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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1963

Page

4

McNamara and Mahon clash over defense funds bill

McNamara and Mahon clash over defense funds with Rs70 project funds cited as insufficient for three test planes and possible Dynasoar scrapping. The committee trimmed military personnel funding by about 1 percent, keeping manpower at 2,695,000. The RF 4C reconnaissance aircraft funding was cut to slow procurement amid development issues. Cannon said the panel united to back the defense program for international reasons. The bill goes to House debate Tuesday with expected passage Wednesday.

McNamara Defense Department Air Force Defense Department Information Office Mahon House Clarence Cannon D-Mo

Protestants Back Paul VI Choice for Pope

Protestant leaders hail Pope Paul VI selection as a continuation of renewal and spiritual depth. Rev Dr Douglas Horton and Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath praise the choice, while Catholic bishops in Baltimore Portland and San Francisco foresee steady progress and broad outreach.

Douglas Horton Harvard Divinity School Maurice N. Ejisendrath Union of American Hebrew Congregations Pope Paul Lawrence J. Shehan Baltimore Daniel J. Feeney Portland Paul VI San Francisco James A. Pike John XXIII

Goldwater Maintains Stance on Civil Rights Cloture

Senator Barry Goldwater says he slightly shifted his civil rights views on education but will not support cloture to end a southern filibuster. He opposes the public accommodations section, calls the measure too broad, and favors rights without blocking them.

Goldwater Los Angeles UPS Barry Goldwater Ariz Kennedy Jacob K. Javits Javits Congress

Lamesa Rodeo to Name Queen as $5,000 Prize Pool Totals

At the three day Western event in Lamesa about 3,000 fans watched Friday action. Winners include Cotton Wheat in Wild Mare, J L Hedrick and others in calf roping, Don Hurt in bareback bronc, and Jim Brock in saddle bronc. Girls barrel race tied between Marie Voss and Gladys Pinkett with Margaret Brewer nearby. Team tying results feature Crosby and Lipscomb, Sawyers and Johnson, and Robertson and Lawrence.

Cotton Wheat J. L. Hedrick Post Frank Minnix Eunice N.M Bill Phinzy Lamesa Don Hurt Seymour Sidney Johnson Snyder Jackie Applewhite Tohoka Lubbock Cowboys Jim Brock Lubbock Harold Williams Canyon Marie Voss Gladys Pinkett Ropesville Margaret Brewer Bing Crosby Horace Lipscomb Christoval J. L. Sawyers Bob Johnson Midland Don Robertson Troy Lawrence Pecos Bill Phinty Peewee Shortes Rube Smith David McMath

A&M Board Expected To Act On Rudder Proposals

A&M board of directors planned action on Maj. Gen. Earl Rudder’s recommendation to eliminate the cadet commandant position held by Col. Joe Davis and seven of ten tactical officers. The board would also consider Rudder’s push for a doctor’s degree in agriculture engineering and a master’s in urban planning.

College Station Texas A&m College Earl Rudder Rudder A&m Col Joe Davis

Soviet Doctor Says Women Fit for Space Travel

Dr Mikhail Yemelianov told a Soviet newspaper that medical tests on Valentina Tereshkova show women can endure space missions as well as men. He said the physiological peculiarities of women do not hinder space travel and functions are not impaired.

Moscow UPI Valentina Tereshkova Mikhail Yemelianov

Runaway 14 Year Old Seeks Job At Bandera Dude Ranch

David Paul Levin of the Bronx, a 14 year old discharged from the Air Force for fraudulent enlistment, ran away from his parents and appeared Friday at Lost Valley Resort Ranch in Bandera Texas seeking work. Police held him for his parents. He had been hospitalized at Lackland Base for amnesia.

Bandera Tex UPI New York Air Force David Paul Levin Bronx David Paul San Antonio David Levin Sr Lost Valley Resort Ranch Lackland Air Force Base

Births List With Names Weights And Times

A long list from Methodist and Reese bases logs multiple births including Ronald Mulberry and Dorse Lee Halsey with sons and daughters bornFriday. Parents occupations include baker civil service worker farmer and building contractor with locations in Lubbock West Carlisle and Idalou.

Dorse Lee Halsey West Carlisle Methodist Hospital Civil Service

Tech's Dean Allen to Attend NASPA Session

James G. Allen dean of student life at Texas Tech will attend the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators annual meeting at Northwestern University Evanston Illinois June 25 28 A seminar and workshop June 23 25 will feature him as a resource person The event is a Commission II project modeled on Harvard Case Seminars sponsored by the association

James G. Allen Texas Tech National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Northwestern University Evanston Dean Allen Commission II Association Harvard

Los Angeles Set for Race Demonstrations Early This Week

Negro leaders said mass demonstrations and economic sanctions will begin Monday in Los Angeles to press for total integration and equal rights. They kept details secret after threatening Birmingham-like actions unless progress is made within 10 days. They expressed dissatisfaction after talks with a county commission.

Los Angeles

Cuba Infiltration Reports Stir Conflicting Claims

U S officials questioned Havana landings by anti Castro groups as exaggerated while lawmakers cite larger figures. The State Department denied sizable infiltrations and warned against inflated claims that could aid anti Castro forces. Some representatives pushed for tougher U S warnings to Moscow amid internal Cuba tensions.

Stinson Kennedy Red Havana Fidel Castro Cuba Phillips U.S Florida State Department Cuban Revolutionary Council

Heat Records and Storm Reports across Central Texas

Weather across Central and Eastern Texas shows scattered storms with no major temp changes as Presidio hits 109 for the third day and Laredo reaches 101. Galveston rain continues with .16 inches by noon, winds up to 70 mph, and lightning observed. Texas City records 6.7 inches of rain, Addicks 7.45 inches. Paris Columbia records will begin production in France.

