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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1961
Page
7
A June 21 1961 photo package supports U S charges against a Czech spy. The images link intelligence targets and operations, reinforcing allegations of Czech involvement. Details about dates and places appear fragmented but point to investigative framing by press and authorities.
Citizens and officials discuss petitions and civic activity while a Prague spy case unfolds. Nacvalac names two U.S. intelligence agents, Mr Barton of Socony Mobil and an American companion, as key figures in a spying episode. Barton, questioned at Old Greenwich, describes Nacvalac as a business acquaintance and notes a luncheon where a seat was left vacant. The Czech government may withdraw its spies as U.S. questions proceed. Hlasny, allied with Rep. Teague, seeks to bring his fiancée to the United States amid ongoing tensions.
Residents of the 42nd Street and Hastland Avenue area urged closer police traffic enforcement after a fatal crash. Spokesmen Joe Bryant and Frank Juneil, both local residents, told the city manager the area has become a trouble spot with a recurring pattern of near-misses. Officers described a looping route from a drive-in to Gary Hartford and Flint avenues, noting teens drive from a vacant lot and use various streets as a course. The city plans to pinpoint problem areas and increase patrols, while residents emphasized the need for targeted enforcement over sweeping coverage.
The school board proposed a 9.5 million budget for the coming year with 1,231 staff positions, eight contingent. It plans 1.29 thousand teachers and a cushion for load surges, plus 83 clerical hires to replace noncertified tasks and staff three new schools. Revenue gains rely on higher property values.
Trustees will adopt the final budget after a public hearing and revisions. Reports heard include vocational education progress and teacher resignations. The meeting approved resignations and certain school-year and summer elections. Attendees included trustees, superintendents, and architects on the project.
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In a brisk news briefing Kennedy suggested possible amendments to curb Cuban molasses flows amid a Publicker shipment tied to a $12 million purchase. Louisiana telegrams say Publicker plans multiple shipments while the Agriculture Department negotiates grain-for-alcohol terms, despite Cuba molasses undercutting US imports.
In a Vienna meeting Khrushchev sends a gift pack to Kennedy including a six month old daughter of Strelka named Pushinka. The First Lady sees the puppy at the White House yard while Caroline and John Jr observe from a doorway as photographers record the moment.
US envoy Adlai Stevenson narrowly avoids a potential stoning as his Military Air Transport Service plane lands in Bogota after a routed flight from Quits. Reds and extremists planned demonstrations at the civilian airport during his Latin American tour backing Kennedy's alliance for progress.
Washington AP Sen Styles Bridges urged President Kennedy to reaffirm U S defense of West Berlin following Mansfield remarks on East West tensions. Republican leaders pressed for a clear stance as talks over an internationally guaranteed free city of Berlin continued.
Mrs dim Sloan, 9, was treated and released from Methealixt Hospital for injuries from a traffic collision at Broadway and Ave M at 3:47 Tuesday. Passenger in a car driven by Mrs Sylvia Sloan Hill 21M Sith St. who was not injured. King Causey 91455 Stanford escaped injury, officers said.
Reported tension centers on President's 18 billion foreign aid request and opposition from certain groups. Five committee Republicans join two Southern Democrats as lawmakers debate the school bill. A separate account notes a Dallas trip, a knife incident, and police searches near a dinosaur park in Alberta with no suspects found.
A ball player sustained a midgame injury at home plate during a Tuesday night game at Mackensrsthe Everteame Taam arena. An onsite nurse, Mrs Cont rin Shipman, performed artificial respiration and ventilation until transport to a hospital. The incident involved a collision and temporary airway obstruction before revival and admission.
In Washington Kennedy meets Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda for three days of talks. The president seeks ideas on how to proceed with a United Nations debate on membership for Peiping and discusses foreign policy with Secretary of State Dean Rusk after a White House briefing.
An Indian youth from Cochiti New Mexico told officers two men tried to rob him in the bathroom of the rail terminal in Laibbock on Tuesday night.
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