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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1960

Page

2

Nixon urges bigger exchange programs to aid U S diplomacy

In Houston Nixon urged expanding foreign exchange programs to counter diplomatic setbacks in Tokyo and Paris. He said the United States could offset defeats and boost its image by promoting student exchanges and media and labor outreach. Nixon predicted a good shot to carry Texas but warned success depends on securing the Republican nomination.

Houston Richard M. Nixon Japan Nixon Texas Press Assn International Airport Texas Sen Lyndon B. Johnson Eisenhower Paris Tokyo Barry Goldwater R-Ariz Goldwater United States

Freedomland Opens In Bronx With 5 000 Attend Dedication

The 205 acre Freedomland in the Bronx opened its gates to about 5 000 visitors for a dedication. The park recreates 200 years of American history with districts like Chicago and San Francisco depicted. Designers include C. V. Wood Jr. and owners International Recreation Corp. Ted Raynor and Peter De Met seek two million visitors to reach break even after a $33 million investment.

New York Freedomland Disneyland Bronx United States C. V. Wood Jr International Recreation Corp M. T Ted) Raynor Chicago Peter de Met Miami

Planner Kid Lopez Remains A Perennial Of American Music

Veteran bandleader Lopez, nicknamed the Planner Kid by Jimmy Durante, reflects on decades of stardom from the Taft Hotel, recalling the Roaring Twenties Casa Lopez era, radio fame, and his life philosophy as chronicled in his book Alpha to Omega. The article notes his enduring influence and a historical tidbit about the Massachusetts battleship construction.

Warren Franklin New York Kitten Vincent Lopez Taft Hotel Sauk City Wis Lopez Earth Saturn Wisconsin Planner Kid U. S Jimmy Durante Casa Lopez

Italian Film Makers Face Clean-Up Ultimatum

Rome AP Umberto Tupini Italy's minister of spectacles warned moviemakers to clean up films or face stricter censorship and possible loss of government funding. Producers rejected the letter as offensive and some threatened a strike while Catholic critics pressed for decency. Tupini defended the state against public offense.

Eugene Levin Rome Umberto Tupini Tupini The Assn Italy

Ex Communist Seeks Release For Seaman

Dr. Bella Dodd, a former Communist and New York lawyer, arrived in Philadelphia to serve a writ on the master of the Polish motorship Olesnica. She represents Juliuz Szlajmer, 42, a Polish seaman seeking political asylum after leaving the ship in New York and being put back aboard upon its Philadelphia docking.

Philadelphia Bella Dodd New York Juliuz Szlajmer Olesnica

Funeral set for Earnest Paul Ray in Tahoka

Earnest Paul Ray 78 of Tahoka killed in a car crash 1.2 miles west of Post on US 380 Friday. Funeral at Tahoka Methodist Church at 2 30 p m with Rev J B Thompson officiating. Burial in Tahoka Cemetery. Survivors include two sons a brother two sisters and grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Tahoka Earnest Paul Ray Tahoka Methodist Church J.B. Thompson Tahoka Cemetery Stanley Funeral Home Ray Post U.S. Highway 380 Alfred Johnson Lynn County San Saba Elmer Ray 29Th St Lubbock John Ray Venice Calif Tony Chisham Amarilla Cora Curry Fayetteville Ark W. W. West Glendale Rhoda Weilde Tulsa Okla

City Resident Mother Lena Roe Dies in Lubbock Visit

Lena Roe 74 of Kingsville died 11 50 p m Friday at daughter s home 3113 47th St where she was visiting She had been ill about two hours after arriving in Lubbock Friday night A Kingsville resident since 1918 she belonged to Kingsville Church of Christ Funeral by Cage Piper with burial in Chamberlain Cemetery Kingsville Survivors include two daughters two sons two sisters two brothers nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren

Lena Roe Kingsville Odie Mae Bryan 47Th St Lubbock Chamberlain Cemetery Cage-Piper Funeral Home Byron Margaret Mosmeyer Harlingen Gene Roe Clifton Roe Oklahoma — City Okla F. W. Coym Houston B. K. Tindal Beeville J. H. Fugate

Teheran Population Report of the Iranian Capital

Teheran, the capital of Iran, has a population near 1.525 million residents. The figure reflects the city’s status as the nation’s economic and administrative center.

