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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1963

Page

4

Orbiting Russian Girl May Rendezvous Today

The article notes Bykovsky completing five orbits aboard a Soviet flight and sending greetings to Europe, Latin America, and Australia. Khrushchev praised the mission, while U.S. officials watched as NASA prepared for future Mercury and Gemini milestones. The piece compares Soviet and American capabilities and hints at possible follow-on launches.

Bykovsky Khrushchev Pavel Popovich Europe Latin America Australia Tass Komsomol Earth Kremlin Harold Wilson Labor Party

Wallet theft and property losses across Lubbock area

Reported Friday thefts include two electrically operated hoists worth over 700 at High Plains Trailer Sales in Idalou, a porch table, jewelry, a billfold with 15 dollars, a chest of drawers from Camp Carson, and a $400 wallet lost after using a downtown phone booth. A 12-year-old was named as a suspect.

High Plains Idalou Hwy Sam Cox Sheriff's Reba Middleton 45Th St B. C. Smith Lubbock Camp Carson Block Ave. H John Edward Stone Vanda Ave William H. Rutherford Hamilton Rutherford 34Th St Ave. A

A&M Dispute Over College News Releases

Rudder backs Jim Lindsey in halting college news releases to The Bryan Daily Eagle. Lindsey calls the Eagle story on campus reorganization a breach of trust. The Eagle claims it would not be told what to publish and preferred independent reporting.

Rudder Jim Lindsey Bryan Daily Eagle Lindsey The Eagle Bob Stewart

Becky Owen Crowned 1963 Miss Lovington

Becky Owen 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudy Owen, was named 1963 Miss Lovington at Janell Auditorium after prevailing over five contestants. A 1963 Lovington High School graduate, she plans to enter the DeMolay sweetheart contest in Las Cruces and will compete for Miss New Mexico in July. Miss Nancy Short King, Miss Lovington 1962, crowned Owen with Lt Gov Mack Easley in attendance. runnerup was Carolyn Piper.

Lovington Becky Owen Rudy Owen Janell Auditorium Miss Owen Lovington High School Jas Cruces Nancy Short King Mack Easley Hobbs Carolyn Piper Ray G. Piper Owen

Births and Families Celebrate With Local Hospital News

A string of birth notices from Reese Air Force Base and West Texas hospitals lists newborns, weights, and parent occupations. Fathers include military personnel, teachers, farmers, and utility workers, with multiple births in June and Friday delivery times.

Racial unrest spreads as Jackson protests scale up

Demonstrators arrested in Jackson after a Supreme Court ruling limits mass demonstrations. In Danville and Ohio police clear or round up protesters as whites and Black leaders bargain for restraint. Evers funeral draws national figures, Meredith calls for a general strike and boycott against white supremacy.

Maryland National U.S. Supreme Court Danville Ohio Tuscaloosa Ala University of Alabama Huntsville Columbus Jackson Evers James H. Meredith University of Mississippi Meredith

Washington Protest Seeks Fair Housing Pledge

Thousands gather in Washington to press for end of housing discrimination. NAACP and RFK-era activists urge District officials to enact and enforce fair housing and employment laws, with Tobriner promising hearings if Congress balks. The event sees no violence and features prayers at the White House.

Nazi Party Washington Walter Tobriner White House National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People Congress of Racial Equality Southern Christian Leadership Conference Lafayette Square Smallwood E. Williams Bible Way Church Worldwide Tobriner Hobson Congress

East German jamming to shield Kennedy West Berlin visit

In Bonn East Germany plans to jam West German and West Berlin broadcasts as Kennedy visits. West German press chief Karl von Hase says new jamming gear will disrupt transmissions and party officials will inspect homes for receiver setups. NAACP leader Medgar Evers burial cited with church bells urged in Washington. Demonstrators faced Nazi pickets with police restraining confrontation.

Bonn Germany East Germany Kennedy West Germany West Berlin Karl von Hase Communist Party

Hoover Recovers After August Operation At Medical Center

Former President Herbert Hoover rallied quickly after his August operation and was seen chatting with nurses within hours. He told reporters he still has many tasks to finish as he left the Medical Center on September 18. Doctors declined to comment on his current condition. Hoover resumed his writing and civic work, while his illness was noted by Neil MacNeil. Truman expressed sorrow, wishing him a speedy recovery. Hoover, a Stanford educated engineer born August 10 1874, led relief efforts in WWI and served as president from 1929 to 1933.

