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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1946
Page
5
Texas voters show preference for broader aid with a push from several candidates toward larger state pensions for seniors. A Austin polling report outlines public opinion on who should receive aid and how much they should receive, highlighting majorities favoring increased payments and looser eligibility.
California Institute of Technology expert Dr. H. S. Seifert says realising manned voyages to Mars and other planets could occur in 10 to 20 years if funds and skilled personnel similar to those behind the atomic bomb program are available. He notes shielding and engine challenges as major barriers to astronaut safety and spacecraft propulsion.
Tile ranks as one of the oldest building materials. The word traces to Anglo-Saxon tigel and Latin tegulo from tego, both meaning to cover.
A D E Dewitt Mackenzie says the United States proposal for international control of atomic energy and outlawing the bomb may break the deadlock among the Big Four foreign ministers in Paris. The plan aims to pool the atomic secret and ease Moscow Washington tensions, with potential positive effects on United Nations deliberations and future global disarmament.
District Attorney E T Hensley said a special term of district court may be called to hear the case of James Alford Murray 19 charged with the knife slaying of Finley Drum mond near Tucumcari New Mexico on June 4 Murray from Tempe Arizona admitted stabbing the former Bath Maine naval officer during a scuffle Murray was held without bond after pleading guilty to the charges A search will be started near Cuervo New Mexico for the knife used in the slaying Murray said he tossed the weapon after Drum monds death as he was en route to La Jolla California to be best man at a brothers wedding
Three Texas rangers raided four penny arcades in Tempe and seized around a hundred coin operated machines valued at about $45,000 with automatic payoffs. The machines were loaded on two six wheel trucks and trailers. No charges were filed by noon today.
The Lubbock Emergency Housing committee urges residents to mail the National Housing Agency coupon by Monday. About 500 families had submitted coupons, but officials say needs may be higher and the city will receive materials based on reported housing requirements.
Ed Winfree of Houston visits Lubbock to back his father Harris county state representative for lieutenant governor. The elder Winfree, a rancher and lawyer, supports farm to market roads, higher old age assistance, and better teacher salaries and conditions.
President Truman sent the Senate the nomination of Lucile W. Martin to serve as postmaster at Hearne Texas on June 15.
The article notes that white bread was consumed by wealthy Egyptians in antiquity, reflecting social and dietary habits of the elite.
Lubbock chapter of the National Aeronautics Association partners with the Army Air Forces for an air show at Municipal Airport next Sunday. Added features include simulated fighter attacks on a bomber, parachute drops from a C-47, formation flying, and a fire fighting exhibition. The P-80 Shooting Stars will join a display of private and Army aircraft with demonstrations at 2 pm and 8,000 parking spaces arranged for the crowds. Admission is free.
Brazil earned its name from the dye wood once central to early settlement and export. The term reflects the colonial trade that established the region’s prominence in the global commodities network.
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