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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1962

Page

5

Hail and Winds Lash Broad Areas Across State

In Wisconsin the legislature reconvened to reapportion districts amid a clash with Gov. Gaylord Nelson over jurisdiction. The weather section reports hail and heavy rainfall in Texas panhandle towns including Silverton and Muleshoe, with damage to crops and vehicles and record rainfall totals in some counties.

Madison Wis Lap Wisconsin Gaylord Nelson Robert Hasse Haase Nelson Atty John W. Reynolds Federal Court State Supreme Court Ira Martin Muleshoe Silverton Briscoe County Johnnie Lanham

Storm Damage Leaves Buildings Damaged In Texas City

A severe storm struck the area around district neimiger of Texas Linpley Asst. and the uly Co. building near Ave N. Wefoot indus eutshedt. One fireworks stand was torn apart, spreading debris across hundreds of yards. Damage was about $179 with no farmworks inside the stand. Another building 150 yards away escaped. Trees were ripped at residences and parks. Power outages occurred but no major danger areas were reported. Fire units stood by at two locations. Lightning overloaded an electrical clock and caused tree damage near the Miller residence on Ave R.

Ye Dept Silverton State Highway Dept Hale Edmonson Hales Los Plainview U. S Rambo Nein Lubbock Neimiger Texas Linpley Asst Uly Co Ave Victor Belt Clovis Rd Quaker Ave A.C. Hamilton Sherm CTE Electris Ce Wes

Fallout Danger May Be Minor

Amherst College biologist Prof Emeritus Harold H Plough told a meeting of the American Nuclear Society that current concern over genetic effects from radioactive fallout is largely unjustified. He cited evidence that low level radiation may be less harmful than feared and noted fallout rates remain small compared with lifetime exposure.

Boston Amherst College Harold H. Plough Ameri Nuclear Society Plough

Conservatives In Shaky Margin In Canada Election

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's Conservatives led the Liberal opposition late Tuesday in returns from the general election but neither party was short of a majority in the House of Commons. Social Credit made strong gains in Quebec, threatening party stability and signaling a likely new election within a year.

Toronto John Diefenbaker Conservatives Canada House of Commons Social Credit Party Quebec Liberals The Libe Social’ Credit Pis New Democratic

U S Rejects Space Aid Treaty With Reds

At a UN space law conference in Geneva on Monday the United States stated there is no current basis for an American Soviet accord on aid to distressed space travelers and return of landed craft. Delegate Leonard Meeker urged a simple UN resolution instead of a formal treaty, while the Soviet bloc pressed for a full treaty with political conditions deemed unacceptable by Washington.

Geneva Unite States U.S Leonard Meeker Soviet Bloc Meeker United Stat

Severe Sunburn Kills Wichita Falls Woman

Mrs. Dorkus Sue Bonderant, 223, died from severe sunburn after her car was found Monday by her one year old daughter. An autopsy showed body sunburn over 65 percent with a temperature of 103 degrees at time of death.

Wichita

Weather notice hints at scattered showers between towns

A brief weather bulletin notes a try between Kermit and Odessa with no damage reported. Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms are anticipated, according to the bureau, with azures in the sky as the day progresses.

Kermit Odessa Azures

Tea talk marks bid for National Cultural Center

Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Mamie Eisenhower plan a White House tea to discuss the National Cultural Center, with both as honorary chairmen. Congress authorized the center with funds to be raised by 1963, while an organizing drive proceeds.

Washington Jacqueline Kennedy Mamie Eisenhower White House Congress Een- Rome Ter Alesei Kosygin Soviet Union Kennedy Fiseni Hower Moscow Eisenhower Mimis Italy Fiat Automotive Fiat Miung

Laos Delays Cabinet Install Amid Monsoon Dispute

Monsoon rains in Vientiane postpone formal cabinet installation for at least 24 hours. Premier-designate Prince Souvan t Phouma is delayed seven hours, and rebel envoy Prince Souphanouveng cannot fly from Hanoi. King Savang Vathana warns government delay may force Paris exit Thursday if unresolved. In Peru, Fernando Belaunde leads official vote count in June presidential election.

Vientiane Laos UPL Souvant Phouma Souphanouveng Hanoi Viet Nam Savang Vathana

Heat wave ends as new storms lash Midwest and South

Severe weekend storms swept the Midwest and South, flooding basements and causing property damage from New Orleans to Wisconsin. Temperatures cooled after a peak in the 90s to 100s, while Weather Bureau warned of more severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes across Wisconsin, northern Kansas and Missouri.

Midwest Wisconsin Suf Weather Bureau Wiscon Kansas Missouri

Birth Announcement in Mock Garbled Text

A garbled notice mentions a birth at a hospital with reference to Mrs Mike Washer and several names. The fragmentary text suggests a congratulations message for a new daughter, though many words are unreadable. The intended details and full names are unclear due to severe OCR issues.

Diskleggers Face Prison Under New Bill

Washington AP report notes the House passed a bill criminalizing interstate traffic of counterfeit phonograph records and labels with penalties up to ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The measure, aiming to curb unauthorized copying, moves to the Senate. The term disklegging is used in a Library of Congress report.

Washington Tegger House Senate Judiciary Committee Library of Congress

Murder Suspect Charged in Beating Death at Waco

Henry A nth, 48, was charged with murder after the June 16 fatal beating of John J. Wallace, 40. Wallace’s body was found on a wet road near the Missouri-Kansas-Texas tracks by the Brazos River. Police arrested Smith at his home an hour after discovery and Smith signed a statement admitting a fight with Wallace.

