chief and six terms as Lubbock County sheriff. Notable cases include jail break recapture of Stanton gang, aiding FBI investigations, and stripping prizes from criminals. Survived by wife Dessie, four sons, two daughters, and many relatives. Graveside rites planned at First Baptist Church with lodge involvement.
A researcher assigns a chimp to fetch a grape placed under A with the goal of rewarding obedience. Elmer and Cookie, as captive research animals, live in controlled, semi secluded cages in a campus lab. Their air conditioned quarters adjoin a new psychology lab housing rats and monkeys.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton ate 1 on the birth of a daughter weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces at 8 18 a m at Texas Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell welcomed a daughter 5 pounds 14 ounces at 1 31 p m at St Marys Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Strickland Petersburg reported a son 12 ounces at 9 02 p m at St Marys Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez welcomed a daughter 7 pounds at Porter Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Alva At Lubbock had a daughter 9 pounds 4 ounces at 2 05 a m at Porter Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Gonzales reported a son 8 pounds at 2 55 a m at Porter Hospital. The 2018 Broadway couple had a son 1 ounce at 12 11 a m at Reese Air Force Base Hospital. Pfc and Mrs Billy Gray Ft. Sill Okla formerly of Lubbock welcomed a son at 2 38 p m. Mr. and Mrs. Crabb announced a daughter 6 pounds at 2 15 p m at Goodnight Hospital.
A severe hail and rain storm swept northeast of Plainview across three counties with up to ten inches of rain. Onion fields near Kress suffered heavy losses while roadways and farms crippled by flooding and hail. Local farmers plan to replant, with grain sorghum favored after damage.
Senator Joe McCarthy lauded Eisenhower as a better administrator than the prior regime during a Wisconsin Republican convention. He warned party loyalty tests, joked about staying in bed to avoid mistakes, and faced interruption from Harold Michael of Amery who led a Joe Must Go critique. The 4,000 attendees applauded as a resolution praising McCarthy passed.
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