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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1963
Page
6
President meets leaders to push civil rights laws and voter registration drives. Kennedy proposes a nationwide push this summer in 30 to 40 cities, urges unions to back reforms, and calls for more minority representation in international unions and public life.
A Taylor area report notes a drainage study by the city commission as the New Cr 2A zone gains approval. Birth announcements list several newborns with weights and birth times from Taylor Clinic Latif Clinic Porter Chine Hospital St Marys Hospital and West Texas Hospital. Names include Batchelor Griffin Ramirez Suniga Garcia Murphy Strain and Alexander with parental occupations in engineering construction liquor distribution manufacturing and electrical work.
City commissioners discussed 50th Street C-2A zoning as part of a broad zoning review with real estate interests pressing for wider districting. The Planning and Zoning Commission backed the proposal amid concerns about map conformity and impacts on adjacent property. Flooding relief and storm sewer projects were highlighted, with a potential $1.25 million extension noted as key.
D B Cain of Edna a 94 year old deacon was named Thursday in Dallas the 1963 Texas Baptist Father of the Year. Cain has held every church role except pastor. Carr reports a legislative session after Murray resigned. The House passed it but the Senate did not.
Berlin AP dispatch reports East German guards starting to clear barbed wire fencing and anti tank obstacles on a highway near East Berlin. They replace items with movable border barriers. the route leads toward the airport just outside Southeast Berlin, with West Berlin access now longer.
Mr and Mrs Allie W Odell announce the birth of a daughter weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces at 4 15 a m Thursday in West Texas Hospital. The father is employed at Brannon Humble Service Station.
Delegates to the annual Boys State elected Dan Hedges of Houston Thursday as governor of their mythical state government. Top officials included Lt. Gov. Jack W. Hanks, Atty. Gen. Benjamin Huer ta, Land Commissioner William M. Bankston, Comptroller Randy M. Bishop, Treasurer Leo Rhodes, Agriculture Commissioner Dennis Cleaver, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Jay Stanley. Also named were railroad commissioners John Leathers and John F. McFarland, associate justices Leroy Anderson and Robert M. Collie, and other named officials across the state judiciary and railroad board.
Stockholm reports the largest coin ever minted the 24 inch long 44 pound copper X Daler with ten dollar value. Issued in 1644, it could buy one horse and 70 kilograms of butter. Of 26 000 struck, only three are known to remain.
Slaton city secretary J. J. Maxey, serving since 1944, was dismissed on a 3 to 2 vote by the Slaton City Commission. The move, effective after the annual city audit, followed a tie broken by Mayor Jonas Cain. Bownds questioned the reasons, noting Maxey had recently been named outstanding city secretary in the under 10,000 population class.
Lonnie Gordon Dorsey earns a James Madison High School diploma and a White House letter from John F. Kennedy honoring his graduation. His mother recalls the surprise invitation and the family's reaction to the handwritten note from the president.
The first squadron of Titan II ICBMs entered into operational service ahead of schedule at Norton AFB California. Col Strother Hardwick transferred nine missile complexes to Col Raymond Sampson of the 39th Strategic Missile Wing at Davis Monthan AFB Arizona completing SAC control of the unit. A second Titan II squadron near Tucson will be completed later this year.
Rev. Joe H. Patterson, 33, resigns from Linden Baptist Church after proposing that Negroes be admitted to worship. Deacons opposed the move, prompting his decision to quit to avoid tearing the church apart. In Linden Alabama, about 600 members attend the church.
President Kennedy said he will resubmit a bill to expand federal aid to low in spirits areas after its defeat by five votes in the House. He called the loss tragic and vowed another attempt despite Southern Democratic and Republican opposition.
NAACP leaders push for an interracial committee to address tensions in Lub bock while mayor questions its purpose. Pastor Reed names potential members including Dr. F. Y. Lovings and Rev. Monroe Wood. 5-member panel to be formed with limited NAACP representation. Italian industrialists clash with labor over costs tied to a new wage settlement affecting the auto industry.
Reed notes a growing burden in pre sentence investigations for federal judges as federal statutes broaden regulation. He cites more repeat offenders and an increased case volume over the past 25 years, foresees retirement opening for a deputy role, and lists his family in Crosbyton and nearby areas.
Williams asked the judge for two weeks to prepare a motion for a new trial. July 10 is set for filing, August 5 for a hearing on all motions. Johnson and other defendants may appeal. Bail for each remains at 10,000. Johnson wife Agnes cried after verdict. Convictions could bring up to 19 years in prison and 75,000 in fines per defendant. Boykin and Johnson, Democrats, were defeated in November elections. Government accuses Boykin and Johnson of pressuring Justice to drop or delay Edlin’s 1959 savings and loan fraud indictment in Baltimore.
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