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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1960
Page
6
The measure includes a Clark amendment barring deductions for yacht trips nightclub entertainment club dues and gifts over 10 dollars while allowing food and drink deductions. The 49 to 39 vote followed House action in line with the bill’s passage.
President Eisenhower lands in Hawaii amid mass crowds and a formal greeting by Gov. Quinn. A 21 gun salute and Marine honor guard accompany his arrival. security is heavy as he tours Oahu sites and attends two official functions at Kaneohe before flying to Washington.
Police searched the Japanese consulate on Nuuanu Avenue after a bomb threat call hours before President Eisenhower's arrival at Honolulu International Airport. Firefighters aided the sweep, but no device was found as Eisenhower's motorcade passed the area.
Louis Charles Lott implicated another Negro in a signed statement admitting the home burglaries and was jailed on theft charges. Ola May Thomas and Eugene Welch faced burglary charges with bonds set at 2500 each. The Stark burglaries involved Stella Atardo, E. P. Barbee, and J. W. Kennedy residences with clothing, a typewriter, a TV, silverware, and a clock reported missing. James Curtis Brown and Brown also faced theft over 50 charges and awaited bond in county jail.
Deputy C H Blanchard left Lubbock for San Bernardino to bring back C Tommy Sorrels of Lubbock to face forgery charges for a $15 check at Claude's Humble Service Station on October 28, 1959. Sorrels is jailed in California. Also, John D Franklin of Idalou faces second offense felony DWI filed by Dist Atty George E Gilkerson after posting a $2,500 bond.
Three are injured when a three car collision on U S Highway 70 west of Matador involves Ben B. Phillips and Martin Howard of California and a parked car with Bob Muncy and wife. Mrs Howard and 14 year old Ron Swim suffer facial cuts. all listed in satisfactory condition.
The examiner's report marks a milestone after a 10 year effort by Lubbock and the Chamber of Commerce to gain single plane transcontinental service to the West Coast. The plan proposes route expansions for National, Delta, Continental, Braniff and limited gains for American, with filing deadlines set for August 1 and possible service starting January 1, 1961.
City experiences heavy floods with water up to four feet in basements and a department store window break, while Florida shows scattered showers. Texas records 113 degrees in Presidio with many cities at or beyond 100 degrees as spring ends.
Philadelphia native John B. Kelly Sr. dies after a long illness. Born October 4, 1889, he excelled in all sculling events and won Olympic singles and doubles in 1920 and 1924. He mentored son John B. Jr. and bore close ties to show business through brothers Walter and George, with Grace Kelly as a daughter. Surviving family includes his wife, Grace, John B. Jr., two other daughters, and two brothers.
Senate postponed immediate vote on the Japanese American security pact as Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson indicated action was likely later in the day. The report also notes regional town population figures with several Texas cities listed over one hundred.
Evaristo Perez Jr., 18, of Snyder was charged with assault with intent to murder after a 20 year old Snyder man, Alexander Garcia, was shot in a house five miles west. Garcia, shot with a .22 pistol, was listed in good condition at Cogdill Memorial Hospital. Perez was held in Scurry County jail on $1,000 bond at mid Monday. another man, I. R. Smith Jr., faced $2,000 bond on cattle theft charges from a Fluvanna area farm.
Additional weekend theft burglary and vandalism cases were reported to police and sheriff's deputies Monday. Victims include Wayne Howell at 4115 E 4th St where a billfold with 70 dollars and an 89 dollar check were taken, Bruce Kattmann at 2519 37th St where 25 dollars was taken from Aztec Inn, and a 14 year old boy placed in juvenile ward. Damage includes a cracked plate glass window at Southern Auto Store and a torn battery top and cables at Phi llips Service Station. Burglary at Reliable Insurance Co. yielded about 15 dollars from a cash drawer with no forced entry signs. A percolator and a 130 dollar radio were reported stolen in home burglaries. A breakin at Edwards Service Station was discovered with losses undetermined.
The court upholds the local option right for Castro County Precinct 4 to hold an election on liquor status. Roy Bass, counsel for Castro County city forces, says an appeal to the state Supreme Court is possible after the ruling. Earlier, Dry forces won in some precincts while others, including Garza and Dickens areas, faced contested results. An Andrews County precinct set for July 9 plans a similar local option vote.
Five petitions with 98 signatures filed to the Hockley County Clerk to trigger a liquor election within Sundown city limits. The petitions, to be checked for legality by Atty. Gen. Will Wilson, await the July 11 commissioner's court meeting. Officials will assess if 98 signatures meet the required threshold for 360 votes across two precincts.
A series of birth notices from Lubbock area hospitals lists new daughters and sons born to families including Hogue, Garcia, Fisbeck, Maldonado, Free, Elliott Nevin, Meza, Perkins, Puente, Everley, Atler, Chester, Thompson, Basaldua, Reyna and others. Weights range from 5 pounds 7% ounces to 9 pounds 11% ounces, with times and hospital locations noted.
A 20 year old Lubbock mother, Mrs. Copeland, was shot at the Westerner Drive In Theatre about 8 40 p m. The bullet lodged near her shoulder blade and she remained in poor condition at Methodist Hospital. Her husband said the shooting appeared accidental and the family was with an 18 month old child.
Four Lubbock contractors reported vandalism at sites in Lubbock and Crosbyton. The H R Bundock project saw forklift tires slashed for about 100 dollars. Howard Glass cited vandalism to two wheel barrows a trailer and a concrete mixer. Crosbyton church construction had sugar poured into gasoline tanks destroying two motors. Warner Construction at Texas Tech reported slashed tires on concrete mixers.
Firemen policemen and volunteers carried 116 orphans to safety as a blaze swept an orphanage in Chattanooga Tennessee. No fatalities were reported and emergency crews fought the flames through the night.
Ingrid Bergman and Laurence Olivier, Oscar winners, captured Emmys for best single performances of 1959 1960. Robert Stack and Jane Wyatt won in their series categories. Harry Belafonte became the first Black Emmy winner. The Twilight Zone and Playhouse 90 also earned top honors.
A settlement ends the dispute over open shop conditions for seven Lubbock contractors using out of town and local non union brick masons. The pay scale will be tied to a cost of living index and take effect July 1. The agreement preserves open shop conditions and sets rates at $4 and $4.25 an hour with adjustments based on six month living costs. American investment in Mexico reaches $900 million according to Mexico City report.
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