London British Interplanetary Society Kenneth W. Gaitland U.S Soviet Union United States Moscow Hoover the Waldorf Neil MacNeil Hoover Commission Ralph H. Boots Rudolph N. Schullinger Fordyce B. St. John MacNeil Herbert Allan Washington Harry S. Truman Lou Henry Stanford University West Branch Iowa Stanford Europe Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge White House Alfred E. Smith Franklin D. Roosevelt

Rites Set Monday For State Rep Helen L Smith

Hobbs funeral services for State Rep Helen L Hugh Smith 51 will be held at 2 30 p m at Taylor Street Church of Christ with Mardell Lynch presiding Burial follows at Memory Garden under Griffin Funeral Home of Hobbs Smith a resident of Hobbs for three years died of a heart attack on the Lea County courthouse steps He was superintendent of Philips Petroleum in Hobbs a former school board president and an elder Survivors include his wife Jean two daughters Dolores Ward Pamela and a son Howard five siblings and four sisters

Hobbs Helen L Hugh) Smith Taylor Street Church of Christ Mardell Lynch Griffin Funeral Home Smith Lea County Philips Petroleum Company Taylor Street Church of Christ Ins Jean Dolores Ward Colorado City Pamela Smith Howard Otis Royce City Tex Ollie Culberson Albuquerque C. OH. Tuttle Coffman Eva Vinson Rowlett Monroe Greer Oregon

Hale Rites Set In Lovington

Services are set for J. Ro Hale 72 of Lovington at 2 p.m. Sunday at Northside Baptist Church with Rev. G. W. Turner officiating. Burial in Lovington Cemetery under Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home. Hale born in Donita Texas, resident 48 years, survived by six daughters two in Lovington and two in Albuquerque three sisters and a father in Pampa. Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Lovington Northside Baptist Church J. Ro Ross) Hale G. W. Turner Pastol Lovington Cemetery Smuith-Yarbro Funeral Home Hale Donita Texas Jess Sumruld Pauline Burns Louceate Sumruld Diamond Thompson Walter Burns Louise Stout Albuquerque Thomas Wilson Hale Pampa Johnnie Free Bowie Almy Sharp Floyd Roberts Channing

Texas real estate association weighs ethics plus license revocation

Resolution from page one predicts the TREA will adopt a measure to expel any member guilty of ethics violations. Gov Connally is urged to back corrective actions and Atty. Gen. Carr studies laws to strengthen Texas real estate regulation. The draft urges revocation of licenses for flagged offenders.

TREA Phillips John Connally Waggoner Carr Texas Realtors’ Code of Ethics

Man Is Seriously Hurt In Stabbing at Trailer Court

In Lovington, 92 year old Domingo Guzman was stabbed twice in the chest once in the left leg and wounded on the cheek and ear. Martin Cantu, 58, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the incident at Josie's Trailer Court.

Lovington Lovington- Lea General Hospital J. E. Polson Domingo Guzvas Polson Martin’ Cantu Josie Northeast Street Khrushchev Cantu Guzman Schedl Aelle Meee En Emery

Khrushchev Seeks Summit Aimed at East West Peace

Khrushchev outlined plans for a mid July meeting with Kennedy and Macmillan’s negotiators, pushing for a non aggression pact and end to U S bases. He urged practical deeds to back fresh calls for world peace and urged limits on armed intervention in Cuba. Wilson noted progress toward broad power summit concepts and a framework for nuclear test inspections.

United States Kennedy W. Averell Harriman Harold Macmillan Lord Hailsham Khrushchev Cuba Warsaw Pact North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Robyn Beaver Crowned Miss Snyder in Snyder Pageant

Robyn Beaver, 18, 5-foot-4 with green eyes and auburn hair, won the fourth annual Jaycee Miss Snyder contest before 1000 fans at Snyder High School. Runner-up Lanette Miller. Miss Congeniality Sandra Autry. Beaver to compete in Miss Texas in Fort Worth beginning July 30.

Fort Worth Bobby Winans Johnny Boran Robyn Beaver Betty Morgan Miss Snyder Miss Beaver Gerry Burton

Twister Hits Portales and East Texas Rural Tele

Severe storms dropped heavy rain across Portales and West Texas towns with winds up to 60 mph in Hereford. A suspected tornado felled five telephone poles near a rural line, while towns reported rainfall from .7 to several inches and scattered thunderstorms across the South Plains.

Hereford West Texas Rural Telephone Co Tulsa

Tech student aide at Argonne lab in Atomic City Idaho

William Heineman son of Prof and Mrs E R Heineman 3015 21st St works as a student aide for Argonne Chemical Co at its Atomic City Idaho laboratory. Heineman is a senior chemistry major at Texas Tech chosen by scholastic standing. Mohamed Noor bin Yusof of Kuala Lumpur Malaya arrives for a four to five day tour of rural farming life in the Lubbock area. Three people treated and released at West Texas Hospital after a two car collision at Parkway Dr and Idalou Rd.

William Heineman E. R. Heineman 21St St Argonne Chemical Co Atomic City Idaho Heineman Texas Tech Mohamed Noor bin Yusof Juala Lumpur Malaya Lubbock Noor Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs U.S. Department of State West Texas Hospital Parkway Dr Idalou Rd Bobby Don Chastain Rt. 1 Gail Lehde San Antonio Patricia Barnard Betty Rogers Watts Fort Worth

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