Waco UPI Henry Anth John J. Wallace Wallace Brazos River Smith Ince

Rusk Heads to Europe for Talks With Allied Leaders

Secretary of State Dean Rusk leaves Washington for a 10 day swing through five European capitals and West Berlin to discuss steps toward a tighter Atlantic community. He cites nuclear power growth and Europe’s common market as major developments guiding future cooperation. He meets Dobrynin before midnight departure and will visit Paris to see Charles de Gaulle then visit Adenauer and leaders of Britain Italy and Portugal.

Washington Sec Dean Rusk Western Europe Atlantic West Berlin Rusk Euurope Anatoly F. Dobrynin Paris Fre Charles de Gaulle Germany Konrad Adenauer Britsain Harold Millan Italy Portugs

Khrushchev Talks With Romanian Leaders in Bucharest

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev met Monday with Romanian Communist chiefs Gheorghiu Deja and deputies in Bucharest after a welcome by 30,000 Romanians. The talks are seen as part of a unified East European push against the European Common Market, but a Romanian source says no major new decisions are expected.

Bucharest Khrushchev Racha Bulgaria Hungary Sand Czec Sen Khrushkhev Gheorghe Gheorghu-Dej

Plainview Band Arrives in Mason City for Big Event

Plainview High School band arrived in Mason City to compete for top prizes at a major festival and parade. The delegation, led by Robert Davidson, travels with 90 players and adults, following a Kansas City stop, to participate in a morning parade and afternoon competition. The visit honors Meredith Willson and features a world press preview of the new movie musical The Music Man with city and regional dignitaries in attendance.

Plainview Band Mason City Siiles Plainview High School Meredith Willson Kansas City Here Sheffield Rockwell Duran Tate Mendes Rober Deevudson Bois Roosevelt du Basin Street New York Hs Davidson Plainview Kish Shel Throtwhitt Muse Robert Pro Preston Press Includin Cnny Buck Saint Mason Mies Jones Shieh Hie Geoffrey

Maine Primary Results Unfold

In Portland Maine Republican Rep Stanley R Tupper and Democrat Thomas L Maynard won nominations in Maine s new 1st district Maynard defeated Clyde Bartlett for the Democratic nomination while Republican incumbent Peter A Garland faced a tighter race Maynard led with a closer decision margin over Richard J Dubord in the statewide contest

Portland Maine Stanley R. Tupper Thomas L. Maynard Repubcan Peter A Garland Maynard Clyde Bartlett EU Poe Jenners Maynard C. Dolloff Richard J. Dubord Giomuns Ernor

Ford UAW Talks Deadlock as Strike Costs Jobs

Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers remained at a stalemate after talks recessed until morning. The Walton Hills stamping plant strike forced layoffs of at least 50,000 production workers nationwide, with Ford warning the complex could close if the dispute persists. The strike began June 6 over work standards.

Detroit Iupl Ford Motor Co United Auto Workers Walton Hills Ohio Ford

Swiss Mental Patient Kills Three and Then Commits Suicide

Swiss police report a 24 year old mental patient on weekend leave shot two girls and a motorist before killing himself. The killer Johann Thoma was identified by police as the suspect. he roamed the countryside on a motor bicycle in the afternoon, firing at random targets.

Fideris Switzerland Johann ‘Thoma Thoma

Son Of War College Head Killed In Asia

Washington AP reports one of two American Army officers killed in a Communist ambush in South Vietnam was Lt. William F Train U1, son of the Army War College commander. The other officer is Capt. Walter R McCarthy of Columbia South Carolina. Both men were 43 and injured in a separate incident with hospital reports of broken bones.

War College Asia Washington South Viet Nam Army War College William F West Point Wafter Walter R. McCarthy Lumbia

U S Claims Major Share Of Benedict Inheritance

At York the U S government seeks 14 million from the Benedict estate. Internal Revenue agents argue funds transferred by Henry Harper Benedict before his 1985 death are taxable. Gamble Benedict Porum bean, heiress and runaway, was involved in the contested fortune.

York API New York Daily News U.S Katherine Geddes Benedict Jondmother Gamble Benedict Porumbean Mble the Bate Henry Harper Benedict Tay Benedict Remton Typewriter Co Gamble Fron Andre Porunbeanu

Strike Looms Over TWA and Airline Labor Dispute

The strike threatens TWA and affects Pan American and Eastern negotiations as a presidentially appointed board studies the dispute under the Railway Labor Act. Engineers seek cockpit crew staffing changes and jet flight duties, while a walkout could impact national economy and operations.

faet-Linding Board Tion Kennedy TWA Pan American Eastern Engineers Union

South Korea Names Temporary Premier Amid Cabinet Crisis

In Seoul Lt Gen Song Yo Chi and his cabinet resigned over Park's financial policy. The government froze deposits in a currency reform and planned shares in a new industrial corporation for depositors. A spokesman said Pat will stay premier until a civilian successor is found who is committed to the revolutionary process.

Seoul Korea UPD Gey Chum Hee South Korea Juntt Denins Mond Song Yo Chi Satur Park Dunity Javke Pat Lone Jones

FDR Grandson Weds Connecticut Socialite

Ens Franklin Delano Roosevelt 11, grandson of the life president, was married Monday to Grace Rumsey Goodyear, a Smith College sophomore from New Canaan. The ceremony at St Luke's Episcopal church drew 275 guests including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Thomas.

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