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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1963
Page
13
The Chinese Communist Embassy distributed Russian language copies of its latest ideological letter to diplomats, a move that angered Russia and adds tension ahead of the July 5 summit. The 63 page duplexed letter attacked the Russians, while diplomats were treated courteously during receipt.
A Chinese request was refused and the letter circulated widely in the West. The Russians could only counter by arguing against publishing the correspondence locally.
Giovanni Leone a renowned peacemaker in the Italian Parliament accepts a bid to head a new government and end a month long crisis. He plans to submit a cabinet list after meeting President Segni and consulting leaders from Communist Socialist Democratic Socialist Liberal Republican and Fascist parties.
The Agriculture Department will adopt a blanket insurance policy beginning July 1 to cover losses on surplus government grain stored in commercial warehouses. The Farmers Elevator Mutual Insurance Co of Des Moines will provide the policy with an annual premium of 742,765 dollars, allocated to 10,460 warehousemen. The policy aims to cap losses at each facility and total 50 million dollars, shifting from individual bonds to blanket coverage.
Charles Armstrong 25 manager of Rendezvous Club Tahoka Hwy pleaded guilty in County Court at Law No 1 to illegal possession of a barbiturate drug. Judge Ellis imposed a $500 fine and court costs. Armstrong was arrested with owner Richard Tivis during a club raid late March. Tivis 34 also faces illegal possession and gambling paraphernalia charges. trials pending. Trials and other plea actions followed in the same session with various defendants.
Hertfordshire medical officer Dr. A H Wright urged Thursday that popular singers and other celebrities help popularize wearing eyeglasses to combat teenage aversion to spectacles.
A heavy monsoon downpour worsens floods in East Pakistan's Chittagong region under President Ayub Khan. The army is mobilized for rescue and relief, freight planes are provided for airlifting supplies, and a rescue ship is dispatched to evacuate marooned residents after a cyclone and tidal wave killed about 12 000 people late May.
The French Senate ratified the Franco German treaty 163 to 69 in Paris. Socialists and Communists opposed while others urged broader European integration or a non conflict clause with NATO. The pact, signed earlier by de Gaulle and Adenauer, calls for close consultations on foreign policy economy and defense.
Lubbock's 40th Marine Rifle Company, U S Marine Corps Reserve, will return from annual training in Coronado California Saturday. They are due at Lubbock Municipal Airport about 1 45 p m and later transported to the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center at 710 College Avenue where friends and relatives may pick them up about 3 p.m.
Speaker Byron Tunnell appointed five House members to represent Texas at the Southern Conference of the Council of State Governments. The group includes Reps. Bob Hughes Dallas Eligio De La Garza Mc Allen J. E. Ward Glen Rose Bill Walker Cleveland and Wayne Gibbons Breckenridge. The meeting runs June 25 to 29 in Oklahoma City.
Buddhist leaders urged the government to honor the weekend agreement and freed 200 protesters. They alleged a Hue Buddhist student leader was beaten to death after June 4 arrest, while a second student remained jailed. A separate threat from the Free Democratic Party of Viet Nam claimed to launch terrorism against the regime and Viet Cong, though officials doubt its strength.
District Judge Charles Scoggin sealed the divorce records to protect the children in Margaretta Fitler Murphy's case against Dr. James Slater Murphy filed in Fairfield Idaho. The four Murphys are James 12 Wendy 10 Carol 7 and Malinda 3. The judge will consider a reporter's petition with grounds.
Mrs. Jack H. Ferguson of Dallas Texas says Barcentrate helped her lose 20 pounds and she found it an excellent tonic. The ad invites readers to buy Barcentrate at Texas drug counters, follow label directions, and return an unused bottle for a refund if not satisfied.
Two state troopers escaped injury when shotgun pellets fired from an ambush struck their patrol car in a Negro area of Gadsden Alabama. The blast dented the right front fender and hubcap as officials vowed closer patrols and zero tolerance on weapon possession.
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield defended President Kennedy’s plan to depart for a European trip despite civil rights turmoil. He argued the journey is timely and necessary for a hard working, cards-on-the-table approach, aiming to counter Republican criticism.
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