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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1960
Page
3
Olton's new mayor Major T James, elected earlier this month, faces uniting rival factions. He believes nine months will reveal what can be accomplished as he begins guiding the town forward.
In Olton the mayoral race produced a write-in landslide with 114 of 137 votes for an unnamed candidate who later declined to serve. Former Mayor F Lefty Hollingsworth won a separate April bid, but resigned after a heart attack. a new election was planned with James agreeing to serve if elected. James, Chamber of Commerce president, pledges bond funding for street paving and notes Olton’s water and police issues are in good shape.
An 11 year old girl was killed when a car hit a truck carrying power poles. Medicine Hat reached 1 980 days without a traffic fatality the longest such run in cities over 20 000 people. The city plans a new safety push, continuing campaigns since 1955 with safety lessons for children and road user education across grades.
In Moscow Cuba signs an oil and oil products agreement with the Soviet Union to be supplied by the USSR. The deal was concluded by Antonio Nunez Jimenez for Cuba and Nikolai Pateli has for the Soviets, with Mikoyan present. Tass notes no details on terms. A trade and cultural communique was also signed.
Venice faced a Saturday night public transport strike that halted canal boats and stranded hundreds of foreign travelers. Gondolas continued as a casino launch frustrated unions seeking suspension, fearing competition and job losses. Some tourists remained at the Lido Beach or downtown Venice with water barriers to their luggage.
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong Jones returned from a six week honeymoon to find Tony's effigy missing from Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London. A spokesman said the figure, about 5 feet 7 and 165 pounds, is valued at 500 pounds and would take six weeks to replace if not recovered.
On his 67th birthday Thomas A. Edison declared he would begin to loaf when he is 80. The inventor framed a long working career with a humorous aim to retire late, reflecting his habit of intense daily effort.
George Albert Kingston, 49, legally blind for years, faces 18 months in prison for drunken driving. Judge Miron Love cited 22 percent vision in his best eye. This conviction follows seven prior drunk driving offenses since 1946, with a total sentence of five years and nine months for the first six offenses.
News briefs note the Lubbock Vocational Nurses Association Division 18 will gather Monday at 7 30 p m in a Methodist Hospital School of Nursing classroom. Mrs Lucy Mickler cites invites to vocational students and visitors as well.
A man arrested last December disputed his license suspension saying Pye never had an accident. He argued the action should be reconsidered based on his eyesight condition and past driving record.
Tommy Steele wed Ann Donogue in a London ceremony after 3,000 screaming fans swarmed Soho Square. Police cleared confetti as Steele arrived ten minutes early and performed a brief church steps act. The bride, 23, daughter of an antique dealer and former Windmill Theater dancer, is Catholic. Steele is Protestant, requiring archbishop dispensation.
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