Lubbock Wins Move Toward Two Coast Air Service
The Civil Aeronautics Board examiner backs combining the Southern Transcontinental and Dallas West cases, potentially granting Lubbock single plane service to both coasts. The move would add Delta and National as major carriers, following a decade-long effort led by Robert B. Reedy and Edward Colby with broad local support. The CAB's final acceptance remains pending, but progress appears likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics
Ental
Lubbock
CAB Examiner
Robert B. Reedy
Digest reveals Democratic split over Johnson and Nixon
The June Democratic Digest features Gov. G. Mennen Williams and Gov. Robert Meyner with VP hopes, alongside Sens. John F. Kennedy and Stuart Symington. Lyndon B. Johnson is absent, signaling a rift within the party as Paul M. Butler leads the left wing. The piece hints at Johnson possibly joining forces to defeat Nixon in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Robert Meyner
New Jersey
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Stuart Symington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Johnson
Los Angeles
Nixon
Diplomat Psychiatrist Says Female Brains Do Not Outshine Men
Dr Murphy of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka concludes after study that female brains are neither superior nor inferior to male brains. He notes women excel in some areas while men outthink them in others, suggesting a balanced view in the battle of the sexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Murphy
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Kan
Doctor Murphy
Vandalism debated as expression of unhappiness
A psychiatrist speculates children vandalize out of unhappiness while a Philadelphia Inquirer story notes the risky, ironic image of a girl folding her head in her hands. The piece juxtaposes theoretical motives with a vivid mental snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tubbock Avalanche Journal 1960 Daily Rates and Masthead
A front page snippet lists publication details for the Tubbock Avalanche-Journal with morning and evening editions, rates by carrier and mail, staff roles including Parker F pru and Chas A Guy, and a pledge section. Dated June 22, 1960, Lubbock Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche Journal Publishing Company, Inc
St. St
Ave. J. Lubbock
Texas
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Pru
Chas. A. Guy
Oere
Chas, W. Ratliff
Twbhock
States of America
Salute To A Real American By Bob Considine
An Eisenhower special profile notes Americans in the Far East aiding religion, commerce, and education amid Maoist repression. It spotlights Theo Rogers, 77, Manila Free Press editor, a veteran journalist born in Boston who served in the Spanish War era and witnessed Asian affairs firsthand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Far East
China
Mao Tse-Tung
Japan
Laos
Tom Dooley
Actress Arrives in the Old Interview Routine
Inez Robb critiques a French actress Mile. Farge and her publicist, lampooning the stale interview tropes about American men women and children. The piece notes Farge claims pregnancy after marriage and compares U S birth rates unfavorably with France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mile Farge
Dirk Sanders
Mlle
Farge
Mile. Farge
Flack
Annie
la Belle France
France
Bravery Won Out On Time About Rogers in Manila Dungeon
The piece recalls Arthur MacArthur and Douglas, notes Rogers stayed in the Philippines as a schoolteacher and later founded The Free Press, then details his arrest on New Year’s Day 1941 and six months in Fort Santiago dungeon with weight loss and daily interrogations, ending in grudging respect from his Japanese captors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug
West Point
Ramrod
Richard Harding Davis
Rogers
Phillippines
Free Press
Manila
Fort Santiago
Gentle Democrats Aim for Calm 1960 Presidential Battle
The piece notes Eisenhower and Khrushchev era tensions, Nixon and Rockefeller scrutiny, and Democratic hopefuls Kennedy Johnson Symington. It portrays the Democrats as collegial and restrained, focusing on November outcomes, with few attacks among rivals and a sense that gentleness may shape the race.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
James A. Farley
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Truman
Korea
Senate Club
Kennedy
Johnson
Symington
Capitol Hill
Missouri
Harvard
Quip Questions Space Tech Versus Dirt on Dishes
A humorous remark questions why space satellites are pursued while household dishes get dirty. The line contrasts high tech with everyday chores, implying practicality should guide research choices.
Inventions and Rodeo Features Across West Texas June 22 1940
Bruton of Monahans unveils an electrical shell designed to propel a 1000 pound explosive projective 750 miles at 750 mph with a self contained guidance for an hour. Cost estimated 2500 to 3000 dollars. Calhoun retires from UT comptroller post. Lamesa hosts large 1940 rodeo with 300 riders and 2000 spectators. East Texas oil production cut to 240000 barrels daily for 15 days. Tom H Carter elected VFW Texas commander. Fort Worth named 1941 convention city.
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Monahans
Ollie Bruton
Eit
War Department
Washington
Bruton
Lamesa
Dawson
West In
Lamesa Baseball Park
West Texas
Bill Boyd
Lamesa Rodeo Assn
Austin
East Texas
Jerry Sadler
The
Texas Railroad Commission
Most
Sadler
Galveston
Tom H. Carter
Lubbock
Department ‘of Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Fort Worth
Malinovsky Faces World Stage In Paris Chats
In Paris Khrushchev’s circle included Andrei Gromyko and Marshal Rodion Malinovsky. Hearst Conniff and Coniff describe Malinovsky’s blunt force persona, hunger for power, and gaps in US understanding. A later note from Leicester reports church lightning injuring none of 300 worshippers.
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Nikita’ Khrushchev
Paris
Andrei Gromyko
United’ States
United Nations
Marshal Rodion
Y. Malinovsky
Sokovsky
Malinov
Malinovsky
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Tubbock Avalanche-Journal
Considine’s
St. Lass Post-Dispatle
Bob Considine
Ican
Pacific
Theo Rogers
Manila Free Press
Hollywood
Spain
Actress
Inez Robb
Annie Farge
Tizzy
Arthur MacArthur
Hell
Jakie Smith
Douglas
Considine
Ray Tucker
Wington
Harry S. Truman
Richard Milhous-Nixon
Alben. Barkley
Wallace
Curtis
Dawes
Coolidge
Camden
Rockefeller
Moscow
Senator Kennedy
Stevenson
Fdr
Dewey
Willkie
William
John W. Calhoun
University of Texas
Lenin
Stalin
Conniff
Red Army
Communist Party
Soviet Union
America
Syngman Rhee
Hearst
Leicester
England
Galbraith
Marjorie
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