Sabinal Texas Presidio Laredo South Plains- Panhandle Galveston Texas City Addicks Houston Harris County

Admiral Rickover to remain in Navy after retirement

Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover will stay in his post and rank after reaching the mandatory retirement age next winter. Navy Secretary Fred Korth announced that Rickover will be recalled to active duty at age 64 to continue directing the Nuclear Power Division while drawing a vice admiral salary.

Washington Hyman G. Rickover Navy Fred Korth Korth Rickover Bureau of Ships Congress Navy Selection Board Adm United States Free World

Lisa Dianne Dickey to return home after hospital stay

Four week old Lisa Dianne Dickey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Dickey of Lubbock, is going home today from West Texas Hospital. Lisa shares a May 29 birthday with John F. Kennedy and has drawn the notice of her family, doctors, staff, and even someone at the White House.

Lisa West Texas Hospital White House Rudolph Dickey Rt. 1 Lubbock Lisa Dianne John F. Kennedy Kennedy Oy

Birth Announcement Brings White House Note During Family's Trial

A newborn in a Michigan family sparked a surprise White House card from the President and Mrs Kennedy. The infant was later diagnosed with meningitis, spent weeks in isolation, but recovered to a nine pound healthy girl with brunette hair and blue eyes as the family prepares to take her home.

White House Lisa

Senators Clash Over Kennedy Civil Rights Proposals

Senate debates Kennedy civil rights plan with Javits supporting limited public accommodations change and Dirksen backing most provisions but opposing mandatory enforcement. Mansfield and Magnuson push a separate bill focusing on administration public accommodations proposals.

Attorney General Goldwater Javits Dirksen Kennedy Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Mansfield Warren G. Magnuson D-Wash Senate Commerce Committee

Policeman's Slayer Sentenced 12 Years

Fort Worth Texas Troy Allen Fuller 24 was found guilty of shooting and killing Policeman Sherrill King outside a Jacksboro Highway tavern on March 13. The jury sentenced him to 12 years in prison. Two of Fuller's sisters collapsed outside the courtroom. Court-appointed lawyers called the verdict a victory and said they will not appeal. The state had sought the death penalty.

Fort Worth UPS Troy Allen Fuller Fuller Sherrill King Jacksboro Highway

Brezhnev Promoted To Key Post In Soviet Communist Party

In Moscow Brezhnev was named secretary of the Communist Party Secretariat joining Nikolai Podgorny. The move positions him as a leading contender to succeed Premier Khrushchev and potentially head of government. Podgorny and four other Presidium members also hold secretariat duties.

Moscow Leonid Brezhnev Soviet Union Communist Party Khrushchev Brezhnev Nikolai Podgorny Central Committee Kremlin Sergio Varantsov Oleg Penkovsky Salken Daulenov Kazakhstan Izvestia Tass China Presidium Mikhail Suslov Boris Ponomarev Yuri Andropov Podgorny Ukraine Frol R. Kozlov

Forbidden zones around Berlin tighten East West borders

East Germany declared restricted zones along 76 miles of the frontier and 25 miles of the Berlin Wall to curb escapes and cut contact with West Berlin. The zones extend 545 yards inland and 109 yards along the wall, banning living or visiting without passes and barring all foreigners. President Kennedy’s West Berlin visit next Wednesday will be hard to glimpse from the interior.

George Boultwood Berlin East Germany Berlin Wall West Berlin Kennedy

Gas Up spacex: Moon and Mars fuel stations eyed

U S scientist Robert Hibbard told the 6th World Petroleum Congress that space vehicles may refuel at moon and Mars service stations. He suggested storing energy sources on the moon or in orbit for roving lunar vehicles and even food supply, while noting hydrocarbons have radiation resistant uses.

Max B. Skelton Frankfurt Germany U.S Moon Mars Robert R. Hibbard Cleveland Ohio National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Macmillan orders judicial probe into Profumo scandal

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan announced in the House of Commons that a judicial inquiry would be conducted into the Profumo security affair. He argued such a probe is needed to uncover damaging claims that could harm both sides of Parliament, while Labour leaders urged a House select committee instead.

London Harold Macmillan Macmillan House of Commons Labor Party House Harold Wilson

Texan Says Cigarette Filters Are Gimmick

A Baylor University physician, Dr Daniel E Jenkins, said cigarette filters are mainly a gimmick useful only in advertising. Speaking in Seattle to the Washington Tuberculosis Association, he argued filters would need to be so fine and tightly packed that no smoke could be drawn through them to be effective.

Seattle Baylor University Daniel E. Jenkins Houston Seattle Times Washington Tuberculosis Association

State Department issues millionth passport in fiscal year

The State Department announced it issued its one millionth passport for the fiscal year on Friday, setting a new high for the program.

Washington State Department

Texas Dean Named To Colorado Post

Dr. Glenn Barnett, UT Austin dean of students, was named vice president for student affairs at the University of Colorado by the board of regents. He succeeds Arthur Kiendl Jr., who will leave July 1 to head Mount Herman School in Northfield Mass, as CU also sees a change in leadership with Quigg Newton departing and Joseph Smiley set to become CU president.

Kiendl Quigg Newton Joseph R. Smiley University of Texas

Malaysia Aims at Economic Boom as Federation Forms

Malayan investors ready to jump in as Kuala Lumpur anticipates a strong economy under the new Malaysian Federation, signaling promising growth and fresh opportunities for capital.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Federation

Korean government seeks funds amid investment slowdowns

Seoul reports a cash shortage and concern over insufficient foreign investment as the government faces budget strain and uncertainty about capital inflows.

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