Teheran Iran Persia

Plainview Man O E Faver Services Slated

Funeral services for O. E. Faver 72 will be at 10 a m Monday in First Baptist Church Plainview with Rev Dr Roy McClung officiating. Faver a retired carpenter died Saturday at his home after a long illness. he was born in Jack County in 1887 and moved to Plainview in 1918. Survivors include wife four sons one daughter a sister sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial in Plainview cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction.

Plainview O. E. Faver First Baptist Church Roy McClung Faver Jack County The Baptist Church Suvivors Lester Amarillo Noah Clifton Hale Center Jack Connie Powell Littlefield Mattie Brazeal Jacksboro Plainview Cemetery Lemons Funeral Home

Easterly Wave Noted in Caribbean Region

A weak to moderate easterly wave was located from the southeastern Bahamas into the central Caribbean. The Weather Bureau noted no signs of a cyclonic circulation despite slowly falling pressures. The wave delivered nearly three inches of rain to Puerto Rico Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Miami, Fla The Weather Bureau Bahamas Central Caribbean Bureau Puerto Rico Haiti Dominican Republic

Mrs. McMullen's Rites In Lamesa Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Bettis McMullen 78 will be held at 3 p.m. today at Lamesa First Baptist Church with Rev. Milo Arbuckle and Rev. Bobby Phillips officiating. Burial follows in Lamesa Cemetery. she died Friday at her home. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. W A Bowman Carrollton and Mrs. Herman Petteway Lamesa a son H B McMullen Lamesa a brother M O Bettis Little Rock Ark eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Lamesa Eula Bettis McMullen Lamesa First Baptist Church Milo Arbuckle Bobby Phillips West Side Baptist Church Lamesa Cemetery Higginbotham Funeral Home Hot Springs Ark W. A. Bowman Carrollton Herman Petteway H. B. McMullen M. O. Bettis Little Rock

Crash Victim's Rites Set Today

Funeral services will be conducted in Olney for C. R. Skip Hopkins 42 Olney crop duster pilot killed in a Lamesa plane crash He died instantly when his single engine plane plunged after takeoff from Lamesa airport Hopkins born November 5 1917 in Stockbridge Mass had lived in Olney 20 years and was a Lutheran Church member Survivors include his wife and daughter Karen of the home

Olney C. R Skip) Hopkins Lamesa Hopkins Artesia N.M Stockbridge Mass Lutheran Church Karen

Funeral Slated For Mrs Minnie Dubose

Final rites for Mrs Minnie Lee Dubose 97 of Plainview will be held at Little River Methodist Church near Belton where she lived many years. She died Friday in Lubbock after a long illness born June 3 1863 in Perry County Alabama married Dec 2 1883 to John J Dubose who died in 1997 she is survived by a daughter Minnie Dubose Plainview a son Tom Dubose Belton a brother Joseph P Morgan Hamilton three grandchildren and two great grandchildren burial in Wilson Valley Cemetery Lemons Funeral Home Plainview directed

Plainview Minnie Lee Dubose Little River Methodist Church Belton Lubbock Dubose Perry County Ala Minnie Lee Morgan John JS. Dubose Minnie Dubose Tom Dubose Joseph P. Morgan Hamilton Wilson Valley Cemetery Lemons Funeral Home

Burson Rites Set in California

Grover L. Bob Burson 48 former Lubbock resident dies of heart attack at his Kerman California home. Services scheduled Monday at Sunnyside Mausoleum Long Beach with survivors including his father W J Burson Long Beach, sister Rose Chambles Lubbock and four other sisters in Long Beach and three brothers.

Grover L Bob) Burson Lubbock Sunnyside Mausoleum Long Beach Calif Burson Kerman W. J. Burson Rose Chambles Sherman Ave

Four Siblings Noted in Intercity Funeral Transfer

Four brothers and four sisters are noted in the obituary notice. Higginbotham Funeral Home of Lamesa transferred the body to Lynn Funeral Home in Olney for final rites.

Higginbotham Funeral Home of Lamesa Lynn Funeral Home Olney

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Ike Formosa Taipei Korea America Midwest Great Plains USS. Cavalry Buffalo San Francisco Robert F. Wagner Planner Kid WJZ Omega Massachusetts Anderson Anderson Bros Monterey Center Eitel Monaco Producers’ Association E. P. Ray Lubbock’s Plainview Man’s Services Caribbean G. L.burson California Resthaven Mausoleum Beautiful Resthaven Memorial Park STING Citizens National Bank Plains Ts National Bank OF Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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