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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1958

Page

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Senators Seek Adams Explanations Over Goldfine Ties

Rep. Oren Harris said House investigators did not smear Sherman Adams linking him to Bernard Goldfine's troubles with federal agencies. GOP senators Goldwater and Potter pressed for Adams to explain lavish gifts including a $700 Vienna coat and a $2,400 Oriental rug while Beall and Butler urged cooperation and possible resignation or removal if facts prove misconduct. White House silent as Adams called insinuations unwarranted.

Jack Belt Lewis Gunck Washington Oren Harris D- Ark House Sherman Adams Boston Bernard Goldfine Harris Adams Eisenhower Goldfine Gop Sotons Barry Goldwater Arizona Charles F. Potter Michigan GOP Maryland J. Glenn Beall John Marshall Butler Beall Congress The Sun Butler House Committee White House

Senate Limits Talk On Labor Measure

The Senate agreed to limit debate on its labor reform bill to secure a final vote early next week. After a third successive hour session with few senators present, the body adjourned at 10 59 p m until noon Monday to resume consideration of the measure.

Washington UPI Senate

Odd Beast Said to Be Yeti Relative in Nepal Pass Sighting

A reported bearlike humanoid with human feet was tracked and slain by riflemen under the Raja of Mustang in a 14 000 foot Nepal pass. The skull and hide will be sent to Katmandu for scientific examination.

M. M. Gupta Atmandu Nepal UPI Huntamen Mustang Katmandu Tibet

Father’s Day Reunion After Twenty Years apart in Baltimore

Paul Hummel reunited with his son Shane after two decades. Shane, raised in Daytona with his mother, later served in the Marines and settled in Baltimore. He and Ruth Franz, who became his wife, now have five children including Patricia, Rosemay, and Mark, with Hummel working as a casualty adjuster.

Proust Baltimore Paul Hummel Hummel Guadalcanal Vic American Legion Marine Post Patricia Rosemay Mark

Midwest Weather Toll Rises Amid Kansas Tornadoes and Indiana Floods

A belt of extreme weather battered the Midwest with tornadoes in Kansas near Marion damaging barns and homes while floods surged in Indiana. The White River hit its second highest level in 45 years as rains lingered across farmlands and deaths mounted including a Randolph County child and an Indianapolis teen. Sunshine briefly returned before more storms were forecast.

Kansasas Indiana Texas Presidio Cotulla Fort Worth Mineral Wells Wichita Falls White River Anderson Ind Randolph County Indianapolis Midwest

Miss Lubbock crowned in three day mall pageant

Miss Yvonne Skinner won the Miss Lubbock title at Broadway and Avenue J in a three day downtown mall program. The Texas Tech senior music major said she hopes to use modeling to fund her study at Eastman or Juilliard, with plans to enter the state Miss Texas pageant in Amarillo.

Kenneth May Avalanche-Journal Nersons Xvonne Skinner Deanna Austin Lubbock Amarillo Skinner Eastman Julliard School of Music New York Misa Lubbock

Pessimist Dictosary Defines a Gloomy Person

A short editorial notes a pessimist as a person who assumes the unexpected will occur and spends days in constant anticipation. It reflects a skeptical view on foreseen outcomes and cautious living.

Eight Hurt In Fiery Ambulance Crash In Dallas

A Grand Prairie ambulance and a private car collided in Dallas on Saturday. Eight people were injured. the ambulance burst into flames and was destroyed. Investigators said the ambulance ran a red light with siren on.

Dallas Aps Grand Prairie Lawrence S

Rebels battle government forces in Beirut conflicts

A day-long clash in Beirut pits government troops against rebels in the capital as artillery and tanks enter the fight. U S officials call the danger to Americans minimal while violence spreads to Tripoli and surrounding districts.

Tom Masterson Eirut Lebanon Beirut Camille Chamoun Dulles Capitol Sec John Foster Dulles Washington Middle East State Department U.S Robert McClintock Tripoli U. S. Information Agency Ramel Zarif Basta A Moalem Associated Press Chamoun Sen Lebanon

Reds Spurn Plea For U S Airmen

Berlin reports that a U S emissary arrived in East Germany to seek release of nine kidnapped American airmen. The Communists refused to deal unless negotiators had formal State Department authorization, signaling hostage aims to pressure U S recognition. The move ends a decade of precedent, following Soviet refusal to honor four power accords.

Berlin UPI United States East Germany State Department U.S Iron Curtain

Scheme To Kidnap Bing's Wife Bared

Wilburn Davison admitted he considered kidnapping Mrs. Bing Crosby 24 to cash in on her wealthy husband. Gene Kling agreed to help as accomplice. Davison sought a female to guard the victim, met his niece Nick Snow, who balked at the plan and returned home. Crosby’s wife called the plot ridiculous and hoped it wouldn’t disturb Bing. Sheriff’s sergeant noted a call from the plan’s earlier lead.

United Pree Jollywood Wilburn Davison Bing Crosby Crosby Davidson Kling Gene Thorne Kling Cromwell Okla Nick Snow Vegas

Runaway Airman Ends 3 Day Search by Surrender

A 19 year old airman from Keesler Air Force Base walked into his mother’s home and then to his girlfriend Doris Lyne Bowling’s arms ending a three day two state search. He said the supposed death note was a hoax to delay pursuit and that he flew to see Lynn. He added the only way they would stop him was to shoot him down, which he believed unlikely. He was taken to Hensley Field by air police after arrest by city officers.

Whitey Sawyer Allasum Donald Keeton Mississippi Lynn Hensley Field Gulfport Miss Keesler Air Force Base Doris Lyne Bowling Keeton Mra

Sailors Die From Fumes In Ship Compartment

Five sailors trapped in a destroyer compartment amid carbon dioxide fumes Friday night died in the incident. Two others survived after treatment at the Navy Hospital. Victims named include Richard G. Bishop and Samuel Van Horn, both in their early twenties, while survivors were Patrick Grinnell La Virne Berry and Gerald Stark. The men were playing cards in the emergency diesel generator room when the fire smothering system released gas.

Associated Press San Diego Cogswell Richard G. Bishop Morristown N. J Edith Bishop Samuel van Horn Winstone Salem N. C Elsie M. Harris Navy Hospital Patrick C. Grinnell Port Angeles Wash la Virne Berry Interior Communication Electrician Salida Calif Gerald Jan Stark Comfrey Minn Frank Fenno Pacific

Weather Map Page 9 Report for Lubbock Area

Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity calls for fair conditions in the morning, becoming partly cloudy and hot in the afternoon with isolated thunderstorms. Southerly winds of 10 to 25 mph, high near 98, low around 66, humidity around 64 percent, sunset at 53 minutes after the hour.

Lubbock Aay Rue Mit Isa Humic Buateraue Howton

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