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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1955
Page
2
The Christmas family completed a three day shelter stay in Houston after exiting an H bomb shelter. They cited humidity and blood pressure changes as the main issues while the children showed more eye irritation. Mayor Hofheinz and civil defense officials greeted them as newsreel cameras rolled.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People begins its annual convention in Atlantic City, with top agenda items to study how to implement the Supreme Court's call for prompt action to end racial segregation in public schools. About 75 Negro leaders from 96 states and the District of Columbia are expected to attend the six day meeting.
Top polio experts urged continued mass Salk polio injections for children through the summer. Surgeon General Leonard powerful notes say benefits exceed any small risk of paralysis, with Salk and other researchers present, as communities weigh fall resumes. Program funded by National Foundation. vaccine free to eligible children.
Genevieve O'Neil, 50, cashier, laughed off a gunman at a Chicago currency exchange. He tried to thrust a pistol through the slot. she sounded the alarm. The bandit fled, leaving about $11,000 at risk but the cashier's actions helped save it.
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