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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1963
Page
6
A funeral demonstration in Jackson follows a slaying, with a 20 block march to the funeral home. Police and National Guard respond as bottles fly and clashes flare. Rioters shout for the killer while leaders praise Evers and urge calm amid chaos.
Daniel A. Ryan, 20, reports being forced at gunpoint into a barber shop on South Lubbock Street where his hair and part of an eyebrow were shaved. He says a man took sunglasses and cash and coerced him to write a $46 check. Police provided no formal statements and referred him to the district attorney.
Tony George Morelock, 57, of Houston, drowned while surf fishing at San Luis Pass. Companion M C Roberts watched him step into a hole as two men waded in to assist. Bystanders assisted with CPR and Morelock was taken to Freeport hospital where he was pronounced dead. Justice of the Peace ruled accidental drowning.
Two gunmen robbed Brink's truck drivers outside a Berwyn food store, disarming the driver and taking two bags totaling about 47000. Gardner Stern Jr. of Hillman's Fine Foods confirmed the haul as that day’s receipts. A get away car with three men awaited the robbers and sideswiped a parked car during the escape.
A mother and five children died when their station wagon collided with an oncoming car on U.S. 165 seven miles north of Oberlin Louisiana in pre dawn darkness. The seven occupants were thrown clear. two bodies were found tangled in a fence. The dead included Mrs. Bernard J. Darbonne of Jacksonville Arkansas and her four children plus a seven year old niece. Darbonne was seriously hurt. The family had recently moved from Lake Charles to Jacksonville and were en route to visit relatives.
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe arrived in Paris from the Congo but was detained at Orly Field for lack of passport or entry authorization. French officials said he would likely be sent back to Southern Rhodesia, after attempts to visit Belgium and Switzerland were also denied.
In Zagreb the American pavilion will feature mostly recreational sires from U S breeders as part of the Yugoslavian Trade Fair exhibit.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Charles Perry on the birth of a daughter at St Marys Hospital weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. The father is office manager at Williamson Seed Co. Mr and Mrs Alvin Yates welcome a daughter at Methodist Hospital weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. the father works for Forrest Lumber Co. Mr and Mrs Manuel Aguirre announce a daughter at Latif Clinic weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. the father is employed by Gene Brown Construction Co. Mr and Mrs Ray Rodriguez greet a daughter at National Bumper Exchange weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces.
The House Agriculture Committee backs a measure by Harold D. Cooley to end the two price system. It would subsidize domestic cotton handlers to offset export subsidies, potentially lowering domestic mill costs by about 8.5 cents per pound next year. The plan includes a 10 percent cut in farmer price supports while preserving supports for the first 15 bales per farm.
The cosmonaut Bykovsky completed over 30 hours and 20 orbits aboard Vostok 5. Tass suspended flight announcements for eight hours, then Moscow Radio reported his crewed craft faced ground transmission interference but remained stable. Bykovsky described a taxing day with the Hawk persona, eating four meals daily of naturally prepared foods and maintaining high spirits.
A prolonged drought described as the worst in 55 years grips South and East Texas. Radar shows scattered showers in the afternoon and evening with little moisture, while the Mor ton Muleshoe line and O Donnell Tahoka area report minimal rainfall. Henderson records 8.35 inches in 1963, the driest year since 1908. Agriculture Commissioner John White says the upper Plains dryland wheat crop suffers and South Texas farmers may abandon crops if rain does not arrive soon.
Former President Harry S. Truman called demonstrations in Washington for civil rights legislation demagoguery and said Black rights are already guaranteed by laws since 1868. He urged a common sense, honorable approach to obtain rights.
Registration underway at the Lubbock Garden Arts Center for a head and figure drawing course taught by James Dean Howze of Texas Tech architecture department. The class runs June 25 through July 25, meets 7 p.m. to 9 30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, tuition 23 dollars, sponsored by the South Plains Art Guild.
In a censored House subcommittee session Rep. Flood and Rep. Sikes quizzed W H Godel of ARPA about a new small arms concept using rocket tech. The weapon, still experimental, could be produced at a claimed cost of $1 each, but other details remained unclear.
In Fayetteville North Carolina and Danville Virginia large groups of Negro protesters challenged segregation under heavy police guarding. About 18 protesters were arrested in Fayetteville as others clashed at hotels and theaters. In Cambridge Maryland and Charleston South Carolina similar scuffles led to injuries and numerous arrests. In Danville 33 Negro and two white demonstrators were taken into custody for violating ground rules. Governor Tawes and local leaders met in Cambridge with little progress.
A convention resolution condemns dual contracts and fraudulent mortgages in Texas. It calls for expulsion of members found guilty by court or professional standards and urges revocation of licenses by the Texas Real Estate Commission. A vigilance committee is to be formed by boards to act on the matter. About 700 delegates attended. 35 labor machines were noted.
UPI reports officials estimate 900 to 1,000 Soviet technicians are aiding Yemen Arab Republic in constructing an airport and communications infrastructure, as of Saturday.
Robert Jesse Blouir age 24 of Odessa died after a collision between his car and a milk truck on U S Highway 80 about six miles west of Odessa. The AP report states Blouir was fatally injured Saturday.
The White River Municipal Water District reports the dam, pipeline, and filtration plant progress with a 4.5 million gallon daily capacity. The $45 million plan funds site purchase, five pump stations, and subcontracts while local engineers note 16 inch lines to Crosbyton Ralls and Spur and a level Post route. No federal money used. district board and contractors named.
The Corpus Christi meeting may invite applicants for Abilene city manager resigning R M Tristman to Oklahoma City Clifton H P is favored as successor after eight years in Lub bock The Abilene mayor says Clifton is the best man for the number one city and that other Texas city managers share the view Commissioners have not begun formal interviews and fear upheaval may affect a bond election and the city's rating.
A cloudburst caused the creek to rise eight feet in five minutes but avoided flooding at its confluence with the South Platte River. Denver's recent nine degree spell broke as the storm skirted wheat and range lands to the east and south of the city. Paris policy will get a raise.
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